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From Our Presidents’ PensAs I write this the sun is shining, the sky is a perfect blue and my neighbour is in abucket lift putting Christmas lights on the 100 foot Douglas Fir trees. I invested inenergy saving outdoor LED lights yesterday and my Scrooge will have to grin andbear it as he decorates our house. Our wee ones are coming for Christmas and thehouse just has to be ablaze with the lights of Christmas when they arrive. I have astart on organizing myself but I still wonder how it got to be so close to the HolidaySeason. I am very much looking forward to the retreat at Quadra where I will haveuninterrupted days to work on both Christmas and quilting projects. (Avril)

I am not nearly as organised as Avril and circumstances dictate that I don’t go to theQuadra retreat this year. But I, too, am looking forward to hosting family for Christmasand having all of us celebrate the pleasure of each other’s company, in good health.We have decided that ‘creativity’ is our aim for this year’s gifts so I’d better getgoing! (Eimear)

Our Program Committee had something for everybody during November and wecan look forward to the annual Christmas Potluck dinner on December 10. On mycalendar I have a reminder to bring an item for the Food Bank collection and myBingo Square; now to decide on what delectable dish to bring to add to the feast.Thank you to Norma Franks, Beulah Friesen and Roberta Shepherd for organizingthis excellent start to the festive season. From both of us we wish you a very MerryChristmas and the best in the New Year. Avril and Eimear

Next Meeting:PotluckDecember 10Brechin United ChurchDoors open at 5:00Potluck starts at 6:00 pm

Next Executive MeetingDecember 10 1:30 p.m.Save On Foods, Woodgrove

Newsletter DeadlineDecember 15! Note the deadline hasbeen moved one week earlier thanusual because of the holidays.

NQG Box 943 Nanaimo BC V9R 5N2 Editor [email protected]

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Things to Remember:name tagplace setting for dinnerpot luck contributionBingo cards/markers (see page 9)non-perishable food bank donationchange for rafflesworkshop registrationsUFO list to hand inShow and Sharedonation quiltsblock of the month (for December)fat quarter fabric exchangegift <$10 for exchange (optional)

Newcomer’s Tea a Success!The Newcomer’s Tea was a lovelyafternoon, and I would like to thank thenew members who attended! Manythanks also to the executive memberswho brought a lovely array of goodies,and willingly shared information aboutthe workings of our guild.Congratulationsto Fran Nicklom and Marcia Miller aswinners of the two games! Many thanks,Kathy Bush, Hostess

The Food Bank sends its gratefulappreciation to members who broughtdonations to our November meeting: 52canned/bottled items and 24 packageditems. I will be at Brechin Church from 3pm on December 10. If you are notattending the Pot Luck you can drop offyour food donation any time after 3 p.m.

I would also like toadd my thanks tothose of the FoodBank. You are a greatgroup of women whorespond positivelywhenever there is a

need and I am proud to be part of theNanaimo Quilters Guild. Norma Franks

Christmas Gift BagsMany thanks to those members whodonated the beautiful gift bags for teens.We received 46 bags and these weredivided equally between Five AcresSecondary School and NanaimoYouthServices Association ONE STOP YouthDrop In program. Representatives fromboth organizations attended the eveningmeeting and thanked everyone for theirgenerous support. Norma Franks

Gift exchange at our Christmas PotLuck ($10 limit) For those who wish toparticipate, place your gift and name onthe gift table. Throughout the eveningnames will be announced for you to comeup and choose your exchange gift.

Avril Valentine

Bryony Dunsmore

Barb Root

Cathy Welte and Eimear Keane

November 17 Newcomer’s Tea

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Program CommitteeMembers enjoyed a fun-filled, relaxingclass with Sharon Pederson whilelearning how to mark fabric with Sashikopatterns. We enjoyed Sharon’s easyteaching style and the new venue.Thanks to all of you who participated.Register for classes at guild meetings,or email Barb Root [email protected] andmail your cheque (to Nanaimo QuiltersGuild) to Barbara Root, 10930 Sea VistaRoad, Ladysmith, BC V9G 2A1.You canalso pay with Visa/MasterCard at anymeeting. Should you have to cancel aclass for any reason you must notify BarbASAP via email or at a guild meeting.You will receive a refund IF we are ableto fill the class. The Guild Treasurerrequires members to sign for REFUNDCHEQUES, so refund cheques will beavailable at Guild meetings for pick up.

