Mark your calendars for January 18, 2024! This is the date of the Road to California bus trip. We will begin taking sign-ups for this trip during our September guild meeting. More information about this trip will be available in the September guild newsletter.

The bus trips survey showed overwhelming interest in a Hoffman Fabrics/ M&L bus trip. So, the second bus trip in 2024 will be to Hoffman and M&L Fabrics. Planning will begin in 2024. For now, sit tight and look forward to Road.

It is with deep regret that we pass on the news that this last week we lost a friend and fellow quilter. Cynthia Rowe was a prolific contributor of quilts to Cuddle.  As a prior board member, she helped plan our workshops.   She was a cheerful face at our guild meetings and a dear friend of many of our guild members.   Our thoughts are with her family.

The Flying Geese Quilters guild presents “Quilts for all Seasons”, their 2023 Quilt Show to be held at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, in Mission Viejo on Saturday September 16^th from 10am to 4pm. There will be a vendor mall, opportunity baskets, craft boutique and quilt auction as well as the opportunity quilt drawing. General admission is $10. More information can be found at  www.QuiltsForAllSeasons.com

The annual fundraiser for San Diego’s Canyon Quilters will be held on Saturday, August 19^th from 10-2 at City View Church Fellowship Hall, 8404 Phyllis Pl., San Diego. Bring a Friend and shop beautiful fabric bundles, precuts, and tools. Boxed lunches will also be available for purchase.  Click on this link for more information:  Canyon Sale Flyer 1.pdf

Let’s support our sister guilds and have fun at the same time.

Don’t miss the 2023 Veranda Sale held in conjunction with Art Walk at Liberty Station on Sunday, August 5^th from 9:30 to 4pm.

This year, Visions Museum of Textile Art is offering a pre-sale for members and guilds on Friday evening, August 4 from 4pm to 8pm.

Mark your calendars to attend this wonderful shopping event. Pick up special items at bargain prices. There will be textiles of all kinds, quilt tops, blocks and kits, jewelry, embellishments, beads, buttons and even sewing machines and tools.

Don’t forget to bring your membership card and your totes to carry your treasures home.

See you there!

01   Sharon Cooperson

01   Cece Blankenship

02   Melanie Knight

08   Susan Stanchfield

10   Karen Kirchnavy

12    Jill Stearns

13   Jan Howarth

13   Tammy Granados

17   Wendy Keeping

18   Connie Schramm

20   Dianna Lacy

21  Claudia McGraw

22   Merilyne Hickman

22   Susan Ramey Connor

24  Victoria Buckley

25   Gloria Hazel

28   Karen Brow-Meier

30   Tracy Edwards

31   RoseMary Leddy

BANK BALANCE JUNE 1, 2023

Checking.                                     $13,953

Savings                                         $52,095

INCOME

Workshops                                   $395

Guild Challlenge Quilt                $110

Treasure Table                            $104

Name Badges                              $50

Opportunity Quilt Tickets          $73

Newsletter Ad (member fee)    $12

Tote Bags                                     $270

2024 Retreat Deposits               $1,950

Membership Dues                      $368

TOTAL                                  $3,332

EXPENSES

Programs                                    $1,904

Venue Rent                                $542

Cuddles (batting)                       $258

Bank Fees                                   $12

TOTAL                                 $2,716

BANK BALANCE JUNE 30, 2023

Checking                                 $13,538

Savings                                       $52,096

Jeanette Blackburn, Treasurer

Welcome to July!  It looks like we may finally be entering our summer season as the weather turns a bit warmer and the May Gray and June Gloom are replaced with longer, sunnier days. It was a delight to see so many of you at the June meeting, even with so many other events taking place.

Many guilds choose to stop meeting together during what becomes a busy travel season but El Camino Quilters will continue to gather through the summer months and we don’t want you to miss the fun.

We have some great programs and workshops coming up so don’t miss the chance to participate. It was an almost full house at Candy Grisham’s “Dresden Reimagined” workshop and it was so inspiring to see all the creativity.

No matter how long you’ve been quilting, there is always a new skill, a new tool or a new way to take fabric apart and put it back together again!

And, while you make a new block or learn a new technique you can make some new friends too!

Be sure to read all the way through our Quilt Scraps this month, VIEW ENTIRE MESSAGE, and check out all the ways you can participate.

Just keep sewing,

Susan Stanchfield

ECQ President