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Let's Quilt Day

5/24/2023

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Lynda Cox put together a game of 22 questions about quilting. After lots of laughs, the winners were: Cloe Truman, Karen Luo and Sherry Milne.
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​Outreach Program

​Pieced by Laurie Palmer and quilted by Yvette Glynn
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2 quilts by Gail Nidenoff

Lot's of projects to see:

​Cloe Truman hand sewing
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​Winne Wills paper piecing
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Janet Trewartha working on her piece
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​Mary Carroll's pillow sham
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​Daphne Aleven's work 
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May 10, 2023 Meeting

5/11/2023

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​Robin Bogaert presented a trunk show with her quilts sharing lots of great tips. She recommended her web sight “quiltingintheloft.com”, as well as another great website, “quiltsocial.com”.
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​Our social on June 14th will include a silent auction of kits from Joy Love’s estate. The money from this will go to batting for Outreach. Both cash and cheques will be accepted. Don’t forget to bring a treat to share, your own plate and silverware
A paper piecing class by Gladys Bidner is being offered Wednesday, November 1st from 8:30 to 3:30 for $60.00.  Using this process avoids having to remove the paper after the sewing is completed because the product used melds into the fiber of the batting when it gets wet.

Outreach Program

We would like to give credit where it's due to those folks donating their time making quilts for the Outreach Program. If you'd like your name over a picture of the quilt to be donated, please send me a photograph with the name you prefer. (Linda McAffer: lindaewing@outreach.com)
Please pass the word to those uncomfortable with that process, to approach myself, Louise Coughlan or Mary Veenman at a meeting to photograph the quilt and be sure to provide your name.

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Let's Quilt Day

4/26/2023

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​What a busy day! Lots of things going on.​ Sherry Milne did a great job demonstrating how to set up a design board from start to finish.
Sherry shared a good tip; use old rotary blades to cut the board. 
Because the glue dries fast, her recommendation was to paste sections at a time. Don't fold the batting over, cut off the edges. Cut a 2.5 " strip long enough to go all the way around the board. Fold the strip in half, and then both sides into the middle crease, zig zag stich to hold. Glue the strip flat on the edge all the way around and then run a bead on the fabric on each side a little at a time.
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​Chloe Truman hand quilting her project on a round hoop.
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​Marilyn Speight is working on a quilt from a picture. She has put the design on paper from that picture. This is the piece she is currently working on.
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​Gail Kreek demonstrated how to quilt as you go for Jette-Ray Collins.
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​Mary Veenman worked on her Kawandi quilt.
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​Winnie Wills worked on her project using paper piecing.
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​​Outreach Program

​It would be nice to give credit to the ladies that make quilts for the Outreach Program. If you've made something for Outreach and send a photo to me, I will be able to attach your name to it. If that doesn't work for you, please don't be shy to ask me to take the picture and make sure I have your name. My email is lindaewing@outlook.com 
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​Pauline Hutchison’s made this quilt for outreach.
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April 12 2023 Meeting

4/12/2023

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Evelyn Evers from Sombra, Ontario presented a trunk show.
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​Yvette talked about last Monday’s full day workshop on curved rulers by Joan Hilhorst. Thank you, Yvette for your photos! 
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​Outreach Program

​Marlene Dunlap gave a summary of the Outreach Program.
A total of 17 pillowcases came in today. Childcan have enough pillowcases for now.
101 pillowcases were made in total.
 
15 new Outreach quilts came in today. Over 203 will be delivered.

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​Don't forget to bring a treat for our June social.  We'll have a silent auction for donated kits.
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Let's Quilt Day

3/22/2023

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Lots of activity going on at Let's Quilt Day.
Books to sign out and magazines to purchase.
Visiting and stitching.
Some stayed for the remainder of the day.
Thank you Jette-Ray Collins for the following pictures and comments: Debbie Wyatt with three Victoria quilts.
​Gwen McCall’s quilt
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​Chloe pinning her big quilt.
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Marlene Dunlop’s quilt for a friend.
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Lisa with Missouri Star, sewing on her Featherweight machine from 1943…
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Jette-Ray Collins's quilt.
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March 8 2023 Meeting

3/8/2023

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Ninety members attended today's meeting to hear "the quilting biker", Linda McLaren describe her amazing quilts including the quilting Linda did on each.

Outreach Program

​Marlene Dunlap provided a summary of where the Outreach is; 26 quilts and 19 pillow cases came in today. Year-to-date 186 quilts and 49 pillow cases have been received by the Outreach team. Wow!
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Quilt As You Go Workshop

3/1/2023

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​Kelley Richardson demonstrated two techniques for binding quilt blocks together.  12 members practiced on their own blocks to much success.  A fun afternoon! 
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Let's Quilt Day

2/22/2023

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Camilla Bignell provided a marvellous demonstration today, walking us through each step of creating and embellishing a Crazy Quilted Bag. Below are her instructions attached as a pdf.
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​Chloe Truman, hand stitched the top of her Hugs and kisses quilt, pinning it today to prepare for hand quilting. 
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​Outreach Program Quilts

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February 8th 2023 Meeting

2/8/2023

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​Thank you to Gail Kreek for taking the pictures and writing up the notes here. On a beautiful sunny but still cool wintry morning, 75 members and 3 guests attended the February meeting of the Thames Valley Quilters Guild.
Our guest presenter, Paul Taylor, began the meeting with a video entitled “How a Sewing Machine Works.” The video demonstrated an excellent see-through animation of a sewing machine as it forms stitches and feeds fabric. Paul talked about thread tension, needle timing and feed timing, hoping to make sewing machines and their inner workings less mysterious and more approachable. He then showed a series of slides, “Stories from the Service Trenches,” demonstrating the difficulties he has seen when servicing machines. Many of these problems were lint related, and underlined the importance of cleaning the feed dogs and bobbin area on a regular basis.
Paul describes himself as a freelance sewing machine technician. He has a background in electronics and began this area of work in 2016 in a shop in Burlington and now works out of his home. Paul’s wife, Leann Goodall was also present and is the current president of the Halton Quilters Guild. His company website is: www.sewtec.ca. His presentation was very informative and he was able to answer many questions. There are two pictures of Paul, he made the quilt he is showing. The last picture under "Show and Share" was made by Paul's wife.

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Let's Quilt Day

1/25/2023

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​Marlene Dunlop did a wonderful demonstration on how to use the easy angle triangle and companion rulers.

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Outreach Program Quilts

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Projects

Dale Box finished piecing the squares for her group share Sunshine and Shadows quilt.
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​Karen Luo did some hand sewing on her project. 
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Library

​Lots of books to borrow and these for sale!
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