prince edward county quilters’ guild a stitch in...
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A Stitch in Time
P R I N C E E D W A R D C O U N T Y Q U I L T E R S ’ G U I L D SUMMER 2016
Canadian Quilters' Association Award Best in Show Janet Reader Day - Not a Dou-ble Wedding Ring Viewers’ Choice Bed Quilt Vicky LaFleur - Papercuts in Scarlet Viewers’ Choice Wall Quilt Deanna Gaudaur - Something Old Something New
Aims and Objectives of
our Guild
To enhance the
knowledge of quilting
within the group and
the community.
To preserve quilting as
an art form.
To establish ,
maintain and upgrade
quilting standards.
To encourage an
exchange of ideas
and methods.
To participate in
community projects.
To research and
preserve the history of
quilting in Prince
Edward County and
surrounding area.
Meeting Information:
Guild meetings are held
on the second
Wednesday of the month
at 7:00 P.M. at
Pinecrest Public School
in Bloomfield. Doors
open at 6:30pm.
Don’t forget to lug-a-
mug and wear your
name tag.
Guild mailing address:
P.O. Box 6195
Picton, ON K0K 2T0
EMAIL:
August 14th was Elizabeth (Beth) Hicks' 100th Birthday. Back in 1986, Beth, along with Joan O'Neill, Margaret Kerr, Nina Hicks, Mary Lou Norton and Ruth Garry founded our
Guild. On behalf of the PECQG, I presented Beth with a card and a quilted pillow. Joan O'Neill came with me, to the
Trent Valley Lodge Nursing Home for the presentation. She is pictured with Beth and "the pillow". It was a pleasure to
meet Beth. She told us many tales about the history of the guild and the members at the time. Facts such as, Mary Lou
was the first Guild President, Margaret the first Secretary, are just some of her memories. Speaking to her is like tak-
ing a ride in your very own time machine! Beth won many awards over her quilting years. I only hope I look half as
good, with all my facilities, as she does and has, when I reach 100 years old!
Janet Reader Day
Pictured clockwise from top left below: Beth Hicks; Beth at age 97 sitting on her walker looking at a tied lap quilt (She
kept knotting and quilting but was hampered by poor vision in later years); Beth and her sister Mary; the big quilt won
1st prize at CNE and Beth is sitting off to right.
Canadian Quilters' Association Award Best in Show Janet Reader Day - Not a Double Wedding Ring Novice Bed Quilt 1st Betty Beaumont - Trailmix 2nd Collen Kelly - Work in the Garden 3rd Bill Stearman - At Peace Novice Wall Quilt 1st Sandy Jeapes - Star Magic 2nd Joscelyn Matthewman - Going My Way 3rd Bill Stearman - Reconciliation: a Father & Son Story
Advanced Bed Quilt - Hand Quilted - Original Design 1st Anne House - Beige Doesn’t Have to Be Boring 2nd Anne House - Lady of the Lake 3rd Anne House - Red & White Pineapple
Advanced Bed Quilt - Hand Quilted - Pattern Design 1st Eleanor Macmillan - Appalachian Trail
Advanced Bed Quilt - Machine Quilted - Original Design 1st Deanna Gaudaur - Something Old Something New 2nd Jane Perry - Harvest Sun Quilt Advanced Bed Quilt - Machine Quilted - Pattern Design 1st Deanna Gaudaur - Brea’s Garden 2nd Janet Reader Day - Magic Eye 3rd Jane Perry - Drunkard’s Path Honourable Mention Janet Reader Day - Shannon & Michael Advanced Bed Quilt - 3rd Party Quilted - Original Design 1st Anne Fales - Asian Modern 2nd Pat Bricky - Falling Stars 3rd Wendy Lulham - Wedding Stars
Advanced Bed Quilt - 3rd Party Quilted - Pattern Design 1st Gwen Thompson - Butterflies in Flight 2nd Gwen Thompson - Around We Go 3rd Gwen Thompson - Wish Upon a Star
Advanced - Wall Quilt - Abstract Design 1st Marianne Sanders - Rough Bloom 2nd Ann Fales - Raspberry Leaf Parfait 3rd Mary Andrews Minigan - Hexed Advanced - Wall Quilt - Pattern Design 1st Valerie Campey - Underground Railroad 2nd Diane Filippov - Roman Holiday
Advanced - Wall Quilt - Representational Design 1st Ann Fales - Mossy Rock 2nd Mary Andrews Minigan - Hoi Ann, Vietnam 3rd Janet Reader Day - No Escape Honourable Mention - Virginia Klein - To Scotland with Love Advanced - Wall Quilt - Traditional Design 1st Anne House - Red & White Checker Board 2nd Lyne Lusk - Japan 3rd Deanna Gaudaur - Simply Pinwheels Viewers’ Choice Wall Quilt Deanna Gaudaur - Something Old Something New Viewers’ Choice Bed Quilt Vicky LaFleur - Papercuts in Scarlet
QUILT SHOW 2016 - JUDGED ENTRIES AND VIEWERS’ CHOICE
Quilt Show Report
The 2016 PECQG Quilt Show was held at the Wellington and District Community Centre, Wellington,
ON. This, our 16th biannual Quilt Show was held on Sat. July 9, and Sun. July 10, 2016. It was attended by
approximately 1,274 people.
