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1 Volume 40 No. 1 September 2018 Parksville Quilt House Quilters Guild PO Box 1177, Parksville, BC V9P 2H2 Purpose of the Guild: To promote and encourage interest in the excellence of quilting MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT It s September already! Where did the summer go? Oh yeah, enjoying family and friends who all want to be island bound. Our 13 th quilt show was a stellar success. Enough thanks can t be given to all of you for your time and involvement. Our guild is so strong because of you. Now it s time to get going again. We have a lot of plans for the coming year. The program team has the year set, workshops are planned, retreats are filling up, Comfort Quilts is working on the kits and production. We have just secured a larger storage unit for the guild and it will make all of our pick-ups and drop-offs easy. For those who use it for show items, quilt days, Comfort Quilts, retreats and the many other items we store, it is well organized and easy to access all of the items you need. We have a lot of photos in storage that need to be looked at, maybe digitized and perhaps even books made up for each year. Any skilled person/people interested? We are working on the revised website and thank you to all who responded to the survey. More on that next month. The Facebook page is up and running thanks to Chrisanne and Marlene. Check it out on the Parksville Quilt House Quilters Guild page. I look forward to seeing you all next month as we start the year off on Sept. 17 th. ~ Elaine Next Meeting September 17 Doors open at 12:30 pm Day meeting 1:00 pm Evening meeting 6:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm) Parksville Community Conference Centre 132 Jensen Ave E, Parksville Coffee & Treats If your last name begins with one of the following letters, please bring treats to whichever meeting you attend: S T U V W X Y Z Coffee and tea by donation Please bring your own mug Remember Coffee Mug and Food Name Tag Membership Card Before you leave home, check your for a possible meeting cancellation. At Show and Tell, let us know If you don t want your picture taken. Volume 40 No. 1

2 SEPTEMBER PROGRAM Not only is Kismet Quilts, from Port Alberni, our merchant for September, but they are also taking over the stage as our presenters. Lynne and Bruce from Kismet are long time supporters of our Guild. Kismet really does it all. They stock some of the most beautiful quilting fabrics on Vancouver Island, have a fantastic selection of notions, teach a wide range of classes, and are happy to help you finish your project with their Long Arm service. There is no question that the Kismet team truly loves quilting. Their presentation will provide that extra little nudge you need to get your creative juices flowing for your fall and winter projects. Sharing the September Program is our amazing Comfort Quilt Coordinator, Chrisanne Kotzian. You may have seen Chrisanne taking pictures at some of the Comfort Quilt gatherings. Now, you will see the outcome. Chrisanne has promised a funny behind the scenes look at Comfort Quilts. ~ Debra Wortley Needed: Evening Refreshments Volunteers Our evening Refreshments group has moved on to Comfort Quilts so we need 2 or 3 people to take this on. Page 2 Quilt Talk September 2018

3 MEMBERSHIP Thanks to all who have renewed your guild membership. If you have paid and not picked up your new membership card please see us at the membership table. Just a reminder, membership fees are $35 per year, May 1 to April 30 annually. If you want a paper copy of the Newsletter mailed to you please include an additional $20. This fee is waived if you do not have an address. Memberships must be paid in order to borrow library books, or to attend retreats, sew days and other guild activities. The membership form is available for download from the website ( sites/default/files/membership%20renewal%20form%20-%202018_0.pdf) or from the membership table. You can print it and bring it with your payment, correct change or cheque please, to a meeting, or mail it to Sharon Hebert, Apollo Drive, Nanoose Bay, B.C. V9P 9K2. If you wish your membership card to be mailed please enclose a stamped, addressed envelope. ~ Sharon Hebert and Barb Graham Volume 40 No. 1 3

4 JANUARY 2019 HOMEWOOD RETREAT Ladies I know that the retreat for the fall has not happened yet and here we are talking January Retreat. Retreat Dates for Homewood on Quadra Island are Monday, January 14 to Friday, January 18 th. We have the option for you to choose the 3 day Retreat which would run from Jan th or the 4 day Retreat from Jan th. Prices for retreat are: 3 nights - $ for shared (2+ people/shared bath); $ for semi-private (2people/private bath) 4 nights - $ for shared (2+ people/shared bath); $ for semi-private (2people/private bath) Guesthouse Upstairs: 3 nights - $250.00, 4 nights $ I will be available to take the deposits for this retreat at the September guild meeting. **PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR REGISTRATION FORM COMPLETED WITH YOU!** (Registration Form is located on our Webpage). If you require any further information please contact: ~ Deb Martin-Cox or Cathy Colvin QUILTER`S Garage Sale FRIDAY & SATURDAY SEPT. 21 & 22 9 A.M. 2P.M Cardinal Way Qualicum Beach The Estate of Nancy Connah Page 4 Quilt Talk September 2018

