Inside this issue: Presidents Address 1 Executive & FYI’s Book Rpt 3 4 Schoolhouse Scrapbook 6 WE CARE - pics galore! Sunshine Election Results CQA info & Fabric Bowl Mystery Quilt Challenge 8 10 11 12 13 FALL EXHIBITION - Quilts Results and pictures 14 15 HAW - Classes HAW - Challenge HAW - Block Calendars - Puzzle Page More Exhibition Winners And Sisters trip NOTE 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 September 2010 Comox Valley Schoolhouse Quilters Comox Valley President’s Address What a summer it has been, we have had many sunny days to get out and enjoy the garden, the beach, biking and hiking, visiting family and friends but as Septem- ber draws near our thoughts come back to quilting. I was impressed with the number of ladies who still kept Thurs- days as their day to connect at the guild - or was it to es- cape and have a few minutes of peace? - probably some of both. I got a peek at Marie Trrim- mer’s block of the month for the upcoming year and it is gorgeous. I can't wait to start on this one. As well Margaret Yells has a chal- lenge to present to us for this year. Val Bearpark has lined up speakers for the meetings and I saw Ardith Chambers gathering infor- mation for the biographies for the newsletter. It looks like it will be another very exciting year. We are looking forward to seeing everybody at the meeting and hopefully you can entice a friend or neighbour to join us as well. That is the long and short of it for now CVSQG - Box 1507, Comox, B.C. V9M 8A2 - Editor@schoolhousequilters,com http://www.schoolhousequilters.com Joan Fentiman and Gail Abel REFRESHMENTS 2009 - 2010 To start! September O P R S Membership for the coming year is due Sept. 2nd. Please fill out a new membership form, available at the hall or you can download one from our website, and hand it in with your pay- ment of $40 (either cash or cheques). The earlier we can collect membership fees the earlier we can hand out revised membership lists. Thank you from the membership committee.
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Inside this issue:
Presidents Address 1
Executive & FYI’s
Book Rpt
3
4
Schoolhouse Scrapbook 6
WE CARE - pics galore!
Sunshine
Election Results
CQA info & Fabric Bowl
Mystery Quilt Challenge
8
10
11
12
13
FALL EXHIBITION - Quilts
Results and pictures
14
15
HAW - Classes
HAW - Challenge
HAW - Block
Calendars -
Puzzle Page
More Exhibition Winners
And Sisters trip NOTE
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September 2010
Comox Valley
Schoolhouse Quilters
Comox Valley
President’s Address
What a summer it has been, we have had many sunny days to get out and enjoy the garden, the beach, biking and hiking, visiting family and friends but as Septem-ber draws near our thoughts come back to quilting. I was impressed with the number of ladies who still kept Thurs-days as their day to connect at the guild - or was it to es-cape and have a few minutes of peace? - probably some of both.
I got a peek at Marie Trrim-mer’s block of the month for the upcoming year and it is
gorgeous. I can't wait to start on this one. As well Margaret Yells has a chal-lenge to present to us for this year. Val Bearpark has lined up speakers for the meetings and I saw Ardith Chambers gathering infor-mation for the biographies for the newsletter. It looks like it will be another very exciting year.
We are looking forward to seeing everybody at the meeting and hopefully you can entice a friend or neighbour to join us as well.
Membership for the coming year is due Sept. 2nd. Please fill out a new membership form, available at the hall or you can download one from our website, and hand it in with your pay-ment of $40 (either cash or cheques). The earlier we can collect membership fees the earlier we
can hand out revised membership lists.
Thank you from the membership committee.
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Fall is full of Fun at Huckleberry’s Saturday, September 11, 2010-Demo Day $5.00 Saturday, September 18/10 Outdoor Quilt Show
Huckleberry’s 16th Birthday Sale-Sept. 11-18 16% off all regular priced books, fabrics, notions,
and patterns
Autumn is a second Spring when every
leaf is a flower
-Albert Camus
This Fall Bernina is Introducing the New 3 Series
At the top of the 3 Series line, the BERNINA 380
truly shines with its unique look and countless fea-
tures. A modern, bright LCD display lets you keep track of the functions
you’ve set at all times. Direct-selection keys allow for quick and easy operation. The start/stop button, speed control, semi-automatic
threader, automatic buttonhole and fast stitch-selection functions save time and enable precise sewing and patchworking. The bright LED sewing light, extension table and free-hand system increase
sewing ease. Stylish sewing really can be this simple!
Huckleberry’s Fabrics Inc. 1930 Ryan Road East Comox, BC,V9M-4C9 250-339-4059 1-877-339-4059 Toll Free e-mail : [email protected]
Comox Valley Schoolhouse Quilters September 2010
Presidents: Joan Fentiman & Gail Abel
Past Pres: Marie Trimmer
Vice Presidents: Florence LaBrecque
& Lynne McNiel
Secretary: Hope Rychkun
Treasurer: Judy Morrison
Committees:
Block of the Month: Marie Trimmer
Event Coordinator: Norma McNeillie
Fabric Strip: Florence LaBrecque
Hands Across The Water:
Barb Messer, Ardith Chambers
In-House Raffle: Shirley Woodbeck
Library: Myra Shearer, Brenda Levirs,
Debbie Maxwell, Jeannette Morneau,
Christa Constable, Hope Rychun,
Karen Ross, Julie Whitman, Beth Ritchie,
Marilyn Schick
Membership: Myra Shearer, Lynne McNiel,
Newsletter: Ardythe Crawford,
N.L. Advertising : Joan Johnsen
Notification: Gail Kirkoski, Gail King
Publications & Communications:
Verna Power
Refreshments: Myra Shearer, Peg McMillan
Retreat: Terry Vadeboncouer,
Beverly Luck, Sharron Woodland
Sunshine: Shirley Woodbeck
Venue: Margaret Yells, Frieda Peters &
Vicki Willems
WE CARE: Margaret Yells, Gladi Lyall,
Joy Whitehouse, Marie Trimmer
Website: Hope Rychkun Workshops: Lynne McNiel, Jan Fraser, Margaret Yells, Hope Rychkun
Teaching Sewing in Guyana What a WONDERFUL response we had to our request for used sew-ing machines to send to Guyana. Many quilters, from Port Hardy to Victoria, responded with serviceable machines that could be boxed and shipped to Guyana. In fact, 37 machines left the island mid-August on their way to their Corriverton, Guyana destination! Andra is leaving in early October and will arrive at about the same time as the machines. He will be teaching sewing/tailoring to approximately 30 new students for 16 weeks. The remaining machines will go to a women's prison where one of Andra's students from last year is teaching the women prisoners sewing skills. The 'ripple effect' is already happening. It is really heart-warming. Thank you, Thank you - without your generous donations this project could not happen. A special thank you to Barb Round who assisted us in advertising this request through all the guilds on the island and also to Sue Creba (Nanaimo guild) and Ardythe Crawford (Comox Valley guild) and all the various guild newsletter editors that made space for our request. THANK YOU, from Andra Thakur, Nanaimo and Joyce Morrison, Parksville, PQHQG member On Line Quilting Sources:
While reading a recent quilting magazine in December I came across
a website for an online shop hop which sounded like fun. No purchase
necessary ( if you can resist) and over 100 shops to visit during the
particular month, with a chance to win prizes. It was lots of fun, and
is repeated several times per year, so check it out at
www.fabshophop.com
Then on one of those foggy days in January a magazine called
“Connecting Threads” arrived in my mailbox, addressed to me but
unsolicited by me. Oh well, might as well look inside the cover, I
thought! Well, it seems to be mostly a mail order site with printed
catalogue, but they have hundreds of free patterns available to
download plus lots of great “stuff” at what appears to be good prices
( albeit in U.S. dollars) and they can be found at
www.connectingthreads.com
Also, Ardythe, I actually did read the “visiting” newsletters, and the
one from the Westshore Quilters’ Guild near Victoria yielded the ad-
dress www.quilterscache.com which also has oodles of free patterns
to download. Now when will I ever have time to create all these quilts
that I love to look at ?
Happy quilting all, Jill S.
Comox Valley Schoolhouse Quilters September 2010 Page 4
Quilted Symphony: a Fusion of Fabric, Texture and Design
by Gloria Loughman
For quilters who are familiar with Gloria Loughman's work and her first book "Luminous Landscapes", her latest book "Quilted Symphony" is also a feast for the eyes.
"Quilted Symphony" begins with a very good grounding in the elements of design and use of color. With so many clearly
illustrated examples and ex-planations it is easy to under-stand design principles. Using a lot of her own work as ex-amples, the information is in-teresting, certainly not a bor-ing read. Use of color is also approached in a manner
which is easy to grasp. Again, the author uses some of her own work to illustrate color schemes. Gloria now leans to more abstract quilts rather than her pre-vious land-scapes. Al-though this may not be to everyone's taste, the in-formation presented is useful for any style of quilt.
Construction of her quilts is interesting.
Gloria makes individual seg-ments then appliques them together on tearaway stabi-lizer. This method allows for intricate stitching embellish-ments while the segments are still small and manageable. She uses a lot of complex de-signs when doing fusible ap-plique (how easy!), but also gives us another take on her
BOOK REPORT:
By Lois Warner
signature "mosaics" which now become "tiles" on a back-ground.
The section on painting fabric also deals with sun printing and creating textured fabrics. The "Stitching" chapter is a wealth of information from the basics of the perfect satin stitch to free motion stitching and embellishing with threads. The "Borders, quilting and bindings" chapter provides valuable information. We are shown how to create that very narrow inner border, much like a double matted framed pic-ture. Examples of quilts using a variety of bindings introduce us to new possibilities.
The book finishes with a stu-dent gallery, then four projects. The projects are all abstract but varied, using techniques covered in the book. Full size patterns are included for all projects and the instructions are well illustrated with photo-graphs.
Gloria Loughman has gone off on a different direction from her landscapes, but has writ-ten a quilting book with a lot of inspiring ideas which could be applied to our own quilts. More indepth information on design and color is very comprehen-sive, especially when her own photos and quilts are included. This book is a good "read" as well as being informative and "a feast for the eyes". Enjoy!
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14 small nap quilts for "Teddies and Tod-dlers" day care at a local high school to encourage Teen Moms to finish their education.
WE Care - PLACEMATS
64 place mats for 'Meals on Wheels', recovery center and transition house. We also donated 4 Quilts to Salvation Army Christmas Hampers and 3 Quilts to the Mason's Cancer Van.....they transport patients to and from Victoria for treatments.
Hello Verna,
Wow! Thank you so much for your submissions! Your guild has been very busy judging from the pic-
tures and little write ups! It is so heart warming to see just how much a quilt guild can produce and
share with their communities! I appreciate the individual emails with the pictures and details!
Thanks again, Cindy
Cindy Simpson
Director at Large
CQA/Acc
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3. *Quilt Ontario, May 25-28*, 2011 in London, Ontario at the
beautiful U of Western Ontario campus.
Information on all three of the above is available on the Quilt
Ontario Website:
http://quiltontario2011.blogspot.com/?
psinvite=ALRopfV91b5RmHrmWgG6
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8oQrKMOpQg31JlpC_KhtWBMGI_Z11GBPqvTvlRQnjYtruSE
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(which is great if your newsletter comes electronically and you
can just hit the link - - if not, just Google "CQA/ACC Quilt On-
tario 2011")
4. October 1 is the deadline for submission of articles to
*Canadian Quilter Winter 2010 edition. The theme is
"GIVING"* - we all have stories about quilters' generosity, pro-
viding quilts for special occasions, people in need, to raise
money, to give comfort. Put on your writer's caps and let's
make sure that the rest of Canada knows how *giving* BC
coastal quilters can be.
We are pleased to announce that London Ontario will be host
to CQA / ACC Quilt Ontario 2011 May 25-28, 2011.
In celebration, London quilt artist Jill Buckley has created a pat-
tern reflective of our theme "Branching Out". It requires the ef-
forts of many to put on a successful show. And so, we are hum-
bly requesting that your guild create some of these lovely fabric
leaf bowls to be given out at the Gala Banquet.
While we tend to think of the warm colours of fall when leaves
are put to mind, we encourage you to also explore the fresh col-
ours of spring when making your fabric choice. We would be
most grateful for any colour offerings your guild can contribute.
