<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body ><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt;"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">We are now members of the Northern California Quilt Council (which is a much larger organization than the Quilt Guilds of Northern California (QGNQ), but many of the members are large, urban guilds). Being a member gives us access to a huge mailing list for our Quilt Show (and only costs $25 per year)!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Below is a link to their January 2026 newsletter for your reading enjoyment!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Sharon Lau</div><div data-zbluepencil-ignore="true"><div class="zmail_extra_hr" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 0px;"><br></div><div><br>============ Forwarded message ============<br>From: Northern California Quilt Council <NorthernCaliforniaQuiltCouncil@wildapricot.org> <br>To : Sharon Lau<info@oceanwavequilters.com> <br>Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:47:03 -0800 <br>Subject: NCQC Newsletter Winter January 2026 to be shared with all members <br>============ Forwarded message ============<br><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0"><div class="zm_8201976691818661640_parse_8197421115878656867" style="margin: 0; 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font-size: 0px; padding: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><p align="center" style="display: block; margin: 16px 0;"><span><span class="size" style="font-size:12px"><span class="colour" style="color:#999999">NCQC Newsletter: Winter 2026 and Jan 14 Guild Membership & Retention Zoom Reminder</span></span></span><br></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse; background: transparent; font-size: 0px; padding: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><p style="display: block; border-top: solid 6px rgb(0, 176, 255); margin: 0px auto; width: 100%;"><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 100%;" width="100%" bgcolor="rgb(255, 255, 255)"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse; direction: ltr; font-size: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" align="center"><div class="x_1602041810mj-column-px-600 x_1602041810mj-outlook-group-fix" style="font-size: 0px; text-align: left; direction: ltr; display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width: 100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 0px none rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 0px none rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 0px none rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 0px none rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: top; padding: 0px; padding-top: 40px; padding-right: 40px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 40px;" bgcolor="transparent" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="border-collapse: collapse; background: transparent; font-size: 0px; padding: 0px; padding-top: 12px;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><p style="display: block; margin: 16px 0; line-height: 37px;"><span><span class="colour" style="color:#999999"><span class="size" style="font-size:32px"><b><span>NCQC Winter Newsletter Link</span><br></b></span><a href="https://northerncaliforniaquiltcouncil.wildapricot.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=hhLKHFDO4%2bsu%2bZfi3mm0G9opLEgTU2LxIc2DJ6Ng9yezqDbrPgKger2WarAiebDWCRyf4lPr2nyJADFMusxATdVDVDnQ50%2fjLRNNPVVHGfE%3d" target="_blank">NCQC Digital Magazine Guild edition 2026 Winter Issue 81.pdf</a><br></span></span><i style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(153, 153, 153)"></i></p><h3 style="line-height: 22px"><span class="font" style="font-family:Helvetica"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px"><span class="font" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:20px"><span class="font" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:22px"><span class="colour" style="color:#333333">For distribution to all Members of NCQC and Please share with all members of your guild</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br></h3><p style="display: block; margin: 16px 0;">OK to open PDF in full screen mode on desktop for best viewing. <br></p><p style="display: block; margin: 16px 0; line-height: 22px;"><br></p><ol style="line-height: 22px"><br></ol><p style="display: block; margin: 16px 0; line-height: 22px;"><span class="colour" style="color:#333333">This Wednesday is the zoom meeting regarding "Guild Membership & Retention" Some of the region's finest guilds will share their growth strategies. </span><br></p><p style="display: block; margin: 16px 0; line-height: 22px;"><span class="font" style="font-family:Helvetica"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px"><span><span class="size" style="font-size:16px"><span class="colour" style="color:#333333">Roberta Burke</span></span></span></span></span><br></p><div><span class="font" style="font-family:Helvetica"><span class="colour" style="color:#333333"><a href="mailto:newsletter@ncqc.net" target="_blank"> newsletter@ncqc.net</a></span></span><br></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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