Arnprior & District Quilters' Guild Newsletter - September 2023
President's Message
Hello Quilting Friends
This summer sure went fast. I found that I was torn between spending time outside, enjoying the hot days of summer, and spending time in my quilt room creating. I tended to neglect my quilt room to enjoy the summer and all that it captured. But now, Quilt season has arrived!
Joyce and I are excited about this upcoming Guild year. We have many ideas that we have been throwing around. If you have any suggestions, kindly let us know. Our goal is to have a carefree, relaxing, welcoming year. After all, the guild is a meeting place for like minded people, with a common goal in mind. We want to learn from each other, have fun, a few laughs, while enjoying each other’s company.
We were disappointed to hear that Brenda was no longer able to be the programmer. If you are interested, or have any suggestions, please bring them forward. Also, Betty has given up her position as secretary, so if you are interested in this position, please let us know.
We have decided to bring back a few Quilt Guild favorites and hope to have a few teaching classes.
Thanks for being part of our group.
-- Anne Cruickshank, Co-President
This summer sure went fast. I found that I was torn between spending time outside, enjoying the hot days of summer, and spending time in my quilt room creating. I tended to neglect my quilt room to enjoy the summer and all that it captured. But now, Quilt season has arrived!
Joyce and I are excited about this upcoming Guild year. We have many ideas that we have been throwing around. If you have any suggestions, kindly let us know. Our goal is to have a carefree, relaxing, welcoming year. After all, the guild is a meeting place for like minded people, with a common goal in mind. We want to learn from each other, have fun, a few laughs, while enjoying each other’s company.
We were disappointed to hear that Brenda was no longer able to be the programmer. If you are interested, or have any suggestions, please bring them forward. Also, Betty has given up her position as secretary, so if you are interested in this position, please let us know.
We have decided to bring back a few Quilt Guild favorites and hope to have a few teaching classes.
Thanks for being part of our group.
-- Anne Cruickshank, Co-President
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September Guild Meeting
When? We hope you'll join us on Wednesday September 27 for our first meeting of the 2023-2024 guild year. 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, a "Guess-the-Number of Pages" library book, and tickets will be sold for draws of a basket of quilting goodies, and 50-50. Show & Tell Do bring along your latest quilted creations for Show & Tell. Always a highlight of our meetings! Eat! The executive is providing refreshments. Bring:
We welcome visitors to our meetings for a $5 fee. Were also looking forward to welcoming guests who were given a free guest pass at our quilt show or at the recent community event in August. Program
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Registration
We are delighted to have 60 members registered in our guild for the new 2023-2024 season.
If you haven't yet renewed your membership for 2023-2024 there is still time to register before Wednesday's meeting.
Registration is an easy two step process of submitting your Membership Form and paying the $30 fee.
Refer to the Join Our Guild page for details and to access the online Membership Form.
If you are paying by cheque you can bring your cheque to Wednesday's meeting to complete your registration. Cash payment will also be accepted at the meeting - just choose the "Cheque" payment option in the registration form.
If you haven't yet renewed your membership for 2023-2024 there is still time to register before Wednesday's meeting.
Registration is an easy two step process of submitting your Membership Form and paying the $30 fee.
Refer to the Join Our Guild page for details and to access the online Membership Form.
If you are paying by cheque you can bring your cheque to Wednesday's meeting to complete your registration. Cash payment will also be accepted at the meeting - just choose the "Cheque" payment option in the registration form.
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Program Notes
Here are a few Program notes for this year. Thank you to these volunteers who are keeping our various programs going this year in the absence of a Program lead.
Raffle Baskets Liz Gray and Jan Smith
Retreat Sue Hodgins - January 29 to February 2, 2024, at Spruceholme Inn in Fort Colounge, Quebec More info
Block of the Month (BOM) Emma Russell and Mary DeVries will be introducing this at Wednesday's meeting.
"Hello Quilting enthusiasts.
We (Emma Russell and Mary DeVries) will be doing a Block of the Month again this year. We hope that you all had a good summer and that you are now looking forward to a new season of Quilt Guild. You will keep all of the blocks you make throughout the season to make something with them at the end of the season. We decided to try something different this year."
More details will be provided at the meeting and on the website.
Our October activity is a trunk show by Carol Darou and Cathy Price. They make the most stunning quilts and this year Carol placed 1st in the 'Books and Patterns' category at Quilt Canada.
Raffle Baskets Liz Gray and Jan Smith
Retreat Sue Hodgins - January 29 to February 2, 2024, at Spruceholme Inn in Fort Colounge, Quebec More info
Block of the Month (BOM) Emma Russell and Mary DeVries will be introducing this at Wednesday's meeting.
"Hello Quilting enthusiasts.
We (Emma Russell and Mary DeVries) will be doing a Block of the Month again this year. We hope that you all had a good summer and that you are now looking forward to a new season of Quilt Guild. You will keep all of the blocks you make throughout the season to make something with them at the end of the season. We decided to try something different this year."
More details will be provided at the meeting and on the website.
Our October activity is a trunk show by Carol Darou and Cathy Price. They make the most stunning quilts and this year Carol placed 1st in the 'Books and Patterns' category at Quilt Canada.
Chris Gordon with her stunning quilt at our June meeting
* * * * * * * For highlights and photos from our June 2023 year end meeting see this Blog post! * * * * * * *
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Thank you to the executive volunteers who have committed to join, or stay on the executive team.