We had two featured guest artists: Bethany Garner, who also judged the quilts entered into the Judged
Section, and Pat Borecky, a member of our guild. Our own Bill Stearman featured an intriguing interac-
tive Antique Sewing Machine display. Scissor sharpening was available on the Sunday by ScissorMan.
He was so busy that the guild has qualified to receive a percentage of his sales.
Thankfully we did not need an “In Memorial” display at this show.
The Community Centre employees were excellent to deal with, always helpful, courteous, and available.
The rental costs of the facility were exactly what we expected. There were no issues with the venue over
the course of our quilt show especially since most of our past issues had been addressed over the last 4
years.
The Prince Edward County Women’s Institute banded together to run a Café out of the Highline Hall’s
kitchen. They provided food which was good, simple and affordable. The Canteen was closed for the
quilt show duration.
Fifty one guild members entered 295 quilts in the show. All were gorgeous, unique, and displayed a
high caliber of workmanship. Everyone loved the quilts and said our show was the best around. Our
Quilt Show is an undiscovered jewel, we are better than Quilt Canada in many ways! Thank you to all of
our members, their family, volunteers, local businesses, and our attendees.
Janet Reader Day Co-chair
Maggie Goode Co-chair
“I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the quilters that helped out at the Quilt Show. Also a
very big thank you and a big hug to all the husbands of quilters who also helped in setting up and taking
down. Your help was greatly appreciated and resulted in a fabulous quilt show, which would have been
difficult to achieve without your help.”
Mary Campbell
Quilt Show Volunteer Convenor"
“I'd like to pass on my thanks to the Quilt Show Committee for doing such a great job. It is an arduous
task to undertake. It requires hard work and personal time commitment to fulfill. The whole Committee
from the top down (which includes the husbands/friends) deserves credit for undertaking this task. In
my opinion our show was far better than Quilt Canada - our national show - and I doubt that I am the only
one who feels this way. Our membership has great talent within it and it showed in the display. Thanks
also goes to the members for allowing their projects to be shown. Well done everyone!!”
Vicky LaFleur
Quilt Show 2016 Committee
Co-Chairs Janet Reader Day, Maggie Goode
Treasurer Anne Russell
Secretary Alfie Deyo
Show Floor Janet Reader Day
Advertising and Signage Deelia Johnson Evans, Sharon Fabro,
Penny Hopkins
Vendors Barbara Fairbairn, Lisa Castonguay,
Mary Andrews Minnigan, Robyn Hardman
Registration Jane Cunningham,
Volunteers Mary Campbell
Competition and Ribbons Anne House
Boutique Colleen Kelly, Rosanna Worden Hawker
Raffle Quilt Anne House, Geraldine Rorabeck,
Carol Harvey, Betty Beaumont,
Raffle Quilt Quilting
Co-ordinator
Anne House
Raffle Ticket Sales
Deelia Johnson Evans, Alfie Deyo
Program Sue Case
Labels Linda Pennington
Members-at-Large Marianne Sanders
SEPTEMBER 2016
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
1 2 3 4
5 6
LABOUR DAY
7 8 9 10
PICTON FAIR
11
PICTON
FAIR
12
PICTON
FAIR
13 14
GUILD MEETING
6:30PM
PINECREST
SCHOOL
15 16 17 18
19 20
SWYF (to be
confirmed)
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
OCTOBER 2016
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
1 2
3 4
SWYF (to be
confirmed)
5 6 7 8 9
10
THANKSGIVING
DAY
11 12
GUILD MEETING
6:30PM
PINECREST
SCHOOL
13 14 15 16
17 18
SWYF (to be
confirmed)
19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
‘365 DAY BLOCK CHALLENGE’
Have you heard about this yet? It all started last January 1, 2016. An industrious lady from Australia
challenged quilters around the world to do a different quilt block each day in 2016. Quilters, and non-
quilters signed up for her daily emails which provided instructions for each of the blocks. They used
their fabric stash or they used the yardage guidelines she created and went out and bought new fabric.
