A great showing of 16 people for our Spring Sit n Sew. End of day results were fifteen quilts of comfort in various stages, 48 kits for the quilt show demo and lots of chat and yummy treats! Thanks to everyone who took time to spend the day sewing. Senora 
Sit ‘n Sew Reminder ! This Saturday, October 4th, is our Fall Sit ‘n Sew taking place at Living Faith Presbyterian Church on County Rd 21 at the east end of Baxter. Doors open by 9 am with morning snack, coffee and tea provided and we’ll clear out by 3. Bring your lunch and your machine. We’ll be working on comfort quilts, pillow cases, Christmas stockings or whatever you choose to bring along to work on. These are always fun, productive days with lots of laughs and good eats. Hope to see you there !
Hope you are set for our guild meeting this Tuesday! See you at St. John’s Church for 7:00 pm!
Don’t forget – Our July meeting is Tuesday, July 8th. Things to bring to the July meeting…
Pot luck dish to pass, place setting, BoM block, Past President Challenge blocks, completed pillow cases, basic hand sewing kit.
Members – we have discovered that the church will be having their pancake supper on our meeting night – March 4th. Unfortunately, this event takes place in Shilton Hall and kitchen. We apologize for this inconvenience to our members, but as they did not notify us of this conflict earlier, we have not been able to give our members more notice. We have agreed to switch our meeting room to the basement hall. THE DATE OF THE MEETING REMAINS UNCHANGED.
The direct entrance is through the doors at the southwest entrance on the Victoria Street side of the church. There are eight steps, a landing and four more steps to the hall. There is a limited kitchen facility, but we hope to offer coffee and cold beverages along with our snacks.
Again, we apologize for the short notice and any inconvenience. Our AGM and election of officers will take place as scheduled. We appreciate your cooperation.
Along with our QoM, Colour Theory Wrap Up, Block of the Month Introduction and Sunbonnet Sue Reveal and Block Draw, we have a Valentine’s craft on the February meeting agenda. If you’d like to make a Valentine’s basket, please bring a pair of scissors and a pencil to the meeting. We’ll have all the other supplies on hand.
REMINDER – our Fall Sit ‘n Sew takes place this Saturday (19th) at the Living Faith Presbyterian Church in Baxter between 10 and 4. (Doors open at 9:30). Morning snack/coffee/tea as well as cutting and pressing stations will be provided, bring your own lunch, machine (don’t forget the cords), and sewing kit. We’ll be working on Comfort Quilts (kits available), Santa Sacks and Christmas Stockings, all in support of My Sister’s Place. Our next presentation takes place at the December meeting. These sewing days are always lots of fun and comaradarie – and the weather looks like it’s going to cooperate with a cold, rainy day – perfect for being inside at our machines ! Hope to see you there !
We need several sheets (clean, but not necessarily your best linens) for Tuesday’s meeting to wrap the quilts for transport to the quilt show venue. If you have any you can lend us, please label them with your name and bring them along to the meeting on June 4th.
Thanks and see you then !
The program committee has been hard at work and there’s lots on the go at upcoming meetings. In March we’ll elect our new executive and renew our memberships. We’ll reveal our 3-D block creations, draw for $ 100 from Show ‘n Tell participants, Senora has Colour Theory Block # 3, there’s a demo on grab balls, we’ll draw for secret siblings and we’ll talk about a sister guild.
Rescheduled from February, Sherri Watier will present the Plowing Match Block challenge and fabric packs will be available for $ 10. Plus all the usuals – quilt show update, show ‘n tell, raffle and snacks ! Don’t forget: 3-D projects (finished or underway), mug, membership renewal, comfort quilts Coming up in April – Four of our local shops will present what’s new and exciting in their shops for Spring, Arlene will demonstrate her used needle storage system, Colour Block #4, Secret Siblings begin. Mark your calendars – April 13 is Sit ‘n Sew for either charity quilts or quilt show items. May highlights – We’ll start work on chatelaines, review our program survey feedback, and Colour Block #5.
Our next meeting is February 5th, with lots on our agenda. We will have our One Block Wonder Reveal, Colour Theory Block #2, Quilter’s Zodiac. Sally will give us the highlights of her Australian trip and share what she saw in the quilting world down under.. We will show the CQA Quilt Show DVD, the final How Far Can You Stitch, and Sherri Watier from Simcoe Quilt Guild will present the Plowing Match 2014 Block Challenge. Also on the agenda are the usuals – Show ‘n Tell, Raffle, and snacks along with our Quilt Show update.
If you’re interested in the Plowing Match Block Challenge, fabric kits will be available and are $10. The submission date for completed blocks is October 31st and there is prize money to be won. The completed blocks will become a quilt to be featured at the 2014 Plowing Match/Quilt Show.
New for 2013 is our Secret Sibling event, which will replace the Birthday Bag. At the February meeting, participants will complete a short questionnaire and we’ll exchange names for the March meeting. Siblings will (secretly) present tokens during the year. (TOKENS – perhaps a cherished recipe, a previously enjoyed magazine – we’ll have some other examples at the meeting). Secret Siblings will run until March, 2014, with the siblings revealed at that time.
There will also be comfort quilt kits available.
Don’t forget to bring: One Block Wonder (in progress ?), coffee mug, comfort quilts, Show ‘n Tell, and raffle money.