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Inside this issue:
Presidents Address 1
Executive
Ask Ardythe
Intersections
Recipe and Retreat
3
3
4
5
Library
Workshops
We Care Baby Group
6
7
9
Fibre Arts
Fabric Strip / Horoscope
Last Will and Testament
Sunshine + Membership
10
11
12
13
Billeting NEEDED for HAW
SHOP HOP Information
13
14
Quilters Commandments
Oregon Quilt shops / CVEX
Dawn To Dawn
15
16
17
JUNE 2009
Comox Valley
Schoolhouse Quilters
Comox Valley
Banner Presentation
Calendars June, Aug, Sept
18
20
C V Exhibition Quilt Show 21
Haw Blocks etc 22
Puzzle
This and That
23
24
President’s Address
Greetings ladies,
This last month promises to be a busy one
with the sale on Empire Days, presenting the
banner, and the fiber arts night. Not to men-
tion our gardens, sewing projects and all the
quilt shows going on. I hope you will all find
time in your busy lives to attend at least a
couple of these events. \ Plans for Hands
Across The Water are steaming along. Barb
and the HAW elves did an entertaining little
presentation at the monthly meeting as some
members still didn't know the details. If you
are still unsure of the details I'm sorry to say
there is no hope for you, and you aren't al-
lowed to come!!
This is the last newsletter I need to write as
president so I wanted to take this opportunity
to say thank you to everyone for your support
over the last two years.
The ladies on the committees have been he-
roes. They always step up, get everything
done and make it look effortless besides. Not
once in two years have they let down the
guild or done a lousy job of anything. I
hope you all realize how truly fabulous
you are. I could not have done all those
meetings without you.
I have had my ups and downs but over all
it has been a privilege to be able
to contribute to the guild.
Thank you Shirley Woodbeck, who al-
ways manages to stay in the back ground.
But somehow the job gets done and the
finished product miraculously appears.
June Boyle is another sleeper. She doesn't
make a fuss but the goodies are taken care
of, the venues are organized with help
from Joan Fentiman, they make it look
effortless. Ardythe Crawford also does a
huge amount of work for this guild and
deserves a big thank you.
Norma McNeillie has done a great
job organizing hundreds of favors for
HAW as well as many other tasks through-
out the year.
I have to say thank you to Judy Morrison
as well. You've been a great "straight man"
and it has been a pleasure abusing you for
two years.
Many more of you have worked hard and
are the heart and soul of this guild.
Good job! You‟re the Best!
With much appreciation
Marie Trimmer
Marie Trimmer
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REFRESHMENTS June R...Y
June Potluck - Everybody!
~~~~~~~~~ 2009 - 2010
September - A B C
October - D E F G
November H J K
December L M N
December Pot Luck - Everybody!
January O P Q R
February S - Y
March A B C
April D E F G
May H J K
June L M N
June Potluck - Everybody
See note on page 13
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Comox Valley Schoolhouse Quilters June 2009
President: Marie Trimmer
Vice President: Margaret Yells
Secretary: Carole Hall
Treasurer: Judy Morrison.
Committees:
Block of the Month:
Event Coordinator: Norma McNeillie-
Fabric Strip: Florence LaBrecque
Hands Across The Water:
Barb Messer, Marian Furnell, Ardith
Chambers
In-House Raffle: Shirley Woodbeck
Library: Coleen Melsness, Brenda
Levirs, Debbie Maxwell, Jeannette Mor-
neau, Christa Constable, Willa Duncalfe
-Everill, Hope Rychun, Myra Shearer,
Julie Whitman
Membership: Verna Power, Myra
Shearer , Lynne McNiel, Judy Morrison
Newsletter: Ardythe Crawford,
N.L. Advertising : Margaret Yells
Notification: Joan Fentiman, Gail
Kirkoski, Gail king
Publications & Communications:
Verna Power
Refreshments: June Boyle
Retreat: Terry Vadeboncouer,
Beverly Luck
Sunshine: Shirley Woodbeck
Venue: Joan Fentiman, June Boyle,
Norma McNeillie
WE CARE: Joan Boyle, Betty Forsythe,
Margaret Yells, Gladi Lyall,
Joy Whitehouse,
Website: Hope Rychkun
Workshops: Lynne McNiel, Jan Fraser,
Margaret Yells, Hope Rychkun
Mentored by Sheila Scrase
2008- 2009 Executive!
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COPYRIGHT Comox Valley Schoolhouse Quilters
All rights reserved - Do not reprint
without permission from the Editor
ASK ARDYTHE - A column for increasing our knowledge of
things quilting or whatever!
Hi Ardythe, I don't know if this should go into the "Ask Ardythe column"
or not.
I would like to thank the "Dear ASK Ardythe" writers for their
brilliant way of "nipping in the bud" so there isn't any confusion as to „-
what -who -when -where -is -was -will be‟ the next rumor to go around. I
think it should be taken the way I think it was meant to be...fun, light-
hearted, and humorous and setting the record straight for all who might get
part of a conversation or those that like to embellish something.
Secondly I would like to thank those who always put an article
into the newsletter regardless of what is going on in their world...ie: Jessie.
I am also happy we don't all like the same thing. Wouldn't it be a totally
BORING place for all the creative people we are so lucky to have in our
guild? I would like to see some of the others put their creativity to the pen
and see how they do.. Just not Me!!!
I wanted to sign this anonymous however there is one more thing I
have to say... When someone tells me a story and says "Someone told me"
and is not able to say Who the someone is, please don't tell me... If you
can't stand up to what You are spreading ...Perhaps You shouldn't be
spreading it at all.
