KOOTENAY QUILTERS DAY GUILD

NEWSLETTER
September 2015

QUILT EVENTS & WORKSHOP CALENDAR

Thurs. September 3Chat and Sew at 10; Quilt Show Committee meets at 9
Sat. Sept. 5,6Affair on Main Street, Metalline Falls
Sept. 10 - Art Group Threadwork Workshop. Contact Joanne Niven
Sept. 9-13 Leavenworth Quilt Show
Thursday September 17Guild Meeting & last day for registration of quilts for the show
Friday October 2 & Saturday October 3, 2015Kootenay Quilters Show at the
Prestige Friday noon8; Saturday 9-4 $5
Oct. 9,10 Patchin People, Pullman.Oct. 8dinner with Katie Pederson; Oct. 9
Workshop on Double Take 9-4; October 10Modern Improve
Fri. Oct. 16Sun. Oct. 18 - Night Guild Retreat at Lemon Creek Lodge
Fri. Oct. 16-, Sat. Oct. 1710-6; Sunday Oct. 18 10-4Washington State Quilters, Spokane Quilt Show Vive La Difference Spokane Co. Fair & Expo Centre, 404N. Havana, Spokane
Valley, WA www.wsqspokane.org
Sat. Oct. 17 from 10-4 and Sunday Oct. 18 from 10-3Golden Mountain Quilt Show,
Rossland Miners Hall. Admission by donation.
Sat. Oct. 17 from 10-5; Sunday Oct. 18 from 10-4McQG Anniversary Quilt Show,
Canmore Rec. Centre $7.00
Friday October 23 from 5-8:30 and Saturday October 24 from 9-4Decades of Loving
Stitches, Chilliwack Guild @ Chilliwack Alliance Church $5.00
Oct. 29Nov. 1Houston International Quilt Festival at George Brown Convention Centre.
Classes begin October 26 in conjunction with the Quilt Market

Charity Quilts
The Evening News

Guild Raffle Report

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Quilt ShowThe Art of
Quilting

Quilt Raffle Ticket Sales 4

Photos

Quilt Canada Lethbridge Report by Bonnie

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Chalmers

Art Group Summer

Activities

Thursday Nov. 5 Chat and Sew and Photo Ornament workshop

Friday May 5, 2015 from 10-6; Saturday May 7 from 10-6 and Sunday May 8 from 104Colour in Motion, Victoria Quilt Guild, Pearkes Rec Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd. Victoria
$5.00

Help Needed
Raffle Ticket
Sales Please com-

plete the sale of your

raffle tickets and return
the books to Sheila on
September 3.
Items for Raffle
Baskets-Please bring
any items that you would
like to donate for the Raffle
baskets to the September
Chat & Sew on Sept. 3 and
give to Irene Evanoff or
Darlene Hearn
.

June 16, 2016CQA Guilt Canada will be held in Toronto at the International Centre

The Evening News from The Ladies of the Evening

Okay Ladiesits Crunch Time1 Quilt show coming up in about four weeksare you ready?
The Evening Group has been meeting every Thursday all summer. Some of us are scrambling to get quilts finished
for the show. We manage to have a Birthday Cake each monthcant miss that, right!
By the time you read this, we will have held two workshops to make a few quilts for people in Rock Creek who
lost their homes to the forest fire.
Our annual retreat is the evening of Friday Oct. 16, Saturday Oct. 18 and the morning of Sunday October 19, at
Lemon Creek Lodge., 7680 Kennedy Road, Slocan, V0G 2C0 Phone 250-355-2403. For more information contact
Suzie Holmes at 250-229-4250 or e-mail: sholmes01@shaw.ca

Keep stitchin, Lorraine McGregor

APPLIQUE GROUP
The group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at Suzie Holmes. Phone 1-250-229-4250 or e-mail:
sholmes01@shaw.ca

NEED SEWING MACHINE REPAIRS?

Valerie Swetlishoff & her husband services for all makes and models, vintage and modern; they keep the sewing going. Titanium nitrate cutting blades; lint rollers for use on all boards; cutting services for various shapes and sizes. Contact Val at: outdooranimal@gmail.com The Outdoor Animal Contract Sewing & Anything Sewn Repairs valeriediecutsforquilters.blogspot.com

NEED FREE MOTION LONG ARM QUILTING DONE?

Timmy-Jean Tack of Timmy-Jeanne Quilting Arts still has openings to complete quilts before our show.
Learn more at: www.TimmyJeanneQuiltingArts.com or contact her at 250-304-9384 or e-mail: Timmy_Jeanne@shaw.ca. She is located at 509-105 Street, Castlegar, BC, V1N3G7

A special thank you to Darlene Hearn for making

a matching pillow to go with the raffle quilt.

