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It is time to sign-up for volunteering at the 2025 Douglas County Fair.  Volunteers will receive free admission to the Fair.  Sign-up here!   No account required. Click here to read the description of the various opportunities.  Dates are:  Take-in Sunday, July 27  10-4; Judging Monday, July 28  9-4ish; Hanging Tuesday, July 29  9-?; Take-Down Sunday, August 3  4-5.  There are volunteers needed while the Fair is open to the public.  You would answer questions, ensure quilts are not touched, encourage Viewers’ Choice voting.

Our next Sew-In is June 28!  The sew-ins are an opportunity to spend a pleasant day at the home of a CRQC member, just sewing (ahhhh).  You need to sign up to attend a sew-in, so the hostess will know how many people are attending.  In March, we had three locations with 4-6 people at each location.  Currently we need one more volunteer to host – maybe you?  Be prepared to sign up for the sew-in at our meeting this month.

We have a fun patriotic make-n-take for our July ice cream “sewcial” at the park, but we need your help for it to be successful! Please bring with you, to our meeting next week, scraps (or better yet a whole spool) of any width red or white/ivory ribbon, red or white/ivory trim, white or ivory lace, even red or white/ivory thin strips of fabric! We will cut lengths from this to suit our project. The more we have, the bigger our project! Can. Not. Wait.

Our fall retreats never fail to bring out the the beauty of nature, the fun of friendship and the pride of a finished project (or two). Fall 2025 was no different!

Check out the photos!

Please help out the program committee by sharing your thoughts on future programs. Complete this form, Thoughts for the Program Committee, and bring it to the May meeting.

For this month’s block lotto, we are using Jelly Roll strips! This block gives us plenty of practice nesting seams. Instructions can be found online at Cluck Cluck Sew or on our website here.

Bring up to 10 completed blocks to the June meeting. (Each one earns you one entry into the lottery.) If your name is drawn, you win enough blocks for a small quilt/wall hanging (or perhaps a large one if you sew blocks for yourself as you create blocks for the lotto). No excuses, ladies – you can easily make a few of these simple blocks in an hour.!  Learn more …

Cleaning out your sewing room? Just remember, one quilter’s trash is another’s treasure! So save a few items for our May auction, complete with live auctioneer, and help us raise funds for future programs and activities while picking up a few great things for yourself!

Our handwork group, which has been meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, has decided to take a break until road construction in the area is complete and better weather returns. Stay tuned — we will let you know when meetings begin again!

On November 12th, the Castle Rock Quilt Club Charity Quilt Committee donated 18 children’s quilts and 8 receiving blankets to Liz, Tamara and Carrie of the Help and Hope Center for their Families Holiday Shop.  The Help and Hope Center supports Douglas and Elbert County residents navigate troublesome times with dignity.

This year, we are going to exchange Charm Packs at the Christmas Party. If you are attending, join the fun and wrap up a charm pack!