Kawartha Quiltmakers’ Guild

P.O. Box 50052

R.P.O. Lansdowne & High

Peterborough, On

Http://www.KawarthaQuiltmakersGuild.ca

Meeting the lst Wednesday of the month

At St. Anne’s Church, 859 Barnardo Ave.

9:30 —12:00

Volume XXV No 7 March 2008

President Yvonne McMahon 654-1174 yvonnem@pfrc.ca Vice President Cheryl Czaplinski 905-797-2223 sewuniquequilts@xplornet.com Program Helen Blaskievich 743-0162 helen.blaskievich@sympatico.ca Workshops Judith Selby 748-3628 Newsletter Bev Longford 742-4305 bevsews@pipcom.com

Meeting Check List Name Tag Library Books Show and Tell Coffee Mug Quilts for Helping Hands/Victoria’s Quilts Cash for 50/50 draw—tickets will only be sold before the beginning of the meeting.

Teatime Treats March Evelyne Farrow Elinor Fitzgerald Elaine Flewelling-Jones Marolyn Flowers Doreen Foley Heather Fraser Lorraine Friar Heather Gardiner Gena Gerelus Marilyn Girard Christine Goedhuis Marie Green

Please have all contributions for the April Newsletter to Bev Longford by March 5th

Dear Quilters, Thanks to Brenda and Cheryl for filling in for me (at the last minute) at the January meeting. Some of you may not have known that I was called away to the hospital as they thought my sister-in-law was not going to pull through. Thankfully she did, and is now home recuperating. But her husband, Bob, is in his last days in palliative care and I don’t know how things will be for her in her weakened state. I thank you for your understanding when the meeting had to be adjusted at the last minute. I like to have some normal things in my life right now so I still try to come to the meeting since the guild does rejuvenate me. The nominating committee is working hard to fill the vacant positions. Please consider taking on one of the positions. There is no experience necessary and there are always others to help out who have done that job before. At this point all the people have finished their term so every position is available; except for president as Cheryl C will be moving up to that position. Thank you to the people who have volunteered to stay on for another year, we appreciate this very much and may accept you very generous offer if someone else does not step up to the plate. Remember your guild can only be as good as the people behind it. Thanks for your consideration in taking on one of the vacant positions. The new quilt show committee will also be asking for volunteers for our show next year so please put your name down for one of these spots also. On a lighter note I would like to remind you to bring in any items you have made over the last couple of months for the CQA goody box. I will be sending it off the first part of April. Have fun quilting all those special projects you have on the go. Pretty soon winter will be over and you will want to be out in the garden.

News Flash! The consensus of the survey is: the newsletter will be mailed out to people who check off the box on the membership form for mail out or you can receive it by e-mail. There will not be an extra charge for this. We will continue with treats but will ask that people take one or two only. Thanks for your co-operation. See you next month. Happy quilting, Yvonne

Coming Events March 28, 29 & 30/08 The Etobicoke Quilters’ Guild Quilt Fever 2008 Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Dr. Etobicoke, On. Fri & Sat 10-6 and Sun 10-4. www.EtobicokeQuiltersGuild.com May 3—4 2008 Quinte Quilters’ Guild Show, Sat 10-6, Sun 10-4, Quinte Curling Club, 246 Bridge St. W. Belleville ON www.quintequiltersguild.com May 9—10, 2008 Port Perry Patchers Off The Bed, Off the Wall for more information, contact Elaine Young at 905-852-4596 or pppquiltshow@hotmail.Com May 9—July 6, 2008 The Grand National: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, Kitchener- Waterloo Art Gallery. Information: 519-579-5860 or www.grandnationalquiltshow.ca May 9—11, 2008 The Common Thread Quilt Guild presents Threads That Bind Through Time. RA Centre, 241 Riverside Dr, Ottawa. For information www.commonthread.on.ca also Cathy_Sheldrick@commonthread.on.ca or Jane_Maxwill@commonthread.on.ca May 17—24, 2008 Quilting Bee, Joseph Schneider Haus Museum, Kitchener. Information 519-742-7752 or www.region.waterloo.on.ca May 23—25, 2008 Kingston Heirloom Quilters and Limestone Quilters’ Guild. For more information visit www.quiltskingston.org May 27—31 13th annual St. Jacobs Quilt Shows Village of St.. Jacobs, over 200 Quilts, 5 great shows. For more information, contact mepet@sympatico.ca Sept 5—7, 2008 Buckhorn Area Quilters Guild pre-sents Quilting At The Lakes, Falling For Christ-mas, Buckhorn Community Centre, 1801 Lakehurst Rd, Buckhorn, ON. Fri & Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4. For Information call Penny 705-652-8597 or info@buckhornquilters.ca

