Meeting Reminder: February 14, 2015

Posted on February 9, 2015 by flyingneedlesquilt

Join us on Valentine’s Morning for a small business meeting, followed by show and tell and the next instalment of our TECH TALK series. Carla will be sharing some tips on the SQUARE in a SQUARE. Then the afternoon is yours to sew the day away.

Registration for Ana’s class will continue. The class fee is $25 which is due upon registration. Registration will close in March. If you are interested in the kit please ensure Jen knows this. The kit fee is also $25.

A Study In Fabric: Mystery Quilt – The fifth clue will be given out this month. Only ONE more to go!!!

Set Up: Linda deB, Linda B, Carla G, Paula

How are all you coming on your guild challenges? Only 6 months until they are unveiled. There is still lots of time to join in on the fun.

Meeting Minutes from January

Compassion Quilt for Josh’s Family – Kelly has volunteered to make the quilt. Jan will bind the quilt. Our hope is to have it ready for April in time for Josh’s Birthday.

Heritage Park Guild Table – May 23-24. If you are interested in attending the Friday Night Dinner please bring your money ($60 before Feb 27, $65 after Feb 27) to Mary. We will reserve 2 tables.

Sheep River Library – Remember to stop by the Library to see the quilt displays as well as sign up for the classes to use the scanNcut machine.

Quilt Retreat: February 26-March 1, 2015. Pioneer Ranch Camp in Sundre. Cost is $200+. The retreat quilt is a braid quilt. For more information please see Pioneer Ranch Camp.

Ujamaa Grandmas Fabric Sale: April 17-18. If you have fabric you wish to donate please bring them to Carla L. There is no minimum length for quilt fabric, however regular fabric is a minimum of 1 m length.

We are in need of 3 people who could help set up for the JUNE meeting. Please let Jen or Mary know if you are able to.

Meeting Minutes: October 2014

Posted on October 16, 2014 by flyingneedlesquilt

What a great get together in October. It was so nice to see so many of you on the Thanksgiving Weekend. To those who weren’t able to make it, we missed you.

Ana’s Mono-printing Class: May 2, 2105 from 9 am – 4 pm.

Registration has begun for Ana’s Mono-printing. Registration will continue until March 2015. Please see Jen for registration at the guild meetings.

Mystery Quilt: A Study of Fabric

Clue #1 was given out at the October Meeting. If are wanting to participate in the Mystery Quilt but missed the clue, please contact Jen and she will email you the PDF copy.

Basic Bootcamp Challenge Quilt

At the October gathering Beth shared her bountiful knowledge of hand applique. The copy of the applique pattern for the first block of the Basic Bootcamp Challenge Quilt will be finding its way via email to you shortly. Keep an eye on your inbox.

Quilt Retreat – October 30 – November 1 at Pioneer Ranch Camp in Sundre

Quilt Retreat is a weekend of laughter, food, fellowship and of course… quilting! Join us at Pioneer Lodge for a fun time set aside for you to get caught up on your quilt project or start on a new design provided by the organizers! Come for a quilting weekend you won’t soon forget!

Come on out for a weekend filled with wild adventures, lively games, camp classics, meeting new friends and reconnecting with old ones! You won’t want to miss this chance to come back and invite your friends to your home away from home!

Meeting Minutes: June 2014

Posted on June 24, 2014 by flyingneedlesquilt

QUILTS AROUND THE WORLD

What a terrific final guild meeting of this season.

We saw some amazing show and tell.

For the pattern for this quilt: Avignon Picnic

Thank you to all those who participated in the Guild Challenges for our TRIP AROUND THE WORLD SEASON

Carol Lawrence Challenge: Chatelaines

Brown Bag Challenge

Trip Around the World

Winner of the TATW

Looking forward to seeing you all in September for a new and exciting guild season.

Meeting Minutes: May 2014

Posted on May 17, 2014 by flyingneedlesquilt

We concluded our quilting trip around the world with a stop in Ireland. Thank you Donna for a fabulous presentation.

To see more pictures from the May meeting visit us here.

RECAP OF MAY MEETING

Quilts Challenges:

Don’t forget to bring your QUILT CHALLENGES to the June meeting.

Donations: Magazines and Books

Thank you to those who have been bringing magazines and books to meetings. We have enjoyed looking through them and taking them home with us.

It has been decided that any magazine or book that does not find a home by the end of the meeting will be donated to the Ujamaa Grandmas for use in their sales.