REMINDER: Register with Barb forclasses prior to Dec. 25 as she will beaway until February 6. To register orcancel a class during this time, please

contact Lillian Charron 250-245-8345or email her at [email protected]

As of June 2009 we will no longer havea Program Committee, since the termof office is up for the current ProgramCommittee members. We need a teamto plan classes, tricks of the trade, speak-ers, and Guild activities (teachers needto be booked now for the next 2-3 yearperiod). If any of you are interested in thisexciting career opportunity please callLillian Charron, Barb Root, or Cathy Welte.

“PORTRAITS” Sat. Feb. 7/Sun. Feb. 8,9-4 @ Oliver Woods Centre In CharlotteWarr Andersen’s upcoming class we usea sewing machine, satin-stitches, and areverse layering technique to produce aportrait. We are fortunate to have sucha well known instructor come and teach.We still have spaces available and hopeyou will come and join us to learn thistechnique.Supplies: Kit Fee $15 (for fabric), small,fine scissors that cut all the way to the

The workshop registration form is in September’s newsletter, on our website, and available at guild meetings

point, removable fabric markers,masking tape, seam ripper, light box(shared) extension cord, sewing machinewith regular, quilting and/or embroideryfoot, fusible thread, 4-6 different colorsflesh tone cotton, machine embroiderythread/bobbin thread (optional), 10" x 12"piece Sulky Totally Stable Stabilizer.

“ANGLE PLAY” Sat. Mar. 7/Sun. Mar. 8,9-4 @ Oliver Woods Centre MargaretMiller will bring 4 sets of templates forstudents to use during class. Templatesets can be purchased as follows:

Set 1 = $30; Set 2 = $30; Complete Set= $60 (without design booklets);Complete Set = $95 (4 design bookletsand 4 template sets); Design Booklets:each has patterns for 3 quilts, plus 21blocks from each template. (Margaretdoesn’t know which pattern you willchoose nor which templates you will need)

Supplies: bring a large variety of fabricsin 2 or 3 color families (1/2 m – 1 m cuts)Bring along all your regular sewingsupplies. website: www.millerquilts.com

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Nanaimo Quilters Guild Newsletter www.islandquilters.caVolume 25 Issue 4 December 2008

NQG Box 943 Nanaimo BC V9R 5N2

2008-2009 SCHEDULE ~ WRITE THESE DATES IN YOUR DIARY

Quilts That ComfortIn January 17 quilts, many hand quilted,were donated to the Guild by one of itsf o u n d i n gmembers, ArlineWarwick. Arlinedied not long afterin the PalliativeCare Unit atNRGH where shehad previouslybeen a volunteer.The Quilts thatComfort Committeethought it wouldbe fitting if thesequilts were donated to the Palliative CareUnit and the family was thrilled with the

idea. On November 18, many familymembers including sister Bobbi,daughter Sharlene and grand-daughter

Kristal, met with HollyWells, representingQuilts that Comfort,and staff from theUnit. We weregiven a tour of thenewly renovatedunit and photoswere taken of someof Arline’s familymembers with herquilts in one of thebeautiful new rooms.

It was a very touching and rewardingexperience for all, especially the family.

April 23-26, 2009 Island Quilting Seminar,Sequoia Springs Golf Club, 700 PetersenRoad, Campbell River. Quilting workshopsby great instructors, hosted by the CampbellRiver Friendship Quilters Guild. Forregistration information and completeworkshop descriptions, visit their website:www.crfriendshipquiltguild.comInfo: [email protected]

May 29-31, 2009 Seasons by the Sea,Parksville Community Centre, 132 EastJensen Avenue, Parksville, Admisson $6 or$10 for 3 days. Parksville Quilt HouseQuilters Guild. Workshops run June 1-4. Infoat www.parksvillequilthousequilters.com

June 18-20, 2010 Nanaimo Quilters GuildQuilt Show, Beban Park, Nanaimo

Quilt Shows & Seminars

Editor [email protected]

