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C a l i c o P r e s s
November Meeting Check
List
Name Tag
Coffee \ Tea cup
Cash for 50/50 draw—-$1 each
Show and Tell & Wed. Aft Show & Tell
Quilts for Quilts for Cancer
Quilts for Helping Hands.
Supplies for Wednesday Afternoon project
In this issue : page 2: President’s Message Welcome new members page 3 : Wednesday Aft group page 4: : Announcements; page 5 : Announcements; page 6: Charities page 7 : Program page 8: Smiles page 9 : Sponsors ; Quilt Shows:; page 10 : Sponsors
KQG meets
1st Wednesday of each month
Westdale Church
1509 Sherbrooke St. Peterborough
9:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m
Next meeting November 7, 2018
President: Maureen McKeen
Vice President: Heather Penwell
Past President: Judy Maher
Honorary President: Joyce Armstrong
Secretary: Tina Lubimiv
Treasurer: Joy Godfrey
Newsletter: Maureen O’Neill
November 2018
Kawartha Quil tmakers ’ Gui ld
P.O. Box 50052
R.P.O. Lansdowne & High
Peterborough, ON K9J 8R1
http:// www.KawarthaQuiltmakersGuild.ca
November 11 :
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As I prepare to write a few words I notice the winds picking up tossing leaves about and white caps forming out on the lake. How quickly the seasons change. Just a few weeks ago there were lots of boats and activity on the lake, now all is quiet. As the days grow cooler it's a perfect time to “quilt.” In those
long hours in my quilt studio leading up to Remembrance Day my thoughts often drift to the thousands of brave women and men who laid down their lives for others. Some wore uniforms, many did not and are lesser known, however their role in saving lives was profound. Even the incredible role the quilt played in helping move people along the Underground Railroad chills me to my very core. The question I keep coming back to is, would I ever have the courage that these selfless “regular folk” had in risking their lives to shelter or hide someone and help them escape to safety? How very lucky I am to be Canadian and be able to embrace the changing seasons and not have to answer that question. With thanks. Maureen McKeen
President’s Message
Lynne Arsenault-Kelly Deb Cranley Shirley Hamilton Georgina Hodgkinson Brenda Logan Roberta Martin Louise McGarry Catherine Myles Cathy Wood We’re happy that you have joined us!
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Wednesday Afternoon Group
December: Luncheon, no project
Lots more projects are planned for the new year! Stay tuned!
Welcome all members to free workshops of great projects! All members are welcome to join us following regular guild meetings. We have lunch and then get instructions and work on a new project … or you can bring along your current project and join us. A great way to get to know one another and to share ideas!
Bring your usual equipment.
Thanks so much to Barbara Meade for her instructions and guidance for our October project,
Nine Patch Variation. Please bring your projects for show & tell,, finished or not, we look
forward to seeing them.
Novemebr Project : Bowl Cosy & / or Insulated Dish Carrier_ with Maureen O’Neill
You could get a start on both or do either one. Once you make one for yourself , you will be wanting to make some as gifts. They are much appreciated!
Materials:
Bowl Cozy ( for soup bowls or microwave).
-2 10.5” squares of cotton fabric (both the same or different)
-2 10.5 “ squares of 100% cotton batting *(prewashed) will be provided at no charge *
-Cotton thread
(if they are to be used in the microwave , it is important that 100% cotton be used.)
This will make a pot holder for a normal size soup or cereal bowl. If you plan
to make serving bowl size holders you will need approx. 12” squares of fabric.
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Insulated Dish Carrier
-2 20”-22”squares of fabric (both the same or different)
-1 strip of fabric 5”x 22”
-2 strips of fabric 5”x7”
-2 20”-22” squares of batting, at least one should be insulated batting
(provided at no charge*)
-thread
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* for those who stay for the afternoon to work on the projects
Don’t forget your lunch
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Announcements
We are still collecting yarn for Hooks & Needles, Lakefield who knit a variety of
baby items for preemies in third world countries.
Lynda Hamersma
Marie Olver is collecting milk bags for a group who is making sleeping mats for
people in 3rd world countries
I will no longer be collecting your batting scraps for dog beds.
Sara is not able to use these and is moving on to other pursuits.
She is most grateful for all your past donations.
NOTE: I will accept any final donations at the Nov. meeting.
Helen Blaskievich
Northern Project : Babies’ and Children’s quilts will continue to be sent to
Northern Ontario to help keep those babies warm. Maureen O’Neill will
gratefully accept any you wish to donate. Thanks very much to those
generous folks who have already donated . One shipment was made this
month...with more to follow.
Janice Byers will accept donations of soft stretch cotton , polar fleece, 1\4”-1\2” elastic , snaps
(45 ml) for ‘’ Sew Sew’, “a sewing group which meets at Northminister Church . They stitch hats
and picc line covers for patients undergoing cancer treatments. Also, they make tuques & mitts
for unfortunate children in area schools.
Sewing related items and fabric of all types, can be donated to the "Green Shop’ which is part of
PCSS, Peterborough Communication Support Systems, a non-profit agency that provides support
services to deaf/non-verbal individuals living with intellectual disabilities. The Green Shop is a
collective that teaches skills and produces practical goods which are then sold in the community.
They are open 9 – 3, Monday – Friday and are located at 192 B Hunter Street, beside the Running
Room, at the end of a laneway.
Wooden quilt frame, baby to king size. Call Joyce 705-277-2931.
Congratulations winner of the October
50~50 draw, Tina Lubimiv .
