Arnprior & District Quilters' Guild Newsletter - February 2023
President's Message
Happy February and Invite a Friend Month!
February is here and we can already start to feel the warmth of the sun! I am loving the wee bit more light in the days as they get a little longer as it gives me more quilting time! I have finally spoiled myself and re-homed a mid-arm quilting machine! I have been having lots of fun betting to know "Betsey" and quilting up a storm practicing on the jelly roll charity quilt. I can't wait to see all our quilts up on display at the show, I am getting excited!
As I mentioned in my title, the guild is proud to celebrate our February guild meeting with " Invite a Friend month". We encourage you to think about neighbors and friends in the area that might enjoy the Zoom evening with us and learn what our guild is all about. It is a great time to encourage new members with a free guest pass. Why not, it is free, you just have to pass along the Zoom meeting link to them.
See you soon at the Zoom meeting.
-- Vickie MacNabb, ADQG President
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February Guild Meeting
When? We hope you'll join us on Wednesday February 22 at 7 PM on Zoom. Watch your email a day or two before the meeting for the link to connect to this Zoom meeting. Win! The meeting will feature draws for "door" prizes. Bring a Friend! 
Guild members are encouraged to "Bring a Friend" to this meeting. There is no charge for your guest to join us for this meeting, and your guests are not required to pre-register. When you receive the email message with the meeting link, please forward it on to your guest. Guests are expected to be familiar with Zoom. Note: Only the guild members attending the meeting will be eligible for the draw prizes. Guest Speaker
Our guest this month is Johanna Masko with her presentation on Colour and Print.
Joanna is an award-winning Toronto-based textile artist and designer. Born and raised just south of Detroit, she holds a Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan. Her mother, an avid textile crafter with a variety of interests, let her start with a needle, thread, and some scraps around the age of four. She has been sewing ever since. Efficient construction techniques that speed the creative process while also preserving a high level of craftsmanship are a focus in Johanna’s work. Johanna draws inspiration for her textiles from a variety of unconventional sources. Often called a skilled colourist, she strives to build confidence in both colour and technique in her many patchwork, quilting and cross stitch students. Let's Talk About Colour and Print - For many quilters, choosing fabric for a new project is fraught with uncertainty. Where do we begin? Let Johanna Masko help you get going with her lively discussion about working with colour and print in quilts. Spoiler Alert- a scholarly understanding of the colour wheel is not required. Johanna shares many of her sources of inspiration and the methods she uses to make artistic choices for her work, and hopes you’ll walk away with a boost of confidence to do the same for yours. Johanna's web site johannamasko.com Show & Tell
We'd love to see what you've been working on at our virtual Show & Tell. To share your work at the meeting please send a photo of each item AND indicate if you would like to:
Please send the photos to the guild email account arnpriorquilters@gmail.com by 12 noon on Tuesday February 21. The photos will later be added to the web site Show & Tell page (just like after an in person-meeting), unless you specifically request in the email message that the photo not be. |
Program Notes
Social Sew Day
We had lots of fun at the February 2nd Ground Hog and Social Sew Day. Sewing machines were singing, charity projects worked on, tips and tricks shared, closer friendships made, laughing and more. Plan to join us at our next social sew day, even if you only have a few hours to spend with us, it is free to members and the guild is paying a nominal fee to the Church for the opportunity to use a great sewing space at the Church. Watch for the next sew day to be announced in March.
-- Vickie MacNabb
-- Vickie MacNabb
Gwen, Nancy
Betty
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Joyce
Vickie, Jane
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Tote-me-Tote Bag Workshop
A workshop is being planned to make this diamond quilted front and back bag. It will be 2 parts on Thursdays May 18th and 25th 2023 from 10 AM -12:30 with additional work at home in the intervening week.
Refer to the Workshops page for more information and to register for this workshop.
-- Gwen Pennings
Refer to the Workshops page for more information and to register for this workshop.
-- Gwen Pennings
Tote-me-Tote bag
Mystery Quilt
Have you got your Mystery Quilt top done yet? Or maybe even all finished? If not, there is still time to start. It is not a big project so can be completed fairly quickly.
Remember to use the cut off pieces from the Mystery Quilt to make a smaller project for this year's Challenge, a table runner or wall hanging; use your imagination!