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Library NewsLots of books went out this month. As aresult, we had very few books to putaway. The books are not due back untilthe January meeting. If you come acrossany books that you think are out of dateor no longer useful, please let us knowso we can decide whether they are worthkeeping. We only have so much roomto store library materials and need tokeep our collection current and

interesting. Missing: a pattern insertfrom an Australian Patchwork & Quiltingmagazine.If you happen to find an“orphan” pattern in your patterncollection, one of our Guild membersdesperately needs it. It is part of a 3-part pattern series. It should have ourGuild Stamp on it. We have themagazine…..someone has the patterninsert. We would really like to match

Quilt Bee Saturday, January 31, 2009 9 am-4 pmOliver Woods Community Centre

Our teams are ready for the 11th AnnualQuilt Bee. We can always use extra helpon that day or you can just drop in toOliver Woods Centre and visit. Someteam members have pre-selected thebacking for the Quilt Bee. We have anexcellent selection of backing fabric soyou can still choose your favourite. Wehave additional backing and battingavailable at the January meeting forthose who are unable to attend the event

but who wish to make a quilt for HavenHouse. Haven House is a localorganization which provides a safeshelter for women and their childrenwhen they need to escape from difficulthome situations. Our Guild has providedquilts to be given to these families aspart of our pledge, as members of theNanaimo Quilt Guild, to provide forcharitable organizations.

Leslie Millward and Sandy Dobson

Getting to Oliver WoodsThe new Oliver Woods Centre is locatedright behind the former Rutherford Mall.Turn onto Rutherford Road and drivepast the Mall entrance and through thetraffic lights. Turn LEFT onto Uplands.Make a RIGHT turn onto Oliver Roadwhich is about two blocks along Uplands.The buildings will be on your LEFT.Please try to carpool if possible.

PlacematsThank you to everyone who donatedplacemats for Meals On Wheels(Nanaimo & Ladysmith) and TheTelephone Visiting Association.Georgia Zieglmeier and Chris Mousseau

them up. We’re sure Santa is going tobring us some new books for the libraryfor Christmas. Watch for the list in thenext newsletter. Wishing everyone aMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

the Library Elves!

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November Raffle WinnersMystery Fabric: Linda Addison, Betty HamiltonRaffles: Cheryl Tellier, Annie Lord, Annelies Massey, Gaye Enns (x2),Trish Kirk, Lil Kroll, Blanche Gates, Deri Morris, Shirley Fulla, JudyNelson, Carolyn Kavanagh, Judi McLaughlin, Sue Royle, LindaAddisonShow & Share: Fran Nicklom, Linda Verhoeven, Carolyn KavanaghDoor Prizes: Gail Lambourne, Barb PetersBlock of the Month: Linda RobinsonSpecial thanks Florence Dorscheid; Sue Artuso; Doreen Smith; andLaverna Anderson for their generous donations to our raffle stash. Also abig thank you to Laura Morrissey for bringing back prizes all the wayfrom Houston. We had requested some items only available in the USAand she got them for us. Gail Lambourne & Margaret Carmichael

Nancy Price-Munn,Lorie Rogers, Val Ursulak, Kathy Bush, Marg Bradley and Avril Valentinewith baby quilts from the Sewciabelles

Four of the 34 quilts taken to Texas inNovember and donated to the United Way ofGreater Houston for hurricane victims

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Meeting called to order at 13:00 by Co-President Avril Valentine, 101 membersin attendance. Eimear expressed herthanks for the cards, e-mails and goodwishes sent during her husband’s surgeryand recovery.Hospitality: Kathy Bush welcomed DonnaMae Bauer, Claire Wessan, Judy Woodruff,and Gaye Enns, from Williams Lake.Correspondence: Get well cards weresent to Audrey Hale, Penny Whittakerand Bev Cottrell and sympathy cards tothe family of honorary member FlorenceYori, Anne Yelle and Rosa Christensen.Various notices of quilt shows and callfor entries were received.Treasurer: Moved by Gladys Dikken,seconded by Marg Bradley to accepttreasurer Florence Dorscheid’s report asgiven. Motion passed.Comfort Quilt Society Annual GeneralMeeting: Meeting was called to order byVice-president Pat Clements. SecretarySidney Lloyd read the minutes from theNov. 21, 2007 Annual General meeting.Moved by Norma Franks, seconded bySandy Dobson that the minutes beaccepted as read. Motion passed. A listof charitable donations and the monetary

