Upcoming Programmes

Sue McConville has submitted the details about our spring programmes. Looking good!!!!

December 09, 2013:  Christmas Pot Luck:  The holidays roll around quickly!  Bring your favourite main course or dessert to share.  It’s a great time to meet new friends and catch up with those you know.

Please bring: your own plate, cutlery, a mug, a plastic bag to take home your dirty dishes and a small pair of craft scissors.

We have a great craft for you to complete as well.  Would you believe it contains over 14,000 strips of fabric?

January 13, 2014: Trunk Show:  What better way to start the New Year than with a little inspiration?  Sharon Galna from Ajax will share her love of quilting and design in a presentation called “ Inspiration and Design”. Sharon was taught to sew at the age of 11 by her mother. She started out by making simple garments and continued with her love of sewing throughout public and high school by making her own clothes.  She took that love of sewing to the next level by studying fashion design at college. It was while in college in 1983 that she made her first quilt to celebrate her grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary and was immediately hooked.

She has had pieces juried into the Grand National Quilt Exhibition (2006, 2007, 2010).  Her work has also been shown at the Joseph Schneider Haus, the Oshawa Fibre Arts Show, the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington and the Mclean Community Centre, Ajax.

February 10, 2014:  Are you ready for a challenge and some FUN? We all know that February is heart month and Valentine’s Day and Red is the colour of choice.  This is your chance to display your talents with a member’s challenge: “All Things Red”. 

The Rules: 

• Items must be 50% red (excluding the backing)
• Items must contain fabric although other media can be incorporated
• Some quilting required – either machine or hand
• All items must be presented for judging by 12:30pm on February 10^th.
• Members will vote on their favourite pieces.
• Prizes will be awarded to the winners at the March meeting.

Help Please! We will need volunteers to accept the items as they are brought in and others to set up the displays.  Please contact Sue to volunteer: mountainlakequilts@gmail.com

Prizes!  Donations for prizes gratefully accepted.  Please contact Sue if you wish to donate.

March 10, 2014:  Wearable Art by Nancy Johnston.  Nancy creates her own fabrics and from them many unique and wonderful articles of clothing. 

April 14, 2014: Trunk Show:  Kay Boyd from the Brant Guild will present "Quilts, Clothes, and Other Delights from Recycled Material" 

May 12, 2014: Vendor’s Marketplace

June 14, 2014: Pot Luck Lunch

New workshops Announced

Karen Bright has set up two new Spring Workshops  They look great!  If you are interested in taking one or both of these workshops sign up at the next guild meeting.

March 20th, 2014, Thursday
Sharron Coxon will be teaching the HONEYCOMB WAFFLE
class will cost $25 and there will be extra cost for the book and the ruler
The book is $32.98 and the ruler is just under $30 and Sharron is giving students an extra 20% off these prices
 

 
May 14th, 2014, Wednesday
Louise Manning will be teaching GORDIAN KNOT
cost of the class will be $25
at this time I do not know if any special ruler or pattern is required

Jan Anderson - November Speaker

Jan Anderson returned!!!  This time this highly entertaining speaker showed us her unusual and beautiful take on quilting.  Her use of dyes, waxes, rust, etc. sure produced great stuff.  Also some of her exercises helped us warm up since the furnace was not working.

 Very fun and upbeat presentation.

Big Brothers and Sisters

Donna's charity this year is Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kawartha Lakes - Haliburton Inc. This charity promotes and monitors long-term supportive friendships for children through quality relationships with caring adults. Jane and Jim from the organization spoke and encouraged our members get involved with the In-School Mentoring Program.  This program matches a child between the ages of 6 and 12 with an adult mentor. They meet once a week for one hour during school hours with the purpose of raising the child's self-confidence and self-esteem.  If you are interested contact their office at 117 Kent Street 705-324-6800.

Roger Kerr Foundation Piecing Workshops

Karen Bright sent in these pictures from the Roger Kerr October 29th and 30th workshop.  With the heating not working she said it was a little chilly...but they carried on like true quilters and created some wonderful looking designs.

February Challenge

From our amazing program convener Sue McConville:

Are you ready for a challenge and some FUN.  We all know that February is heart month and Valentine's Day and Red is the colour of choice.  This is your chance to display your talents with a member's challenge: 

All Things Red

The Rules:

• Items must be 50% reed (excluding the backing)
• Items must contain fabric although other media can be incorporated
• Some quilting required - either machine or hand
• All items must be presented for judging by 12:30 pm at the February 10th meeting
• Members will vote on their favourite pieces.
• Items can be taken home at the end of the meeting
• Prizes will be awarded to the winners at the March meeting.

Help!
We will need volunteers to accept the items as they are brought in and others to set up the displays.  Please contact Sue to volunteer:  mountainlakequilts@gmail.com

Prizes!
Donations for prizes gratefully accepted.  Please contact Sue if you wish to donate.

Cheque Presentation

President Donna MacDonald presented a cheque for $1,363.23to Steve Karpazis, representing Community Care Non Emergency Transportation.   Good work for a great charity.

October 2013 meeting

The 65 Project Adventure turned out to be a big success.  During the meeting, project or hostess gift ideas were presented by the following ladies.

Donna MacDonald: flying geese
Laurie Griffin:  Xmas Star
Barb Liffering:  Xmas Bargello
Suzanne Meyer:  Xmas ball decoration
Sandra Falconer:  60 degree Centerpiece

Great work Ladies.  Thanks for the info and pics  Lorna

PLUS I hear there were cupcakes for tea!!!!

September 2013

The September meeting kicked off our new season.  The speaker was Stasia Ceglarz.a self taught fiber artist. Stasia makes all her own patterns which are so unique.  Her machine quilting is amazing.  her presentation was very amusing and informative.  Her quilts defiantly reflected her colourful personality.

Fall Programs

Our program coordinator Sue McConville has supplied the following information on our fall programs.  They sound amazing!!! Looks like we are in for an other great year. 

September 9:  Truck Show by Stasia Ceglarz:  Stasia is a self taught fibre artist who is inspired by her flowers and gardens. When she emigrated from Poland twenty eight years ago she could not understand our patterns so decided to just make her own!  Using her own designs, she hand dyes and paints her fabrics before assembling the next creation.  We will all be inspired by her outgoing personality and love of fabric.

October 21, 2013:  The 65 Project Adventure: Our October meeting is 65 days from Christmas and the holidays.  Often we are looking for that last minute or small gift to give to a hostess, a grandchild, a teacher or a friend. To help us prepare, we are going to experience the 65 kilometre project adventure! Six talented presenters will spend 10 minutes each demonstrating a project that meets the following criteria:  It must cost 65.00 or less; all materials must be available within a 65 km radius of our meeting hall; if it can be done in 65 minutes or less - so much the better!  We will provide you with note taking paper so that you can jot down your ideas.  Join us and be inspired!

November, 2013:  Truck Show: November sees the return of Jan Anderson.  Many of you will remember her amazing "quilt exercise" program that she did in the spring.  Jan spoke at that time about her love of creating unique quilted items so she is coming back to share her work with us.  Jan is a great speaker and this will be a lot of fun.  She has also promised to take ten minutes from her trunk show to review a few of those exercises!