Thursday, March 10, 2005 at the Log Cabin, 50 Spruce Avenue, Sherwood Park.

The library opens at 6:30 pm and the meeting starts at 7:00 pm.

Please bring:

·         6 ½” Fabric for the Square Draw - Pastel fabric. 

·         Pen and paper to take notes.

·         Loonies for the raffles.

·         Quilted Items for Show & Tell.  Get some Quibbits for draws!

·         Completed Block of the Month for display.

·         If you are going to the Retreat, bring balance of Retreat Fee ($100).

 

March Program

 

Is winter getting you down?  Is your skin starting to feel like sandpaper?  Are your winter boots starting to feel like cement bricks?? 

 

Then, you need to come to Sherwood Park Quilt Guild on March 10 when we create the colorful and uplifting New York Beauty Block.  This 8" New York Beauty block is also called the Crown of Thorns, the Railroad block, the Rocky Mountain Block, and the Rocky Mountain Road.  It is a curved block with spikes, spokes, or stars in the middle. 

 

Using pre-cut rectangles and wonderful paper piecing, this 8" block is as easy as eating Pringles Potato chips WITHOUT the added calories and trans fats.  The first key to this block is CONTRAST in fabric!!  Make sure that your Star Background is DARK and your Star tips are LIGHT!  

 

The second key to making this block a success is no matter what you do with this block say to yourself and anyone that is listening, "Aren't I just the most WONDERFUL Beauty!"  

 

Please bring a basic sewing kit complete with a rotary cutter and small mat, scissors, pins, Add-A-Quarter ruler or 6" Omnigrid type ruler that shows a 1/4" mark, chocolates, PLUS the fabrics listed below. 

 

There will be 10 sewing machines and 4 irons available for your use, but if you wish to have "no cue" waiting, please bring your own sewing machine and a power bar.

 

FABRICS REQUIRED:

 

Please have pre-cut:

Feature Fabric:    1 - 10 1/2" square...... this creates the Big Arc and the Little Arc

Dark Star Background fabric:   1 - 4 1/2" strip cut selvage to selvage then subcut into 6 - 3" x 4 1/2" rectangles

Light Star Tip fabric:    1 - 4 1/2" strip cut selvage to selvage then subcut into 5 - 3" x 4 1/2" rectangles

 

Unsure of which three colors to bring??  Why not choose three Fat Quarters....... one feature fabric fat quarter, one dark fat quarter, and one light fat quarter then cut into the appropriate amounts.

 

Want to see some websites to drool over??  www.quiltworx.com  Judy Niemeyer's Crown of Thorns

 

Books to drool over?? Valori Wells, "Radiant New York Beauties" CT Publishing

 

Magazines with New York Beauties:

"Quilt Works Today"  August/September 2004

"Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting"  July/August 2004

 

If you have created New York Beauty blocks OR quilts, please bring them for our March meeting so we can see different ways of putting the New York Beauty block together!!

 

For more information, questions, or comments, please call Lorna Ball at 417-5001.

 

 

2004/2005 Guild Meeting Sneak Peeks:
April – To be advised
May - Special guest speaker: Martha Cole
June - Year End Party!

 

 

 

 

May 13 & 14 - Martha Cole Flowered Fantasies Workshop What: Using actual flowers and/or photographs, mottled fabrics, paints, colored pencils, free-motion appliqué and quilting techniques, participants will translate that beauty into realistic fabric images. This is primarily a workshop that focuses on the steps of the creative process and leads the participants through them. Where: Ottewell Art Barn (590 Broadmoor Blvd) When: 10am - 4pm (Friday & Saturday) Cost: $90

 

QDO Day (UFO day)

March 12, 2005 at 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Sherwood Park Chamber of Commerce

Cost is $10.00

 

Mark your calendar and plan to go to the next Quilter's Day Out.  If you made a New Year's resolution to finish all of your UFO's, here is a day out!  Just think:  No phones, no housework, no interruptions, just good company and quilting all day long. 

 

Thanks,

Sheena Schultz sewpowerfull@telusplanet.net

 

 

Future Dates for Q-DOs:   Saturday, April 9 *tentative date* Sherwood Park Chamber of Commerce "Preparing for the May Quilt Show" Come and finish your quilt show projects. The Block of the Month club will be available to help you get your top ready for the show so if you have any questions or were stuck on some instructions this is the time and place to sort it all out!

 

Sherwood Park Quilter’s Retreat Update

 

The Sherwood Park Quilters retreat will be held March 18^th, 19^th, and 20^th at Camp Health, Hope and Happiness (aka Camp He Ho Ha).   More information on Camp He Ho Ha can be found at website www.camphehoha.com.  They also have a pool!!

 

To keep the costs of the retreat down we need 40 participants.  The cost of the retreat is $130. We still have spots left for those who have not had a chance to register yet.  Non-members are also accepted, so please ask your quilting friends and family members to come along too!

 

A table will be set up at the March 10^th meeting.

 

For any retreat information, please contact Doris Liebrecht at 468-5920 or by email liebrechtd@inac.gc.ca.

