June 2026
June 2026 Newsletter
Meeting Date: June 16
Meeting Time: 7:00pm
Refreshments and fellowship begin at 6:30pm
Calvary United Methodist Church
575 W. Northfield Dr, Brownsburg.
Our meetings will take place in the Fellowship Hall, with plenty of parking available for everyone. Please enter through the main entrance.
July Meeting Date: July 14
Meeting Time: 7:00pm
From Our President
It's hard to believe that by the end of June we will be halfway through the year!
I am excited about this month's meeting. We will be presenting one of the Quilts of Valor quilts completed by our members. Whether you helped sew blocks, machine quilted, bound the quilt, or contributed in another way, your efforts helped create a meaningful gift for a veteran. Thank you for your support of this special project.
I continue to be thrilled with the participation in our Unfinished Objects Challenges. In June, the challenge is to complete a floral- or nature-themed panel project—or whatever unfinished project has sparked your interest and is ready to be completed. In July, the challenge will be to complete a patriotic-themed project.
We have also had great participation in our Block of the Month project, Tula Pink's 100 Modern Quilt Blocks. It has been fun to see the fabrics and color combinations everyone is using to make each block unique. I know some of you have already completed all 100 blocks. Congratulations! Now it's time to turn those blocks into a finished project.
Raffle Quilt Update: Bonnie Miller (thank you, Bonnie!) and I made a quick trip to Back Door Quilts in Greenwood on Saturday to display our raffle quilts. We sold $71 in tickets, bringing our total to $1,504. We are getting closer to our goal of $2,000! Please continue to sell tickets.
Reminder: Our July meeting will be held on the second Tuesday, July 14, due to a scheduling conflict with the church. Please mark your calendars.
Volunteers Needed: We are seeking someone to step into the Vice President role for 2027, which will lead to serving as President in 2028. We also need a volunteer to take over the Newsletter beginning in January 2027. Lois will be happy to work with you before the transition to ensure a smooth handoff.
Please reach out to me if you are interested in either position. If you would like to help with one of our committees, please let the committee chair or me know.
Thank you to everyone who helps our guild continue to thrive. Whether you attend meetings, sell raffle tickets, serve on a committee, contribute to guild projects, or help put away chairs and tables after meetings, your efforts are appreciated and make a difference.
I look forward to seeing everyone at our June meeting!
Sandy Beard
President
Raffle Quilt Update
Please continue to sell tickets and\or donate at least $20 per member to help fund this project which helps with next year's programs. Our goal is $2000.00.
Our drawing will be in October 2026.
It's Time to Start the 2027 Raffle Quilt!!
For our next raffle quilt, we will be making 6" Scrappy Triangles in 50 Different Foundations Half-Square Triangle Quilt Blocks by Leila Gardunia using her foundation paper piecing patterns.
Patterns will be available for pickup at the check-in tables during our next meeting.
Please use your own scrap fabrics for the triangle sections and do not trim the edges down. The Piecing Group will provide and add the solid background pieces when assembling the quilt.
We hope everyone will participate in creating one to three blocks for a variety of colorful, scrappy blocks. To allow time for assembly, please return your completed blocks by the September meeting.
Thank you for helping create another beautiful raffle quilt!
If you have any questions, please contact
Amy Gilmore shelhart.amy@gmail.com or
Jenna Chamberlain jenna0327@gmail.com
Programs and Workshops
June Program
Lisa Lueck – Cuddle Ambassador for Shannon Fabrics
Lisa always enjoyed sewing with her Mom when she was young. That aside, her professional aspirations consisted of being a CPA. She did however leave public accounting after five years to follow her dream of owning a chocolate store. After 22 years of making chocolate, she recently gave it all up to pursue her passion of sewing, quilting, and embroidery. She fell in love with Shannon Fabrics over 10 years ago and began to make all things cuddle for her three kids. She currently lives in Zionsville, IN with her kids and husband and is excited about sharing her passion for Cuddle®.
In a Trunk Show Lisa will show us what else we can do with Cuddle/Minky besides back quilts. Lisa is a Sales Rep for Shannon fabrics. They do not normally present to guilds but instead do demos in quilt shops but since she lives in Zionsville and we asked, she will open the doors for us to see many new possible uses for this very popular fabric. We will even see some paper piecing!
Committee Activities
Block of the Month
Linda Cook
Bring your Blocks #41-50 to the June guild meeting to show what you have created!
For the July meeting we will be working on Blocks #51-60.
June 2026
Trellis Quilt (p.228) - Complete any 7 of blocks 41-50
Skyline Quilt (p.234) or Sliding Scale (p.250) - Complete any 7 of blocks 41-50
Gridlock and City Planner quilts (pp.240-249) - Complete all ten of blocks 41-50
July 2026
Trellis Quilt (p.228) - Complete any 7 of blocks 51-60
Skyline Quilt (p.234) or Sliding Scale (p.250) - Complete any 7 of blocks 51-60
Gridlock and City Planner quilts (pp.240-249) - Complete all ten of blocks 51-60
All blocks are from the book, 100 Modern Quilt Blocks (Tula Pink’s City Sampler. A complete schedule for the year can be found on the Scrapbasket Quilt Guild website along with information about purchasing the book if you haven’t already done so. Let me know if you have any questions.
Here are some examples of the Blocks completed last month:
Challenges
Beth Archer
June Challenge: Panel Month
June is Panel Month! Get that panel project off the shelf, put the finishing touches on it, and bring it to the meeting. We can’t wait to see your work.
As a fun and different twist this month, we also challenge you to bring an orphan block that you have no purpose for right now. We will exchange blocks at the meeting.
Take your new block home, make a cute potholder, and bring it back to the July meeting. If we have enough participants, we will have a fun “white elephant” exchange with our potholders.
Looking Ahead to July
If you are thinking ahead to July, the project is Patriotic.
We look forward to seeing everyone’s work. You all are amazing and never cease to inspire us with your creativity.
We had a productive group of quilters completing last months Challenge.
Cheer
Rhonda Nelson
If you know of any Scrapbasket member needing a little cheer, please let Rhonda Nelson know. She will be happy to send a card from all of us. Thank you.
Donation Quilts
Cindi Johnson
Keep sewing and feel free to bring in any items you may have made to bless someone else.
Thanks for all you do!
Cindi Johnson
Quilts of Valor
Quilts of Valor presentations: At the June meeting, we will have the honor of witnessing the presentation of one of our Quilts of Valor to a deserving veteran! You will not want to miss this beautiful and heartwarming ceremony.
Also on Sunday, June 7th, Libby Holmes awarded one of the log cabin quilts created by our Scrapbasket members to a veteran of the Navy, who served for 6 years during the Vietnam War.
Reminder: Please bring your completed “Diamond Chain” blocks to the June meeting if you have finished them. Be sure to sign in on the log sheet(s) when you return them. All kits are due within two months of taking them home.
Below is a preview of the Diamond Chain quilt layout we are working on (additional blocks are needed for the last two rows).
Volunteer opportunities:
We will have some packages of eight Diamond Chain blocks, which need to be sewn together into rows, available at the June meeting.
Longarm quilters, we currently have 3 quilts available that are ready to be quilted by volunteers. Kindly let us know if you are willing to help. The guild will reimburse the cost of the thread used for this.
QOV Sew Days at Love It Sew: The QOV group at Love It Sew has invited us to participate in their QOV sew days. They have projects available to work on, or you may bring your own Quilt of Valor project. Gatherings take place in the classroom, starting shortly after 10 AM, and lasting until about 12 or 1 PM. Future planned dates to mark on your calendar are as follows (check the Love It Sew website for updated calendar information.)
Friday, June 19, 2026
July: No meeting
Friday, August 21, 2026
Friday, September 18, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026 (not official, yet)
Friday, November 13, 2026 (not official, yet)
Friday, December 11, 2026 (not official, yet)
QOV Foundation fundraising auction: The QOV Foundation is inviting supporters to donate quilts for a fundraising auction. Quilts can be any size, patriotic or non-patriotic, wall hangings, table runners, placemats, or baby quilts of any theme. To participate, complete a submission form online and send a picture of the item you wish to donate. See details at: https://api.neonemails.com/emails/content/bwF4sHMW5k0aWaEJtUOM_fzoPvb_O1OXax_p2a4RXp0=
Thank you to all who take part in honoring our veterans!
Your QOV co-chairs are:
Mary DeRemer deremer1048@gmail.com (317) 272-5206
Kathy Walker kjwalker1918@gmail.com (317) 935-7302
Information is also available at the QOV website: https://www.qovf.org/.
Retreat Update
I've been looking into some possible places for retreats. Tammi Earnest has a new retreat house close to Spencer.
She is having an open house this weekend and I hope to see it for myself. This I know: it has to have 10 people. It has five beds downstairs and five upstairs. It runs $900. a day with three day minimum, You have to provide you own meals.
Waycross is another retreat center near Bloomington, it has a minimum of 20 people and has a cook on staff. not sure of cost at this time. And I have a few more that I need to research.
If you and your quilting friends are interested in a retreat, I think you should start and to get a list of those who wish to go. Then get with me to see if we can get a minimum of 10 people interested in helping Tammi get started on her journey, or set up a larger group.
One of my quilty friends tells me of having a stay in your own bed retreat. That would require a space where we could set up our machines and sew all day. lock up and return the next day. I'm not having any luck with that one.
Feel free to reach out to me about your retreat feelings Mary Lynne.
Upcoming Quilt Show
The Quilt Connection presents our 2026 Quilt show.
Friday July 24, 10AM to 4 PM and Saturday July 25, 10 AM to 3 PM
at Calvary Lutheran Church
6111 Shelby Street, Indianapolis, IN 46227
Many unique quilts on display, demonstrations, popular vendors, handmade items for sale, and refreshments.
Admission $8.00
Show and Tell
Photo Directory Reminder
Please don't forget to email jenna0327@gmail.com a photo of yourself for the directory, thanks!!
Info
Member to Member
This is an opportunity for you to list quilting items/supplies/patterns that you no longer want.
Free to anyone that would like one: a stand hand quilting frame; lap quilt frames of various types. If you are interested talk to Linda Cook at the guild meeting on Tuesday or contact via phone or email listed in Members section.
Submit a list/description to the monthly newsletter by the Tuesday the week before the meeting to newslettereditor@scrapbasket.org
Email your info included in the body of the message or as an editable attachment, like Word (not a PDF). No hard copies, please.
Any pictures should be in .jpg format and attached to the email,
Include your preferred contact information. Anyone who is interested can contact you and arrange a pickup.
Guild Documents
Please visit the password-protected Members section of the website for the following information:
Meeting Minutes
Treasurer's Reports
Membership Roster
Beelet Roster
Facebook
If you wish to follow the guild on Social Media, you can! Simply search for "Scrapbasket" on Facebook and you'll find a Page and a Closed Group. Follow our Page and Group for event notices, too. Simply request to “Join” the group, and one of the Administrators will accept you.
The Group is really just for members or close friends of our Guild. The Page is a great way to make us visible to the public...and future Guild members!
