Seymour Quilters Guild Newsletter

October 2019

NEXT MEETING: Vol. No. 17, Issue No. 8 Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Vice-President’S Report Diane

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for the speakers at the September meeting, not only is it an impressive

undertaking the Days for Girls groups are doing, but it made me clean out all the

flannelette in my stash. Attached to this newsletter is a Days for Girls pamphlet and

information on the Fabric Choices used to produce feminine hygiene kits.

Even with the colour and theme limitations for the fabric I was able to come up with a large bagful of

flannels. The rest of the flannel I cut into 5 inch squares and went nuts again making the accordion half-

square triangles.

There has been lots of buzz about the Days for Girls effort and the Circles, Circles workshop. I saw some

photos of the work produced and was sorry I couldn’t go. I hope we see lots of samples at the October

general meeting.

Speaking of which, I will be in Portugal so Maureen has valiantly offered to chair the meeting. No surprise

resolutions I hope. Weather is cooler and rain is coming so oil up the machines and get the hot toddy ready

for the mug rug beside the machine.

Have a great meeting, Diane M

CHECKLIST FOR OCTOBER MEETING

BRING: Your Name Tag, your mug and loonie for coffee or tea

Your Show & Tell

Bring cash or cheque to register for programmes

(pp. 2 and 4)

Bring your completed Registration 2020 form with cheque

Purposes of the Society are: 1. To bring learning experience and inspiration to its members by way of workshops, demonstrations for the public, show and tell, speakers, and other programs. 2. To provide a service to the community by the creation of quilts for those in need.

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GUILD EVENTS 2019

OCTOBER 16: Guest Speaker: Wei Hin Ng – Care and Maintenance of Sewing Machines. (Start your list of questions for him). October colour: Orange Bring cash or cheque for:

- Nov. 1 & 2 two-day quilt days: $75. Look for sign-up. - Nov. 13 one-day Quilt ‘til You Wilt: $15. Look for sign-up. Come with your answers to our Membership Ladies’ questions. Bring your completed Registration Form with cash or cheque for $70.

SHOWS and EVENTS

OCTOBER 18 – 19: The Chilliwack Quilters’ Guild is proud to

announce their 2019 quilt show: “Our Fabric Gems”.

Location: Chilliwack Alliance Church, 8700 Young Road,

Chilliwack, BC.

Hours: Friday, October 18, from 5 – 8:00 pm and Saturday,

October 19, from 9 am - 4 pm.

The show will feature a raffle quilt, merchant’s mall, tea room, quilt

challenge, white elephant table, demonstrations, raffle baskets and

more. There is ample free parking and the venue is wheelchair

accessible. For more information, please check their website:

www.chilliwackquiltersguild.com

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ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS

Just a reminder to members attending our meetings and workshops to

be fragrance free.

Also, be vigilant and use precaution when using the parking facility at

the Gloria Dei church. Lock your car, don’t leave anything of value in

plain sight, or leave your trunk open for any length of time.

FREE TABLE Lorna and Esther Please bring any unwanted fabric or sewing supplies to the next meeting for the free table. We will add to the offering and be ready to see you at 11:30 am.

BOARD MEMBERS 2019 / 2020

President

Anne W.

Vice President

Diane M.

Secretary

Judy S.

Treasurer

Penny N.

Membership Co-ordinator

Maureen O. / Anne R.

ProgrammeWorkshop Co-ordinator

Barb McG.

COMMITTEES

Programme

Marilyn C., Les O’B.

Community Quilts

Connie W., Elaine A., Linda F.

CQA Representative

Eleanor P.

Have Quilts,Will Travel

Judy P.,/ Linda F., Yoskyl W.,

Jenifer B., Anne R.

Library Kathryn G., Glennis W.,

Judy P., Tere McI.. Kory

Sunshine

Heather L.

Newsletter Sonia B.

http://seymourqg.wordpress.com

Quilts of Valour

Suzanne P., Norine McC.

Free Table

Lorna L-J., Esther E.

Refreshments

Marianne W., Gail McG.,

Wendy W., Angela J.