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6 Kenmore Sewing Machine for a DONATION to PQHQG. This machine was gifted to us from a person in Nanaimo whose mother passed away. Needs some TLC. Call Elaine The final tally for Cindy s fund raising postcard is $ 11,000.00! Goes to BC Children s Hospital! Check out the website/facebook/etc. for next year s teachers. It s a great time to go to Quilt Canada and take a few days to visit the National Art Gallery, museums, parliament etc. ~ Mickey BIB n TUCKER QUILTING September Sale All bolted fabric with metallic accents & all Christmas fabrics $ obo 20% off - 30% off 2m or more ½ m minimum cuts Christmas 1/2m precuts $5.00 Page 6 Quilt Talk September 2018

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15 FOR SALE: 1 year old Brother Designer NQ 1300 purchased just before a major move, rarely used. New: $ tax Asking: $1800 Asking: $ , Roxane Volume 40 No. 1 15

16 SEW-ALONG Topsy Turvy Sew-Along 60 x 72 by Sara Medd Choosing your fabrics: I envisioned this top as a scrap project, but some solids distracted me so that's what my sample is made of. I asked my mom to make another version and she chose 30's reproductions and used a piano key border. Each of our examples uses a uniform background, but a scrappy one would do as well if the value is consistent. We chose light backgrounds with mediums and darks in the blocks. This would also work with the lights and darks reversed. At the September meeting, please take a photo of each of the tops to aid in choosing your fabrics. I will have the tops present at each meeting till the end of the year. Unfortunately, I won't be at the September meeting but the tops will be! There will be six steps, one each month starting in October, with the last one having the border options. I will do my best to write clear instructions, but please ask if me if you have any questions! The instructions will be on the website early in each month. The blocks I used are all old favorites except the big ones, which I learned were from a now-defunct magazine, Hearth and Home. I loved the varied but simple elements. They are a bit involved but the results are nice. This top has great practice in HST s. The stitch and flip corners have cut-offs large enough for a bonus project! I am a pretty thrifty cutter. These are the approximate amounts I used: 3m background and inner float border.5m mediums for blocks 2.2-3m darks for blocks.2m for optional flange 1.8m for optional solid border and binding (I don't like pieced outer borders) 118 scraps, med or dk for optional piano key border, cut 2 1/2 x 4 1/2.6m for binding of a piano key border to coordinate with your fabric choices I hope you'll join in. I can't wait to see the varied results! ~ Sara Medd Page 16 Quilt Talk September 2018

17 QUADRA ISLAND RETREAT OCTOBER 29-NOV 2, 2018 The count-down is on! Only 8 weeks to go until our Fall Retreat at Camp Homewood. We have room for 3 more quilters so if you re thinking of coming and have not had time to register yet, please bring your registration to me at our September meeting or contact me by . For our fall retreat this year we have booked 4 nights at Camp Homewood, on Quadra Island, from Monday, October 29 Friday, November 2, If you are unable to attend for 4 nights, we are happy to have you come for the usual 3 nights, Tuesday, October 30 th to Friday, November 2 nd. If you have never been to one of our retreats it is a great opportunity to meet some of our members, make new friends and spend lots of time doing what we all love to do sew, sew and sew some more! Fees are as follows: 3 nights - $ for shared (2+ people/shared bath) $ for semi-private (2people/private bath) 4 nights - $ for shared (2+ people/shared bath) $ for semi-private (2people/private bath) Guesthouse Upstairs: 3 nights - $250.00, 4 nights $ Deb Martin-Cox and I will be available to take your registration at the September guild meeting. If you are unable to attend this meeting, you can send it with a friend or mail it to me. Please remember the deposit is nonrefundable unless a replacement can be found and/or we have met the minimum number required. Please complete a copy of the registration form on the website (under activities, retreats) and bring it to the meeting. It must be filled out prior to registration. Thanks ladies, I look forward to retreat! ~ Cathy Colvin colvinca@gmail.com Volume 40 No. 1 17

18 PQHQG FACEBOOK PAGE We now have a Facebook Group for Pictures and newsworthy events, Parksville Quilt House Quilters' Guild. It is a closed group. Type in the group name in Search and ask to join the group. Looking forward to sharing with you! ~ Chris Kotzian and Marlene Waters are the Moderators. Page 18 Quilt Talk September 2018