HEADS UP

Quilt Canada-Quilting On The Edge, June 2—7, 2008. This is the annual quilt event sponsored by the Canadian Quilt Association, this year it is being held in St. John’s, Newfoundland. This would make a nice vacation, you could see The National Juried Show, CQA/ACC Invitational Show, CQA/ACC Trend-Tex Quilters Challenge, and a great choice of workshops daily. There are also many quilt shows arranged off campus. Contact: Jennifer Gill, 31 Dublin Rd. St. John’s, NL, A1B 2E8. 709-738-3239 or j.gill@nl.rogers.com East Africa Quilts 2008, over 125 quilts will be on display from Oct 20—25, 2008. Quilts and quilters from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and Uganda will present lectures, slide show twice daily on the history of quilting in Africa. $7. at the door for the quilt show. $15. advance for quilt show , slide show and lecture.

This month we had a new member join us. Judy Maher, 496 Cumberland Ave, Peterborough, ON, K9H 7B1 745-2528 Please also change in postal code for Grace Riedel K0L 2G0

Your #1 Sewing Center—Campbellford Store Only

Our Valentine Sale Feb. 14, 15, 16 only.

Books 50% off

Patterns 20% off Notions 25% off

Sewing Machines will be priced for the sale. All batting packages or on a roll will be reduced

All of our fabric is reduced to $12.95m now all the time……...

Presentation by the Program Committee and executive.

Come early for a good seat.

Sit back, relax and be entertained!!!

PROGRAMS FOR 2008PROGRAMS FOR 2008PROGRAMS FOR 2008PROGRAMS FOR 2008

March Marilyn Pollock will talk to us about Quilt Judging. April A Surprise May Joan Goddu will present a slide & trunk show/lecture—Fabric Portrait

WORKSHOPSWORKSHOPSWORKSHOPSWORKSHOPS

The February workshop led by Heather Fraser has been cancelled. The workshop committee will try to arrange a workshop to take place in the following month and will inform us at the next meeting of their success.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON GROUP MARCHWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON GROUP MARCHWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON GROUP MARCHWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON GROUP MARCH

Sandi Hean

!!!!!! A note from Sandi You also need 1—16” square of fabric for the Bunny. You can also go to the following site and scroll down to see a picture of the “Wooden Iron”. http://www.softexpressions.com/software/notions/iron.htm

Note about image is below.

Hi Bunny,

Just a quick note to let you know that we had 87 quilts in the donation bags that were given recently. I split them between the 2 shelters as well as our Outreach program. Thus far in 2008 we have given out 6, which leaves us with 89 quilts as we had some left over. This is truly appreciated. The last quilt that I gave out went to a young woman/girl (17 years old) that was abandoned by her mother. Her younger siblings ended up in CAS care. She chose a quilt with lots of purple as it was her favorite colour.

You had asked a question while I was with your fellow quilters about women leaving many times. One thing that I forgot to mention was that a lot of women and children go to family, friends etc. before approaching a shelter. They usually discover that this doesn’t work as partner still has access. If you have any other ques-tions feel free to ask.

Take care

Deb

Helping Hands We meet every Thursday, 9—2 at the Kiwanis Apts. 951 Hilliard St. Please drop in to help or to pick up a kit. You can also pick up a kit at the Guild monthly meeting. Bunny Waterworth

Victoria’s Quilts Victoria’s Quilts meets at the Shrine Centre, 9—3 on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, brown bag lunch, you can always drop in and pick up a quilt kit. Heather Fraser

The following is a note Bunny received from Crossroads.

