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Presidents Message - Candy

Here it is May at last and the weather has turned fine, the
grass and trees are green and our flowers are bursting. It is
hard to believe that we have only a month and a half left in our Guild season! I still have a number of things to finishis there ever enough time?

May 21st, 2015

Volume 3, Issue 9
Inside this issue:
Presidents
message

Executive

Draws & raffles

Cuddle Quilts

Presidents
Challenge

Spotlight

BOM

Workshops

Several ideas were bounced around but the one that resonated with everyone the most was the Friendship Star. Sara Lister has created a design using colours that encompasses both the heart of Grimsby and the positive
nature of our Grimsby Guild.

Calendar

10

Program

11

What to bring

12

As a little background, Grimsby was known, as far back as the 1700s, as

The Garden of Canada.
During the American Revolution, United Empire Loyalists fled the Thirteen
Colonies and settled in the area. Because of the moderate climate and unusually fantastic soil, they were able to grow tender fruits such as peaches,
pears, cherries, plums, apples, grapes and tomatoes. With the railway
nearby and then in 1850 the Hamilton, Grimsby and Beamsville Electric
railway, growers were able to ship their fruit everywhere.

Guild info

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The Executive have been busy planning for these next two meetings since
we have so much going on. May is election month. The Elections Committee has been hard at work recruiting our wonderful members for open positions and the response has been fantastic. It is so important for every
member to become involved even in a small way. Its a learning curve for
all of us but the support is there and so is the fun!
Our May meeting also showcases a fantastic guest speaker, Kathy Wylie,
(and her workshop the following day) as well as member spotlight with
Carol Dinsmore.
One of the items on the Executive to-do list this year was to look at our
logo with an eye toward simplifying it so that it could be used on letterheads, name tags, business cards, brochures, all promoting our guild and
speaking to the heart of our philosophy.

Cont on page 3...

Next meeting date:

Thursday, May 21st
2015. Meeting is at
the Grimsby Seniors
Centre in Grimsby.

Executive
President:
Candy Mullins
Past President:
Diane Halinski
Vice President:
Sue Clinesmith
Treasurer:
Dorothy Sohm
Secretary:
Anne Lord
Membership:
Tracey Pavkovic
Newsletter:
Susan Therrien
Program:
Sara Lister
BOM:
Leslie Prokop
Charlene Swazye
Workshops:
Ida Coleman
Fund Raising:
Sylvia VanGeest
Cuddle quilts:
Pat Breen
Photographer:
Carole Mulholland
Social:
Cathy Nelligan

IMPORTANT
Our meetings will be held at the
Grimsby Seniors Centre
18 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby
(see page 12 for map)

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Presidents message cont ...

Local industries such as basket making and tools flourished and supported the fruit shipping business.
Canneries, distilleries, wineries grew and cold storage methods were researched so that local produce
could be sent around the world.
The beauty of the area was, and is, undeniable, fruit tree blossoms, the escarpment, the lake; truly the
Garden of Canada.
In 2007 the Town of Grimsby wanted to continue to draw visitors, residents and businesses to the area
so a new brand was created. The history, the beauty of the landscape and the inviting, warm spirit of
the residents were incorporated into the theme and it became Grimsby, Friendly by Nature.
We will show the Grimsby Quilters Guild new logo at our next meeting. Although the design is simple,
it blends our green spaces, our beautiful lakes and rivers, the clean clear air and of course, being the
friendship star, fits in perfectly with Friendly by Nature. Its who we are and who we will continue to
strive to be.
We hope that you are as excited about our new design as we in the Executive are, and can all look forward to it becoming an integral part of GQGs image and culture.

Hearts & Flowers - Leslie

A special thank you to all of the ladies who helped to make a block for our two Hearts and Flowers quilt.
If you have not handed in yet - can you please plan to do so at our May meeting. Don't forget to pick up
your thank you FQ for your efforts.
You are SPECIAL !
If you know of a guild member who is celebrating a special occasion, needs a note of comfort or inspiration, or has suffered a loss. Please e-mail leslie.prokop@hotmail.com and the guild will send a note of
encouragement and support.

Volume 3, Issue 9

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Membership Name Tag draw & raffles - Sylvia

Congratulations to our April name tag draw winner, Barb B!
A reminder that each month there will be a draw by our membership team, for a door prize
during our meeting. Your attendance at the time of the draw is required to win, as well as you must be wearing your name tag please. Good Luck to all of our members.

