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BRANT QUILTERS VOICE October 2017 Volume 29 Issue 2

Brant Heritage Quilters Guild • Box 24025 Brantford ON N3R 7X3 • www.BrantHeritageQuiltersGuild.com • [email protected]

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BRANT QUILTERS VOICE October 12, 2017

√ Name Tags

√ Find the thimble

√ Return completed Mug Rugs

√ Pop / beer / cat food tabs/ contest

√ BOM

√ Cuddle Quilts / Outreach—Take a kit home

√ 50 / 50 Draw: $1 a ticket, 3 for $2

√ SHOW OFF YOUR SHOW & TELL (sign sheet)

√ Library opens at 6:15 PM & at SEWcial

√ BUS TRIP $30

√ BHQG QUILT EXPO OCTOBER 19-20, 2018

BHQG 2018 QUILT EXPOSITION MEETING

Tuesday, Oct 17, 5:30 PM, Tansley's, St George.

BHQG EXECUTIVE MEETING

Tuesday, October 17, 6:30 PM, Tansley's, St George.

*****

CUDDLE QUILT / OUTREACH FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH

October 2: 10:00 AM at Rica’s home ***

RETREAT COMMITTEE

SEWcial, 3 PM. Oct 12. Meeting Hall

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE Deadline: 15th of each month

NEXT DEADLINE: October 15 for the November

issue. We solicit articles & request that they be kept to

a 1/4 page / 200 word maximum.

CHECKLIST

DID YOU KNOW…

World Teachers Day—October 5

that October 1 is 2017 United Nations International Day of Older

Persons. Stepping Into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contri-

butions and Participation of Older Persons in Society.

that you should make a label for each one of your quilts. You

may include your name (and the name of the long arm quilter if

applicable), the name of your quilt, the pattern, the date and

location the quilt was made. If the quilt is a gift, the recipient’s

name may be included. If the quilt celebrates a special occasion

or event, that may be included as well.

The month of October is dedicated to keeping children healthy.

October 8th - The Great Chicago Fire - The legend of how the

fire started goes like this: Mrs. O'Leary left a lantern in the barn

and a cow kicked it over, thus starting the fire. The fire started

sometime in the evening on October 8, 1871. The fire spread

quickly and burned down four miles of land and building. It

also killed about 250 people.

OCTOBER 12 —PROGRAM You are in for a treat this month! Our trunk

show presenter is one of our members- Carol

Hunter-Ward. Rumor has it that her work con-

tains a great deal of hand quilting. Carol is a Past President of

BHQG. During her tenure, the guild had its first quilt show at

Paris Fairgrounds and headed a quilt documentation program for

the Brant community to record our local heritage - quilt docu-

mentation was taking place across Canada. Carol learned to sew

at her mother’s knee and completed numerous 4H sewing classes.

She began quilting in the 1970’s with a class at Troy Women’s

Institute and has continued to love every moment of quilting.

Carol will be discussing her journey as a quilter and how it

evolved in her love of combining traditional quilting with the

modern day movement. As an added bonus, Carol will passion-

ately describe the Quilt Documentation project that found its

roots in our guild.

Roseline Dufour, Program Chair

SEWcial Please join us on October 12 at 11AM, at

St George United Church. A dedicated

time to sew without interruption. There

is space to pin baste or spray baste

your quilts, get help, learn techniques

or sew.

MONTH SKILLS PRESENTERS

October 1/4” seam Diane Dixon

November Nine-Patch Leela Chan / Roseline Dufour

January Sandwiching a Quilt Rica Maguire / Stephanie Nemeth

Demo at the kitchen area at 6:45 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