WHEW.............I feel better now.
Thanks for listening, Signed--- Val Puhl
Dear Val - Anytime!, signed--- Ask Ardythe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear Ask Ardythe - I heard a rumor that the CVSHQ are hosting Hands
Across the Water on October the third. Is this true or is the date September
third? Thanks, signed--- Barking in Bowser
Dear Barking in Bowser, YES the HAW is on October third If you are
still having problems with the date after this maybe you should consider
not going, as it might be dangerous for you to leave the house.
Be careful, signed---- Ask Ardythe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear Ask Ardythe - I am wondering how many members who took home a
bag full of carefully vetted, washed and ironed ties in 2008, have actually
made the blocks with them? Signed--- Curiosity should be my name
Dear Curious - I only know of one who finished her blocks, and she shall
be nameless. I have no idea about the rest. The deadline is January 2010!
So hop on the bus, forget about us - uhmm - other things and get them done
people! Signed--- Ask Ardythe (also guilty of procrastinating!)
Comox Valley Schoolhouse Quilters June 2009 Page 4
Intersections: Where Words and Quilting Meet
By Jessie Schut
CVSQ - Box 1507, Comox, B.C. V9M 8A2 - Editor@schoolhousequilters,com
Of Snips and Snails and Candle Wax
As I was thinking about what
on earth to write, the title line above
came to mind. I wrote it down, then
looked it up on the internet to see if I
had it right. I didn‟t.
Here‟s what it‟s supposed to say:
The time has come, the walrus said,
To talk of many things:
Of shoes and sails and sealing wax, Of cabbages and kings,
And why the sea is boiling hot,
And whether pigs have wings.
You can read the whole poem by Lewis
Carroll at http://
www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/
walrus.html – it‟s really a pretty grue-
some and brutal story, not at all cutesy
and child-like. It involves betrayal, lust,
conniving, gluttony and more.
However, I digress. Truth be told, I‟m
not into writing columns about quilting
or creativity lately...it‟s time to be out-
doors, to be growing things and enjoy-
ing the sunshine. So I thought maybe it
would be okay for this month to “talk of
many things” like the walrus did. Here,
in no particular order, are a bunch of
random thoughts, some of them even
related to quilting. And they may give
you some ideas for passing the time this
summer.
The “Use it or Lose it” theory. Recently I got a letter from Aeroplan
saying that there‟d been no activity on
my card for almost a year, and if I did-
n‟t use it soon, I was going to lose my
points. I was in a panic (this was my
free trip to Campbell River on the line,
after all!) but it turns out that all I had
to do was fill my gas tank at Esso or
buy something at Home Lumber to
activate my account, and I‟d be okay
for another year.
After the panic subsided, I started
thinking about the concept Aeroplan
uses to keep its clients invested in the
program. It makes sense: if you have
something and you don‟t use it for a
whole year, you might ask yourself, Is
it worth keeping? (Yes! shouts the
quilter within me, surveying the mish-
mash stash of country calicos, floral
border prints, 80s abstracts, neon ba-
tiks, etc.) Still, Aeroplan is on to some-
thing: if you know you‟ll lose it unless
you use it, you might be motivated to
stay active. How would that apply to
my stash, I wondered? Suppose I chal-
lenged myself with an ultimatum: Use
a meter or two of fabric from your
stash every month – either that, or give
it away. Well, I‟m here to tell you, it
works, sort of. I pulled out all my
country checks, matched them with
plains and made four-patches, feeling
very virtuous. But...then I had to go out
and buy some more fabric to tie the
four-patches together. Not so virtuous,
after all, especially when I‟ve added
the leftovers of this new fabric to – you
guessed it! – my stash.
The Joy of Thrift Shopping. Okay, many thrift stores are tacky, and
some of them smell bad. The clothes
are often dated, and for goodness sake,
they even sell used underwear. BUT ...
I still assert that Thrift Store Shopping
is a good thing. Here‟s a list, in no par-
ticular order, of good quilt-related
things I‟ve found in a thrift shop: a
hand-pieced quilt top from the forties for
$35; a plastic baggie of 9 pieced quilt
squares for 99 cents; 10 half-meter cuts of
Moda fabrics for about $1.49 each; an
appliquéd single bed quilt for $15, as-
sorted bags of beads, ribbons, yarn and
buttons for embellishments. As for non-
quilt related things, Bonanza! Did you
know that 99 cents spent carefully at a
thrift store can buy you a good laugh and
some entertainment? It happened to me
yesterday when I discovered a book called
Spanish Steps by Tim Moore: the subtitle
was Just Me and My Ass on a Pilgrimage.
(Turns out, Ass refers to his donkey, of
course! But it‟s a really good book and the
sticker on the back says it retailed for $24
at the local bookshop. Even more LOL)
So if you‟re not doing anything else this
summer, you might want to take your don-
key on a pilgrimage to local thrift shops.
Gives a whole new meaning to shop hop.
Being Dated I‟m not talking about courtship here –
instead, I‟m thinking about an expression
I hear off and on when referring to fabrics.
When we‟re making quilts, we generally
don‟t want to use dated fabrics, fabrics
that tell their age. You know what I mean:
calicoes, country checks, 70s psychedel-
ics. That‟s so passé.
