Mar. 2009 - Grand Valley Public Library

The Piecemakers’ Star
DUFFERIN PIECEMAKERS QUILTING GUILD
March 2009, Volume 15, Issue 7
Published by the:
www.dufferinpiecemakers.org
***President’s Message ***
I’ve been mulling a President’s Challenge for months now.
I understand that we are in tough times, so here is my
challenge:
GO GREEN!
Inside this issue:
REDUCE: Create a miniature quilt, with a perimeter from 40” to
60”, using a minimum of four blocks.
REUSE: One or more traditional/public domain block patterns,
BUT put your personal spin on it, through the use of a new technique, border, setting, colour, etc. I will have a form for you to
fill out to accompany your entry.
RECYCLE: Draw from fabric in your stash, trade or borrow from a
friend, BUT do NOT purchase any new material! Embellish your
work with found things and/or quilt with an old pattern.
Put on your thinking hats, pull out the old classics, and try to
meet my challenge!
The President’s Challenge is due at the June meeting. I’ll
have lots of prizes and we will all participate in the selections.
My hope is that the entries will then be donated to jump start our
collection of minis for the Quilt Show in 2010.
Pat Kalapaca
The Committee
Library Block
2
Community Projects
3
Bulletin Board
4
Quilt Show Focus
5
Morning Glories
Stitch ‘n Share
Looking to Next Year
Membership
6
Program Block
7
Chili Round­Up
Web Block
Pillowcase Program
8
What’s On
Retreat Block
9
Birthday Block
Refreshment Block
Set Up/Take Down
Next Meetings
Dufferin Piecemakers Quilting Guild, P.O. Box 325, Orangeville, ON L9W 2Z6
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The Executive
President:
Pat Kalapaca
Vice-President:
Janet Slater
Past President:
Judi Sullivan
Secretary:
Liz Nash
Treasurer:
Mary Light
Program:
Yvonne Guse-Rahn, Shirley Roberts
Lois Brown, Pat Burbidge,
Nancy Snook
Membership:
Mary Lou Crosland,
Cathy MacArthur, Pam Neilly
Newsletter:
Jeanne Bell
Linda Ritchie
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The Committees
Birthday Club:
Beckie Shaw, Nanette Horton
Block of the
Month/Challenges:
Daphne White , Mary DeVries
Anne Parsons, Marion Cole
Bulletin Board:
Bev Prior
Community
Projects:
Penny Squirrel, Shirley Roberts,
Norah Ledermann, Fern Pugh
Financial
Reviewers:
Debra Wilson, Cheryl Staeger
Historian:
Leah Mitchell
Librarians:
Anne Crowder, Marg Rayner
Pat Chambers, Norma Mintz
Lucky Draw:
Susan Pirie, Joan Tipping,
June Moir, Diane Woodward
Morning Glories
Leah Mitchell
Quilt Show:
Leah Mitchell, Mary Light
Refreshments:
Rosemary Galbraith, Heather
Stevenson, Pat Forrest, Linda Horner
QUILTS FROM GRANDMOTHER'S GARDEN :
A FRESH LOOK AT ENGLISH PAPER PIECING
AUTHOR: JAYNETTE HUFF
A little handwork- and a few quick tricks- is all it takes to create these charming little
projects inspired by traditional Grandmother's Flower Garden quilts. Sew hexagons
into appliqué units to create beautiful floral designs. Create flowers, leaves, baskets, butterflies, and more with 1/4" to 1/2" hexagon shapes.
CANADIAN HERITAGE QUILTING: QUICK CREATIVE DESIGNS
AUTHOR: KAREN NEARY & DIANE SHINK
This book is intended to give a limited overview of the history of quilting in the
Atlantic Provinces using illustrations from private and public collections. Quilting has
become increasingly popular in the past decades and this book will show you how to
make heritage-inspired quilts using 21st century fast and easy methods.
FOOLPROOF MACHINE QUILTING
AUTHOR: MARY MASHUTA
Design and stitch beautiful machine quilting the easy way, with the walking foot on
your home sewing machine. Learn to combine the right needles, threads and
batting to create exactly the look you want.