OCTOBER

Liz Catherwood Barbara Christianson

Debbie Heinbuck Becky McAlister

Rhonda Moffatt Gay Spong

Sharon Parker Wilma Schuit

http://www.facebook.com/brantquilters

http://www.chicagohs.org/history/fire.html




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OFFICERS 2017-2018

President Sue Baldauf

Past President/Nominations Roseline Dufour

Vice President Becky McAlister

Recording Secretary Stephanie Nemeth

Treasurer Anne Maguire

Membership Greeter

Aline Chan / helper Laurann Bivens Joan Tressel

Publicity/Info to CQA Rose Marie Robinson

Program Committee Chair Roseline Dufour, Sarah Yetman

Workshop Lorraine Geraldi

Newsletter Editor Aline Chan

QUILT EXPO CHAIR 2018 Roseline Dufour

COMMITTEES

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

Happy Thanksgiving to the members of

BHQG. As I watch our membership grow,

I am impressed with the excitement and

enthusiasm which was so prevalent at our

September guild meeting. Let’s keep that feeling going. We

want to encourage friendship along with a strong desire to

teach and share old and new quilting information and

techniques.

Our October meeting includes a short segment of time for

the AGM (Annual General Meeting). In this newsletter,

you will find the full AGM report which summarizes the

guild activities of the past year. (An abbreviated report

will be available on the website). A

few print copies will be available at

the meeting. We will be asking the

membership to approve this report at

the meeting.

Sue Baldauf, President

Retreats / Bus Trips Joanne Beard

Library: Kim Callaghan Cathy Eagles, Susan Archer

Quilt Racks Sue Baldauf

Outreach: Cuddle Quilts Rica Maguire, Stephanie Nemeth

Historian Roseline Dufour

Photography Pam Turner / Rica Maguire

Quilt Documentation / Archives Carol Hunter-Ward

Socials / Potlucks Mary Connan

Pop Tabs Bonnie MacDonald

50/50 Draws Anne MacFarlane Gay Spong / Alice Farrenden

Block of the Month Laurann Bivens

Special Projects—Regular Quilt Expo Projects

Scholarship Sue Baldauf

SEWcials Aline Chan / Kim Callaghan

Webmaster Aline Chan

Replacement Guild Lanyards $6

OCTOBER WINNERS!

° FIND THE THIMBLE: Linda Raney

° 50 / 50 DRAW: Angelica Johnson

° DOOR PRIZES: Janice Ferguson / Dana Martin

° LIBRARY: Liz Catherwood

° MUG RUGS: ?

THE HIDDEN THIMBLE

Find the hidden thimble in the newsletter. EMAIL Aline or leave

a note at the Membership Table, telling where it is located and

you will be entered into a draw to win a prize. You have to be

present at the meeting to be eligible for the prize draw.

Annual Spring Retreat

March 23 - 24 - 25, 2018.

Camp Trillium, Waterford

Watch for the registration form and other details in

your November newsletter.

Registration begins at the December meeting. If you

pay in full at that meeting, your name will go into a

draw for $50 towards the retreat.

You can expect a fun-filled, social, educational and

relaxing retreat from the real world!!!

Joanne, Chair




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BHQG PINS - $5 only Proudly wear a BHQG Guild pin.

Please see Membership to purchase one.

BRANT HERITAGE QUILTERS GUILD publishes the BRANT QUILTERS VOICE ten times a year. Editor: Aline Chan

We welcome editorial contributions and submissions. You may email submissions to [email protected]

Advertising Policy: Advertisement of a product or service does not indicate endorsement by the publisher. Publisher does not assume

any responsibility by warranty or otherwise with respect to products or services advertised.

SIGNING OF THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND CHECKING THE APPROPRIATE BOX gives us permission to send you

Guild-related notices / announcements. To unsubscribe, please email the editor with the words ‘unsubscribe’ on the subject line.

PROOF-READERS ARE THE EXECUTIVE: Sue Baldauf, Anne Maguire, Rose Marie Robinson, Roseline Dufour, Becky McAlister.

OF INTEREST TO QUILT LOVERS

Until Feb 18 - A Thread and a Story: Mississauga Bradley Museum.

https://culture.mississauga.ca/ Every quilt tells a story. This exhi-

bition shares stories and traditions from the age old practice of

quilt making. Free admission.

Oct 13, 14 Waterloo County Quilters Guild Biennial Show 2017

http://www.wcquiltersguild.on.ca/ 10 AM—5 PM

Oct 13, 14 Halton Hills Quilters Guild, Quilt Show 2017

Croation Franciscan Centre, 9118 Winston Churchill

Blvd, Norval, ON. https://www.hhqg.ca

Oct 21 - Go GO GRANDMOTHERS Fabric Sale, Dublin Street

United Church, Guelph. 9AM—2PM. In support of the

Stephen Lewis Foundation. [email protected]

http://www.gggg.ca/

Nov 10, 11 Celebration of Quilts, York Heritage Quilters

https://yhqg.org/quilt-show-2017

March 23-25, 2018: BHQG Spring Retreat

May 31—June 2, 2018: Canadian Quilters Association Quilt

Show, Vancouver https://www.canadianquilter.com/

Oct 19 - 20, 2018 BHQG QUILT EXPO

listing of Quilt Shows in Canada:

http://www.canadianquilter.com/

BOM with LAURANN

PICK UP YOUR BOM INSTRUCTIONS

AT THE MEMBERSHIP TABLE IF YOU

DO NOT RECEIVE THEM BY EMAIL.

IF YOU STILL WANT TO PARTICIPATE:

COST: $1 for those getting it by email

$5 for those who need to pick up a printed copy at the meetings.

PRIZES: those who have completed at least half the blocks by

June will be eligible for A DRAW FOR $25.

Those who have completed all the blocks and have made a flim-

sy will be eligible for A DRAW FOR $50.

Laurann [email protected]

Spring Retreat: March 23-25, 2018.

Camp Trillium.

October 19 - 20, 2018

Brant Heritage Quilters Guild Quilt Expo

PRESIDENT’S SUMMER CHALLENGE

Did you have fun this summer making MUG RUGS?

This summer’s challenge was to make

100 Mug Rugs for September 2017, to be

given as Favours to the first 50 attendees

at each day of our Quilt Expo 2018.

If you did not bring your mug rug to the

September meeting, you can still do so at the October

meeting.

Laurann’s BOM - her finished quilt.

Info at the top of this page.

http://www.gggg.ca/




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OUTREACH CHARITY TOTALS 2017 AS OF SUMMER 2017

Check here every month to see the total progress BHQG Outreach Committee is making during 2017 by

quilting gifts for various charities in our community.

If you want to participate by making these quilted gifts or/and would like more information, please speak to Rica or

send her an e-mail: [email protected]

For TOUCH QUILTS, contact Judy at [email protected] until a new coordinator is found.

Judy has a supply of kits available.

BHQG WORKSHOP

Quilts Taggy Blankets Burp Towels Pillowcases Placemats Bibs Touch Quilts

69 5 5 38 115 3 0

Our first Workshop for the new season will be based on UFO/Personal Projects. Also, it is an opportunity to work on the

upcoming 'Quilt Expo' Projects and items for the Tombola table at the BHQG Quilt Expo 2018

Location: Smokey Hollow Estates, Powerline Road

Date: October 21st. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Cost: $5

Bring your lunch - coffee and tea available.

Any questions. Please contact Lorraine

Lorraine [email protected]

If you know of a Guild member who is in need of

a card for illness, condolence or ‘thinking of you’,

please let Rose Marie know:

[email protected]

(519) 448-3842

Smokey Hollow Estates 114 Powerline

Road, Brantford - East of Gretzky Pky

November 11: Anita Zobens and her Open Thread Bar, covering

threads and needles. She will a pop-up shop where the items can be

purchased.

This workshop will be held at ETONIA HALL. The cost is $30.00.

There is a limited size to 20 so sign up early to make sure of a spot.

Bring your lunch, coffee and tea provided

POSITION AVAILABLE

WE NEED A COORDINATOR FOR TOUCH QUILTS

Judy is RELUCTANTLY relinquishing this position.

She has lots of squares that she has already cut and also

fabric to be cut that can be used.

She will guide you on what has to be done.

Thank you, Judy, for all you have done.

Judy’s email:

[email protected]

‘THINKING OF YOU’ cards

mailto:[email protected]




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QUILT OF BELONGING

EXCERPT FROM THE WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.QUILTOFBELONGING.CA/MAKING-THE-QUILT/

PHOTO BY ROSE MARIE

‘A richly hued portrait

of the human fami-

ly, Quilt of Belonging is a

120 foot (36 metres)

long collaborative tex-

tile art project. Its 263

blocks portray the rich

cultural legacies of all

the First Peoples in Can-

ada and every nation of

the world at the dawn

of the new Millennium.’

The quilt was started in

1998 and it involved

most quilt guilds in

Canada. The project

took over 6 years.

Extensive research,

identifying Canada’s

many cultural faces, has been the foundation of this project. With assistance from the Assembly of First Nations, Depart-

ment of Indian Affairs, Canadian Museum of Civilization, and the native groups themselves, listings were compiled of

our First Peoples: Métis, First Nations and Inuit. Canada’s immigration records showed that as of January 1st, 2000 at

least one person from every country of the world was living in Canada. It took over 6 years for volunteers to find a rep-

resentative from each of the 263 cultural groups on the quilt. Thousands of calls, letters and countless visits were made

to organizations, immigration centres, native bands, churches, embassies, and individual contacts – in short every possi-

ble source was considered. Appeals were also made in the media, needlecraft publications and numerous “in-progress”

exhibitions.

The planning and making of the body of the Quilt, the 1200 piece border, the tassels, the embroidery of names and the

final assembly took place in the project’s Williamstown headquarters and in private homes as volunteers took portions

home to work on. The entire process was exciting, often daunting and sometimes downright scary. A small army of ded-

icated volunteers tackled the challenges of the many supporting tasks, without which the project would have been im-

possible – the administration, writing, accounting, photography, legal work, grant writing, fundraising, travel, cleaning,

exhibition planning and the quiet praying that sustained the project through its journey. Many of these tasks continue as

the Quilt of Belonging tours, as requests come in from around the world. Faithful supporters continue to give of their

time and talents to ensure that the purposes, the dream that became a reality can continue to be shared.

When the project was finished, several guilds showed it at their quilt shows. Guilds had to have the space and height to

display it. The Hamilton Quilters Guild showed it twice at their quilt exhibits and it took several cranes to hoist it each

time.

Since its first showings, the quilt has been lying in storage until Hamilton showcased it for Canada 150 this past summer.




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LIBRARY NEWS

I'm going on the bus trip and I will keep an

eye out for any new books for our guild

library.

We have 2 new books this month:

Quilting On the Go by Jessica Alexandrakis - English paper

piecing projects you can take anywhere - break free from your

sewing machine!

A Change of Seasons -by Bonnie Sullivan - Folk art quilts &

cozy home accessories for each season.

We will also have some more magazines.

We will continue to have the fat quarter draw.

Kim Callaghan

100 YEARS IN STITCHING

Our display 100 YEARS IN STITCHING - CELEBRAT-

ING CANADA’S 150th ANNIVERSARY with 100

placemats has been a tremendous success at the Bell

Homestead in Brantford this past summer season.

What fun we had in June, with our special meeting

held there at the homestead.

The display is being dissembled in the first days of Oc-

tober as the Bell Homestead prepares for its Thanksgiv-

ing celebrations. At the October guild meeting, we will

share information from curator, Brian Woods.

Thank you to everyone. This BHQG Special Project has

increased community awareness of our guild’s quilting

abilities and community involvement.

Sincerely,

Becky McAlister & Sue Baldauf

Mystery Shop Hop

WHEN: OCTOBER 19th 2017 COST: $30.

Our next BHQG Mystery Shop Hop is almost here. We will be embarking on the L&L

Shuttle (Badder Bus Operations Ltd) and our competent driver will drive us to parts

unknown. We will board the bus at 8:15 AM and return for 4:30 PM at the

Abbotts Lane Car Park.

Our bus can accommodate 39 people.

The ‘mysterious bus trip’ only applies to the destinations. There is no mystery when it comes to a guaranteed fun

trip around Ontario – wherever we end up. There will be five shops so we are encouraging people to bring their

lunch to avoid long waits in restaurants and to allow more time for shopping!!!

So far, 21 people have committed but we still have lots of space.

Do not delay! We fill up quickly!

Sign up at the October guild meeting.

