Thursday, October 14, 2004 at the Log Cabin, 50 Spruce Avenue, Sherwood Park.

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

October Program:  Machine Maintenance & Notions Galore

 

Please bring:

·         6 ½” Fabric for the Square Draw.  Please bring a square of Black & White fabric. 

·         Pen and paper to take notes. A coffee mug or water bottle.

·         Loonies for the raffles.

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

·         Cheque book to sign up for any upcoming activities!

·         Completed blocks for Quilt Raffle

 

 

 

Thank you to everyone for helping our September meeting be such a success!  Now that Fall is officially here -  and all new Autumn and Christmas fabrics are out – it is time to get down to some serious quilting.

 

A good friend, who doesn’t quilt, passed this on to me after spending an evening with a group of friends (myself included) who do… I think there is a message there but I’m choosing to ignore it!  I thought I’d share it with you.

 

There are two kinds of people in this world – those who quilt and those who don’t. Quilters feel that they are really no different from other people, but let us compare...

 

1) Quilters have basements filled with boxes of fabric, and batting leaning against the wall. Normal people have Ping Pong or pool tables, pictures on the walls and empty suitcases.

 

2) Quilters’ children wear shoes at all times and never crawl once they have learned how to walk. Normal people’s kids run barefoot through the house because they have no fear of stepping on pins.

 

3) Quilters have the ironing board set up next to their sewing machine. Their points and corners are perfectly pressed. Normal people have pressed skirts and pants, and they have all the buttons on their shirts.

 

4) Quilters have coordinated bedrooms with matching quilts, pillow shams and wall hanging. Normal people have coordinated wardrobes.

 

5) Quilters read quilt magazines, quilt books, and pattern instructions. Normal people read the newspaper, the latest novels, and Reader’s Digest.

 

6) Quilters’ families eat chili, meals from the crock pot, and anything else they can fix themselves. Normal people eat quiche, fresh vegetables and homemade cookies.

7)  Quilters use their dining room for quilting. Normal people have silk flower centerpieces and guests for dinner. Quilters also save milk cartons and detergent boxes for storage. Normal people throw out their trash or take it to the recycling bins.

 

8) Quilters carry 3x5 cards covered with yardage requirements and snips of fabric to be matched. Normal people carry 3x5 cards with their husband’s sleeve length and the children’s sizes written on them.

 

9) Quilters carry photos of quilt shows and finished projects. Normal people carry pictures of their children.

 

10) Quilters have needle nose pliers, razor blades and sandpaper in their sewing boxes. Normal people have two spools of thread – one light and the other dark – and a few assorted buttons.

 

11) Quilters will never live long enough to finish everything they would like to, and usually wear themselves out trying. Normal people make a will and wait for the end while they quietly fade away.

 

12) Quilters leave works of art filled with memories that will one day be of historic importance. Normal people leave…..?????

 

Why be normal?  Happy Quilting!!

 

 

We are looking for someone with a digital camera to take pictures on an ongoing basis for the scrapbook.  Mary Jane Cousins is making the scrapbook, but she is not feeling up to taking pictures.  So, if anyone has pictures from last year that we could get a copy of that would help out as well.  Thanks!  Faye Steinbach

 

We need 9 more people for sign up to the Stained Glass Workshop scheduled for November 13th. Thanks! Sheena Schultz

 

November 13 - Stained Glass Workshop What: J&J Quilting will be putting on this workshop to show a new and easy way to make stained glass projects without bias tape or glue. Where: Festival Place When: 9am - 4pm - bring a bag lunch Cost: $46.50 (includes kit, pattern, and instructors.) Deadline for registration: October 14 Guild Meeting. Maximum 20.

November 27 - Free Motion Machine Quilting Workshop by Denise Hoag What: Still struggling with free-motion machine quilting? Familiarity breeds content in this class as you learn about design choices, try different techniques, and explore your machine's potential. Students will go home with samples they have made of the different techniques. Where: Wye Community Hall (193, 52352 Hwy 21, Wye Road) When: 9:30 - 4:30 Cost: $30.00 (Supply list given upon registration) Deadline for registration: October 14 Guild Meeting. Maximum 18.

