Just a quick update:  For those of you who are visiting this site for the first time, this website is being re-designed so it is currently under construction.  There is much more to add and read about coming in the future.  As far as our first poll question, it was a tie.  There were a total of 18 votes.  Not enough to decide on the future of our newsletter.  Obviously, it will stay the way it is.  For this month’s poll question I thought it might be fun to ask a question about you as a quilter.  Make sure and check back often, please feel free to contact us and don’t forget to answer the poll question. 

Carol Loessel loves traditional quilts.  Her quilt designs reflect this.  She began quilting in the early 1970s when all that was being taught were traditional methods for traditional quilts.  She, herself, began teaching quilting classes in 1980.  This former elementary school teacher loves inspiring others to be creative and finds that her students in turn, inspire her!

Imagine the collection of fabric scraps Carol has accumulated over all those years of quilting!  This collection has led to some creative quilts, and after being told numerous times “you should write a pattern for that quilt”, she did just that!  She began her “Recipes for Leftovers” series of patterns in 2006.   She is now working on her second pattern series, “Thanks, Grandma”.  Her patterns can be found in quilt shops locally and in neighboring states; also on-line at www.thepatternpeddlers.com.  House of White Birches published her first book, Start With Scraps, in November 2009.

Carol has been a (long-distance) member of Cal-Co Quilt Guild since 1990.

She lives in Macomb, MI and can be reached via e-mail:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

•   A  workshop is being offered April 13, 2010,  called Scrap Therapy-Joy.  The costs will be $30 to everyone.   
•   The workshop will be held at Westlake Presbyterian.  If you need more information, or would like to sign up for the workshop you can contact Rebecca Lydy at    This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .   To view the workshop supply list click here.

In the Spring and Fall we get together for a weekend of sewing and sharing.  We camp at the Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center on Clear Lake in Barry County.  Camp begins on Friday April 30, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. and ends Sunday, May 2, 2010, at 4:00 p.m.  We sleep in bunkhouses and sew together in a 40' x 69' room.  Six delicious meals are included. 

In the Spring we have classes and activities (all optional) and in the Fall we just sew like crazy.  The costs are:  $105.00 for Guild Members, and $130.00 for Non-Members.  Registration has begun for the Spring Camp April 30-May 2, 2010.  You can view or print the registration form here.  You may also contact Becky Green, Quilt Camp Chair, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.  View class schedule.

We welcome non-members to join us for a fun weekend.