Jo, Cathy, Bonnie and Roseline

Abbotts Lane Car Park

Bus leaves at the MTO Car Lot, off HWY 403,

Interchange 41, off Garden Avenue, on

Abbotts Court, Brantford.

SHOW & TELL

Please sign the sheet for Show & Tell so we can list your items

in the newsletter.

Often, members ask who made a particular quilt as they may

be interested in making one.




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QUILT EXPO 2018

ONCE UPON A QUILT - QUILT EXPO 2018

When is Quilt Expo 2018? It will be held October 19-20 2018

Where will it be held? Best Western Plus, Holiday Inn Drive, Brantford.

Who is our Featured Artist? Roseline Dufour

QUESTIONS?

Can we still bring the mug rugs that the members were sewing this summer and given out

to the first 50 paying attendees on both days of our Quilt Expo 2018? If you had for-

gotten to bring it or you have sewn more, you are encouraged to bring the mug rugs to

our BHQG meeting in October. I hear, through the grapevine, that there will be an addi-

tional participation prize.

For the Quilt Display, how many quilts can I submit? For the display, we encourage mem-

bers to bring in a maximum of 5 quilts. We will be asking you to group them in numeri-

cal order from 1 to 5. The first quilt of your choice will be the one that we guarantee to be

hung on the display poles. The others will be displayed in the available spaces. We will

elaborate more on this subject at the BHQG meeting in October.

Thank you to Rocky for presenting the project Tombola. I am certain that she will be show-

ing samples of what can be done for this worthwhile activity next month.

Next Steering Committee Meeting is on Tuesday October 17th from 5:30 - 6:30 at

the Tansley's in St George.

HOW TO MAKE A QUILT LABEL

Iron the fabric you want to use for the label onto the shiny side of an 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet of freezer paper. (The precut

freezer-paper sheets work best. But you can trim a piece from a roll of freezer paper. Place the freezer-paper sheet into

your printer so that when it feeds through the printer, the label information will print onto the fabric side. Print

the label. It should contain information such as in the samples.

OR you can write your message using a permanent marker that will not

washout. There are several in the market: Microns, Zigs, Sharpies, etc.

Made especially for my granddaughter, Beth

Smith.

From Grandma Diane Smith, with love.

December 2017

St George, Ontario

Made especially for my granddaughter, Beth Smith.

From Grandma Diane Smith, with love. December 2017 St George, Ontario.




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MEETING DEMOS Photos by Pam Turner

Lorna McMahon was our September Guest speaker.




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MUG RUGS Photo by Pam Turner

SHOW & TELL Photos by Pam Turner




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The September meeting had a large audience




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BRANT HERITAGE QUILTERS GUILD

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - OCTOBER 12th 2017

YEAR 2016-2017 REPORT

Membership - Aline Chan

We had several new members through the course of 2016-2017. By May 2017, we had 99 members. Door prizes – two

winners each month of half metre of quality quilters fabric. Prizes donated by Aline Chan. Greeters like Joan Tressel

make new members and guests feel welcome.

Program - Roseline Dufour

What an interesting and diverse program we had in 2016-2017! Even though we had many challenges thrown at us, we

were able to shuffle and rearrange a program that met every members quilting skill level. Trunk shows showcased our

members’ work, Ruth Kennedy, Roseline Dufour, Aline Chan and Brenda Miller. Our members did us proud through

the presentation of Sue Baldauf, Leela Chan, Dianne Thomas, Sarah Yetman, Kay Boyd, Joan Tressel, and Mary Cope.

The grand finale was the unveiling of the Members’ Canada 150 anniversary placemats with of course a tour of the Bell

Homestead. Four of our local quilting shops willingly showcased their wares at our guild meeting. We thank Heirloom

Treasures, The Quilt Place, Cherished Pieces and Quilt Junction. We, the program committee, strive to present to our

members a diverse and interesting program.

Sewcial - Each month, the church hall is open on our guild meeting day from 11 AM to 4 PM for a sewing session. The

attendance fluctuates from about 10 - 20 members.

Block of the Month - Joanne Beard

The block of the month program was removed from the portfolio of the Retreat Committee at the June meeting in 2016.

