New Millennium Quilters’ Guild Newsletter – November 2016 Page 1

Guild Meeting Dates

October 18, 2016

November 15, 2016

December 20, 2016

January 17, 2017

February 21, 2017

March 21, 2017

April 18, 2017

May 1, 2017

June 20, 2017

Meetings are held at:

Knox Presbyterian Church

208 Cayley Street

Walkerton

7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.

Meetings are held the third

Tuesday of each month from

September to June

Please bring the following to

the November Meeting:

Completed Outreach

Projects

Name Tag

Loonie For Draw

Show & Share Items

DEADLINE FOR DECEMBER

NEWSLETTER IS DECEMBER 13TH

newmillenniuqmquiltersguild@gmail.com

My husband spent some time splitting maple logs for the woodpile this

morning, as the last of the leaves floated down to the forest floor. He

takes pleasure and pride in creating the long rows of neatly piled

seasoned firewood. We both anticipate enjoying the lovely warmth of

the woodstove in the coming cold.

In my sewing room I also create long rows of fabric, then sew them into

quilts. I have "piled" my fabrics on the shelves in colour coordinated

(more or less) rows and likewise take pleasure and pride in the

creativity. I hope the quilts and handmade gifts give warmth to the

recipient and a sense that someone cares.

I really enjoyed Anita Zoben's time with us last month. She was so easy

to listen to and I learned a lot about needles and thread, the "tools of

our trade". We had a number of guests as well to hear Anita and I have

heard from several that they felt welcomed by the guild members.

Good for you!!

I have also heard good things about Lorna McMahon of Sew Fresh

Quilts, our speaker for the November Meeting and look forward to her

presentation.

Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful fall weather and that you will

be able to come to the meeting Nov. 15th.

President Marion.

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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 20153, Hanover, ON N4N 3T1

Email Address: newmillenniumquiltersguild@gmail.com

Website Address: https://newmillenniumquiltersguild.wordpress.com

WELCOME new members:

Elaine Harper

Brenda Peplinskie

Suzanne Stiles

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SHOW & SHARE/SET-UP VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE NOVEMBER MEETING 2016 1. Glenna Hibberd 2. Karen Walter 3. Marlene Budd

If you are unable to be at the meeting on your scheduled time, it is your responsibility to find a replacement.

PROGRAM & COURSES FOR 2016-2017 Policy regarding cancelling courses - If you cancel the guild keeps 50%. If guild cancels all money is returned. Only

if there is an emergency and the person cannot attend they will get a full refund.

November 15th

Meeting: Speaker & Trunk show with Lorna McMahon of Sew Fresh Quilts. She is from the

Bluevale/Listowel area. She fell in love with quilting when she designed her first quilt for her daughter in 2012. She works

from her home designing, quilting and selling her numerous patterns online through etsy

(www.etsy.com/ca/shop/SewFreshQuilts) and also has a blog where she shares her knowledge, experience, and joy of

quilting with fellow quilters. (sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html)

December 20th

Meeting: Christmas - Social 6:00 – 6:30

Potluck meal 6:30 A – F bring dessert; G – Z bring main course. Reminder to bring placemat, plate, cup, cutlery.

Following meal, a Christmas project. Please bring scotch tape, fabric scissors, pen; also 20 buttons, bingo chips or

pennies

Social Committee Our Christmas Potluck is on December 20th, please remember to bring your own plate, cutlery, mug, napkin and a new placemat to use at the dinner.

January 17th

Meeting: “ How To Rule Your Fabric” with 4 demos - Plain & Simple Cutting; Stripology ruler; Binding; Setting

& Pressing Seams

February 21st

Meeting: – Outreach

March 21st Meeting: To be determined

March 22st

Workshop – Learn the “Hex N More Ruler” by making the Jaybird Candy Dish 16” Pillow or Tasty Table Runner.

Marg Cale and Sheila O’Hagan will be teaching this all day course. 9 – 4 p.m. Once you have learned how to make your

pillow or table runner, you’ll have the know how to make a quilt or other projects. Check out the various patterns on:

http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/p/hex-n-more.html Cost $35 + ruler + pattern

April 18th

Mystery Workshop Tuesday afternoon 1:30 – 4:30 pm – It’s a mystery what you will be making from

your own strips of fabric. Come out to have fun sewing and learn a new technique. Cost: $20.00 (1/2 day

course.)

April 18th

Meeting – Trina O’Rourke, Vendor “The Cotton Harvest” from Seaforth, Ontario will do a 30 minute

presentation about her store, the history of how it started, her personal quilts plus share some of the newest

items that she will bring along for sale. Members will have time to shop before and during the meeting.

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH REPORT Requests for comfort quilts are to be made to Pat Golem at 519-506-2434 or at golemp@live.ca. Over the past month four comfort quilts have been given out. So far, 14 mission dresses have been passed on to a lady doing mission work in El Salvador in Feb 2017 as well as 28 dresses being given to the Hanover representative of Operation Christmas Child to be used in their projects. Outreach Summer Projects Please hand in the No Nonsense block packages (nine patch or hourglass) that were handed out in June. This month is the last month they can be handed in. We need them now to assemble into tops. Tuesday Workshop Outreach will be meeting at 1:30 PM. We will be working on sewing mission dresses. There are three more organizations outreach would like to make a donation of dresses to. Bring your sewing machines and sewing accessories and plan on sewing if you come. Mission dress kits are available to work on in the afternoon or to take home. Outreach has several comfort quilt tops ready to be machine or hand quilted. You can work at such during the afternoon session or take home to work on there. From Sept to June outreach needs to replenish its inventory with another 30 to 40 comfort quilts. If you make a top or quilt with your own pattern, the size outreach needs now is approximately 50” by 60". The Simply Sinful Comfort quilt pattern is taught at every afternoon work session. As well, there are 16 kits available to make the Anita Arrowhead block for a comfort quilt. Hand Quilting Outreach wants to thank Glenna Hibberd for generously opening her home at 8 Otter Crescent in Mildmay to the guild so that quilts can be hand quilted from 9 am to 4 pm on the following November dates - Mon. 14th, Wed. 16th, Fri. 18th, Mon. 21st, Tues. 22nd afternoon only, Thurs. 24th afternoon only, Fri. 25th. Please bring your lunch if you come for the whole day. Coffee and tea supplied.

MINUTES OCTOBER 18, 2016 (Nina McTeer) PRESIDENT: Marion Brown greeted all and welcomed 10 visitors to our meeting.

Minutes of last meeting as circulated in the newsletter: Moved by Pat G. and seconded by Evelyn B. Carried

Treasurer report as circulated in the newsletter: Filed as read.

Donna Watke Chair of Quilt Show:

Requested that more signatures are needed on the “help sheet”.

Donna and co-chair Karen Schnurr met with committee members at the break time.

Our reach: Pat G. and Marilyn G.

No nonsense 9 patch blocks will be put together next month.

Pat and Cathy showed Courtyard Steps Quilt that will be a FIRE quilt.

Kits will be ready for machine quilting next month.

Glenna has an outreach quilt set up in her home, all help is welcomed

Outreach girls dresses were shown, there are still more kits available to be sewn.

Marilyn spoke about the elastic in some dresses, and that some of the dresses will be going to Operation Christmas

Child.

Program: Karen R.

The course tomorrow starts at 9:30 am.

November 5 Tonie B. is teaching a Christmas tree skirt workshop.

Social: Cathy

Christmas Dinner---we all are encouraged to make a Christmas placemat and napkin---or bring one you already

have.

Challenges: Evelyn B. and Catherine G.

Showed a "scrappy quilt as you go quilt" and another one in progress. Sign up to participate in the challenge.

Sheila O’H: Slab Block quilt for Ronald MacDonald House re the Canadian Quilters Association to celebrate Canada’s 150th

anniversary. There are four companies that have fabric with Canadian designs to use. Using Cheryl Atkinson’s Pattern,

blocks are 12 ½”., Instructions on WEBSITE---Canadian Quilters Assoc.com. Just need unfinished top.

FYI:

October 29—bus trip—still some seats available

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Gathering of the Guilds—Teeswater Oct.26 - 1-5 pm. Karen R. has put a display together for us.

South Africa Trip is a go in April 2017

Show and Share: 10 people displayed their projects

Door Prize----Brenda Peplinskie (new member)

Name tag---Marion Becker

EXECUTIVE MEETING: Monday, November 7 1-3pm. Presbyterian Church

QUILT SHOW MAY 25 & 26, 2018 PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE

Co-Chairs Donna Watke & Karen Schnurr

Secretary Nina McTeer

Treasurer Glenna Hibberd

Quilt for Raffle Marilyn Brocklebank & Helen Meyer

Tickets for Quilt Raffle Judy Sloan

Pre-Registration Quilts Marg Cale

Toonie Table Cathy Weber

White Glove Helen Meyer

Decorating Tonie Botting

Community Out Reach Display Pat Golem

Door Committee Linda Deyarmond

Christmas Corner Evelyn Breedon & Catherine Grubb

Boutique Rosemary Heisz

Hanging Quilts Marilyn Brocklebank

Vendors Cheryl Russwurm & Helen Gutscher

Guest Speaker Pat Golem

Advertising Nina McTeer & Bobbi Voisin

Food NEED VOLUNTEER(S)

Viewers Choice Cathy Weber

President`s Challenge Marion Brown

COMING EVENTS

June 10 - 11, 2017 Quilting Corners Guild Presents "Stitching

Among Friends' Quilt Show Alliston Curling Rink, 52 Albert S. W., Alliston

June 23, 2017 - 10 AM - 6 PM June 24 1, 2017 10AM - 4 PM

Queen`s Bush Quilters of Markdale Quilt Show ``Sew Much To Celebrate, Eh!!``

`Markdale Center Grey Arena Admission $8.00

May 25 & 26, 2018 New Millennium Quilters` Guild Quilt Show, Mildmay

Mildmay-Carrick Recreation Complex

Challenges Scraps continue to accumulate. Please continue to use them up. We have many, many books in the library using scraps if you are looking for more ideas. Remember we need a placemat for the Christmas pot luck dinner. You may find lots of scraps in your Christmas box, enough for several place mats. Happy scrapping.

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Store Hours - Mon., Thurs. Fri. & Sat. 9 AM -

5 PM or by chance/appointment

November 25 save 20% on any Christmas

Fabric

October 28th 20% off oranges

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