Arnprior & District Quilters' Guild Newsletter - November 2021
President's Message
President's Message
Hi everyone, hope you are all doing well, enjoying great nature walks in this splendid weather, and settling into another great month of quilting. I loved Cheryl's Arkison's advice (last month's speaker) to allow ourselves to play a half hour or even 15 minutes each day to be creative. I do, however, "need a month of Sundays" to plan my time in order to get this routine down pat!!!
Our quilting season is rushed along as quickly as the merchandise in the stores at this time of year. I am sure everyone is already thinking of Christmas and what we can make for our loved ones this season, or for craft shows. So pull out those Christmas fabrics, and don't forget to save some time to give back to our community, by making a couple of draw string gift bags and placemats. These behind the scenes contributions through the Arnprior &District Food Bank, and Meals on Wheels, do contribute to making many smiles and acts of kindness in our community. We can all do our bit to contribute to the good charity work we do as a guild.
While I am making some placemats for charity I have started to practice my walking foot quilting so I can be prepared for Melissa Marginet's workshop in January. Hope you will be able to join us because this should be a great way for us to sharpen up our quilting techniques, and learn new things. Just remember what Brigid said, we don't have to pack up all our stuff, lug it to the car in the cold, set it up again before the workshop, to get away and have some learning time and fun with friends! This fact marvels me! Maybe some good has come from Covid, for we would never have been able to afford this speaker to come to us in the first place!
I hope to see you November 24th on our Zoom Meeting,
Be creative and sew on,
Vickie MacNabb, President
Our quilting season is rushed along as quickly as the merchandise in the stores at this time of year. I am sure everyone is already thinking of Christmas and what we can make for our loved ones this season, or for craft shows. So pull out those Christmas fabrics, and don't forget to save some time to give back to our community, by making a couple of draw string gift bags and placemats. These behind the scenes contributions through the Arnprior &District Food Bank, and Meals on Wheels, do contribute to making many smiles and acts of kindness in our community. We can all do our bit to contribute to the good charity work we do as a guild.
While I am making some placemats for charity I have started to practice my walking foot quilting so I can be prepared for Melissa Marginet's workshop in January. Hope you will be able to join us because this should be a great way for us to sharpen up our quilting techniques, and learn new things. Just remember what Brigid said, we don't have to pack up all our stuff, lug it to the car in the cold, set it up again before the workshop, to get away and have some learning time and fun with friends! This fact marvels me! Maybe some good has come from Covid, for we would never have been able to afford this speaker to come to us in the first place!
I hope to see you November 24th on our Zoom Meeting,
Be creative and sew on,
Vickie MacNabb, President
Help Wanted!
Our guild executive has shifted around this week, and we are now seeking a Vice President/Charity Executive Committee member. Tina has been experiencing some unexpected health issues and has relinquished her position. She will remain on as a Charity team member, and has also volunteered to take on a new FaceBook initiative that we will release shortly. Thanks, Tina!
If you would like to help our guild executive please let us know at your earliest convenience. We are a fun bunch of volunteers to work with (currently with Zoom executive meetings) and would love your input on charitable ideas at the table. Here is the link to the position description for your reference. Please send any questions or responses directly to our Charity email.
Vickie MacNabb
If you would like to help our guild executive please let us know at your earliest convenience. We are a fun bunch of volunteers to work with (currently with Zoom executive meetings) and would love your input on charitable ideas at the table. Here is the link to the position description for your reference. Please send any questions or responses directly to our Charity email.
Vickie MacNabb
November Meeting
 November Library Draw Prize
Our November guild meeting is on Wednesday November 24 at 7 PM. We hope you'll join us on Zoom. Watch your email a day or two before the meeting for instructions on connecting to this meeting. The meeting will also feature draws for "door" prizes, and a prize provided by Nancy on behalf of the Library. We are welcoming guests to our meetings this year for a $5 fee. Visitors can register here. |
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Guest Speaker - Brandy Maslowski
Brandy Maslowski is a fibre artist and teacher known for her pursuit of more joy and less overwhelm in the classroom.