Unfortunately, plans disintegrated and once again Joanne prepared and administered the block of the month program.

We were fortunate to be given permission to use a program designed by Jackie Syer of the Ancaster Guild. She prepared

the patterns and handed them along. Joanne added one block and an additional sashing option. All members were giv-

en photocopied patterns at each meeting.

September 2017 – June 2018 block of the month will be presented by Laurann Gilchrist

Vice President and Special Project - Placemats to Celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary in 2017 - Becky McAlistair

Our display 150 YEARS IN STITCHING - CELEBRATING CANADA’S 150th ANNIVERSARY with 150 placemats was a

tremendous success at the Bell Homestead in Brantford this past summer season. Five copies of a binder showing sepa-

rate photos of each placemat with its own story describing the event and year represented. The 150 placemats were dis-

played from May to October 2017.The June guild meeting was held at the Homestead, giving all members a chance to see

the display and tour the grounds.

With the cooperation of curator Brian Woods, this BHQG Special Project has increased community awareness of our

guild’s quilting abilities and community involvement.

Workshops - Lorraine Geraldi

Workshops were held at Smokey Hollow Estates and one at Etonia.

Workshops started off on October 29, 2016 with a UFO workshop. Everyone brought their projects and a great time was

had by all. We had a break for lunch and coffee, tea and treats are provided.

On November 26, 2016, we had a Workshop on ‘Curved Piecing’ by Ruth Kennedy at Etonia Hall. Ruth demonstrated

the art of creating beautiful flowing designs with the use of curved piecing. She also displayed several of her creations

and inspiration. On December 10th, just in time for Christmas, Kay Boyd led the group in the creating of a Prairie Point

Christmas Tree Angel. On January 14th, Roseline Dufour demonstrated the Art of Appliquéé with a lovely butterfly de-

sign. February 18th and March 18th were both UFO workshops. In April our Workshop was led by Sarah Yetman on

Half Square Triangles. Several layout options were provided. It was a very informative workshop. Our last workshop for

the year was May and this was a UFO workshop.

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Outreach program. - Rica Maguire

The Outreach Committee with the assistance of guild members was able to give generously to our community over the

past year. We especially thank the family of Betty Stephenson for the donation of fabric.

There were over 70 quilts created and of those, 3 were sold for a total of $430. Pregnancy Centre, Health Unit and BGH

Maternity Ward received 12 baby quilts each as well as a number of bibs and taggy blankets.

Brantford Family and Children’s Services received 20 quilts and 21 pillowcases.

Sheridan Lodge received 5 quilts and 20 pillowcases. Brantford Fire Department received 6 quilts, and 3 quilts were do-

nated to the Soroptimists for a raffle to raise money for their group. As well, we provided 60 placemats to Meals on

Wheels in Brantford and 20 to the St. George program. Stedman’s Hospice was provided with a number of adult bibs,

arm pillows and 2 blankets. We also participated in CQA’s Canada’s 150th celebration by providing 4 quilts to Ronald

MacDonald House.

Bus Trips - Joanne Beard

With CQA delivering their show to the Toronto area two years in a row, we have taken a bus load each June for the last

two years.

We have used the 39 seat bus and were able to fill it this year. Joanne pre-ordered the tickets and they worked out a little

more expensive than anticipated. The discount was small but the convenience was huge.

Roseline Dufour is planning a mystery shop hop bus trip this fall. More details to follow but not where we are going –

that is the mystery!!

Quilt Spring Retreat April 2017- Joanne Beard

The new location and slightly reduced price combined to create a record number of retreat attendees. Camp Trillium

proved to be a great alternative when our previous centre closed, only to reopen without offering us our spot back. The

cabin sleeping arrangements were more rustic but the sewing facilities were greatly improved. Fifty one people signed

up. Most people were happy with the retreat and the program offered.

We are booked to return to Trillium but had to change our weekend due to Easter Sunday falling on our traditional

weekend. We will be at Trillium on March 23 – 25, 2018

BHQG Quilt Racks and Trailer - Sue Baldauf

The trailer remained parked in the Baldauf driveway through the year with no rental agreements for 2016-17. The trailer

still does not have a sticker. Initial contact was made with Brooker Signs but they needed a clear logo design. This design

is now ready through the work of Becky and Sue for the Canada 150th project.

