ST PATRICK'S DAY WALL HANGING -- Quilt Pattern Instructions

St. Patrick's Day Wall Hanging

Designed and permission to post provided by Betty Trudeau.

Close-up Below. 
(I don't know why the face and hand is so violently pink but there it is.  Sorry!)

Here are the instructions for cutting and creating the background, borders and binding.

                   Bind the quilt.

The applique is below.

 

Thank you Betty!

SHOW & SHINE -- April 2006

There were 7 quilters showing 9 projects.

1. Celia Harker 
     a.  Japanese styled fabric stars.  This is gorgeous.

     b.  Square yo yo quilt.

2.  Alice Sheen
     a. & b.  Log Cabin variation quilt and pillow sham.

3.  Joan Smith
     a.  Boys Crib Quilt.  Lots of tractors!

 4.  Ruby Quinton
     a. Log Cabin Quilt 

5.  Marylou Nelson
     a.  Girl's Crib Quilt.

6.  Shirley Gibb
     a.  Star quilt.

7.  Duraine Leavitt
     a.  Kaleidoscope quilt.

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SHOW & SHINE -- March 2006

There were 2 quilters showing 2 projects.

1.  Rita Holt
     a.  Pink and white square in square quilt.

2.  Shirley Gibb
     a.  A medley of quilt blocks with sashing.



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SHOW & SHINE -- February 2006

There were 5 quilters showing 6 projects.

1.  Ruby Quinton
     a.  Owls and Leaves quilt.

2.  Barb Sheen
     a.  Blue, Yellow & Pink beauty bed quilt.

3.  Lisa Comin
     a.  Potted Flowers Wall Hanging

     b.  Her Husband's special quilt.

4.  Deb Meservy
     a.  Mystery Quilt

5.  Shirley Gibb
     a.  Big Square Boys Quilt

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GENERAL MEETING NOTES -- 8 June 2015

1.  Elections
     Our new executive was elected at the meeting.  They are...

Sheila Kimberley -- President

Sharon Quinton   -- President Elect

Gail Purnell         -- Secretary

Betty Trudeau     -- Treasurer

Congratulations Everyone!  We're all looking forward to a wonderful year!

2.  Volunteer
Dawn Collins       -- Photographer and Blog Administrator

3.  Old business  
     New location:  The new location investigation is in the waiting mode.  The executive of the Seniors Centre must discuss our proposal.  Donna Prince was the member who approached the Seniors Centre.  Alice Sheen offered her services to assist Donna.  Alice is a member of the Seniors Centre.  We are anxious to get a positive answer.  Cost will be one of the deciding factors.

     Sew days:  The sew days so many of us would like are closely linked to the change of location.  We would like to be able to continue with our sew days directly after our Guild meetings.

     Costs for quilt guild memberships:  Again this is linked to the eventual decision on the location for our guild memberships.

4.  Set-up and activities
     Set-up:  Everything looked very nice.  Even the Challenge projects were displayed with flair.  Heidi, Sheila and Betty made very artistic arrangements.  The tables for lunch each contained 5 hardcover quilting books, one for each member at the table. There was a lovely plant at each table.  One lucky person was able to take it home.  The meal was fabulous!  Donna Prince did such a good job.

     The Challenge:  As described in the Show & Shine post there were 9 people who brought their projects to display.  Unbeknownst to us, the Executive decided to provide prizes to the quilters who completed the Challenge.  Prizes were for "the most number of projects", "the largest project", "the most colourful", "the first completed", "the last completed", etc.  Each prize contained 6- 9"x10" Tim Holtz designed fabrics and a "Frixion" marking pen.

     The Demonstration:  Sharon Quinton has worked on this final demonstration of the year for months.  For complete details see the post on Tips, Techniques and Demonstrations.  It was very impressive.

     The Tips:  Sharon had two excellent tips to give us.  How to make an inexpensive, compact and light ironing surface for quilters on the go and a strap to hold your iron's cord to the handle of your iron.  Alice Sheen had two very clever tips to help with keeping your 1/4" and 5/8" seam allowances accurate.

     The Door Prize:  Dawn Collins won the Door Prize.  It was made by Betty Trudeau -- an adorable sewing basket with quilted basket-tops.  Inside the basket was a kit for a delightful table runner.  All materials required were part of the kit.

     Gift for Super Attenders:  Alice Sheen and Dawn Collins won table toppers made by Ruby Quinton for attending every meeting in the 2014/2015 year.

     Gifts for Everyone:  Everyone in the Guild received a clear case for storing projects.  Amazing!

5.  Quilters Saying
     Sharon Quinton had an interesting saying, framed on the table where she did her demonstration.  It read as follows.

Quilters ...

Cut with hope.

Stitch with grace.

Quilt with dreams. 

Bend with laughter.  

Share with love.

6.  More of Alma's magazines
     Heidi Sharp brought in more of Alma Wolsey's magazines for us to look through and take any that interested us.  Everything was gone by the end of the meeting.

7.  Thank Yous
     Heidi Sharp, our president for 2014/2015 has done a stupendous job this year.  She made a point of teaching us a new quick to make block every meeting.  She handled every point brought up in the meetings in her calm and quiet way.  She is a gentle soul. 

Thank you so very much Heidi!

