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!

Linda McLaren's demonstration of the One Block Wonder.  So many options to consider!

One Block Wonder - one of our guild members project in process

We had a wonderful turnout for our first meeting of the year with 34 folks attending.
Kristyn gave a 2017 update and thanked all members who taught mini-workshops and all businesses that supported us on our website.
The Canada 150 Blocks display that travelled throughout London Public Library Branches through 2017 was very popular with the public. Kristyn returned  members' blocks.
For 2018, we will be meeting in the gym every month except for February.  We are also going to use a microphone next month.  The full program for next year is outlined on our website. Our February theme is Notions and everyone is invited to bring along your favourite notion.  We will have two projects: A Thread Catcher and a Mason Jar Notions Holder.  Please bring along a mason jar as well as fabric scraps to use in the activities.
If anyone has ideas for Library Books to add to our collection, please let Kristyn know.

MQG Update: Linda McLaren
The Modern Quilt Guild is redesigning its website. 
The Block of the Month has been renamed Block Study.  They also have a Quilt of the Month.
A new season of Fresh Quilting has been posted on the MQG website.
Anyone who has signed up for the Riley Blake challenge--your fabrics will come to the guild.
The mini-swap deadline is Feb. 9.
The newest publication, Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century, features a quilt by Kristyn.  The book may be purchased through the MQG or through Amazon.

People are transitioning into their new roles in the guild during January.

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.

Show and Share:
Members showed examples of their recent quilting.

Program: Linda gave an excellent demonstration of the One Block Wonder technique, showing her quilts as well as member’s pieces. She  provided lots of support for members trying this technique. 

The book, One Block Wonder, which illustrates this technique,  is coming to our Library.​
Our next meeting will be held on Saturday, February 10 at 12:30 at the Boyle Community Centre. Hope to see you there!

Our final meeting of the year was held December 9th.  What a fun meeting it was!  We were able to take over the Boyle Community Centre gym which gave us lots of space for all of this month's activities. 

​We had a ton of homemade tasty treats and lots of gifts to exchange. 

​Mary, Kristyn & Sonia each held a demonstration of Christmas crafts. ​

Stache Fabrics was our very special guest vendor!

As always we had some wonderful quilts that were shared!

We would like to thank all f the 2017 Executive who have made this year such a success!  We look forward to continuing all over our quilty fun in 2018!

Have a happy & safe New Year!  See you at our January 13th meeting!

Can you believe 2018 is only a month away?  Where does the time go?

2018 Membership renewals are going on now for current, in good standing members.  Thank you to those that renewed at the November meeting,  there will be 2018 forms at the December meeting too. If you can not attend, but wish to continue as a member, please email the guild and let us know.  If are not able to renew your membership. please let us know that too as, we have a waiting list for new memberships. 

Here is what is going on for the December Holiday meeting- hope you can join us, guests welcome!  DECEMBER

 November meeting was held on November 11, 2018.  We had a packed house!

Sonia, Nancy & Kristyn all took turns discussing different aspects of creating movement in quilts.  

During Sonia's section, we discussed as a group different ways we could create movement in our upcoming Logo Quilt.  We worked on several possible arrangements using our members quilt blocks made for the Logo Challenge.

During Nancy's section, she discussed how colour can create movement throughout the quilt.  We were each given a template to use to colour and create our own version of movement using colour in quilt design.

During Kristyn's section, she demonstrated various quilting techniques that can be used to create movement in quilts.

As always, we had some pretty fabulous quilts at our show and share!

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