Chilliwack Quilters Guild Newsletter

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1 Page 1 of 15 Chilliwack Quilters Guild Newsletter Nov 2015 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Wow Wow WowWow! I could fill the whole page up with just those 3 letters! I know I don t have to tell you that the quilt show was fantastic. We received so many compliments from the guests. The membership really stepped up to help out, thank you all. An especially big thank you to Janet and Jean who put so much time into getting everyone and everything organized, it just would not be able to happen without leaders like these ladies. As you may already know we had an excellent financial result from the sale of the raffle tickets and the proceeds from the show, raising over $8000. More importantly we got to display our work for everyone to see and admire. Congratulations to Simone, Sandra, and Lori who were our prize winners this year but I truly believe everyone who showed their work is a winner. At this month s meeting we have a small thank you for everyone who volunteered in any way towards making this show possible, if you aren t going to be at the meeting please let me know so I can set one aside for you. As I listened to Jeanne talk last month about the establishment of the guild it really struck me as to how we have maintained some of the initial fundamental ideals of the founders.the guild is open to all no matter what experience they may bring, we are welcoming to everyone, we are encouraging, we are not judgemental about each other s work and our membership fee is very reasonable. Once again ladies thanks for having that vision. A special thank you to Lori for that wonderful extra edition of the newsletter this month. I really don t think she sleeps! CONGRATULATIONS! To The October Prize Draw Winners Door: Mary Hawkshaw (Donated by Hamels Fabrics) Badge: Ann Rideout (Donated by Country Folk) *Wendy Lyon won two months in a row, and requested a second draw which Ann won. That is sharing! CONGRATULATIONS! 30 th Anniversary Prize Elly Gatt Membership October Meeting Attendance (72) Guests 1 New Members - 6 Total Paid Memberships as at Oct2015 Meeting (84) Lyn Robinson

2 Page 2 of 15 November Meeting November MEETING Greeter Lyn Webber 8:30 am Set-Up 9:00 am Project: Christmas Tree 10:30 am We Care Recipients Show & Tell Please bring your Quilt Show Challenge Quilts 11:15 am Meeting 12:00 Clean-Up REMEMBER TO BE PATIENT WITH THE ELEVATOR DOOR - DO NOT PUSH ON THE DOOR JUST USE THE BUTTONS THE DOOR IS SLOW TO CLOSE!! REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR NAME BADGE LIBRARY REPORT New Books Amish Quilts Lynn Koolish Pretty Patchwork Holidays John Q Adams Winter Wonderland Sherri Falls Books 1, 2, 3: Kansas Oregon Quilt Collection Lynne Hagmeier Primitive Quilts Magazine Winter 2015 Know of someone who is in need of a little sunshine? Contact Annie Hall at

3 Page 3 of 15 OUR LYNNWOOD SEWING DAYS November 10 th December 17 th January Jackie Clark 1 Margaret Milner 3 Ellen Sangster 4 Mary Kroeker 8 Beverley McIntosh 8 Sharon Hirschman 14 Grace MacDonald 17 Ruth Haire - 17 Carol Bilodeau - 19 Ann Rideout - 27 GETTING TO KNOW GUILD MEMBERS Sue Martin was born in Chilliwack and has lived here ever since. She attended school in Chilliwack and also attended college to become an insurance agent but after having her family she chose to quit and devote her time to raising them. She married Robert Martin, the boy next door in She has two children, a son and a daughter and five grandchildren. She became interested in quilting from watching her mother and grandmother quilt. The thing she likes most about quilting is the challenge of learning and doing something new. She enjoys the guild for seeing other people's work and meeting new people. Belle Smith

4 Page 4 of 15 We Care Report Thank you to everyone who worked so hard and donated these wonderful quilters. We will be presenting the quilts to the following recipients at our November meeting: XOLHEMET SOCIETY SECONDSTAGE HOUSTING (Women & Children) CHILLIWACK COMMUNITY SERVICES BETTER BEGINNINGS PROGRAM (Baby) HOPE AND AREA TRANSITION SOCIETY (Adult & Children) STO-LO NATION INFANT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (Baby/young Children) CHILLIWACK HOSPICE (Adult) PACIFIC COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY (Adult) VALLEYHAVEN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Palliative Care (Adult) Look forward to seeing week!! Shirley Square-Briggs Ph smsquarebriggs@gmail.com Bonnie Thyer Ph boni_taj@hotmail.com (Contact for batting and backing)

5 Page 5 of 15 OUR FUTURE PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS This month Patricia will be teaching us how to make an Origami Christmas Tree! What is an Origami Christmas Tree you say? Well here are a few pictures of different ones. I am sure once Patricia shows you how to make the tree, you may want to try a Santa, owl, or an angel. The options are endless. Here are also some YouTube links to wet the appetite. Origami Tree (Jo Nakashima) - Christmas Tree, designed by Jo Nakashima Difficulty level: Simple (20 minutes) Origami Magic Ball, Designed by Yuri Shumakov, (originally called Dragon's Egg) (20 Minutes) December will be our Christmas Pot Luck and lots of visiting and getting to know each other. January will be We Care. REQUESTS: If you know of a guest speaker, and/or workshop you think a number of guild members would be interested in, please let Jean or Cathy know. Jean/Cathy Programs

6 Page 6 of 15 Month Instructor What s Happening! Origami Christmas Tree Project Nov 17 Patricia Hall Supply List 2 strips of Contrasting fabric 5inches to 7 inches x W.O.F Sewing Machine, Thread, needles Hand sewing needle and thread W.O.F, between 5 7 inches deep. (Patricia did hers 5 inches) Rotary Cutter and Mat 60 degree ruler or any ruler that has the 60 degree lines marked Marking Pencil Any questions, please call Patricia Hall SPECIAL Invitation Nov 18 Night Guild Chilliwack PieceMakers has invited us to attend their guild meeting this month, Wednesday November 18th 7pm at Cook s Presbyterian Church, Wellington Avenue, Chilliwack, BC. Brandi Lynn Maslowski will be giving a trunk show as well as having a merchant table. Brandi Lynn is from the interior of BC, she is a quilt teacher a judge, host of a podcast called Canadian Quilt Talk as well as much more. I think it is going to be a very interesting presentation, I hope you can attend. Lyn Robinson Dec 15 Jan 19 Feb March Members We Care Committee Krista Hennebury Cathy Cameron Potluck We Care Truck Show focus on Modern Quilts Reversible Place Mats

7 Page 7 of 15 QUILT SHOW 2015 INFORMATION PAGE Three Decades of Loving Stitches Oct 23-24, 2015 Quilt Show Report Thank you Guild members for making the Quilt Show such a success. Your quilts were wonderful. Thank you to all the members who volunteered, your participation was essential to the show's success, Lyn has a small "thank you gift for each of you. The show made $8, profit, wonderful!!!!!!! We had 205 quilts from 53 members. Congratulations to our rosette winners, Simone large quilt, Sandra small quilt and Lori challenge. If you entered a "challenge" please bring it to the meeting so we can put a "face" to the quilt. Thank you again. Janet and Jean Co-Chairs.

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9 Page 9 of 15 Highlights from the Quilt Show Thank you to our Merchants: Grace McDonald, Chilliwack Wool & Crafts, Fibre Expressions, Al & Jean Leasks, Country Folk, Poppins Quilt Parlours (Penticton), Castles, Hamels Thank you to our Volunteers who transformed the area from this

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12 Page 12 of 15 For more quilts Linda Brown sent us a YouTube of a slideshow video that shows many of the patterns and crafting that went into the quilts. There will also be more pictures up on our website in a few weeks. GUILD WEBSITE Just a reminder to take the time to visit our Guild website Our Web Site will be transformed over the next couple of weeks that will have members only section, maybe tips on modern quilting and other items. If you have some suggestions of tips, topics, etc., you would like to see on our web site please send an to: webmastercqg@gmail.com. Thank you.

13 Page 13 of Street, Langley, British Columbia, V2Y 3J4 13 th to 15 th Nov, 2015 Events around Us Phone: Website: Show-at-the-Langley-Events- Centre/ th to 22nd November Chilliwack Christmas Market Chilliwack Heritage Park Friday 12pm to 8pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm $3.00 admission (Kids 10 & under FREE) Join us for the 41st Annual Chilliwack Christmas Craft Market, featuring artists and artisans from across British Columbia. Find one-of-a-kind handcrafted items that are juried for their quality, unique design and individuality th Avenue, Burnaby, 21 st to 22 nd Nov, 2015 British Columbia, V3N 2K1 Phone: Website : air 26 th to 29 th Nov, 2015 Chilliwack Craft Crawl

14 Page 14 of Gabriel Lane, Fort Langley, British Columbia, V1M 2S4 28 th Nov, 2015 Phone: Website: th Nov, 2015 Chilliwack Girl Guides are having a Craft and Bake Sale Chilliwack United Church Hall 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Mystery Quilts There are currently 2 Mystery Quilts, one Canadian and one American. If you are interested Hamels have a club for both. Basically you would receive a block a month. Canadian Mystery Quilt Club by Canadian designer Shania Sunga A Quilt to commemorate Canada's 150 year birthday. The 13 blocks representing Canada's 10 provinces and 3 territories are constructed using a fusible, raw edge appliqué technique using beautiful Cantik Batik fabrics. A new block will be released every six weeks in time for you to complete your quilt in time for the big celebration July 1st The finished quilt is approximately 48" x 58" For our neighbours south of the border there is a United States Mystery Quilt Club available. The US Quilt includes blocks representing 13 regions of the United States. Click on the image below for all the details! The US Mystery Quilt Club Is Now Taking Enrollment. 13 Mystery Blocks by designer Shania Sunga. Cantik Batiks will be used for each of the 13 easy fusible appliqué blocks depicting 13 regions in the USA. The finished quilt is approximately 48" x 58"

15 Page 15 of 15. CHILLIWACK QUILTERS GUILD P.O. Box 2455 Chilliwack, BC V2R 1A8