BODACIOUS APPLIQUE: A LA CARTE
Retreat:
Joan Lorbach, Pam Neilly,
Susan Pirie, Yvonne Conway,
Judi Sullivan
Stitch ‘n share
Betty Sanderson
Web-mistress:
Judi Sullivan
This list is for Guild purposes only
Please send newsletter submissions to:
Jeanne Bell
LBandJB@auracom.com
or
Linda Ritchie
lritchie@rmplastics.com
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LIBRARY BLOCK
Anne Crowder, Marg Rayner
Pat Chambers, Norma Mintz
AUTHOR: MARGIE ENGEL
Bold and beautiful, from elegant to bodacious, these appliqué designs leap right off
the quilts !! Try the four methods of interfaced and fused appliqué methods and
you'll be on your way to creating your own bodacious appliqué projects.
Library Procedures
The Guild library has been created for the use of members of the Guild and operates on the
honour system. Guild Library books may be borrowed for one month (from one meeting to the
next meeting).
Sign Out Procedures
1. Remove the sign out card from the pocket in the front of the book and record your name,
telephone number the due date (which will be the next meeting –month and year only)
2. Give the card to the person at the library table. (If there is no card, please check with the
person at the library desk and they will either locate the card or make a substitute.) The
library staff will give you a due dates slip to insert into the pocket to remind you to return
it the next month.
3. A maximum of 3 books may be signed out by one member.
To return a book, you simply put the book in the return box and the library staff will handle the
rest.
If you forgot or need to keep the book longer than one month, there is no problem. However, if
you have kept a book longer than 3 months, an overdue charge of 1 fat quarter will be charged
for each overdue book.
Community Projects Block
The small finished quilts have now filled the extra large Community Project suitcase and the pile of large quilts continues to
grow. Many thanks to all members who have been generously stitching blocks, completing tops and machine quilting or binding. At our
last cutting and stitching session at Cobwebs and Caviar, we managed to finish another two tops and more blocks in spite of having a
small group. All of your help is greatly appreciated and I know that our quilts are being used. Last week, one of our brightly coloured
quilts was spotted wrapped around a tall lanky teenager who was wearing it instead of a coat as he travelled along Broadway Avenue in
Orangeville. I guess Mary from Choices Youth Shelter was absolutely correct when she told me that there is an ongoing need for our
quilts as they sometimes “walk away” and leave the shelter needing replacements for their beds.
We will again have a stitching session before our meeting on March 16th beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Orangeville Fairgrounds.
Bring your sewing machine and any other supplies and join us for an afternoon of completing blocks and tops and pinning tops, batting
and backing ready for machine quilting. Spend the afternoon chatting, laughing and stitching and then join us for a delicious pot-luck
supper. I think our supper last month was the best one yet. I always bring the potatoes (I think we finally have the large industrial
gas oven mastered even without Betty!) and a salad or casserole is always appreciated. It‛s a wonderful opportunity to contribute to
our community quilts and to get to know a few of our wonderful guild members a little better. We also will have another stitching
session at Cobwebs and Caviar on Tuesday, March 24th beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Our nominating committee is busy searching for guild members to volunteer for our community projects
committee next year. We will need a chair (keep thinking about it Fern!) and some assistants. Please consider
helping out.
Fern, Norah, Penny and Shirley
NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: MONDAY, MAR. 30, 2009
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A huge thank you to all of my wonderful
friends in Dufferin Piecemakers who have taken
the time to surround me with love, support and
prayers during the loss of my mother. I so have
appreciated your cards, notes and e-mails and
am truly blessed to be a part of such an incredible
group of women. Many ,many thanks.
Blessings, Penny
The Guild wishes
to extend sincere
condolences to
Ann Crowder
on the loss of her
mother.
The Guild wishes to
extend sincere
condolences to
Mary-Lou Crosland
on the loss of her
mother-in-law.
Thank you to my
secret sister for the
wonderful fat
quarters.
I am working on
some ideas already.
Beckie Shaw
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Thank you to my secret
sister for my birthday
card and gift,
a new bag pattern
made from little scraps.
