Hello all SSQA Members!
Spring has sprung here in the Sunshine State (Isn't it paradise all year round?) and some of our members are heading back to the cold north. Aren't we lucky that we can live in an area of the country that is beautiful, so much of the time and doesn't get really cold! (at least for an extended period of time).

The Mt. Dora meeting was a success and great fun was had by all who attended! Betsy O'Neill and her committee (the Quilting Sisters) were full of hospitality. Great cookies, too! It is so much fun to meet other quilters from Florida. We share such a great hobby (way of life in quilting) that you become instant friends! And Mt. Dora is such a great town...we were able to walk through the town and enjoy window shopping (well, some of did more than "window" shop!)

This is such an exciting time for us with the SSQA Grant Program. The committee is meeting this month to go over the applications and make a decision. This will be the first grant in our new program that we will offer to help guilds with their Documentation Days. If your guild is planning an event sometime in the future, please look at the SSQA Grant information.
Maybe SSQA can help you with your expenses.

We have some new board members, and we welcome them to our SSQA Board. Remember, we have eRay updates on Tuesdays when there is new information to inform you about. Isn't email a great way to stay in touch!

I would love to see what you, our members, are doing in quilting....please email me pictures of some of your projects and give me a little background of yourself. I would love to hear from you.

Look for information about our fall retreat in the newsletter...it will be fun and exciting...you get to be in a great place to quilt without having to cook meals or watch TV, and have a relaxing time.....you know "Girls Just Want To have Fun!" That is us, see you November 14-16th.

Piecefully,
Dori Hawks  dorihawks@gmail.com
SSQA President