Volume 39 No. 10 June 2018 Parksville Quilt House Quilters Guild PO Box 1177, Parksville, BC V9P 2H2 http://parksvillequilthousequilters.com Purpose of the Guild: To promote and encourage interest in the excellence of quilting Next Meeting June 18 Garage Sale 4 pm to 5 pm Pot luck dinner 5:30 pm Parksville Community Conference Centre 132 Jensen Ave E, Parksville Potluck Bring whatever you like! MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT This is it! The 2017-2018 year is past and the new executive and management committee is in place. Coffee and tea provided by the guild Please bring your own plate, cutlery, and mug It has been a challenging year for me as president in that we moved locations, some key people have left us, new committee chairs have stepped in and our quilt show is set to be as stellar as in the past. I would be remiss if I didn t thank all of you for your support and guidance throughout the year. I couldn t have done it without you. There is a Quilt Show Special Newsletter coming out so watch for it in your email. I wish the new team all the success in managing this great organization. ~ Elaine Remember Coffee Mug and Food Name Tag Membership Card Before you leave home, check your email for a possible meeting cancellation. At Show and Tell, let us know If you don t want your picture taken. Volume 39 No. 10
JUNE PROGRAM Paulette Cornish spent her working life in Alberta as a teacher and counselor before moving to Nanoose and more recently to Nanaimo. Paulette has been quilting for over 40 years and art quilting for 20. She will be sharing her keynote presentation Secrets, Tips and Challenges of an Art Quilter for our June program. Paulette will be supporting her talk with examples of current trends in Art Quilts from a SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates)Trunk Show. I can t wait! Please come out and see the show. We will also have a Garage Sale starting at 4:00 with a 3:00 set up. Please allow that hour so the vendors can set up and be ready for all the buyers. We will enjoy our year end Potluck as well! ~ Joyce McLellan Page 2 Quilt Talk June 2018
LOUISE WOLFE THE NEW SUNSHINE LADY The Sunshine Lady for the Guild sends cards to Members of our Parksville Guild who have experienced illness, the passing of a family member, births and notification of the passing of a Guild member, throughout the year (even during the summer). Please contact Louise Wolfe by email at louisewolfe1@shaw.ca or a quick note to 624 Viking Way Parksville V9P 2Z5 if you wish for a card to be sent. ~ Elaine Visit The Old School House in Qualicum Beach on Wednesday, June 6th @ 2:00 PM. It s the opening of Botanical Reflections featuring quilt artists Judy Leslie and Robin Fischer. Your visit will give you a flavour of what you can expect at the Friday Evening Special Event, during the quilt show. ~ Coreen Zerr, Barb Graham RAFFLE TICKET UPDATE Ticket stubs must be turned in no later than the June 18th guild meeting. Your name does not go into the draw for the raffle basket, until your ticket stubs are turned in. The draw for the raffle basket will be June 25th at the guild meeting. ~ Fran and Tracey Volume 39 No. 10 3
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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS BOTANICAL BEAUTIES with Sandra Sandvik DATE: Sunday, October 14, 2018 PLACE: Parksville Community Centre TIME: 9:30 4:00 This design has two wall hanging 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! COST: $50.00 + $2 for handouts/ pattern QUILTING LEVEL: All levels BARGELLO TABLE RUNNER or PLACE MATS with Fran Henney Choose to make either the Table Runner or the Place Mats. These are a great introduction to Bargello as they make up quite quickly, but yet look stunning. They are from the book Twist and Turn Bargello by Eileen Wright. They use 10 fabrics in one colour group, light to dark. As this workshop is in November, why not consider Christmas fabric? DATE: Saturday, November 24, 2018 COST: $40.00 PLACE: Bradley Centre QUILTING LEVEL: All levels TIME: 9:30 4:00 ***NOTE*** Each participant needs a copy of the book Twist and Turn Bargello by Eileen Wright. Eileen will sell copies of her book for less than any quilt stores, and they will be $25 or $30 depending on the number sold. There are 11 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 email to workshops@parksvillequilthousequilters.com. Page 6 Quilt Talk June 2018