19 The Circle of Giving, Beautiful New Fabrics and Trying New Things Last spring I had taken a friend, a quilter, with me to deliver some comfort quilts. She had made one that had lovely pink fabrics in it. I was going to put it into the Comfort Quilt display at BeDazzled and at the last moment decided it would be lovely to take it to the Chemo Unit as she had personal experience of cancer in her family. Always, when I drop off the quilts, the nurses and volunteers ooh and ahh over them. Around the corner came another member of our group, who had a family member getting treatment and the pink quilt.the pink quilt butterfly border had been donated by that member. It certainly is a Circle of Giving! At the quilt show, we heard many exclaim Those are comfort quilts wow! How lucky was I to deliver them and to present one to a lady on her birthday while she was getting chemo! This spring we had some excitement - large donations of gorgeous, gorgeous fabrics were given to us. How generous people have been to us, and how humbling to know we have been entrusted with these beautiful fabrics for our community Comfort Quilts! It really does feel like a quilt store and ladies.i have the biggest stash in town!!! Although, the talk around some cutting boards indicates some ladies are coming a close second! We have been busy. I could use some volunteers to help with the washing and sorting and ironing. I can provide a bag and bring some to a meeting, you can collect it from my house, or I can drop off/pick up if you live fairly close. Please or call me if you are able to help. We are going to try some new things - making some jelly rolls and layer cakes, packs of matching fat quarters or matching lines to use with your favourite patterns. Our focus will be more on kits to take, as we have fabulous fabrics to make them out of. We want to make use of the co-ordinating lines and offer you some good quality fabric to work with. At the September meeting we will have Christmas stocking kits and placemat kits ready..get yours quickly as they are going to go FAST! For the first couple of months we will have prizes for numbered kits taken at each meeting.$10 dollar gift certificates to quilt stores..i am not above bribery and the monies are not out of our budget but from the garage sale at our meeting in the spring. Our Comfort Quilt Sew day: Saturday, September 29; 8:30ish to 3:30 at the Bradley Centre Our Focus will be BABY QUILTS for the NICU. If you have never been to a sew day this is the perfect one to try.have fun making a baby quilt!!! We will have kits made up, grab a kit and sew..pack a lunch and maybe some goodies to share. Have some FUN with us! Maybe win a prize? Play a game? Bring all your basic sewing equipment to sew. I will have a roll of batting available including backing pieces. There will be tables set up to sew, cut, and baste on, and irons and boards. Please bring your own pins to baste as we don't have any. I will bring some smaller projects too! A couple of reminders: COMFORT QUILTS If you are donating fabric it should be washed and be of good quality when you are making up baby quilts at home please use flannel on the back, I have lots of flannel if you need backing and batting just /phone me the size and I will get it ready for you Thank you to all the ladies who have offered to help with the Comfort Quilt Committee. This year we will have new faces at the table each month. The more the merrier! And thank you ladies for all your participation. And last but not least, WELCOME to Mirella Yanko who will be learning the key aspects of Comfort Quilts in the coming year. ~ Chris Kotzian, Comfort Quilt Coordinator Volume 40 No. 1 19

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21 WORKSHOPS FOR THE FALL BOTANICAL BEAUTIES with Sandra Sandvik (This class is full) This design has two wallhanging layout sizes to choose from or you could do a table runner with 3 blocks. The flower petal blocks are created with curved foundation piecing. Acrylic templates with be available to help with the curved cutting process. You will learn free form foundation piecing, working with color (your choice of flowers for color inspiration), mitered corners, working with a small design board, making narrow borders and basic free form machine quilting and embellishing to finish your masterpiece! This pattern works up well in bali batiks, solids and small prints. Or make it modern! DATE: Sunday, October 14, 2018 PLACE: Parksville Community Centre TIME: 9:30 4:00 COST: $ $2 for handouts/ pattern QUILTING LEVEL: All levels BARGELLO TABLE RUNNER with Fran Henney This is a great introduction to Bargello as it makes up quite quickly, but yet looks stunning. The pattern is from the book Twist and Turn Bargello by Eileen Wright. It uses 10 fabrics in one colour group or two, light to dark. As this workshop is in November, why not consider Christmas fabric? DATE: Saturday, November 24, 2018 PLACE: Bradley Centre TIME: 9:30 4:00 COST: $40.00 QUILTING LEVEL: All levels ***NOTE*** Each participant needs a copy of the book Twist and Turn Bargello by Eileen Wright. She will sell copies of her book for less than any quilt store, and they will be $25 or $30 depending on number sold. There are 11 Bargello quilt patterns in the book. Workshops are a great way to learn a new technique or just a new way to create something lovely, and we always have a fun day. Please think about joining us. All info is on our website and at the meetings. If you have any ideas for other classes, drop an to workshops@parksvillequilthousequilters.com. Volume 40 No. 1 21

