Click on the link to get to the information you need: 2024 – 2026 Board Members; 2024 – 2026 Committee Chairs; 2024 Meeting Agenda; HCQ Library; HCQ Resources; Accuquilt/Templates; Ronald McDonald House Comfort Quilt Guidelines; Constructing Hanging Sleeve For Quilts; Expense Voucher; HCQ Policies; HCQ Bylaws
2024 – 2026 Board Members
Our new board members were installed at the May 2024 meeting.
2024 – 2026 Committee Chairs
| Audit | Penny McDonnell |
| Club Shirts | Madeline Brown |
| Farm, Home & Youth Fair | Helen Kenna & Carol Olinick |
| Raffle Quilt Construction for 4-H Fair | vacant |
| Community Cupboard | Helen Kenna |
| Greeter | Arneda Crichton |
| Historian | Carol Olinick |
| Hospitality | vacant |
| Library | Nancy Epright |
| Newsletter | Carol Olinick |
| Opportunity Basket | Barbara Garrett |
| Retreat | Jean Hoerr |
| Philanthropy & Charity | |
| Ronald McDonald House | Nancy McCormack |
| NICU | Judy Trumbore |
| Angel Babies | Eve Puhalla |
| Adult Charities | Carol Olinick |
| Sunshine | Lucy Bolsar |
| Small Group Sessions | |
| Block of the Month (BOM) | Cathy Belt |
| Wooly Group | Jean Hoerr |
| UFOs | Carol Olinick |
| Charity Group | Denise Pokorny |
| Quilt Show | Nancy McCormack |
| Raffle Quilt Construction | vacant |
| Website | Sylvia Hilborn |
2024 Meeting Agenda
September 13: The highlight of our September meeting will be the show and tell of everything our members have been working on during our summer break. In addition, we will hear from our new board and committee members, meet our new guild members, vote on changes to our bylaws, and learn more about the 2025 Quilt Show. There may be a few surprise fun activities as well.
October 11: October 11: Our October speaker will be Ann Holte who will speak on Quilts that Honor Family, Friends and Freedom.
After our business meeting, Ann may do a workshop on the Lancaster Diamond Quilt. (Details to follow.) Below are some examples of the Lancaster Diamond Quilt. There are 173 different Lancaster Diamond blocks!)
The Lancaster Diamond Quilt
November 8: Mary Koval will present a lecture and trunk show on “How Mary Designs Fabric”.
After more than 40 years, Mary Koval has emerged as a leading expert in the field of American Quilts and Antique Fabric. Mary and her husband, Joe, live in Bedford PA. She exhibits in major antique and quilt shows and has published several books and contributing articles to Country Home, Quiltmania, Quilters World, Love of Quilting and many more. She has also designed fabrics for Timeless Treasures and Free Spirit. She presently designs for Windham fabrics.
Member Resources
Click the links below to get the information you need.
HCQ Library – HCQ has an extensive library of books and magazines. Members may check them out of the library during any meeting in the Walnut Room. The items must be returned by the last meeting of the year in May. Click the link to download the list of library books. http://homemakerscountryquilters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/HCQ-Library-2023.doc
HCQ Resources – Other resources HCQ offers are quilt patterns, templates and stencils. Members may check them out of the library and return them at the end of the year in May. Click this link to open the list of patterns and stencils: HCQ Library Patterns and Stencils List
Accuquilt/Templates – This is a list of accquilt dies and piecing templates/rulers that members of the HCQ Guild are willing to lend to other members of the HCQ Guild. Members who borrow dies and templates are asked to use and return them as quickly as possible and in good working order. Click here for Accuquilt/Templates.
Ronald Mc Donald House Comfort Quilts Guidelines – Click the link for the Ronald McDonald House Comfort Quilt Guideline
Constructing a Hanging Sleeve for Quilts – Click the link below to get instructions on how to put a sleeve on a large quilt. Click this link: Constructing Hanging Sleeve For Quilts
Expense Voucher
Expense Voucher – Homemakers Country Quilters Voucher.pdf (Note: Expenses from the quilt show require a different form.)
HCQ Policies
HCQ Polices are revised when needed. The most recent revision was September 2024. Click here to view and print the most recent HCQ Policies.
HCQ Bylaws
HCQ Bylaws are revised when needed. The most recent revision was September 2024. Click here to view and print the most recent HCQ Bylaws.