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2014 Quilt Show Is On!

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LGQG 2014 Quilt Show Report A full committee is in place and we are well on our way to having the show organized! Show and tell is a good gauge for what will be on display and based on what I have seen in the past year I am sure our show will be filled with amazing quilts of all shapes and sizes from the wide spectrum of quilting styles that our members enjoy. While we don’t have the number of quilts per member nailed down as yet, it is likely that it will be 3. So keep working on those works of art!!

My thanks to the following guild members for volunteering to work on the committee:
Rebecca Skiffington – Treasurer
Carol Piercy – Hanging Coordinator
Krista Hennebury – Boutique Coordinator
Barb Brawn – Registration Coordinator
Vicky Digby – Volunteer Coordinator
Jo Ann Lee – Merchant Mall Coordinator
Karen Munro – Education Coordinator
Linda Heese – Publicity Coordinator
Trudy Jaskela – Tea Room Coordinator
Myra Frampton – assisting Trudy
Marsha McKay – assisting Krista in the boutique
Andrea Cowie – assisting Barb with descriptions
Leslie Forbes – shadowing Carol

From Karen Munro: If you would like to help plan the education area please contact Karen either at the meeting or by phone.

From Krista & Marsha: We encourage you to participate and put your skills and stash to good use: sew, sell, make money, buy more fabric! All members are invited to sew or craft items for the boutique. You set your own prices and keep 90% of your sales – the guild receives 10%. Several throw quilts and table runners sold last time and we could have easily sold more baby quilts. If you’ve got an easy patchwork pattern in cute, current fabrics (even just a charm pack of 5″ squares sewn together!), these would be great. Seasonal quilts (Christmas/Hallowe’en) also sold. Other ideas include: embroidered or appliqued tea towels, small stuffed animals, pin cushions, tea cozies, seasonal or decorative potholders, napkins, knit items (dish cloths, socks, baby items), flannel receiving blankets and wash cloths, jewelry, photo greeting cards, bookmarks, purses, wallets, tote bags, gadget sleeves (ipad, e-reader, cell phone), zipper pouches, box pouches…etc. Due to the timing of the show, Christmas ornaments were not as popular last time around, but we do have a small artificial tree for display if anyone would like to try again. Start thinking about what you would like to make and sell at the boutique. Inventory sheets will be available in the new year. Keep in mind, when filling out your volunteer form, that guild members who made boutique items and volunteered in the boutique had the most success. Buyers love to meet the people who make all the lovely things!

From Barb Brawn: I would like to remind previous volunteers (and new volunteers) that I will need their help starting in January – our first meeting when quilts can be registered. The registration and volunteer forms will be included in the January newsletter along with specifics on quilt size, number eligible, registration dates etc.

Guild Challenge: The challenge pin cushions will be on display at the show. Funds raised from the auctioning of the pincushions will be given to workshops for equipment upgrades.

Dianne Ritter
Quilt Show Coordinator

Quilting in Space

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A crafty astronaut has sewn a starry-quilt block aboard the space station, and is inviting others to join her in doing the same. Karen Nyberg, who is in the final weeks of her five month stay on the International Space Station, recently revealed her handiwork a 9-by-9- inch (23-by-23-cm) red, white and blue square that she stitched together to create what may very well be the first example of quilting in space.

“This is what I’ve made,” Nyberg said while holding up the sewn square in a recorded video released by NASA on Wednesday (Oct. 30). “It is far from being a masterpiece. I’ve discovered several challenges with cutting and piecing and stitching in weightlessness. I will be bringing this block back with me when I return to Earth and I’m inviting all of you to make your own star-themed quilt blocks,” Nyberg said. “We will be combining them with my block to create a quilt for next year’s 40th anniversary International Quilt Festival in Houston, where I hope to make a special appearance.”

http://www.space.com/23436-space-quilt-astronaut-karen-nyberg.html

Stitch Across Canada Challenge

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We’ve joined the How Far Can You Stitch? challenge from Canadian Quilters Association. From September 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014, we’ll be measuring the circumference of every quilt shown during Show and Tell. So measure your quilts, and bring those measurements to the meeting. Our CQA representative, Dorothy Porter, will be on hand to collect the measurements and tally them up each month.

