The guild started in Sept 1984, thus 2009 is our guild's 25th anniversary.
The guild is open to new members - we welcome anyone who is a quilter or would like to learn about quilting. We have members from all over the Upper Ottawa Valley. The guild offers presentations by guest teachers, a well stocked quilting library, the opportunity to participate in a mystery quit, a charity quilt, Secret Sisters, and Show and Tell.
We meet monthly on the third Tuesday at the Pembroke Outdoor Sportsman's Club on County Road 26 (Doran Road). Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting starts at 7pm.
Membership fees are $25 per year but if you join in September you pay $20. New members only pay $20 in their first year.
Raffle tickets for this quilt will likely go on sale sometime in the fall. Contact Laura Boksman for information.
Tuesday February 16, 2010
Doors open at 6:30 pm, meeting starts at 7:00 pm.
To Bring:
-Your favourite gadget (part of this meeting's program)
-Stuff to work on during extended break (no machines - just hand work please)
Secret Sisters assignments were handed out at the October 2009 meeting. If you didn't get yours, contact Laura Boksman.
Please note - if you are participating in Secret Sister this year, if you cannot give a gift for all the occasions, talk to the organizer (Laura Boksman). A few people were quite disappointed last year, because they didn't receive a gift on their birthday or on Christmas.
September - Guild business, first of year info, approve budget
October - Appliqué, Garage Sale!
November - Quick Christmas Gifts, Hand in charity quilt squares
December - Christmas Dinner
January - How to mark a quilt (for hand and machine quilting)
(presented by Lorraine Davidson)
-Bring fat quarters to donate to new members
February - Gadgets (Bring your favourite gadget and let us know
how to use it and why you like it) AND
- 3-D blocks - by Dawna Steele
March - Demo of a Circle Quilt (by Carol Salter)
April - to be announced later
May - to be announced later
June - End of year Dinner and revealing of Secret Sisters
For the 25th anniversary year, the president has challenged the guild - she feels we should have a new guild quilt that will be displayed at every meeting, by hanging it in front of the "head" table. The challenge this year is to design the new display quilt. The attached document provides the guidelines. One design was submitted at the November meeting. It will be presented at the February meeting.