The trailer is also being used as storage for all the extra Quilt Show things.

Library -Kim Callaghan

The library no longer deals with library bucks. New program of auctioning magazines is popular.

Newsletter 2016-17 - Aline Chan

The newsletter went out regularly each month. We have 7 advertisers. One is not returning for the coming

year.

Find the Thimble – to promote reading of the newsletter, we have a hidden thimble. Chocolates and quilters

notions as prizes are popular.

BHQG WEB site - Aline Chan

The website is maintained every month with the newsletter, speaker info and pictures.

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Publicity - Rose Marie Woodley-Robinson

Each month, Community Events listings were submitted to local newspapers, including: the Expositor, Ayr News, Paris

Star, Brant News, Burford Times, Flamborough Review, Dundas/Ancaster News and Cambridge Times. The purpose of

these listings is to describe the program for that month's meeting, invite guests to join us, and direct readers to the web-

site for further information about our guild.

In February, an illustrated article was printed in a number of the papers, promoting the activities of BHQG and the Paris

guild, and highlighting the special projects planned for Canada's Sesquicentennial.

Sponsorship

The guild continued its sponsorship to the Paris Fall Fair – summer 2017 - with $225 in prizes. Prizes at the 2017 Paris

Fair were given in honour of the following past members of BHQG: Jessie Barker, Pat Pybus, Betty Stevenson, and Patri-

cia Ryckman-Fleming.

BHQG Scholarship 2017 - Sue Baldauf

Because of the very poor response to the past $500 scholarship award application, the award program was restructured

this year. We awarded $50 Proficiency awards to students with the highest marks in Grade 11 and Grade 12 Fashion

courses in each of the Brant secondary schools. The winning students also received a free year’s membership to BHQG.

The awards were well received at the 9 schools.

Complications involve the inconsistencies of dates with some convocation/graduation ceremonies occurring in June and

some in the fall.

Finance - Anne Maguire

The Annual General Meeting is now at the October Guild meeting in order to have sufficient time for transactions to

clear the bank and for us to close the books as soon as this is done. Banking is done by the Treasurer at Meridian Bank.

The balance in the General Account is $24,111.21 as per bank statement at the end of August 2017.The two GIC invest-

ments are $5,890.66 and $2,822.93 (as of June 30, 2017)

Budget Revenue $16,310.00 Budget Expense $17,619.00

Actual Revenue $15,417.40 Actual Expense $16,408.20

Nominations - Roseline Dufour

Every year, we approach the membership to form a committee to entice our members to fill various leadership com-

mittees in our guild. This can be a daunting task for us. Fortunately this year, very few positions had to be filled. Mem-

bers bring new ideas and new ways of doing things to the guild and that is what keeps it alive and interesting. Please

consider volunteering next year!

AGM Recommendations for 2016-2017 Review in August 2017

1. The trailer still does not have a sticker. Initial contact was made with Brooker Signs but they needed a clear logo de-

sign. This design is now ready through the work of Becky and Aline for the Canada 150th project.

2. Our work towards the Celebration of Canada’s 150th Anniversary has been a success.

3. Efforts were made to coordinate the planning of workshops between the BHQG and Paris Quilting Bees. Confusion

over dates, location issues and costs developed.

Henceforth, the two guilds will organize events independently and continue to invite members from each guild to the

various workshops.

4. No attempts to investigate acquiring a big-name teacher or guest speaker for an event where community and neigh-

bouring guilds may be invited/involved.

AGM Recommendations for 2017-18

1. A stick on sign will be purchased for the trailer. It will have the logo design, Cost not to exceed $300.

2. The QUILT EXPO in Oct 2018 organization and activities will focus on developing more awareness of quilting.

3. A committee will be formed to investigate the possibility of inviting a big-name teacher or guest speaker for an event

where community and neighbouring guilds may be invited/involved. We will focus on Canadian teachers.

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