QUILT-ALONG A September Start for Our 2018-19 Quilt-Along In September I will be presenting a new quilt-along to follow through the year in 6 parts. It will be suitable for scraps (maybe with a common background) or planned colours. I will have a top made up to view at the September meeting for those who like a visual. Not too difficult but interesting enough for experienced quilters. I hope you will consider following along and we can enjoy the varied results at the end of the year! Cheers, ~ Sara Medd BIB n TUCKER QUILTING June Sale ALL BATIKS Includes wide bolts 20% 30% off 2m + (same bolt) ½ m minimum cuts All things sharp needles, pins, cutters, scissors, etc 20% OFF reg price Closed Canada Day, Open Monday reg hours 1006 Craigflower Road, Victoria, BC Parking behind building off Craigflower 386-6512 (Mon - Thurs 10-4, Sat 12-4) Volume 39 No. 10 7
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QUADRA ISLAND RETREAT OCTOBER 29-NOV 2, 2018 We feel very fortunate to have been able to book for 4 nights this year at Camp Homewood, on Quadra Island, from Monday, October 29 Friday, November 2, 2018. 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 - $203.00 for shared (2+ people/shared bath); $235.00 for semi-private (2people/private bath) 4 nights - $269.00 for shared (2+ people/shared bath); $310.00 for semi-private (2people/private bath) Guesthouse Upstairs: 3 nights - $250.00, 4 nights $330.00 Deb and I will be available to take your applications and $50.00 deposit at our meeting on Monday, June 18th. If you are not going to be at the meeting, feel free to email me later to sign up. If the retreat is full, please don t be deterred, we will put your name on a waitlist. Members often get in later by being on the waitlist. Please complete 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 m looking forward to retreat! ~ Cathy Colvin email colvinca@gmail.com Volume 39 No. 10 9
UFO UPDATE This is your last chance to get those UFO s completed and get your name entered into the draw. It s such a good feeling when you tick it off your list. See you all at the UFO table. ~ Marilyn & Leslie Page 10 Quilt Talk June 2018
COMFORT QUILTS Quilt Show, Summer and My First Year Blunders I am excited for the Quilt Show, members have worked so many hours ensuring it will be a success! Since September, we have been pulling Comfort Quilts to showcase in the Comfort Quilt display booth. I hope you enjoy our display of Comfort Quilts. I know I have enjoyed choosing them. The quilts that I have given out this year have been fabulous. You ladies rock! Imagine our excitement Grace, Ruth and myself when we see a kit sewn up that we have prepared. Wow, sometimes our brightness factor is a little over the top and sometimes a little dull. But we are not all rays of sunshine! Our Comfort Quilts will hug the wallflower as equally as they will make a statement for the bright star. My first year was learning, and I made a few mistakes it was all about the learning so... to the ladies who had to be creative when my cutting was just a tad wonky... to the ladies who were shorted a block to the ladies who were blinded by the colour choices... to the ladies who were bored by the fabric colours I thank you..for being good sports, for being creative and for stepping up to the challenges! The comment I hear the most is that our kit patterns are the same old same old boring. Why is that you ask? My answer is that they are easy to cut, they are easy to find matching fabrics for and they are a workable size. We have been trying new patterns, but sometimes they are a little big and then no one wants to quilt them. Hopefully this coming year we will find a new pattern that will inspire you! Share your favourite pattern with us do you have 6 favourite blocks? Maybe we can make a new pattern the possibilities are endless! Our next Comfort Quilt Sew Day is September 29, at the Bradley Centre. We are having a Baby Quilt Sewing Bee! You are not going to want to miss it. This summer I will be having a sort the fabric stash day, then we shall start the kit making process. If you signed up for the Comfort Quilt committee, come and play with the fabrics with us! Email me and get an invite lunch is provided. Thank you...for your continued support of the Comfort Quilts! ~ Chris Kotzian Comfort Quilt Coordinator Volume 39 No. 10 11
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P Q H Q G C a l e n d a r o f E v e n t s 2 0 1 8 June 1..sew day 11.transition meeting 18.guild meeting 22-24 QUILT SHOW (OA)* *OA refers to Oceanside Arena July 6 sew day August 3 sew day 20.newsletter submissions due September 7...sew day 10.management meeting 17.guild meeting 20 newsletter submissions due Volume 39 No. 10 15