August Meeting Reminder

Don't forget to join us for our meeting this upcoming Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 10am.  Here is our agenda and supply list for this month's meeting:

• Quick Review of Guild Challenges:
  1. MQG Charity Quilt/Quilt X Quilt 
     • For those who signed up at the May meeting, you may assist the assembly of the rows of the quilt at this month's sew-in after the meeting.
  2. Canada 150 Challenge

• Sew in the Park Dates
  • Tuesday, August 23, 2015, 6:30pm  (Movie: Toy Story 3)

• Volunteers Needed:
  • Quilt X Booth - September 16 & 17 
  •  Friendship Guild Quilt Show Booth - October 21 & 22
  • Quilts to display at the above shows (bring at the September meeting)
  • Kirkton Guild would like 3 people to do a trunk show in either March or April on the 2nd Tuesday. 
  • Executive Committee Volunteers
  • Blog Post - August only

• Thread Bar Workshop
  • October 1, 2016 - $65 payable to guild- sign up if you are interested as we are opening it up to the local guilds for registration.

• Riley Blake Challenge
  • We will reveal our very own Sashing Stash Challenge. Please bring your mini quilt that is 24" x 24" or less and use a piece of the provided fabric somewhere in your quilt. There will be a prize for 'Viewers Choice'

• Sew-In
  • After the meeting until 4:30pm.  Bring a lunch. Stay and sew with your fellow Guild members. You can bring your own project or assist with the following:
  • Quilt X/QuiltCon Charity Quilt - Assemble rows of quilt

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We have 2 activities planned for our program this month.  Please bring your sewing machine, a basic sewing kit and don't forget the sewing machine cord and pedal!  


​Yellow
presented by Pat
 
Join this month us as we explore the colour yellow.  Pat lead a short discussion on the colour yellow, and its relationship to the other colours on the colour wheel.  For the yellow activity, please bring the following:

• 10" square of your favourite yellow fabric cut diagonally to form two equal sized right angle triangles
• Matching thread
• Scissors
• A Sewing machine that can sew straight and zig zag stitches
• Zipper Foot
• $1.50 for a materials fee to purchase the remainder of the supplies (precut fuse interfacing, zipper)
• 3 in 1 Colour Tool (if you have one, not mandatory)

​Yellow
presented by Pat
 
Join this month us as we explore the colour yellow.  Pat lead a short discussion on the colour yellow, and its relationship to the other colours on the colour wheel.  For the yellow activity, please bring the following:

• 10" square of your favourite yellow fabric cut diagonally to form two equal sized right angle triangles
• Matching thread
• Scissors
• A Sewing machine that can sew straight and zig zag stitches
• Zipper Foot
• $1.50 for a materials fee to purchase the remainder of the supplies (precut fuse interfacing, zipper)
• 3 in 1 Colour Tool (if you have one, not mandatory)

Improv: Circles
presented by Kristyn
Kristyn will be demonstrating Improv Circles.  If you wish to give it a try after the demonstration, please bring:

• Scraps of random fabric at least 6' square
• Basic Sewing supplies (machine, thread, pedal, cord, rotary cutter etc.)