Refer to the Mystery Quilt page for all of the details.
Have you got your Mystery Quilt top done yet? Or maybe even all finished? If not, there is still time to start. It is not a big project so can be completed fairly quickly.
Remember to use the cut off pieces from the Mystery Quilt to make a smaller project for this year's Challenge, a table runner or wall hanging; use your imagination!
Refer to the Mystery Quilt page for all of the details.
January BOM blocks 11 and 12
Block of the Month
Instructions for all 12 blocks for the Block of the Month are now available on the Block of the Month page. There's still time to make this project!
If you have any questions about either of these projects, please don't hesitate to contact one of us.
We look forward to seeing all the finished quilts at the April meeting.
Happy Quilting!
-- Emma Russell and Mary DeVries
Instructions for all 12 blocks for the Block of the Month are now available on the Block of the Month page. There's still time to make this project!
If you have any questions about either of these projects, please don't hesitate to contact one of us.
We look forward to seeing all the finished quilts at the April meeting.
Happy Quilting!
-- Emma Russell and Mary DeVries
March 22 Meeting
At our last winter Zoom meeting Tracey Lawko. will give us a presentation on thread painting. Her landscapes and still lifes are amazing!!!
Tracey is an award-winning quilter, longarmer, embroiderer, and textile artist.
She combines her love of traditional needlework techniques with free-motion longarm machine stitching to create realistic landscapes and still life that are drawn with thread.
Tracey’s textile artwork has been selected for many prestigious North American and International exhibitions, including CQA’s National Juried Show, Grand National Quilt Show, MQX, AQS Quiltweek, Art Quilt Elements, Fantastic Fibers, Fibreworks, Ontario Society of Artists, Society of Canadian Artists, and the Textile Biennale of Mini-Textiles in Angers, France. One of her landscapes has been selected for the permanent collection of the US National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky.
She is a member of the Canadian Quilters Association, York Heritage Quilters Guild, Embroiderers Association of Canada, Toronto Guild of Stitchery, and Craft Ontario. She is a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilt Associates. She has now retired from being a CQA/ACC Certified Quilt Judge.
A professional artist, Tracey is represented by Roberts Gallery in Toronto.
She is delighted to speak to guilds about her work and sources of inspiration.
Email: tlawko@sympatico.ca
Web site: www.traceylawko.com
Facebook: TraceyLawkoTextileArt
Instagram: @traceylawko
She combines her love of traditional needlework techniques with free-motion longarm machine stitching to create realistic landscapes and still life that are drawn with thread.
Tracey’s textile artwork has been selected for many prestigious North American and International exhibitions, including CQA’s National Juried Show, Grand National Quilt Show, MQX, AQS Quiltweek, Art Quilt Elements, Fantastic Fibers, Fibreworks, Ontario Society of Artists, Society of Canadian Artists, and the Textile Biennale of Mini-Textiles in Angers, France. One of her landscapes has been selected for the permanent collection of the US National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky.
She is a member of the Canadian Quilters Association, York Heritage Quilters Guild, Embroiderers Association of Canada, Toronto Guild of Stitchery, and Craft Ontario. She is a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilt Associates. She has now retired from being a CQA/ACC Certified Quilt Judge.
A professional artist, Tracey is represented by Roberts Gallery in Toronto.
She is delighted to speak to guilds about her work and sources of inspiration.
Email: tlawko@sympatico.ca
Web site: www.traceylawko.com
Facebook: TraceyLawkoTextileArt
Instagram: @traceylawko
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A huge thanks to those of you who have volunteered to make our guild season great so far, keep up the good work! We hope that everyone can enjoy a beneficial time together by helping out wherever you possibly can. Remember it doesn't have to be a big task, but if we work together it becomes less onerous. -- Vickie MacNabb on behalf of the Executives |
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Quilt Show
A big thank you to our Quilt show committee! With all their creative planning it looks like we are going to have a great show! However, please be aware that we need your help to volunteer as the show, so please mark April . Next month we will have the schedule ready for you to sign up for some tasks.