Something in me rebels against that com-
monly held opinion, however. It hit me a
few years ago when I walked into a quilt
show. About 80% of the quilts displayed
were constructed with batiks. That was the
year that batiks were the “in” thing, and
everybody was using them. Well guess
what? Sometime in the next 20 years or
so, people will be saying about those
quilts, “But they‟re so dated!” People will
argue about my opinion, I‟m sure – after
all, batiks have been around for hundreds
of years and will be, hopefully, around for
many more. But any time we buy into a
fad and base our design choices solely on
the fad, whether it‟s batik, or Kaffe Fasset
fabrics, or calicoes etc., we may be mak-
ing quilts that will date themselves.
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Is that a bad thing? I don‟t know...but it‟s
worth thinking about, in my opinion.
And last but not least, a quote from a news
site on the internet:
“Indonesian consulate general in New York
will organize an exhibition of traditional
clothes of batik that belonged to US Presi-
dent Barak Obama's mother in July, says a
top diplomat.”
It makes me wonder: what did she wear in
August?
Jessie‟s Intersections - continued
FROM the Editor
Jessie has asked what we
would like to see in our
newsletter. She says she
needs some ideas for col-
umns from the quilters, she
is just about talked out!
She has given us TWO
years of great columns - I
would be devastated if she
quit now!
She suggested a HOW -
TO column - saying that
several of our quilters
show and do little demos
on various skills that could
be written up for the news-
letter!
How about it?? What do
you want in here??
CHOCOLATE BUTTERSCOTCH SQUARES 1 (300 g) pkg Butterscotch Chipits
1 (300 ml) can of sweetened Condensed milk
2 tblsp butter
2 + 1/4 cups Brown Sugar
2 eggs
1 cup of butter (or marg) melted
1 + 1/2 tsp Vanilla
1 + 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cup of oats
1/3 cup cocoa
1 cup Walnuts
Heat Butterscotch chips, condensed milk and 2 tblsp butter over low heat,
STIRRING constantly until smoothly melted. Set Aside
Mix: brown sugar, eggs, melted butter and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredi-
ents. Spread HALF of this mixture into a greased 13” X 9” pan. Spread But-
terscotch mixture evenly over the dough mixture. Dot spoonfuls of remain-
ing dough on the top - spread lightly to cover the filling.
BAKE at 350 degrees for 30 - 35 minutes or until set. COOL completely,
cut into squares. AND ENJOY! AND SHARE WITH US! Editor
FALL RETREAT will be October 29, 30, 31,and Nov. 01.
The signup sheet will go up at the business
meeting in June and please bring your $50.00
deposit at that time. The Balance will be due
in September. - thank you from Terry Vadebon-
couer and Bev Luck
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Library Committee Report
http://www.schoolhousequilters.com
No new books have been added to the library this month. Hope you have had a chance to look at some of the many books we have added in the past few months. Remember that updated lists of the books available in our library are available on our website sorted by book number (remember to check the date column to see which books are the newest), by title or by au-thor. Thanks to the members who submit book requests. It is nice to know what you want to see in our library. All are welcome to request books for the library by completing a bright pink NEW BOOK REQUEST form found in the front of the library binder. Make sure you place the completed form back in the pocket where you found it. We check for requests every week but do not place an order until requests total $40. This allows us to take advan-tage of FREE SHIPPING from Ama-zon. We do ask that you request books that are of interest to fellow guild members. Remember our loonie auction is coming up in less than two weeks time. It will take place as part of our wind-up on June 11. We have a sev-eral donated books and patterns but would welcome anything you would like to donate. Smaller items could be brought to the library committee ahead of time but we would ask that larger items be brought in on the day of the auction as our storage space is somewhat limited! Proceeds will be used to continue upgrading our library. Keep using your library and keep on quilting! Coleen and the library crew
followed by a learning program which introduces techniques, new and old. British Columbia.
Timberlane Quilters' Guild - http://www.members.shaw.ca/timberlanequilters Group located in Powell River, BC
Nanaimo Quilters' Guild - http://www.islandquilters.ca/index.htm Meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month at Brechin United Church. Nanaimo, BC
Chilliwack Quilters' Guild - http://www.members.shaw.ca/chilliwackquiltersguild/ Meets 3rd Tuesday of month Sep-tember-June. Chilliwack, BC
Fraser Valley Quilters' Guild - http://members.tripod.com/~FVQG/ Quilting enthusiasts in south-west British Columbia dedicated to pro-moting the craft of creating quilts. Meeting n Delta, BC
Denman Island Quilt Guild - Meets twice a month on the first & third Mondays at the United Church hall. There are 18 active members. The big event of the year is the retreat in the spring on Thetis Island. We also have a venue for selling our "goodies" at one of the years many craft events on the Island. Contact Joy Whitehouse
250-335- 2992 for more information.
Canadian Machine Quilters' Asso-ciation - http://www.cmqa.ca/ Cross-Canada membership with provincial representatives. Site pro-vides workshop list, promotional efforts, information about exhibitions and membership form.
Pacific Quilt Works - http//www.channels.net/-quiltart/index.html formerly the Western Canadian Art Quilters C0-operative
Canadian Quilters' Association - http://www.canadianquilter.com/ Canadian quilters and quilt lovers are welcome. Links, resources and messageboards.
Richmond Area Quilters Guild - http://www.richmondareaquiltersguild.com/ Richmond, BC quilting guild
Boundary Bay Quilters Guild - http://www.boundarybayquiltersguild.ca/ Boundary Bay, British Columbia, quilting group.
Lions Gate Quilters Guild - http://www.lionsgatequiltersguild.com/ Quilters and quilt shows, based in North Vancouver, BC.