Notes From the LibraryNotes From the LibraryNotes From the LibraryNotes From the Library Some new titles available in the Library. Quilting For The Men in Your Life by Pear Louise Krush 24 quick and easy projects to appeal to the men in your life. Step by step instructions incorporate chenille quilt-ing, and rag quilts as well as traditional techniques. Dutch Treat by Judy Garden 196 applique blocks inspired by Delft designs, using the reverse applique technique. Stitch a few or do them all!!! When Quilters Gather by Ruth B. McDowell Celebrates quilt makers: who we are, how we work and our passion for what we do. 17 pieced block designs plus variations represent quilters at work and play, using straight-seam piecing and easy freezer paper template tech-nique. Colour, Casual & Comfy Quilts Over 20 quilts and projects to warm your home. Filled with traditional patterns, this book truly will warm your heart and your ‘home’ with its comfy casual and colourful quilts. Relax and Quilt——a leisure Arts Inc. Publication From the traditional to stretching your imagination this book encourages everyone to take a few minutes every day for herself. Cutting Piecing or quilting, it’s a good way to deal with stress. At Piece With Time: a Woman’s Journey Stitched in Cloth by Kristin Steiner & Diane Frankenberger “This is the poetry of quilt making—a dose of practicality, soul-satisfying projects, recipes, insights into life, and a earnest entreaty that our quilts bespeak our journey.” Elly Sienkiewicz

Christine Goedhuis

Please come and check out the sale books in the library, we are culling our collection.

Overdue Library Books

Susan Marshall Packman Melody Moore Janet Spindloe Sherry Harnden Heather Gardiner Bonna Walton

Yvonne is in our thoughts this month, her brother-in-law died Feb. 8th and she has been helping his wife who is recovering from a heart attack.

Show and TellShow and TellShow and TellShow and Tell Joyce Armstrong A Fan and Jacobs Ladder bed quilt along with a cute story about her visit to a quilt store on Cape Breton Island which inspired the quilt. Wednesday Afternoon Group Showed us the wonderful table toppers they made under the guidance of Donna Dunford. Sandi Hean Has been very busy making Wine Mattes, Place Mattes & Table Runners with a Valentine’s theme. Mary Bruchell A wonderful black, white and red quilt. Anne Heffernan A really cute Teddie made by Betty Proulx Marion Montgomery A blue & white Jacobs Ladder quilt made for her son. Judy Maher A grey and white Large & Small Star quilt, also an applique art quilt called 8 Trees. Judy is a new member and tells us she always works on a traditional and a contempary design at the same time. Sabine Scanlon A very wonderfully colourful Hour Glass design in spring & summer colours.

Please note that there is an Execu-tive Meeting Wednesday, March 19 at the Family Resource Center, 9am.

Notes From Feb. Meeting Thanks to Heather Fraser for a wonderful Trunk Show (my favourite thing) I wouldn’t mind storing them for you Heather. Thanks also to Betty Proulx who treated us to some Valentine sweet treats. The nominating committee is hard at work fill-ing executive and committee positions for next year. Please say yes and if you have any questions about what duties are involved you can call any of this years members who will be glad to answer any of your questions. Thank you to members who took kits for mak-ing The Quilt blocks. Please return them at the March meeting.

Websites

http://www.tokyo-dom.co.jp/e/quilt This is the home of the Tokyo International Quilt Festival. Click on places of interest, then on >Japan Quilt Grand Prix. This will take you to this years winners, there are wonderful quilts to browse through. If you also go to www.google.ca and type in Tokyo International Quilt Festival 2008 you can also follow links to many photos of quilts at the show. Http://www.twelveby12.org This is a blog that I may have sent you to before. It is a group of 12 art quilters who set a challenge each month and make a 12”X12” art quilt in the chosen theme. The Feb. challenge was Chocolate of course, click on gallery then thumbnails for larger pictures and inspiration for the design. You can also click on Dandelion which was the January challenge. If you click on Artist Gallery you can link to some of their personal web-sites. Clicking on Blog will give you information on how their challenge works and it is here that they ex-change ideas on their quilts progress during the month.

Please have all contributions for the April Newsletter to Bev Longford by March 5th