We are having a bed turning event at our quilt show for the first time. What is bed turning you may ask; well it is where someone turns quilts laying on a bed and explains different aspects of each quilt. We will be calling this bed turning event "Quilts with History". If you have any quilts that have been passed down in your family, bought at a yard sale, or a very loved quilt almost worn to threads, it would be perfect for this event. The person doing the quilt turning will be reading the little stories provided with the quilt, and there will be two events scheduled each day. To make this event successful, we will need about 25 to 30 quilts. The quilts with history will be handed in at the same time as you hand in the other quilts for display. Please, look around your stash of quilts and please send an email, and let Vickie know if you have one or two to share. We are looking for numbers of quilts as soon as possible to see if we will have enough to have a successful event.
Tea Room - As Joyce has mentioned last month, they will be looking for your culinary support to make some pies for the lunch we offer at the show. Watch for more details to come.
Tickets sales - I encourage you to please remember to sell your tickets for the raffle quilt to family and friends and promote that all funds go directly into our charity outreach projects for the community. The quilt is currently on display in Sew Inspired in Arnprior.
Publicity - Rennie is hard at work making sure that we have lots of local coverage for the show. Thanks to everyone who commented on the advertisement for the Cornwall show on Facebook. We are also planning to advertise on that platform.
A big thank you to our Quilt show committee! With all their creative planning it looks like we are going to have a great show! However, please be aware that we need your help to volunteer as the show, so please mark April . Next month we will have the schedule ready for you to sign up for some tasks.
We are having a bed turning event at our quilt show for the first time. What is bed turning you may ask; well it is where someone turns quilts laying on a bed and explains different aspects of each quilt. We will be calling this bed turning event "Quilts with History". If you have any quilts that have been passed down in your family, bought at a yard sale, or a very loved quilt almost worn to threads, it would be perfect for this event. The person doing the quilt turning will be reading the little stories provided with the quilt, and there will be two events scheduled each day. To make this event successful, we will need about 25 to 30 quilts. The quilts with history will be handed in at the same time as you hand in the other quilts for display. Please, look around your stash of quilts and please send an email, and let Vickie know if you have one or two to share. We are looking for numbers of quilts as soon as possible to see if we will have enough to have a successful event.
Tea Room - As Joyce has mentioned last month, they will be looking for your culinary support to make some pies for the lunch we offer at the show. Watch for more details to come.
Tickets sales - I encourage you to please remember to sell your tickets for the raffle quilt to family and friends and promote that all funds go directly into our charity outreach projects for the community. The quilt is currently on display in Sew Inspired in Arnprior.
Publicity - Rennie is hard at work making sure that we have lots of local coverage for the show. Thanks to everyone who commented on the advertisement for the Cornwall show on Facebook. We are also planning to advertise on that platform.
Raffle Baskets for the Show - Allison and Emma are hoping for donations to the baskets to come rolling in. Don't be shy to donate anything crafty that you no longer feel love for. If you have things lying around your sewing room that you no longer believe that you will use pass them along. Once again Emma, Marilyn and Rennie will accept your donations at their homes. Basket donating ideas for example you could even consider donating something such as a bag of scraps. I mean, who wouldn't love a challenge of receiving someone else's scraps to quilt with. I could see making a quilt like the one above in the picture? Another idea is magazines or pattern books that you purchased for a particular pattern but you never made it. These books will work great in the baskets with some unwanted fat quarters of material. Someone asked me if we would like quilt novel books for the basket. Yes was my answer, as I could imagine a basket themed as a reading basket.
Vendors - Tina has been hard at work getting us vendors for the show. We will have lots of fun checking out their booths for goodies we need. Janet has updated the website with the currently confirmed vendors. Check out the Quilt Show page for the vendor list, photos of the raffle quilt and general information about the show.
-- Vickie MacNabb
-- Vickie MacNabb
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Charity
Refer to the Charity page for information about participating in our various Charity projects, and for obtaining batting for your charity projects
Thank you!
-- Marilyn Erskine, Charity
Refer to the Charity page for information about participating in our various Charity projects, and for obtaining batting for your charity projects
Thank you!
-- Marilyn Erskine, Charity
Guild Projects for YOU!
That's a lot of fun and interesting guild projects described above! Here's a summary of all of the individual projects we are offering this year. All are suitable for all skill levels.