Minutes of Membership Meeting November 19, 2008value of these was read by Pat Clements.Treasurer Marg Bradley gave thefinancial report and noted the amount tobe donated to the NQG this year forpurchase of placemats and quilts. Theremaining balance will be paid to theNQG in November 2009 as their finalcontribution from the raffle fundsgenerated at the 2007 Material Magicquilt show. Marg moved that her reportbe accepted, seconded by Coreen Zerr.Motion passed. The executive, with theexception of Marg Bradley will serve foranother year. Nancy Price-Munn hasvolunteered to be the treasurer for 2008-2009. Pat asked for any nominationsfrom the floor the required 3 times andnone were forthcoming. If no furthernominations are received at the eveningmeeting Nancy will be acclaimed astreasurer. Moved by Mary Wasley,seconded by Trish Kirk to adjourn themeeting.2nd Vice President: Norma’s suggestionto donate items of our choice for the foodbank each month was agreed to bymembers. Norma will collect Bingo cardsmade by members not attending the pot-luck. Cathy Calder and Shirley Herrittvolunteered to make the potluck punch.

Trips and Retreats: Sue spoke on thesuccess of the Houston trip and plansfor another major trip after the guild show.Hurricane donation quilts were gratefullyreceived by the United Way of GreaterHouston. Trip refunds will be issued whenreimbursements arrive. Reservations forthe Nov.10-13, 2009 retreat will be takenat this years retreat.Quilt Bee: The Quilt Bee is full but a waitlist has been started.Quilt Show: Carol informed us that aDepot Captain position still needs to befilled. The committee’s second meetingis planned for February 5.Newsletter: Fabric donations for theEdmonton Red Cross will be collectedby Nadine Lindstrom.Program: Barb showed her projects fronthe Sashiko and beading classes. Thenext class is in February. Program haspictures available of upcoming classprojects. Anyone taking Margaret Miller’sclass can e-mail Barbara to get a list ofthe templates needed for her class.Quilts that Comfort: Holly Wells madethe donation, on behalf of the guild, ofthe 17 quilts made by Arline Warwick tothe Palliative Care Unit at NRGH.(cntd)

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Minutes of November 19 continuedLibrary: Linda reminded us that bookstaken out in November are due back inJanuary, and thanked all who bring booksback on time.UFO Challenge: Bobbi Moss needs moreentries in the UFO challenge. When sheasked all those with no UFO’s to stand,no one did. Sooooo, get your name onthe list.OLD BUSINESS: A big thank you to allthe contributors of gift bags, to be dividedbetween Nanaimo Youth Services andFive Acres School.Guild Insurance: Gail Lambourne hastaken on this file and a policy should bein place soon.Membership: Marcia has newmembership lists available.Karen Tottman, and Susan from Stitcheson Saltspring Island gave an overview,with samples, of the classes given at thestore and members were then invited toshop at their display.The business portion of the afternoonmeeting concluded at 15:10.

Evening Meeting of November 19, 2008

Meeting called to order at 19:02 byevening chairperson Patty McRory, 34members and one guest in attendance.

As Karen and Susan of Stitches QuiltShop had to catch the ferry, theirpresentation and sale was the first orderof business.

The regular business meeting wasreconvened at 19:38.

The Annual General Meeting of theComfort Quilt Society was held andNancy Price-Munn was acclaimed as thenew treasurer for the society.

The rest of the meeting followed theafternoon agenda with no new businessbrought forward.

A total of 46 gift bags was collected anddivided evenly between the Five Acresgroup and Nanaimo Youth Services.

The meeting was adjourned at 20:05.

