Nine Patch News Woodstock Quilt Guild April 2018 2017-18 Executive President- Janet Wright Vice President Trisha Robinson Past President- Ellen Armour Registrar Colleen McKee Secretary Sandy Corey Treasurer- Kim Reeleder Website: http://www.woodstockquiltguild.weebly.com Committees: Community Quilts Gail Lawrence Fat Quarter Draw : Dianne Lawson Web Site: Marilyn Sarchfield & Jolene Clark Phone Committee: Linda Markey & Terry Dickinson Refreshments: Maxine O Donnell Sunshine: Linda McAffee Photography: Dorothy Davis Library: Ann Grant Program: Jolene Clark Newsletter: Janet Wright Quilt Show: Betty Doherty Booking Instructors: Janet Melanson & Diane Scott Retreat: Diane Scott & Janet W Legacy Suzanne Hunter but still OPEN Super Saturday: Betty Doherty & Susan Hayden Chairperson of Words: Catherine Sutherland President Message Lots of activities for our April meeting. We are expecting about 10 guests from Friends and Needles for our meeting. Each chair will be reading a description of their job as well as reading their monthly report, at the meeting. Nomination committee will be giving their report as well. Next month is our annual meeting. All chairs need to submit an annual report that includes their activities and finances for that year. Also get working on Quilt show
items!! 13 months and counting!! The proposed constitutional changes have been uploaded to our website. We have to vote on it next month, please familiarize yourselves with it. President, Janet Wright Meeting dates for the year April 9 th May 7 th June 4 th Underlined dates are the second Monday of the month Meeting agenda Opening Remarks, Welcome introduction of new members & guests - Correspondence M- Approval of Agenda, as published in April 2018 newsletter M- Approval of March 2018 minutes, as published in April 2018 newsletter - Business arising from the minutes M- Treasurers Report as published in April 2018 newsletter - New Business - Debec Tuesday Quilter s Show Marilyn S - Nominating Committee M- Committee Reports, as per Newsletter April 2018 - Super Saturday - Sue & Betty - Community Quilts Joan Prosser - Fat Quarter Draw Dianne L - Website Marilyn S - Instructors - Janet M & Diane S - Photographer Dorothy D - Phone Committee: Linda Markey & Terry Dickinson - Legacy Suzanne H - Quilt Show -Betty D - Chairperson of words Catherine S - Sunshine Linda M - Riverside & Cat beds Trisha R - Library - Anne - Break will be at 8 o clock - Program - Fabric Draw - Show and Tell Next meeting Monday May 7th, 2018 Meeting Adjourned M- Means motion, discussion and vote
Community Quilts Three comfort quilts and 12 infant quilts were given out in March. Shari Gillis donated 2 infant quilts and took those plus the 10 we had on hand to the Maternity unit of URVH. Now we have a place to donate baby quilts if anyone is keen. Thanks to Linda Markey for donating a quilt top and binding; to Gaynelle Sharkey for donating 2 quilt tops & backing; and to Jackie Walker for donating a quilt top - these will be used in kits for Riverside for April & May. Please call me at 324-9119 to request a quilt. Thanks, Gail Lawrence Sunshine Thinking of you card sent to Nadine Bolton, sympathy cards to Gail Lawrence and Marilyn Sarchfield Linda M
Super Saturday: April 21 st May 26 th April 21 st is our super Saturday starting at 9 am. We will be sewing on the Mondo bag. You will need approximately 200-2 1/2 inch squares...this will be a good project to use up the orphan squares. You can also use jelly roll strips - at least 14 or 48-5 inch squares plus 2-2 1/2 inch strips for the handles. The lining and fusible fleece..1 1/4 yards of each. This will be a full day class so we need to start on time...come a bit early to set up. See you then! Program Hello to one and all. Welcome to our friends from Maine! Fat Quarter Draw: This month the theme is Stars and/or Stripes. Please bring a fat quarter if you wish to participate. Please drop by table when you come to meeting for your ticket stub for draw. This month we will be showing our Modern Block Designs. If you have made one please drop by my table for a ticket stub. I cannot wait to see all of the different designs. See you all at the meeting. Jolene Clark Quilting at Riverside Court Riverside Court Quilting with Senior s report, April, 2018 Spring is coming and we are on the downward side of quilting with the seniors for the 2017/18 quilting year. Volunteers are needed for the following dates: April 10 (at least one); April 24 (at least 2); May 8 (at least 2); May22 (at least 2); June 5 (at least 2); and June 19 (at least 3) The following have volunteered for these dates: April 10 (Kim Reeleder, Donna Lawrence, Linda Markey); April 24 (Charlotte Cook, Ellen Kee); May 8 (Charlotte Cook, Suzanne Hunter); May 22 (Kim Reeleder, Suzanne Hunter); June 5 (Charlotte Cook, Suzanne Hunter); June 19 (Suzanne Hunter).
If you can give a couple of hours of your time for one of these date, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all who have already done this and a special thanks to Gail Lawrence for getting all the quilts we complete with the seniors, ready. She does this all year and this is a big part of the success we have with the seniors we work with. Finally, if any of our members have crochet cotton they want to get rid of, we can use it to tie the quilts the seniors work on. Trisha R. Cat bed report I am pleased to say that members have been very diligent in making and completing beds for the cages of cats and small dogs being housed at both Debec and Florenceville animal shelters for the 2017/18 quilting season. I was able to deliver a 100 beds to the DuRomin Animal shelter (Florenceville) in late March and have at least another 80 beds to deliver to the Carleton County Animal shelter (Debec) in the very near future. I thank all our members for their donations which are greatly appreciated by the staffs of both shelters. Please continue to make these beds as this is a never ending need. Trisha R. Refreshments is looking for a couple people to help at the meetings Library Report I have placed the final order for this term, five new current books! Jiffy Quick Quilts from Annie s Quilting, Walk by Jacquie Gering, Make It Take It by Krista Hennebury, Ruler Work Quilting Idea Book by Amanda Murphy and Braided Bargello by Ruth Ann Berry. They will be available at the April meeting for sign out plus the latest copy, Spring edition of Quilter s Connection! Also the website will be updated with the current list of all new books. Sixteen books were signed out at the March meeting and we have eight overdue books. Four are from November, one from January and three from February. Please have a look in case you forgot you have them and kindly return so everyone gets a chance to see the new editions! There is still a good selection of books for sale at the bargain price of $2.00 and some free magazines to pick through. I will make them available for the April meeting and will offer the visiting ladies from Houlton a free pick of their choice. See you in April, Ann
Retreat The time has come!! We will be accepting registrations for the upcoming WGQ retreat. It will be held at the Villa Madonna Retreat house. We will begin on Thursday Oct 18 th at 11 am (no earlier). We go home after lunch Sunday, but before 2 pm. The cost for the entire event is $305.00. This includes all food and lodging. The registration is at the end of the newsletter. Print it and give it to either hostess with your money. For those people who like to plan in advance (like me!!), the upcoming retreat dates are: October 24-27, 2019 October 1-4, 2020 October 21-24, 2021 Janet W and Diane S Editorial Notes Charlotte Cook Victoria Corner Sewing Machines 2282 Route 103 Victoria Corner, NB E7P 1E7 375-4396 or cell 325-8926 Mid next week, on March break, I should have in my new thread colours...all ordered, and they are on their way. About 60 new colours arriving in the Bottom Line and Isacord lines. I have had nothing but great reviews from these two lines. And happy machines! Around the first week in March should also see the arrival of some quilting stencils. I've had people asking if I was carrying them, so I've ordered a few to see how well they go. And the big news is the new Memory Craft 6700 Professional. I have had one in the shop for a couple of weeks now, and I love it!
The ivory/white tone on tones are also popular. I've had to re-order several bolts. And lots of quilt batting leaving the shop, which is great! Thanks to everyone for all your support and visits to the store. Victoria Corner Sewing Machines has been everything I had hoped it would be. I'm here most of the time, but best to call to ensure that I'm home. Charlotte Cook Maine Quilts - July 26 28, 2018 Augusta Civic Center, Me Thursdau Saturday 9:00 am 5 pm www.mainequilts.org info@mainequilts.org 207-216-7358 Log Cabin on the Lake QUILT SHOW Saturday, Aug. 11th 10:00 5:00 Sunday, Aug. 12th 11:00 4:00 At the Narrows United Church on Bridge St. in Cambridge-Narrows By Akerley Area Quilt Guild & Victoria s Quilts Circle of Friends This is part of the Life at the Lakes Weekend in our village. There will be a show of quilts and related items with some things for sale. Venders will be available on both days. We will also have a demo for those interested. Beverages and sweets will be served in the church parlour. Free will donations will be accepted. Friends and Needles Quilt Show Houlton Quilt Show: August 24-25 at the education center
Next meeting May 7thth, 2018 Meeting starts at 7pm. Retreat registration to follow, then the end