Our guild leadership group are hoping that all of our guild members will participate in one (or more, or all) of these guild projects this year.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
- Block of the Month - The last 2 of the 8 blocks were revealed in January, There's still lots of time to complete your quilt in time for the quilt show
- Mystery Quilt - One set of instructions each month from September - November, and the mystery was revealed in December
- Challenge - Using the scraps from your Mystery Quilt, make another small quilted item
- Jelly Roll Quilt - Make a twin sized quilt from 2 1/2" strips to donate to our Charity initiatives. Fabric kits are available.
- CQA Guild Challenge - As a guild member of the Canadian Quilters' Association (CQA) we are entitled to submit one entry from a member of our guild to this year's CQA Member Guild Challenge. The quilts from all of the guilds will be judged and displayed at Quilt Canada in Halifax June
Our guild leadership group are hoping that all of our guild members will participate in one (or more, or all) of these guild projects this year.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
Note: The CQA offers additional Quilt challenges for individual quilters. Click/tap here for information about all of the Quilt Canada challenges.
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Library
Happy February!
Time is passing quickly and you know what that means – our quilt show is another month closer. I’m still trying to clear my backlog of UFO’s from Christmas so that I can get a quilt or two (not big ones!) for the show. I can’t wait to see the quilts that you all have finished in the last 3 years.
I did bring some Library books home to tell you about and this month’s book is “Singular Sensations’ by Barbara Douglas. It gives directions for 14 quilt projects all made from one basic block – quite impressive! I know that the Library isn’t available until April, but you can Goggle "quilter Barbara Douglas" and see many, many quilts she has designed. Also, if you find yourself a bit bored check our Missouri Star Quilts or Moda fabrics through your web browser’s search engine. It’s amazing what you can find. And, remember to keep checking our ADQG Facebook page and stay in contact with us all.
Remember : “When you quilt, you’re happy and when you’re happy, YOU QUILT”
-- Nancy
Time is passing quickly and you know what that means – our quilt show is another month closer. I’m still trying to clear my backlog of UFO’s from Christmas so that I can get a quilt or two (not big ones!) for the show. I can’t wait to see the quilts that you all have finished in the last 3 years.
I did bring some Library books home to tell you about and this month’s book is “Singular Sensations’ by Barbara Douglas. It gives directions for 14 quilt projects all made from one basic block – quite impressive! I know that the Library isn’t available until April, but you can Goggle "quilter Barbara Douglas" and see many, many quilts she has designed. Also, if you find yourself a bit bored check our Missouri Star Quilts or Moda fabrics through your web browser’s search engine. It’s amazing what you can find. And, remember to keep checking our ADQG Facebook page and stay in contact with us all.
Remember : “When you quilt, you’re happy and when you’re happy, YOU QUILT”
-- Nancy
Tip: If you're wondering if a particular book is in our guild library collection, use this web site's Search to look for the book name or author, or any other text that's in the new Library Catalog document.
Membership
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Our January meeting was attended online by 33 members.
We are continuing to gather virtually for the next two months. A couple of helpful suggestions for us:
-- Martha Palmer, Membership |
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Tips from Gwen
No Tear Foundation Paper Piecing
This is a great tip and it saves tons of time.
This is a great tip and it saves tons of time.
Self Threading Needles
Self threading needles save a lot of time when you are working loose threads into your quilts. If you haven't used them, you will like them.
How to put a Zipper in a Pillow Back
Here's an excellent video on how to put a zipper in a pillow back. Check out the A Quilting Life web site for more tips and other information, and this YouTube channel for more videos.
Article
A Quick Quilt Art History Lesson
A Quick Quilt Art History Lesson
So you’re searching for a quick quilt art history lesson? Then look no further! We’re here to tell you how art quilts established themselves as an art form and moved into mainstream gallery showings, exhibitions, and more.
Continue reading this article from Quilting Daily...
Continue reading this article from Quilting Daily...
Article
Sustainable Quilting
Sustainable Quilting
In the latest article on sustainable quilting by Bridget O’Flaherty she discusses People, Profit, and Planet, and how those concepts relate to quilting. We also learn more about the manufacturing of cotton, and the most common certifications for sustainable fabric production. As always, Bridget has tips for how quilters can continue on the journey of sustainable quilting, use our power to encourage change, and recognize how quilting positively impacts our own well-being and that of our communities.
Read the article on the CQA web site
Read the article on the CQA web site
CQA Quilt Along
SEA YOU IN NOVA SCOTIA QUILT ALONG was created for CQA/ACC by Dawn Piasta of Dewpoint Arts
Even if you can't make the trip to Halifax for Quilt Canada 2023 in June you can still experience the delights of the east coast of Canada by quilting along with us in this new project available block by block over the next 5 months.
The first two blocks are up so jump aboard here for this seaside adventure!
-- Canadian Quilters' Association
Quilt Shows
In person quilt shows are really ramping back up this spring!
I try to track down any upcoming shows in Eastern Ontario, and when requested, I publish information about shows that are further afield.
Here's a list of the upcoming shows that I'm aware of.
See our Upcoming Quilt Shows page for more detailed information about the shows listed below.
I try to track down any upcoming shows in Eastern Ontario, and when requested, I publish information about shows that are further afield.
Here's a list of the upcoming shows that I'm aware of.
See our Upcoming Quilt Shows page for more detailed information about the shows listed below.
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Tips:
- You can find the up-to-date quilt show information from anywhere on our web site More... --> Resources --> Upcoming Quilt Shows
- If you know of any upcoming local shows that are not listed on our web site, please let us know
- Browse the CQA Events Calendar for information about quilting events across Canada by province, territory, or date.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
Guild Facebook Group
Have you joined our guild members only Facebook Group yet? If not you are missing out on all the fun. This is a great way to get to know your fellow guild members, to ask questions, learn a new block, a new tip or trick. Last year we saw some lovely photos of the Charity Pick Up Sticks quilts being assembled and finished off, Blocks of the month, completed mini-maker cases from a workshop, and much more.
Tina is doing a fantastic job of monitoring and facilitating the activity in this group. Thank you Tina for this wonderful guild initiative!
Hope to see you there soon. Click/tap here to join the group now.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
Tina is doing a fantastic job of monitoring and facilitating the activity in this group. Thank you Tina for this wonderful guild initiative!
Hope to see you there soon. Click/tap here to join the group now.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
Contacting Guild Members
If you didn't pick up the list of guild members in the fall and you would like to get in contact with any fellow guild members - perhaps to ask about a pattern of a Show-and-Tell quilt, or follow up on something you hear at a guild meeting, or read in a newsletter, please send along an email message to the guild and we'll provide that person's email address and phone number to you. You can reach us at the guild email address arnpriorquilters@gmail.com or with the Contact Form. And participating fellow members can always be reached through the guild Facebook group. The member list is not circulated electronically in order to protect the privacy of your contact information online.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
If you didn't pick up the list of guild members in the fall and you would like to get in contact with any fellow guild members - perhaps to ask about a pattern of a Show-and-Tell quilt, or follow up on something you hear at a guild meeting, or read in a newsletter, please send along an email message to the guild and we'll provide that person's email address and phone number to you. You can reach us at the guild email address arnpriorquilters@gmail.com or with the Contact Form. And participating fellow members can always be reached through the guild Facebook group. The member list is not circulated electronically in order to protect the privacy of your contact information online.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications
Advertisers
Thank you to our newsletter advertisers! Your support funds our Communications budget which includes the hosting of this web site. We are very grateful for this financial support. Our advertisers for this year are:
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
- Auntie Em's Scrapbooking & Quilting in Cornwall ON
- Bytowne Threads
- Paisleys Quilt Shop near Carp ON
- Quilters Curve quilt shop in Combermere ON
- Textile Traditions fabric shop in Almonte ON
- Sew Inspired quilt shop in Arnprior ON
- Watergirl Quilt Co quilt shop in Prescott ON
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
THANK YOU to Gwen, Rennie, Nancy, Martha, Emma, and Vickie for their guild updates and other news this month.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
I am still not so patiently waiting to restore our guild web site to its usual look-and -feel once a glitch in the underlying technology is repaired.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
I am still not so patiently waiting to restore our guild web site to its usual look-and -feel once a glitch in the underlying technology is repaired.
Our next meeting is on March 22nd 2023 via Zoom