The Cranberry Quilt Guild will celebrate the upcoming holidays a bit early with their holiday social taking place on Monday. Doors will open at 6 p.m. at Faith United Church of Christ off Airport Beltway in Hazle Township.

Members are asked to bring their appetizer and dessert treats to share with all for the evening. A short business meeting will be held and guild membership dues and Quilt of Valor dues will both be accepted for 2025.

Taking a look back, the 2024 season has been both challenging and rewarding. A challenge to finish many projects for the quilt show, as well as being very rewarding to see an increase in attendance for the biannual show.

Speakers taught the members techniques and members mentored others with classes on barn quilts and “cotton” pottery. The group had many interesting meetings, seeing an influx of many new members that joined.

Continuing with their community service pledge, the past season saw donations from the guild of many charming baby quilts, as well as comfort quilts and accessories for those experiencing illness, and 14 Quilts of Valor presented throughout the year, along with 68 to date since Cranberry joined the Quilts of Valor society.

Looking ahead to the 2025 season, meetings will begin again in March. The program committee is always seeking new ideas for the group.

A newsletter is published twice during the season with dates for meetings along with any speaker or class that is being offered. Whatever is the popular new technique that is being seen online, the guild seems to find a way to present it.

For this last meeting of the year, the block of the month project is finishing up. A date for the reveal will be announced.

The fat quarter raffle for November is red and green holiday fabric. Show and tell will be enjoyed by the group with many extra special holiday projects being displayed.

Members are reminded to bring in their donations for the Heartwood Center as well.