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Halton Quilters’ Guild
Celebrating 38 years of quilting and friendship!
April 2015
Meeting details:
Meetings are held the first
Thursday of the month.
Next meeting: April. 2, 2015
Doors open 6:30 p.m.
General Meeting starts at
7:30 p.m. Please bring your
own beverage.
Burlington Senior’s Center
2285 New Street,
Burlington
Guests welcome! ☺
$5 Admission
In this issue:
President’s message
Newsletter deadline
Block of the Month
President’s Message
Hello Fellow Quilters and
Friends,
Spring has arrived and most
of the snow is gone, but you
never know what Mother Nature has in store for us as
March came in like a
Lamb. Mind you should we
get more snow, it won’t last
long because the sun is getting really warm now.
March was National Quilting
Month. Did you get a lot of
quilting done? How did you
spend March 21st National
Quilting Day? I spent mine at
a quilt retreat with a lot of fun
gals sewing, laughing, sharing and treated to great food.
Our quilt show ‘Stitches in
Our Time’ at the Crossroads
Centre is about a month away
and the quilt show committee
is working hard to get all the
last minute details looked after. I hope everyone who is
submitting quilts has got
them ready. You only have
until the April 2nd meeting to
withdraw your quilt if it can’t
be completed.
Remember the April 2nd
meeting with guest speaker
Susan Bowslaugh is at the
Burlington Seniors’ Centre
doors open at 6:30
p.m. Please bring your own
beverages, treats will be supplied.
Sheila Keating
I leave you with this quote
from Thimble Pleasures:
Upcoming Events
50/50 Draw
Website
Membership
Program
Advertisements
Tombola
Quilt Show
www.haltonquiltersguild.com
Halton Quilters’ Guild, 3023 New St., PO Box 91540, Burlington, ON L7R 4L6
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Block of the Month
Newsletter
The submission deadline for
March is Monday, April. 27, 2015.
Hi All,
May's block of the month was inspired by my granddaughter ,
Rose. The title of the block is " Rosebud", my pet name for her!
Rachael Wentworth
This pattern can be found on www.quilterscache.com
[email protected]
Newsletter Distribution by Canada Post:
If you are having problems receiving the
monthly newsletter please phone me!
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It is a 12 inch finished block The colors are for color #1, the
"buds", pink. Color #2, green and color # 3 is white for the background
Anita Blomberg
And remember that June's block is members creation....any size
block, pieced or appliqued, with the theme being nature....flowers,
trees, animals, birds, etc
Newsletter Distribution by
Email:
The draw is in June for the blocks....you have to have one in it to
win it!!!
905-635-6923
If you are not getting your newsletter by
email, please let me know.
Good luck
Mindy Hewitt
Thanks a lot,
Jeanne Kerr [email protected]
Halton Quilters’ Guild now has a
storage unit:
There are many items being held for the
Guild by members.
We would like to put these items together in
one place.
If you have any items belonging to the Guild,
please contact Sheila Keating, to make arrangements to have them stored in our unit.
[email protected] or 905 332-8044
Thank you.
Meeting Snacks for
April 2nd:
Last names starting
with S, T, & U are
asked to provide goodies
for April’s guild meeting.
Please label anything
containing nuts or
seafood.
www.haltonquiltersguild.com
Halton Quilters’ Guild, 3023 New St., PO Box 91540, Burlington, ON L7R 4L6
April 2015
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Upcoming Events
Let me help you complete your
unfinished quilt tops.
Apr 18 – 19, 2015 Georgian Bay Quilters “Reflections of Georgian Bay –
Roots and Wings” 91 Concession Rd 8 East, Tiny ON www.gbqg.ca
Apr 24 – 25, 2015 Mississauga Quilters Guild “Off the Wall and Under the
Covers” mississaugaquiltersguild.ca
May 1 & 2, 2015 Bluewater Quilt Guild “Quilts by the Bay” Bayshore Community Centre, Owen Sound
May 1 – 2, 2015 Royal City Quilters’ Guild “2015 Gathering of Quilts” Three
Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, Guelph www.royalcityquiltersguild.ca
May 1 – 3, 2015 Kawartha Quiltmakers’ Guild “Feelings in Fabric 2015”
Peterbourough Sport & Wellness Centre Fri 4 – 9, Sat 10 – 5, Sun 10 – 4
May 2 – 3, 2015 Halton Quilters’ Guild “Stitches in Our Time” The Crossroads
Centre, Burlington Sat 9 – 5, Sun 10 - 4
May 2 – 3, 2015 Brampton Quilt Guild “The Quilted Odyssey” - Jim Archdekin
Rec Centre 292 Conestoga Drive
LW Quilting
Lovingly Worked
Custom
Machine Quilting
by Lynne Wood
(905) 332- 6824
[email protected]
2214 Melissa Crescent
Burlington ON
www.lwquilting.ca
May 7 – 9 Oxford Quilters Guild “Pieces of Magic” Ingersoll Memorial Arena
www.oxfordquiltersguild.com
May 15 – 16 Dunnville’s Own Tiny Stitchers “Quilting on the Grand Two”
Dunnville Memorial Arena 275 Ramsey Drive, Dunnville Fri 10 – 5, Sat 10 - 4
June 5 – 6, 2015 Grand Quilt Guild “Quilts on the Grand – A Celebration of
Quilting” Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex, Fergus Fri 10 – 7 Sat 10 –
4
June 6 – 7, 2015 Quilting Corners Quilt Guild “Stitching Among Friends”
Alliston Curling Club Sat & Sun 10 – 4
www.haltonquiltersguild.com
Halton Quilters’ Guild, 3023 New St., PO Box 91540, Burlington, ON L7R 4L6
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Lecture + Trunk Show on “From
Traditional to Modern” quilts.
