Armed Forces Day – May 17th

President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.

On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days.
 
The single day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under the Department of Defense.

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE US ARMED FORCES:  THANK YOU!!

Meeting Reminder - Fri, May 16th and Mon, May 19th

Just a Reminder …

Our Quilts of Valor Group will be meeting TOMORROW,

Friday, May 16^th AND Monday, May 19^th

From 10:00 – 4:00

At the Crafty Threads Quilt Shop!

Bring a lunch/snack or visit a local

restaurant when we take a mid-day break.

 

 

May Meeting Notice

May Meeting Dates –

Friday, May 16^th and Monday, May 19^th

You are welcome to attend one or both meetings of our

Quilts of Valor group and stay the entire time or join us

for as long as you can between 10 – 4:00 on meeting days.

We meet at the Crafty Threads Quilt Shop

12330 Racetrack Rd, Tampa

From 10:00 – 4:00

You do not need to sign up to attend!

Mark Your Calendar

May Meeting Dates –

Friday, May 16^th and Monday, May 19^th

On-Line Shopping Benefits QOVF!

 

Beginning TODAY - You will have a wonderful opportunity

to help the Quilts of Valor Foundation and have fun

shopping some of your favorite sites at the same time. 

May 9^th through May 16^th is the F+W Sales Event that will benefit QOVF.  For ALL purchases made from the following companies on those dates, the QOVF will receive 10% of the proceeds! 

www.fonsandporter.com

www.keepsakequilting.com

www.quiltandsewshop.com

www.interweavestore.com

Share this info with everyone you know, the more shopping these sites the merrier!

Shopping carts filled with books, patterns, videos, notions or fabrics will deliver a great message of support for QOVF, so be sure to urge all your quilting, sewing, knitting, beading and crafting friends to take part in the event by shopping!

F+W Media is the NY City based content and e-commerce company that recently acquired the Fons&Porter and Keepsake brands.  David Nussbaum, CEO of F+W (who now proudly wears a 2014 QOVF lapel pin) decided to celebrate their company’s acquisition by scheduling the on-line benefit event.  Nussbaum said, “ We recognize what QOVF does for America’s veterans and and we want to help, too.  In the past, we’ve benefited other non-profits such as the Susan B. Komen Foundation with such sales.  Now we are eager to help Quilts of Valor Foundation.”

[credit:  portions of this post have been excerpted from the QOVF Newsletter article by Susan Gordon, Executive Director, QOVF; to see the April QOVF Newsletter and more about this event, select this link]

 

Special Presentation May 20th!

All members of the CT Quilters QOV Group are invited

to attend a very special presentation.   

Aston Gardens is a senior living community located on Linebaugh Avenue, just around the corner from the Crafty Threads Quilt Shop, close to where it intersects with Race Track Rd. (see map below).

Our Group has been invited to present a brief program to the Veterans Group at Aston Gardens that will include the following speakers and topics:

• Pat Neville:  History of how the CT Quilters QOV Group was established and the quilts awarded to date
• Barb Linares:  Why she wanted her shop to be registered as an “Under Our Wings QOV Shop” and on being a woman Veteran
• Debbie Wallace:  The new quilt pattern and group direction for 2014
• Linda Fentriss:  Background on the National Quilts of Valor Foundation and her role as a Regional Representative for the State of Florida

Following the program, we expect to award up to 20 Quilts of Valor to the members of the Veterans Group.  The majority of these men and women are Veterans of WWII with a few being Veterans of the Korean Conflict.  Pat N. has met with the current leader of the group (who was in charge of the Port of Tampa Coast Guard when the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was struck) and she found them to be a very interesting group!

Details:

Date:               Tuesday, May 20^th

Time:               Meet at 8:45 in the Ballroom of the Main Bldg at Aston Gardens

                        Or

                        Meet at 8:30 at Crafty Threads to carpool to Aston Gardens

                        [Veterans’ Group meeting usually runs from 9:00-10:00 a.m.]

Where:            Aston Gardens Independent Care Facility

                        12951 W. Linebaugh Ave, Tampa 33626

   

Link to Map:   http://tinyurl.com/lbzw6td

RSVP REQUIRED!

Please send an email to Pat Neville at puffarice@tampabay.rr.com

Let her know: (1) if you will be able attend the presentation;

                        (2) if you would like to carpool from Crafty Threads;

                        (3) and if you would like to go to the Cracker Barrel with the CT                                 Quilters afterwards.

Wear something Red, White and Blue!

April’s Monday Meeting – Show and Tell

Monday’s Quilts of Valor meeting brought in some more fabulous quilt tops – it’s amazing how unique and beautiful all of these are … See if you agree!

QOV Mystery quilt top done by Barb from Crafty Threads - designed by Le Ann Weaver of Persimmon Quilts - see her QOV Mysteries (this is #20) at:
 http://www.persimmonquilts.com/index.html

Jill’s first is an excellent Eagle top:

And Jill’s second is from our current pattern – love the stars!

And this beauty - adapting our current pattern with sashings and borders - is from Pam:

Our current pattern is adapted from the Fon’s & Porter book “Patriotic Quilts”.  It is a design called “Waving Old Glory” by Toby Lischko.  It looks stunning in all its variations!