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Thank you to all those attended our first meeting of the year. We had quite the turn out and I hope you had time to get reacquainted with everyone and possibly meet a few new people along the way.

We decided to mix things up a bit and provide you with some entertainment spread throughout the meeting. We hope you liked the new format. The quilts that everyone had been producing over the summer were

spectacular. We look forward to seeing some of them in the Quilt Show. Our guests, Barbara and Dannie from Denman Island, gave an interesting overview of their “Creative Threads Conspiracy” workshops, retreat style. If you are interested in attending, please check the information on page 15 of our September newsletter. Thank you to those who took on Bonnie Dormuth’s challenge of making a spectacular placemat, a donation quilt and finish a UFO. There were participants at both the afternoon and evening meetings. These gals were very productive. Lori Mudrie will be enticing our eyes with her trunk show at our October meeting. So be sure to come and be inspired. Please review the motion on page three of the September newsletter concerning “mailing of Newsletters”. This will be discussed at the October meeting.

Susan Weir’s first edition of the Newsletter looks great! Keep up the good work! If you have an ecast that needs to be sent out, will you please send them to Ginette Schewe our Membership Chair. Completed Call to Entry forms for the Quilt Show can either be dropped off during the Guild meetings no later than March 20, 2013 or mailed to Jill. Her address is on the form. We need someone to host our June picnic. Remember to inform all the quilting stores and those that place ads in our newsletter that you are a member of our Quilt Guild. Lastly, remember to count your inches for the CQA challenge.

Co-presidents: Ginnie Thompson and Caroll Rumo

From our Presidents Pen

Editor: [email protected] Submission deadline for Newsletter – 22nd each month. NEXT MEETING: October 19th 2012 Brechin United Church doors open at 1230p and 630p Meetings start at 1p and 7p NEXT EXECUTIVE MEETING Tues Oct 9th 130p at Country Grocer – south end store PLEASE REMEMBER: Bring your: *Cup *Name Tag *Library Books *Completed Workshop registration form and fees *Donation placemats and quilts *Show and Share *Change for raffle tickets *Food Bank donation – paper products or...? COFFEE BREAK Thanks to all who bring treats for our break. September is for those whose last names start with C and D MEMBERSHIP/HOSPITALITY Please stop at the hospitality table to sign in and pick up your ticket for the name tag draw. You must be wearing your name tag in order to win. Please sign out if you leave early. WEB LIASON Sue Creba – Please send any photos or articles for the website to: [email protected]

Nanaimo Quilters Guild

Volume 29 Issue 2 – October 2012 www.islandquilters.ca

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Nanaimo Quilters Guild Volume 29 Issue 2 www.islandquilters.ca

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Quilt Show 2013 Report

Some Rules to Play By: 1. Entry deadline is March 20, 2013. This doesn’t mean your quilt is finished but that:

a) you have made a commitment to be finished on time for the Quilt Show b) you have completely filled in the “Call to Entry” Form and sent it in with a coloured picture/sketch of your quilt c) you have given your quilt to the Depot Captain in your area by the determined date. A Depot Captain will call you to discuss. The photo of your quilt is necessary in order to assist in planning where the quilts will be hung at the show.

2. Must be a member in good standing – Member as of September 2012.

3. Use ONE entry form for EACH item. Please PRIORITIZE your quilts as we may need to place limits if space

is an issue, but enter several for selection. Use the top right space on form to prioritize. 4. Each submission MUST be delivered in a separate clear plastic bag (generic bag, please). These may not be the same one you receive your quilt back in. 5. Each submission must have an identifying label sewn on it on the back of the quilt (with your name and phone number) and at least a 3” wide hanging sleeve attached to the top. 6. No quilt can be submitted that has been shown in a previous Nanaimo Quilt Show. 7. The size of your quilt that you indicate on the Entry Form must be adhered to. The Hanging Committee plan and organize the layout of the Quilt Show according to your information submitted. 8. Copyright Rules must be followed. 9. The receipt you receive from the Depot Captain must be submitted to claim your quilt after the show. Keep track of these slips, please.

10. Pick up time, after the show, is 6 pm. THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR RELEASING QUILTS PRIOR TO THE CLOSING OF THE SHOW. Only the official Take-Down Committee will be allowed in the hall. 11. Mail or submit entries to: Jill Coulthard, 723 Nicol Street, Nanaimo, V9R 4V2. If there are any questions, please call 250-753-5365 or email Jill at [email protected] 12. There will be an assigned area at the Guild Meetings to deposit your “Call To Enter” Forms.

