December 2015 Meeting and Christmas Party

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone! 

It is time for our annual December Christmas party.  We will be meeting at Olive Garden, Highway 114, Grapevine, for meet and greet at 6:30 and dinner at 7:00.  If you are planning on attending send me an email to BluebonnetKG@gmail.com.

We will be having a Dirty Santa Christmas exchange with comfort gifts for the knitter.  If you wish to take part please bring a $15 gift.  Be ready for a lot of laughs. 

Also everyone remember to bring lemons for Warm up America.  I need to send them by December 31. 

Our program in January will be Conquering Short Rows with Alissa Barton.  We will be at the REC in Grapevine.

I hope to see everyone on Thursday evening. 

he Guild wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Dixie

November 2015 Meeting

I am not sure I can believe it is November or not!  This year seems to be going very fast!

Our meeting is Thursday, November 12 at 7:00 pm.  We are going to be at the Grapevine REC.

I am very excited to announce our program Thursday evening is going to be presented by Barbara Moore.  Barbara is a member of the North Texas Hand Knitters Guild that meets in Arlington.  Her program is going to be demonstrating a template that will allow us to design five different shawls from miniature to full-sized adult shawls.  She will be talking about increases and how to use them effectively.  I am looking forward to this program, because as we get closer to Christmas it would be nice to know how to make a unique design for that special person.

December 10 will be our Christmas dinner. Remember if you would like to participate we will have a fun Christmas gift exchange.  The gift should not exceed $15 in value.  Participation is completely voluntary.  More details will follow.

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Hope to see you on Thursday evening!

Dixie

August 2015 Guild Meeting

Our guild meeting will be:

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Anna's Mexican Grill

1009 Cheek Sparger Road, Suite 122A

Colleyville, TX.

This is a fun night of knitting.  Just bring your favorite project and try to stay cool!

Also if you are interested in participating in the Warm Up America Table at Stitches Texas 2015 please let me know.

Thanks, Dixie

July 2015 Meeting

I hope you’re having a fun summer! 

Speaking of fun our meeting is tomorrow night, Thursday July 9. 

We will meet at:  Spring Creek Barbeque, 315 State Highway 114W, Grapevine, TX   76051at 6:30 pm.

Bring your favorite project, a friend and come join us for a night of knitting fun!

I hope everyone had a GREAT 4^th of July!

Dixie  

June 2015 Meeting

Hello Everyone,

I am a little late on this email, but I hope everyone will understand.  We are going to have our meeting this month at:

Spring Creek Barbeque
315 West State Highway 114
Grapevine, TX

This will be a summer celebration, so bring your favorite project to knit, eat some barbeque and drink some tea.  I'm ready for their cobbler as well.

If you have time and would like, please feel free to stop over at the new Grapevine Rec Center on Main Street and check out their crafts classrooms.  We are seriously thinking about using that space for seven months of the year, September through April with December and May at a special restaurant location.  June, July and August will be discussed at a later date.

There are a lot of pros and cons to this space, but I am all for it.  The meetings would be from:

 7:00 to 9:00 pm on the 2nd Thursday of the month.

There is a ton of space, great lighting and large screen tv for presentations.  It would step our guild up a notch and make us more serious about spreading the needlecraft of knitting and crocheting to a new level.

The down side of this is we have to pay for the space, and may have to increase dues (no more than $5 annually).  No decision will be made till we do an email vote of the membership.

REMEMBER:

Saturday, June 13 is Knit in Public at Southlake Town Center.

Hope to see everyone Thursday night and Saturday!

Dixie

May 31, 2015 Stitch and Pitch

The Craft Yarn Council asked me to forward information about the Stitch and Pitch at Texas Rangers Baseball Game.

June Meeting and Location Search

Good Morning Everyone!

Last night was a very good evening!  I hope everyone enjoyed themselves.

We continue to search for that ideal place to hold our monthly meetings and we are researching all of our options.

I just spoke with Spring Creek Barbecue and confirmed we can have our June meeting there.  The banquet room holds 75 people and the gentleman I spoke with is pleased our group contacted Spring Creek.

The Spring Creek location is 315 W. State Hwy 114, Grapevine, TX.

Members, please continue looking into other locations.  All ideas you send to me and will be checked out!

I will keep everyone updated as we go forward with our search.

I am glad we had such a good turnout last night and so much fun!  I am looking forward to our next meeting on June 11 and getting summer started right!

Dixie

May 14, 2015 Meeting

Remember everyone, tonight is not our meeting night.  The May meeting will be next Thursday night, May 14, 2015.

Our meeting on May 14 will be our May Banquet meeting celebrating a successful year.

We will be having our meeting at:
Baja Mex Grill, 1212 William D. Tate, Grapevine, TX (By JoAnne Fabrics)
6:30 pm, Meet and greet
7:00 pm  Dinner and activities

Our May Banquet is the time for us all to be creative.  If you would like to join the fun, wrap one skein of yarn with fun knitting tools.  Examples:  Markers, Small notebook, Scissors, etc.  Use your imagination and go wild.  The total cost should be $15 max.  Remember this is a fun activity and if you feel you don't have time or energy to put into it, come to the meeting anyway.  We don't want anyone to miss this fun night.

