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January 2020 Meeting Highlights

1/30/2020

 
We started out the new year 2020 with a fun meeting on January 22 attended by 60 guild members and 7 guests.

Special thanks to our members in the Ohio Star group, led by Frank McCarron, for setting up the hall, providing the delicious snacks for break time, and assisting with the meeting. Well done!

We enjoyed seeing many lovely Show-and-Tell quilts.


Demo Night

Our meeting featured 3 local quilt shop owners: Nancy of Sew Inspired in Arnprior, Kelly of Textile Traditions in Almonte, and Jan of The Pickle Dish in Carleton Place. They demonstrated some of their latest gadgets and techniques and provided interesting shopping opportunities.
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Nancy of Sew Inspired
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Nancy's rulers on display
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Kelly of Textile Traditions
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Kelly of Textile Traditions
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Jan of The Pickle Dish
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Jan and Winnie
Thank you Jan, Kelly, and Nancy for coming to our meeting and sharing some fun techniques and tools with us.

Blue Block Party Challenge

​What a great response to the Blue Block Party Challenge with about 45 beautiful and creative blocks contributed for upcoming Charity quilts. Thank you to all who took up this challenge to make a block from the blue and white fabrics provided by our Activities team. We look forward to seeing some stunning blue and white Charity quilts!
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Premie Quilts

Several of our guild members have been busy making premie quilts for the little babies in the neonatal unit at the Civic Campus of the Ottawa Hospital.
A sample of the quilts donated at the meeting are pictured below.

The teal, red, and white premie feature the Aztec Star Block-of-the-Month (BOM). What a great way to incorporate the BOM block into a finished piece.


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Draws
Our meeting wrapped up with the draws and as always, some very happy winners.

Guess the number of pages in the book:  Brenda G
50-50:  Doria H took home $63
Name tag: Lisa C

Gift Basket:
 Joyce T
Door Prizes: Jane E, Katrina K, Penny C, Pam R, Georgene B, Dona L, Louise V, Susan W, Irene L, Sandra P, Cathy R

Charity Project Sew Day January 2020

1/16/2020

 
We had so much fun sewing in the beautiful bright recreation room at Island View Retirement Residence on Saturday, January 11th. 

We were a total of 5 volunteers and we accomplished so much. We completed the sashing on one quilt, made 4 touch quilts, labled an Island View's resident's special quilt,  and cut over 40 blocks for the background of the new charity block.

We had lots of residence visitors... and they teased us and said we were loud with lots of laughter!!!!

Delicious coffee, tea, cookies and muffins were supplies by Island View. 
Thank you for your welcoming hospitality.

-- Vickie MacNabb, Vice President and Charity
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Christmas 2019 Placemats, Stockings, and Gift Bags

1/11/2020

 
Once again our generous and talented guild members made Christmas themed items for local residents.

Christmas stockings and holiday placements were donated to Arnprior Meals on Wheels that were delivered with the Christmas meal. Placemats featured Christmas themed fabric on one side and something interesting on the other side so they can be used year round.
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Jane Wickware (left), of our guild Charity team is pictured delivering the placemats and stockings to Nancy Peck, Programmer Coordinator for the Arnprior-Braeside-McNab Seniors at Home Program Inc.

Our guild later received this note from Nancy.

"The Arnprior and District Quilters' Guild are definitely ANGELS ON EARTH!
 
Thank you once again for the CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS and PLACE MATS for the Meals on Wheels Clients / Grocery Program!
 
It was so much fun having my picture taken with all of your goodies.  They are beautiful.  I know they will truly love each and every one of them."
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Christmas placemats, stockings and gift bags
The festive gift bags were donated to the Arnprior and District Food Bank, to be filled with toiletries and other goodies and distributed with the Christmas food hampers.

Quilts for Local Homeless Youth

1/10/2020

 
Three beautiful Bethlehem Star block quilts made by our guild members were recently  donated to the ​Safe Shelter for Youth program  which is offered through Family and Children's Services of Renfrew County. The quilts will be distributed to local couch surfing homeless  youths.

Representatives of the Safe Shelter for Youth program were delighted to accept our donations which were made just before Christmas. 

For more information about the important work of this valuable program refer to their web site.
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