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23 QUILT SHOW FINAL REPORT The Parksville Quilt House Quilters can stand proud for producing one of the finest quilt shows in Canada. My husband is taking me to Newfoundland September 13-29, and won t be able to congratulate you, our members, and deliver the quilt show report at the September meeting. The BeDazzled Quilt Show Summary Report follows. Parksville Quilt Show history started with the first official show July 1 4, 1981, and continues today. BeDazzled 2018 took the best ideas from past shows, added sparkle and new activities to create yet again, one fabulous quilt show! In the spring of 2016 a Convener volunteered and by August 2016 a core committee was formed. They researched past show records, identified dates, reserved the Oceanside Arena and put logistics in place. The large quilt show committee was in place by late spring We had a vision, set goals, created a plan, timelines, measurements and built a strong team. Participating in the quilt show is one of the most exciting, rewarding and fulfilling volunteer jobs ever. Yes, it s demanding, yes, one works hard for a few years, and yes, it s worth it! BeDazzled, the Parksville Quilt Show- June 22, 23, 24 was an overwhelming success! Attendance 2550 paid, 34 complimentary passes + daily volunteers = Over 2600 people Boutique Surpassed 2015 sales by noon Saturday BeDazzled Baskets Great results for first time activity Quilt Raffle All 5000 tickets sold by Saturday Quilts on Display 335 member quilts on display More quilts in the lobby, rest area, at Trunk Shows and Boutique = 500+ quilts Special Event 235 tickets sold for the Special Event with Judy Leslie and Robin Fischer Trunk Show Raised funds to pay 6 charities $100 each Volunteers 210 members +32 non-members = 242 volunteers (1, 506 show) Financial Net Income for 2018 Show $30,000+ (unaudited); the goal was $19,000!!! Merchants 14 fabulous quilt shops represented at the show Public comments shared during and after the show.. We go to quilt shows all the time, it was the best show, highly organized Your guild should give a master class in How to Organize a Quilt Show The quality of the quilts was outstanding Loved the names of the rows Do quilts really cost that much? Absolutely fabulous we were definitely Dazzled You did a terrific professional job, it would be lovely to live close and participate in your guild. Continued... Volume 40 No. 1 23

24 QUILT SHOW FINAL REPORT CONT D The Parksville Quilt House Quilters Guild is one of the premier guilds in Canada with an annual membership of Few guilds in Canada exceed 300 people (York Heritage Quilters (335 members) and Winnipeg Prairie Quilters (300+). Our guild is a leader in quilt shows and reflects members quilting expertise and professionalism. Let s get ready for the next great quilt show you are invited to be the convener.. Look at your amazing gifts and talents; there is a leader in each of you! Know that members always step forward and volunteer that s what members in this guild do! Know that How to do a Quilt Show is well documented you ll have a roadmap and tools to follow. Is there someone who wants to continue the Parksville Quilt Show Legacy in 2021? Take on this challenge! A very special thank you to all guild members, the core committee, the quilt show committee, a supporting Management Team, and Public Relations for getting the word out. Thank you all for the beautiful quilts on display that s the PQHQG Heritage. I m honoured to be part of the Parksville Quilt House Quilters team. BeDazzled belongs to all of you! ~ RoseMary Slaney, Convener, BeDazzled st Prize Quilt by Anne Hall on the Deb Rees bed! (all raffle prize winners listed on page 5) Page 24 Quilt Talk September 2018