Lillian Charron , Cathy Welte Co Conveners

My name is Gwen and I work at Dufferin Place seniors home in Nanaimo. I have been working with residents putting together a patch work quilt. I was wondering if someone you know would loan us a quilting frame. So residents in wheelchairs can work on stitching the quilt together. If not can you direct me to someone that can help me. Please email me at [email protected] Thank you




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Depot Information You want to enter your quilt in the Show, your Call to Entry Form has been completed, and now you need to know where and when to deliver your quilt(s) and quilted items. Depot Captains are assigned to these areas, and your Depot Captain will contact you as to when to deliver your quilt. (The quilts need to be collected approximately 1 week before the quilt show).

We have broken down some of the larger areas into Depot Districts as follows:

Areas and Depot Captains for 2013 Quilt Show Area No of

Captains

Duncan/North Cowichan/Crofton 2

Ladysmith/Saltair/Chemainus 2

Moose Hall/South – incl. Cedar, Chase River, Yellowpoint, Cinnibar Valley and Extension area, South Wellington and Cassidy

2

Nanaimo North – north of Mostar/Rutherford Rd. to Aulds Rd, and south of Dickinson Rd

4

Nanaimo Central – north of Fifth Street turnoff on the Parkway and north of Comox Rd to Mostar/Rutherford Rd

2

Nanaimo South – Moose Hall (south end of Tenth St) north to Jinglepot Rd/Westwood Lake, Downtown and Harewood

2

Lantzville 2

Parksville 1

Gabriola Island 1

Depot Captain Co-ordinators - Ingrid Morton and Merle Armour

NOTICE OF MOTION It was moved by Ginette Schewe and seconded by Lorna Craig that we present to the

Guild the plan to create of a “Member’s Only” section on the Guild website. Motion

carried.

This motion will appear in the October Newsletter to be voted on at the November

Guild meeting.

Newsletter Advertising The Guild was informed that in order to keep our advertisers interested in placing ads in our Newsletter, the Guild members need to inform the stores that they visit that they are from the Nanaimo Quilt Guild.

That they are shopping there in response to their ads. If our advertisers stop putting in ads, this will affect our revenue. Trish


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Library News September 2012 Thank you to everyone who returned their library books in September. If you are receiving this newsletter & have decided not to renew your membership this year & still have library books out, please return your library materials. For our new members here are a few things to remember.

1. Library materials are on a 1 month loan. Please return them on time. 2. There is no library in December, materials from November are due in January. 3. There is no limit on the number of items you can check out. 4. Due to the high volume of materials being returned at the afternoon meetings, the library does not

open until coffee break. 5. Please return all “pull out” pattern sheets back to the magazine or book it came from.

If you are unable to attend the Guild meeting, please make arrangements with one of us about extending your loan period, or get a friend to bring back your materials for you. Thank you for your cooperation. Time to start planning that quilt show quilt! We have hundreds of ideas in the library! See you in October! The Library Team

RAFFLE and PRIZE WINNERS – September

MYSTERY FABRICS: Afternoon: Myrna Borleske Evening: Pat Quinlin

RAFFLE DRAWS: Afternoon: Evening: Caroll Rumo, Monika Kroeger, Irene Madsen, Arlene Kulai Val Ansell, VickiI Zoltay, Robin Barker Heather Robertson, Carol Bailey

DOOR PRIZE WINNER: Afternoon: Myrtle Innes Evening: Janet Knecht

SHOW & SHARE: Afternoon: Grace-Ellen Capier Evening: Judy McLaughlin Submitted by: Avril Valentine

Placemat Committee

WOW! What a great start of a new Guild year! You answered the challenge

and delivered a total of 86 lovely placemats at the September afternoon and

evening meetings. Your Placemat Committee team will find it challenging

to choose the 80 nicest ones for the tea room at the show! But I think we’re

up to the task.

Thank you for your good work, and remember to drop by our table at the

monthly meetings; we will have some batting and backing fabric available.

The size of finished placemats should be 12” X 18”

Your Placemat Committee team

Ingrid Morton, Merle Armour, Heather Henderson

CHRISTMAS PARTY 2012 REMINDER SAVE THE DATE!