 

January 12 & 19 - Sheer Illusions Workshop by Denise Hoag What: Fun and easy (cheating) applique come to life with thread sketching techniques as you sandwich all of your favorite treasures under a layer of silk, organza or tulle. Look for class sample at the November 11 guild meeting. Where: Ottewell Art Barn (590 Broadmoor Blvd) When: 2 Wednesdays 10am - 4pm Cost: $65 (Two day class, bring a bag lunch) Deadline for registration: December 9 Guild Meeting. Maximum 15.

February 11 & 12 - Lotusland Designs Workshop What: Applique (Hand or Machine TBA) Where: Ottewell Art Barn (590 Broadmoor Blvd) When: Friday Feb 11, 6:30 - 9pm & Saturday Feb 12, 10am-4pm. Cost: $45 (supply list available ASAP) Deadline for registration: November 30. Maximum 20.

 

February 26 - Quilt Beginning 101 by Quilters Dream What: Do you need a basic crash course on how to sandwich and quilt your completed top? Then this is the class for you. There will be two instructors from Quilter's Dream there to walk you through the steps. You will need to bring a small completed quilt top that is no bigger than a lap size and a crib size is preferable. Where: Festival Place When: 9am-4pm Cost: $25 (bring a bag lunch) Deadline for registration: January 13 Guild Meeting. Maximum 20.

April 2 & 3 - Colourwash Workshop: Shady Corner What: Judy is coming back from her new home in Hawaii especially for this class! Where: Earthly Goods When: 9am - 4pm (Saturday & Sunday) Cost: $55 (more info ASAP) Deadline for registration: February 10 Guild Meeting. Maximum 15.

 

May 13 & 14 - Martha Cole Flowered Fantasies Workshop What: Using actual flowers and/or photographs, mottled fabrics, paints, coloured pencils, free-motion applique 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 Deadline for registration: January 31. Maximum 20.

 

 

Fall cleaning? Have you run out of space for your new purchases? Make space - bring your surplus patterns, notions and fabric to the September 9th meeting and drop them off with the ladies who sell the raffle and door prize tickets. They are grateful for any and all donations. Thank you for thinking of the Sherwood Park Quilt Guild.

 

Happy October birthday to:  Laurelle Callaghan, Marilyn Klein, Jaye MacFadyen

 

 

2004/2005 Q-DOs UFO days will now be known as QUILTERS DAY OUT (Q-DO) We are hoping to entice a lot of members to join us. We have plans for a number of fun projects! Cost: $10 (bring a bag lunch) The day will be set up a fun and relaxing day to sew along together and work on the same project or just come out sew your UFOs. Please pay UFO Coordinator Sheena Schultz as soon as you register. The registration list will be available at all guild meetings. For last minute entries, please contact Sheena. There needs to be at least 10 people registered or the UFO will be cancelled.  First come, first served!

 

October 9:  Sherwood Park Chamber of Commerce. Work on a small Christmas project http://www.debbiemumm.com/potm/03/december/quilting/printdecemberpotmquilting.asp, or complete a UFO. Future Dates: January 22 - Festival Place. March 12 - Sherwood Park Chamber of Commerce. April 16 - Festival Place

 

Rules and Regulations:

• A maximum of two books and two magazines per month.
• All books are due at the start of the next meeting.
• A fine of $1 per book/magazine will be levied for each month the item is not returned.
• After 3 months, it will be required that the member reimburse the Guild for the cost of the book/magazine.
• All books to be brought back to the library for inventory in May.
• A Guild membership card must be shown to borrow books/magazines.

 

We have bought seven new books this summer:

• ENCHANTED VIEWS by Dilys A. Fronks
• HUNTER STAR QUILTS & BEYOND by Jan Krentz
• FOUR SEASONS IN FLANNEL by Jean Wells & Lawry Thorn
• FOCUS ON BATIKS by Jan Bode Smiley
• PLENTIFUL POSSIBILITIES by Lynda Mulligan and Nancy Smith
• QUILTS FOR BABY by Tammy Tadd
• GARDEN GATHERING VOL. II by Cathy Wierzbicki

 

Also, we have the fall issues of the following magazines:

• QUILTMAKER
• FONS AND PORTER
• McCALLS

 

A complete list of all the library books and magazines is available at the Library table and on our website: www.geocities.com/cabin_quilters

 

 

 

2005 Sherwood Park Quilt Guild Retreat
March 18, 19 & 20
Camp He Ho Ha
Contact: Karen Antler

Cost: $130. Deadline for members to reserve a spot with a deposit of $30 is December 31, 2004. After that deadline, registration will be open to non-members. Need 40 participants.