25 QUILT SHOW WINNERS Quilt Category Ribbon Name Quilt Name Canadian Quilter s Association -Viewer s Choice 1 st Nancy Rahn Shades of Grey HM Vicki Dods Shack Island HM Roxane Newell Snake River Challenge Past Presidents Ribbon Nanette Banks White on White Junior Fiber Artist 1 st Cobbie Biickert Unichris HM Katelyn Putz Whales at Dusk HM Juliette Callaghan Lissett Valentines Quilt Challenge 1 st Deanna Corrigan Bedecked in Moonlight 2 nd Mirella Yanko The Beatles: Abbey Road 3 rd Philippa Zapf Beetle HM Philippa Zapf Beetle (Best Use of Kit Fabric) HM Edie Penner Behind (Most Humorous) Hand Applique 1 st Nancy Rahn Blossoms on Black 2 nd Nancy Rahn Jungle Walk with GiGi 3 rd Edie Penner Tumbling Blocks Bed Quilt Hand Quilted 1 st Nanette Banks White on White 2 nd Kathy Claxton Adrianne s Flower Garden 3 rd Charlotte Hitchin Joy Bed Quilt Quilted by You Bed Quilt Quilted by Other Wall/Lap Quilt > 200 Wall/Lap Quilt < st Ginette Schewe Mediterranean Garden 2 nd Ginette Schewe Double Wedding Ring 3 rd Diane Beacham Helen s Choice HM Arlene Lessard Grandmother s Dream 1 st Nancy Rahn Shades of Grey 2 nd Susan Shead 365 Day Challenge 3 rd Charlotte Hitchin Midnight Garden HM Sandra Bramhill Paradise in Bloom 1 st Sandy Forest Basement Door 2 nd Margaret Furnell Just Splendid 3 rd Anne Hall Aurora HM Nancy McDonald Ewe and Me 1 st Philippa Zapf King of the Hill 2 nd Betty Howes Giraffe 3 rd Brenda Willson Winter Wonderland HM Donna Mighton For the Love of a Poodle Continued... Volume 40 No. 1 25

26 QUILT SHOW WINNERS CONT D Baby Quilt 1 st Susan Freethy Bodhi s Quilt 2 nd Fran Wilson Happy Teddies 3 rd Fran Henney Sweet Dreams Christmas 1 st Nancy McDonald Victorian Christmas Cuffs 2 nd Joyce McLellan Santa s Reindeer 3 rd Barbara Donan Stars on Ice Art Quilt 1 st Janet Finch Poppies 2 nd Brenda Caswell Trunk Show 3 rd Quita Peverley My Forest Guardian HM Philippa Zapf Bison Other quilted items 1 st Joyce McLellan Big Birds Jacket 2 nd Diane Archer Carousel Strip Laptop Tote 3 rd Nancy Rahn Mickey Biickert Just Flowers Jacket RAFFLE PRIZE WINNERS 1st Prize: Debra Rees - Amazon Star - Paper Pieced Queen Quilt Value $2500 (on-bed photo on page 3) 2nd prize: Janice Greening (Comox) Fiesta - Hand Quilted Appliquéd Lap Quilt - Value $1500 3rd prize: Justine Lebar (Qualicum Beach)Morning Dew - Machine Quilted Beaded Wall Hanging - Value $950 4th prize: AlanSims (Qualicum Beach) - Butterflies Sashiko Wall Hanging - Value $500 5th prize: Colleen Sanders (Qualicum Beach) - 8 Machine Quilted Placemats - Value $125 Page 26 Quilt Talk September 2018

27 BASKETS Great success for a first time effort. Thank you to all who contributed items for the baskets. Visitors were in awe of the size and grandeur of the baskets. There were 14 fabulous quilt shops represented. Draws for the baskets occurred in the last hour of the show building lots of excitement to a grand finale ending. Fat Quarter Basket - Doreen Waner Indoor Basket - Jaqueline Touchie Out Door Basket - Lorraine Jacobsen Spa Basket - Delories Howie Wall Hanging by Coreen Zerr - Karen Champagne Quilting Basket - Edie Penner DOOR PRIZES The Grand Door Prize winner was Sandra Johnstone from Quadra Island. Congratulations to the lucky winner of the Bernina QE 570 sewing machine. Thank you Snip and Stitch of Nanaimo and Bernina of Canada for providing this great prize - Platinum Sponsor for $5299. All the Door Prizes were a fabulous draw at the quilt show, and our guild is very grateful for the community support. On each day of the show there were multiple draws every hour! They added excitement, interest and glamour to BeDazzled. Almost all prizes were collected by winners at the show. There were, however a few left over, which will be used for guild prizes at our monthly meetings. Volume 40 No. 1 27

28 P Q H Q G C a l e n d a r o f E v e n t s September 7...sew day 10.management meeting 17.guild meeting 20 newsletter submissions due 29...comfort quilt sew day October 1.management meeting 5...sew day 14.workshop 15.guild meeting 17.stay at home retreat (to 19th) 20 newsletter submissions due 29...homewood retreat (to nov 2) Page 28 Quilt Talk September 2018