Our 2012 Christmas party will be held on 12/12/12. Graham Gates will be performing live music for us! Lots of surprises....more information later


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Donation Quilt Committee Report

September 2012 Welcome back everyone, we’re looking forward to another busy and successful year of gathering and giving quilts to those in need throughout our community. At September’s meetings we received 16 quilts of various sizes from members so we are off to a good start already. Last year we gave out more than 170 quilts, as well as those that went to Haven Society from the Quilt Bee. There is a need for preemie size quilts, baby and child quilts, lap quilts and wheelchair quilts. For more information on quilt sizes and requirements please go to the Donation Quilts section on the Guild website. You can access the page under the Membership icon. It seems the easiest thing to forget is the last thing we need to do before handing in a donation quilt…… sew on a label! There are several ways to deal with the sewing on of labels. You can select a label from us before your quilt is finished so it can be sewn on at home. Or you can choose to make your own label with materials you have at home. The wording on our labels, if you’d like to use something similar, is “Made with care by the Nanaimo Quilter’s Guild”. Your third option is to sew a label on during the meeting. We have needles, thread and labels at the Donations table for you to use. Each quilt we send out needs a label so the recipients know where the quilts are from. It means a lot to them to know these quilts are handmade by

caring women in their own community. And now, for a bit of extra good news; we have been given, by Sharon Henderson, manager of the Red Barn Quilt Shops in Courtenay, Campbell River and Duncan, a roll of Hobbs Heirloom batting for use in donation quilts. This is a generous gift and we are grateful to Sharon and Red Barn Quilt Shops for this contribution to our cause. For our part, as Guild members, it would be nice when we are in Courtenay, Campbell River or Duncan, to stop in for a look to see if they have anything we may be in need of, and don’t we quilters always need a little something to finish a project? Please also mention that you are from our Guild so they are aware that we appreciate what they have given us to use in comfort quilts for the community. Our secretary is also sending out a thank-you note on the Guild’s behalf. And that wraps up our report for September. It was nice to see familiar faces at the meeting and be able to catch up with those we haven’t seen for several months. Christine Hustins, Donation Quilts Chair, [email protected]

QUILT BEE 2013

Oliver Woods…Saturday, January 26, 2013…9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Remember all those ads of a few years ago about, “Participaction”? And we know you’re going to respond with, “no, no, no…they were talking about exercise!” Too much work, too much sweat, too little benefit. How would you like to exercise…the easy way!?

Join us at the Quilt Bee and we promise you will get your exercise. And by ‘exercise’ we don’t just mean the 11 muscles it’s taking you to read this. Basting…bending…cutting…ironing...laughing…lifting…pinning…smiling…stitching…stretching…twisting…turning…walking ...and who knows what all else you will exercise! Not to mention the “feel good” exercise of making a quilt for Haven House. Join us for some exercise! Quilt Bee Committee - Carole Phinney, Vicki Zoltay, Marlene Jones P.S. Our batting is being cut at 45” x 60” and the backing are cut in various sizes. The “curtain / drapery” fabric is 54” wide and we’ve tried for 64” long.



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The Food Bank

At the September afternoon meeting, we filled six tightly-packed boxes with a wide variety of food items for the Food Bank, a surprising amount considering that the door-to-door collection had taken place just days earlier. Pat yourselves on the back!

Last month I omitted “Canned Beans” from the list of staples suggested by the Food Bank. Perhaps you could add this to your list. At the last meeting, a member pointed out the importance of checking out the Nutrition label on drinking boxes, specifically the sugar content. More on this later. Paper products, including toilet tissue, paper towels, and facial tissues, obviously not “food items” are a requirement of families and are distributed with the food bags. I hope you and your families have a joyful Thanksgiving, and that the clients of the Food Bank have full tummies on that day!

Yvonne Jans

Dear BC quilters,

Attached you will find a call for entry for a juried show called MINERALS that will be exhibited in Toronto in March 2013 at an international earth science conference. Please consider submitting your works! Pass this information to those you think would be interested. Thank you for your interest.

http://sandrasstudio.blogspot.fr/p/call-for-entry.html

Sandra

for Ad Maiora Canada Sandra Reford www.sandrareford.com http://sandrasstudio.blogspot.com



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Quilt Show Call to Entry Report

An overview of the Call to Entry form was presented identifying key areas on how to fill it out. The form must be completely filled out or the committee will need to call you. The deadline for submission is March 20, 2013. The “Call to Entry” form and “Some Rules to Play By” are both on the Home page of the website. Another review will be done in January.

In order to have uniformity of plastic bags (each quilt must be delivered in a large clear plastic bag), the Depot Captains will be selling the bags for $.25each at the Guild meetings.