Co-Presidents: Anne Cruickshank and Joyce Murray Treasurer: Rennie Hickey Charity: Marilyn Erskine Librarian: Nancy Haley Membership: Martha Palmer Communications: Janet Brownlee Past President: Vickie MacNabb And YOUR NAME could be here too! Program: ??? Secretary: ??? |
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Library News
Nancy at a Sew Day
With our gardens nearly ready to be put to bed for the winter (!), it’s time to be thinking of all the projects you want to make this ADQG quilting year. As we start up again, please take a look at the updated Library Catalogue that you can find on our website. I’ve added nearly a dozen new titles and many new patterns, too, so there’s lots of choice for your quilts and gifts!!
We have been given many books over the past few months - more than we can include in our collection and so we are going to have a book sale at our September meeting! ALL books will be $1. Bring you loonies and toonies and score a bargain! There are hard and soft cover books and all of them are great – you’ll want to have them in your personal library!
We’ll have our “Guess the Number of Pages” contest as well --start practicing your guessing!!
Don’t forget to bring any books back that you have signed out for the summer.
Have fun looking through our Library to choose what you’d like to borrow this month!
-- Nancy Hayley, Librarian
We have been given many books over the past few months - more than we can include in our collection and so we are going to have a book sale at our September meeting! ALL books will be $1. Bring you loonies and toonies and score a bargain! There are hard and soft cover books and all of them are great – you’ll want to have them in your personal library!
We’ll have our “Guess the Number of Pages” contest as well --start practicing your guessing!!
Don’t forget to bring any books back that you have signed out for the summer.
Have fun looking through our Library to choose what you’d like to borrow this month!
-- Nancy Hayley, Librarian
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.
Charity Projects
We're happy to report that five quilts were delivered to "CPAN", Community Poverty Action Network, in Renfrew County, Pembroke. Their mandate is to take ‘action’ to improve the lives of children from low income families living in our community. Seems like a very worthy cause and they were extremely pleased to receive them.
We are very proud to be a charitable organization and this year's charity quilt project will follow in October.
See you at the meeting,
Marilyn
We are very proud to be a charitable organization and this year's charity quilt project will follow in October.
See you at the meeting,
Marilyn
Preemie Quilts to be donated to area hospitals
Tarts and Arts in the Park
Martha and her young helper
Our Arnprior & District Quilters' Guild was represented by hosting a booth at the Arnprior’s Rotary Club second annual "Tarts and Arts in the Park" held at Robert Simpson Park on Saturday, August 26th. Marilyn Erskine, Anne Cruikshank, Martha Palmer and Joyce Murray set up the booth with a variety of quilts, large and small and were on hand throughout the day to greet interested festival goers as well as answer questions about our guild and the art of quilting. Many people stopped by to admire the quilts, share stories of quilts and some guest passes were given out to potential new members. The event was well attended and many people from Arnprior and the surrounding area enjoyed the opportunity to enjoy the delicious butter tarts for sale as well as participate in the activities of face painting, craft table and Little Ray’s Reptiles. The event theme was “Through the Looking Glass”, with the emcee as the Mad Hatter and other characters from the Alice and Wonderland book in costume from the Rotary Club.
-- Martha Palmer
Guild member Jan dropped by
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History of Fons and Porter Love of Quilting
"Marianne Fons and Liz Porter — you’ve welcomed them into your home through your mailbox, your television, your computer. Many of us learned to quilt from them, or learned new techniques, or were inspired to make a different quilt, or were reassured that we all make mistakes and still have a wonderful quilt. But have you ever stopped to think about the history of Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting? Well, we’re sharing everything you’ve ever wanted to know (and more) about this dynamic duo! ..."
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Quilt Shows
After a busy spring and summer of quilt shows, a few more are scheduled for this fall.
I try to track down any upcoming shows in Eastern Ontario, and when requested, I publish information about shows that are further afield.
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.
See our Upcoming Quilt Shows page for more detailed information about the shows listed below.
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Location |
Dates |
Guild |
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Bancroft ON |
September 23-24 |
North Hastings Quilt Club |
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Waterloo ON |
October 13-14 |
Waterloo County Quilters’ Guild |
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
2023-2024 Meeting Dates
Our meetings are typically held on the 4th Wednesday of every month with December and June being the exceptions when the meetings are a little earlier. While the 4th Wednesday is typically also the last Wednesday of the month, this year is a real rarity with three of the meetings in months with five Wednesdays! Just remember - we typically meet the 4th Wednesday of the month.
September 27
October 25
November 22
December 13
January 24
February 28
March 27
April 24
May 22
June 19
Refer to the Schedule page on the guild website for the evolving up to date full calendar of all guild activities and more information about those activities.
September 27
October 25
November 22
December 13
January 24
February 28
March 27
April 24
May 22
June 19
Refer to the Schedule page on the guild website for the evolving up to date full calendar of all guild activities and more information about those activities.
Communications
Thank you to Tina and Emma for rounding out our little Communications team again this year. Tina facilitates the guild Facebook page and group, and Emma is our talented guild photographer who finally got a great workout last year with so many in-person meetings and the quilt show.
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 Block of the Month quilts being assembled and finished off, 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 in our Facebook group soon. Click/tap here to join the group now.
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 in our Facebook group soon. Click/tap here to join the group now.
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:
- 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
THANK YOU to Anne, Nancy, Marilyn. Martha, Emma and Sue H for their guild updates, and other exciting news this month.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
Our next meeting is on October 25, 2023