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1 New Millennium Quilters Guild Newsletter OCTOBER 2017 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 20153, Hanover, ON N4N 3T1 Address: Website Address: Guild Meeting Dates October 17, 2017 November 21, 2017 December 19, 2017 Meetings are held at: Knox Presbyterian Church 208 Cayley Street Walkerton 7:00 P.M. 9:00 P.M. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month from September to June Please bring the following to the October Meeting: Completed Outreach Projects Name Tag Loonie For Draw Show & Share Items President's Message: Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you all had a good weekend with lots of family, fun and turkey of course. On Saturday we made our annual visit to the pumpkin patch so that the kids (of all ages) could pick out their pumpkin. Much serious deliberation resulted in a lovely variety and home we came with our "stash". I think Thanksgiving should be a season rather than a weekend. Speaking about being grateful, I really appreciate our hardworking members who plan our programs, teach us, inspire us and prepare outreach kits for us to work on. The Quilt Show Committee is swinging into high gear preparing for our May show...more about that coming up at the meeting. There is a tremendous amount of work being done behind the scenes in our guild and we can show our appreciation by helping out when asked. We had several new members join us last month and we welcome you as well. Our meeting day promises to be a busy one with a Wool Appliqué course in the afternoon and Kalidoscope of Quilts from Exeter as our guest speaker. There will be an opportunity to shop! I am also thankful to all the members who have responded positively to the invitation to the Gathering of the Guild's next Thursday (Oct 19) in Holmesville. We should have a good representation of our guild. Plans will be discussed at the meeting. Hope to see you at the meeting, President Marion DEADLINE FOR NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER IS NOVEMBER 14th newmillenniuqmquiltersguild@gmail.com SHOW & SHARE SET-UP VOLUNTEERS FOR OCTOBER Cheryl Russwurm Helen Meyer - set up Judy Sloan - hold quilts Helen Becker New Millennium Quilters Guild Newsletter October 2017 Page 1

2 Program Exciting Year Ahead! October 17, 2017 We welcome Kalidoscope of Quilts located at 355 Main Street in Exeter Ontario. They are a quilting store with a twist, selling everything from fabric, notions, books, patterns, 100% wool along with coordinating Valdani Threads. Come early to shop. November 21, 2017 Joni Newman a quilter/designer based in Stittsville, Ontario and is the owner of Quirks & Quilts. Joni will have her unique Stain Glass patterns created using raw edge fusible appliqué for sale before and after the meeting. December 19, 2017 Christmas Pot Luck. Each member is asked to bring their favourite Christmas quilted item for a show and share display. Please label with your name. January 16, 2018 Gizmos and Gadgets Demos. February 20, 2018 Community Outreach Committee. March 20, 2018 We welcome Hilda Wales from Sanity Hill as an evening vendor. Several demo s will inspire you on how to finish your quilts for the upcoming show. April 17, 2018 We are EXCITED to announce Kathy K. Wylie is coming with her amazing trunk show. Kathy K. Wylie is a multiple international-award winning quilter specializing in appliqué techniques in a "contemporary traditional" style. She lectures and teaches all over the country at guilds, shops and quilt shows and is a CQA/ACC Certified Quilt Judge. Her work has been featured in magazines, and her designs are available as individual patterns as well as in her book "Sewflakes: Papercut Appliqué Quilts." This meeting will be held in Chepstow, Ontario. May 15, 2018 Ten days to the Making Memories Quilt Show. This evening is dedicated to organizing the final details for the show and presented by the show committee. President Marion Quilt Show Challenge and Evelyn/Catherine s Christmas Challenges will be revealed and viewer's choice voting will take place. June 19, 2018 Year-end Potluck featuring the award winning projects from the quilt show Courses October 17, 2017 Tuesday afternoon 1:30 4:30. Come out for an afternoon of fun wool appliquéing a 12 x 14 Christmas theme picture. It will be all handwork, so no need to lug a sewing machine around. Cost for workshop is $20 plus the Kit which is $30 + taxes to be paid on the day of course. Sign up and pay at September meeting so we can get numbers to Tammy for ordering patterns. November 22nd Joni Newman s Stained Glass Quilting. Create an original masterpiece in stained glass quilting. Appliqué and quilting are all done in one step! Choose from a variety of projects from beginner to more advanced and learn this fun technique. $35.00 for the class on Wednesday November 22, a.m. to 4 p.m. (Plus pattern and supplies) Some preparation work need to be completed before the course. New Millennium Quilters Guild Newsletter October 2017 Page 2