Website

Judy S.

http://seymourqg.wordpress.com

NEXT EXECUTIVE MEETING

Tues., November 12, at 10 am

Marilyn’s home

SEYMOUR QUILTERS’ GUILD meets at

12:00 noon on the third Wednesday of

the month, except for July and August,

at Gloria Dei Church Hall,

1110 Gladwin Dr., Nth Vanc.

Next Membership Meeting:

Wed. November 20/19

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REPORTS

MEMBERSHIP Maureen and Anne R. Orange is the New Black. We will have your new 2020 registration forms available this month. You have 3 options:

pick up a form at the sign-in table

complete it at the meeting

or print the attached form and bring it completed with your cheque to the meeting.

Renewal is $70.00 for the calendar year. Make your cheque payable to Seymour Quilters Guild and date the cheque January 1, 2020. Receipts will be provided on request. Life members may indicate their preference to be acknowledged. “A Life Membership will be granted to any member in the year following their 80th birthday, who has been a member in good standing for at least the previous five years. A Life Member is not required to pay dues and is entitled to all the privileges of membership. “ The big questions for October:

1. On a color wheel, what is the complimentary color to orange? 2. What do you use to tote your sewing machine to classes/workshops? 3. Do you wash your quilts before you give them away?

Gold Stars go to Gail M for naming our sewing days SOS (Sew our Stash).

Orange you glad you know us? Maureen and Anne R

REFRESHMENTS Marianne, Angela, Gail and WendyW. We would like to thank the following members who will supply the goodies for our October meeting:

Linda D. Donna H. Genevieve T. Judy P.

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Reminder: Tea & Coffee $1.00 ........... Refills are free!

Please remember to bring your own mug! Or wash the borrowed one from the kitchen!

LIBRARY Kathryn, Glennis, Judy P, Tere and Kory

No new books this month. I have a book suggestions list started for next year’s budget so if there are any titles you would like added, please let me know. We are still collecting books for our book sale at the November meeting. All book donations greatly appreciated!

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HAVE QUILTS WILL TRAVEL Judy P/Linda F, Yoskyl, Anne R. and Jenifer

On September 25, seven members from our guild went to Sunrise Lynn Valley to do a Have Quilts Will Travel presentation. The 16 residents that attended included about six from the memory floor. Quickly, they all became engaged as we showed quilting blocks, samples of community quilts, a quilt of valour and our members quilting projects. Comments from the residents were “outstanding, fabulous, unbelievable and very artistic”. They were absolutely amazed and very appreciative. A big thank you to our volunteers for making this presentation such a success: Elaine A., Jenifer B., Linda F., Anne R., Judy S. and Yoskyl W. Judy S. has posted photos on our website.

COMMUNITY QUILTS Connie, Elaine A. and Linda F. Community Quilts Day has been postponed until next February.

CQA Eleanor

52 Blocks - please bring your blocks so we can all see how different they can be. You have all received the latest CQA email, so I won't repeat. Hopefully some of you are doing the postcard challenge and the Guild challenge. Don't forget to volunteer for Quilt Canada if you are going to be in Edmonton next year. Great way to see the show for free.

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE Barb, Marilyn and Les

Our Guest Speaker for October will be Wei Hin Ng, owner and operator of Euro Tech Sewing Machine

Repairs. He will speak about Care and Maintenance of Sewing Machines.

We have tentatively planned two quilting events, but need a good sign-up to move forward with plans:

Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2 – Double Daytime Quilt Days – two great days of laughing

and quilting together. Lions Bay Community Hall, all lunches and snacks provided. Cost $75. Look for sign-

up sheet at the October meeting. Hall will be open from 8:30 – 5:00 pm each day. The deadline is Monday,

October 14. Please e-mail Barb to sign-up.

Regular Quilt ‘Til You Wilt – Wednesday, November 13 – from 9:30 to 3:30 pm. Potluck lunch. Tea and

coffee provided. $15. Sign-up sheet available at the October meeting. We encourage members to bring

their personal projects or work on some Community Quilt project. Connie would like pillowcases or

placemats; she will bring samples to our meeting on Wednesday.

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