A support group was created online where the challengers could ask questions, post photos, and give
support to those who needed it. Many quilters started the challenge, some of them intended to start the
challenge, some have dropped out, and some have put their project on hold. Everyone has probably
saved the pdf copies of instructions for all of the blocks. The group of quilters from England is organiz-
ing a quilt show for next summer to show off all these varied and impressive quilts. The blocks are
more than half way done now, and not two of the quilts look the same. The organizer has taken down
several months of blocks from her web site so new quilters cannot join now, however, she has promised
to start the challenge again on January 1, 2017.
Are you interested in challenging yourself to learn a new block every day next year? If you are, you
don’t have to wait until 2017. I am one of those who intended to do the challenge, but other priorities
took over and I had to put it on hold. I have saved all the daily instructions and will be restarting these
blocks on October 1st. That will give me a couple of months’ leeway next year in case life gets busy. If
you’d like to join me and create a local support group, both on Facebook and “face to face”, please
email me at [email protected] before the September guild meeting. If the level of interest is high
enough, I’ll set up an initial meeting with information and tips for you to end up with an amazing quilt. I
will provide you with the supplies list and more details so you can get organized and start by Oct 1st.
Once the new 365 Day Challenge begins again in 2017, you can join the worldwide support group and
get the blocks emailed to you directly. Check out the photos of blocks and quilts in progress on their
Facebook page “365 CHALLENGE QUILT BLOCKS” and “UKQU 365 Challenge” This activity is not part
of the Guild’s Challenges. Deelia Johnson Evans
NEWSLETTER
This is the last newsletter for me. Bill Stearman will be taking over starting with the Autumn
issue. He has been given free rein to make any changes to the newsletter, so if you have any
suggestions, please forward them to him for his consideration. Deelia Johnson Evans
RAFFLE QUILT
The winner of our raffle quilt is D. Scott from Dundas, Ontario. The quilt has been shipped to
him, but we haven’t received a photo of him and the quilt yet.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS
UPCOMING GUILD MEETINGS
SEPTEMBER 14
OCTOBER 12
NOVEMBER 9
DECEMBER 14
PLEASE ADVISE ME OF ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THIS NEWSLETTER ASAP.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! DEELIA EVANS 613-476-7785 OR [email protected]
POSITION/COMMITTEE NAME(S)
President Janet Reader Day
Vice President Marianne Sanders
Treasurer Linda Pennington
Secretary Colleen Kelly
Past President TBD
Challenges Patricia Fullerton, Alfie Deyo, Janet Reader Day, Anne House,
Deelia Evans
Programmes and Work-
shops
Janet Reader Day, Marianne Sanders, Penny Hopkins, Deelia
Evans
Membership Anne Russell
Newsletter Bill Stearman
Comfort Quilts Betty Beaumont, Colleen Kelly, Judy Blemkie, Sandy Jeapes,
Block of the Month Nancy Hicks
Hospitality Lisa Castonguay, Robyn Hardman
Library Sandy Jeapes, Barb Hofstra, Geri Short, Betty Beaumont
Goodwill Patricia Fullerton
Sewing With Your Friends Maggie Goode
Quilt Show 2018 Chair(s) TBD
2026—2018 PECQG EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEES