december 2016 6pm dinner is served president’s message · 16” or 20” square napkin (paper or...

Comox Valley

Schoolhouse Quilters’ Guild www.schoolhousequilters.com

December 2016

Hello Fellow Guild Members

Let me be one of the first to wish you a Merry

Christmas & a Happy New Year! I can hardly

believe it (!) but there are only 3 more quilting

days before Christmas! They are December 1st,

December 8th and December 15th. This year the

Guild has NOT rented the hall for Thursday,

Dec 22nd nor Thursday, Dec 29th. This means

there will be no “make up” quilting days in

2017 and we have

saved the $350 it would have cost for rental.

Our Christmas potluck & meeting is on De-

cember 1st. Start packing now and come early!

Please bring:

your place setting (cutlery, plate, placemat)

coffee cup

a beverage for dinner (if desired)

your potluck contribution

16” or 20” square napkin (paper or fabric)

fat quarter(s): red, or white, or red & white

– no Christmas fabric please

Christmas wall hanging to decorate the hall

(optional)

your enthusiasm to celebrate with one an-

other

Our planned schedule is:

5pm clear away sewing machines &

start set up

5:30 napkin folding

6pm dinner is served

7pm an extra-short business meeting

7:30 fun program and Show & Tell

Note: for each fat quarter that you bring to pot-

luck, you will receive a ticket. Bring one, or

two, or three…you decide. Your fabrics can be

solids or tone on tone red or white or red &

white...you decide. No Christmas fabric please.

The fat quarters will then be bundled into

groups of six or eight or ten…the “elves” will

decide on the bundle size once they see how

many fat quarters come in. Then a draw will be

made from the tickets to award the bundles!

Whoo hooo! A Merry Christmas present! And

now you can make something to celebrate Can-

ada’s 150th birthday with your new red&white

fabrics!

I encourage you to thoroughly read your news-

letter. In an effort to keep the regular business

meetings focused and brief, we are using the

newsletter to disseminate information. For ex-

ample, this month there is an article on making

slabs for Ronald MacDonald houses across

Canada in conjunction with CQA. Hennie Ai-

kman will be speaking about this at the Decem-

ber 1st meeting. Also, there is information from

the membership committee on changing the

membership fees for new members joining mid-

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President’s Message

Comox Valley Schoolhouse Quilters’ Guild

www.schoolhousequilters.com

CVSQG - Box 1507, Comox, B.C. V9M 8A2 - [email protected]

Presidents: Raelene Robertson and Pat McEwen

Past Presidents: Anne McCullough & Mary-Lou Morden,

Carol Erskine

Vice President: Janis Davis

Secretary: Patti Kemp

Treasurer: Sharon Latham

Community Quilts: Coordinator—Nerissa Thomas

Lilli House Verna Power

Breast Cancer & Teddies & Toddlers

Gladi Lyall

Placemats Sharon Latham

St Joe’s Babies Joy Whitehouse

Seniors & Fire Quilts Nerissa Thomas & Verna Power

Pregnancy Care Centre Nerissa Thomas

HAW 2017 Mary Lou Morden

In-House Draw: Brenda Levirs

Library: Anne Taschereau Mamers

Membership: Carreen Webber and Carol Metner

Newsletter: Hope Rychkun

Newsletter Advertising: Joan Johnsen

Programs: Janis Davis

Refreshments: Bonnie Linneker & the Kitchen Cops

Retreats: Terry Vadeboncoeur, Beverly Luck, Sharron W.

Sunshine: Trudy Thorne

Venue: Charles Dickens

Nautical Days

Website: Hope Rychkun

Workshops: Bonnie Smith, Eva Hansen & Lynda Reid

Word Puzzle: Bev Michaluk

2015—2016 Executive & Committees From the Editor’s Desk Newsletter Advertising:

To advertise in the newsletter please con-

tact Joan Johnsen for rates. Submit adver-

tising by the 15th of the month for inclu-

sion in the next month.

[email protected]

Newsletter Deadline: Please submit all entries for the news-

letter by the 20th of the month for inclu-

sion in the next month’s newsletter.

Submit articles to Hope (current editor)

using the email:

[email protected]

Guild Meetings

Our guild meets every Thursday

from 9:00am to 9:00pm for quilting at

the Cumberland OAP Hall.

General Meeting (September to

June) on the 1st Thursday of each

month at 6:30 pm

Executive Meeting (September to

June) 3rd Thursday of each month

at 1:00pm

No meetings in July or August, just

wonderful sewing days…

Our Website:


Memberships

Don’t forget to renew your

membership. You need to be a

paid member to enjoy the bene-

fits of the guild...

http://www.schoolhousequilters.com/

mailto:[email protected]


http://www.schoolhousequilters.com




The Membership Committee would like to have the following

paragraph removed from the Guild Policy Document

“New members, or former members returning after more than 2 years absence, who join the Guild January to June, to have their annual fee pro-rated for the months remaining until the end of June.” We feel that, not only is the wording cumbersome, but that the sentiment or intent is not in keeping with today's Guild. Other reasons for its removal: 1. The present membership fee is very good value for money, and low enough. 2. The Hall rent has increased since the Policy was made: not to put too fine a point on it, we

need the extra money to put towards that rent. 3. In the past few years, the majority of “late joiners” have insisted on paying the full rate. 4. In order to comply with other Guilds' Policies, that paragraph should be removed. Carol Metner

year. Basically, they suggest removing the obsolete paragraph in our policies concerning pro

-rating membership fees. We will likely debate (?) and vote on this motion (originally intro-

duced at the November meeting) in January 2017. Please take some time to ask questions &

discuss these matters with each other and/or Carol and/or Carreen. Being informed ahead of

time helps us deal with these things expeditiously at the meetings. And…that leaves more

time for the program and Show & Tell – the really fun part of getting together for meetings!

In closing, I want to cheer you on in completing your UFO(s) for The President’s Challenge.

You now have four months left before the “reveal” in April 2017. It occurred to me that some

of our completed UFOs may even appear in our Quilt Show in May 2017. There’s additional

motivation to get back at that project.

Wishing you all a safe and healthy holiday,

Pat McEwen





CAMP HOMEWOOD RETREAT – Sign up NOW

So excited to advise all of you that our next Camp Homewood retreat has

again been scheduled for four days, providing us with that coveted additional

day of sewing and socializing. It will run from Wednesday through Sunday,

February 15th – 19th, 2017.

Sign up for this retreat commenced at the November business meeting, however

we still have rooms available. If you do not feel you can attend for a full four

days please do not let that deter you from registering as it is a possibility for

some of you to attend for three days only.

Depending on sign-up numbers we may also have the option of opening up the

guesthouse for more private rooms. For further details concerning the guest-

house please speak to one of the retreat coordinators listed below. The cost per

individual for the four days would range from $227. to $280., depending on the

room you choose. The starting range of $227. is a bunk style dorm room which

sleeps up to 7, however on average there are usually anywhere from 3 to 5 in

these rooms. Individuals in these rooms have shared bathroom/shower facili-

ties.

There is a separate handicapped washroom available to any that may require

ease of access to toilet or shower. There are also newer rooms available which

sleep up to 3 and have their own washroom, including shower/tub. These

rooms are either $262. with 3 sharing the room or $280. with only 2 sharing.

All prices include 3 meals a day along with snacks in the evening consisting of

cookies/squares, fruit, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. The meals at Camp Home-

wood are excellent . . . and you will never walk away hungry!

If you have never been to a retreat at Camp Homewood we urge you to give it a

try. It is a lot of fun and a great way to get to know your fellow quilters. Over (Continued on page 5)





the past couple of years we have seen a number of quilters who have attended

retreat for the first time and have now become regulars. If you wish to sign-up

or for further information please contact one of the retreat coordinators listed be-

low.

Our contact details can be located on the guild website under “retreats” or by

viewing the membership list.

For those of you who plan ahead the dates for our fall 2017 retreat are October

18th – 22nd, 2017. We look forward to seeing some new members as well as all of

our regulars at one of the upcoming retreats.

Beverly Luck

Terry Vadeboncoeur

Sharron Woodland

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"Reminder to Members Got something you would like to raise at an upcoming meeting? Please let me know by

email no later than the day before the meeting so that we can allocate our time more effi-

ciently in the business portion of our meetings. This includes items to be addressed under

Members' Announcements.

My email address is [email protected]

Patti (Secretary)

Seasons greetings from the kitchen cops! Yikes did I really say that? Well I have been yanking out more chin hairs & noticing extra wrinkles even without the magnified mirror !! Guess the time is really flying. We are hoping the new coffee time at our monthly meetings is making everyone happy. It is great for us but we are always open to suggestions or constructive criticism. Be mindful that you are to bring your own mug for your beverage as we are on a budget & are not prepared to provide disposable cups & of course we are all environmentally aware. Also I noticed that on our quilting days the microwave has been left splattered& messy. Please tidy up any spillage you might encounter it will be much appreciated by everyone including our landlords!! Of course you remember our $5 yearly fee or 50 cents each meeting for coffee. Thank you all so much for all your help & consideration. We remain your loyal & cheerful kitchen cops… Bonnie Lineker ..Shirley Krotz…Trudy Thorne





Charles Dickens Craft Faire This year’s Charles Dickens Faire was a great success for guild members! We had 13 participants displaying a wonderful selection of quilted goods. Not only was it a financial success, but it was a great opportunity to share a lit-tle of what we do in the Comox Valley. People were very interested in our guild and several are considering membership. The variety of goods for sale was impressive with something for everyone’s pocketbook. The Christmas spirit was alive and well at our booth! Many thanks to a great team of people who worked hard to make sure it was a successful weekend. For any who are interested in participating in our next venue, it will be at our

quilt show in May. Information will be available in January.

Anne & Jan





Program for December Meeting and Potluck

We will clear and start setting up tables about 5 o’clock.

Dinner will be at 6 o’clock. Bring a dish or dessert. No slow cookers as we

do not have the power.

Before dinner Carol Metner will be showing us how to make folded Christ-

mas tree napkins. We will have paper napkins to use or you can bring a 16”

or 20” square cloth napkin.

Bring a fat quarter if you wish. Red tone on tone, or red, white tone on

tone, or white, or red and white combined. No Christmas fabric please.

For each fat quarter you will be given a ticket. The fat quarters will be

bundled and tickets drawn.

Dinner at 6 o’clock followed by a short meeting. We have some fun enter-

tainment to follow and Show n Tell.

If you wish to bring a small Christmas wall hanging, quilt, table runner or

other Christmas quilt to decorate the hall, please do.

Remember you own plate, knife/fork/spoon. Coffee mug and placemat.

Janis Davis





Book Review Paradise Stitched

Sashiko & Applique Quilts

Sylvia Pippen

C + T Publishing 2009

Quilt Guild library # 573

With all this rainy/windy weather, here is a book to brighten

your day, and cause you to yearn for the tropics! Colorful

photos of hibiscus and tropical fish may make you to feel the

need to create "paradise" for your Vancouver Island home. But, if you read "about

the author" on page 79, you will find Sylvia Pippen took a different route to having

paradise in her home.

The book begins with Sashiko, which used to be a practical stitch joining three lay-

ers of a quilt together. Today it is used as a decorative surface embellishment on

the quilt top. Complete information on thread and suitable fabric, along with

marking and stitching the design, form a good basis for a sashiko beginner.

The second section deals with Applique methods. Sylvia's preference is using

sheets of heat resistant mylar for templates. The flower petals etc. are traced, cut

out with an added seam allowance which is ironed to the back of the template (We

have likely been doing this with freezer paper for years). Of course, fusible ap-

plique and needle turn are also covered, as is hand applique stitching. Selecting

fabric is very important for the appliqued pieces since copying nature is what you

are striving for.

Next comes the really fun part - combining sashiko and applique. Using a digital

camera, you are encouraged to take a lot of photos in order to isolate what appeals

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to you. Designing your own quilt is the aim of this section, but it doesn't need to be

queen size. There are a lot of tips and suggestions provided.