From the President

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I must start this newsletter with an apology for the lateness of our September meeting. Not only do I write without a thought to paragraphs but I can also talk too much. At our Executive meeting we discussed a guild meeting time schedule which I am suppose to stick to so I promise I will give it my best shot. We must be out of the hall by 9:55 so that Stephen can do a final check and lock up. I shall prioritize business items and we will finish business and Show and Tell by 8:25. Then we can have a good 15/20 minutes for a break to have refreshments, a look at library books and Show and Tell, sign up for workshops and buy 50/50 raffle tickets. I will need your help so please be ready to start our meeting by 7:30.

Bena Luxton, our Treasurer, would like all Expense Submission forms given to her by the end of the November meeting. So, if you have spent some money on behalf of the guild now is the time to gather up those receipts and fill out a form so that you can be reimbursed as soon as possible. I shall bring forms with me to our October and November meetings or you can email me or Bena and we will send you an expense submission form via email.

Kate Burzuk is stepping out of the Membership position and Joan Herrin has agreed to complete the second year of that Executive position. Thank you so much Joan. We shall see both gals at the Membership table over the next few months as Kate takes Joan under her wing and gets her ready to take command.

Krista Hennebury and Dorothy Porter were kept busy last month helping members measure the circumference of their quilts. Our total was 5,556 inches which translates to 141.12 metres. Please measure your quilts before the guild meeting and let us see if we can improve our first night’s total. Maybe someone will volunteer to make a graph of our progress? This is a Challenge by the Canadian Quilters’ Association called Stitch Across Canada as we Walk to Brock. A full description is in the September newsletter on the front page.

I dropped in on our second workshop this Fall to watch our members ‘Making Waves’ with Katherine Morgan, our Vice President. Everyone was very busy and very quiet. I hope we get to see some of the results of their labours over the next two months. Katherine says they were a very nice group and she had fun. And, the bus trip to the La Conner Quilt Show organized by Brenda Sangster, was a big hit with several members of the guild who spoke to me about it.

I look forward to seeing everyone on the 4th Tuesday of the month which happens to be October 22nd. Please remember your name tag, your mug, library books and any fines you may owe, birthday treats, cheque book for workshops, cash for 50/50 tickets, your smiley face and of course, your Show and Tell. We all love Show and Tell. And your measurements, “quilt measurements”, that is. That is all we want from you, just the circumference of your quilt/s.

Happy Quilting,
Betty

Featured Speaker: Tasia Pona

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I want to quickly introduce you to our speaker in October. We have somebody from outside of the quilting world come to speak to us this month. Tasia Pona is the founder of Vancouver based Sewaholic Patterns which she established in 2010 out of frustration in having to alter commercial patterns to fit in her words “her curvy lower body”. You can find out more about Tasia at her website  or her blog

Tasia will be bringing patterns and garment samples and will take cash or cheques if anybody would like to purchase any of her patterns after her presentation.

Your Program Committee,
Andrea, Jo Ann & Paula

Mystery Quilt in 6 Clues

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Gosh, less than two weeks before our Fall time change. As the sun sets earlier it’s only natural for us to want to start warm cozy quilts to wrap ourselves or our loved ones up in during the winter. Luckily your Program Committee is starting a mystery quilt so you can do just that!

Paula and Jo Ann are the masterminds behind our new mystery quilt project. Here is some information in case you missed Paula’s introduction in September:

Mystery Quilt in 6 Clues:
October Sign-up and Fabric Requirements
November Clue #1
December* Clue #2
January Clue #3
February Clue #4
March Clue #5
April Clue #6 – complete top
May Clue #7 – optional borders

Clues will be provided for 3 sizes:
Original – 64″ by 76″
Lap – 51″ by 64″
Baby – 38″ by 51″

It’s meant to be scrappy, and uses a light background and four more colours: 2 medium value fabrics and 2 dark value fabrics – the original uses all one fabric for a medium, scraps for the other, all one fabric for a dark, scraps for the other

It’s a traditional design, but would look good with your favourite colours – Paula is probably going to do it with 30s repros, because that’s what she has, but it will be lovely in modern brights, batiks or even Christmas themed fabric

When choosing fabrics, remember that colour gets all the credit, but value does all the work – making sure that you have good separation between values means that the secondary design will show up as your clues come together We will be doing a sign up for the mystery quilt in October. The steps will be sent out by email. Your Programs Committee is going to be doing this mystery along with you so hopefully we will be able to address any issues along the way.

