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Kawartha Quiltmakers’ Guild P.O. Box 50052 R.P.O. Lansdowne & High Peterborough, ON K9J 8R1 http://ww.KawarthaQuiltersGuild.ca

Volume XXVI No. 05

February 2010

Meeting the 1st Wednesday of the month

At St. Anne’s Church, 859 Barnardo Ave.

9:30—12:00

Next Meeting : Feb. 03

President:: Cheryl Czaplinski 905-797-2223 [email protected] Vice President: Grace Riedel 295-6563 Secretary: Mary Burchell 743-0419 [email protected] Treasurer: Bev. VandenBerg 748-2990 [email protected] Program/Workshop: Shirley Challice 932-2015 [email protected] Newsletter: Maureen (Mo) De Bellefeuille 799-7791 [email protected]

HAPPY VALENTINES EVERYONE

Well I think that I finally have all my Christmas decorations put away, mi-nus the lights outside, that’s the husband’s job. It seems that just when I thought I had them all, Santa or some kind of Christmas decoration magically appears in another room, I think that old Saint Nick is playing games with me. A big thank you goes out to Chris Goedhuis for her wonderful display of Quilts and cross stitch. It’s always a pleasure to see how far one has come on their Quilting journey and I do hope that more members will come forward and offer to do a member’s trunk show and there is that added bonus of a one year free membership. This month I will have a sign up sheet for the Executive and Committee positions that will be available, I do hope that you will consider signing on. If you have any questions about any of the positions, please don’t hesitate to ask me. See you soon. CherylCherylCherylCheryl

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Meeting Check List

Name Tag Library Books Show and Tell Coffee Mug Quilts for Helping Hands/Victoria’s Quilts Cash for 50/50 draw—-tickets will only be sold before the beginning of the meeting.

Tea Time Treats Clair McCalden Catherine McDonald

Mary McDonald Marcia McGrath

Carol McKenzie Yvonne McMahon

Trish Metcalfe Betty Miles

Lynda Moher Marion Montgomery

Mary Montgomery Ann Moodie

WELCOMEWELCOMEWELCOMEWELCOME

NEW MEMBERS GUEST

Ellen Flaherty Bev Hilditch Linda Stevens

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO All OUR ADVERTISERS! PLEASE VISIT THEM!

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SHOW & TELL

Cheryl Czaplinski 1 Mary Burchell 1 Dorothy Cormier 1 Sandi Hean 2 Sewing Slaves Several Shirley Fair 1 Joyce Armstrong 2 Judi Van Zant Mary Montgomery 1 Donna Dunford A Few Sherry Harnden 2 Betty Proulx 1 Daphne Crozier 1 Helping Hands A Few

GUILD WORKSHOP (at St. Anne’s)

Our Thursday, February 4th workshop will be a table runner taught by Sonya Ivey. The technique is called Folded Back Piece Work, and there will be a choice of styles. You can still register by calling Daphne Crozier at 743-7570 or Shirley Challice at 932-2015. The cost is $25, fabric requirements available upon registration.

COMING EVENTS

Prince Edward County Quilters’ Guild Will be holding its biennial Quilt Show, ‘A Stitch In Time 2010 July 10 - 11, 2010 at the Prince Edward Community Centre, 375 Main Street E., Picton, Ontario. Prince Edward County is a popular tourist destination in the summer with lovely beaches, wineries, cheese factories, gourmet restaurants and boutiques. Come to the County, enjoy the show and take in other de-lightful attractions. There are many B&B’s, which offer great accommodation, so plan to stay for the two days. For more information contact: Rosanna Worden Hawker, Publicity Chair, Prince Edward County Quilters’ Guild 613-476-2355 or [email protected]

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Helping Hands

We meet every Thursday, 9—2 at the Kiwanis Apts. 951 Hilliard St. Please drop in to help or to pick up a kit. You can also pick up a kit at the Guild monthly meeting. Bunny Waterworth

Victoria’s Quilts

Victoria’s Quilts meets at the Shrine Centre, 9—3 on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. Bring a brown bag lunch. You can al-ways drop in and pick up a quilt kit.

Heather Fraser

PILLOW CASE PILLOW CASE PILLOW CASE PILLOW CASE

CHALLENGE FOR CHARITYCHALLENGE FOR CHARITYCHALLENGE FOR CHARITYCHALLENGE FOR CHARITY

The website for the pillowcase challenge is: http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/ this is the American Patchwork and Quilting maga-zine site. They also have a free pillowcase pattern that can be downloaded. Bev Longford

SENIORS, CELL PHONES & AGING

Thank you to the quilters who signed up to take part in the "Redressing silences, con-fronting mobility: Seniors, cell phones & aging" Barbara Crow will meet with us af-ter the Guild meeting Feb. 3rd. If anyone else would like to join us please call me at 742-4305. Age to take part in this study is 55 and up. Bev Longford

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Here is the information for the Wednesday P.M. Class for February with Carole Hlibka. I am giving two amounts, one for the smaller one (aprrox. 45” sq., can be made larger by using larger borders), as shown at the January meeting, and one for a larger one (approx. 56” X 46”). The amount for the larger one is shown in brackets. If you wish, you can make a scrappy look but the colours should be close so that you don’t loose the look of the design. 1. Lt. fabric 6 (9) 2.5” strips, X WOF (width of fabric) 2. Dk fabric, same as #1 3. * Setting triangles 2, (3) 12 & 5/8” blocks. Cut each block on the diagonals so you end

up with 4 triangles from each square 4. * Corner triangles, 2 (2), 6 & 5/8” blocks. Cut each block on the diagonal once so you

end up with 2 triangles from each square. 5. Inner border. 4 (5) 1.5” strips X WOF 6. Outer border. 5 (6) 4.5” strips X WOF (or larger if you like, that is all the fabric I had

left from the blocks etc…) 7. Binding: 5 (5) strips 2.5” 8. Backing: depends upon width and how you want to piece it. * The triangles can be whatever colour you like. However, I made mine the lighter colour so they blended in and therefore couldn’t be seen as well. If the big 8” square (made with four of the segments) is made with the darker colours in the middle, then the lighter colours in the triangles blend in. If you want more contrast, then a darker colour will work just as well. Also, if using darker colours in the triangles, you would likely use a lighter colour in the inner border and maybe a print of something to match the colours in your main blocks. To get a head start, you can sew the dark and light 2.5” strips together, press toward the dark, and then cut them into 4.5” segments.

THANK YOU

"Thanks go the Mary Louise Hamilton, for expertly guiding the class on "1/2

square & 4 Patch", pattern, showing also, how different "the look" can be,

by re-arranging the blocks differently. Great stuff, Mary Louise.

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FEBRUARY’S SPEAKER

Our featured speaker for February will be Joyce Armstrong. A cofounder of our guild, with a heart for getting ladies everywhere involved in quilting, Joyce has an exciting special.

ITEMS FOR SALE

QUILTING FRAME… Custom made, cog wheel style quilting frame for sale. Will ac-commodate queen size quilt. Never been used due to wrist accident. Asking $95.00 Contact Mollie Clarke 705-653-1128. Member of Kawartha Quiltmakers’ Guild.

MACHINE QUILT FOR YOURSELF… For Sale— Janome 1600P on a Grace frame with speed control. In new condition. Purchase price $2200.00. Will sell for $900.00 Call Helen at 743-0162. Member of Kawartha Quiltmakers’s Guild.

In March we have the featured quilter from the last Trenton Guild Quilt Show, Vicky

LaFleur. Vicky is a very accomplished quilter and came highly recommended by one of our own members who attended the show. We have also booked her for a March 4 work-shop. Vicky describes it this way, "The flowers in the vase are 3D applique. The work-shop consists of more than just the flowers. The flowers can be interchanged thus making the wall hanging more personal and unique to the maker." We hope you can join us for any or all of our workshops. We learn so much each time, and the fellowship is great!

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THANK YOU!

To the ladies who helped me in the kitchen setting up for the Christmas dinner, ‘thank

you.’ I especially want to thank the individuals who came forward with books, material and gifts as well as gift certificates for the draws. Catherine McDonald, Penny Showers,

Cheryl Czaplinski & Mary McDonald. Nina Buchanan

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A GREAT ITEM FOR QUILTERS!

Ian Love of Northern Sewing Machine Service, has just become a Canadian distributor for the SewEziTM Company of New Zealand. The SewEzi table is a portable lightweight folding sew-ing machine table ergonomically designed to save strain on your neck and back. Take it to your next workshop, retreat or for just around the house when space is a premium. Table inserts are available for a range of the most popular domestic sewing machines or can be custom cut to fit yours. My interest in this unique sewing machine table started after my wife Joanne had at-tended a workshop in California, where a number of participants had a SewEzi table with them. In the process of purchasing a table it became evident that the cost of shipping, via international choices available to SewEzi USA, was just slightly less then the cost of the table! We began wondering if others in Canada were as interested in purchasing this table but like us begrudge the cost of having it delivered. After continuing discussion with the owners of SewEzi I decided to become their representative. Though located in Whitehorse, Yukon, as in any major center, there is a range of ship-ping possibilities from Canada Post to major courier services. The most economical being Canada Post with several delivery options available, the choice is yours. For more information please go to the SewEzi website: www.sewezi.com, or contact me by email or telephone: [email protected] or (867) 393-3762

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A Thank You Letter from Rural Outreach Committee (ROC) To Helping Hands

Dear Bunny, just a note to let you know that we found loving homes for all the quilts you gave to ROC. The child’s quilt went to a little girl (5 years old) whose mother was charged with abuse. She lives with her father and brother. In our business most of the cases involve women who are abused but in this case the mother abused her eight year old son. Last year there wasn’t any money for toys because the Dad wasn’t able to find work (he builds and repairs barns). He is struggling to raise two young children on his own. The little boy said to one of our volunteers “I know there isn’t a Santa Claus, because last year I was good and didn’t get anything and I know kids who were bad and they got tons of stuff.” We found a family who was willing to buy toys and clothes for the children and ROC gave them one of our hampers with turkey, food stuffs for a month, gift cards, food certificates, etc. the family never approached us directly because the Dad was too humiliated. It was all done through a friend of mine whose children are the same age as the family in need and they know each other through school. I speak the truth when I say that those who need it the most are fre-quently the ones we never hear from or we need to coax into accepting some help. I know the little girl will love the child’s quilt. May you have a Blessed Christmas and please thank all the ladies who make the beautiful quilts, for their kindness and generosity. Their work brings much comfort to those who are struggling. Sincerely, Rev. Cathy Stone Executive Director

FOR THE FUN OF IT!

Madonna asked the very young quilter, “What do you call yourself? Very young quilter to Madonna, “I call myself ‘A Material Girl!’”