50/50 draw - Sylvia

Congratulations to our April 50/50 winner, Jeanette G. And congratulations to all our
prize draws winners, Dorothy S., Maureen C. and Brenda B.,
We appreciate your support each month, with the winner receiving 50% of the proceeds
and the other half going to the guild to help enhance programming.
As you can imagine starting the guild with no members was a leap of faith and funds.
Your support each month by attending and participating in our events helps to support our common interest.
Buy your tickets for: $1.00 for 1 ticket or $2.00 for 3 tickets or $5.00 for 10 tickets

Cuddle Quilts -

Pat & the cuddle quilt team

This is our Cuddle quilt team and we meet at Smithville United Church on Monday's and have been working to make kits for the May meeting and our Saturday sewing morning on June 6th at 9:00 am.
It's been a beautiful Spring and we've had a lot accomplished;
Donated 18 West Lincoln Smithville
Donated 77 Grimsby Benevolent Fund
Total to date is 95 quilts which is amazing ....
Thanks to everyone who has donated fabric, batting, thread and tops for our quilting program.
We have a wonderful Guild and I have had a great time working with so many talented ladies.
Reminders:
Please bring UFO for June Meeting any quilt you might not have finished for the year
Sewing Morning June 6th at St. Johns Church Stoney Creek from 9:00am- 12:00pm. New Kits will be
available all ready to sew into a quilt for our community. Hope to see everyone there.
We will selling tickets on 21st Thursday meeting for the beautiful blue quilt made by Tina and Marilynn
all proceeds going to Cuddle quilt program.

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Presidents Challenge - Candy and Leslie

Any Style - Any Size - Any one of the challenge Fabrics.
It is up to you............
Please plan to have your finished Apron for our June meeting.
You have one month left........Happy Sewing.

CUDDLE QUILT SEWING DATES

The cuddle quilt team has arranged for a sewing morning to work on Cuddle Quilts.
We will have access to the church hall as indicated below.
All guild members are welcome to attend. We will be sewing quilts together as well as
preparing material for kits. Any fabric leftover will be organized and available if anyone
would like to make them into placements for Meals on Wheels.
If you plan to sew, please bring your own sewing machine.

PLACE: ST. JOHNS ANGLICAN CHURCH

1285 8 HIGHWAY. STONEY CREEK, ON
(Corner of Winona Rd. and Hwy. 8)
TIME: SATURDAY JUNE 6TH 9:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M.
REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

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Membership spot-light on

Carol D

My name is Carol Dinsmore. I was born in Lachine, Quebec but did not live
there as my father was stationed in Petawawa and after the war was over we
moved to Hamilton.
I attended G. L. Armstrong, Hillcrest, Parkdale, W. H. Ballard public schools
and Delta S. S. I also attended Mohawk College (night school) but not until my
children were teenagers and I have a degree in fashion design.
I worked in a dental office most of my life as a dental assistant and receptionist. I have been retired for 12
years.
I have been married to my husband John for 50 years and have a daughter Siobhan, a son John, a son in law
Brian and two grandchildren Esme (16) and Emily (13).
No one has quilted in my family, although my mother made all her daughters (4 of them) clothing.
I have been quilting for only 3 years now although I have been sewing since I was a teenager.
I started quilting because I felt the need to do something for me and I also could leave a little of me behind
for my granddaughters.
I love sewing and I also love hand sewing. There is nothing nicer than watching television with something
in my hands to stitch.
My least favourite part about quilting is cutting the fabric. I am still at the point of being afraid of cutting
out the pieces wrongly, especially if I do not have a big piece of fabric. I know this will pass with time and
practice.
My favourite colours are pinks from light to dark, purple and greens.
My least favourite colours to work with are brown and beige although I can certainly admire any quilt done
in these colours..
My quilt stash is quite small, only one small drawer, but it is slowly growing.
I have both a sewing machine and a serger. I feel like my right arm is missing whenever I have to have my
sewing machine serviced and it is not available to me.
My music list would include Barbra Streisand and Johnny Mathis.
There are just too many good movies out there that I enjoy. Anything with Judy Dench, Maggie Smith and
Meryl Streep.

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Membership spot-light on

Carol D cont...

I love Batiks. I love the colours and patterns.

I quilt in the attic of my home. It is quite large and I can walk away from it, leave my mess behind and
never worry that someone will see it.
I enjoy doing cross stitch, applique, gardening and Scottish Country dancing.
My television watching includes Sherlock Holmes, Downton Abbey, Endeavor, Last Tango to Halifax, Selfridges, Foyles War, Poirot and Rosemary and Thyme.
My bucket list is to get to St. Petersburg and Iceland. My husband and I have just booked our trip for
2016.
As far as travelling I would love to go to Amsterdam, Portugal and Spain.
A perfect day in spring would be in the garden and in the winter up in the
attic sewing.

We are having a special Kick-Off Event to

celebrate the start of the Row by Row Experience.
We will have a wonderful day filled with special events, prizes, give-aways, and an amazing display of Rows from Ontario and Western
New York Quilt Shops.
We hope that we can start each of your guild
members off on their Row by Row Experience
and hopefully inspire them to visit as many
shops as they can

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BOM Club 2014 /2015 - Charlene and Leslie

**** Time to Quilt, Bind, and label****
Did you know that most guilds boast if more than 10% of their members participate
in their yearly BOM programs. They feel thrilled if they surpass this percentage. Our
Grimsby Guild can share we have never been less than 50%.
Please plan to bring your finished quilt or squares to our June meeting. We want to
see what you have been up to this year and how many members actually participated. We are aiming for Provincial bragging rights at next years inter-guild meeting.
Thanks to Susan Therrien who compiled and re-sent out all of the instructions to our members last month.
You still have time to participate if you want........

