Welcome to our website!
ESQ is a QUILTING GUILD meeting on the Eastside of King county for ALL Levels of Quilters!
If you live in anywhere on the Eastside of Seattle, like Bothell, Clyde Hill, Duvall, Newcastle, Issaquah, Sammamish, Redmond, Kirkland, North Bend, Snoqualmie, Woodinville, Renton, Bellevue, Eastgate, Beaux Arts, Medina, Monroe, and Seattle, then you are invited to join Eastside Quilters. Our
meeting location
is easy to get to from any place in the greater Seattle area as it is adjacent to I-90 just east of 405.
What we did in 2011
ESQ meets in Bellevue, Washington.
There are two meeting times to choose from:
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Mornings: THIRD Thur. of each month at 10 a.m.
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Evenings: FIRST Wed. of each month at 7 p.m.
Visitors are always welcome at either meeting. We do however, charge $5 per visitor if they come when we have a paid speaker. Non-members taking one of our classes will pay an additional $10 fee.
The dates and time for all our meetings are listed on the Calendar of Events and on the right-hand side of this page.
Come with a friend or two and bring your newest quilt creation for
Show & Tell
or an old one that we have not seen and meet others who share your love for quilting!!!
We present our
Operating Rules
for 2011
We present our Proposed
Bylaws
for 2012
Fabric Shops
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Our Next Meetings:
Evening Group: Wednesday, June 6 at 7 p.m.
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2 1/2 inch ???? strips for lotto
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Alex Wentz will speak on dimensional applique
Morning Group: Thursday, June 21 at 10:00 a.m.
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Chris Croce Quilters on new and exciting Tools
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Bonus June tweener Class Hot Iron Caddy taught by Rebecca Simmons
(Class Supplies)
Both Meetings:
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Tickets Sales for
2012 raffle quilt (Sherri's Star)
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Chris Smith -- Round Robin Quilt challenge, bring your unfinished block and we will turn them into quilts
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Challenge Quilt: Jo Ann has given us fabric and instructions for a Birds in the Air block, bring completed blocks
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Mystery Block 2012
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Overlake Project,
number of hours, washed, and dated
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Lap Quilts for VA hospital ,
number of hours, washed, and dated
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Secret Sister gifts
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Name Tag and a Smile
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Money for book/kit raffle
For more information on these meetings please see the
May Newsletter
Special Fabric Sale!!!!!:
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Weekends thru about the end of May, 9:00am to 4:00pm: Helmina will be selling her stash at the Monroe Fairgrounds at the Indoor Swap Meet in the Diary Barn, by Duane Love or the Storage Hunter. 1600 yards of fabric at $9/lb (that's about 3 yards or $3.00 per yard)
Our Next Field Trips:
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Suggestions for future fields trips (February 2012):
Raffle Quilts
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The 2012 raffle quilt (Sherri's Star)
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Raffle Ticket Sales: Sites and Dates:
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Crossroads, May 25--27, contact Diane Runo
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Gathering Fabrics/Shop Hop, June 20,21, contact Linda Fosse/Joan Engstrom
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Gathering Fabrics/Shop Hop, June 22,23, contact Meredith Zuberer
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The 2011 raffle quilt was
won by Rebecca Simmons.
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Joe and Kathleen Corvi were the winners of our 2010 Raffle. Here they are enjoying their new
quilt.
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