She loves quilting, hiking, travel and tea. From clumsy beginner quilter to showing her fibre art in galleries,
Brandy has had a 30 year passion for fabric, stitch, colour, and texture.
You can find her as the Quilter on Fire online and listen to her weekly podcast at www.quilteronfire.com.
Show and Tell
We'd love to see what you've been working on at our Show & Tell. To share your work at the meeting please send a photo of each item AND indicate if you would like to:
Feel free to send along multiple photos of a quilt if you want to also show the back, or a close up of the quilting, or any area of the quilt.
Please send the photos to the guild email account arnpriorquilters@gmail.com by 12 noon on Tuesday November 23.
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.
We'd love to see what you've been working on at our Show & Tell. To share your work at the meeting please send a photo of each item AND indicate if you would like to:
- Tell us about it during the meeting (this is the best!) OR
- Submit a written description that we will read during the meeting - if you go for this option please include the description with the photo(s).
Feel free to send along multiple photos of a quilt if you want to also show the back, or a close up of the quilting, or any area of the quilt.
Please send the photos to the guild email account arnpriorquilters@gmail.com by 12 noon on Tuesday November 23.
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
Block of the Month
For those who made the Ohio Star block, or maybe you wondered about the instructions like I did .. we had gremlins get into the instructions and they removed a line of text that is pretty important if you want your block to look similar to the one I made. Please note that I chose to not have a medium colour fabric in the centre of the hourglass units, but may opt to do so for the Mystery quilt. You’ll have to wait until the meeting to see what was decided.
Correction: Once you’ve drawn your two diagonal lines and sewn on either side of the first diagonal, you cut along that diagonal line, press to the darker. You’ll have 4 half square triangles (HSTs). Take two of the HSTs and stack them right sides together with alternating colours on top of each other (in my case, light blue on top of dark blue). Sew on either side of the remaining diagonal line, cut along the diagonal line, press. Repeat with the other two HSTs and you have 4 hourglass blocks.
If you used a medium tone fabric for the centre of the hourglass, you will start with a Dark/Medium combo and a Dark/Light combo for the HST’s. You then use one of each to pair them up and do the stitching on the second diagonal line.
There's still time to make this Ohio Star block for the November meeting. Instructions
There are numerous tutorials and YouTube videos on easy hourglass blocks. They need to finish to 3.5” to assemble them and finish with a 9 1/2" x 9 1/2" block.
You can see that I used the same fabric as last month.. I am picking out of a pile of 5” squares, I will not be able to do this all year, but will keep going as long as I have some of this fabric.
You can see that I used the same fabric as last month.. I am picking out of a pile of 5” squares, I will not be able to do this all year, but will keep going as long as I have some of this fabric.
Mystery Quilt 2020-2021
Here’s a photo of the pinwheels I talked about and the fabric I have selected to make the mystery quilt. Turns out, I bought a bunch of fabric at an estate sale which included these pinwheels but there was none of the blue “background” fabric left from those pinwheels to do any other part of the quilt! OOPS! I plan to use that blue flowered fabric for the centre of the Ohio Star. The fabric was Blue/Yellow/White fabric which has since been used in a Quilts of Valour "Wild Star" pattern and I have enough left to include some here as well … we’ll see how I can tie in the pinwheels and whether they become their own project. That part is a mystery to all of us, including me!
Instructions for making this mystery quilt are on the Block of the Month page - look for the heading 2020-2021.
Here’s a photo of the pinwheels I talked about and the fabric I have selected to make the mystery quilt. Turns out, I bought a bunch of fabric at an estate sale which included these pinwheels but there was none of the blue “background” fabric left from those pinwheels to do any other part of the quilt! OOPS! I plan to use that blue flowered fabric for the centre of the Ohio Star. The fabric was Blue/Yellow/White fabric which has since been used in a Quilts of Valour "Wild Star" pattern and I have enough left to include some here as well … we’ll see how I can tie in the pinwheels and whether they become their own project. That part is a mystery to all of us, including me!
Instructions for making this mystery quilt are on the Block of the Month page - look for the heading 2020-2021.
Workshops
There have not been any questions about participating in a workshop on Zoom, so I’m guessing that by now, most have tried them with other guilds. Unfortunately, there has also not been much interest in registering for the workshops. It’s disappointing to have to postpone or cancel these events and it creates more work for everyone involved.
The executive has decided to Postpone the Mini Maker Case workshop to March 5, 2022 as there were a lot of other activities happening around that time. We hope that at least 5-6 more people will sign up for the revised dates and that our current folks can save this date. We will open this up to other guilds in the new year in order to make our numbers. Did you know that other guilds usually charge about $40.00 for workshops? You are getting a steal of a deal - please support your guild by signing up for workshops.
Since only a few people signed up for the November workshop, it concerns us that folks are not interested in workshops and that our January workshop with Melissa Marginet will not have the minimum needed to cover our costs. If you are waiting to see Melissa before deciding on the workshop - I have one word: DON’T .. so that’s technically 2 words for all our teachers out there. We need to have 15 people as an absolute minimum, but there’s also a maximum. Please register by November 30th if you would like to save your spot… you won’t be disappointed!
There have not been any questions about participating in a workshop on Zoom, so I’m guessing that by now, most have tried them with other guilds. Unfortunately, there has also not been much interest in registering for the workshops. It’s disappointing to have to postpone or cancel these events and it creates more work for everyone involved.
The executive has decided to Postpone the Mini Maker Case workshop to March 5, 2022 as there were a lot of other activities happening around that time. We hope that at least 5-6 more people will sign up for the revised dates and that our current folks can save this date. We will open this up to other guilds in the new year in order to make our numbers. Did you know that other guilds usually charge about $40.00 for workshops? You are getting a steal of a deal - please support your guild by signing up for workshops.
Since only a few people signed up for the November workshop, it concerns us that folks are not interested in workshops and that our January workshop with Melissa Marginet will not have the minimum needed to cover our costs. If you are waiting to see Melissa before deciding on the workshop - I have one word: DON’T .. so that’s technically 2 words for all our teachers out there. We need to have 15 people as an absolute minimum, but there’s also a maximum. Please register by November 30th if you would like to save your spot… you won’t be disappointed!
Book Now! Introduction to Walking Foot Designs with Melissa Marginet
NOTE: Arnprior guild members and their friends should register by November 30th to guarantee their spot - as of December 1st, we will open this up to other area guilds. We are also considering raising the price after November 30th, the prices below are now considered an “early-bird” price.
Date: Thursday January 20, 2022
Time: 1 - 4 PM
Location: via Zoom
EARLY BIRD PRICING, book by November 30th: $20 for guild members*; $25 for non-members and is based on space availability
Our December speaker, Melissa Marginet, is offering us a chance at a private workshop with her. She has written two books on Walking Foot Quilting and has given lectures for the Canadian Quilter’s Association. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to spend a half day with Melissa.
You will be guided through quilting a small quilt with your walking foot. You will learn the basic skills of walking foot quilting and plenty of tips and tricks to help you along the way to quilting all your own quilts on your home sewing machine.
Directions to make the small quilt are included with the class supply list.
For workshop registration and payment information click/tap here.
NOTE: Arnprior guild members and their friends should register by November 30th to guarantee their spot - as of December 1st, we will open this up to other area guilds. We are also considering raising the price after November 30th, the prices below are now considered an “early-bird” price.
Date: Thursday January 20, 2022
Time: 1 - 4 PM
Location: via Zoom
EARLY BIRD PRICING, book by November 30th: $20 for guild members*; $25 for non-members and is based on space availability
Our December speaker, Melissa Marginet, is offering us a chance at a private workshop with her. She has written two books on Walking Foot Quilting and has given lectures for the Canadian Quilter’s Association. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to spend a half day with Melissa.
