General Meetings for 2008 will be held on: Feb. 4, Apr. 7, Jun. 2, Aug. 4, Oct. 6, Dec. 1 at the Harmony Presbyterian Church at 400 East Boardwalk Drive in Fort Collins. A social begins at 6:30 p.m., the meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.

Board Meetings for 2008 are: Jan. 7, Mar. 3, May 5, Jul. 7, Sep. 8, Nov. 3 at the Sweetheart Quilt Shoppe, Inc at 517 N. Denver Avenue click here for map in Loveland, CO

October 6, 2008 (Monday)

Jodi Barrows is a nationally known quilting teacher, speaker and writer, currently living in the North Texas area. Over the past twenty years, Jodi has remarkably touched thousands of quilters throughout the world with her unique method called Square in a Square? Her point of view provides the quilter with the freedom to create most any quilt design with speed and accuracy.

Jodi has spoken to quilting audiences throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. She has appeared as a guest on several quilting shows, including TNN's Aleene's Creative Living; TNN's Your Home Studio; Perfecting Patchwork on Family Net TV and PBS series with Kaye Wood. HGTV has shown her commercial on the quilting techniques she has developed on the Simply Quilts show.

The Square in a Square system is a process that anyone can implement in most any design. Jodi has written fourteen books (ten of which have been on the best seller' list), produced four tools, two video/DVD's and five teacher's books. Additionally, she has a pattern book and fabric line based on a fiction novel she wrote from the 1865 time period entitled Leaving Riverton.

She also has a Certified Teacher's Program in the United States and Canada. Jodi has had numerous quilts appear in McCall's, The Quilter, Quick and Easy Quilt World, House of White Birch publications, Quilter's Newsletter Top Ten New Products and a Featured Teacher in the Traditional Quilter.

Jodi has been commissioned to compose quilts for many state and national organizations as well as working with the Kansas Historical Society. She has been active in guilds as well as owning several crafting and sewing related businesses over the years. Jodi was raised in southwest Kansas, has 2 grown sons, and is married to Steve, her high school sweetheart.
888-624-6260
www.squareinasquare.com
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: No charge for LNCQ Members
Location: Harmony Presbyterian
400 East Boardwalk Drive,
Fort Collins, Colorado

November 8, 2008 (Saturday) Gather quilt lovers together for various demos and a buffet lunch.
Time:10:30AM to 1:30PM
Location: McKee building at The Ranch ( 3 rooms )
Tickets will need to be purchased ahead of time $25.

Profits will go to the LNCQ general fund.

We need to start getting people who will demonstrate various quilting and related skills. Would like to see demos or would be willing to volunteer yourself?

December 1, 2008 (Monday) LNCQ's Holiday Show and Tell
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: No charge for LNCQ Members
Location: Harmony Presbyterian
400 East Boardwalk Drive,
Fort Collins, Colorado

Contact Programs chair person for more information.