CCTMQG Quilt Exhibit at the Avon Congregational Church Quilt Show

The Avon Congregational Church Quilt Show

Saturday, October 17, 2026  10 – 4

Sunday, October 18, 2026  1- 4

 $10 admission to the show

No quilt entry fee

Featuring quilts from CCTMQG in our 2nd floor exhibit

Also featuring patriotic quilts from FVQG and applique quilts from the Granbies Applique Group

CCTMQG members will also have the opportunity to enter larger quilts in the church sanctuary.

Other concurrent events:

          Café serving sandwiches, salads, soup, cookies and drinks

          A variety of craft booths

          The Avon Congregational Church Antique Shop

          A demo by Brenda Day of Creative Art Jam (Sat Only)

          Raffle quilt – Patriotic Quilt, tickets $2 each

Several raffle baskets

Members should think about what quilts they want to enter and sleeves on them would be very helpful for display!

Larger quilts might be better suited for the large show in the church sanctuary, which will have a separate registration process.

The guild will need members to cover 1-hour shifts at the event over the two days of the show.  Please start thinking about when you are able to take a shift.  There will be a signup sheet.  Note that taking a shift does still requires paying for admission.   

The Board will share more information as it becomes available.

Pillowcases for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp

CCTMQG Community Project

 Item:  Pillow Case

Due Date:  December 1, 2026

Organization:  Hole in the Wall Gang Camp

Size Requested:  Standard

Washed:  No

Preferred Colors:  Unisex; Boy specific

Target Age:  Children and Teens

Target Number of Items Needed:  35

CCTMQG Tag Required:  No

Project Coordinator:  Marcia H.

Specific Instructions:

Rolled Pillowcase with French Seams Instructions

Fabric measurements:

Body of pillowcase: width of fabric (WOF) by 27.5

Trim: (optional) WOF by 1.75” or 2”

Cuff: WOF by 9.5

1. Fold Trim in half length-wise, RS showing, and iron.

2. Lay cuff on table, RS up. Lay out horizontally.

3. Lay folded trim on top of upper raw edge.

4. Lay body of case, RS down, on top of trim, matching top raw edge. If body has directional fabrics, pay attention to the direction.

 5. Pin along top edge, making sure all fabrics are caught in the pins.

6. Start rolling from the bottom of the body, all the way towards the top, until the roll is in the center of the cuff.

7. Take the bottom edge of the cuff and roll this OVER the ‘rolled body’ and pin cuff to all other ‘pinned’ fabrics. You now have a tube. Do not be concerned about the WOF not being exactly the same on all fabrics – this will be trimmed following the next step.

8. Sew a ¼” (one quarter inch) seam along the pinned edge.

9. Unpin and slowly start to pull the inner fabrics out of the tube – peel it like a banana if it gets tough to pull out.

10. Trim sides of pillowcase even.

French seams:

1. Fold in half, wrong sides together, and sew ¼” down the side and along the bottom. You may at this point, choose to trim the seam to 1/8”. If you do this, you can sew the next seam at ¼”.

 2. Trim off corner, turn inside out, and iron. Now sew 3/8” seam down the side and along the bottom.

3. Turn inside out. Just check for any stray threads along the outside seam.

 T A D A ! ! !

Quilts for the Children at The Cove Camp

CCTMQG Community Project 

 Item:  Quilts for Children at The Cove Camp 

 Due Date:  Annually, camp is in early May – Due April 1st

 Organization:  The Cove Center for Grieving Children

Size Requested:  large lap to twin size. Twin is preferred 

 Washed:  Your choice 

 Preferred Colors:  Unisex is ideal, bright colors or neutrals. All fabrics allowed though.

 Target Age:  7 to 17 years old 

 Target Number of Items Needed:  Approximately 75 per year 

 CCTMQG Tag Required:  Yes please 

 Project Coordinator:  Rebecca Makas 

 Specific Instructions: Appropriate for children & teens

Quilts for Foster Children

CCTMQG Community Project

Item:  Quilts for Foster Children

Due Date:  Anytime – just bring to a guild meeting

Organization:  CT Social Services

Size Requested:  40” x 50” to twin size

Washed:  yes please

Preferred Colors:  Any & all, especially boys

Target Age:  18 months to 16 years old

Target Number of Items Needed:  As many as possible

CCTMQG Tag Required:  Yes

Project Coordinator:  Debbie D’Angelo

Specific Instructions: Appropriate for children & teens 

New Art Quilt Group

We are starting an Art Quilts group in January. The small quilts will be due every quarter (March, June, September and December). At the December meeting I will make a list of those who are interested in being a part of this group, with phone numbers.  I don’t expect you to have a quilt ready for the January meeting as this can take some thought to decide what you want to make. The size should be “small” meaning 8” by 10”, to fit in sleeve protector for a notebook, or up to 12” square, you get to decide.  The projects should be quilted and with some kind of binding (I have lots of ideas on different bindings.). Since I have made many of them, for this year I will be quilting my squares to make them part of a wall hanging, but no binding, like a block of the month. I have some ideas for you to ponder. Do you still have the little square with rubber bands from Ivy? I loved making different 9 patches and have graphed them already.  I am going to use some of these to make a quilt. Do you remember how Kate Collaran started? She took traditional quilts blocks and took them apart, resized them, changed colors and created something new. Do you want to try some paint sticks, materials from a hardware store, fabrics not usually seen in a quilt? I lots of your answers will determine what your projects look like. It’s time to think outside the box. I hope you decide to give it a try. I would like to call or text you periodically to see how you are doing. I do not expect you to start this until after Christmas.

Sue Kozikowski