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DATE: Saturday, May 24, 2014
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: St. Catherine’s Church 1058 Ridgewood Dr, North Vancouver
COST: $30

Please make note of the Executive Positions which will become vacant in February 2014. Please consider volunteering for one of these positions and let the Executive know as soon as possible if you can help.

VICE-PRESIDENT: This person assumes the duties of the President in her/his absence. Oversees the storage locker and post office box rentals.

PROGRAM COORDINATOR: Prepares the Program for each guild meeting, including all arrangements for guest speakers and presenters.

All of the above positions are two-year terms and require the members to attend monthly executive meetings.

Our new Executive members:

Suzanne Patchell – Treasurer
I am quite new to quilting but have been sewing since I was 10. Three years ago, on a whim, I took a beginner’s quilting class at Creative Edge and I was hooked. I thought I didn’t have enough experience to join a guild but, at a class, Carol Piercy encouraged me to attend a meeting and I joined LGQG in September /12. I’ve so enjoyed being part of a community of quilters, happy to have made new friends, continually inspired by ‘Show & Tell’, and am looking forward to working on the executive.

Norine McCaffrey – Member-at-Large
Although I began machine sewing when I was twelve years old I did not begin quilting until I was much older. My early sewing consisted of dressing myself and our children, mending, and slip covering. I began quilting at about age 55. I wanted to sew for fun and not have to put in any more zippers or make any more buttonholes. However, I was still working and my play time was limited. Once I retired I thought I would have all the time in the world to quilt. It seems time is still in short supply but I have found a hobby that has become an addiction.

Laurel Hickey – Newsletter Editor
I picked up quilting a few years ago after a thirty year absence from sewing of any sort, and am having great fun exploring all that quilting has to offer, taking courses and buying loads of books. Besides enjoying being part of a community of quilters, my motivation for quilting is greed: I want quilts, I want stacks of quilts. I especially love the muted Japanese-style taupes and yarn-dyed fabrics, but find myself seduced as well by the bright moderns – pinks and greens and lots of white. I have too much fabric and keep buying more. I joined the Lions Gate Quilters’ Guild little over a year and a half ago, and now that I’m retired and have the time, thought I could put my background in writing and print/web publishing to some use as the newsletter editor.

Sonia Milanez – Librarian
I first learned about quilting when I moved to Canada 20 years ago. I took my first sample class in 2001 with Dolores Bell, and discovered my passion for quilting. The first time I went to a LGQG meeting was as Barb Mortell’s guest, and I became a full member shortly after that. I prefer to design my own quilts because I enjoy being challenged. I get my inspiration from rugs, tiled floors, or anywhere I find an interesting pattern. I’ve been involved in the making of raffle quilts and community quilts for the guild, I worked on the cloth letter sent to Japan after the tsunami, and I’ve made many quilts for friends and family. I look forward to being a librarian for the guild.

Our library is now on our web site! Check it out: http://www.lionsgatequiltersguild.com/library/

View covers of recently added books and videos, or explore the library by subject. Browse the library online before you come to the meeting, then check your favourites out of the library at the meeting.

(Note: we’re still getting the last few items into the library collection on the web, so some of the new titles might look a little dated – but that will change as soon as we buy new books for the library.)

 

 

 

Happy New Year Everyone ! I hope you all had a relaxing and happy holiday season.

I want to thank our Programs Committee for sending out the second set of Mystery Quilt instructions. I worked on the project and it felt very therapeutic. With a mystery one does not have to think too, too much. We just follow the instructions and do what they say. I think that instructions for Mystery quilts must be getting better or my quarter inch is getting much better because I think that I may just keep my points in this quilt, if indeed there are going to be points. Who knows? If you are wondering I do not think it is too late to start this project.

Now, to a little business. The Society Act of BC gives guidance as to Executive positions which come vacant during their term. The Executive felt that we need to outline this procedure in our own Constitution. So, we would like to include this following sentence in our Constitution and we will need your approval at our AGM in February. ” If an Executive position is not filled at the February AGM or comes vacant during its term, then the Executive has the authority to appoint a guild member to that position for the remainder of its term.”

This leads nicely into the topic of Executive positions which need to be filled by new people. We MUST have volunteers for the positions of Treasurer and Programs. The Guild MUST have a Treasurer according to the Society Act and without a Program, what would be the point of having a guild meeting? I ask you? Consider getting a few friends together and volunteering to be the Programs committee. You could take turns coming to the Executive meetings and our current Programs Committee has done much of the planning for the next four months and a little beyond. If your talents lie elsewhere we have openings for VicePresident, Newsletter, and Member-at-Large. The Library position has been filled by Joan Gold and Sonia Milanez. Thank you ladies.

We are making much progress in our guild Walk to Brock. In November Dorothy Porter reported that we measured 9731 inches of quilt circumferences which is more than our September and October months combined. Well done everyone. I think we all must be keeping our Quilt Show 2014 in mind as we busily sew, sew, sew. Keep up the good work.

Our next meeting is on Tuesday January 28th. Bring along any Christmas goodies you still have around the house tempting you and bring along any quilting related “Free” items. Don’t forget your name tag, mug, cash for 50/50 tickets and raffle tickets being sold by guests from the Langley Quilters Guild. Bring your cheque books for Workshop registration; bring your Show and Tell projects along with the circumference totals; come to the meeting with your keen spirit of participation and your happy, smiley faces. I look forward to seeing everyone.

Happy Quilting,
Betty

Happy New Year! A time to finish up the quilts and get them ready for Quilt Show 2014!

It is also the time of year to renew your membership for 2014/2015. A renewal form is attached to the newsletter, as well as being available on our website. The dues for this year are $75. This includes the $20 fee for Quilt Show tickets that you will receive at a later date determined by the Quilt Show committee.

If you are planning to hang a quilt in the show in June, you must already be a member as of December 2013. If you are unsure of your status, please consult the membership list. If you don’t have a current list, you can email a request for one. In addition, you must also renew your membership in February 2014.

You may hand in your renewal form and cheque, or cash at the January meeting to save you (and me!) time. You can also mail your renewal to our guild mailbox.

At the November meeting, we had 76 members in attendance. The door prize winners were Joan Herrin and Margo Novak. To date we have 141 members in our guild.

To be a door prize winner you must sign in, and be sure to be wearing your name tag at the meeting. If you have any concerns or questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Happy Stitching!

Kate Burzuk
Membership Coordinator