905-892-5190
May 07, 2015
Sue Bodis & Wanda Milankow
from Thimbles & Things in Orillia
Sue Bodis: 705-326-0652
[email protected]
June 04, 2015
End-of-Year Potluck lunch
Lecture + Trunk Show on the use of
the Square in a Square ruler, & examples of quilts produced through
this method.
Details to be announced.
50/50 Draw
The 50/50 draw winners for February and March were: Sandra Galea with a little win of $48.50 and Karen Lisle
with a big win of $124.00.
Congratulations to both ladies and good luck to everyone in the future.
Website
www.haltonquiltersguild.com
The Halton Quilters’ Guild has great website! More pictures and glitz!
This is our website, and I would like members to use it. I need and welcome your ideas and suggestions to make
the website great. Any idea is worth considering, and would be treated confidentially. A quick reply is guaranteed.
Thank you so much.
Jeanne Kerr – Web Maven [email protected]
Membership
Please visit the membership table if you need to renew your membership for the coming year. Remember those of you
wishing to enter a quilt in the quilt show must register before November 6th.
Name tags are available for pick-up if you ordered one!
Your Membership Committee:
Louise Smith & Melba Stadler
Do you know a guild member who could use a card for condolences, etc.? If so, please
contact Brenda Forsey and she will send one on behalf of the guild.
Email: [email protected] Phone: 905-338-2795
www.haltonquiltersguild.com
Halton Quilters’ Guild, 3023 New St., PO Box 91540, Burlington, ON L7R 4L6
April 2015
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Tombola
Dear Guild members!
We need your Tombola items! We are a little behind in quantities, so we really need your help. Thanks to everyone
who has already given one.
What is a Tombola?
A simple Tombola item could be a small wall hanging, a set of placemats, a cover for a pillow, a small landscape, a set of
potholders, a purse or tote bags, book covers or, Ipad covers, and many other small items, too numerous to mention.
How this works!
What will happen at the Quilt Show is that items for the Tombola are numbered and then pinned on the wall. You
purchase tickets , then you select which items you would like to win. You then place your number or numbers in a bag
to match the item you would lie to win, you can select any of the numbers. At the end of the Quilt Show, each numbered Tombola item is drawn. Your number could win that prize!
Thanks you so much for your help.
Jeanne Kerr
Are you creative? Only work a few hours a week or are
retired and looking to help with the guild executive?
I have recently become very busy between working full
time and helping family cope with an unexpected illness.
If you are computer savvy enough to use e-mail and
Microsoft Office programs you could be our guild’s next
newsletter editor!
Please contact me if you are interested in volunteering a
few hours a month to the newsletter.
[email protected]
POSTCARD EXCHANGE
Hello ladies! Just a friendly reminder….
If you have signed up for the postcard exchange your time is
running out! Please have your cards delivered either by hand
or mail by the June meeting. Place the ones you receive in an
album for us all to admire. Above all…Have fun! If you have
lost your recipient list, drop me an email and I can resend it
to you!
Patti Phillips
www.haltonquiltersguild.com
Halton Quilters’ Guild, 3023 New St., PO Box 91540, Burlington, ON L7R 4L6
April 2015
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Quilt Show 2015– Member’s Boutique
As the Quilt Show is just around the corner, I hope everyone is busy sewing &
crafting, knitting, painting etc for the MEMBERS BOUTIQUE.
We hope to have an amazing display to sell and showcase our other talents.
At our April Meeting, I will have papers that are needed to be filled out by
everyone who is participating in the BOUTIQUE. These include rules, regulations inventory sheets and price tags. Please see me at the meeting to receive
them.
Any questions please call me. Thank you.
Sandy Stephen 905 632-6483
www.haltonquiltersguild.com
Halton Quilters’ Guild, 3023 New St., PO Box 91540, Burlington, ON L7R 4L6
April 2015
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NEONATAL OUTREACH
McMaster Neonatal Outreach
Thank you to everyone who continues to sew and support the McMaster
Outreach.
Jane Parnell & Susie Leaker who sew at least a few dozen each month.
With our Christmas and Easter donations a total of 389 Quilts have been taken into McMaster for our Sept-June 2015 year. This has been our largest
donation to date.
Extremely appreciated by myself and McMaster.
Thanks.
Sandy Stephen
www.haltonquiltersguild.com
Halton Quilters’ Guild, 3023 New St., PO Box 91540, Burlington, ON L7R 4L6
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