December 2024 Guild Meeting

We wrapped up our 2024 guild meetings with our traditional holiday potluck dinner meeting on December 11th. It was a festive evening with plenty of red, green, and bling-y attire and our members' festive Christmas quilts and other quilted items decorating the hall.

As always the food was delicious and an excellent variety of dishes to choose from. Thank you to those members with surnames beginning with M-Z for contributing to the buffet table.

Anne's new dice-rolling gift exchange game was a lot of fun - everyone had brought along a wrapped gift of something from our quilting rooms. Everyone got a turn to roll he BIG green multi-sided dice and then carry out the direction to trade or pass gifts along according to the instructions on the top.

Our generous and talented guild members brought in Christmas-themed placemats that will be donated to local residents who receive pre-cooked meals.

Placemats

And several preemie quilts were also donated.

Preemie quilts

We saw 3 delightful projects at Show and Tell.

Vickie's colourful stag

Wendy's little Christmas trees

Martha's charm square baby quilt

Martha also introduced her Eight Point Star December Block of the Month. She brought along several samples  of finished blocks, and in progress blocks at various stages of construction to explain the they're assembled.  Instructions

The completed Christmas themed "Scrappy Christmas Sparkle" Blocks of the Month from November added to the festive decorations. Shirley M's name was drawn as the winner of these blocks.

Tinners tins ready to be exchanged

There were a large number of blue fabric contributions to the Fat Quarter Club. 
The fat quarters were shared between draw winners Mary D and Shirley M.

As usual the meeting wrapped up with our draws and some happy winners!
Library "Guess the number of pages" prize - Eleanor K
Gift Basket- Sue H
50-50 Draw - Lynda N took home $33
Door Prizes  - Georgene and Elizabeth C

Again thank you to those who donated food for the potluck and those who prepared the refreshments, and to Anne for her very fun gift exchange game.
And to our talented photographer Emma for these photos.
-- Janet Brownlee