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Workshops - Ida
I would like to say Thank you to all the ladies who signed up for the April 25th Clutch Wallet Workshop.
Thank you to our Instructor : Annette Guenther and Helper: Diane Halinski
A good time was had by all.
If you have completed you Wallet please bring it to the guild meeting so we can have a Workshop
Show and Tell.
Our Last Workshop of the year ...
Friday May 22nd
Sew Flakes Machine Cut Quilt Applique
Cost: $50.00
Instructor: Kathy Wylie
Location: Grimsby Peach King Arena
Time: 9:30-4:00
Doors open at 9:00 a.m. for set up.
Lunch: from 12 to 12:30 p.m.
Please bring your Lunch. as you only have half hour.
Coffee, Tea, Water, Baked goodies and Fruit will be supplied.
SPACE STILL AVALIABLE
Please Contact Ida Coleman if you would like to join us.
coleman.ida17@gmail.com or Home Phone: 905 945 4184

Show and Tell

Thank you to all our talented guild members; Brenda V., Linda M., Sylvia V. and Leslie P. for sharing
your beautiful quilts with us all.

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Calendar of Events
Monday May 19 - Saturday May 24, 2014
Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 9:30am to 5:30pm Thurs: 9:30am to 8pm Sat: 9:00am to 4pm
Address: Ailsa Craig Community Centre. 155 Annie Ada Shipley Street. Ailsa Craig, Ontario
Event includes: lectures, quilts, workshops with teachers from Great Britain, merchant mall, Caf
Contact Info: Contact: Cathy Mitchell. Email: accqf.info@gmail.com. www.ailsacraigquiltfestival.ca
May 26May 30
St. Jacobs Waterloo Quilt and Art Festival
See website for details: http://www.stjacobs.com/events
June 56 (Fri 10-7, Sat 10-4)
Grand Quilt GuildQuilts on the GrandA Celebration of Quilting
Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex, Fergus. http://grandquiltguild.ca/
June 67 (Sat and Sun 10-4)
Quilting Corners Quilt GuildStitching Among Friends
Alliston Curling Club . http://aqcguild.edublogs.org/quilt-show-2013/

Links to share

Quilt Shop Locator ~ http://quiltinggallery.com

Kindred Spirits ~ website and newsletter for workshops. www.kindredspiritsquiltco.com

The Quilting Bee ~ website and workshops. www.thequiltbee.com

U-Quilt It ~ website and workshops. www.uquiltit.com

Fabric.com ~ online fabric store. www.fabric.com

Quilters Connection Magazine ~ list shows in Canada. www.quiltersconnection.ca

Day Style Designs ~ free motion machine quilting. www.daystyledesigns.com

Rotary cutting numbers for side & corner settings. Sharon Craig

FaveQuilts ~ Quilts, fabric and tote bags. www.favequilts.com/Bags-Purses-Totes

All People Quilt ~ patterns for bags & purses, etc. www.allpeoplequilt.com

Purse Patterns ~ http://pursepatterns.com

Sewing Support.com ~ free purse patterns. www.sewingsupport.com

Quilting daily ~ online quilters community. www.quiltingdaily.com

Quilt Blocks ~ http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html

Connecting Threads ~ http://www.connectingthreads.com

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Program

- Sara

We are so excited to have Kathy Wylie with us! Kathy K. Wylie is a multiple international-award winning
quilter specializing in appliqu techniques in a "contemporary traditional" style. She lectures and teaches
all over the country at guilds, shops and quilt shows and is a CQA/ACC Certified Quilt Judge. Her work has
been featured in magazines, and her designs are available as individual patterns as well as in her book
"Sewflakes: Papercut Appliqu Quilts."
Do you marvel over beautiful appliqud quilts and wonder how they were accomplished? You might be
surprised at the number of techniques and methods that can be used to create these masterpieces. This
lecture will give you some insight into the various types of appliqu along with stunning photographs and
real-life examples.
You can check out more about Kathy and her stunning quilts at www.kathykwylie.com.

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What to bring

Name tag, membership card

Show & Tell
Cuddle quilts
Money for 50/50 & raffle tickets
Mug for coffee/tea or 50 cents for a cup
Last names with T Z in the guild, please bring snacks or homemade goods. Or anyone that
would like to share some goodies.

Social - Cathy
Coffee and tea will be provided at each of our meetings.
These will be free of charge if you bring your own mug. If you forget, we ask that
you please pay .50 cents for a paper cup. Snacks will be available each evening from
our members on a rotational schedule.
This month, snacks will be provided by our members with the last names starting
with TZ...or anyone that would love to share some goodies.

Grimsby Quilters Guild

Please join us every third Thursday of the
month, from 7-9pm

Grimsby Senior Centre

18 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby

To contact any of the executive, please

e-mail us at:
GrimsbyQuiltersGuild@hotmail.com

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