Notes submitted by Val Ansell, EveningSecretary and added to afternoonminutes by Lillian Dalton, Secretary

Florence Yori, an honorary member of our guild,passed away on October 28, 2008. Yori,Florence (Molly) Pearl (nee Maddock) was bornAugust 25, 1921 in Brook Twp, Lampton CountyOntario. Predeceased by her mother Elenor(McCabe) Maddock in 1974, father BasilMaddock in 1976 and her loving husband LouisYori in 2000. She will be sadly missed by herdaughter Maureen (Derek) Breu, her sonsEnrico, Carl, her ex son-in-law Gordon Harding,granddaughters Brandi (Cory), Dana (Shane)and Jennifer (Todd) and her greatgranddaughters, Hanna, Haley, Alexus and thewee one she didn’t get to meet. She also leavesbehind her brothers Cecil ( Mildred) Maddockand Donald (Betty) Maddock, many nieces,nephews, cousins and good friends. Florencecame to Ladysmith in March 1948 after replyingto an ad in the Canadian Nurses magazine fora position as an RN in the old LadysmithHospital. She met Louis in 1949 at a dance andon June 30, 1951 they were married. Florencelived in Ladysmith for 60 years until her death.Somewhere along the line she was given thename Molly and it stuck. At the time of her deathshe had been a member of the nursesassociation for 60 years. She was also veryactive in the Catholic Women’s League, theQuilters Guild and the Ladysmith/NanaimoHistorical Societies.

In Memorium

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I call this month’s block Snowflakes inthe Woods. This block illustrates how tomake quarter-square triangle units. Theprevious months’ blocks illustrated half-square triangle construction technique.Quarter-square triangles are made thesame way as half-square triangles withone more diagonal cut. This produces 4units instead of 2. Call me if you haveany trouble with the instructions.Remember, the trick to any pieced blockis accurate cutting and trusting yourmeasurements. If you cut and sewaccurately, you won’t need to trim theindividual units that make up this block.All seams ¼”. Finished block:12 ½” x12 ½”.Centre unit: Cutting:1 3 ½’ square Medium blue 12 3" squares Medium green 12 4" squares Medium blue 2Cut both medium green 3" squares in halfdiagonally. Centre the long side of onegreen triangle on one side of the 3 ½’medium blue square and sew. Repeatfor the other 3 sides. Cut both mediumblue 4" squares in half diagonally. Centre,then sew them on to the 4 sides to makethe centre unit, as illustrated.(Figure A)Press seams outward.This unit shouldmeasure 6 ½” square.Side units: Cutting:1 7 ¼” square Beige (Background)2 4 ¼” squares Light blue2 4 ¼” squares Dark blueCut the 7 ¼” beige square diagonally into4 triangles. The long edge of eachtriangle will be on the straight of grainwhich will stabilize the outer edge of theblock. Using the half-square method, seweach of the 4 ¼” light blue squares to

December Block of the Month

one of the 4 ¼” dark blue squares. Sewtwo rows of stitches ¼” away from thediagonal as illustrated (Fig. B). Cut alongthe diagonal between the two rows ofstitching. Then cut along the otherdiagonal to form the quarter-squaretriangles. Press to dark. Align and sewthe quarter-square triangles along theshorter edges of the beige triangle. Thelight blue fabric should be at the rightangle end, as illustrated.(Fig. C) Theseunits should measure 6 ½” x 3 ½”.Corners : Cut:2 3 7/8" squares Light grey or white2 3 7/8" squares Medium green 2

Construct the half-square triangles forthe corners by sewing each light greysquare to a medium green square. Sewtwo rows of stitches ¼” away from thediagonal and cut between the 2 rows ofstitches. Press to dark.Sew two of the side units to oppositesides of the centre unit. Make sure thatthe beige triangle is towards the outsideof the block. Now sew a corner unit toeach end of each of the two remainingside units. Be sure that the grey fabriclies beside the dark blue fabric of the sideunit. Press in towards dark blue. Aligntheses pieces with the other two sides.Remember to butt the seams then sewin place. Press seams out. The illustratedblock is “finished”, so it lacks the seamallowances. In your blocks, the pointsshould not come to the very edge of theblock. They should be ¼” in from theedge. Val Ansell 250-758-1185

Figure ACentre unit

Figure CSide unit

Figure BCut half-squaretriangle units onboth diagonalsto form quartersquare triangles

Snowflakes in the Woods

Barbara’s Quilting Studio

closed Saturday

phone: 250 758-4048 Barbara Dickie [email protected]

QUILT GUILD BINGO BLOCKSFor those members who are not attending the Christmas Pot Luck or the Quilt Bee,but would like to donate a Bingo Block for the Haven Transition House Quilts, youcan bring the block to our January meeting and they will be given to Sandy andLeslie who then arrange for them to be made up into quilts. Don’t forget to bringbuttons or other creative bingo markers to play the game at the potluck dinner.