     Sheila Kimberley, our secretary for 2014/2015 was thorough and dedicated.  She taught a hexagon table topper at one of our sew days and did a fabulous job.  One month she was in charge of the guild meeting.  Keeping up with Heidi's monthly new quilt block demonstration Sheila did a great job.  Although she claimed to be nervous to a few people you'd never know that when you watched her.  Sheila is a dedicated quilter.  She is a member of the Quilt Guild in Magrath as well as in our Guild in Cardston.  Sheila is our new president for 2015/2016.

Thank you so very much Sheila!

Betty Trudeau, our treasurer for 2014/2015 was a piece of sunshine every meeting.  She thinks of everyone, takes care of her tasks carefully.  Her dedication is clear.  Betty is our treasurer for 2015/2016 too.  She is very artistic and creative offering her designs for anyone who cares to have them.

Thank you so very much Betty!

LaRae McKinnon has been our photographer for several years now.  The 2014/2015 year is to be her last in this position.  It takes dedication and care to take all the photos required each meeting. You did such a wonderful job.  It will be difficult to keep up the standards you've set.

Thank you so very much LaRae!

Ruby Quinton made some of the prizes for the last meeting.  Using the remaining fabric from the Round Robin Quilt and a few extras she made 2 table toppers.  You are such a giving and kind person.

Thank you so very much Ruby!

To all our demonstrators, tipsters, and quilters, we thank you for your enthusiasm, creativity and productivity.  This Guild is for its members and all quilters everywhere. 

Thank you for gathering, teaching, sharing and quilting!

 

Have a wonderful summer!

See you again in September!

SHOW & SHINE -- November 2005

By November 2005 the Guild meetings are really starting to roll.  We have 7 quilters showing 18 projects.  Several long-time quilters will show their quilts in subsequent Guild meetings.  This month it is the Clara Matkin/Spackman show.  And what a show it was, 11 quilts in total.  Take a look at these...



1.  Clara Matkin/Spackman
     a.  First picture shows Clara getting organized.  Alma Wolsey introducing her.  The second picture shows her first quilt, Sunbonnet Sue.

 

     b. & c.  All squares and another pinwheel quilt going up.

     d.  Tiny Pinwheels with applique and embroidered flowers.

     e.  4-patch

     f.  Irish Chain

     g.  Flower Baskets

     h.  Pinwheels

     i.  Dresden Plate

     j.  9-patch in 9-patch on point.

     k.  Tulip Quilt

 2.  Ruby Quinton
      a.  Irish Chain

3.  Lisa Comin and Rita Holt
     a.  Three Kings Nativity Wall Hanging.  I am not sure which of these lovely ladies quilted this.  This a is mother and daughter team.

4.  Deb Meservy
     a.  Christmas Table Runner

5.  Lisa Duce
     a.  Christmas Trees Wall Hanging.

6.  Kathy Palmer
     a. & b.  Christmas Tree Wall Hanging and Star Table Runner

7.  Barb Sheen
     a.  Christmas Tree Wall Hanging or Throw  in flannel with clipped seam allowances.

 

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SHOW & SHINE -- October 2005

The second meeting for the Quilt Guild had 3 quilts shown by 2 quilters.

1.  Shirley Gibb
     a.  A long time quilter shows a Sunbonnet Sue quilt within an Irish Chain.

2.  Marylou Nelson
     a.  Applique Flowers in country plaids and checks.

     
b.  Crib quilt made in flannel with clipped seam allowances to get fuzzy
     when washed.

SHOW & SHINE -- September 2005

Here we go, more Show & Shine catching up.  In the month of September 2005 the Cardston Temple City Quilters Guild held their inaugural meeting. September 2015 will be the Guild's 10th Anniversary. 

Besides being our Guild's inaugural year, 2005 was an auspicious year for all Albertans.  It was the 100th birthday of its province-hood.  The first set of photos comprises the blocks of an Alberta Centennial Quilt.

This  is the central block of the quilt.  It contains the year of Alberta's birth, the provincial coat of arms and two samples of the Wild Rose, Alberta's provincial flower.

 

This block represents parts of Alberta's history.

Some of the opening up of the country was founded on coal. 

Franks slide is represented at the top right hand corner.

Burning coal was how most of the power was brought to Alberta.

The dinosaur in the bottom right of the block indicates our world renown museum.  Some of the best preserved skeletons were found in the Crowsnest Pass area where the coal was mined. 

The Drumheller area became another great hotbed of finds.

There is a dinosaur named for Alberta, it is called the Albertasaures.

 

This block shows the RCMP, grain elevators, windmills, cattle, and rodeos.

The most well known of the rodeos is the Calgary Stampede.

 

Alberta has many First Nations peoples. 

Archeologists work with First Nations peoples to preserve the buffalo kill sites and stone circles.  This relationship has not always been so collegial. 

As in most places in the "new world"  the indigenous peoples were not always well treated.  Governments have left a legacy of ill treatment and will be dealing with the results of the abuse for a long time to come.

One of the best known First Nations sites is Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump.  This was a section of land First Nations could drive a buffalo herd off a cliff in order to collect meat & furs in order to survive.

There is an oil well in the middle ground, oil is still Alberta's main economic engine, on the right side and an irrigation pivit in the foreground.  Agriculture, including cattle, pigs, sheep and horses is huge in Alberta particularly since the irrigation systems have been developed.

 

Here is Alberta's Provincial Flower,

the Wild Rose.

 

This block shows Chief Mountain in the background, the Cardston Temple (Mormen) and the carriage and horses represent our famous

Remington Carriage Museum, also in Cardston.

 

According to our Quilt Guild photo albums, Barb Sheen showed a quilt at the first meeting.  Participation has grown ever since.

 





 

 

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