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 March 2015

Show & Shine was busy again this month.  Altogether we had 9 quilters showing 13 projects!   Let's get started.

1.  Sharon Quinton
     a. Snowman Applique Quilt

Sharon is on the right and Heidi Sharp is on the left.

      b.  Bears Paw Quilt

What wonderful colours!  It was machine quilted by a friend.

2.  Corinne Allred
     a.  Cut the Scrap Quilt

Great way to use up those scraps. 
Absolutely wonderful Corrine.



Corrine used a fleece blanket to back her quilt.
You can see the stitch in the ditch quilting 
from the back of the quilt better than
from the front.

3.  Helen Wilde
     a.  Free Moda Bakeshop Quilt Pattern.  Click here for pattern.

What a gorgeously coloured, beautifully made quilt Helen!

     b.  Stars Pattern Quilt

Oops, it's the wrong way around.  Regardless of
which way you look at this quilt you've got to admire it.

4.  Joan Strang
     a.  This is a cross-stitched quilt she started when she was 18 years old. It took her 1 month to cross-stitch the first block. Joan said her mother is surely looking down at her saying, "Finished, she's finally finished."

Joan Strang's wonderfully quilted & cross-stitched quilt.
The first block she stitched was the corner piece
closest to her.

Joan answering a question from Guild
member Jo-Anne.

5.  Judy Salmon
     a.  Extra-long quilt in blues and browns.  This is a replacement to a quilt made by her mother-in-law for her husband.  Even though his mother's quilt is worn out he still uses it.

Judy, our round robin quilt top winner,
prepares to show her quilt.

Judy shows the lap quilt she made for her husband.

6.  Betty Trudeau
     a.  St Patrick's Day Wall Quilt.  Betty designed the pattern herself and offers it to anyone interested. I will ask Betty if she'd mind if I posted the pattern on the blog.

Betty's finished St. Patrick's Day wall quilt.

Close-up of applique.

     b.  "I Spy" quilt using the cathedral window pattern that Kathy Palmer demonstrated last month.

Betty showing her "I Spy" quilt.

7.  LaRea McKinnon
     a.  T-Shirt Quilt.  This quilt uses a special stabilizer. You can purchase the stabilizer at Marshalls.  It is 60" wide and under $5.00/m. She brought a sample of the stabilizer that was passed around.  

LaRea showing her T-shirt quilt top.

LaRae reminded anyone thinking of making
this quilt, to keep strips of leftovers to use
as fillers to lengthen the quilt rows as
required. 

Some of the T-Shirts have information on the back & front.  LaRea has appliqued the second image onto the first.  Take a look at the Kodiaks square. "Kodiaks" is appliqued onto the block.

8.  Jo-Anne Schindler
     a.  Charm Pack Patchwork Table Runner.   This is her first attempt at free-motion machine quilting.  Jo-Anne found that she had better luck using a standard presser foot.  Practice makes Perfect.  Our first try always looks better than we think.  Keep at it Jo-Anne!



Jo-Anne's quilting shows clearest near her left shoulder.

9.  Shirley Paulson
     a.  Charm Pack Star Quilt in red and cream with white surrounding the star.

Shirley Paulson holding her star quilt.

     b.  Black and Grey Purse with 12 pockets!

Joan Paulson bringing out  her purse.

Joan Paulson's quilted purse.

Thank you to all the quilters who brought their projects and 

thank you to Heidi Sharp for acting as associate quilt hanger.

Till next month ... Keep on quilting!