Campbell River Friendship Quilter's Guild - http://www.crfriendshipquiltguild.com/ Meets twice a month September through June at the Campbell River Community Centre. Campbell River, BC.
Parksville Quilt House Quilters' Guild - http://www.parksvillequilthousequilters.com/ Formed in 1979 and located in Coombs, on Vancouver Island. Pro-vides meeting schedules and infor-mation.
Victoria Quilters' Guild - http://www.victoriaquiltersguild.org To promote quilting in Victoria, BC.
Langley Quilters' Guild - http://www.langleyquiltersguild.com/ A circle of friends meeting to share and promote the love of quilting by inspiring, and being inspired by, the art, techniques and knowledge of textiles in quilting. Langley, BC.
Squamish Valley Quilters' Guild - http://members.shaw.ca/squamishvalleyquiltersguild/ Each meeting includes business,
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Workshops
Hello fellow quilters, some exciting
workshops coming up. Just wanted
to let you know before I put the sign-
up sheet on the bulletin board on
Thursday. (May 28th)
On June 6th Janis Davis is doing a
"Fabric Postcard" workshop for us,
if you aren't already signed up there is
still room. This looks to be a really
fun day. Come join us.
We are lucky to have Barbara Shapel
to do a workshop for us "Art of Ma-
chine Quilting" on August 9th 2009 at
our guild hall. I should know the price
by Thursday, trying to keep it under
$50, Barbara will take maximum 20
in her class. So see me Thursday if
you are interested. We will open it to
other guilds & quilters by the end of
June, so sign up soon.
Also on September 27th 2009 we
have Eileen Neill doing a "Beads &
Embellishment" workshop, she has
a maximum of 12 and the price is
$40 plus $4.00 to her for a kit at the
workshop. This will be a fun work-
shop... so don't miss out. I under-
stand that Eileen usually brings a
large collection of embellishments
for sale. I will find out & those of
you not taking this workshop might
want to stop by at lunch to add
to your own collection of embellish-
ments.
Any questions, just email
<workshops
@schoolhousequilters.com>
Hope Five completed tops from the
mystery quilt workshop with
Janis Davis
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June 2 - 6 / 10 - 5 Daily
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On Thurs May 7 Coby Sherstone & Joy Whitehouse met Mary Robertson, Nurse Manager,
Maternal/Child Care & Michael Pontus President & CEO at St. Joseph's Hospital to de-
liver 24 baby quilts. The quilts are to be used in the newborn nursery & also in some cases
in Pediatrics. The Social Worker at the hospital told Joy about a little girl receiving one of
the quilts. It was a bad time for the child & the nurses were wondering how to handle the
situation. They took one of the quilts they had received from us & gave it to her. Her eyes
lit up & she took the quilt & wrapped herself in it. It was her comfort. Stories like that
make what we are doing very worthwhile. Thank you to everyone that helped to make
these quilts. They are greatly appreciated by all that receive them. Joy
We Care
Baby Quilts
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FIBER ARTS 2009 - Hosted by the Comox Valley Schoolhouse Quilters and welcoming
- The Woolgatherers, the Knitters, the Lace Makers, Needle Arts and Brazilian Stitchers
The evening went well.
The participants were: The Needle Arts Group; The Brazilian Embroidery Stitchers; The Woolgatherers; The Denman Island
Lacemakers (their 90th year this year!) ONE knitter from The Yarn Shoppe in Cumberland, (Penny is a personal friend of
mine), The North Island Quilters for Community Awareness brought all the Dawn to Dawn Quilts and of course Us'ns! We
had lots of "stuff" to showcase our varied talents
The Community Awareness group showed all the Dawn to Dawn quilts with a little bit about the quilter and her reasoning for
her quilt. Jennifer, Margarets' Kelly and Yells, Ardith Chambers and Marie were there to see and explain their quilts as they
were held up for us - it was very well received! We tried hard to use up all the goodies left from the Sale and Tea of the week-
end, but we still have some left! Barb took pictures, so I should have a few for the newsletter and Connections and for Verna
for the CQA.
I surveyed all of the participants to see who would host it next year. Even offering our hall on a thursday, if they couldn't find
other accommodation. No takers, until it was suggested by the Woolgatherers, that they would do it IF it could be in two years.
The Needle Arts also pointed out that having it every year hardly gives any of us enough time to make anything new to display.
So I said I would ask the rest of the groups for their thoughts on the subject and handed over my notes and signs to the Wool-
gatherers!
Special thanks go to Myra and the kitchen crew, who also doubled as the set up and put away crew! Thanks to Moreen,
Norma, Val, Barb, Hope, Marie, Margaret Y and Margaret K (for explaining the Banner) and a host of others, whose names
escape me at the moment. I apologize for missing them. Ardythe
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Quilter's Horoscope (source: Pauline Rogers - Australian quilt instructor)
Thanks to Hope Rychkun
A humorous compilation of character traits of quilters according to their zodiac signs. Compiled by a quilting tutor
with over twenty years experience teaching patchwork and quilting and zero years writing horoscopes. By Pauline
Rogers
Gemini - May 21 to June 21 If Gemini has been fortunate enough to discover a tutor that has guided their
enthusiasm, their quilts will be imaginative and versatile. If they are self-taught quilters they will have a
treasure trove of books, magazines, quilting supplies and every innovation related to quilting but they
probably do not have a single finished quilt. This won‟t bother them though as they will convince every-
one, including themselves, that this was always their plan. Being youthful they love funky projects that
use bright fabrics and dazzling threads; being romantic they love traditional quilts made with soft pastels
and florals; being whimsical they love the country theme and flannels; being Gemini they love it all! Be-
ing very good with words, they will likely go on to author books as experts on patchwork and quilting -
having never finished a single project.
Cancer - June 22 to July 22 Cancer makes quilts to please themselves not to showcase. They do appreci-
ate compliments on their work but being timid they aren‟t likely to enter a quilt in a competition. They
want their quilts to be practical and comfortable and aren‟t likely to hang one on the wall, but actually use
them on beds. Being cautious they are most likely to stick to the traditional designs. They are not likely to
add decorative touches, such as trims or whatnots. They believe that quilts are naturally beautiful and do
not need embellishments. They love to use dark rich colours in their quilts considering these as more prac-
tical. When they discover a quilt shop they like, they become lifetime, loyal customers.
Leo - July 23 to August 23 Being one of the most creative signs Leo quilters make wonderful master-
pieces. As they are generous and warmhearted their friends and family are usually lucky recipients of their
beautiful creations. They love to read all the patchwork and quilting magazines looking for ideas that they
can use. They are always up-to-date on the latest crazes. Although they know quite a bit about their cho-
sen craft and can usually discover straight away where a quilter has run into problems in their projects,
they tend to be too bossy when attempting to help fellow quilters. They are great as companions to go fab-
ric shopping with, as they know where the best deals are to be found. They are also great help in selecting
coordinating material but be prepared to go along with their decisions or suffer the wrath. They don‟t like
to waste their precious time providing opinions that get ignored. (Editor: how do they know me so well?)
February Red Roses
March Yellow Daffodils
April Pink Azaleas
May Purple Iris
June Orange Tulips
Three inch strips, width of fabric, washed
and pressed please
Monthly Fabric Colours All Based On Flowers
by Florence Labrecque
September brown eyed susans
October Blue Pansies
November White daisies
December Red and green Holly
January Cream Dahalis
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Hands Across the Water -2009
Ladies, Mark your calendars:
Saturday Oct. 3 - 2009
Cumberland, BC
Rec. Centre
doors open at 10:00 am
Travel Theme
more details to follow
Next Committee Meeting
Thurs. July 9th at 7 pm
Thanks from Barb, Ardith &
Marion
QUILTERS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Have you seen to it that your fabric collection will be properly cared for after your passing?
Being of sound mind (according to standards established by fellow fabriholics), I ___________________, do hereby record
my last will and testament.
It has caused me a most severe case of hives knowing that my beloved ____________ (spouse, sibling, child or keeper) hasn‟t
the least appreciation for, or for that matter knowledge of, my extensive fabric collection - the containers of which are suitably
deposited in various places for safe keeping. In fact, this person has already notified the local sanitation crew to pick up and
dispose of my fabric collection, “willy-nilly” in the event that I precede him/her to the Great Quilt Shop in the Sky.
Therefore, I do will the secret whereabouts of my enormous fabric collection and the right to come to my house and cart away
the said collection to my dear friends and fellow fabric preservationists _____________________________.
It is my wish that upon hearing of my demise and obtaining proof that I did not manage, (although goodness knows I will have
tried) to take my fabric collection with me, my dear friends will come to my home post haste - prior to the arrival of the dump-
ster. I am further providing her/them authorization to rescue and cart away my entire fabric collection along with my sewing
machines, frames, threads, old buttons, lace, patterns, dolls, UFO‟s (unfinished Objects) and WIP‟s (Works in progress).
After this has been done, refreshments will be served to all my not-yet-departed quilting friends as they gather in one room to
say lovely and kind things about me. As soon as they run out of food or kind things to say (whichever comes first) they will
divide amongst themselves, by lot, my divine collection. I shall be hovering over that very spot, to make certain this is done in
a peaceful and co-operative manner.
I leave my car, house, stocks, bonds, and the remainder of my trivial worldly possessions to the non-quilters I continued to love
although they never really understood my quilting obsession.
Signed _____________________ at_______________ this day of ___________________ (month, day, year)
Witnessed by ________________________ Date________________________
Borrowed from Nanaimo Quilt Guild newsletter of Dec 2008 - who printed it with permission of the Peaceful Valley Quilters
Authors: Margaret Carmichael, her sister Ella and Gail Lambourne
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If anyone knows a member in the guild who
has been ill or has illness or a death in their
family or who just needs to be cheered,
please call
Shirley Woodbeck at 250-338-1176
SUNSHINE—Shirley Woodbeck
BILLETING AND DRIVERS
NEEDED FOR HAW October 3rd, 2009
Billeting required for 1 to 2 nights to accom-
modate quilters from other guilds attending
HAW. If you are able to offer accommoda-
tion for one or more quilters please contact
beverly.luck@shaw.ca or by phone @ 250-
334-3889.
Please mention any indoor pets you have so
we can appropriately place anybody with al-
lergies.
Drivers required for ferry pick-up and drop off
on day of HAW. If you are able to provide
transportation please contact
maureen.mccannel@gmail.com or by
phone @ 250-703-2209 indicating number of
quilters you can transport. Thank you from this HAW sub-committee
At the executive meeting in April it was voted on and passed that from now on there will only be one list issued at the November General Meeting. That gives members a generous grace period to pay their dues. For the rest of the year new members names; changes of address, phone numbers, email addresses, etc will be posted on the bulletin board. ADDED for June It was decided at the last executive meeting (May) that it would be a good idea to begin registration for membership for the 2009/10 year, starting at the windup potluck party on June 11th, rather than wait until the first business meeting in September. This way, you will be able to register anytime between June 11th and the September meeting, making it easier for everyone and hopefully everyone will be paid up by the September meeting. We would like to be able to make the complete membership list available as soon as possible in the new fiscal year, so that everyone has access to who is in the Guild and all the information that is sent out to members via e-mail is accessible to all members right off the bat.
We will be asking each member to fill in a short-ened version of the original registration form so that we have all the information correct for input into the list. So, please help your membership committee and register early.
Thanks so much. Membership Committee
(Lynne, Myra and Verna)
MEMBERSHIP
Just a note about REFRESHMENTS and Closing up
after the meetings -
Did you know that we have the greatest bakers in the
world in our QUILT GUILD??? Every month and
sometimes in between, they bring us such delectable
goodies, we are SOOOO spoiled! AND we love it!
So to continue onto the next Quilting Business Meeting
Season (the first Thursday of each month) - we ask that
you BRING YOUR OWN MUG, and take it home
again. If you wish, you may pay $5.00 (10 meetings @
50 cents per meeting) at the beginning of the season,
then drink your beverage without worrying about hav-
ing 50 cents with you!
Make it easy for the clean up/close up crew - IF you use
an OAP cup, then wash it and rinse it and dry it and put
it away!
Speaking about the clean up crew - has anyone noticed
that it is usually the same people who volunteer each
month?? Isn‟t it time that you took a turn?? Tidy up
the Kitchen, straighten the tea tables, put away the
Show and Tell tables, bring in the Quilt Sign, put away
the Bulletin Board, LOCK the doors into the rest of the
building, Make sure the ROCK holding the outer door
open is INSIDE = How easy is that?
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3rd Vancouver Island Quilt Shop Hop 2009
Tuesday, June 16
To
Saturday, June 25
Great new block kit
Great prizes!
Visit any of these local
Quilt Shops
For more info & passports in
June Sew and Sew - Campbell River
Huckleberry's - Courtenay
Gramma's Cupboard - Parksville
Kismet Quilts - Port Alberni
Pin Cushion - Port Alberni
Serge & Sew - Nanaimo
Snip & Stitch - Nanaimo
Sweet Pea Quilting - Ladysmith
Creative Quilting - Duncan
Stitches - Salt Spring Island
Cloth Castle - Langford
Bib n' Tucker - Victoria
Satin Moon - Victoria
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The Quilters Commandments -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Thou Shalt have a good laugh over this one!
I hope everyone enjoys this and I am not trying to offend
anyone and if it does, I sincerely apologize, I just wanted
to send a smile and maybe take heart with the good ad-
vice! Hugs, Dar (Editor: my friend in Powell River)
Thou Shalt Hide Sewing Fabric From Hubby
Thou Shalt Not Forget All The Hiding Places
Thou Shalt Not Let Friends See Fabric Pile
Thou Shalt Not Put Cleaning Above Sewing
Thou Shalt Not Put Cooking Above Sewing
Thou Shalt Not Wash Fabric With Kids Clothes
Thou Shalt Not Let Hubby See Fabric Receipts
Thou Shalt Buy Frozen Dinners When Sewing
Thou Shalt Not Give Unfinished Projects To
Friends To Complete
Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Friends Fabric Stash
Thou Shalt Not Use Fabric Scissors
To Cut Paper
Thou Shalt Sew 1/4" Seams
Thou Shalt Leave No Bolt Unturned
Thou Shalt Never Pass A Quilt Shop
Thou Shalt Not Do Buttons
Thou Shalt Not Use Dull Or Bent Needles
Thou Shalt Not Have More UFO's Than
Finished Projects
Thou Shalt Not Be Concerned With
The Quilt Police
Thou Shalt Measure Twice, Cut Once
Thou Shalt Keep The Seams Straight
Thou Shalt Stitch Love In Every Quilt
From Elaine Hutchison - A bed without a quilt is
like a sky without stars / a day patched with quilting
seldom unravels! / A quilt is a treasure which follows
its owner everywhere! Thanks Elaine
Be A perfect Copycat!
When you want to have pattern pieces photo-
copied, it‟s a good idea to check that the copy
machine is delivering 100% . Always be sure
to ask at commercial photocopy stores. Al-
most all major types of copy machines can be
set to reproduce at 100%, but if you don‟t ask,
they have a built in error factor by law. If that
happens, any of your designs or templates will
be reproduced at approximately 98.8% . That is
very close to 100% BUT for pattern pieces it is
not acceptable. Being off even that little bit
can cause distortion in the patterns. The distor-
tion usually shows up in one direction
On Behalf of Lefties
When you are left handed, you quickly
learn that the world is set up for right-handers.
This holds true for directions for rotary cutting
as well. On behalf of the lefties out there, here
are a few tips that can help when you are
working with a rotary cutter.
Make your first cut to even the end of
the fabric with the length of folded fabric ex-
tending to your right. Subsequent cuts, when
you are slicing your strips will need to be made
with the length of fabric turned around so it‟s
on your left.
IF you are ambidextrous, you can have
the best of both worlds and never have to ro-
tate the fabric between the even up cut and the
following cuts. Make the first even up cut
with your left hand. Then, instead of turning
the fabric around, switch the cutter to your
right hand to cut the strips. Practice on some
scrap fabric to see how comfortable this is for
you.
If you are working on a group quilt or
cutting in the company of right-handers, take
advantage of you southpaw orientation. Lay
the fabric on the cutting mat with the length
extending to the right. You make the first cut
to even up the edges, then turn the mat and
cutter over to a rightie who will finish cutting
the strips. Both of these cuts can be done with-
out having to rotate the fabric in between.
