The February, 2010, BBQG Newsletter may be downloaded by clicking here.
[All newsletters are presented on this website in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, please visit the Adobe website for a free download.]
For information about the Brazos Bluebonnet Quilt Guild and location of member meetings, please see the information webpage. The 2010 Membership Application may be downloaded by clicking here. Please bring the completed form and membership dues to the January meeting, or mail it to the address on the form. (Those attending the February Retreat MUST have paid 2010 membership dues before they finish paying for the retreat.)
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Added 1/19 - ADOBE PATCHES READER, ACROBAT FLAWS
This week, Adobe patched eight security flaws in its Reader and Acrobat software. Of the vulnerabilities, six are critical. One of the flaws has been used by attackers since November. Adobe disclosed it in mid-December.
The critical flaws all could be used by an attacker to execute code. So, if you haven't yet installed the updates yet, do so now. You can download the latest version of Adobe Reader from Adobe's site. Or, use the software's built-in update tool. Acrobat users should use the software's built-in update tool. Click Help>>Check for Updates.
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Information on the 2010 BBQG Summer Retreat is posted on the Retreats page (1/5/10). Registration begins at the February meeting.
Information on the March 13 Bus Trip to the Dallas quilt show is posted on the Activities page. You may contact MariJane D. if you wish to be put on the list before the February meeting.
See Programs for the listing of 2010 programs. Thanks to Linda B. for securing these interesting programs for BBQG!
The Happy Scrappers are starting a Christmas project in January. We are setting aside the first Thursday of the month to share Christmas patterns and ideas and we would like to invite other members to join us. In an effort to get that ball rolling, Laura N. has compiled a list of free online patterns--these hotlinks go directly to the patterns so the list should save quilters a lot of time and research. Click here for a .pdf copy of the lists; go to the links page for the complete list online. (posted 11/1/09)
The "Links" page includes links to all of our advertisers and links for searching out Texas quilt shops and shows.
Photos page was updated on January 5 to include to include a few photos from the BBQG Christmas Party (thank you, Material Girls!) and the Show and Tell quilt photos from BBQG's Nov. 10 meeting. The 2009 Summer Retreat photos are on the Retreats page.
The Visits page was updated on 6/14/09 with photos and information on the shops visited during our BBQG Shop Hop on June 13.
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2010 Officers and Committee Chairs
President - Kerry D.
President Elect - Julie D.
1st Vice President - Programs - Raymonda A.
2nd Vice President - Membership - Carol P.
Secretary - Rhonda C.
Treasurer - Eleanor M.
Beekeeper - Peggy M.
Arts Council - Mary Anne D.
Block of the Month - Charlotte S.
Brazos Center Window - Debbie B.
Challenge Quilt - Kim D.
Christmas Party - Mae F.
Care quilts - Luci S.
Dallas Bus Trip - Marijane D.
Door Prizes - Nina H.
Habitat for Humanity - Bunny D.
Library - Sue I.
Quilt education - Carol W.
Quilt Show (Oct.) -
Raffle Quilt Sales -
Scholarships - Sue C.
Shop Hop - Michaele J.
Soldier Squares - Linda N. and Anne P.
Sunshine and Shadows - Lynn T.
Website - Anne P.
Welcome - Sue R. and Michaele J.
Newsletter - Michaele J.
Retreats
Winter - Connie S.
Spring -
Below is BBQG's 2009 glorious donation quilt: "Floral Rhapsody"
See photos below from BBQG's exhibit at the Arts Council of Brazos Valley which ran through July 31, 2008. We hope this will be an annual exhibit! Information about BVAC's new exhibits and activities is on the Arts Council of Brazos Valley website.
It was difficult to obtain accurate color in the photos of the quilts with the lighting in the exhibit room, so some of the photos below are "off color." Here is another view of the exhibit from the entry point:
