Extra sewing days to clean up your UFO's are being held every other month. The dates are as follows (all Wednesdays):
Sept 23/09
Nov 25/09
Jan 27/10
March 24/10
May 26/10
Hours are 9-ish to 4:30-ish. Cost is $5. Bring your lunch (ok, that's optional, but we don't want to hear your tummy grumbling). C'mon out and bring a friend.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
September meeting recap
Dineke is a diehard hand quilter and she does beautiful work. She & Sue are basting a quilt together.
Lynne is one of our new members. She was so speedy with her own work today she had time to hand sew the label on to our guild donation quilt.
And here's the donation quilt - all done & picture going off to the local newspaper.
Isobel is making this very striking quilt for her grandson. It's a pattern by Bernadette - one of our members who is a diehard paper piecing fan.
Here is a quilt made from the half-squares the gals have been swapping for a few seasons.
This is one of Dineke's hand quilted beauties.
We had lots of the members sign up for both the Ugly Fabric Challenge and for the Secret Sister Swap. It should be a good year.
Lynne is one of our new members. She was so speedy with her own work today she had time to hand sew the label on to our guild donation quilt.
And here's the donation quilt - all done & picture going off to the local newspaper.
Isobel is making this very striking quilt for her grandson. It's a pattern by Bernadette - one of our members who is a diehard paper piecing fan.
Here is a quilt made from the half-squares the gals have been swapping for a few seasons.
This is one of Dineke's hand quilted beauties.
We had lots of the members sign up for both the Ugly Fabric Challenge and for the Secret Sister Swap. It should be a good year.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Get Ready for a New Season♦
Next Wednesday - September 9th will be the start of our new season.
For those who are interested, sewing starts any time after 9:30 - bring your stuff and your $5 fee. Knock off a UFO. Or make some placemats for Meals on Wheels. Some of us have NO interest in going home to make supper, so the church ladies cater for us - 6 pm and you must book with Monica asap. The charge for supper is usually around $12.
The general meeting starts at 7:30 for everyone. We should have tons of items for show & share since we've all been sewing for a few months. Goodness knows with all the rain we weren't outside that much. :-(
Everyone who participated in the DIRTY DOZEN CHALLENGE please bring your quilt. We want to have a proper show & share of the items.
We will also be having signups for the little groups, swaps, challenges, etc. These will all kick off at the October meeting.
For those who are interested, sewing starts any time after 9:30 - bring your stuff and your $5 fee. Knock off a UFO. Or make some placemats for Meals on Wheels. Some of us have NO interest in going home to make supper, so the church ladies cater for us - 6 pm and you must book with Monica asap. The charge for supper is usually around $12.
The general meeting starts at 7:30 for everyone. We should have tons of items for show & share since we've all been sewing for a few months. Goodness knows with all the rain we weren't outside that much. :-(
Everyone who participated in the DIRTY DOZEN CHALLENGE please bring your quilt. We want to have a proper show & share of the items.
We will also be having signups for the little groups, swaps, challenges, etc. These will all kick off at the October meeting.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
To Honour Barb Lister
We lost one of our members this summer, suddenly and much too soon. Barb maintained our Membership 
records and was our historian. She was always ready to help - every time I think of her I can hear her saying "what do you need me to do?" . Barb was also the Queen of my Red Hat group so we let fly some balloons in her memory. She will be missed.
records and was our historian. She was always ready to help - every time I think of her I can hear her saying "what do you need me to do?" . Barb was also the Queen of my Red Hat group so we let fly some balloons in her memory. She will be missed.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Sewing Day
We had two visitors for sewing day in July.
Charlotte brought her niece (whose name escapes me?) who finished stitching up an apron for her grandmother.
Joan is a friend of Helen's & Hanna's from their days at the Burlington Art Centre guild.
Here's an 'action shot'. No, we quilters don't move none too quick.
Helen finished assembling a top from blocks won at the Binbrook guild.
Our next sewing day will be Wednesday August 12th. 9:30 - 5:00, bring $5 and your lunch.
Charlotte brought her niece (whose name escapes me?) who finished stitching up an apron for her grandmother.
Joan is a friend of Helen's & Hanna's from their days at the Burlington Art Centre guild.
Here's an 'action shot'. No, we quilters don't move none too quick.
Helen finished assembling a top from blocks won at the Binbrook guild.Our next sewing day will be Wednesday August 12th. 9:30 - 5:00, bring $5 and your lunch.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Sewing Day This Wednesday & Hand Quilting
We had a good crowd Monday night. Lois is Keeper of the Key. She was recovering after a week spent with her daughter and two grandsons. Hanna and Ann were both 'getting away from it all'. Dineke was just back from vacation in Meaford. She was catching up with Madeline who has recently retired. It seems she's taken up murdering carpenter ants in lieu of paid employment. Lorraine came by after her church meeting to work on her newly acquired hand quilting skills. Monica popped in to crack the whip. I was there to put in my hours and see some real live people.
Notice Monica showing off her tube of Udder Cream? She was trying to make a buck by selling squirts for $2. (ok, I'm just kidding - she wasn't really)This Wednesday is our guild sewing day. Bring your stuff and $5 admission. Bring a friend if you like. And don't forget your lunch. You can pop over to the arena and do some hand quilting if you haven't done so yet. As you can see the quilt is shrinking fast - just like the Wicked Witch of the West!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Hand Quilting Bribe
Click on the picture to see the bounty I shared with the girls yesterday: fresh picked cherries. Tonight I will be bringing a cottage pudding with lemon sauce to share. Come with a little appetite - it serves 6. :-)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)