Please submit any information that you would like published in the October edition of Calico Press by November 12, 2018 preferably by email. ([email protected])
If you have placed a notice
in “Announcements” and it
is no longer current or
necessary, please notify
alormo@ cogeco.ca
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Quilting for Five Counties’ kids
If you are making hand-made decorations and quilted tree skirts for Winterfest
please contact Lois Tuffin, Fund Development Co-ordinator at Five Counties Children’s Centre, at 748-2337, ext. 380 or [email protected].
Or bring your items to the November KQG meeting and Maureen O’Neill will see that they are delivered to Five Counties.
Winterfest, a four-day Wonderland at Peterborough Square from Nov. 22 to 25. also features a Kids Zone for crafts and games, plus entertainers over the full four days. Mark it on your calendar as a must-visit destination in November.
A Request for tree skirts and fabric ornaments
The Christmas luncheon is going to be held after the regular December meeting in the same room at the church.
We have 3 choices to vote on and the majority rules. Announcement will be made right after the break at our November meeting.
Your choices: 1. Full, hot turkey dinner $30.00
2. Quiche with a salad and dessert squares, tea and coffee $7.00
3. Sandwiches salad and dessert squares, tea and coffee $7.00
Forms will be available at the ‘sign in desk’ and a box to put them in at the November meeting.
Please vote as soon as you arrive that morning.
Christmas Luncheon
Announcements (cont)
Out of respect to the speaker and your fellow members who are listening , please save your conversation until
the person with the microphone is no longer speaking.
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Helping Hands
Helping Hands makes quilts for Crossroads Women’s Shelter, Cameron House , and others in need. The care that goes into these quilts, as well as their warmth and beauty, no doubt provide comfort to those who need them.
Helping Hands needs more KQG hands !
They meet at the Kiwanis Apts, 951 Hilliard St. from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on the 1st, 2nd & 4th Thursday of each
month. You can also pick up a kit at the Guild monthly meeting
Mags Judy
Quilts for Cancer Peterborough County
We are a volunteer organization and registered Canadian Charity whose mission is to deliver quilts to cancer
patients in our community. The quilts are intended to provide comfort and warmth to those undergoing
cancer treatments and are provided at no cost to either the recipient or the person requesting the quilt.
To order a quilt please contact us at [email protected] or by leaving a message at 705 875 5596.
Someone will contact you as soon as possible.
Our groups meet at the following locations September thru June
Westdale United Church, Sherbrooke St. PTBO 3rd Friday of the month 9 - 2
Lakefield United Church, Regent St. Lakefield 4th Monday of the month 9- 2
Lakefield Anglican Church, Queen St, Lakefield 3rd Monday of the month 9 - 2
St. John's Anglican Church, Cty Rd. 10, IDA 2nd & 4th Wednesday 9:30 – 3:30
Come out and join us.
Charities
« Helping Hands » needs a hand from guild members who are willing to bind some of the quilts they make.
Please talk to Mags or Judy.
Watch the Helping Hands table so you can get your ticket for a Quilt Draw which often occurs at the meetings ! Raffle. Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00
Bev Lane was the lucky winner of a quilt in September.
You have two hands .One to help yourself , the second to help others.
Program Meeting Presentation Details
November 7 Jan Anderson https://bytheriverstudio.com https://fenelonstationgallery.com/how-does-a-fiber-artist-differ-from-a-quilter-jan-anderson/
Exercises for quilters: care, prevention, and rehabilitation for issues that plague quilters.
December 5 Luncheon Grantham Books
January 2 Bill Stearman http://billstearmanquilts.blogspot.com
Backpack Show
February 6 Carol Rand Presentation/ demonstration
March 6 Focus on Appliqué Member mini demo/workshops: ( focus on appliqué techniques such as - Raw edge
Reverse
Machine
Needle turn
Paper piecing appliqué
Wool appliqué)
April 3 Nancy Johnston Trunk Show - Wearable Art
May 5 Kelly DuMaresq Trunk Show on Scrappy Quilts with a focus on “Taming our Stash”
June 6 Trunk Sale and Luncheon
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Program Reminders
Participants from Bethany Garner’s workshops in April (quilt design and dyeing) are asked to bring
their quilts and/or dyed fabric for Show and Tell at the November meeting.
Workshop sign-up will continue for the Quilt ‘til You Wilt session on Nov 15 - payment if the $20 fee is
required to register. We will also begin sign-up for the Bill Stearman workshop, Disappearing Nine
Patch, to take place on Jan 3. Early Bird fee is $40 and will be accepted at the November and
December meetings.
► If possible, lay your batting out flat somewhere for a couple of days to allow it to relax before you quilt it, so you don't get caught with wrinkles or creases. Or…if you’re in a hurry , throw it in the dryer with a damp cloth for a few minutes…wrinkles gone !
►When clipping threads or ripping seams, have a small piece of batting nearby to put them on...they won’t stick to your fingers.
►When you need to prewash several fat quarters, serge or zigzag them in a stack of 8 or 10 and wash. After drying, rotary cut the edges and remove serging. No ravels and easy to press.
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Upcoming Quilt Shows!
Twisted Stitchers Quilt Show – Twisted Stitchers Quilt Guild, November 3 and 4, 2018, Ajax Communi-
ty Centre, Ajax https://www.twistedstitchersquiltguild.com/copy-of-quilt-show2015
World of Threads Festival, October 13 to November 25, 2018, Queen Elizabeth Park Community and
Cultural Centre, Oakville http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/
If you wish to advertise in this newsletter
, please contact : Betty Drain @
P.O. Box 50052
R.P.O. Lansdowne and High St.
Peterborough, ON K9H 8R1
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