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Ardythe I have been
asked by a neighbour to
find a home for a quilt-
ing frame -the kind
for hand quilting. It belonged to her mother
who has recently passed
away and she would like
to give it away. Anyone
interested can call Marg
at 250-339-6653.
FREE to a GOOD HOME
FROM Gail Abel - Down the Oregon Coast!
I was reading the latest issue of quilter's newsletter and came across a list-
ing of quilt stores along the Oregon Coast . Did you know there are at least
15 along the 318 miles of coast line? I think that is a good enough reason to
travel the Oregon coast. In case your interest has been piqued here they are:
Homespun Quilts
108 10th St. Astoria
Custom Threads
1282 Commercial St. Astoria
Centre Diamond
1065 S. Hemlock, Cannon Beach
Creative Fabrics
475 Hwy. 101 Wheeler
Jane's Fabric Patch
1110 Main Ave. Tillamook
BJ'S Fabrics and Quilts
38105 Hwy 101 S. Cloverdale
Quilter's Cove
644 SW Coast Hwy Ste. B Newport
Coyote Creek fabrics and Finery
1547 N Hwy 101 Newport
Ruth's Family Fabrics
385 Hwy 34 Ste. 5-A Waldport
Wendz-Daze Quilters Emporium
5045 Hwy 101 North, Florence
Joy of Quilting
2970 Hwy 101 Florence
Threads that Bind
120 Central Coos Bay
Forget Me Knots
640 2nd St. SE (Hwy 101) Bandon
Quilters Corner
335 W 7th Port Orford
Country Keepsakes
802 Chetco Ave. Brookings
COMOX VALLEY EXHIBITION
*We need volunteers
for the quilt show at
the fall fair.* *Someone to oversee
the following*:::
*Clean rods and tape
ends
*Measure chain
*Sewing sails
*Someone to accept
quilts the morning be-
fore
*Someone to oversee
pick up after the show
**Lots of help setting
up and taking down
***Hostesses for the
two days of the show
If you are willing to
help with any of
these tasks please let
me know as soon as
possible
Thanks,
Marie Trimmer
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Once again the North Island Quilters for
Community Awareness have out done
themselves on this year‟s project.
You will remember that last year they made
quilts to be auctioned for the Merville Gran-
nies. With funds to be donated to the
Stephen Lewis Foundation to help Grand-
mothers in Africa who are raising their
Grandchildren, as a whole generation has
been lost to Aids.
This year‟s focus has been on the Homeless
in our own Community - Hence the donation
of 34 Art Quilts to the DAWN TO DAWN
SOCIETY to be raffled and auctioned to
raise funds to help the Homeless. Kudos to
the quilt artists - several of whom are
Quilters in our Guild as well
North Island Quilters Give to Dawn to Dawn Society
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To thank the OAP Members for being so accommodating to our needs in the rental of their
Hall on a yearly basis, Eight members of the Guild got together and decided to make a
banner for the Hall. Taking physical properties of the Town of Cumberland as well as the
History behind some of the town, the members created a pictorial memory quilt. Hanging
below the quilt on buttons resembling coal, are some of the characters who might have oc-
cupied the town sometime over the past years.
The Banner was presented to the OAP on May Sixteenth during our Sale and Tea.
The Quilters are:
Gail Abel, Gail Tellet, Margaret Kelly, June Boyle,
Jeannette Morneau, Val Puhl, Florence LaBreque, Ellen Bechard
THE BANNER PRESENTATION
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Get Your Story Printed
* Family History • Recipe Book
• Poetry Book • Short Stories
Novel • Journal
If you‟ve wanted to get it printed, but didn‟t
know how to make it happen, we can help!
Call us and make an appointment to come in and talk
about your project.
We‟ll help see it through to completion. 416-C Puntledge Rd.
Courtenay, BC V9N 3R1
Tel: (250) 338-6364
Fax: (250) 338-7677
abcprinting @telus.net
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BIB n’ TUCKER QUILTING
343 D Bay Street (Lower Rear GRAVEL YARD parking lot) at
Turner, VICTORIA 250-386-6512 (Mon- Thurs 10-4, Sat 12-4 )
(Closed Fridays for Grandma Privileges)
June Batik Sale 30% – 35% off 2m + (same bolt)
½ m minimum cuts
Space is still available call for details Judy Niemeyer classes July 16-17th and 18-19th
Batik sale begins May 25th for class participants
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SECTION F NEEDLE ARTS
DIVISION 8 QUILTING
Chairperson: Marie Trimmer Phone: 250 336-2624 Curling Rink:
Entry Fee: $2.00 per open entry Exhibit Drop Off: Aug 28 between 9-1
Prizes: 1st (Rosettes), 2nd & 3rd place (Ribbons) Prize Pick Up: Aug 30 between 3 and 5 pm
Rosettes: „Best of Show‟ ‟Viewers‟ Choice‟ Exhibit Pick Up Aug 30 between 4:15 and 5 pm
Entry Deadline: Noon August 19 at 201-580 Duncan Ave
Regulations:
1. All entrants must have worked on the entry. Entry must have been completed within the last year.
2. A fabric square with your name, address, telephone number, title and size of your entry must be sewn to the bottom
left corner of the back (when facing back) of each entry
3. Quilts 170” and greater must have a four inch sleeve (finished size) on the back top of the entry for hanging. For larger
quilts apply two sleeves with at least 2” in the centre for the hanging support.
4. One entry form must be completed for each entry submitted.
NO LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED F-8-1 BED - LARGE - Pieced, Hand Quilted - Pieced or mainly pieced.
Perimeter greater than 240”
F-8-2 BED - LARGE - Pieced or Appliquéd, Track System/Long Arm Machine Quilted
(Whole Cloth quilts are included in this category) Perimeter greater than 240”
F-8-3 BED - LARGE - Appliquéd, Hand Quilted
(Whole Cloth quilts are included in this category) Perimeter greater than 240”
F-8-4 BED - LARGE - Any Technique, Domestic Sewing Machine Quilted
(Whole Cloth quilts are included in this category) Perimeter greater than 240”
F-8-5 BED - SMALL - Any Technique
Any small bed quilts, such as crib quilts, lap quilts or smaller size junior quilts.
Maximum perimeter 240”
F-8-6 WALL HANGING - LARGE - Quilts made from published quilt patterns or based on traditional style patterns
and sets. Any technique may be used. Perimeter greater than 170”
F-8-7 WALL HANGING - SMALL - Quilts made from published quilt patterns or based on traditional style patterns
and sets. Any technique may be used. Maximum perimeter 170”
F-8-8 MINIATURE - Must have overall patterns that reflect reduced scale and miniaturization. Individual blocks with
the quilt should be no larger than 4” square. Maximum perimeter 72”
F-8-9 ART QUILT - Must be of original design by the maker, and may be abstract or pictorial in nature. Any technique
may be used . May be any size.
F-8-10 CHALLENGE - Using the CVEx 2009 theme “Blue Jeans & Country Dreams”. Any technique, any size.
1st Place entry will be used for promotion by Comox Valley Exhibition for 1 year.
F-8-11 WEARABLE - Wearable garments which include quilting. Any technique may be used.
F-8-12 MISCELLANEOUS - Includes any accessories, purses, hats, baby bibs, scarves, totes, table runners, placemats,
COMOX VALLEY EXHIBITION - AUGUST 28TH AND 29TH 2009
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CHALLENGE QUILT:
The theme is “MY TRAVEL ADVENTURE”. Size: 100 inches circumference or less. All fabrics and embellishments allowed. Must have been made since Hands Across the Water 2008. Put your name and guild name on the back of your quilt. There will be a viewer’s choice award. We will all have an opportunity to vote. Please bring your challenge to the “Challenge Table” when you arrive. Have fun! If you need more information regarding the challenge, please contact Debbie Maxwell, at
250-336-2452.
QUILT BLOCK PATTERN: “AIRCRAFT” This block finishes to a 12 inch square (12.5 x 12.5 unfinished) The background is to be a light coloured fabric (white, pale beige, etc.)
The aircraft triangles are to be in medium and dark blues. The easiest way to cut these triangles is to make squares and cut them in half. The larger triangles need squares that are 6 7/8 inches on each side. The smaller triangles come from 3 7/8 inch squares. Bring your completed blocks on October 3rd and drop them off at the “Theme Block” table.
Hands Across the Water
The Schoolhouse Quilters are sponsoring this special event on October 3, 2009. We hope you will all come out and support us on this fun filled day. The registration fee is $15.00 and this includes lunch. Hope Rychkun will be available on Thursdays to take your registration. All registrations need to be in by June 18th. All those who attend are encouraged to participate in the “Challenge Quilt”, the “Aircraft” quilt block and the “Fat Quarter” draw.
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FAT QUARTER THEME: This year we are asking you to bring a fat quarter that you have acquired in your travels . Attach a note stating where you purchased it. Your name will be entered into a draw for each fat quarter that you bring. Place your fat quarter in the designated container at the “Fat Quarter Table” and fill out your ticket. There will be several draws, depending on the number of fat quarters entered.
Where are you going to Park?
written by Moreen Reed.
S P F N G G R F E K A L T A O R P S S M
F A F G O Z S H O E N L A K E H Z J E S
Y Y J Z D W B S Z C X R I M E T E Z F N
M H L Q S Y O O E D U J O L E K L I Q A
V F J E P A Y G H V E H L C A L L D G W
P C S K O B L J P G A I R L K L L C X H
D I R A C E E N K P W C R M O Y A T O V
N N E L K N P Z J E M E H N Y P B R E F
Q W A E E U O D L U D M G S E N N A K D
E H D L T B I L I I I L X S I E P T Y T
K I I T S R N I P R E T C M L L C T N I
A T S T D I T S A Y A O P A H K T I E P
L E L U E T Y C Y Y T K K I N I E R K S
N R A B J U L D L T I E O N S N C T A A
O I N Q N E Q O N S C V G L Q B H J L C
T D D O B N R F K A B X L A T E O F S C
R G N E G A Z L V V S W H K J A B U S E
O E A N R F A E I F M I Y E U C A S O B
M C F M N K S O A J Z W Y S B H Y I W E
H Y H J E R S W O R R A N E G R U S W R
Word List
MIRACLEBEACH
KINBEACH
MORTONLAKE
BUTTLELAKE
WHITERIDGE
REBECCASPIT
SURGENARROWS
MAINLAKES
READISLAND
ROCKYBAY
FILLONGLEY
TIRBUNEBAY
SANDYISLAND
BOYLEPOINT
HORNELAKECAVES
SPIDERLAKE
HELLIWELL
SPROATLAKE
TAYLORARM
CAPESCOTT
GODSPOCKET
NIMPKISKLAKE
ECHOBAY
WOSSLAKE
SHOENLAKE
ARTLISHCAVES
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