3 March 20, 2018 Mystery Retreat Bag. Tuesday afternoon course from 1:30 4:30. Course fee: $20 April 18, 2018 Kathy Wylie will be teaching her Apliquick method for turned-edge appliqué. Free use of her tools which may be purchased after the course. Full Day Wednesday Course: $40 at the Chepstow Hall 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Remember your lunch. MEMBER NAME TAGS Any member new or old, who needs a name tag, please see Glenna and sign a list to be sent to our new button lady. Glenna hopes we will be caught up on this by the November meeting. In the meantime Glenna does have temporary names tags to use. CHALLENGES The Challenges Committee will be providing all members with a 10" square of fabric, with the challenge to each of you to create something using the fabric. Please pick up a square from the table at the front of the room at the November meeting. Be sure to sign your name on the sheet, acknowledging that you received your square. You must include at least one neutral and 2-3 fabric choices from your stash. You will find that this square of fabric blends with almost any colour you may wish to use, and could also be used as your neutral. Some suggestions for quilted items are: 1. Table runner - round - rectangular - square. Any season or special holiday. Maximum 24" round, square or long. Pieced with or without appliqué and/or embellishments. 2. Wall hanging - square or rectangular - 24" pieced with or without appliqué and/or embellishments Oven mitts 4. Apron 5. 2 pot holders 6. Christmas stocking 7. Christmas tree ornaments minimum 4 8. Doll's quilt minimum 24" square 9. 2 pillows - matching or co-ordinating 10. Casserole carrier placemats Remember, we all have a creative mind, let's use it. Our list above are suggestions only. If you have questions, please Evelyn at northofto77@yahoo.com. Deadline - May 2018 guild meeting. Items will be judged by the Challenges Committee and displayed at our Quilt Show. Be sure to PIN your name to the back of your project, name facing the back of your project. Please participate. Together we can have an amazing display of our work. Evelyn COMMUNITY OUTREACH REPORT Requests for comfort quilts are to be made to Pat Golem at or at golemp@live.ca. This past month five comfort quilts have been handed out. The only work session outreach will be conducting this guild year will be in November. Fabric snowflakes will be made to sell at the guild quilt show boutique. For those who cannot take part in this session, outreach will be showing the technique at the February meeting. This year outreach will be focusing on take home projects so the afternoon group sessions can focus on making items for our quilt show boutique. There will be cancer hat kits and sinful comfort quilt kits available to take home at the meeting. The I Spy block kits with the yellow background and central image provided should be returned this month so the tops can be constructed. Any other completed items can be handed in as well. Never hesitate to ask outreach for kits or help. New Millennium Quilters Guild Newsletter October 2017 Page 3

4 This fall outreach will be raffling three different kits for making a bow tie comfort quilt. Tickets are $2 each or four for $5 so a ticket gives a member three chances to win. Each kit contains extra matching and co-ordinating fabrics. They are as follows: A) 18 eight and a half inch blocks of scrappy bow ties B) 34 nine and a half inch blocks of scrappy bow ties C) 31 nine and a half inch blocks of solid bow ties. The draws will be made at our Christmas meeting. COMING EVENTS October 19, 2017 Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2017 March 20-24, 2018 May 25 & 26, 2018 Gathering of The Guilds - 1:00 PM Holmesville Hall, 190 Community Centre Rd., Homesville - see page 8 in September Newsletter for more information The Cherrywood Challenge Quilt Exhibit, Seaforth Legion "Diane's Destinations" is hosting a bus trip to Lancaster, PA. Information will be available at the next meeting. New Millennium Quilters' Guild Quilt Show - Mildmay-Carrick Recreation Complex QUILT SHOW UPDATE Only 7 months till the Quilt Show!!! We have been working hard on details for the show. We will be starting our sign-up sheets at the October meeting for the snowbirds who are leaving us for the winter. At the meeting you will also be meeting our committee chairs and they will explain what that committee will be doing and what they need help with. We still need someone to chair the following committees: Labels and Viewer's Choice Security Display (will be broke up into groups) - will be listed at meeting Please speak to Karen Schnurr or myself (Donna Watke) MINUTES -SEPEMBER 19, 2017 President Marion Brown opened the meeting by extending a warm welcome to all, especially all the visitors and the 6 new members. Minutes of the last meeting as circulated in the newsletter: Should read Gary Fischer, not Ken Fischer. Moved by Nina, seconded by Lorri M. CARRIED Correspondence: 1 thank you card was read. Treasurer s Report as circulated in the newsletter: accepted as read. Proposed budget: Glenna moved it to be accepted as circulated in the newsletter. Seconded by Lenore W. CARRIED Quilt Show: Donna W - meeting at Karen S. 10am. October 2. Lorri M. in charge of door give away and will teach members how to make. Rosemary H. showed the projects for the boutique----purses, wallets, aprons, foot pedals, and cloth bins. Sign up lists to help with these projects. Presidents challenge - kits available---$5.00 each "oh the places I have been" Outreach: "I spy block:` need to be handed in. Cancer hats and chemo bag kits are ready Gave pointers on how to do the "sinful quilts". Several quilts are ready for binding. Program: Classes are filling up. Guild Challenges: still in planning stages, hopefully ready for October---members must sign up for this. Library: magazines for sale $.50 or 3 for a $1.00 Retreat: April 3-5, 2018 Marg Cale: presented to the group all her challenge projects. "we are to be inspired" Wonderful!!!!! FYI: Hanover Sewing Club sponsoring bus trip to Creative Sewing in Toronto.Oct.28 Helen M. to get information re the button man. Show and Share: 12 people showed their lovely projects. Door Prize: Joan Fischer. New Millennium Quilters Guild Newsletter October 2017 Page 4

5 The Cotton Harvest Quilt Shop is honoured to host, for the FIRST TIME EVER IN CANADA, The Cherrywood Challenge Quilt Exhibit! Karla Overland, owner of Cherrywood Hand Dyed Fabrics in Brainerd, Minnesota has given consent for "The 2017 Cherrywood Challenge - VanGogh" to travel to Seaforth, Ontario. Artists from all over the world were invited to take the challenge to create small quilts using the same fabric, same color, same size and same theme. The variety and inspiration that blossomed from this simple idea has been nothing short of amazing in the quilting world and beyond. Karla has worked in collaboration with Bohin France to create this latest challenge - VanGogh. The Cotton Harvest Quilt Shop of Seaforth, Ontario is proud to be the first to display this International Exhibit after its initial reveal at Quilt Market in Houston, Texas. All 120 miniature art quilts will travel to the Seaforth Legion in November before heading off to tour both the United States and France. This could be your once in a lifetime chance to view an exhibit of this calibre. Please plan to visit Seaforth, Ontario from November 30 - December 2, Watch our FB page for future posts! Trina New Millennium Quilters Guild Newsletter October 2017 Page 5

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