New Millennium Quilters’ Guild Newsletter – November 2017 Page 1

Guild Meeting Dates

November 21, 2017

December 19, 2017

January 16, 2018

February 20, 2018

March 20, 2018

April 17, 2018

May 15, 2018

June 19, 2018

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 12th

newmillenniuqmquiltersguild@gmail.com

President's Message:

On Monday we had a NMQG executive meeting at the church

with lively discussions on all kinds of Guild business. One of the

members mentioned how pleased she was that not only is the

Guild growing (74 paid memberships so far!) but we also have

some novice quilters among the new ladies joining us. How cool is

that!

I well remember my first few Guild meetings and how

overwhelmed I felt. One night as we were leaving the meeting I

commented to a new friend I had sat with, how intimidated I had

felt watching all the beautiful quilts being shown during Show

and Share time. She stopped, looked me in the eye and said “ My

dear, you must be inspired....not intimidated!” How wise she was

and how I needed to hear her words. We are all at various stages

of our quilting journey, learning from each other as we go. Some

of us have been quilting and sewing for years and some are just

starting. Please look around at the meetings and be welcoming

and encouraging to our new members (as well as our

“experienced” members, of course). We are hoping to start

running some basic quilting skills courses in the new year for

interested members.

Joni Newman, quilt designer of Quirks and Quilts will be our

guest presenter at our Nov 21 meeting and will be teaching a

class on Wed. Nov. 22. Joni is an enthusiastic quilter and I know

we are in for a most interesting evening. Hope to see you there.

President Marion

New Millennium Quilters’ Guild Newsletter – NOVEMBER 2017

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

Email Address: newmillenniumquiltersguild@gmail.com

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

SHOW & SHARE SET-UP VOLUNTEERS FOR NOVEMBER

Louise Mancell

Shirley Schmidt

Joan Roseborough

Pauline Cuneo

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Program – Exciting Year Ahead!

November 21, 2017 Joni Newman a quilter/designer based in Stittsville, Ontario and is the owner of

Quirks & Quilts. Joni will have her unique Stain Glass patterns created using raw edge fusible

appliqué for sale before and after the meeting.

December 19, 2017

Each member is asked to bring their favourite Christmas quilted item for display only. Please

label with your name.

Christmas Pot Luck with meal starting at 6:00 P.M.

This year G – L will bring desserts. That leaves A – F and M – Z to bring other menu items (i.e.

meat & main course dishes, appetizers, salads, buns, etc.).

Social committee will provide drinks as usual.

Please remember to bring your own plate & cutlery.

January 16, 2018 Gizmos and Gadgets Demos.

February 20, 2018 Community Outreach Committee.

March 20, 2018 We welcome Hilda Wales from Sanity Hill as an evening vendor. Several demo’s will

inspire you on how to finish your quilts for the upcoming show.

April 17, 2018 We are EXCITED to announce Kathy K. Wylie is coming with her amazing trunk show.

Kathy K. Wylie is a multiple international-award winning quilter specializing in appliqué techniques in a

"contemporary traditional" style. She lectures and teaches all over the country at guilds, shops and

quilt shows and is a CQA/ACC Certified Quilt Judge. Her work has been featured in magazines, and

her designs are available as individual patterns as well as in her book "Sewflakes: Papercut Appliqué

Quilts." This meeting will be held in Chepstow, Ontario.

May 15, 2018 Ten days to the “Making Memories Quilt Show”. This evening is dedicated to

organizing the final details for the show and presented by the show committee. “President Marion

Quilt Show Challenge and Evelyn/Catherine’s Christmas Challenges will be revealed and viewer's

choice voting will take place.

June 19, 2018 Year-end Potluck featuring the award winning projects from the quilt show.

2017 – 2018 Courses

November 22nd – Joni Newman’s Stained Glass Quilting. Appliqué and quilting are all done in one step! Choose from a variety of projects from beginner to more advanced and learn this fun technique. $35.00 for the class on Wednesday November 22, 2017 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Plus pattern and supplies) – Some preparation work need to be completed before the course. Those taking the course are asked to please bring an extension cord, iron & ironing board March 20, 2018 – Retreat Bag. This will be an all-day course from 9:00 – 4:00. Program committee ladies will have demo stations set up to give directions for making this huge totebag which will come in handy to carry large mats and rulers that are needed when going on retreats or courses.

