Joan Herrin, our wonderful Workshop Coordinator, will be completing her 2nd two year term. That means that even if she begged us, she wouldn’t be able to run for a 3rd term. Nope. It’s not allowed. So if you want workshops, someone is going to have to run for the position. HERE’S YOUR CHANCE!

Only 2 more meetings until ELECTION TIME so please, start thinking about this great opportunity to get more involved with your guild, meet more people and to learn about the inner workings of this organization!

The election of Directors is held at the AGM in February of every year, but only for half of the Board each time. The coveted two year positions, which will be available in 2013, are as follows:

PRESIDENT -Manages the guild -Prepares agendas for, and chairs, General and Directors’ meetings -Receives communications from members & the public -Prepares a report for each newsletter issue

SECRETARY -Keeps minutes of all meetings -Prepares correspondence & notices as requested by the Directors

WORKSHOP CO-ORDINATOR -Arranges workshop instructors, venues and schedules -Announces workshops -Collects & reconciles fees and submits to Treasurer

MEMBERSHIP CO-ORDINATOR -Collects dues -Provides information to new members -Maintains membership list

MEMBER-AT-LARGE (one of two) -Presents quilts at Show & Tell -Sells 50/50 tickets -Sends cards to members to comfort, console or celebrate

If you would like to run for one of these positions, or you’d like to nominate someone, please contact either Joan Elliott or Terri Gerath

Learn what’s new in the thread world and how to successfully use ALL thread types. Stitch with Cindy’s Superior Threads or use your own during this 1 – Day workshop. Thread kits will be available for purchase.

DATE: Saturday, May 4th, 2013
TIME: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: St. Agnes Church, 530 East 13th, North Vancouver
COST: $65.00

November, a time to Remember those who have fought for our country and our freedom. I come from a military family, three generations I am proud to say. Thank you, to all the men and women who are in our military, abroad and here at home. They work as a team. How does that relate to membership? We are a team, that together assist in our community and one another.

At our last meeting we had 90 members attend, and one guest. Currently we have 156 members. See you at the next meeting and don’t forget your name tags!

Kate Burzuk,
Membership Coordinator

We are pleased to announce a call to textile artists for a traveling art exhibition entitled “Celebrating African Grandmothers, Heroes of the continent.” This exhibit is the third in a series of traveling exhibits in support of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. We expect this exhibit to tour Vancouver Island and western Canada.

The link to the call for entries is http://www.royalcitygogos.org/art-show.html

We would be delighted if members of the guild entered this show.

Royal City Gogos Art Show Committee

I bet I am not the only guild member to say, ” ‘Ah ha’, so that is what has been happening when I stop sewing and my thread breaks. I am just sewing too darn fast and the hot needle is melting my plastic thread.” Now, we know why that has been happening. Even though I have taken Shelley and Bernie’s courses I always seem to learn something or am reminded about something I had forgotten about in regards to my machine. Thank you Program Committee. September’s program was very timely. I am just starting to sew up a storm for Christmas and then there is Community Quilts soon into the New Year.

Speaking of the New Year, if you are considering offering yourself and your time and energy to the Guild you can take the opportunity at our October and November meetings to chat with those people who are currently in those positions and get as much information as you might need. You might even enjoy being on the Executive! In February 2013 we will have our AGM and Elections but we all know how fast the next few months are going to fly by. At that time the positions of President, Secretary, Membership, Workshop Coordinator and one Member-atLarge are up for renewal. Descriptions of these positions are in this issue of the newsletter. I am going to continue bringing up this topic in the next few newsletters so stay tuned.

However, please consider helping with coffee and tea right now! Beginning in January we will need to have a committee of refreshment volunteers to do that job. If many are scheduled to share that task it needn’t be a huge commitment.

At the Executive Meeting the topic of side conversations distracting others during the body of our regular meetings came up. If you must have a side conversation while someone is speaking to the group, please step outside the meeting room to conduct it. Whispering a short comment to your neighbour is acceptable if it does not disturb others. Be respectful of the speaker and if you cannot hear the speaker, please make it known immediately.

While on this topic, please turn your cell phones to vibrate (if they must be on at all) to avoid interrupting the meeting.

Phew! Now on to something fun. Wasn’t Show and Tell awesome like it is every month? And, our Hallowe’en potholders were so lovely and unique, every one of them. I hope everyone is making an effort to dig out those UFO’s or PHD’s, etc. and register them during the October and November meetings. It is a wonderful incentive to inventory your sewing space and complete those kits or even start some of those kits you have purchased.. I have registered 10 projects myself which I want to machine quilt. They have been sitting around at least 10 years. I know that in order to get better at this skill I must practice it and so I will.

See you all on the 23rd of October (the 4th Tuesday of the month) with your lists of UFOs, your mug, your wallet and your Show and Tell projects.

We also need someone to take over the honourable job of guild archivist. You don’t have to be old!

Happy Quilting,
Betty