I am anxious to get
started on it.
Thanks again,
Marie Tupling
NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: MONDAY, MAR. 30, 2009
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Morning Glories
Leah Mitchell
The Morning Glories meet at the Grand Valley Public
Library the second Friday of each month September to
June from 9 a.m. to noon. Everyone is welcome to
attend. Please bring a cup and a loonie for coffee. We
take turns bringing muffins and milk. Bring your hand
work and your Show & Tell. Need some advice? Bring
your project, we love to help.
Looking for Volunteers
for the 2009/2010 Guild Year
Executive positions required:
Secretary, Program (2) and Newsletter Assistant
Committee positions required:
Refreshments (1), Library (2), Community Projects (1 or
more), and 2 financial reviewers for summer 2010
Please see a member of the nominating committee if
you are interested in helping out.
Thank you, thank you to those members who have
already agreed to assist with many of the positions
needed to keep this Guild thriving and active.
Mary-Lou Crosland, Yvonne Conway and Judi Sullivan—
the Nominating Committee.
Stitch ‘n Share
Betty Sanderson
Stitch and Share meets every Wednesday from 1:30 to
4:00 PM at the Meridian Credit Union on Broadway in
Orangeville. (Enter the conference room via the back
parking lot.) For further information call
Betty Sanderson 519-942-3015
**The group sincerely thanks Meridian for the use of the conference room provided at no charge to the participants. **
I borrowed this article from the Sudbury & District Quilting and
Stitchery Guild Newsletter, who in turn borrowed it from the Huron
Perth Guild‛s newsletter. Since we are coming to election time once
again, I thought it might be appropriate to share it in our newsletter.
JB
DO YOU JUST BELONG
Are you an active member the kind that would be missed?
Or are you content to know your name is on the list?
~
Do you attend every meeting and mingle with the crowd?
Or do you stay away then complain long and loud?
~
When you are asked to lend a hand do you say “yes” real quick?
Or pass the chance to share the fun, then talk about the clique?
~
So many quilting projects are waiting to be done, and all can be
accomplished with support from everyone.
~
Memberships are more than meetings, so help with hand and
heart. Don‛t be another member but take an active part.
~~
Take a minute, think it over, it really won‛t take long …
Are you an active member here or do you just belong?
Membership
A little reminder from the membership committee to please stop at the membership desk and let them
know of any contact information changes (moves, change of email, phone numbers, etc.)
or email them to Mary-Lou at crosland@rogers.com
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MEMORY BEARS
PROGRAM BLOCK
Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help with the March
program by bringing their sewing machine or mats and cutters
or agreeing to be a table leader.
Please let Janet Slater or Judi Sullivan know if you’re not able to
come.
WANTED FOR THE MARCH MEETING
100% cotton fabric for our hands on block production meeting
… pre-washed please.
*strip of green fabric 5 1/2 inches wide OR a fat quarter
*5 inch or 6 inch squares of small print or tone on tone fabric
in various colours, OR a 5 1/2 inch strip, OR a fat quarter
Mom's or Grandma's (or Aunt Dora's) fur coat
hanging in your closet???
Why not create a memory you can see??
Real fur hand-made bears
to hold and enjoy!!!
Please inquire about prices
or for more information....
Linda Horner..... 519-925-3451
lhorner@hurontario.net
We’ll be cutting and sewing blocks like we did last year when
we made the house blocks.
Janet Slater & Judi Sullivan
QBA: Mar 21st—Meridian, Betty Sanderson—Trapunto
Mar 28th– Meridian, Make up group for Penny’s Bag’s
Apr 4th—Daphne—English Paper Piecing
Yvonne G., Shirley, Lois, Pat and Nancy
NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: MONDAY, MAR. 30, 2009
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Breast Cancer Pillow Update
The pillows will now be distributed by the Headwaters
Hospital in the Recovery Unit thus, ensuring that everyone
undergoing Breast Cancer surgery at Headwaters will receive a
pillow.
If you know someone scheduled for Breast Cancer
surgery at another hospital please ask Leah for a pillow.