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April 18, 2018 Kathy Wylie will be teaching her Apliquick method for turned-edge appliqué. Free use of her tools which may be purchased after the course. Full Day Wednesday Course: $40 at the Chepstow Hall 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Remember your lunch. COMMUNITY OUTREACH REPORT Requests for comfort quilts are to be made to Pat Golem at 519-506-2434 or at golemp@live.ca. This past month 4 fire quilts have been handed out. “The essence of living is in giving” and our guild is pleased to be able to contribute to our community members in need. Guild members can help by purchasing our in house raffle tickets to enable us to provide flannel for comfort quilt backings. Check out the three packages of bow tie block kits, tickets are $2 each or 4 for $5 and will be drawn at our Christmas meeting. Beginning at 1:30 PM on Tuesday afternoon prior to the meeting we will be making fabric snowflakes to be sold for the guild in the boutique at our quilt show. Come out to help but some equipment is needed as follows: Iron (dry) and small ironing board, small cutting board, (a cut and press board is perfect), protective Teflon sheet or plain newsprint to protect your ironing board, sharp rotary cutter, 6 inch square ruler, glue gun and 1 or 2 glue sticks, a marking pencil or sliver of soap. You can share but will be doing the same thing at the same time so best to have your own to avoid waiting. A pack of fabric and ultra hold heat ‘n bond for each snowflake will be supplied, cut from Christmas fabrics donated to outreach. We may need an extension cord and a power bar. You can watch this website for making snowflakes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfPFaFrTh4M There will be cancer hat kits, 2 sinful comfort quilt kits to be machine or hand quilted and sinful tops needing borders available to take home at the meeting. Outreach is counting on work being taken home so afternoon work sessions can be dedicated to making boutique items. Any other completed items can be handed in as well. Never hesitate to ask outreach for kits or help.

CHALLENGES Many of you picked up a fabric square at the last meeting to participate in our challenge. We have lots more squares ready so more of you can pick one up at the upcoming meeting, sign the sheet and participate. As you know there are not a lot of rules, just use the fabric in a small project, combined with co-ordinating fabrics you already have. You may remember we asked that you use 4 or 5 of your own fabrics, but there is no limit as to how many you use. In addition to the above challenge, we ask that each of you make a small pin cushion now or in the new year, either partially from your leftover challenge fabric or from your own fabric, as a donation to the boutique to be sold for $1-$2. We will be providing the walnut shells to stuff your pin cushions early in the new year. 70+ pin cushions in a basket will be a colourful and interesting display item. Catherine and Evelyn COMING EVENTS

Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2017 The Cherrywood Challenge Quilt Exhibit, Seaforth Legion (see Oct.

Newsletter for more information)

The New Millennium Quilters' Guild wish to offer their sincerest sympathy to

Catherine Grubb on the passing of her grandson, Gregory Grubb.

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March 20 - 24, 2018 "Diane's Destinations" is hosting a bus trip to Lancaster, PA.

May 25 & 26, 2018 New Millennium Quilters' Guild Quilt Show - Mildmay-Carrick Recreation

Complex

MINUTES -OCTOBER 17, 2017 President Marion Brown welcomed everyone. We now have 73 members. There were 4 visitors. Sheila O'H introduced Karen Patten and Tammy Sparling “Kaleidoscope Fabric Shop“ from Exeter. Karen did an interesting presentation of her appliqué projects, punch needle and rug hooking. Tammy had a large display of her fabrics for us to browse and purchase. They were both thanked by Marion. Minutes of last meeting: as circulated in the newsletter Moved by Nina, seconded by Glenna H. Treasurers’ Report: as circulated in newsletter Accepted as read. FYI: Bus trip to Creative sewing, October 28. New members and or old members re name tags, see Glenna at break, she will order them. Seaforth Quilt Shop has a display of miniature quilts coming on Nov 30 to Dec.2. Diane Carson has a bus trip to Lancaster end of March 2018. Privacy—re photos—some people do not want their picture put on public media. Presidents challenge----$5.00--- completed by April 2018. Gathering of the Guilds---Homesville---Goderich Guild 25th anniversary. We have a table; our raffle quilt will be there. Quilt Show: Donna Introduced the head of each committee and gave a brief description of their responsibilities. Each committee will have their own signup sheet; mostly the shifts will be for 2 hours. Tickets for the quilt draw will be ready for November meeting. Each member will get an envelope with their tickets to sell. Registration will start in January for quilts going in the show. Still need someone to make labels for the quilts. Security---- need to hire someone for 2 nights. Need the assistance of several men to hang the quilts. Set up will be Wednesday and Thursday. Take down Saturday afternoon, will need male help. Outreach: Marilyn G. showed how to do the sinful quilt. Showed some quilts that have been finished. Tickets are on sale for the bow tie quilt blocks. Members only. Program: Sheila November--- Judy Newman stain glass class. Will open this up to other guilds, still room for 5 more people. Can use soft fuse instead of heat and bond. “Need to have homework done” before class. Christmas Pot Luck in Dec. April—Kathy Wylie --- workshop will be held in Chepstow hall—church not available. Library: a member donated a book. There are lots of magazines for sale. Retreat: Tonie - It is full. Can start a waiting list. Show and Share: 12 people showed their finished projects. Door Prize; Joan Ernewein TIP Here is a tip from Kelly Cline, Vintage Linen Lady. To remove blue water soluble pen markings from fabric mix 1 tsp baking soda to a cup of warm water and dab at the markings. They will disappear forever. Make a new batch every time you want to use it. Tonie

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November 24th - 20% off flannels

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Pattern for tissue holder for Quilt Show