Our guild is having a fabric challenge!
Our members will be making mini quilts for the theme of Black and White plus One Colour and these quilts will be hanging at our 5th Anniversary Quilt Show in 2019.
Thank you to Northcott Fabrics for generously donating the fabrics, we can't wait to see the creative designs our members come up with! 

Next Meeting : Saturday, June 9, 2018.

Noon: Doors open at Noon at the Boyle Community Centre.

12:00-12:30: Check in, set ups browse the library, etc. 
Check in with Bonnie at the front membership table.

12:30:  Meeting begins.

AGENDA

Guild Business (Kristyn)
Ancaster Mini Quilt Swap-due at July Meeting
Quilt Show Updates (September 7 & 8, 2019
Northcott Fabric Challenge

​MQG Updates (Linda M)

​Other Quilting Upates
Show and Share-Show us your latest creations

Program: All about Binding and Finishing
Sewing binding to a quilt-Sheila
Bias Binding-Linda M.
Facing instead of binding-Pat
Marti Mitchell tool for binding-Linda H.
Making a sleeve-Kristyn
Making a label-Lyndsey (Custom labels will be given out at this meeting for members)

Sew-in until 5:00 pm

My apologies for the delay - this weather has me knee deep in the garden planting and weeding... summer is here finally!

A good turnout for the May meeting - a number of Bronco quilts, tops and blocks were handed in to be shipped to Humboldt.  Thanks to all who contributed to this good cause.

A reminder we are looking for Quilt Show committee volunteers - show is scheduled for the Sept 7-8 weekend in 2019. If interested please speak to Kristyn.
​An advance look at how it will look - Kristyn and Dan spent an afternoon dressing the Lodge up! Looks amazing!


Teaching Demonstrations:
A big thank you to our members who demonstrated these techniques and gave us many helpful hints!

 Basting Tutorial
Hand Quilting - Long Stitches/ Embroidery Thread
Self Threading Needles
Machine Quilting Techniques
How to Doodle!

Check out our Facebook page for some links to more tutorials on these topics.....

Upcoming Quilt Festivals
​Feast for the Eye - Sarnia  June1-2, 2018   quilt-show-2018
​Quilts on the Grand - Guelph June 8-9, 2018 quilts-grand-2018
Chatham Quilt Show (Part of International Plowing Match)  August 17-18, 2018
 2018 I.P.M. Quilt Show – Chatham-Kent Quilters’ Guild

Doors open at noon.
Remember to sign in at the membership table. 

Artisans Open House - May 19th 10 am - noon
We are looking for quilts to display as well as volunteers!  

Last day to bring in your Bronco quilts/ blocks/ or quilt tops. There will be time after the meeting to work on more quilt blocks at the sew in.
quilts-for-broncos

Bring your Round Robin quilt tops/ fabrics if you want to continue working on them.

Quilt Show and Tell 

PROGRAM
Demos - Basting, Quilting, Burying Threads and Doodling your designs before you quilt them.

Upcoming Events
Shannon Brinkley Workshop - Sarnia Guild  May 9
Doors open sharp at 8:30 am
It looks like it will be a fun and creative day!

See you all on Saturday!

 Despite the nasty weather on Saturday, our meeting went ahead as scheduled. Pictures of members' quilts shown at the meeting are below. Members participated in the Round Robin Improv Quilt and made blocks for the "Quilts for Broncos".

For those interested in our Guild's 2019 retreat, registration and deposit is due this week.  Please contact Kristyn to arrange for payment.

There is an Artisan's Open House on May 19 at Boyle Community Centre and both Volunteers and Quilts are needed.

Quilts and quilt blocks for the Quilts for Broncos are due at the May 12 meeting. These will be mailed the Monday following our meeting. For details on this project check out the Quilts for Broncos page at  saskatoonmqg.com/

Program Change for October:
We will be having a Trunk Show presented by Rebecca and Doris of the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild. 

Upcoming events:
Showcase of Textile Arts, Canadian Embroiderers' Guild, London. April 20-21, Wesley Knox Church, 91 Askin Street London.
Piecemakers Quilt Show 2018. April 26-28. Pyramid Recreation Centre, St Mary's, ON.
Make it BIG/Make it small Square Foot Show. May 14-June 9.  St Mary's Museum, St Mary's, ON
Quilts of Iceland, Ailsa Craig Quilt and Fibre Arts Festival.  May 21-26. Ailsa Craig, ON.
A Feast for the Eye Quilt Show 2018, Sarnia Quilters Guild. June 1-2. Point Edward Arena, 210 Monk Street, Point Edward, ON

Great meeting last Saturday.  Lots of quilts shown by our members - some pictures below.  
Reminder - LMQG Retreat Mar 22-24, 2019
Please fill out registration and hand in $100 deposit if interested.
We will also be taking attendance at our monthly meetings - sign up at the front door entrance when you come in.

Upcoming Events:
March 5-29;  Landscapes of Israel: An Exhibition of Quilts, Jewish Community Centre, London,ON.
April 26-28:  Piecemakers 2018 Quilt Show, Pyramid Rec Centre, St. Mary's, ON.
May 7: Shannon Brinkley Lecture, Sarnia Quilters Guild, Sarnia, ON.
May 8, 9: Shannon Brinkley Classes, Sarnia, ON. Representatives will be at our next meeting to register folks for the May 9 class ($80)
May 21-26:  Quilts of Iceland:  land of ice and lights, Ailsa Craig Recreation Centre, Ailsa Craig,ON.
May 22-26: Quilt and Fibre Art Festival, St. Jacobs, ON
June 1,2:  A Feast for the Eye, Sarnia Quilters Guild,Point Edward Arena, Point Edward, ON.

April Meeting - Remember to bring your Round Robin quilt materials for the workshop.

Next Meeting is Saturday March 10th

Doors Open at noon
Check in, set up, browse the library etc. 12:00-12:30
Meeting starts at 12:30

Guests are welcome, your first meeting is free and then $5 there after. 

Remember to check in with Bonnie at the front membership table.  Pick up your membership card as well as anyone that signed up for the Riley Blake Fabric Challenge, your fabric ready to pick up too. 

Here are the supplies you will need if you wish to participate in the Improv Round Robin program in March and April.

PROGRAM (Sonia)
Improv Round Robin- 2 month program so there will be more time in April to work on this!
 
We will be referring The Improv Handbook For Modern Quilts, so please bring your own copy if you have one. 
 
SUPPLIES NEEDED

2-3 yards of colour coordinated scraps in a range of values and include a few pieces that are WOF.  You will need one signature fabric that will be added to each section that is made by the others in the round robin.  Don’t worry about the colour since there is no way to match other people’s fabrics.  Possibly choose a fabric with lots of colours in it. Bring all your fabrics in a container that will be passed around.

Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies
 
We will be watching a couple of episodes of Fresh Quilting TV on Improv. (#204 and #212)
 
New to Improv? You can watch the MQG webinar ahead of our meeting for more inspiration.
Shelagh Jessop has a webinar called No Rulers, No Rules and there are a few articles in the 100 days of Modern Quilting.
 
As well as this blog post from the San Francisco MQG:
http://bayareamodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-yes-and-improv-round-robin-irr.html

Sew-In until 5PM. 

This is a reminder that our February meeting is this Saturday - February 10th 12-2 pm. 
Location - Boyle Community Centre
NOTE - We will be meeting in the small meeting room this month.
​Stay and sew till 5 pm.

Agenda
Guild Update: Ancaster Swap- Kristyn 
Membership Committee: Bonnie- membership cards to hand out
Volunteers: We need 2 volunteers to quickly look over the 2017 financial paperwork after the Feb. meeting.  And volunteers needed for May and June Program on Quilting and Finishing quilts. 
Local Guild events: Sarnia guild has the Shannon Brinkley May 9th for workshop- more info on flyer/ or speak to Nora Boyd

PROGRAM: Notions
Do you have a favourite notion you would like to show and explain? It can be your favourite notion, a notion you have but don’t know how to use, or a notion that is not typically used for sewing but you use it anyway.   
Please bring some notions and we can all learn from each other.
  
​Sewing Projects (following general meeting)
Thread Catcher supplies:
Sewing machine and basic sewing kit.
1 - 9” x 17 ½” rectangle of outer fabric
1 - 9” x 17 ½” rectangle of inner fabric
Clear plastic will be provided
 
Mason Jar supplies- please bring a mason jar, (and the ring and lid) of what ever size you like.  A few will be at the meeting if you need one.  Bring some pillow stuffing and a piece of fabric that is a few inches larger than the size of your lid (standard or wide mouth)
We will have a few glue guns to use, if you have one and want to bring it, please do.

This is what you will take home!