Big Chili Round-Up
Submitted by Leah Mitchell
We didn't win but we had fun. (Pat did win the 50/50 draw.)
Thanks to Pat Kalapaca, Shirley Roberts and Leah Mitchell for
providing the three different chili recipes which were combined to make
the "Patchwork Chili". Despite the weather, the event was well attended
and all 19 chili pot entries were quickly emptied.
Thank you to Mary Light for the great Patchwork Chili sign.
And once again, "Thank You" to the Grand Valley Public Library for
hosting our website. For more pictures of this event check out the Grand
Valley Public Library website ( www.grandvalley.org) click on Friends of
the Library then click on What's New.
WEB.BLOCK
www.shelleymcvittie.com
If anyone has a favourite website that you would like to share, please send a
wee note to the editor. Thanks. JB
Give a Sick Child a Smile!
Submitted by Judi Jamieson
The ConKerr Cancer program is all about helping children feel special and making life a little brighter
for them while they battle life changing illnesses. It is a simple thing, just consider going through your stash, choose
a colourful pattern for girls and boys ages 2 through 17 and make a pillowcase for these Special Children. Make the
pillowcase from the directions provided at www.conkerrcancer.org Wash the pillowcase (for the protection of children in oncology) and place it in an individual quart size Ziploc bag. Bring to our Guild meetings and place them in the
container provided. Judi Jamieson will collect them and deliver them to the drop off location at Brampton Sew N
Serge on behalf of Dufferin Piecemakers Quilting Guild. They will then be donated to the children at the Hospital
for Sick Children.
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What’s On
-Ontario Quilting Connections and
-Canadian Quilters’ Associations
Mar 7—June 7, 2009—Quilt Treasures from the WCMA
Collection. Wellington County Museum & Archives, 0536 Wellington County R., 18, RR #1, Fergus, ON N1M 2W3 Museum
hours: weekdays 9:30 to 4:30, weekends and holidays: 12:00 to
4:00. This exhibit shares heritage quilts from one of the best
museum collections in Ontario. For more information
www.wcm.on.ca or info@wcm.on.ca
Apr. 18, 19, 2009– Works of HeARTS at Newmarket Senior’s
Meeting Place, 474 Davis Dr., Newmarket. Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4.
Show with beautiful full size quilts, wall hangings, miniatures
and quilted clothing; merchants mall, tea room, and quilt
appraiser on site.
For more info: www.regionofyorkquiltersguild.ca
RETREAT BLOCK
April 25-26, 2009—Quilts in the Garden Show. Traditional/
Art Quilts—Royal Botanical Gardens.
www.quiltsinthegardens.com
Fall Retreat Friday October 16 to Sunday October 18.
The Fall Retreat is so popular all spaces
were filled at the February meeting. If
you are still interested, see Pam Neilly at
the Membership table and add your
name to the waiting list. There is often
someone who has to drop out closer to
the date.
May 1-3/09 Windsor Quilter’s Guild presents “Quilted
Treasures”. Novelletto Rosati Sports and Recreation Complex,
The ‘Soccer Place’ 3939 Carmichael St., Windsor, Adm $5.00,
Fashion Show, Sat. 2pm, Little Quilt Auction, Sun. 2pm, Raffle
Quilt Draw, Sun. 3:30pm. Tea room, demonstrations, merchant’s mall, viewer’s choice and challenge quilts. For more
info: Vivian Lacroix 519-733-2886 or vivianl@netscape.ca
Submitted by Judi Sullivan
May 1-2/09 Hats off to Quilting. Lucknow Community Centre, Lucknow, ON Fri 10-8, Sat 10-4. Quilts, wall hangings,
merchant’s mall, viewer’s choice, lunch room. Adm. $4. 5 Star
QG. Contact Volaine Hodgins 519-395-5479
May 2-3/09. The Quilted Odyssey. Jim Archdekin Rec Centre
292 Conestoga Dr., Brampton Sat 1-5. Sun. 10-4. Vendors,
door prizes, tea room, raffle quilt, mini quilts, raffle & more.