You will be guided through quilting a small quilt with your walking foot. You will learn the basic skills of walking foot quilting and plenty of tips and tricks to help you along the way to quilting all your own quilts on your home sewing machine.
Directions to make the small quilt are included with the class supply list.
For workshop registration and payment information click/tap here.
Mini Maker Case Workshop
Date: Rescheduled to Saturday, March 5, 2022 (original date was Saturday November 6, 2021)
Time: 9:00 AM - noon, with time open in the afternoon to finish
Location: via Zoom, or possibly in person
Fee: $20 for guild members*; $25 for non-members and is based on space availability
Guild member Johanne Vajda is offering this workshop. This little case is perfect for storing and transporting your travel iron, and is very versatile for other uses. If you have taken a workshop with Johanne in the past, you won’t want to miss this one. Your travel iron will also be happy to have a nice comfy place to call home!
This case is 8” wide x 4” deep x 4.5” high
For workshop registration and payment information click/tap here.
Date: Rescheduled to Saturday, March 5, 2022 (original date was Saturday November 6, 2021)
Time: 9:00 AM - noon, with time open in the afternoon to finish
Location: via Zoom, or possibly in person
Fee: $20 for guild members*; $25 for non-members and is based on space availability
Guild member Johanne Vajda is offering this workshop. This little case is perfect for storing and transporting your travel iron, and is very versatile for other uses. If you have taken a workshop with Johanne in the past, you won’t want to miss this one. Your travel iron will also be happy to have a nice comfy place to call home!
This case is 8” wide x 4” deep x 4.5” high
For workshop registration and payment information click/tap here.
-- Brigid Whitnall, Programs
Check out the Blog for highlights from our October meeting when Cheryl Arkison shared many great tips to play with our quilting, and photos of her innovative creations.
At our upcoming meeting on December 15 our guest speaker will be Melissa Marginet, of Beausejour Manitoba. Melissa's web site is http://melissamarginet.ca
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Charity
Some of the placemats and gift bags donated in 2019
Christmas Projects
Well November is here and we only have days to accomplish our goal of 124 drawstring Christmas gift bags and 90 placemats. We are a very charitable group of members, so here is your chance to sew for good causes!
Thanks to those who have already dropped off their bags and placemats donations at Sew Inspired in Arnprior. You are the lucky ones ahead of the Christmas rush!
Here are the interesting journeys that our Christmas charity donations take before they arrive at their final destinations.
The drawstring gift bags, after we sew them and drop them off at Sew Inspired, are picked up by our charity volunteer, she hands them to the Catholic Women's League (CWL) in Arnprior, who then have their members fill them with personal necessities (such as toothpaste, brushes, socks, deodorant, etc.) kindly donated by their Church members, and then they are taken by a CWL member to the Arnprior and District Food Bank to be distributed to the needy. Pretty neat that our guild is part of this great initiative! So please use your "I don't know why I bought that material for", or pick up pre-cut drawstring bag fabric at Tina's House: 124 Daniel Street N. in Arnprior, the packages will be in a box between the doors, help yourself & take a few. The instructions to make the string bags can be found here.
The two sided placemats, which we make for Meals on Wheels, are dropped off to a Meals on Wheels coordinator then handed directly to the drivers and they present them to the people receiving the special Christmas meals. This is always a great way to use up test blocks, UFO blocks that didn't fit into a quilt, and use some Christmas fabric or colours on the backside. If you are short on Christmas fabric you can also pick some bits that we have on hand in our charity stash at Tina's House: 124 Daniel Street N. in Arnprior, the package is in a box between the doors, help yourself. The instructions for the placemats can be found here.
Read about last year's Christmas Charity donations here.
The deadline to drop the completed bags and placemats at Sew Inspired is Friday, December 3rd.
Gift bag & placemat fabric pick up at Tina's house
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14 Gift Bags
We are very grateful that a very generous and enterprising guild member has made the 14 gift bags pictured here. Thank you!
"During Covid, I found I had accumulated material that I no longer would like to use in my quilts, either the colours were not in style or the quality was not what I now use. Therefore, rather than donate it somewhere, I decided to make gift bags out of it for the ladies to fill. Since they aren't all Christmas fabric, they may be used during the year in the recipient's home. Just a suggestion for you in case you too have something luring in your cupboards."
Preemie Quilts
Preemie Quilts
The Preemie Quilts, sweet little 24"x 24" quilts, are always in demand. Marilyn Erskine collects the quilts, takes pictures for the newsletter updates, then transports them directly to the nurses at the Hospitals. As the name states, these quilts are given as a precious little piece of comfort to the parents/premature babies. These quilts are always fun to sew, and use up scraps of material we have left over from other projects. These little quilts are also a fabulous way to practice our hand quilting, Sashiko stitches, free motion or walking foot quilting.
So have fun and be creative! The guidelines for the preemie quilts can be found here. Batting and labels to prepare a quilt can be picked up and completed preemie quilts can be dropped off at Marilyn's house in Arnprior. Contact Marilyn
Marilyn reports that guild member Shirley F. recently delivered 40!!! preemies to her, and after attaching the ADQG labels, Marilyn delivered 70 preemie quilts to the Ottawa Hospital contact person. Thank you Shirley and Marilyn and all of our guild members who are supporting this special and long standing guild Charity initiative.
We are not currently working on any charity quilt blocks at the moment. We will be putting together some kits of completed blocks to have some tops sewn together after the new year. Stay tuned, maybe we can set up a Zoom Charity sew workshop. Let us know what you think of this idea, if you would be interested in joining us in this adventure by dropping a line to our Charity email.
-- ADQG Charity Team
The Preemie Quilts, sweet little 24"x 24" quilts, are always in demand. Marilyn Erskine collects the quilts, takes pictures for the newsletter updates, then transports them directly to the nurses at the Hospitals. As the name states, these quilts are given as a precious little piece of comfort to the parents/premature babies. These quilts are always fun to sew, and use up scraps of material we have left over from other projects. These little quilts are also a fabulous way to practice our hand quilting, Sashiko stitches, free motion or walking foot quilting.
So have fun and be creative! The guidelines for the preemie quilts can be found here. Batting and labels to prepare a quilt can be picked up and completed preemie quilts can be dropped off at Marilyn's house in Arnprior. Contact Marilyn
Marilyn reports that guild member Shirley F. recently delivered 40!!! preemies to her, and after attaching the ADQG labels, Marilyn delivered 70 preemie quilts to the Ottawa Hospital contact person. Thank you Shirley and Marilyn and all of our guild members who are supporting this special and long standing guild Charity initiative.
We are not currently working on any charity quilt blocks at the moment. We will be putting together some kits of completed blocks to have some tops sewn together after the new year. Stay tuned, maybe we can set up a Zoom Charity sew workshop. Let us know what you think of this idea, if you would be interested in joining us in this adventure by dropping a line to our Charity email.
-- ADQG Charity Team
Preemie Quilts
Summer Scrap Challenge
The impressive, creative, and varied Summer Scrap Challenge projects are now on display at Sew Inspired in Arnprior. Be sure to drop by to take a look if you haven't seen them already. A big thank you to Nancy for volunteering to hang these quilts so we could all finally see some of your work live!
You'll be seeing and hearing more about these quilts throughout the year.
The Summer Scrap Challenge was to make a quilt with a bag of Brigid's scraps, background of your choice from your stash, optional sashing of your choice, and binding and backing of your own choice.
As newsletter editor, I'm always on the lookout for content for our guild newsletters, so I asked my fellow challenge participants to take photos of their challenge journey to later share with you.
Here's Chris Gordon's story.
My Summer Scrap Challenge Experience
by Chris Gordon
I started working on this quilt on July 6th , and had it finished by August 14th.
The first photo shows the contents of the brown paper bag of scraps laid out. I quickly realised that the colours were pretty random, and the sizes too. As I have become an avid follower of Bonnie K Hunter's blog on quiltville.com I decided that I would use her 2021 Leaders and Enders design called "Fish School" for my project to try to give some unity to the random scraps. A fish consists of 3 half-square triangles and a square . 4 of these units face into the centre with a striped sashing. Fish School Pattern
The first photos show all the scraps.
The first photo shows the contents of the brown paper bag of scraps laid out. I quickly realised that the colours were pretty random, and the sizes too. As I have become an avid follower of Bonnie K Hunter's blog on quiltville.com I decided that I would use her 2021 Leaders and Enders design called "Fish School" for my project to try to give some unity to the random scraps. A fish consists of 3 half-square triangles and a square . 4 of these units face into the centre with a striped sashing. Fish School Pattern
The first photos show all the scraps.
The scraps
I used the Essential Triangle Tool to make the half-square triangles.
Essential Triangle Tool
These photos show the whole array of the coloured and neutral strips used in the half square triangles.
This is a photo of what I used as Sashing. I bought a striped duvet cover and pillowcase from Value Village in Stittsville for $12.99. It had never been used, so I washed it and then deconstructed it. I used the different coloured stripes to make the sashes in the blocks. I also used the fabric cut horizontally as binding for the quilt when it was finished.
The next series of photos show the 4 fish made into blocks with striped sashing and centred cornerstones.
Then these blocks are arranged on the living room floor.
Here is a photo of 2 rows sewn together with cream sashing, this was my background fabric.
And the assembled quilt top
If scraps were the same size as a fish unit, such as the 2 dog faces, I refused to cut them. I couldn't decapitate the dogs!!
This photo shows the diagonal design of the coloured sashing.
This photo show the finished front with the binding which I cut horizontally from the Value Village fabric.
The backing came from Brigid's stash. We were allowed to choose backing that would complement the front of the quilt.
This was a fun project which I really enjoyed doing.
-- Chris Gordon
-- Chris Gordon
Membership
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We are delighted to have an online new member registration form being developed for the new year. More details will be available once it has been finalised. A huge thank you to Janet Brownlee for developing this new tool. -- Martha Palmer, Membership Coordinator |
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Get to Know Your Guild Members - Mary DeVries and Joanna Vlaming
In this month's Get to Know Your Guild Members feature, we're hearing from sisters Mary DeVries and Joanna Vlaming, long time members of our guild and very prolific quilters. Mary and Joanna have both been involved in the guild leadership over the years with Mary most recently leading Programs and Joanna coordinating the retreats. We hope you are enjoying this feature to help us better connect with each other, especially while we are not meeting in person.
Mary DeVries
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Joanna Vlaming
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Q: How long have you been making quilts? Would you describe your learning process?
A: Our love for sewing goes back to our childhood. Our mother was a seamstress and our inspiration. She was the one who taught us how to sew and use a sewing machine. She would not let anything past her unless it was up to her standards. Unfortunately, she never quilted due to her illness. We think she would have enjoyed it."
Mary: I have been quilting since 1983. I made my first quilt before my son was born. When I started quilting there was no such thing as rotary cutters, cutting mats, etc.
Joanna: I have been quilting since 2003. We both have found the learning process as fun, rewarding and enjoyable.
Q: Were there special people or circumstances that encouraged you to begin to quilt?
Mary: I learned through 4-H workshops from a teacher Leila Cole.
Joanna: My sister Mary was my special person who encouraged me to begin to quilt. She wanted to make a memory quilt for my son as a wedding gift. She asked me to find all the fabrics I used for making my children’s clothes over the years. I did and her suggestion to me was “There is enough fabric here that you can make one with me, at the same time”. So I did.
Q: What are your feelings about quilt making compared with other household activities?
Mary: I would prefer to quilt but I negotiate with myself about a certain amount of cleaning or other task and then once that is completed I am free to quilt.
Joanna: I would prefer to be quilting and not doing household activities unless I absolutely have to. I do make time for laundry and making meals but I have a house cleaner for the rest.
Mary: I would prefer to quilt but I negotiate with myself about a certain amount of cleaning or other task and then once that is completed I am free to quilt.
Joanna: I would prefer to be quilting and not doing household activities unless I absolutely have to. I do make time for laundry and making meals but I have a house cleaner for the rest.
Q: How do you decide on the colors and fabrics that go into your quilts? Do you ever use the colors recommended on patterns that you buy or see in books?
Mary: If making a quilt for myself it depends on where I want to use it as to the colours and fabric I choose and if it is a quilt I want to make as a gift or for someone in need, I usually try to choose bright colours for quilts I give away. I rarely use the recommended colours because I like to pick what appeals to me.
Joanna: I am spontaneous at times when deciding on colours and fabrics that go into my quilts. I have used the recommended colours when I do block of the month quilts or use a kit. I most often don’t like the recommended fabric choices, so I choose what I have in my stash and add colours if needed.
Q: Would you rather create your own pattern and color combinations or have a pattern to go by?
Mary: I would rather create my own or modify a pattern that I have seen. I enjoy creating my own when I want to use up fabrics from a quilt I have completed. I enjoy creating my own pattern when I am using up my stash leftovers.
Joanna: I will make a quilt from leftovers when I see a pattern that I can modify to make it work.
Q: What part of the quilting process do you like the best? For example, piecing, appliquéing, hand quilting, machine quilting, etc.
Q: What part of the quilting process do you like the best? For example, piecing, appliquéing, hand quilting, machine quilting, etc.
Mary: I like doing all facets of the quilting process. The hand sewing of bindings I find relaxing. I do not favour one process over the other.
Joanna: I enjoy all parts of the quilting process. I do have to say that I enjoy making the tops which is why I have so many unquilted. I tend to procrastinate when it comes to machine quilting
Q: Do you put quilt labels on all of your quilts?
Mary & Joanna: Yes we put labels on all our quilts.
Q: Do you keep all your quilts? If so, how do you use quilts in your home?
Mary: No, I do not keep all the quilts for myself. I have many quilts in my home which I change up with the seasons. I also give away quilts which I have used as teaching tools and others that I have made for the purpose of giving away.
Joanna: No, I do not keep all quilts I make for myself. I do have quilts on hand that I change with the seasons. Sometimes I just make quilts because I like the fabric, it makes me happy, so I make them to have on hand or to give away for a wedding, birthday or to someone in need.
Q: Do you work on projects together?
Joanna: In the past we have tried to get together once a week at Mary’s, but that changed when I moved into my new quilting studio in November of 2020. Now we still get together, but it is one week at Mary’s and the next week at my house. When we get together it is something we would like to make together.
Quilt made by Joanna
Quilt made by Mary
Q: Is there anything else you'd like to share with us?
Mary & Joanna: In 2003, we joined the ADQG and we haven’t looked back. We have enjoyed the fellowship and getting to know other quilters and attending retreats. We have come to the conclusion that we have not got enough days left in our lives to complete all the projects we have ideas for.
Thanks for giving us the opportunity to let you know about us.
-- Mary DeVries and Joanna Vlaming
Contacting Guild Members
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If 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 ask that guild member to contact you by email. You can reach us at the guild email address arnpriorquilters@gmail.com or with the Contact Form |
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An invitation...
Do you have a story or a tip you'd like to share with us? Just send it along and I'll be delighted to include it in a future newsletter.
And a VERY BIG THANK YOU to Joanna and Mary for participating in "Get to Know Your Guild Members", to Chris for sharing her Summer Scrap Challenge experience, and to Brigid, Marilyn, Martha, Nancy, and Vickie (and our anonymous gift bag maker) for their guild updates and other news this month.
-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
We hope to see you at the guild meeting on November 24!