Arnprior & District Quilters' Guild Newsletter - April 2023
President's Message
Happy Spring everyone!
It is time to pull out all your quilts, register them, and hang them up proudly at our quilt show. Big or small we want them all! Yes, even wall hangings, quilted pillows, table runners, etc... We would love to show all your pieces of creative quilted artwork big and small. There is no limit to the quilts you can enter, as we all have 4 years of quilting to display. I know that we may have given some away, but if the quilt isn't too far away, please consider borrowing it back for the show.
Hope to see you at the April 19th meeting at 7pm, it should be an exciting one with all our completed challenge quilts to see and vote on, charity quilts and lots of show and tell!
-- Vickie MacNabb, ADQG President
It is time to pull out all your quilts, register them, and hang them up proudly at our quilt show. Big or small we want them all! Yes, even wall hangings, quilted pillows, table runners, etc... We would love to show all your pieces of creative quilted artwork big and small. There is no limit to the quilts you can enter, as we all have 4 years of quilting to display. I know that we may have given some away, but if the quilt isn't too far away, please consider borrowing it back for the show.
Hope to see you at the April 19th meeting at 7pm, it should be an exciting one with all our completed challenge quilts to see and vote on, charity quilts and lots of show and tell!
-- Vickie MacNabb, ADQG President
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April Guild Meeting
When? We hope you'll join us on Wednesday April 19 for our first in-person meeting of 2023. The meeting begins at 7 PM with doors opening at 6:30 PM. Where? 257 John Street, Arnprior Ontario (Christian Education Centre) Parking is available on the nearby streets. Please do not park in the adjacent church parking lot. Win! The meeting will feature draws for door prizes, and tickets will be sold for draws of a basket of quilting goodies, and 50-50. Visitors We welcome visitors to our meetings for a $5 fee. Show & Tell
We're looking forward to seeing and hearing about your quilts so do bring them along for Show & Tell. Program
Our 2022-2023 challenges are due at this meeting. These are:
There will be sign up sheets to volunteer for the Quilt Show, and pie plates will be available for our tea room pie bakers. In addition to your Challenges and Show & Tell projects, please bring the following to the meeting:
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Quilt Show
Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to make the quilt show a success. We will have the volunteer sign up sheets at the April 19th face to face meeting, so please join the team, there is always room for more helping hands. Join the fun! Please note that there is free entry for anyone who is showing up to a volunteer shift.
Friday April 28 is set up day. Don’t forget to drop off your quilts on Friday morning 8:30-11:30 AM, and have your name, the quilt name, and the registration number attached to them.
When you sign in your quilts, let us know if someone other than yourself will be picking them up. We will make note of this on the sign-out sheet.
On closing, Sunday, since some people are at the show until the end looking at our beautiful quilts, please do not take down the quilts before the show closes. Our last guests should enjoy the show as much as the first ones did. The quilts will be taken down and placed in member name alphabetical order and they need to be signed out as you exit the arena. This is for everyone's benefit - we don't want any quilts misplaced.
Vendors
Tina M. has lined up an impressive list vendors for the show. So get your list of quilty need ready and shop at the show.
Volunteers are needed to make the quilt show a success. We will have the volunteer sign up sheets at the April 19th face to face meeting, so please join the team, there is always room for more helping hands. Join the fun! Please note that there is free entry for anyone who is showing up to a volunteer shift.
Friday April 28 is set up day. Don’t forget to drop off your quilts on Friday morning 8:30-11:30 AM, and have your name, the quilt name, and the registration number attached to them.
When you sign in your quilts, let us know if someone other than yourself will be picking them up. We will make note of this on the sign-out sheet.
On closing, Sunday, since some people are at the show until the end looking at our beautiful quilts, please do not take down the quilts before the show closes. Our last guests should enjoy the show as much as the first ones did. The quilts will be taken down and placed in member name alphabetical order and they need to be signed out as you exit the arena. This is for everyone's benefit - we don't want any quilts misplaced.
Vendors
Tina M. has lined up an impressive list vendors for the show. So get your list of quilty need ready and shop at the show.
Raffle Baskets
Raffle Baskets are another fun activity at the show and a wonderful fundraiser for the next two seasons of Programs, so please give generously.
We are still in need of baskets, and items to fill the raffle baskets so please remember to bring anything that you would like to donate to the raffle baskets to the April 19th meeting.
Items that can be donated are: anything that may have been gifted to you and you don't need, or you may have won, things like fat quarters, quilt novel books, pattern books, patterns, magazines, teas, cups, shower gel, hand cream, zippers, rulers, thread, other notions, organizational baskets, boxes.
Allison and Emma will be putting the themed baskets together on April 21 to be ready for the show.
Quilt Raffle Tickets
Please bring all Raffle ticket stubs, money and unsold tickets to the April 19/23 Guild meeting.
Pie Plates
Pie plates will be handed out at the April 19th meeting to members who are volunteering to make pies for the tea room.
Registering Your Quilts
Thanks to those of you who have already registered your quilts so far, keep them coming! As of April 14th we're are at 175 quilts, and our goal is to have over 300. If you are not sure that your quilt has been entered in the last quilt show just send me and email and I can review the 2019 data worksheet and let you know.
The registration deadline has been extended for your convenience until April 20th, the day after the meeting. So if you have any questions, don't forget to ask us at the meeting.
Rest at ease all of our precious, irreplaceable quilts will be protected! There will be a security guard on duty after hours on Friday and Saturday night.
Important: After you click Submit in the online registration form, your completed form will disappear and you'll see a confirmation message. To bring up a blank form to register your next quilt, you can click/tap your web browser Reload/Refresh button, or click in the web page Address bar and then click Enter/Return. DO NOT use the web browser BACK function.
These instructions are included at the top of the registration form for convenient reference.
If you are unable to register your quilts using the online registration form, please bring the information to the April 19th meeting, and someone will help you register your quilts. The following information is required for each item:
Quilt Show Info on the Web Site
There is plenty of quilt show information for show visitors, and for our guild members on the web site now.
The Quilt Show 2023 page contains all of the general information to attract and guide visitors to our show. If you are promoting the show to your friends or on your social media please include a link to this page. https://www.arnpriordistrictquiltersguild.com/quilt-show-2023.html
You can access this Quilt Show info page from a link at the top of the web site Home page, and in the Schedule.
The ton of information that is relevant only to us guild members is on the Quilt Show Information for Guild Members page. This page will continue to be updated as more information becomes available - this is where you'll find the most current information, and access to the Registration Form.
You can access this page through a a link at the top right of the main Quilt Show 2023 page as illustrated below.
Thanks to those of you who have already registered your quilts so far, keep them coming! As of April 14th we're are at 175 quilts, and our goal is to have over 300. If you are not sure that your quilt has been entered in the last quilt show just send me and email and I can review the 2019 data worksheet and let you know.
The registration deadline has been extended for your convenience until April 20th, the day after the meeting. So if you have any questions, don't forget to ask us at the meeting.
Rest at ease all of our precious, irreplaceable quilts will be protected! There will be a security guard on duty after hours on Friday and Saturday night.
Important: After you click Submit in the online registration form, your completed form will disappear and you'll see a confirmation message. To bring up a blank form to register your next quilt, you can click/tap your web browser Reload/Refresh button, or click in the web page Address bar and then click Enter/Return. DO NOT use the web browser BACK function.
These instructions are included at the top of the registration form for convenient reference.
If you are unable to register your quilts using the online registration form, please bring the information to the April 19th meeting, and someone will help you register your quilts. The following information is required for each item:
- Your First and Last name
- Email address
- Phone #
- Quilt Name
- Year Completed
- Pieced by Quilt must be either pieced or quilted by you
- Quilted by
- Designed by
- Type of item - King, Queen, Double, Twin, Lap, Baby, Preemie, Wall Hanging, Bag or Tote, Pillow, Placemats, Table Runner/Topper, Wearable, or Other (please specify Other Type)
- Related guild Activity if applicable - 2023 Block of the Month, 2023 Mystery Quilt, 2023 Challenge - Mystery Quilt scraps, 2023 Jelly Roll Charity Quilt, 2022 Block of the Month, 2022 Covid Challenge, 2022 Drunkard's Path President's Challenge, 2022 Melissa Marginet Online Workshop, 2020 Black & White Challenge, 2020 President's Challenge by Frank, Quilts with a Story/History
- Description/Story
Quilt Show Info on the Web Site
There is plenty of quilt show information for show visitors, and for our guild members on the web site now.
The Quilt Show 2023 page contains all of the general information to attract and guide visitors to our show. If you are promoting the show to your friends or on your social media please include a link to this page. https://www.arnpriordistrictquiltersguild.com/quilt-show-2023.html
You can access this Quilt Show info page from a link at the top of the web site Home page, and in the Schedule.
The ton of information that is relevant only to us guild members is on the Quilt Show Information for Guild Members page. This page will continue to be updated as more information becomes available - this is where you'll find the most current information, and access to the Registration Form.
You can access this page through a a link at the top right of the main Quilt Show 2023 page as illustrated below.
Accessing quilt show info for our guild members
Thanks,
From the Guild Show Committee
From the Guild Show Committee
******* You can find information about our 2019, 2017 and 2015 quilt shows, including photos of all of the quilts, in Our Quilts *******
Tote-me-Tote Bag Workshop
A workshop is being planned to make this diamond quilted front and back bag. It will be 2 parts on Thursdays May 18th and 25th 2023 from 10 AM -12:30 with additional work at home in the intervening week.
Refer to the Workshops page for more information and to register for this workshop.
-- Gwen Pennings
Refer to the Workshops page for more information and to register for this workshop.
-- Gwen Pennings
Tote-me-Tote bag
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A huge thanks to those of you who have volunteered to make our guild season great so far, keep up the good work! We hope that everyone can enjoy a beneficial time together by helping out wherever you possibly can. Remember it doesn't have to be a big task, but if we work together it becomes less onerous. -- Vickie MacNabb on behalf of the Executives |
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Charity
It’s hard to believe that the time has come to reveal our jelly roll quilts. Please bring your charity Jelly roll quilt to the April 19th quilt meeting for “Show and Tell.” I will have ADQG tags to hand out for the quilts. Can’t wait to see them!
Thank you!
-- Marilyn Erskine, Charity
It’s hard to believe that the time has come to reveal our jelly roll quilts. Please bring your charity Jelly roll quilt to the April 19th quilt meeting for “Show and Tell.” I will have ADQG tags to hand out for the quilts. Can’t wait to see them!
Thank you!
-- Marilyn Erskine, Charity
Guild Project Wrap Up
With our guild projects due at the April 19th guild meeting, we will be left with only one more project - the CQA Guild Challenge.
As a guild member of the Canadian Quilters' Association (CQA) we are entitled to submit one entry from a member of our guild to this year's CQA Member Guild Challenge. We were able to notify the CQA by their March 15th deadline that we will be submitting an entry this year. We are aware of one entry - if you are planning to enter this challenge please notify the guild. The quilts from all of the guilds will be judged and displayed at Quilt Canada in Halifax in June
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
As a guild member of the Canadian Quilters' Association (CQA) we are entitled to submit one entry from a member of our guild to this year's CQA Member Guild Challenge. We were able to notify the CQA by their March 15th deadline that we will be submitting an entry this year. We are aware of one entry - if you are planning to enter this challenge please notify the guild. The quilts from all of the guilds will be judged and displayed at Quilt Canada in Halifax in June
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
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Membership
Our guest speaker, Tracey Lawko, for the online March 22nd meeting brought lots of excitement with 42 members attending and 8 guests also joined us.
We will have the name tags for all of our new members at the April meeting. We would like to encourage all volunteers for the show to wear their ADQG name tags. See you all next week! -- Martha Palmer, Membership |
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Tip: If you're wondering if a particular book is in our guild library collection, use this web site's Search to look for the book name or author, or any other text that's in the new Library Catalog document.
Lancaster PA Quilt Show
When I discovered that Gwen was planning to visit the recent Quilt Show in Lancaster Pennsylvania, she graciously agreed to report on that this month.
Quilt Show website
-- Janet
Quilt Show website
-- Janet
The show was free as they wanted to get started again. There were lots of vendors and classes were in a different building, so I am not sure what they did. There were fewer quilts than I expected. Some of the pictures were not my choice of what I would do but I wanted a variety to show.
"Around the Block" Block of the Month
This person on the bike was my favourite!
-- Gwen Pennings
CQA Quilt Along
SEA YOU IN NOVA SCOTIA QUILT ALONG was created for CQA/ACC by Dawn Piasta of Dewpoint Arts
Even if you can't make the trip to Halifax for Quilt Canada 2023 in June you can still experience the delights of the east coast of Canada by quilting along with us in this new project available block by block over the next 5 months.
The first four blocks are up so jump aboard here for this seaside adventure!
-- Canadian Quilters' Association
Quilt Shows
In person quilt shows are really ramping back up this spring!
I try to track down any upcoming shows in Eastern Ontario, and when requested, I publish information about shows that are further afield.
Here's a list of the upcoming shows that I'm aware of.
See our Upcoming Quilt Shows page for more detailed information about the shows listed below.
I try to track down any upcoming shows in Eastern Ontario, and when requested, I publish information about shows that are further afield.
Here's a list of the upcoming shows that I'm aware of.
See our Upcoming Quilt Shows page for more detailed information about the shows listed below.
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Tips:
- You can find the up-to-date quilt show information on our web site More... --> Resources --> Upcoming Quilt Shows
- If you know of any upcoming local shows that are not listed on our web site, please let us know
- Browse the CQA Events Calendar for information about quilting events across Canada by province, territory, or date.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
Guild Facebook Group
Have you joined our guild members only Facebook Group yet? If not you are missing out on all the fun. This is a great way to get to know your fellow guild members, to ask questions, learn a new block, a new tip or trick. Last year we saw some lovely photos of the Charity Pick Up Sticks quilts being assembled and finished off, Blocks of the month, completed mini-maker cases from a workshop, and much more.
Tina is doing a fantastic job of monitoring and facilitating the activity in this group. Thank you Tina for this wonderful guild initiative!
Hope to see you there soon. Click/tap here to join the group now.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
Tina is doing a fantastic job of monitoring and facilitating the activity in this group. Thank you Tina for this wonderful guild initiative!
Hope to see you there soon. Click/tap here to join the group now.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
Contacting Guild Members
If you didn't pick up the list of guild members in the fall and you would like to get in contact with any fellow guild members - perhaps to ask about a pattern of a Show-and-Tell quilt, or follow up on something you hear at a guild meeting, or read in a newsletter, please send along an email message to the guild and we'll provide that person's email address and phone number to you. You can reach us at the guild email address arnpriorquilters@gmail.com or with the Contact Form. And participating fellow members can always be reached through the guild Facebook group. The member list is not circulated electronically in order to protect the privacy of your contact information online.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
If you didn't pick up the list of guild members in the fall and you would like to get in contact with any fellow guild members - perhaps to ask about a pattern of a Show-and-Tell quilt, or follow up on something you hear at a guild meeting, or read in a newsletter, please send along an email message to the guild and we'll provide that person's email address and phone number to you. You can reach us at the guild email address arnpriorquilters@gmail.com or with the Contact Form. And participating fellow members can always be reached through the guild Facebook group. The member list is not circulated electronically in order to protect the privacy of your contact information online.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
Advertisers
Thank you to our newsletter advertisers! Your support funds our Communications budget which includes the hosting of this web site. We are very grateful for this financial support. Our advertisers for this year are:
And this month we feature an ad for Stitch by Stitch in Kingston ON who will be in our quilt show vendor mall.
To our guild members, please support our advertisers. To access a vendor's web site you can click/tap on any of their advertisements in this newsletter or on the links above. Our advertisers are also listed on the Links page.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
- Auntie Em's Scrapbooking & Quilting in Cornwall ON
- Bytowne Threads
- Paisleys Quilt Shop near Carp ON
- Quilters Curve quilt shop in Combermere ON
- Textile Traditions fabric shop in Almonte ON
- Sew Inspired quilt shop in Arnprior ON
- Watergirl Quilt Co quilt shop in Prescott ON
And this month we feature an ad for Stitch by Stitch in Kingston ON who will be in our quilt show vendor mall.
To our guild members, please support our advertisers. To access a vendor's web site you can click/tap on any of their advertisements in this newsletter or on the links above. Our advertisers are also listed on the Links page.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
THANK YOU to Gwen, Emma, Rennie, Martha, Marilyn and Vickie for their guild updates, wonderful photos, and other news this month.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
Our next meeting is on May 24th (in person)