Game Card Instructions: Materials for 1 (10½ inch) card (Each fabric must bechosen from one of the following categories: batik, floral, geometric, heart, leaf,metallic, holiday, novelty, paisley, plaid, solid, star, stripe or 1930’s print. Use ablack print for the centre square)

5 (2½ inch) squares assorted yellow and orange prints

5 (2½ inch) squares assorted green prints

5 (2½ inch) squares assorted red prints

4 (2½ inch) squares assorted pink & purple prints

5 (2½ inch) squares assorted blue prints

1 (2 ½ inch) square of black print

Block Assembly: Note: use 1/4 inch seams.1. Join 5 yellow/orange print squares to make a row. In the same manner, make1 red, 1 blue, and 1 green row.2. Join 2 pink/purple squares. Make 2 pink/purple pairs. Join one pink/purple pairto each side of black square to complete pink/purple row. (This is the centre rowof your bingo card)3. Join rows, placing pink/purple row in centre, to complete 1 Bingo Game Card block.

Instructions have been taken from Fons & Porters Love of Quilting, September2006, pg 116-117. Permission is granted.

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Bouquets of RosesA huge THANK YOU goes out to SueArtuso and Bonnie Dimitry for planningthe trip to Texas, including San Antonio,Houston, Katy, the International QuiltFestival, and Miss Vicki. From start tofinish the adventure ran smoothly, exceptfor Lil Kroll’s trip, of course, which wasn’tso smooth. Bonnie and Sue made cer-tain we didn’t have to lift our own suit-cases, register or sign out of hotels, findour way to or from the attractions, or haveany hassles at airports etc. The mealsincluded were fabulous, as were the ho-tel rooms with such comfortable beds.The quilt shops and gifts were an addedbonus. We thoroughly enjoyed the RiverCruise, River Walk, and tours. We werefortunate to have such a capable teamplan the entire trip from start to finish.“Y’all get started on the next adventure,ya hear.” Sincerely “Miss Vicki Chicks”

Request for PatternsThanks to the 4 members who gave mea placemat pattern. I am still looking fora pattern to make wheelchair quilts forfriends. If you have any of either patternsplease forward them to [email protected]

Barb Root

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Have you seen to it that your fabric collection will be properly cared for after your passing?

Being of sound mind (according to standards established by fellow fabriholics), I _____________, do hereby record my last willand testament.

It has caused me a most severe case of hives knowing that my beloved ________________(spouse, sibling, or keeper) hasn’tthe least appreciation for, or for that matter knowledge of, my extensive fabric collection - the containers of which are suitablydeposited in various places for safe keeping. In fact, this person has already notified the local sanitation crew to pick up anddispose of my fabric collection “willie-nillie” in the event that I precede him/her to the Great Quilt Shop in the Sky.

Therefore, I do will the secret whereabouts of my enormous fabric collection and the right to come to my house and cart away thesaid collection to my dear friend and fellow fabric preservationist _____________________.

It is my wish that upon hearing of my death and obtaining proof that I did not manage (although goodness knows I will have tried!)to take my fabric collection with me, my dear friend will come to my home post haste - prior to the arrival of the dumpster. I amfurther providing her authorization to rescue and cart away my entire fabric collection along with my sewing machine, frames,old buttons, lace, patterns, dolls, and UFO’s (UnFinished Objects)

After this has been done, refreshments will be served to all my not-yet-departed quilting friends as they gather in one room to saylovely and kind things about me. As soon as they run out of food or kind things to say (whichever comes first), they will divideamongst themselves, by lot, my divine collection. I shall be hovering over that very spot to make certain this is done in a peacfuland co-operative manner.

I leave my car, house, stocks, bonds, and the remainder of my trivial wordly possessions to the non-quilters I continued to lovealthough they never really understood my quilting obsession.

Signed ____________________ at __________________ this day of ______________________ (month, date, year)

Witnessed by _____________________ Date _________________

Appeared and reprinted with permission of the Pieceful Valley Quilters (with thanks to Margaret Carmichael, her sister Ella and Gail Lambourne)

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