Guild Day, Tuesday, September 19, 2023

 With a turnout of 13 to 17 members at any given time during the day, we had a very productive work bee this guild day. Three quilt tops were completed and are ready to be taken to be long arm quilted as well as two baby rag quilts. The rag quilts were courtesy of Eileen who was purging her stash and made a very generous donation of flannels and batting to the guild. Thank you, Eileen, we will certainly put everything to good use!

We now have enough blocks to make up two quilts of valour, one with a red centre log cabin block and the other with a yellow centre. Thank you Sheri for working on this project.

We are looking for the return of any quilt kits that may be out to members as November is our donation month and it is rapidly approaching.

This Paddington Bear quilt was stitched and quilted by Myrna. This is the one I missed on last month’s blog. Thank you, Myrna.

Myrna, with help from Bev H. was able to put together two rag quilts from Eileen’s donation. Eileen had cut the squares on the Go-Cutter and sandwiched the blocks so they were ready to assemble.

Rae was stitching the sashing to some more batik blocks. These blocks make a very attractive quilt.

Susan was pinning the sashing to the blocks so that Rae could stitch them. This is the method that allows us to complete tops more quickly. Each person has a part of the job to do and that makes it much faster to complete.

Patty’s part of the process was pressing. Good pressing makes it much easier to match seams and makes for more accurate stitching.

The team I was working with were able to complete the top for one of our Christmas quilts. Lynn and Phyl had the blocks all sewn so we were able to join them all. Now for the final pressing!

                                    We had a good number of pieces for our Show and Tell.

Sheri and honorary member, Darby, had this quilt to show. It was made from a Jelly Bar, which is a layer cake that is halved. She didn’t have a pattern, just made one up!

                        The Patchwork Hearts quilt was made by Sheri for her Dean’s retirement gift.

This lovely baby quilt was made by Rae from a free pattern from the Fat Quarter Shop. She reminded us that it was important to consider the binding you use. She chose a soft print that had all the colours from her blocks. The name of the pattern was Daisy Baby.

Evelyn shared her “four year project” ! This beautiful quilt was stitched for her grandson’s graduation which was four years ago. This will make a great addition to his home. 

Myrna has been busy with her embroidery machine. The barn with the barn quilt was stitched on her machine and makes a beautiful addition to this bag.

This beautiful wall hanging is another example of what her machine is capable of doing. The embroidery and appliqué is stunning. Fantastic work, Myrna!

Marg always has a craft project for her grand-daughters when they come to visit. This time it was bag making. She started with the leg of a pair of jeans, boxed the bottom (knee) part, hemmed the top, used a thrift store belt for the handle and closure, added some iron on “bling” and voila! A great project, Marg.

This double bargello is one Marg put together with “scraps from around the house”. She said she just kept adding things till it was the size she wanted. Marg is a very talented lady!

   Marg used the Mahjong pattern to put together this quilt from fabric she bought when in Arizona.

                               This quilt is made with fish fabric so Marg quilted fish in the border.

When Marg was operating her store, she made up some quilt kits using the Thimbleberry fabric. This lovely quilt was one of the kits that didn’t sell so she stitched it up. 

Sandra S. Was not able to attend but she emailed her show and tell so she could share with us. This is her square foot entry for NORVA. 

                                   The back of her work allows us to see the detail in her quilting.

The month of October will be a busy time for the quild. On October 13 and 14 we are having our fall retreat. We will have a fabric vendor to share her wares with us, there will be a catered meal on Friday for any member who wishes to attend, even if you weren’t out to sew. If you wish to come to the supper contact Lynn by October 6. There will also be an open house for members of the public to attend on Saturday from 1-3:30. Members will be displaying some of their personal work and the guild will display some of our donation pieces. Also, we will be making the draw for our fall raffle, the Lone Star quilt. Make sure you have a ticket, available from any member!

Beginner quilt classes will begin in November. Anyone interested in taking the class can call Audrey at 204-687-0078 or sign up at our open house! If you have a friend interested in quilting, share the information with them and invite them to the open house.

A reminder to members, our Christmas challenge will be shown and voted on in December at our Christmas party, a 24 x 24 piece, completely done by yourself, Christmas or winter theme.

Hope to see all of you at our retreat and open house!

Gladys