Your Program Committee,
Andrea, Jo Ann & Paula

Membership Report

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Remember to bring your name tag and be wearing it at the meeting so you are eligible to win a door prize. Should you forget it, they are available at the membership table for $1.00. If you would like to show a quilt in our 2014 show please remember to join or renew your membership in October or November.

Joan Herrin has volunteered to take over from me as Membership Coordinator. Thank you Joan! Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

Happy Stitching!

Kate Burzuk
Membership Coordinator

Library: Urban, Modern, and Quilt Happiness

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Books

  • #997 – Modern Neutrals; a Fresh Look at Neutral Quilt Patterns (Amy Ellis)
    16 quilts using neutral fabrics to accompany modern living spaces.
  • #998 – Quilt Artistry; Inspired Designs from the East (Yoshiko Jinzenji)
    90 minimalist quilt projects for beginners to advanced quilters by an internationally recognized Japanese quilter.
  • #999 – Urban Views; 12 Quilts Inspired by City Living (Cherri House)
    Modern quilts designed following a grid system, using solid colours, inspired by urban living.
  • #1000 – Modern Mix (Jessica Levitt)
    16 contemporary projects that combine designer prints and solid fabrics – quilts, pillows, bags, and more.
  • #1001 – Modern Holiday (Amanda Murphy)
    18 sewing projects: quilts, stockings, decorations, etc. for the intermediate sewer utilising modern Christmas fabrics.
  • #1002 – Tula Pink’s City Sampler: 100 Modern Quilt Blocks (Tula Pink)
    Instructions for cutting and stitching 100 unnamed, modern blocks: crosses, rectangles, triangles, stripes, squares and “Haiku”; followed by five sample quilts utilising a variety of the blocks.
  • #1003 – Making Quilts with Kathy Doughty of Material Obsession (Kathy Doughty)
    21 quilts inspired by the intense colours of Australia. Chapters are entitled: “Optical Illusions”, “Tradition with a Twist” and “Folk Art Inspiration”. Includes tips on colour, value and contrast.#
  • 1004 – Quilting Happiness (Christina Land & Diane Gilleland)
    20 modern designs including creative exercise, tips for journaling and improving your quilting experience.
  • #1005 – Quilt Improv (Lucie Summers)
    UK quilter Lucie Summers outlines how to make unique blocks using a variety of improvisational techniques. Includes designs for 12 mid-size, contemporary quilts.
  • #1006 – More Twist and Turn Bargello Quilts (Eileen Wright)
    The sequel to Eileen’s earlier book, this one includes a baby quilt, a bed runner and pillow cases as well eight other full size new quilt designs.
  • #1007 – Art Quilt Maps (Valerie Goodwin)
    A very elaborate and detailed how-to guide to creating fibre collage maps of real and imaginary landscapes and cities by a former architect.
  • #1008 – Colorific (Pam Dinndorf)
    A “colour” primer followed by six colourful quilt projects.
  • #1009 – Scandinavian Stitches (Kajsa Wikman)
    21 playful projects with a seasonal flair including ornaments, quilts, pillows and bags.
  • #1010 – Patchwork, Please (Ayumi Takahashi)
    Colourful Zakka projects to stitch and give – an assortment of projects for the kitchen,home, family and friends.

Magazines & More

Workshop: Improv under the Influence (Krista Hennebury)

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Improv under the influence is a fast and fun way to achieve improvisational patchwork units without sacrificing traditional techniques. Beginning with 5″ charm squares, Krista will show you how to sew, rotary cut, piece and then trim wonky strip units that you can use to make a table runner, pillow cover, wall hanging or border for a quilt project. This is a technique class, the finished project is up to you!

DATE: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
TIME: 1:00 pm. to 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: St. Andrew’s & St. Stephen’s Church, 2641 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver
COST: $10.00