GENERAL MEETING NOTES -- 08 December 2015

We had a short meeting so we could get to the fun.  There were no demos, tips or techniques.  We did have lunch and played some games, but more of that further down the page.  Our Executive did a wonderful job of decorating and organizing this event.  Specific thanks goes to Sharon Quinton for the best Hay Stacks ever and for taking on the preparation and delivery of the Wheelchair Quilts; Betty Trudeau for making all the mini Christmas Stockings and assisting with the decorating; Gail Purnell for all the decorations; and Sheila Kimberley for guiding the ship and for preparing all the quilt kit prizes, getting the patterns copied, etc., etc. 

Here's a massive Thank You to our executive for all their hard work! 

 

Take a look at some of the decorations...

 The nativity Set played Christmas Carols.

The tables were all decorated with these gorgeous Centerpieces.



1.  Birthday Girls this month, Donna Prince &
                                           Sheila Kimberley

2.  Donations for our local seniors facilities were piled up on two tables as everyone dropped their quilts off when they came in.  Take a look at all these beauties.

Linda Scott is looking at Donna Prince's contribution.  The pattern for this block is on this blog.  Search for Quilt Pattern Instructions to go to the posting.

Janet Walton is in awe at all the beautiful quilts to be donated.

 LaRae McKinnon and Linda Scott are busily going through all the quilts.

3.  Early Bird winner was LaRae McKinnon.  She was first to arrive for the meeting today.

4.  A large jar of candy canes was set up on the table as we entered.  We were asked to write down the number we thought were in the jar.  We had three winners!  Each had guessed the number was 300.  The actual number was 309.
Donna Prince, Gail Purnell and Dawn Collins each received a quilt kit of their choosing from the selection at the head table.

5.  Beginning in January 2016, LaRae McKinnon will be presenting stories about quilting each month.  Thank you LaRae!

6.  We each received, upon arrival, a sheet with a selection of Quilt Acronyms.  We were all trying to fill in what each represented.  Here are the answers for those who are interested.

     B.O.M. -- Block of the Month
     D.S.M. -- Domestic Sewing Machine
     F.A.R.T. -- Fabric Acquisition Road Trip
     F.O.B. -- Fear of Binding
     F.Q. -- Fat Quarter
     H.S.T. -- Half Square Triangle
     L.A. -- Long Arm
     L.A.Q. -- Long Arm Quilting/er
     L.Q.S. -- Local Quilt Shop
     M.A.Q. -- Mid Arm Quilter/ing
     O.B.W. -- One Block Wonder
     PhD -- Project Half Done
     P.I.G.S. -- Projects In Grocery Sacs
     P.P. -- Paper Piecing
     Q.A.Y.G. -- Quilt As You Go
     R.R. -- Round Robin
     S.A.B.L.E. -- Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
     S.E.X. -- Stash Extension eXperience
     S.I.D. -- Stitch In the Ditch
     S.n.W. -- Stack 'n Wack
     Squishy -- I'm not sure of this one.  Can anyone help?
     S.T.A.S.H. -- Special Treasures All Safely Hidden
     T.G.I.F. -- Thank Goodness It's Finished
     T.O.T. -- Tone On Tone
     U.F.O. -- UnFinished Objects
     V.I.P. -- Very Important Project
     W.H.I.M.M. -- Works Hidden In My Mind
     W.I.P. -- Work in Progress
     W.I.S.P. -- Work In Slow Progress
     W.W.I.T. -- What Was I Thinking
     W.O.F. -- Width Of Fabric
     W.O.M.B.A.T. -- Waste of Money, Batting And Fabric

Ruby Quinton had the highest number of correct answers. 

 

6.  For our last game we played Strip Poker.  Now before you all get excited, it means strips of fabric.  The people who went home with the most fabric strips, our BIG Winners, were Gail Erickson, Betty Trudeau, Gail Purnell, Linda Scott, Jo-Anne Schindler, LaRae McKinnon and Shirley Paulson.

I hope everyone will have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Keep On Quilting.

P.S.  Don't forget to take a look at our Show & Shine post.  We had some really spectacular quilts shown in December.

SHOW & SHINE -- 09 Nov 2015

With an expanded Quilt Guild enrollment this year, our quilt production has necessarily increased.  Add to this, our efforts to create 60 Wheelchair Quilts for donation to the Cardston Hospital Auxiliary and Lee Crest Seniors Home, results in a long list of quilters and greater number of quilts.
 
Prepare to be impressed!
 
We have 16 quilters that created 39 projects.
 
1.  Kristy Stewart
     a.  Pot Holders
     b.  Coasters.  Kristy holds both projects up with a pile of reproductions on the table.

2.  Helen Wilde ...
     a.  Wheelchair Quilt #1

     b.  Wheelchair Quilt #2

     c.  Wheelchair Quilt #3

     d.  Wheelchair Quilt #4 wasn't held out long enough for me to get a photo.
 
3.  Judy Salmon
     a.  This was a fabric panel which Judy whipped-up.

     b.  Judy's October Sew Day Project completed.  Cute.

     c.  Computer Bag in Purples.  Very nice.

     d.  Calendar block for November.  Judy designed this block herself.  Everyone was delighted with the end result.



     e. & f.  Wheelchair Quilts #1 and #2.  These weren't shown. 

4.  Heidi Sharp
     a.  Heidi will be away next month so she brought this quilt which isn't quite finished.  There is a close-up of the quilting for each block.  Heidi, you're getting very good at machine quilting.

     b.  This quilt was a gift for her daughter for last Christmas.  It's finished this Christmas.  The quilt was cross-stitched by a friend and machine quilted by by Heidi.

 
5.  Gail Erickson ...
     a.  Gail likes to have baby quilts on hand all the time.  I think she said that this is the last for the time-being.  They're all so delicious.

 6.  Raeola Baker ...
     a.  Wedding quilt made with letters of vinyl. This was a kit quilt from Village Quilts.

     b.  This quilt was made with assistance from the great people at Village Quilts.

 
7.  Ruby Quinton ...
     a.  Ruby makes such wonderful quilts.  This is a Disappearing 4-patch pattern.

 
8.  Sharon Pitcher ...
     a.  I believe this is the first completed quilt Sharon has shown.  It's unusual construction appealed to Sharon.  It makes both sides of the quilt at the same time and only takes 2 jelly rolls to complete.  I believe the quilt name is Mile-a-Minute quilt.

9.  Lisa Comin ...
     a.  loves to make wall hangings because of how quickly they make up.  She's all about the colours.

     b.  Lisa has made a shaded dark to light vertical Chevrons wall hanging. 

     c.  This is her version of the Fall Pumpkin Sew Day project made as a wall hanging.

 
10.  Dianne Oertli ...
     a.  I've been waiting to see this quilt, Dianne, ever since I saw you working on it at one of our sew days.  It's gorgeous, and I'm not saying that just because I love green.  The design is called French Braid.

     b.  The fabric in this single-bed quilt is very special.  It is fabric purchased in Alaska while Dianne was on a cruise. Her great granddaughter should be pleased.

11.  Judy Prince ...
      a. loves to work in wool.  This Applique Cornucopia is wonderful.  The wool makes everything look so rich.

      b. Judy made the next two Wheelchair quilts using the demo block for this month.  Sylvia is holding up these samples.  10 Minute Block

      c.  This is a shorter version for a lady.  They both have pockets.

      d.  Judy is showing her reversible Nativity quilt below.  She has been collecting Nativity fabric for a long time.  She still has plenty left for making more gorgeous quilts.  The back of the quilt is a completely different design so that this quilt can be reversed.



     e.  This is another quilt Judy brought to show our meeting demo 10 Minute blocks.



    

       f.  Judy made this lovely quilt by cutting up a fabric panel and adding frames, pieces between the blocks and some poinsettia applique.

12.  Gail Purnell ...
      a.  This scrumptious quilt is made with a pattern called Love Knots.  Very impressive, great colours and wonderfully made.

 
13.  Betty Trudeau ...
       a.  completed this project given to her by Donna Prince, at least that is what I understood.  Log Cabin

       b.  Betty's pumpkin table runner from the Oct Sew Day pattern.  It's so interesting to see everyone's version of this project.

       c.  Betty made an additional Pumpkin Sew Day project but again added her own twist for Halloween by adding the face.  The fabric that you've used for the border is adorable.

 
14.  Sharon Quinton ...
       a.  agreed to bring this wall hanging to show someone at the meeting.  We made her show it but she didn't want to show it for very long.  I think, even with the blurring, you can see the design.

      
     b.  This Hexagon Table Topper was begun at one of the Sew Days last year.  It was worth the wait.  It is made perfectly with a great design!