Embroidery embellishments add so much to the "picture". The "Honey Creepers",

page 30, rely on simple embroidery to "make" the picture, while embroidery is need-

ed to complete the bleeding heart and wild roses in "Wildflowers and Sashiko", page

46. Finishing the quilt covers quilting, binding and hanging sleeves.

Now for the quilt gallery - and what a display of color and sashiko stitches! This is

sure to get you motivated. Projects such as "Tropical Waves", "Honey Creeper in

Bamboo" and "California Poppies" show such an interesting combination of stitch

and applique AND the patterns are provided at the back of the book. Sashiko is not

just a series of straight or curved running stitches, but can be used to outline ap-

plique or form stems and leaves for appliqued flowers.

A "thumbs up" for this book - especially if our weather is making you feel gloomy.

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Christmas Hampers We have been assigned two families -

#1 A couple with 2 girls 16 and 17 years old

#2 Two women with 3 children - 2 girls 18 months old and a girl 3 years old

Each hamper costs approximately $300. There is a red Hamper Fund collection box at

the Free Table each week. Please consider a donation.

If anyone has any toys or puzzles in good condition for the children, please let Nerissa

Thomas or Trudy Thorne know.





DECEMBER 2016 WORKSHOP NEWS We have 4 classes coming up for Spring 2017. We’ll start taking registrations from 5 pm – 5:45 pm at the December meeting for those who would like to take the Mystery Quilt class with Janis. Registrations for the other 3 classes will start in the new year. Mystery Quilt with Janis Davis – March 11

th, 2017 - $32.00

Janis’s mystery classes are always a sell-out! Registration for this class starts in December 2016. This project will be fun with strips of various sizes and lots of colour. We will cut and sew and maybe cut some more. Come and see. The following 3 classes are also planned for the Spring 2017. Once we have details and supply lists, we’ll get them on the website and announce them at the monthly meetings. Bargello with Raelene Robertson March 25

th, 2017 - $32.00

Roll Top Bag with Joan Johnsen April 22, 2017 - $32.00

Machine Applique with Jan Hill May 27

th, 2017 - $32.00

Remember, we’re always open to hearing your suggestions for classes and teachers you would like to have. Thanks for supporting guild workshops! Your workshop committee, Eva Hansen, Lynda Reid, Bonnie Smith





Canada's Big Quilt Bee

To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday we want you to be part of Canada’s biggest Quilt Bee!

The Big Quilt Bee will be held June 14-17, 2017 at Quilt Canada 2017 in Toronto, ON. We’ll have sewing ma-

chines, long arms, mid arms and an army of volunteers ready to work on quilt tops

and stacks of slabs made by hundreds of Canadian quilters. But your help is need-

ed!

Our goal is to make and donate 1,000 quilts for kids at Ronald McDonald Houses

across Canada!

Here’s where we need your help. We need lots of quilt tops and 12 ½” slab

blocks incorporating at least one piece of special Canada fabric.

Details on how to make the slab blocks are online at:

https://www.canadianquilter.com/pdf/quilt-canada-2017/Quilting-Bee-How-to-

make-a-block.pdf

Canada’s national guild, the Canadian Quilters Association, of which our guild is a member, has invited guilds

across the country to join in and sew the slab blocks. Here I am with some friends on a very windy day with

our 3 quilt tops:

For more information contact Hennie Aikman


https://www.canadianquilter.com/pdf/quilt-canada-2017/Quilting-Bee-How-to-make-a-block.pdf

https://www.canadianquilter.com/pdf/quilt-canada-2017/Quilting-Bee-How-to-make-a-block.pdf




Apricot Coconut French Toast (8 servings) Remember you can substitute almond milk for real milk, Splenda for sugar, and gluten free bread for the regular loaf. Any bread can be substituted. ½ Cup chopped, dried apricots ½ Cup water ¼ cup butter, melted. 2/3 cup flaked coconut ¼ cup sugar 1 ¼ tsp cinnamon 7 eggs 1 ¾ Cups milk 1 tsp vanilla pinch salt 16 slices French Bread or baguette (1 inch thick) Maple syrup to serve 1. In a small microwave safe bowl, heat apricots and water for 2 mins. Let stand 5 mins and

drain. 2. Pour melted butter into a 15 inch x 10 inch x 1 inch baking pan, and tilt to coat the bottom

with butter. 3. Sprinkle with coconut and apricots. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle this over the

fruit. 4. In a large shallow bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla and salt. Dip bread into the egg mix-

ture, soak for 1 min. Place slices close together over coconut mixture. (Pour any extra egg mixture over the top). Cover with cling film and refrigerate over night.

