Activities
Southern Comforters meetings begin business at 7:30 pm on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month.
Meetings are held at the Christian Community Presbyterian Church at 3120 Belair Drive in Bowie, Maryland.
(see a
map) Doors open at
7:00 for those who wish to socialize prior to the meeting.
Meetings include announcements from various committees and officers, show and tell, and often
special programs. Occasionally, potluck celebrations are held. Doorprizes are awarded most
meetings for birthdays, nametags, and block-of-the-month winners. Selections from the guild
library are available for borrowing, and often members clean out their stash of fabric, magazines,
and other supplies for other guild members to enjoy. Mostly, though, members sit around large
round tables, work on various sewing (or knitting) projects, and catch up with each other.
Emergency Weather Meeting Cancellation Policy:
Southern Comforters meetings will be cancelled if any of the following occurs:
1. If it is snowing at the time of the meeting.
2. If Prince George's or Anne Arundel County Schools are closed on a meeting day.
3. If Prince George's or Anne Arundel counties cancel evening activities on a meeting night.
Other Cancellations:
The meeting in November is on the 5th Wednesday (if there is one), rather than the day before Thanksgiving. No meeting on
the 4th Wednesday in December.
Guests are welcome to attend one general meeting at no charge, but we encourage you to join to take advantage of
programs, newsletters, the library, and other sharing opportunities.
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Through gifts in kind and proceeds from the Annual Quilt Show, Southern Comforters
supports the following worthy causes:
- Chapel Forge School
- Bowie Therapeutic Nursery Center
- Anne Arundel County Library
- Maryland Historical Society
- Soldier Quilts
- National Quilt Museum
- Georgetown University Hospital Pediatric Oncology Unit
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With our member Yahoo Groups website we are able to communicate and stay in touch with guild members. Guild members interested in joining can do
so by visiting the site at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southerncomforters
and click on "Join this Group." You'll be asked to enter your Yahoo ID or create one. Follow the instructions from Yahoo. This will send a message
to our moderator, Amy Morusiewicz. Please include your first and last name in your note. If you are having trouble signing up, send an email to our moderator,
Amy Morusiewicz (southerncomforters-subscribe [at] yahoogroups.com).
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Once a year in February, many of our members join together for a long weekend at a retreat located at the Eastern Shore of Maryland. This retreat is
characterized by fellowship, mystery and block exchanges, fun, food, sewing time and other activities. Members who attend have returned the following year.
We also have an additional retreat the weekend before Thanksgiving on the Eastern Shore. This weekend is an "open sew", no frills weekend.
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In May, the guild celebrates its anniversary with a potluck dinner and the drawing for an anniversary quilt. Each year, the previous year's winner
selects a pattern and gathers donated blocks from guild members to create a top awarded to one lucky guild member. Any member in good standing is
eligible for the drawing, unless she has won the top in the past ten years.
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In addition to our meetings held twice a month, some of our members gather on a regular basis. Some meet weekly, some monthly, some during the
day, some on the alternating Wednesday evening from our meetings. Members work together on group projects, community projects, and still others
simply enjoy the companionship of fellow sewers as they complete their own projects. Read about the beginnings of the
Grateful Threads Sewing Bee...
Katz's Bee is open to all. We meet at the Crofton Library. Come when you can, leave when you must. Bring whatever you want to work on and the tools you need. The room at the library has natural light and plenty of
space, so it is a great place to add borders to a quilt, swap tips and techniques and more. Come and spend a day sewing. For additional information e-mail: president@southerncomforters.org
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