All contributions will be formally acknowledged at the event.
Please find attached the pattern for the leaf bowl (copy as many
as necessary). Please send all submissions to:
CQA/ ACC Quilt Ontario 2011
c/o Christine Rachar
379 Wortley Road, London ON N6C 3S4
This was before I knew that the pattern
takes up about four or five pages! SO - If you would like the pattern, please contact the editor and I will email it to you! In the
meantime you can be looking out for Leaf patterned fabrics to make your bowl.
Fabric Leaf Bowl Pat-
tern & Instructions designed and created by Jill
Buckley
for Quilt Ontario 2011's orga-
nizing committee. Materials list: For each fabric leaf bowl you will need the following 1 (10” x 12”) piece of Timtex or Flexi-firm 2 (10”x 12”) pieces of fabric ( some-thing leaf like in pattern or colour) think SPRING! 2 (9.5” x 11.5”) pieces of fusible web matching thread.
Hello Ardythe,
Thank you so much for including the leaf bowl pattern in
your newsletter! It is our hope to offer one to each of the
banquet attendees. With 400 anticipated, it will be quite a
task; but with help from across the country, we may just
reach our goal.
Thank you for your help.
All the best, Christine (August 27th, 2010)
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MYSTERY QUILT CHALLENGE GUIDELINES: You will start with making a block for the focal point of your quilt. Perhaps you have a block from a workshop that’s lingering at the back of a cupboard. Or maybe you have a UFO (unfinished object) that you would love to complete. Or perhaps you’d like to make something brand new to try out a new technique. It’s up to you if you want your quilt to be a wall hanging, a lap quilt, or bigger. The size of this focus block is up to you. During the year I will distribute guidelines for the next mystery rounds. These guidelines will be emailed to you or can be picked up at the Guild. The last round will be given out in March. You will have April and May to finish your quilt and in June we will have a display and “Viewer’s Choice” of your quilts.
September/October Meetings Sign-up for the Mystery Quilt Challenge and receive your written information about the this fun quilt. You can sign-up at the Guild meetings or by e-mail if you cannot attend the meetings. ROUND “A” September/October Start making your focus block. It is a design of your choice. Any shape, any size, any technique goes! ROUND “B” November 4, 2010 For more information, contact Margaret Yells at 339-2227 or [email protected]
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It seems to be a little early to be thinking of Christmas, but in terms of sharing our good fortune with those less fortunate, this is as good a time as any other. Lean times have not less-ened to any great degree and many still need our help. To that end, we are getting as many quilts together as possible. Some-time last year, Merm cut out quilt kits with very large flannel squares for the hampers. If you have any kits with large flannel squares for “We Care”, please return to me or to Shirley Wood-beck. We hope to have a quilt for each family we sponsor. I did mention, at a meeting early in the spring, that single peo-ple requiring assistance do not get a sponsor and the parcel of food that goes to the singles at Christmas is meager and totally devoid of any colour or cheer. A Christmas placemat would add a touch of colour to a drab food parcel. Shirley & I are cut-ting Christmas fabric – a lot from Dorothy’s stash – to make Christmas placements. Any assistance would be greatly appre-ciated. Shirley will have the kits available in the daytime & I will have the kits in the evenings from Sept 16
th onward.
I would like to make this year’s food collection a little easier on me, my husband & my house, so want to start the food collect-ing in October. We have a storage place on our property (a big boat) that I will be using to store the food before we get the ac-tual families for sponsorship. My husband is putting up shelves – hopefully it will look like a grocery store before December 12
th!!!
In October, I would like to get all the canned and bottled goods (like canned soup, peanut butter, pasta sauce, veggies, fruit, etc.) so they can be sorted and arranged. Then in November, I’ll take the packaged dry goods (like pasta, dry soup, cereal, stuff-ing mix, etc). For December, that leaves the more perishable goods like cookies , oranges, Christmas items and the gifts once we get the information on our families from the Salvation Army. I will leave a coffee can for monetary donations for the fresh food in the library cupboard. If anyone wants to donate money rather than bring goods, I will buy any extras we need to make the Hampers special. Thanks for you support. Sharon Latham work (338-7367) home (339-6492)
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