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President's Message March 2017

3/25/2017

 
Happy Spring everyone! 

​Mother Nature seems to be confused about which season it is this year, so if we keep saying "spring", maybe it will happen.  I too may be slightly confused as I still have all my winter decorations up and am only replacing them because of the date on the calendar.
 
We are only about a month away from the quilt show.  There's lots of quilting to be done between now and then.  If I bind a few quick projects, they'll be done.  Then onto quilting some projects that I would like to have in the show.   Don't forget about your red and white president's challenges.
 
A great big thanks to everyone who was at the February meeting and who helped us get the quilt tops done for the CQA Big Quilt Bee.  It was loads of fun, and very productive too.
 
A reminder to arrive early and bring lots of small bills for our garage sale this month.  The folks selling should be set up by 6:30 or so.  We are still starting the meeting with our speaker at 7:00, you'll have an opportunity to shop before the meeting and we'll have a slightly extended break where you can shop then too.
 
We have lots happening, it's very exciting!
 
I better get sewing, that binding does not attach itself!   Imagine, self sewing binding instead of, or as well as, self driving cars!!  Hehe

 
Happy Quilting,


Brigid Whitnall
President

February Meeting Highlights

3/3/2017

 
What a fun night this was!  

We all pitched in to construct quilt tops for the Canadian Quilters' Association (CQA) Big Quilt Bee.  Our guild is joining guilds from across Canada to make quilts for Ronald McDonald House Charities, in celebration of Canada's 150th birthday.

Our guild members have been busy constructing these 12 1/2 inch blocks which incorporate at least one piece of a special Canada fabric. Approximately 135 blocks were constructed at our very successful "slab block" workshop in early February, and many more were brought in by guild members.

After an exciting evening of sorting the blocks, designing the layouts, pinning blocks, the whirring of several sewing machines, and activity at various ironing stations, our guild members assembled the blocks into 13 quilt tops! Way to go quilters! 

Refer to the CQA web site for more information, including instructions for the blocks using the “slab block pattern” compliments of Cheryl Arkison, and sample blocks. 

See the teams at work, and the final results in these photos.
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