Heritage Park Quilt Show May 24-25, 2014 (OH MY WORD IT IS ONLY A WEEK AWAY!!!!)

Friday Night set up begins at 6:30pm

All Volunteer Times are covered – YEAH! Passes for the volunteers went out at the May Meeting. Talk to Mary if you weren’t able to be there to collect it.

First shift at our table begins at 9:15am in Gasoline Alley. Please arrive before that.

CQA

Janet M. is becoming the CQA representative. Thanks Janet, you will be a wonderful representative. Janet will present a winning rosette at the June meeting, take a photo and do a mini write up about us.

Upcoming Quilt Guild Information

Remember that your dues for the 2014-2015 year are due in JUNE

Please start thinking of ideas for challenges, projects, classes, or a theme for our planning meeting in JUNE. If you have any, feel free to email Jen as she has a list going with others that have been mentioned at the meetings.

We will have a PLANNING MEETING in June. An email will be sent out with date possibilities.

On the last day of guild on June 14, people are invited to stay after the potluck and work on the guild’s scrapbook. Shannon will be providing the supplies.

If there is anyone else who would be willing to help with set up in June, please let Mary know as we are a couple of people short.

Set Up for JUNE: Betty, Bev S., Carla L.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO ASSIST? Leave a comment below.

Meeting Minutes: April 2014

Posted on April 20, 2014 by flyingneedlesquilt

April Meeting: Thank you to Shirley H. for an interesting presentation about African Quilts.

RECAP OF APRIL MEETING

Quilts Challenges:

It was great to hear that many people are well into their Trip Around the World quilts and that many have completed their Brown Bag Challenges. Don’t forget about the Chatelaine challenge as well.

Compassion Quilts UPDATE:

Thank you to Carla and Trish for making new labels for the Compassion quilts. More where quilted and home with our lovely ladies for binding and labels. Thank you again to everyone for their hard work.

Welcome to Karen – Lister’s wife from England who came to stay after his accident, wrote us a lovely thank-you note and would like to move to Canada but Lister has other feelings about that right now.

Charity Quilts:

Kelly is the contact for two Charity Opportunities :

South Calgary Health Campus needs neo-natal quilts – 30 x 24 inches – 100% cotton only. Please do not use sprays like basting spray. The quilts will be washed at the hospital. Can contain a small quilt guild label. Also flannel receiving blankets – the usual size

Meals on Wheels will accept most sizes of placemats – we have found that 13 x 17 fits on a tray and two sided is nice. Kelly will collect both and drop off when she has a bunch.

Heritage Park Quilt Show May 24-25, 2014

All Volunteer Times are covered – YEAH!

Mary has the dinner tickets – YEAH!

We have enough modern quilts and other projects to cover the tables. YEAH!

CQA

Upcoming Quilt Guild Information

Remember that your dues for the 2014-2015 year are due in JUNE

Please start thinking of ideas for challenges, projects or classes for our planning meeting in JUNE. If you have any, feel free to email Jen as she has a list going with others that have been mentioned at the meetings.

An idea that we will discuss in June is the thought of an outdoor quilt show and tea in August on Market Day to possibly raise funds.

Thank you to our Sunshine Lady, Linda, for giving flowers on behalf of the guild to Betty and Susan.

If there is anyone else who would be willing to help with set up in June, please let Mary know as we are a couple of people short.

In Other News….

We have been invited by the Chinook Guild to attend their show on June 9 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church. More details to follow.

The Dalemead Quilters’ (Gwynneth’s other guild) show is on Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 9-5 at the Indus Arena

And don’t forget about the Ujamaa Grandmas Fabric and Yarn Sale Friday April 25, 4:30-7:30 and Saturday, April 26 9:30 – 3pm There is an admission fee this year -$1. There are two levels of the sale and they have arranged re-entry on Friday night and Saturday, the 25 and 26 of April. www.uamaagrandmas.com

We will be making our final stop on our Quilts Around the World trip in May to Ireland with our friend Donna. Can’t wait.

Set Up: Barb, Denise, Janet, Carol B

Meeting Minutes: March 2014

Posted on March 25, 2014 by flyingneedlesquilt

Another great guild meeting for the month of March. So many wonderful quilts, conversations and projects.

Amish Country Demo

Thank you to Jan for a wonderful Powerpoint presentation on the Amish Country quilts.

RECAP OF MARCH MEETING

Charity Quilts UPDATE:

More of your wonderful Compassion Quilts found new homes this month, one going to a Carla G’s Mother and to a young man who is now in hospital after an accident he was in on Highway 1. Betty’s friend Courtney says Thank You for the quilt she received upon the passing of her mother.

Again we would like to thank our quilters Janet, Kelly and Trish for all their hard work on the quilting. Thank you again to the binding ladies for all their work as well. And finally, thank you to those who continue to bring quilt backs, binding and batting for the projects.

Next Instalment of Charity Work – The Placemat:

Using our 9.5″ orphan blocks we will create a finished placemat quilt top measuring 13″x17″. There will be only ONE exchange for this charity project. If you have taken a block please complete the 13″x17″ quilt top and bring it back in April. In April we will return it to the “owner” of the block who will add batting and backing and quilt it using a sandwich style so there is no binding.

People who are currently participating are: Pat S. Carla, Betty, Louise

Heritage Park Quilt Show May 24-25, 2014

The theme for this year’s guild table will be: Quilting Education and Something old/Something New.

If you are able to LOAN a modern quilt for the booth please let Mary know.

We are in need of volunteers at the table for the 9:30-1 slot and the 1-5 slot. Please let Mary know if you are available.

Does anyone have a large piece of clear plastic to cover the table? Unfortunately, ours went missing last year. Please let Mary know.

Does anyone have small modern quilts or other small items to fill out the table display? Perhaps some MUG RUGS?

We will also include a charity quilt in our display this year.

Basically – speak to Mary with questions.

In Other News….

On June 11 at the Bloomin’ Inn in Pincher Creek: Harriet Hargreaves is doing a machine quilting class. See Mary for details as she is already attending.

To see the neat binding technique Gwynneth shared check it out HERE

And don’t forget about the Ujamaa Grandmas Fabric and Yarn Sale Friday April 25, 4:30-7:30 and Saturday, April 26 9:30 – 3pm

February Meeting: April 12 , 2014 where we travel to Africa with Shirley H.

Set Up: Janice, Louise, Helen, Zena

Meeting Minutes: February 2014

Posted on February 22, 2014 by flyingneedlesquilt

Another great guild meeting for the month of February. So many wonderful quilts, conversations and projects.

Japanese Quilt Demo

Jen shared the Sashiko quilting method from Japan and the origin of the form.

Arigatō to all of you who where there to listen. Here is the finished tortoise shell that was shared in the demo.

RECAP OF FEBRUARY MEETING

Vignette Stitches Club: Magazines are available if you need to borrow one. Please speak to Beth.

Charity Quilts UPDATE:

More wonderful charity quilts were finished by Janet and Kelly and sent to the wonderful ladies who will be binding them.

Thank you also to Trish for making the lovely labels. We were able to send another one to a good home thanks for the suggestion from Betty.

Next Instalment of Charity Work: Be ready for MARCH (sorry about dropping the ball in Feb).

Idea #1: If you wish to participate, you would contribute a rectangle block/panel of some sort. Each round a border would be added all the way around – like a round robin. These would be made into a quilt.

Idea #2: Using an orphan block we would add to it until it became a placemat (13″x17″).

In MARCH bring your orphan panel or rectangle/block to guild and the next round will be decided. Remember to leave a 1/4″ seam allowance around the block/panel.

Possible Charities:

* Meals on Wheels for the placemat (13″x17″)

* Neo Natal Quilts: 30″x30″. Need a pocket on the back to fit a 4″x6″ photograph

Heritage Park Quilt Show May 24-25, 2014

Joan Statz is providing the workshop this year. Lorraine Stagness is the speaker at the dinner this year. Sandra Krysalowich is the quilter of distinction.

Mary will purchase some tickets for the dinner. If you wish to attend the dinner this year please contact Mary.

If you are able to help with the booth at the meeting of the guild or help with set up and take down please let Mary know.

In Other News….

February Meeting: March 8 , 2014

Join Jan for a trip to Amish Country.

Set Up: Laura, Pat, Shirley C, Barb deB

Meeting Minutes: January 2014

Posted on January 15, 2014 by flyingneedlesquilt

Thank you for all of you who joined us at our meeting in January. We had a wonderful time visiting, hearing about each others holiday, seeing some wonderful show and tell and spending time sewing.

Hawaiian Quilt Demo

Mahalo to Denise for an amazing demo on the Hawaiian quilt method. Can’t wait to try cutting out some of those patterns using their snowflake method.

RECAP OF JANUARY MEETING

Vignette Stitches Club: Magazines are available if you need to borrow one. Please speak to Beth.

Charity Quilts UPDATE:

Once again we need to thank Janet for all the wonderful quilting she has done to prepare our charity quilts.

Thank you also to Carla G who found another charity quilt that today is on it’s way to it’s new home. Linda Boz., thank you for delivering the quilt and the suggestion for the quilt’s new home.

* If you know of someone who is in need of the comfort a quilt can bring, please bring that name and situation forward.

* Trish and Carla G. will be preparing some labels for the quilts.

* Thank you to Shirley, Linda deBe, Pat, and Linda Bur. for offering to help put the bindings on.

* If you would like to prepare a label for one of the charity quilts you are working on, please ensure it says “Made with Love by The Flying Needles Quilt Guild”

* If you are gifting a quilt to someone specific, please include a little card with the quilt.

CHARITY QUILT NEED:

We are in need of backing fabric for some of our quilts (61″x75″) and 1/2m of binding to accompany it.

Next Instalment of Charity Work:

Idea #2: Using an orphan block we would add to it until it became a placemat (13″x17″).

In FEBRUARY bring your orphan panel or rectangle/block to guild and the next round will be decided. Remember to leave a 1/4″ seam allowance around the block/panel.

Possible Charities:

* Meals on Wheels for the placemat (13″x17″)

* Neo Natal Quilts: 30″x30″. Need a pocket on the back to fit a 4″x6″ photograph

Heritage Park Quilt Show May 24-25, 2014

Joan Statz is providing the workshop this year. Lorraine Stagness is the speaker at the dinner this year. Sandra Krysalowich is the quilter of distinction.

Mary will purchase some tickets for the dinner. If you wish to attend the dinner this year please contact Mary.

Quilt Retreat: January 23-27, 2014

At Pioneer Ranch Camps in Sundre. Fee is $200. The retreat quilt for this retreat is the GREAT JELLY ROLL RACE.

In Other News….

* Linda McK will have her garden featured in an issue of the Garden West Magazine. I’ll let you know the issue as soon as I find out.

* If you have ANY (any size or color) flannelette that you are able to donate to Ujamma grammas please bring them to the next guild meeting and pass them along to Linda deBe.

February Meeting: Feb. 8, 2014

Join Jen on a trip to Japan to learn the Japanese quilting technique called Sashiko (SASH i KO) – (i as in it).

Set Up: Riske, Linda deBe, Susan G, Kelly B.

Meeting Minutes: December 2013

Posted on December 17, 2013 by flyingneedlesquilt

Wishing you a blest Christmas with your family and friends.

It was wonderful to see all of you at the December meeting. I was inspired by the marvellous show and tell and was blown away by the candle mats. Thank you to Mary for coming up with such a wonderful idea.

Here are just a few snap shots of our day together. More photos are available to be seen here:

Louise wanted to have it known that she handed quilted this – and will NEVER do it again

RECAP OF DECEMBER MEETING

Vignette Stitches Club: Magazines are available if you need to borrow one. Please speak to Beth.

Charity Quilts:

Thank you to those of you who remembered to bring backing, batting and binding for our charity quilts. If you were hoping to bring something to contribute for backing or batting there is still time so please bring it to the next meeting. Those of you who are working on the wonderful tops, please remember to bring them to the meetings so they can be sent home with Janet or Kelly to be quilted.

Thank you to Shirley, Linda deB, Pat, and Linda Bur. for offering to help put the bindings on.

We will have a demo at one of the upcoming meetings on making labels for the charity quilts and attach them to the quilts.

As the quilts are completed we will send them off to organizations in need, this will be decided on a case to case basis. If you have organizations in mind please email them to Jen so a list can be formed.

Ujamaa Grandmas

Thank you to Carla for the information about the Ujamaa Grandmas. Ladies mark your calendars April 25 and 26, 2014 for their annual FABRIC SALE at the Woodcliff United Church. More information will be available in January. All proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

A Note from Jan on behalf of the Sheep River Library

The library is looking for large wall hangings, twin or queen sized quilts for the next round of displays. Your quilt would be on display for approximately 3 months. No sleeve is needed as the library has a clip system. If you have one that is available please bring it to the January meeting.

Also, if you have a MARIGOLD library card there are now great hobby/craft magazines available for download.

Some Reminders:

A Note from our Sunshine Lady Linda Boz.

If any of you have small vases or tea cups or other items that might be nice for flower arrangements and have no need for them any more please bring them to guild.

Linda will put them to good use for the flower arrangements that she makes for our guild members.

If you know when a member is returning to guild and you know they will be receiving a flower arrangement please let Linda Boz. know so she can bring the arrangement to that meeting.

A Note from Mary

* Please don’t forget to pay your membership fee

Remaining Challenges

1. Brown Bag Challenge: The last of the brown bags have now been swapped. Please remember to label your finished quilt with who contributed the fabric and who pieced/quilted the final project.

2. Chatelaines: Create a chatelaine that can hold your scissors, thimble, needles, and a pin cushion of sorts.

3. Trip Around the World Quilt: Create a Trip Around the World Quilt

January Meeting Information

Escape from the cold weather on our trip to Hawaii as Denise shares with us the Hawaiian quilting style. Mahalo to Denise for preparing next month’s Demo.

There will also be an opportunity to show off your latest projects at our January show and tell. And feel free to stay and sew the afternoon away.

Set Up/Take Down Crew for December: Beth, Carla, Donna and Jen

Meeting Minutes: November 2013

Posted on November 14, 2013 by flyingneedlesquilt

So lovely seeing all of you at the meeting in November.

Thank you all again for your understanding about the last minute change to the program in November.

RECAP OF NOVEMBER MEETING

A Note from our Sunshine Lady Linda Boz.

If any of you have small vases or tea cups or other items that might be nice for flower arrangements and have no need for them any more please bring them to guild.

Linda will put them to good use for the flower arrangements that she makes for our guild members.

If you know when a member is returning to guild and you know they will be receiving a flower arrangement please let Linda Boz. know so she can bring the arrangement to that meeting.

A Note from Mary

* Please ensure that you have signed up for set up/clean up crew

* Please don’t forget to pay your membership fee

Clarification about SET UP/CLEAN UP

Please arrive at 8:45 a.m.
Please make Coffee – Direction for making the coffee are on the side of the fridge and the access to the usable water is in the lower cupboard to the right of the sink (Don’t use the tap water, it won’t poison us, it just doesn’t taste very good.)
Please set up the tables for the sewing – The tables are located in the kitchen and behind the stair and under the stage at the front of the church (you can see the separation in the step where you can pull it out. You need 2 people for this little manouver as its a little awkward).
Please take down any tables or chairs where no one is sitting. – They should be returned to their original places at the conclusion of the day. (4 tables in Kitchen and the rest under the stage.)
Please do the Dishes and Vacuum before you leave – Dishes should be washed and put away and the coffee emptied before the church is locked up as well as the general area vacuumed.
Please find a sub if you are unable to make that meeting

Please feel free to stay and sew in the afternoons. We have the church until 4pm. If the set up/take down crew start taking down before 4pm, please feel free to stay. DON’T FEEL RUSHED.

Just ensure that:

your table is put away
you have vacuumed your area
cleaned any dishes that you held on to and put them away
ensure that someone will lock the church door
close the gate once you leave

Charity Quilts – Our goal is to have the tops complete for the December meeting.

AMENDMENT to border dimensions (I apologize, I misunderstood the directions from last month).

Last Border: 5.5″ on sides, 7.5″ on top and bottom

Second Last Border: 3.5″ on sides, 5.5″ on top and bottom

Quilts should be roughly 51″ x 65″ with the last border on
Janet will be quilting them for us – YEAH JANET!
In December please help us finish them by either bringing BACKING or BATTING (61″x 75″)
Once back from Janet we will then bind them
If you worked on the last border of the quilts and have about 1/2 meter of fabric, please consider saving it for binding

Where Women Gather

Next WWG meeting is November 17 from 1-4pm.

December 14: Christmas Exchange and Potluck

Don’t forget to work on your Candle Mats for the December challenge. We will begin with a show and tell, our exchange and potluck.

Set Up/Take Down Crew for December: Mary, Dianne M, Shannon, Karen R.

We were so fortunate that some of our members brought some show and tell items.

Carla BROUGHT SHOW AND TELL. It took her 9 years to complete it. She even dolled it up with SPARKLE spray. A NOTE: The Tulip Sparkle Spray is the best. The Tattered Angel is not good – so avoid. Carla also learned what a selfie is….