Grimsby Quilters's Guild Newsletter Feb 2014

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Presidents Message - Diane

Grimsby ThreadsGrimsby Quil ters Gui ld

Inside this issue:

Presidents

message

1

Executive 2

Presidents

Challenge

3

Workshops 3

Draw & raffles 4

Cuddle quilts 5

Program 6

Tips & Tricks 7

BOM 8

Tips & Tricks 9

Links to share 9

What to bring 10

Social 10

Guild information 10

Volume 2, Issue 6

Next meeting

date:

Thursday, February

13th 2014

Feb 13th, 2014

I have summarized a study on the benefits of quilting that I found interest-

inghope you do as well.

A study found that quilting improved well-being in ways that physical and

outdoor activities could not, and offered a creativity that had been

stifled in the modern world (but then again we know that).

They interviewed quilters and found the activity helped their cognitive,

creative and emotional well-being, particularly among older people.

The use of bright colours was uplifting, the activity distracted from the

stress of work, and quilting offered challenges such as math and geome-

try. It also increased confidence and had an important social side.

Professor Jacqueline Atkinson, co-author of the study and a quilter herself

for five decades, said: Doing something that engages you and that you

enjoy is key. As adults, we dont often do enough that includes fun andplay. We put a lot into studying the use of green spaces and thats useful

to individuals and communities. 'But maybe we need to say there are

other things too.

The study concluded that: 'Whether it is growing vegetables, knitting a

jumper or discovering a new scientific formula creativity may be funda-

mental for wellbeing and has received little attention so far within public

health. 'Exploring creativity and what people do in their everyday lives,

which they deem creative, may be an important avenue for wellbeing pro-

moters. There is definitely an increase in groups doing quilting socially but

also individuals. 'Theres an emotive connection as well as financial need

to recycle. 'Historically older groups of women did quilting but women in

their early 20s are getting together and children's groups are also taking it

up. 'People are investing in quality pieces of quilting, but also looking to

make items themselves and re-use materials they have in their homes.

Professor Atkinson goes on to say I can only see the popularity of quilting

increasing (but then again we know that).


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Page 2 Grimsby Threads

Executive

President:

Diane Halinski

Vice President:

Candy Mullins

Treasurer:

Dorothy Sohm

Secretary:

Anne Lord

Membership:

Tracey Pavkovic

Newsletter: Susan Therrien

Program:

Pat Breen

Sara Lister

BOM:

Leslie Prokop

Charlene Swazye

Workshops:

Ida Coleman

Fund Raising:

Sylvia VanGeest

Cuddle quilts:

Pat Breen

Photographer:

Carol Mulholland

Social and Library: Sue Clinesmith

Cathy Nelligan

Quote of the day:

Ask not what your fabric can do for you,

but what you can do for your fabric.

Hearts & Flowers - LeslieDo you know a guild member who could use a card for congratu-

lations, condolences, support, encouragement etc.?

If so, please contact Leslie Prokop we will send a card on behalf

of the guild.

[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Volume 2, Issue 6 Page 3

Presidents Challenge - Leslie & Diane

You still can participate if youre interested in our " Purseonality" Challenge.

Our Challenge Fabric is still available for $2.oo a package.

Your bag, purse, baby bag etc......is due for voting at our June Meeting.

We are looking forward to seeing your creations.

We would all love to see the different ideas and inspiration on quilts to keep us inspired and chal-

lenged for our next project!

So dont be shy, bring them in and share with everyone!

Show & Tell

Workshops - Ida

The Grimsby Quilters Guild spring workshop will be held at the Grimsby Museum on Saturday, April

12th, from 9:00 to 3:00, for a cost of $15.00 per person due at time of sign up.

Leslie Prokop will lead the Jelly Roll Workshop - Fast, Fun and Scrappy.

A light lunch will be provided, please bring dessert or mid morning snack to share. Coffee, tea and wa-

ter will also be available.

Participants will need Jelly Rolls or 40 2 1/2" strips that are 42" long. Please bring an extension cord and

power bar (several machines can run off of one) if you have them.

The maximum class size is 20.

Please see Ida Coleman at the membership table for workshop sign up and list of supplies to bring tothe workshop.

More details will be provided at the February meeting. Looking forward to a

fun time by all.


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Membership Name Tag draw & raffles - Sylvia

Volume 2, Issue 6 Page 4

We appreciate your support each month, with the winner receiving 50% of the proceeds and the other

half gong to the guild to help enhance programming.

As you can imaginestarting the guild with no members, was a leap of faith and funds.

Your support each month by attending and participating in our events helps to support our common

interest.

Buy your tickets for: $1.00 for 1 ticket or $2.00 for 3 tickets or $5.00 for 10 tickets

Thank you to all and good luck!

50/50 draw - Sylvia

A reminder that each month there will be a draw by our membership team, for a door

prize during our meeting.

Your attendance at the time of the draw is required to win, as well as you must be

wearing your name tag please. Good Luck to all of our members.

Congratulations to all the January winners; Loretta, Tracy, Dorothy and Cathy, who all

went home with a prize.

Please dont forget to check out our small library. We currently have about 30books on hand now.

And let us know what you think about the role / value of the guild having a "print"

library in today's digital world

Quilt books and patterns will be available to borrow, for one month at a time.

Library - Sue


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Cuddle Quilts - Pat & the cuddle quilt team

Just a few pictures to share from the December meeting

Diane was talking about finding inspiration on her vacation looking at roof tops how the pattern would

make a beautiful quilt. We already have so many inspirations from our own members with the beautiful

quilts they have made. It is amazing how you can use fabric from someone else, who has had a pattern

or a inspiration for a one of a kind quilt yet we can put all the ideas together and take a color from one

pile to add to another to make some of our cuddle quilts for our community.

Please keep up the great work of your own inspirations in making your quilts, what is left over and do-

nated is helping someone feel special in our community with our cuddle quilt program.

Our C.Q.T. has been working hard to sort and cut some plaid fabric to make into rag quilts for Easter

hampers for G.B.F. And any small pieces of any fabric and or batting is going towards placemats. Ladies

you are amazing I thank you!

Also a special thank you to the Seniors of Grimsby and Doris Allen from Smithville, who donated some

of their fabric to the guild to be used towards making cuddle quilts.

We will have some fabric and kits to make into more beautiful quilts, so let the inspiration begin.

Stay warm and Happy Quilting hope to see you on the 13th Feb at next meeting.


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Tips & Tricks

Program - Sara & Pat

1. So: where do you find inspiration for your quilts?

I had the opportunity to visit a quilt show in November. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was like a kid in a candy store,

walking around staring at displays, the quilt exhibits and I picked up a few cool nick-knacks and fabric.

The whole time I was walking around, I was always thinking: what would Ido differently? What spin could Iput

on this pattern?

And then it got me to thinking: inspiration for our next projects is all around us. We just have to 'look' at what

we're 'seeing' in a less literal way.

Consider composing a collage of things you have looked at in the past when designing a quilt - because we all

know, a great quilt isn't just about great fabric - it's about great composition, too. Consider taking pictures of

whatever gives you inspiration, print them off or create a collage online. Step back and look at what you have

gathered...the colours, textures, themes. What an exciting way to start a new quilt project.

Here is an example of a collage:

We are very excited to have Ila Swayze with us this evening.

Ila has been teaching and quilting for over 20 years. She will be sharing with us information about how

to enter our beautiful quilts into the local fairs and how the quilts are judged and awarded prizes.

She will also be bringing some of her quilts to give us inspiration.

Thank you for making Ila feel welcome.


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Tips & Tricks cont...

2. In order to cut a lot of pieces the same size more quickly, you can stack the strips.

The key is, though - you can't stack the strips one directly on top of each other - your ruler will wobble as you

try to cut.

So, trick of the day is: align your strips and stack them, offset of one another, like this, lining each strip you

stack along the grid lines on your cutting mat so as to ensure a straight cut:

This way your ruler wont wobble or teeterit will lay nice & flat on the fab-

rics and youll get nice cuts without shifting.

3. When I'm trying to decide which stitch to use when I'm about to quilt, I spend oodles of time trying out multiple

types, lengths, widths, tensions, etc.

So a solution is to create a stitch "reference" or "encyclopedia" for yourself.

SUPPLIES:

- 3-ring binder

- some clear plastic sleeves

- scrap solid fabric & batting pieces, just smaller than 8.5" x 11"

- contrasting thread

- fabric marker or sharpie

1. layer and pin-baste your fabrics and batting pieces.2. start playing! test each stitch at different lengths, widths, tensions, and make note of such right above your

stitching lines, like this:

(d'oh! I didn't use contrasting thread for this piece - sorry! )

Create an easy reference book so you will be able to decide what stitch to use the next time your quilting some-

thing and what a stitch other than a straight-stitch or FMQ.

Once done, put them all in plastic sleeves and into a 3-ring binder.


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BOM Club 2013-14 - Charlene, Samantha and Leslie

Keep up the good work - the six inch squares for this years Block of the

Months are looking GREAT.!

Thank you everyone for doing such a great job.

A gentle reminder they should be 6 1/2 " so they will finish at 6 inches.

Some of you were asking for some sites for new ideas. Here are a few that

some of our members are using:

- http://delawarequilts.com/BOMs/

- http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/a/6-inch-quilt-blocks.htm

- http://www.quilterscache.com/BlocksbySizeA.html

Thank you everyone for your continued support of our community pop tab challenge.

Please drop off pop, beer, cat food tabs to the front desk each month.

Community Outreach - Leslie


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Quilt Shop Locator ~ http://quiltinggallery.com

Kindred Spirits ~ website and newsletter for workshops. www.kindredspiritsquiltco.com

The Quilting Bee ~ website and workshops. www.thequiltbee.com

U-Quilt It ~ website and workshops. www.uquiltit.com

Fabric.com ~ online fabric store. www.fabric.com

Barn Quilt Trails ~ www.barnquilttrails.ca

Quilters Connection Magazine ~ list shows in Canada. www.quiltersconnection.ca

Day Style Designs ~ free motion machine quilting. www.daystyledesigns.com

Rotary cutting numbers for side & corner settings. Sharon Craig

FaveQuilts ~ Quilts, fabric and tote bags. www.favequilts.com/Bags-Purses-Totes

All People Quilt ~ patterns for bags & purses, etc. www.allpeoplequilt.com

Purse Patterns ~ http://pursepatterns.com

Sewing Support.com ~ free purse patterns. www.sewingsupport.com

Quilting daily ~ online quilters community. www.quiltingdaily.com

Quilt Blocks ~ http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html

Links to share

If you have a submission or interested in advertising in the newsletter, please contact Susan Therrien at:

[email protected] .Deadline for submission is 2 weeks prior to guild meeting.

Advertising rates for September 2013June 2014:

Business card size = $50.00 for 10 months or $6.00 per newsletter issue.

1/4 page size = $75.00 for 10 months or $9.00 per newsletter issue.

1/2 page size = $100.00 for 10 months or $12.00 per newsletter issue.

Also, we will be starting a new section of the newsletter for any active and paid members of the Grimsby

Quilters Guild, that would like to sell anything that is sewing or quilt related in our classified section.

The add will be free of charge.

Please send any inquires to, Susan Therrien at: [email protected]

Newsletter submissions - Susan
http://quiltinggallery.com/http://quiltinggallery.com/http://www.kindredspiritsquiltco.com/favicon.icohttp://www.kindredspiritsquiltco.com/favicon.icohttp://www.thequiltbee.com/http://www.thequiltbee.com/http://www.fabric.com/http://www.fabric.com/http://www.quiltersconnection.ca/http://www.quiltersconnection.ca/http://www.daystyledesigns.com/index.htmhttp://www.daystyledesigns.com/index.htmhttp://books.google.ca/books?id=WaLICumXAIEC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=Rotary+Cutting+Numbers+for+side+and+Corner+setting+Triangle&source=bl&ots=AHoy5ZIkD0&sig=KIXtJcx3dpxSSPKWpl1wq1t79T8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7DPjUKeZA8vMqQHlm4HgAw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBAhttp://books.google.ca/books?id=WaLICumXAIEC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=Rotary+Cutting+Numbers+for+side+and+Corner+setting+Triangle&source=bl&ots=AHoy5ZIkD0&sig=KIXtJcx3dpxSSPKWpl1wq1t79T8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7DPjUKeZA8vMqQHlm4HgAw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBAhttp://www.favequilts.com/Bags-Purses-Toteshttp://www.favequilts.com/Bags-Purses-Toteshttp://www.allpeoplequilt.com/projects-ideas/bags-pillows/free-bag-patterns_ss_a.htmlhttp://www.allpeoplequilt.com/projects-ideas/bags-pillows/free-bag-patterns_ss_a.htmlhttp://pursepatterns.com/free_bag_patterns.htmlhttp://pursepatterns.com/free_bag_patterns.htmlhttp://www.sewingsupport.com/sewing-how-to/free-patterns-and-projects/purses.htmlhttp://www.sewingsupport.com/sewing-how-to/free-patterns-and-projects/purses.htmlhttp://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.htmlhttp://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.htmlhttp://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.htmlhttp://www.sewingsupport.com/sewing-how-to/free-patterns-and-projects/purses.htmlhttp://pursepatterns.com/free_bag_patterns.htmlhttp://www.allpeoplequilt.com/projects-ideas/bags-pillows/free-bag-patterns_ss_a.htmlhttp://www.favequilts.com/Bags-Purses-Toteshttp://books.google.ca/books?id=WaLICumXAIEC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=Rotary+Cutting+Numbers+for+side+and+Corner+setting+Triangle&source=bl&ots=AHoy5ZIkD0&sig=KIXtJcx3dpxSSPKWpl1wq1t79T8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7DPjUKeZA8vMqQHlm4HgAw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBAhttp://www.daystyledesigns.com/index.htmhttp://www.quiltersconnection.ca/http://www.fabric.com/http://www.thequiltbee.com/http://www.kindredspiritsquiltco.com/favicon.icohttp://quiltinggallery.com/


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Grimsby Quilters Guild

To contact any of the executive, please e-mail us at:

[email protected]

Please join us every 2nd Thursday of the month from 7-9pm

Grimsby Museum

6 Murray Street. Grimsby, ON.

What to bring


Social - Sue and Cathy

Coffee and tea will be served each night around 8:00. We ask that all of our mem-

bers plan to contribute snacks according to their last name throughout the year at

our general meetings. Approx. 12 - 24 pieces each.

This month, snacks will be provided by our members with the last

names starting with NP!

Coffee & tea will be also provided and will be free of charge if you bring your own mug. If you forgot,

we ask that you please plan to pay .50 cents for a paper cup.

Mug for coffee/tea

Funds for 50/50

BOM Club - box

Pop tabs

Name Tag

A friend who wants to develop friendships, be inspired and learn more about quilting

Members with last name NP,please bring a snack. Or anyone that loves to bake, please

share your baked goods

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