5. Remove from refrigerator 30 mins before baking. Turn on oven, 375 degrees. 6. Bake for 20 – 25 mins or until golden brown. Serve with maple syrup. This is an excellent “make-ahead” brunch or breakfast dish for Christmas or New Year. Any leftovers can be re-heated for 15 seconds per slice in the microwave. Enjoy. Carreen





Campbell River Friendship Quilters Guild

Hands Across the Water 2017

Canada 150 Quilt Challenge

The theme of the challenge is Celebrate Canada 150. We are hoping to get

lots of entries this year and hope you have fun depicting an aspect of Canada

that you enjoy! The challenge is for quilted wall hangings.

Your quilt must

Include a maple leaf in either the design or the quilting. It could be a

Canadian Flag.

Measure less than 150 inches around the perimeter (all sides added

together). Examples of the largest measurements are a 37.5 inch x

37.5 inch square or a 30 inch x 45 inch rectangle or other rectangle

adding up to less than that.

Contain at least two of these features – ocean, mountain, lake, tree,

prairie, river, or beach.

Please do an information sheet with the quilt name, your name, phone number

and Guild name. Include acknowledgements (e.g. designer if not an original)

Judging will be by viewer’s choice.

The quilts will be displayed at Hands Across the Water

on September 30, 2017 in Campbell River.

Have fun!

Please contact Mary Lou for more details.





Refreshment Rota

Each month has been allocated letters of

the alphabet. If your last name begins

with one of the letters for that month,

then that is the month that you are re-

sponsible for bringing a snack to the

business meeting in the evening.

Having said that, if you just feel like

baking or bringing something to any

business meeting, regardless if it is your

“turn” or not, you are more than wel-

come to do so!

Month Surnames

beginning with:

September A, B

October C, D, E

November F, G

December H, I. J.

January K

February L

March M

April N,O,P,Q, R

May S

June T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

The Kitchen Cops

Happy December Birthdays

Gouthro Rita 12/4

Aikman Hennie 12/5

Mathers Linda 12/6

Krotz Shirley 12/10

Woodbeck Shirley 12/15

Boyle Joan 12/18

Kenney Barbara 12/18

Kemp Patti 12/20

Nicklin Mikki 12/25

Woodland Sharron 12/26

Arnold Marjorie 12/27





SUNSHINE

If anyone knows a guild member

who has been ill or has illness or a

death in their family or who just

needs to be cheered, please call:

Trudy Thorne (phone number on membership list)

Or email:

[email protected]

so that a card may be sent

Guild Member Personal Information

If you need to contact any of our guild

members, executive or committee mem-

bers please go to the Members Only page

and then to Memberships on our website

for the most up to date list of all email, ad-

dresses and phone numbers of current

guild members. Remember you will need

to be a paid member to get the userid and

password to enter this area.

To protect the privacy of our guild mem-

bers’ personal phone numbers or email ad-

dresses will not be published in the news-

letter unless specifically requested by the

committee member. Most committees have

a guild email address that is redirected to

their personal address.

If your committee does not as yet have one

or you are organizing a special event please

send an email to our webmaster using

[email protected] to re-

quest one.

As a paid member you have received the

login and password for this section. If you

do not have access to a computer or printer

please see Hope to request a paper copy of

our newsletter. If paper copies of news-

letters are not picked up 3 months in a row

your name will be taken off the paper copy

list. If you will be away, please arrange for

another guild member to pick up your pa-

per copy.

Personal Information Changes

Please notify the Membership Committee

of any changes to your email, phone number or address.

The Membership Committee will then pass this information on to those who need the information to update email lists, and mem-bership files.

Keep your information up to date in order to receive email regarding guild events.






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