 
15.  Sheila Kimberley ...
       a.  never wants to show her work. When she brought her Wheelchair Quilt to explain how she made the self-bound edge, I took a picture. 

       b.  Wheelchair Quilt she didn't show at Show & Shine.  I'll try to get a picture in December.

16.  Donna Prince ...
       a.  decided to make her two Wheelchair Quilts with the blocks used in the Raw Edge Scrappy Quilt.  We have this pattern on the blog.

       b.  Her second Wheelchair quilt is longer for use by the gentlemen. It is also made with the Raw Edge Scrappy Quilt.

Keep on Quilting! 

SHOW & SHINE -- 13 Apr 2015

15 Quilt Projects produced by 11 Quilters.  (18 projects if you count Gail's candle mats individually.)  Great quilting ladies!

1.  Dawn Collins
     a.  Card Trick Block Baby quilt for an outdoorsy family.  The quilt is
          made out of flannel.  The border print is available from Imagination
          Unlimited right here in Cardston.   Isn't it gorgeous? 

      b.  Class Scrappy Quilt made with 2 extra rows (or 10 more blocks)
           out of nothing but scrap fabric. 
           With the 3 1/2" border the quilt is large enough to fit a Double bed
           but she's going to use it to cuddle up on the couch. 
           The class was taught by Judy Barnett.

2.  Dianne Oertli
     a.  Class Scrappy Quilt made with original block count.  Dianne used
          sashing and put a small border and then used a double binding to
          add the tiny band of colour between border and binding. 
          Dianne is using this as a table topper.

3.  Betty Trudeau
     a.  Class Scrappy Quilt made with original block count (25) and construction
          -- no sashing.  Betty used Christmas fabrics and made a double binding
          in red and white. 
          What a difference fabric choice makes!  Dawn, Dianne and Betty all
          participated in the same Judy Barnett class.

4.  Helen Wilde
     a.  Single Wedding Ring Block.  As usual, this quilt is
          exquisitely made with wonderful colour choices. 
          You amaze me Helen! 

5.  Gail Erickson
     a.  Candle mats for each month of the year.  Gail has brought 4 of the 12. 

          This is a BIG change from your King Size Quilts. Wow!

6.  Sylvia Pankhurst
     a.  The quilt is called Loose Change.  There is a special L-shaped ruler
          which measures for a perfect block.  Sylvia got some of her fabrics
          at Coulee Quilts in Cut Bank, MT.  Many of the ladies didn't realize
          there was a quilt store in Cut Bank.  This is good to know.

 

7.  Suzan Clark
     a.  Suzan is always bringing us unique projects. 
          Take a look at this month's retinue.  She calls this her "tuffet". 
          You did a wonderful job!

      b.  This is Suzan's "It's a Wrap" bag.  She wasn't going to show us this
            project but we weren't going to let her get away with that were we
            ladies?  The bag is made by wrapping fabric around cotton cording
            made for clothes lines and then sewing each round to the next.

8.  Rita Holt  
     a.  This hand-quilted pastel beauty took Rita 2 months to complete
          the quilting.  We didn't ask how long it took to piece it together.  
          It is gorgeous! 

9.  Raeola Baker
     a.  This quilt was created in a class taught at Village Quilts in Lethbridge. 
          The flowers are appliqued onto the blocks. This is beautifully made. 

      b.  Raeola wasn't going to waste one little bit of the fabric from the
           Flower Quilt above.  She used leftovers to create this
           Coin Toss Baby Quilt.  Nice idea Raeola.  Cute quilt!

      c.  I believe this quilt was made from a kit.  Raeola tried a lipstick border
           just before putting on her binding.  She made it a bit too wide --   
           it covers the stars in the corners.  A lesson learned.  Whatever way you
           look -- lipstick border or not -- this quilt is just adorable.

10.  Judy Salmon 
       a.  This is the Round Robin quilt top that Judy won in March's draw. 
            She's completed the quilt already and, of course, she had to bring
            it in to show all of us, and brag a little.  Frankly, if she didn't bring
            it in I think the guild would have shown up on your doorstep. 
            Thanks Judy.

11.  Sheila Kimberley
       a.  Disappearing 4 patch.  What gorgeous colours and wonderful
            construction!  Sheila did all the machine quilting on her own sewing
            machine.  Note:  Her machine has a longer throat (neck?), than the
            typical sewing machine -- a saving grace when quilting a quilt this big.
            By the way ladies, Sheila, our Secretary, belongs to the Magrath
            Quilt Guild too.  Now that's dedication.

Keep on Quilting...