Meeting, Sept.22

Lots of information came our way at this meeting- I'll try to remember all that happened!

First ,we received Allison's programme for the year - looks really interesting, with something for all. The next two meetings will feature:

Oct. 6 - France talking about and demonstrating English paper piecing , history and techniques. She suggest that we bring fabric and a sewing kit. We will issue an invitation to Loose Threads to join us for this meeting. Check out the Co-op link to see what they are up to.

Oct. 17 - don't forget CQQ AGM

Oct. 20 - we'll discuss our blog ( if I can do it, believe me, anyone can!); sort fabric found in our cupboard and have a scrap bag sale ($2 per bag)

Then on into November when we will start making baby/toddler quilts for Elizabeth House - possibly using a really easy disappearing nine patch pattern Allsion tried at Retreat. We might also use a scrappy strip pattern Linda tried - both super easy and relatively fast. We still need donations of fabric, notions, etc. for these quilting bees.

We welcomed Julia ,a new member, who immediately endeared herself to us by coming with fudge - delicious!She showed us a stunning wall hanging featuring her favourite colour, purple, which was a challenge winner at another guild.

Speaking of challenges- Allison gave us ours - this year on the wonderful theme of FOOD. Size, from 8.5 x 11" to 24 by 24 (or anything in between). The usual- must have three layers, use whatever techniques, embellishments you like. Have this ready for our closing dinner on June 15. I'm looking forward to this one - lots of ideas percolating - now to get them translated into a project!


We had show-and-tell, of course - sorry, no pictures, and my descriptions would hardly do everything justice! One thing of note, though- Heather told us about an exciting project making tactile quilts for Alzheimer patients - if you are interested, give her a call.


All in all- an interesting (and very warm) evening.

Retreat 2009

What a wonderful weekend we all had! From afternoon on Friday to early afternoon on Sunday, we quilted, ate, laughed, talked - and even slept a little! I came home with a new quilt half-way to completion - sure couldn't have done that without the uninterrupted time.

As to why go on retreat- well, it's not just the time to quilt, nor just the time to spend with quilting friends - it's really the feeling of leaving my "normal" life behind for a weekend and indulging myself. I truly believe we all owe it to ourselves to give ourselves this kind of gift periodically - we deserve it! What better way to spend this time than doing something we love with folks who feel the same way.

We were sad to hear that the retreat centre is due to close at the end of May- too few sisters to maintain such a huge, expensive complex. So- the search needs to start to find another spot to call ours for retreat weekends.

The photographers among us will be posting pictures - enjoy!

New links

I recently heard about a new blog with lots of inspiration for machine quilting - so am adding it to our page.

There's also a link to Linda Palaisy's web page. She'll be at our guild next spring and we'll be soon be picking the course that we want her to teach.

Thank you Allison. You are a GEM!!

picture is gone...

There was a lovely picture of our illustrious guild president posted on our blog .... but it is no more. :(

Isn't it great what the "delete" button on the "edit posts" tab can do!! :)

OK I really, really need a lesson. This is not where that picture is suppose to be. How did it get here????? Anyone????

Very good meeting on Tuesday. Seems everyone is on board with getting more bang for our buck. Hopefully all guild members will contribute some new ideas. Thanks for all your support.

Now, how do I get rid of the picture???

First meeting of the new year!

"Share our passion, expand our horizons, and serve our community!"

This is our new mission statement for the guild and I think it expresses our sentiments well. There was a lot of energy at this first meeting of the year as we discussed future group projects such as quilting bees, workshops and our upcoming retreat at the Stables (next week already!)

We will be interacting more with some of the other Montreal Guilds who meet nearby: Loose Threads, Westmount Quilt Guild, and Cuilte Montreal - not only by visiting them in person but also through a common blog that has been set up (see the link in the sidebar).

And no meeting would be complete without Show-and-Tell: a lot was accomplished over the summer!!

First up....Anna and her beautiful counted cross-stitch tablecloth.















Barbara made a baby quilt over the summer:




Donna made a pincushion and a nifty stuffed pear (it's not your eyes - the pear is really out of focus, sorry about that):




Linda went crazy for curves on this scrappy quilt:





Mary finished the pink and purple quilt that we saw in progress at last year's retreat:




And Cath brought in two quilts that are ready to give to a couple of lucky kids: