Happy New Year to all
It was good to be back with all the quilting gals last evening. It was especially nice to welcome a guest- Jay (not sure of spelling) who came along with Charlotte.
There were quite a few items to discuss, particularly as we zero in on "our show" .
A picture was circulated of the CQQ tree at the Art Museum. Our guild was responsible for both decorating (in November) and un- decorating (yesterday). We wondered collectively if the honour could perhaps be passed to another guild next year- remains to be seen!
Sandra had received a fair amount of info re: hosting a quilt registry. At such an event one can have a quilt registered formally for $5. The work involved in hostessing a registry seems to be more than we can contemplate at the moment. For those interested , though - there will be one in Laval on Feb. 18 - phone for info: 450-628-9950, and another at St; Lambert United Church in the spring - call Irene at 450-671-9301 for info .
Lo and behold- the banners for advertising our show have been located and are ready for editing. Also- Lise will contact Mo-West about the big bill board sign at Westminster and Sherbrooke. she had lots of great ideas for publicity- any and all ideas welcome .
Things to be doing now for our show- aside from finishing projects- find something for our raffle basket, and remember the Silent Auction - the sky's the limit when it comes to items for the latter
Remember- this Saturday- Feb. 8 at the church (regular meeting spot at 10 A.M. ) - sorting day. We have been blessed with some wonderful boxes of fabric, notions, books, etc. - so we need to do some culling of those boxes we already have. Come along- have fun while we sort, choose stuff for the boutique, silent auction, etc. Bring a sandwich if you can stay into the P.M.
Allison brought along her programme for the balance of the year. As usual, she has lined up some great ideas- starting with the next meeting which will feature our own Julia and colour theory. If you weren't there, Allison has sent the line-up to your email.
You'll remember that we won a community service bursary at the AGM. Well, among other ideas, we have decided to invest some of the money in Christmas fabric and create some simple but effective place mats to be given to Meals on Wheels in time for Christmas deliveries. To make things more interested, the plan is to cut out the pieces and then have a work station at the show- to show off what we do and how!
As far as the other bursary (for a teacher) Allison has had replies from two teachers and is awaiting two others. Then we'll be given the chance to consider, weigh in and a choice will be made- for a class to be held in September .
After all that we were ready for Show-and-Tell:
First up was Mary Thicke. Her musical grandson is going to be the lucky recipient of a fantastic music themed quilt. We all agreed that he is one lucky kid- as this quilt is stunning.
Julia brought a quilt made with Valori Wells fabric , from her Flora design. This wonderful spring into spring had us all smiling.
Barbara brought along a stash busting quilt - great colours, fabulous design - fun !
Our own Allison has entered the realm of fabric design. She brought samples of two designs she is having printed on fat quarters - see http://www.spoonflower.com/ if this inspires you to try yourself.
I brought a scrap, one-block quilt I had started a mere two years ago - it is finally quilted- one done- who knows how many more UFO's to go!
All in all a rewarding evening - hope to see many on Saturday!