A Big THANK YOU

To Sandra Hreno for her great work on the newsletter last year and for her generous and patient help and good humour while I scaled the steep learning curve of being the newsletter editor. Susan – the neophyte editor.....


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Retreat November 12 - 16th, 2012 This year’s Retreat is almost upon us. The dates again are Nov. 12 – 16 at Homewood on Quadra Island. Thanks to all who made this year’s Retreat “a GO”. It is going to be a time for doing what we all enjoy and not have to worry about meals, grocery shopping or cleaning. We will all just indulge in doing what we love and doing with others that enjoy the same, in and atmosphere that is beautiful and serene right on the water, a great little get away. Could it be any better? Now if this makes you want to come join us, there is space left. The cost is $205.00 for the basic accommodations for 4 days or $250.00 for a shared room with a bathroom. All you have to do is contact me, Dona-Mae at [email protected] or call 250 740 0072.

A reminder for everyone that has registered, final payment is due Oct 17, at the Guild meeting. A big Thanks to those who were able to help us out by paying early in September. See you in October, and may your Threads never tangle.

Help Wanted – Mail Out Assistant

The guild is in need of a volunteer.... The Mail out assistant will receive Mail out Labels from the Membership person in August and each following month for the rest of the calendar year. An email once per month from the Newsletter Editor with a notice that the Newletters are ready to pick up at Print 3

Nanaimo. Once picked up, fold, stuff the envelopes, put labels on envelopes and mail to recipients in good time. At the end of June the Mail out assistant must prepare a Budget for the up coming year and send a copy to the Treasurer.

If you’re interested please contact

Caroll Rumo - [email protected]

Your Smile for the day More Panda Humour

Mum? Can you come and get me down now?



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DID YOU KNOW? - ‘The Gifts of Food’

This fall marks the start of the fifth year that the Guild will be collecting non-perishable food items for our local food bank, Loaves and Fishes. But did you know the Guild has a long history of collecting and donating food? Sadly, it was never recorded as to who or how the idea came about, but a suggestion appeared in the November 1987 Newsletter inviting members to bring one tin of food to the December Pot Luck dinner. These items would be donated to the Salvation Army Christmas Hamper Fund. The response was overwhelming, and the members decided to continue with the “Christmas Tradition” for the next 13 years. In September 2000, the Guild was approached by one of its past members, Virginia Brucker, who offered the use of her book that she had written, “Gift Of The Heart,” to use as a Charity Fund raiser. The books were sold at the October and November meetings and raised over $130.00, which was donated along with food and

toys to the Salvation Army Christmas Fund. In the fall of 2001, while delivering comfort quilts, some of the members heard the needs of the Nanaimo Family Life Association and Haven House. Both groups were desperately trying to collect food and gift items for Christmas Hampers. The members decided to help these two agencies, Norma Franks and the Programme Committee volunteered to oversee the project. They proposed to make Christmas Gift bags filled with small gifts for a child or teen. Members were asked to make a fabric bag or bring a gift worth $5 to $10. The Pot Luck dinner had been moved to January (on a trial basis), so the December meeting would be the perfect time to fill and finish the bags. Food would also be collected for the hampers. By the end of the meeting, 147 gift bags were filled, and the food was divided between the two groups. These agencies were very appreciative of the gifts. In 2002, the local newspapers carried stories about the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank and about their struggle to find food to fill both the shelves and Christmas hampers. This lead to a decision that the food collected at the Pot Luck dinner would go to them. Loaves and Fishes greatly appreciated our donation, and so they continued to receive our Christmas

donations for the next seven years. In 2008, the local newspapers again were filled with pleas from the food bank – shelves were empty, donations were down, but the demand for basic food needs had grown. In the November Newsletter, Norma Franks put forth a suggestion for thought – what would the members think of doing a monthly donation to the food bank instead of just our annual one at Christmas? In response to her suggestion, more than 70 food items were turned in at the meeting. The members loved the idea, and a suggestion list of items that the food bank could use appeared each month in the Newsletter and is still printed today and can be found in the Food Bank Report section in this issue. We would like to thank the members for their continued support to this cause.

History Committee Marsha Whitmee & Greta Simmons

What Is An Art Quilt?

This is one of the categories you may enter your quilts into at the Show. Art Quilts may also be called "Original Work" as these must be your own design, not derived or adapted from any existing work in any medium. It can be any size, shape or style: abstract, pictorial

or originally interpreted traditional (using blocks and/or patterns in the public domain). You may create your own fabric and include any form of surface design such as painting or print making, plus use of mixed media. Do have fun with this category. Judith McLaughlin, Chair, Ballot Committee


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Wendie Harrington – CQA Rep

How Far Can We Stitch Challenge? We’re off and running, well really stitching, our way across the country. Our guild members stitched a whopping 16, 136 inches in September. This will be a good time to get out those UFO’s and finish them up. It’s a long way across this big country even with all the guilds participating. Let’s make next month’s total even higher. To make things easier try to have your projects measured and recorded before the meeting. Forgotten totals can be emailed to me at [email protected]. You can send dimensions (e.g 40 x 60) or totals. If you do totals don’t forget to add in all sides. Each placemat you make adds 60 inches to our total! For a break from sewing why not check out the CQA blog at http://cqacanadianquilting.blogspot.ca/ ? It is updated weekly

and is an interesting quick read.


http://cqacanadianquilting.blogspot.ca/


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Program Committee Report

September's meeting was the start of sign up for our workshops. There is still room in most classes. The Ionne MaCauley workshop for Sunday Oct 14th and Sunday Oct 28th

still has plenty of room HOWEVER, due to this workshop starting before the next guild meeting you will need to registrar by phoning or emailing Linda Campbell at [email protected] or 250-756-3137. Please give your consideration to signing up with this talented and well thought of instructor. You will not be disappointed. Total cost for two days is $75:00. Your class supply list will be emailed to you. Lots of room left for the November Workshop featuring Kathy Bush: Creating a Wall Hanging from a Photo. Kathy has put a lot of work into making this happen for us so if you would like a fun and interesting workshop to test your creative juices sign up now. This is a two day workshop November 10th and 24th. Kit fee for photo and enlargement will be about $4.50. Barb Wain is the Angel Coordinator and is looking for volunteer angels to help out at all workshops. Please give her a call at 250-758-2267 or email [email protected] Coming up next month for the October Meeting will be Lori Mudri with a Trunk Show. Hope

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A note from Barb Root – to those who were interested in her Eagle shown at the September meeting –there are two upcoming classes that teach the techniques she used.

One class is with Kathy Bush – Creating a wall hanging from a photo.

The other class is with Coreen Zerr – using your own photos.



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Christmas Gift Bags

We will be collecting Christmas gift bags for young people in 4 programs of Nanaimo Youth Services Association; those who live in the 20 unit Youth Housing (these are all under 19 years old, many are single moms attending school); young people under 19 who live in the community on their own with support from NYSA’s Supported Living staff and the Ministry of Children & Family Development; the downtown One Stop Drop-In program for at risk street and homeless youth; and CAP, a one-on-one program for young people with multiple issues, including substance abuse, who are working to improve their lives. Last Christmas, thanks to your generosity, we were able to provide 130 gift bags (which were pillowcases) and 96 pillows. Bags can be sewn (preferable), or plastic, approximately 8" x 12" or larger (sewn pillowcases are still welcome this year!). We also accept items for the bags on their own, either individual items or in bulk, and cash to purchase items.

Bags will be accepted at the November meeting, and the December potluck dinner.

Suggested items for the bags include the following. We try to put toothbrush, toothpaste, soap and shampoo in each bag as a priority. No lottery or scratch & win tickets pleases, most of these young people are under 19.

For either: Toothbrush, toothpaste, bar soap or body wash, shampoo, deodorant, disposable razors, shaving cream, socks, gloves or mitts, knitted or fleece toques, hats or scarves, washcloths, pen or pencil, notebook

or journal, gum, breath mints, candy, chips, can of pop, water bottle, meal or grocery cards (in small denominations) e.g. Thrifty’s, Subway or Tim Horton’s, MacDonald’s, A&W, movie passes, bus passes, flashlights (with batteries, or wind-up or solar powered), individual laundry soap portions.

Boys: chap stick, comb, playing cards, phone cards, wallet.

Girls: hair supplies (gel, hairspray, brush, clips, scrunchies), tampons or panty liners, nail polish, lip gloss or lipstick, perfume, bath items, costume jewellery, skin cream, hand lotion, body lotion, emery boards.Questions?

Sue Creba 250-753-3371 [email protected]

NQG GUILD MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The meeting was called to order by our Co-President, Caroll Rumo at 1pm. The Evening meeting was chaired by Sandra Radley. HOSPITALITY Lorna Craig signed in 97 members. There were 3 guests and 4 new members. At the evening meeting there were 35 members and 1 guest/new member. The minutes from the May Guild meeting were accepted as distributed. Moved by Sherry Drebnicki and seconded by Lorie Rogers. Evening meeting - moved by Marsha Whitmee and seconded by Moire Porter.

