Our May meeting will be next Wednesday 21 May. There will be lots going on!
Finally, we will have the big reveal of our BROWN BAG CHALLENGE. Members are encouraged to bring the items that they have made from the fabric that was in the brown bags. We will present these items to the owners of the brown bags. This should be a lot of fun.
Members are also encouraged to bring in the items they have made for the two Quilt Show challenges - pin cushions and Christmas ornaments.
A reminder of the workshops that were held over the past year:
Travel placemats (Janice d'Eon)
Lap It Up Quilt (Anne Mattie)
Screen Tote bags (Janice d'Eon)
3 D Christmas wall hanging (Wilma Jenkins)
Christmas Table runner (Gloria Turnbull)
Sewing Kit (Anne Mattie)
Seminole piecing (Janice d'Eon)
Summer Flower Garden (Kate Anderson)
Miniatures (Linda Hubbard)
Programs over the past year included:
Christmas gift card
Photo frame
Teabag carrier
Postcards
For May, those on Sandwiches are:
Heather Campbell
Becky Daley
Julia Dorrington
Those on Sweets are:
Violet Cameron
Laureen Chisholm
Janice d'Eon
BROWN BAG AUCTION - we will hold a brown bag auction at the May meeting. These auctions are always so much fun. Bring an item (related to quilting) worth up to $10 hidden in a brown bag so it can be auctioned off in a blind auction. You don't know what you are bidding on until you earn the right to open the bag!
Anne promises to offer a workshop in the Fall on Pictorial Quilts. So be on the lookout for big beautiful prints over the summer.
Hope to see everyone at the May meeting.
THISTLE QUILT GUILD, Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Notes from March meeting
It was reported that $820 had been raised by members to donate to Roots for Youth - well done,everyone!
Quilts for veterans are being organized by Joyce Eaton - please see Joyce for further details.
Gloria is in charge of this year's Quilt Show. There will be two vendors with lots of goodies for sale. There are two challenges for the Quilt Show - pin cushions and Christmas ornaments. We also need lots of items for the Tea Room.
A workshop on miniatures will be given by Linda Hubbard on Saturday 26 April. And Linda will also do a Trunk Show on Friday 25 April and we are combining this with a dessert party.
Members made and donated 10 wine bags which have now been sent on to Quilt Canada.
Raffle tickets on our Guild Quilt have been handed out to members. Please return all ticket stubs and money by the May meeting.
The nominating committee - Carol Francis, Eileen Betts and Kate Anderson, will meet soon. So if you would like to take an executive position with the Guild, or if you have a suggestion of someone who would be good, please contact one of the nominating committee.
Please come and help quilt our guild quilt at our Wednesday sewing sessions.
If you have any UFOs, register them with Shelley Tye for a chance to win the pot of money!
Several members are sending postcards to Hawaii and others are sending postcards to New Zealand. We look forward to receiving postcards from those far off places.
Quilts for veterans are being organized by Joyce Eaton - please see Joyce for further details.
Gloria is in charge of this year's Quilt Show. There will be two vendors with lots of goodies for sale. There are two challenges for the Quilt Show - pin cushions and Christmas ornaments. We also need lots of items for the Tea Room.
A workshop on miniatures will be given by Linda Hubbard on Saturday 26 April. And Linda will also do a Trunk Show on Friday 25 April and we are combining this with a dessert party.
Members made and donated 10 wine bags which have now been sent on to Quilt Canada.
Raffle tickets on our Guild Quilt have been handed out to members. Please return all ticket stubs and money by the May meeting.
The nominating committee - Carol Francis, Eileen Betts and Kate Anderson, will meet soon. So if you would like to take an executive position with the Guild, or if you have a suggestion of someone who would be good, please contact one of the nominating committee.
Please come and help quilt our guild quilt at our Wednesday sewing sessions.
If you have any UFOs, register them with Shelley Tye for a chance to win the pot of money!
Several members are sending postcards to Hawaii and others are sending postcards to New Zealand. We look forward to receiving postcards from those far off places.
March Meeting
Our March meeting will be held on Wednesday 19 March at 7 pm in the Westville Recreation Centre.
WINE BAGS for Quilt Canada - if you have any wine bags to be sent to Quilt Canada, please bring them to the March meeting so that we can mail them all together.
WORKSHOP FEE - if you wish to take Linda Hubbard's miniature workshop, please bring the $35 fee.
TRUNK SHOW AND DESSERT PARTY - tickets will be available for $6 to members.
NAME TAG - remember to wear your name tag.
TRUNK SHOW AND DESSERT PARTY - tickets for this event will be available for $6.
QUILT RAFFLE TICKETS - bring your money and ticket stubs if you have sold all your tickets. Request more tickets if you need them!
LUNCH - Sandwiches: Donna Thompson, Mary Wadden, Kate Anderson
Sweets: Gertie Anderson, Shelley Tye, Joan Watters
Linda Hubbard will visit our guild and offer a Miniature workshop on Saturday 26 April. Linda is an inspiring teacher and this will be a great learning experience. She will cover many techniques which can often be applied to full size quilts. Cost for the workshop is $35 and the fee is due at our March meeting.
On Friday 25 April, Linda will give a trunk show (starting at 7 pm) and we are combining this with a dessert party. Cost is $6 for members and tickets will be available at our March meeting. This will be a fun evening filled with food and quilts - what could be better? We would like to decorate the tables with table runners so please contribute what you can.
A reminder that for our Quilt Show on Saturday 31 May we are looking for items to decorate the Tea Room and we have two challenges - pin cushions and Christmas ornaments.
Joyce Eaton discussed a project to provide quilts for the Veterans Unit in Pictou. Many members have volunteered to provide quilts. We are looking for members to machine quilt these quilts. Please talk to Joyce about her wonderful idea.
Tickets for our raffle on our Guild Quilt are now available. There is a prize for the member who sells
the most tickets.
WINE BAGS for Quilt Canada - if you have any wine bags to be sent to Quilt Canada, please bring them to the March meeting so that we can mail them all together.
WORKSHOP FEE - if you wish to take Linda Hubbard's miniature workshop, please bring the $35 fee.
TRUNK SHOW AND DESSERT PARTY - tickets will be available for $6 to members.
NAME TAG - remember to wear your name tag.
TRUNK SHOW AND DESSERT PARTY - tickets for this event will be available for $6.
QUILT RAFFLE TICKETS - bring your money and ticket stubs if you have sold all your tickets. Request more tickets if you need them!
LUNCH - Sandwiches: Donna Thompson, Mary Wadden, Kate Anderson
Sweets: Gertie Anderson, Shelley Tye, Joan Watters
Linda Hubbard will visit our guild and offer a Miniature workshop on Saturday 26 April. Linda is an inspiring teacher and this will be a great learning experience. She will cover many techniques which can often be applied to full size quilts. Cost for the workshop is $35 and the fee is due at our March meeting.
On Friday 25 April, Linda will give a trunk show (starting at 7 pm) and we are combining this with a dessert party. Cost is $6 for members and tickets will be available at our March meeting. This will be a fun evening filled with food and quilts - what could be better? We would like to decorate the tables with table runners so please contribute what you can.
A reminder that for our Quilt Show on Saturday 31 May we are looking for items to decorate the Tea Room and we have two challenges - pin cushions and Christmas ornaments.
Joyce Eaton discussed a project to provide quilts for the Veterans Unit in Pictou. Many members have volunteered to provide quilts. We are looking for members to machine quilt these quilts. Please talk to Joyce about her wonderful idea.
Tickets for our raffle on our Guild Quilt are now available. There is a prize for the member who sells
the most tickets.
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