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Our May 28th meeting started off with a surprise guest! Chris Gordon of the Quilt Guild of Renfrew and Area came to introduce a challenge from their guild to our guild. Chris, a long time former member of our guild, received a very warm welcome. The challenge is to make Burrito Pillowcases, which are also described as Magic Pillowcases. These pillowcases will be delivered to a group called Comfy Cases Ottawa who will wash and label them, then distribute them to sick children and youths (up to age 18) at CHEO, Ronald McDonald House, and Roger Neilson Children’s Hospice, all in Ottawa. The pillowcases will be collected at the September guild meeting. Sue Hodgins is coordinating our guild's efforts in this challenge. Chris, an experienced quilting project instructor, came well prepared with several samples for us to see.  L to R: Sue H, Chris G  ,The pillowcases are made for regular use and frequent washing, with no exposed seams on the inside. The magic and burrito part is the quick and easy method of making them. Chris invited volunteers to demo the "magic" part of the burrito rolled fabrics she had already stitched together. Vickie, Martha and Joyce eagerly volunteered.  They turned the roll inside out...  ... and revealed the almost complete pillow cases, ready for folding and stitching the final French seams along the side and end.  The pillowcases have a main body, a wide cuff, and an optional narrow trim in between. Fabrics should be 100% cotton. Instructions are available here. Show and Tell was next. After showing our little preemie challenge quilts at our May meeting, this was our first opportunity to show our winter projects in person. Georgene started off with an amazing custom quilt that she made for her adult granddaughter. The quilt was designed by Georgene's husband, and her granddaughter who is a lawyer and has Métis status.  A number of the quilts were related to previous guild activities. We saw 2 of the completed table runners from the Urban Runner workshop with Katrina in March.
Included in her numerous quilts, Joanna showed us this one that featured the Pick Up Sticks block that we made for Charity projects in 2021-2022.   Mary completed her Block of the Month from last year - an applique project with a different block for each month of the year. Information and instructions for that BOM program are here.  And Mary also made this colourful and creative preemie quilt  A number of Millennium Stars from the recent Star Strip Paper Piecing workshop. Well done!  Another of the Charity quilts constructed from the blocks we made at our November 2023 Sew Night meeting has been completed and handed over to Marilyn.  Photos of all of the Show and Tell quilts are posted on the Show and Tell page. Members enjoyed a closer inspection of the Show and Tell projects during the break. A number of books from our guild library were offered on a free book table. The various heavy trollies that are stored under the stage, including our guild's trolley, are causing damage to the floor so we were asked to lighten ours up. So Jacquie culled a few for this free table.   Tinners  More preemie quilts Elizabeth's April "Double Disappearing Nine Patch" Block of the Month, made a colourful display.  Allision introduced her May "Grandma Mae's Economy" block at the meeting with a lot of ideas in her sample blocks and baby quilt. Instructions are on the Block of the Month page. These blocks will be due at the June meeting.   Allison with her Grandma Mae's Economy Block of the Month The last item on our agenda was our mandated Annual General Meeting. Our treasurer Sandy came equipped with all of the numbers and she gave us a reassuring summary of our financial position. Sandy oversees the guild's 2 bank accounts: an account for our Charity endeavours, and a General account for our other income and expenditures. The Charity account is funded by the raffle quilt ticket sales at our quilt shows, which are typically held every 2 years and sometimes due to unforeseen circumstances, every 3 years. These proceeds fund the purchasing of fabric, batting and other needs for our Charity projects. Anne announced the volunteers for opening executive positions:
Thank you for volunteering for these key roles that will enable our guild to function for the upcoming 2025-2026 guild year which begins on July 1. After that official business Martha had us rearrange our chairs into 6 small groups and do some brainstorming on Program ideas for next year. Martha summarized how this session would work and she was well prepared with clipboards, paper, pens, and highlighters to record all of the ideas generated in each of the groups, and then highlight the top 3. Then one spokesperson for each group reported those top 3 (and in some/many cases 4!) to all of us. The ideas were awesome and varied, and the brainstorming process was very efficient and effective. Martha is very well equipped for planning next year's programs for us.   The meeting wrapped up with the draws and some happy winners.
Purple Fat Quarters - 7 blocks each for Eleanor L and Liz G Blocks of the Month - Elizabeth C Books - Joanna V, Martha P Basket - Nicole C 50-50 - Jo P Door Prize - Elizabeth C -- Janet Brownlee, Communications |
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