Adm. $5. Contact Elaine 905-819-9703 or visit the website
http://bqguild.wordpress.com/
May 8-10/09 Feelings in fabric 2009: Memories of Mom.
Evinrude Centre, Monaghan & Lansdowne Streets, Peterborough, ON Fri 6-9, sat 10-5, Sun 10-4. Quilt display, redwork
display, block challenge, demonstrations, members boutique, tea
room, large vendor’s area. Kawartha Quiltmakers QG.
Contact: kqgquiltshow2009@live.ca
May 26-30, 2009 Quilt & Fibre Art Festival. Waterloo and
beyond. For info www.stjacobs.com or call 1-800-265-3353
Sept. 10,11,12, 2009—The 12th Annual ”Fruits of Our
Labour” Quilt Show and Competition. Held in conjunction
with Owen Sound Fall Fair at Victoria Park in Owen Sound.
Very good prize money! Entry fee of $6. applies to each entry.
For more information and applications see the bulletin board.
NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: MONDAY, MAR. 30, 2009
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BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATIONS
-submitted by
Beckie Shaw, Nanette Horton
Pat Kalapaca
Val Ashbourne
Ann Kendrew
Mary DeVries
Laurene Nuttall
Beth Toms
June Moir
Penny M. Squirrell
Janice Webster
Betty Sanderson
Daphne White
Rosemary Galbraith
Jacky Hill
Anne Parsons
Susan Hopkins-VanZant
Debi Arnold
Amy Pugh
Mar 3
Mar 4
Mar 14
Mar 24
Mar 25
Mar 26
Mar 29
Mar 29
Mar 29
Apr 1
Apr 1
Apr 5
Apr 8
Apr 9
Apr 13
Apr 15
Apr 15
Refreshment Block
Rosemary Galbraith, Heather Stevenson
Pat Forrest, Linda Horner
We thank Penny Squirrell, Joyce
Sparkes, Shirley Roberts and
Jeanne Bell for our March treats.
We look forward to our April
delights from Pille Piegaze, Betty
Sanderson, Pat Chambers, and
Norma Mintz
General Meeting:
Date: Monday , Mar. 16 , 2009
Monday, Apr. 20, 2009
Time:
7:00 p.m. Doors Open
Please wait until 7:00 to arrive. This will allow time
for the committee volunteers to set up the room.
*****
Place: Orangeville Fairgrounds
5 Sideroad of Mono
Executive Meeting:
Remember those with
allergies and keep our
refreshments
Date:
Thursday , Mar. 26, 2009
Time:
7:00 p.m.
“nut free” !
Place:
Meridian
If anyone has been missed, please let us know
at the newsletter table.
Please call Pat if you will be attending.
Quilt Show Committee Meeting:
“Set Up” and “Take Down” Block
Set Up (arrive 6:15 PM)
Take Down
Susan Hopkins VanZant
Elspeth King
Lucia Ferris
Mary Light
Berte Bruer
Debbie Fawcett
Beth Toms
Connie Walterhouse
Marie Tupling
Fern pugh
Date:
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Time:
7:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.
Place:
Cobwebs & Caviar, Shelburne
Committee members who cannot attend please let
Mary or Leah know.
next meetıng brıng:
!" Name Tags Worn
!" Mug for coffee/tea
Nancy Noble
!" Indoor Shoes or Slippers
Thanks for filling all the spots and helping even when your name
wasn’t on the list!
!" Show and Tell
!" Fabric, sewing machines, mats and cutters
for Block Making
!" Journals for FTP
!" Loonie for the Raffle
!" Library Books
A few things to remember:
!" And a …...
During the meeting please….
!" Turn off the ring on your cell phone, or go to
another room to use it
!" Keep the conversations to a minimum when
there is a speaker.
!" Participate in keeping our meetings scent free
(we have members and guests who are allergic to
perfumes).
Family Transition Place
Our commitment to FTP is 200 journals for the year. Please help by
donating one or two at any time of the year.
The journals need to be about 6”x8”, lined pages, bound by either
coil or glue. Consider making a fabric cover.
Please leave them in the basket provided at any meeting.