TREASURER’S REPORT Lise Skalos reported the bank balance and presented the proposed budget for this year. Discussion followed. Issues relating to the Quilt Bee budget were discussed.The Quilt Bee Committee is to address the issues concerning prizes. MOTION: It was moved by Sherry Drebnicki and seconded by Ginette Schewe to accept the budget as presented. Motion carried. Evening Guild members accepted budget.



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CORRESPONDENCE Thank You Notes 1. Kristin Nagrocki from Dover Bay Secondary who received the NQG Bursary. 2. Carolyn Kavanagh, Director of Care at Nanaimo Travellers’ Lodge, for the lap and bed quilts. 3. Cheryl Zapotichny, Program Manager of Nanaimo RCMP Victim Services, for the six lap quilts donated by

the Nanaimo Comfort Quilt Society. Announcements 1. Quilt exhibit at the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, Washington. The exhibit is called the

“American Quilts: The Democratic Art 1780 - 2007” running from August 4-October 28, 2012. www.whatcommuseum.org

2. Quilt Festival, featuring Juried and Judged Show October 5-7, 2012 to be held at the Quilt and Textile Museum in La Conner, Washington. www.laconnerquilts.com

3. National Quilt Exhibition 2013 in Kitchener, Ontario. The theme of the Grand National show is “Local Color” and they challenge quilters to “capture in your quilt art, some aspect of your community, your geographical ‘place,’ that makes it distinctive - special - colorful.” Deadline for entries is February 22,

2013. www.grandnationalquiltshow.ca 4. Gwen Cooke from Dufferin Place Seniors’ Home has been working with residents putting together a

patchwork quilt. She was wondering if someone has a quilting frame to lend them so those in wheelchairs could work on stitching the quilt together. If anyone has one or knows of someone with one they are asked to contact Gwen. [email protected] . (Ginette Schewe will contact Gwen re: quilt frame.)

Cards Sent 1. Thank you card sent to Mr. Simmons for his assistance in installing a bracket into our Storage Locker GUESTS Barbara and Dannie from Denman Quilters’ Guild presented a brief summary of the upcoming “Creative Threads Conspiracy” to be held on Denman Island from October 19 to 21, 2012. They brought a number of samples of the classes that will be offered. Refer to website for more information. www.creativethreadsconspiracy.com PRESENTATION

In recognition of their dedication and hard work over this last year, Norma Franks presented our Past Presidents, Sherry Drebnicki and Judi McLaughlin, with gifts to show our appreciation. ANNOUNCEMENT Batting donated by Pat Moed and fabric donated by Ruth Lauscher were available for members. Three afternoon members took on the challenge posted by Bonnie Dormuth in the June Newsletter and were rewarded with a fat quarter for completion of projects. There was one member who participated from the evening meeting. CQA Wendie Harrington reported that our Guild will be participating in the CQA challenge to see how far across Canada we can stitch. She will be the “inch” collector and will be asking members to measure all their projects and bring in the totals to the Guild meetings and place in a container she will have set up. See Committee report for further details. COMMITTEE REPORTS Please refer to Newsletter for detailed individual reports. Updates were given by Lillian Charron for the Quilt Show Committee; Ginette Schewe for Membership; Trish Kirk and Arlene Kulai for

Newsletter Advertising; and Trish for Quilt Show “Call to Entry” forms. OLD/UNFINISHED BUSINESS Reminder to Guild members to familiarize themselves with Notice of Motion on page 3 of September Newsletter concerning increased cost of mailed out Newsletter. This will be voted on at the October Guild Meeting.

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There was no new business. Raffles and a wonderful exhibit of Show and Share of Comfort quilts and members quilts were split up during the meeting. Raffle winners will be posted in Newsletter. The meeting was adjourned at 3:30pm. by Caroll Rumo. Blanche Elliot, Secretary

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I had a request from a lady whose neighbour’s daughter received a Preemie donation quilt. She was born in Nov 1999.

They would like to enhance the quilt and if possible add the name of the individual who made it.

I had asked at the Guild meeting and it was suggested that we put the pictures in the Newsletter.

If anyone has information on this quilt – please contact me.

Caroll Rumo

A final reminder – the Call to Entry form for the guild show is on the home page of the website www.islandquilters.ca it can be downloaded as a Word document or PDF file for your convenience. It is 2 pages – should not be printed double sided.

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