OCTOBER GUILD MEETING

Date:  Wednesday 5 October 2016

Place:  Kingston Seniors Centre
56 Francis Street

Time:  6:30 p.m. for 7:00 p.m.

Our guest this month is

Lorna McMahon
https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/
She will be presenting a trunk show.

If you haven’t renewed your guild membership, bring a filled out registration form.
(that will leave more time to visit friends and look at the quilts!)

DON’T FORGET!

Completed placemats for Meals on Wheels
10 inch square exchange
Items for Show and Tell
Library books to return and book sale
Community Quilts
Postcards
Indoor shoes if the weather is wet
Mug for coffee or tea
Stitch by Stitch Receipts
Dinner tickets will be on sale for the December meeting!

SEPTEMBER GUILD ACTIVITIES

September was a busy month for our members.
First, a workshop was held, taught by Beth CameronShe showed us how she made leaf prints using ColourVie pigments.
This is Beth’s beautiful quilt that we used for inspiration.
All the participants brought leaves from their yards and gardens.There was a large selection of leaves from which to choose!Pigment was painted on the back of the chosen leaf….Then the leaf was carefully positioned on the fabric to make the print.The room became quiet, as everyone concentrated on their tasks – unusual
for a room full of quilters!By the end of the day, there were many racks full of printed fabric pieces.I think everyone enjoyed their day of creativity!

UPPER CANADA VILLAGE FALL FAIR AND QUILT SHOW

This year, our guild, along with several others participated in the annual show.
Our volunteers headed to the village on Friday to hang all the quilts.
Saturday and Sunday brought a steady stream of visitors from Canada, as well as many other countries.  The fair provided fun music and entertainment for all ages, as well as a large tent full of exhibits.
Here are the quilts that our guild shared…… Thank you to all our volunteers and quilters!

SEPTEMBER MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

We welcomed all our new and returning members to the first meeting of the new season!

Our guest speaker this month was
Beth Cameron
She shared her quilts with us, featuring a wide variety of techniques. Here’s Beth with her friend, KarenOur registrars were hard at work, with all our new and returning membersPostcards for SeptemberA few of the many quilts donated to our Community Quilts program this month. Brynhild’s Modern Block of the Month for 2015-2016  Kim and Susan completed their Block of the Month quilts for 2015-2016 Debbie and Carol spent time sharing information for the
Block of the Month project for 2016-2017Here are a few of the projects shared during our
Show and Tell section of the program Brynhild’s blocks won a first place ribbon at the Centreville Fair this yearA wonderful project by a novice quilter!Mary and Ann had this beautiful quilt juried into the Vermont Quilt Show in JulyI think we made a wonderful start to our quilting season, and I hope everyone is looking forward to more evenings of fun, friendship and learning!