Zach Sundquist at the Rockford airport has communicated that he hopes to have tickets on sale late this week or early next week. Watch for an email from Judy. I’ll also post the info here and on our Facebook page.

Robin Gausebeck and Claudia Hauch are featured in the Rockford Register Star GO section today. Robin’s quilt, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Nouveau” is being shown at the National Quilt Museum through June 15th and will travel through the end of 2011. Claudia’s quilt, “Floral Challenge” is a semifinalist for the 2010 American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show in Paducah. Congratulations to both!

Click HERE to read the full article.

Here’s the latest email update from Judy:

I gave Zach Sundquist, the administrative assistant at the RFD airport a call yesterday.  I needed an update about where we stood on our proposed trip to Paducah in April. I no longer need to call it “possible or proposed” trip. WE ARE GOING TO PADUCAH!!  He reported that he received over 275 notes and emails from interested quilters. We have enough quilters to fill 2 planes and possibly a third. Now, they believe me!!  A big Thank You to all of those of you who wrote a note to Zach. The notes were what was needed to convince the airport of our desire and sincerity about our wish to fly to Paducah this spring.

A third flight may be added on Thursday, April 22. He stated that the Friday and Saturday flights must be sold out before they will sell tickets for the Thurs flight. The aircraft, a DC-9, will already be at the airport on that Thursday. So, no waiting for our airplane to arrive from somewhere else. I told him we are all anxious to purchase our tickets as I can tell from some recent emails. I told him we HAVE TO  know when and how to buy them no later than April 1st. I must know the totals so I can order the advance admission tickets to the show, museum, programs, etc. He repeated to me that no tickets can be sold prior to the Dept of Transportation approval. He asked for my patience for 10 more days. And I ask for yours.

I will ask another favor of all of you. I sent out an email this past weekend with an update about the trip. I have received some phone calls and a few emails stating that they haven’t heard from me for a while. If you receive this email, please reply to me that you received it. If you are in a mini group or guild or are going with a friend, etc., please call them to ask if they received it as well. I do not want anyone to miss out on this opportunity we have all waited for just because my computer didn’t talk to hers. Also, ask them to check their spam files. I have received only a few emails back that were undeliverable and those were corrected. Thanks!! My email address is catquiltr@aol.com.

I promise to keep you all informed as soon as I receive any information. For now, we are Paducah bound!!!!!!

A big thanks to everyone for participating in the neonatal sew-in on March 4th. Fifty-five quilts were delivered to the hospital yesterday!

Also thanks to the wonderful sponsors who provided coffee and food to keep us going!

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We will not be holding the March 20th SPAM workshop because the Cherry Valley Library is having their book sale that day.

The next SPAM workshop will be April 17th, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Cherry Valley Library. At 1:00 Pam Collings will talk about Sewing Machine Maintenance.

Contact Barb Lange for further information.

Speaking of Cherry Valley Library, here’s a picture of the “cherry” quilt the Guild presented to the Library at the February meeting. Thank you to everyone who worked on this beautiful quilt.

Thursday, March 4th

Come join the fun starting at 9:00 a.m. and running through around 8:00 p.m. Stay for a few hours or stay all day. Bring your machine if you want to sew. If not, bring your cutting mat and cutter. There will be lots to do. Bring a hand sewing kit and neutral thread if you would like to finish bindings. Irons and ironing boards (and extension cords) will be provided.