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Spring Retreat 2016

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Sign up begins October 27 at the Guild Meeting

Friday, February 26 – Sunday, February 28, 2016 OR
Thursday, February 25 to Sunday, FFebruary 28
Edenvale Retreat Centre, Aldergrove

Arrival time: Friday 9:00 am. Must check out of rooms by 11:00 am Sunday and leave premises by 3:00 pm. Early Bird Option: Arrival is approximately 2:00 pm Thursday.

Meals Included:
Friday: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner;
Saturday: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner;
Sunday: Light Breakfast, then Brunch at 11:00.

Early Birds: Thursday arrival 3 nights (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) you will just pay for 3 nights & Dinner on Thursday night is included.

COSTS:
Sharing 2 nights: $275.00;
Sharing 3 nights: $395.00
Private 2 nights: $320.00;
Private 3 nights: $450.00.

All Meals are included for all days you are attending!!

PAYMENTS: Deposit $150.00 upon signing. Final payment due by December 31, 2015. Cash or cheque made out to LGQG. A post-dated cheque for the balance will be accepted at the October and November guild meetings. If you will not be attending the meetings, you can mail your cheque to me, made out to LGQG.

Leslie Rutledge

**Please Indicate if you are arriving on Thursday or Friday, and your choice of private or shared room.
** Please let me know if you have any particular room preference and or food allergies.

Quilt around the World: 3rd International Block Swap

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block_swapBuilding on the great success of our past community activities, we at Quilt around the World have started a new global patchwork project: the 3rd International Block Swap. This time, the motto is “In the Sun.”

Quilters around the world… are invited to design 9 patchwork blocks on the motto “In the Sun” and send them to us. All participants then will be grouped into international teams, within which the 9 blocks will be exchanged by our team.

The deadline for the finished blocks is May 31, 2016. You can find all details in the IBS3 download flyer or on our website.

From the President

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I hope everyone has had a good summer. I know that our family spent much time enjoying the outdoors and the sunshine. This was the first year I successfully grew tomatoes and basil.

Our new sound system received its first use at our June meeting. We had some minor glitches requiring adjustments to minimize feedback. But voices are clear.

Those who attended the June meeting will remember the letter I read from a 1992 Newsletter. It seems like our first formal monthly meeting took place on Jan 20, 1987 but the founding members met to plan it all in the fall of 1986. The Guild is almost 39 years old!

As fall approaches on this, our collective minds are leaning to quilting hours in warm houses, with friends, or at retreats. We have 2 shows coming up – the Amica show on Oct 7th, spearheaded by Leslie Rutledge and a chance to show quilts you have already made and/or shown for a good cause. And our bi-annual Guild show in June 2016.

Welcome back.
Bena Luxton

September 2015
September 2015

Mini-Workshops: Back to Quilting

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Krista Hennebury
A Window Zipper Pocket

Carol Piercy
A refresher on Borders, Binding and a couple of Easy Labels ideas. Remember we have the show coming up. Bring your questions

Colleen Bell
Guild Library Tips

You will have an opportunity to hear each of the above do a fifteen minute presentation.

October: Dianne Stephenson, “Feed Sacks to Fancy Things”
November: “Good as New Sale:” Book a table with Genevieve and Bring your Wares. No charge for the table.

Genevieve Tobin,
Program Committee

Membership

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Welcome back!

Fall is a time for getting back into our normal routines. With such a beautiful summer and all that great weather I am hoping you were able to get away to enjoy some down time with family and friends. Now it’s time to spend some time with your quilting friends.

I hope to see a lot of you at the September meeting. We are always delighted to see returning members and have new members join us. The registration fee for non-registered but returning guild members is $55.00 for the year. Only new members will be prorated to $27.50 for the remainder of the year.

We currently have 130 registered members and we had 70 members in attendance along with 4 guests at our June Guild meeting. Three of those guests were here for the Sue Spargo workshop which was to be held later that week. The door prizes were won by Carol Hill and Annette Wilson Blair.

Be sure to sign in and be wearing your nametag in order to claim your door prize, should your name be drawn. Nametags are available, if you forgot to bring yours, and are $1.00 each at the membership table.

Should you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.

Joan Herrin,
Membership Coordinator

Quilt Me a Story: The 2016 Quilt Show Challenge

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All of us have favourite books. The challenge this year is to make a small quilt that represents your favorite book. It could be a book you have read for yourself or a book you read to a child (perhaps a 100 times). Alternately, you could choose a book that you know would make a great challenge quilt. You do not have to take a pledge stating that the book really is one of your favourites!

The goal is to get very imaginative and express yourself. Be whimsical, be serious, sign up and make a small quilt for the challenge.

We want to have a great challenge display. This challenge is not a fund raiser. The entry fee will cover minor costs and the rest will go to fabulous prizes. You get a chance to win and you keep your quilt.

The cost is $4.00 per entry. You can enter more than one quilt; you can enter up to 3 quilts. They will be available at the September and October meetings at the Challenge table. Bring your Toonies. More details will be announced at the meeting.

PS: A reminder that quilts you are planning to register for the June 2016 show cannot be hung in another show in BC within the 12 month period before our show.

Community Quilts Distributed

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Hope everyone had a good summer. The community quilt group had a meeting July 6 and the following were sent out for distribution:

  • Evergreen lodge: 21 quilts
  • Kiwanis: 16 quilts
  • Sage House: 6 quilts
  • North shore women’s Centre: 6 quilts
  • Lookout: 6 quilts
  • Turning Point Lodge: 7 quilts
  • Hospice: 11 quilts
  • NV Neighbourhood House: 18 children and baby quilts for child care program; they have requested another 18 if we are able
  • Dogwood shop at LGH: 3 quilts to sell

Thirteen raffle quilts were also distributed to Evergreen, Cedar View Care Centre, Margret Fulton Centre, West Van Daycare, Ingelwood Care Centre, North Van Hospice.

Everyone was effusive in their thanks for the donations. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting and I will have some kits available!

Twelve Essential Skills Every Quilter Must Learn

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From The Inbox Jaunt, a quilting blog by Lori Kennedy.

A list of essential skills, from getting intimate with your sewing machine to adding a label… and a thirteenth: “Five crock pot recipes to get you through a week of non-stop quilting!” “…Once these skills are learned, the entire quilting process will be more enjoyable and then the truly creative process will be possible.” http://theinboxjaunt.com/2014/03/31/twelve-essential-skillsevery-quilter-must-know/

Looking for a New CQA Liaison

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A volunteer needed to assume the role of Liaison with the Canadian Quilters’ Association. This position involves reporting on our Guild activities when appropriate, and is done via on online form on the CQA Website. This is an easy way to promote and support your Guild in an important position. For more info, contact Dorothy Porter.