I look forward to seeing everyone next Thursday!

Dixie

March 12 Meeting and Knitapalooza

Our meeting is ready to go for Thursday evening, March 12 at Bosses Pizza.  We are going to have a great program and a fun door prize..  I look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday night.

Bosses Pizza

240 Grapevine Highway

Hurst, TX.

 

On another note, registration is open for Knitapalooza 2015.  It is not too late to register.  If you order a bag it might not delivered at Knitapalooza, but we'll be sure you receive it.  To pay with PayPal.com go to earlier posts to get the link

 

See everyone on Thursday evening.

Dixie

Knitapalooza 2015

This is a reminder to be sure to register for Knitapalooza 2015.
The dates and times are as follows:

Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 10:00am to 4:00pm at Brookside Convention Center.

 

Admission is $25. This includes lunch, a goodie bag, prize drawings, contests, surprises and more.

 

Additionally, this year if you would like to purchase a Bluebonnet Guild canvas tote, we are offering them for $15. Order before March 7 and we'll have your tote at the event.

 

This year there are several ways to pay:

Give your registration form and check to a guild member.

Mail the registration form and check to Edee Buglione, 500 N. Dove Rd., #318, Grapevine, TX 76051 (817.789.0727)

or

Pay now with a credit card for registration only - $25

Pay now with a credit card for registration and a tote bag - $40

The event is being held here:

Brookside Convention Center (F)

1244 Brookside Drive

Hurst, TX 76053

 

Warm Up America

 

This year we are highlighting the work of Warm Up America as one of our community project charities.  If you would like to donate or participate it would be appreciated.

Warm Up America! is a charity centered around the idea of bringing warmth to the lives of others. The organization was founded in 1991 in a small Wisconsin town. Creative founder Evie Rosen came up with the idea of knitting or crocheting small sections and weaving them together to make blankets for those in need.

That same philosophy is what drives the organization today. Warm Up America! Distributes afghans, caps, and other items to tens of thousands of people. Knitters and crocheters around the country create their sections, gather in groups, and join their pieces together to create finished blankets.

Current Needs:  We have several organizations that need full-size child (54” x 42”) and adult (63” x 49”) afghans. Also, we have an ongoing donation need of baby blankets (40” x 40”)for Parkland hospital in Dallas, TX. Please send your donations to our home office address listed below.   The squares should be a finished size of 7” x 9”.  More information can be found on the WarmUpAmerica.org website.

 

Warm Up America! Foundation
3740 N. Josey Lane, Suite 102
Carrollton, TX 75007

We truly appreciate your kind donations and support!

We invite you to donate a square or afghan to Warm Up America or donate a child’s hat, mittens, or scarf for the Grapevine Police Community Outreach. 

For every item that is donated your name will go into a special raffle for a fun prize.  Example:  1 Square, 1 Ticket; 2 Squares, 2 Tickets, etc. 

 

Participation is completely optional, but would be appreciated.

February 12, 2015 Meeting

February 2015

Our meeting is ready to go for Thursday evening at Bosses Pizza.  We are going to have a Valentine Celebration with games and prizes.  I look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday night.

Bosses Pizza

240 Grapevine Highway

Hurst, TX.

On another note, registration is open for Knitapalooza 2015.

Have a GREAT Valentine’s Day if you aren’t able to join us on Thursday.

Dixie

KNITAPALOOZA REGISTRATION

Registration is OPEN!

The Bluebonnet Knitting Guild is proud to announce registration is open for the 10th annual Knitapalooza.

Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 10:00am to 4:00pm at Brookside Convention Center.

 

Admission is $25. This includes lunch, a goodie bag, prize drawings, contests, surprises and more.

 

Additionally, this year if you would like to purchase a Bluebonnet Guild canvas tote, we are offering them for $15. Order before March 7 and we'll have your tote at the event.

This year there are several ways to pay:

Give your registration form and check to a guild member.

Mail the registration form and check to Edee Buglione, 500 N. Dove Rd., #318, Grapevine, TX 76051 (817.789.0727)

or

Pay now with a credit card for registration only - $25

Pay now with a credit card for registration and a tote bag - $40

 

The event is being held here:

Brookside Convention Center (F)

1244 Brookside Drive

Hurst, TX 76053

Happy New Year 2015!

Happy New Year, 2015!

Well it is January and time to start the New Year in style!  We will be meeting on Thursday, Jan. 8 at Boss' Pizza, 240 Grapevine Highway (Hwy.26), Hurst, TX.  We will meet at 6:00 to socialize and catch up, with our meeting starting at 7:00.  Just a gentle reminder to everyone, be respectful and if someone is talking, please be quiet.  Also please hold your show and tells till that portion of the meeting.

Also if you have any squares done for Warm-Up America or hats for the Grapevine Police Community Outreach please bring the items to the meeting.

We are meeting at Boss' Pizza on Thursday night.  We are looking for sites to have the meetings and hope to be able to put it to a vote by February.  If you have any ideas please let me know.

I look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday night.

Dixie