 

 

Sherwood Park Quilt Guild Meeting

Thursday, September 9, 2004

Held at the Log Cabin, Sherwood Park, Alberta

 

The regular meeting of the Sherwood Park Quilt Guild was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Jo McAuley. Eighty members were in attendance.

 

BUSINESS:

Welcome:  Jo McAuley welcomed old members and new members (Cindy Morrison, Jackie Towndrow, Chris Marler and Cathy Badry). The new Sound System was in use for the first time.

 

Announcements:

o        Salisbury Quilt Show - Lori needs quilts and volunteers. If you are interested call her at the store.

o        Jo thanked Lorna Ball and all the volunteers who helped out at the Ukrainian Village Quilt Show.

o        Hard copies of the Newsletter will be available on the back table at every meeting for those without email.

 

Minutes:  Pam Sutherland moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved and Joyce Walters seconded the motion. The minutes were unanimously approved.

 

PROGRAM: 

Mystery Quilt Project

Cheryl Schewe and the Vana’s (Paule Mihill, Diann Podlubny, Nancy McGowan, Jaye MacFadyen) talked about the ease of making the project and encouraged all to participant. Price is $10 per year.

 

Program Committee – Faye Steinbach talked about the schedule of events for the whole year:

o        September: Ricki Timms’ Caveman CD and mixer game

o        October: Central Sewing – sewing machine maintenance and care

o        November: Marilyn Wilson will demo jack-o-lanterns and sell patterns

o        December: Christmas theme surprise and pot luck supper

o        January: demo on hand, machine and long-arm quilting

o        February: Aie Rossman

o        March: Quilting from the Heart will present English paper piecing

o        April: Lana Whatley – flowers

o        May: Martha Cole – fabric artist

o        June – tba

o        The Program Committee is looking for a volunteer to organize the pot luck supper

 

Nametags’ project entries from June meeting were requested to submit their names for a prize.

Marilyn McGillivray introduced a mixer game.

Faye Steinbach showed some of the Ricky Timms Caveman Style DVD that was purchased for the library.

 

Retreat: Deadline for signing up for members is December 31, 2004.  After that, non-members can sign-up.

 

Quilt Raffle

o        Rosanna talked about the quilts for raffling and asked for volunteers to make various squares to complete a queen size quilt, table runner and wall hanging. The squares must be completed by the October meeting as the quilts must be ready for late December. A lady from Camrose will quilt at no charge.

o        It is hoped that 2,000 tickets will be sold. The draw will occur one week after the quilt show.

o        Half the proceeds of the raffle will go to breast cancer and half to the Guild

o        A discussion ensued on which breast cancer group to donate to. Nancy Rocha talked about the Canadian Breast Cancer Society, Alberta Breast Cancer Society and the Cross Cancer Society. Marilyn McGillivray talked about the Dragon Boats and Breast Screening Program and Jacky Towndrow talked about Compassion House.

o        Pam Sutherland requested a write up on the various societies be submitted to the Newsletter.

o        We will vote at the October meeting.

 

Finance:  Ann Taylor moved that we accept the budget. Joan Smith seconded the move. Faye Steinbach moved there be a change in the budget, to reflect the cost of making the scrapbook, from $25 to $150. Pam seconded. Unanimous agreement.

 

Show and Tell:  We started off the new season with an enjoyable array of items.

 

PRIZES:

Door prize:  Flo Shuchuk

Raffles: Jan Byzenko, Carol Larose

6½” squares: Mary Jane Cousins

Quibbet: Lana Whatley

Nametags:  Lisa Avis

 

Adjournment:  Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 pm by Jo McAuley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.