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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

CVSQG - Box 1507, Comox, B.C. V9M 8A2 - Editor@schoolhousequilters,com

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June Potluck - Everybody!

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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

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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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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!)


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



Library Committee Report


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,

http://www.members.shaw.ca/timberlanequilters

http://www.islandquilters.ca/index.htm

http://www.members.shaw.ca/chilliwackquiltersguild/

http://members.tripod.com/~FVQG/

http://www.cmqa.ca/

http://www.cmqa.ca/

http://www.canadianquilter.com/

http://www.richmondareaquiltersguild.com/

http://www.boundarybayquiltersguild.ca/

http://www.lionsgatequiltersguild.com/

http://www.crfriendshipquiltguild.com/

http://www.crfriendshipquiltguild.com/

http://www.parksvillequilthousequilters.com/

http://www.victoriaquiltersguild.org/

http://www.langleyquiltersguild.com/

http://members.shaw.ca/squamishvalleyquiltersguild/



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


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

June 2 - 6 / 10 - 5 Daily



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



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



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



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



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

[email protected] 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

[email protected] 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?



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



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.



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



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



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


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


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



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


F-8-4 BED - LARGE - Any Technique, Domestic Sewing Machine Quilted


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



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.



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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