 

 

Happy March birthday to:  

Dorothy Goble, Audrey Howery, Joyce Huff, Lorna Themelis,
Chris Marler, Shirley Millar, Joan Smith, Judy Twardowski

Quilt Raffle

 

I don't know if everyone in the guild realizes why we are doing the quilt raffle, so I thought I would explain it again.  We hold this raffle, in conjunction with our quilt show, for two reasons.  One, to raise money for a worthy cause, which this year is "Compassion House - for Breast Cancer Patients" and two, the other 50% goes back to our guild for programming, etc.  Our membership can only stay at the $35 if this raffle is successful.  So, we expect our members to do their best to sell the tickets, and if all else, buy a book themselves to support these two worthy causes. 

 

We still have 70 books of tickets to sell, so unless, we want our membership dues to increase, please remember to take a few more books of tickets.  Thanks! 

 

Faye Steinbach

 

In November 2002, there was an article in the Edmonton Journal about a group of missionaries - Charis Global Community Aid who were going to Tanzania to start and orphanage and a sewing centre.

 

The sewing centre is for the women who have been widowed, who according to Tanzanian culture the widows are stripped of their husband's possessions. This means the women are left without homes, food or means to support their children. The sewing centre will be used by these women to earn a living.They will be sewing school uniforms for orphaned and abandoned children.

 

When I read the article I realized that I had a sewing machine lying dormant and called up the lady in charge and offered it to her. She was thrilled, said she had one other offer. My machine is not new but it is definitely serviceable.

 

I asked her what else she would need and she said any type of sewing notion-buttons, bobbins, thread, zippers, etc. Being such a large group I thought that perhaps a few other people might have some things they would like to clear out (to make room for more). So hence the article. They are picking up my machine in March and are sending a container of goods down.

 

So, if anyone has any notions/machines they would like to donate to a very worthwhile cause, please bring them to the March guild meeting and I will ensure that they reach the people in charge.

 

Thank you.

 

Brenda McLeod

 

 

Sherwood Park Quilt Guild Meeting

Thursday, February 10, 2005

Held at the Log Cabin, Sherwood Park, Alberta

 

Meeting called to order at 7:02 PM by Past President Cheryl Schewe. There were 67 people in attendance (one new member, Betty Chaba and three guests).

 

BUSINESS MEETING:

Welcome:  Cheryl welcomed all members and guests.

 

Minutes:  Lisa Avis moved to approve minutes from January 2005 meeting as circulated.  Seconded Liz Curtis.  No discussion.  Passed.

 

New Business:

Committee/Executive Meeting: Cheryl announced that executive met with committees in January to get status report – how things are going and what is needed to continue through year. She gave a brief overview with some highlights with specifics given by each committee as listed below.

 

QDO Committee: Lisa Avis announced that next QDo is March 12 at Sherwood Park Chamber of Commerce. The QDo for April will be a “Get Ready for the Quilt Show” theme. The Block of the Month committee will be on hand to help us all get ready to display our tops at the show. Members are also encouraged to finish up their projects for show entry. (Date tentatively scheduled for April 9^th at Sherwood Park Chamber of Commerce. Look for updates in newsletter and on website.)

 

Block of the Month: Prize to Lina Fayoudi. Committee is pleased with work done so far and encourages group to submit quilt tops at the May quilt show.

 

Retreat: Balance of money is due tonight – please submit cheque to Ann Taylor. Contact retreat committee if you would like to attend; there are still spots available.

 

Program: Faye Steinbach announced some changes to the program for the upcoming year. Aie Rossman was unavailable to attend this evening due to a funeral, but the Fri/Sat workshops were still going ahead as planned (still two spots available.) Faye conducted Aie’s trunk show which was incredible. “Affairs of the Heart” is Aie’s book and is available in the guild library. Faye also demonstrated the “6 – hour” quilt which was very interesting and a good way to use up leftover 6” strips.

 

New York Beauty: Lorna Ball gave a short discussion about next month’s “New York Beauty” program which she graciously offered to lead after March’s speaker became unavailable. She passed out an information sheet which will be available online: http://www.geocities.com/cabin_quilters/NewYorkBeauty.jpg  Or please contact Lorna if you require further information.

 

Charity: The guild received a thank you note from the Strathcona Christmas Bureau for the donation of a quilt.

 

Quilt Show: Carol LaRose is charging ahead with plans and asked all interested volunteers to meet with her at the coffee break. If anyone else is interested please see Carol for a list of opportunities.

 

Show & Tell: Show and Tell went first with more time allotted as discussed at the January meeting. It went very well and everyone appreciated the extra time to view the quilts. Others enjoyed the stories behind the work.

 

Announcements: Quilting 101 had to be cancelled due to lack of interest. Please see Sheena to retrieve your deposit.

 

Prizes:

Door prize: Ermeline Ference

Raffles: Sharon Nessle, Ermeline Ference!

6½” squares: Maureen Martell

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.

 

 

Remember to visit the Sherwood Park Quilt Guild Website at: www.geocities.com/cabin_quilters

Please e-mail newsletter items to the Newsletter Editor, Doris Liebrecht at liebrechtd@inac.gc.ca  Newsletter deadline is the third Friday of each month.