QUILT SHOW 2015THE ART OF QUILTING

Planning for the 2015 Quilt Show, THE ART OF QUILTING, is well underway. We are thrilled to announce that Janet Jones and Dorothea Housworth will be our feature quilters.
REGISTRATION FORMS are now available and members are strongly urged to submit their entries
with a picture attached before the deadline of September 17, 2015.
If you submit an entry and then withdraw, it is essential that you inform Dianne Watts as pre-planning is
done for the quilt displays. Please include a small photo of your quilt on each entry form this year. It will
make the pre-planning of quilt hanging at the show so much easier. If you have submitted a Registration
Form and discover that you wont be able to show the quilt, it is imperative that you report this to Diane
Watts by September 17. Elsie Gates and Bonnie Chalmers will again be overseeing the Hanging of the
Quilts.
Sandi St. Denis and night guild members will be co-ordinating the QUILTERS BOUTIQUE again this
year, and will have a larger space at the show. Keep this in mind if you wish to sell any of your wonderful
creations. Samdi has Registration Forms which will be distributed at the September Chat and Sew and must
be completed and submitted to her by September 17.
The PAINT CHIPS CHALLENGE is well underway. The challenge piece must include any tone of your
paint chip plus two other colours. The maximum perimeter of the finished piece is no larger than 120 inches
around the edges.
SHOW POSTERS & ADVERTISINGSheila Hart has a stock of the lovely posters made by Elsie
Gates. She welcomes assistance with posting these throughout town. Posters have already been hung in
New Denver, Kaslo, Fernie. She has placed an order for several colorful ads and circle ads in The Nelson
Star and The Advertiser. The show is also advertised through electronic media and on the Guilds Facebook
page.
STAFFINGLeah Gray is pleased to report that all of the positions for specific roles at the show are now
filled.

2015 GUILD RAFFLE QUILT REPORT

Tickets for the 2015 Guild Raffle Quilt are selling well and we have received many positive comments about
the Garden Labryinth quilt. If you are attending a meeting or gathering where you have the opportunity to
show the quilt and sell tickets, please arrange with Sheila to borrow the quilt.

Our goal is to raise $5,000 to donate to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation. As Sheila says, We are all
winners in this raffle as our donation will help purchase a piece of equipment for our hospital.

Quilt Canada Lethbridge Report by Bonnie Chalmers

Quilt Canada was held in Lethbridge, Alberta this past June. It was easily one of the best, well run shows that I have
attended. Because it was so close, I was able to drive which was a real bonus for getting around the city. It was held
on the beautiful campus of the Lethbridge University overlooking the gorge that separates West Lethbridge from the
city, offering us stunning views both day and night. Accommodations were available in student housing and four of us
took advantage of a quad share, very modern and lovely with just a five minute stroll to the show. After an exhausting day of quilt classes, viewing shows and shopping, it was so nice to come home to friends with like interests to
share our thoughts and ideas.
The judged show had some awesome quilts that represented quilters from
across our great country. There was representation from almost all the
forms of quilting so I'm sure that it would have been very difficult for the
judges! One of the shows was the Trendtex challenge and the theme was
Blowing in the Wind, very appropriate for Lethbridge. Our own, Elsie
Gates had the lovely piece, shown on the right, in this show. These were
auctioned off so she is not able to show us but it was thrilling to see it
hanging amongst all the creations nonetheless.

Of course, one of the biggest draws was the merchant mall. Vendors from
across Canada were there, some fifty or more! Not hard to drop a little
cash and you didn't need to worry about the exchange rate either! Some of
our members that attended took this opportunity to re supply their quilt
rooms with little trinkets like sewing machines and even a long arm! I stuck
to the bits that fit in my suitcase but don't think I wasn't a shade of green
with envy over these ladies purchases.
The next two annual shows will be held in Toronto so if you have ever
wanted to see the sights of Toronto and the Great Lakes, this could be your
opportunity! Watch for the advertisements in the Canadian Quilter or ask
at Guild. Some of us may be needing a roommate and go!

Quilt Canada 2016

Mark your calendars! Quilt Canada 2016 will be held June 15-18, 2016 at the International Centre, Toronto, Ontario. We are pleased to be able to offer eighteen teachers and 50 workshops and lectures for you to choose from. For more information or to volunteer for this exciting event contact Linda
Schmidt at: president@canadianquilter.com

Art Group continued to meet throughout the summer with a Rust Dying workshop in June, Flower Pouning in July and Sun Printing in August. Some members are very good at completing their monthly word challenges which will be displayed at the Quilt Show. The June 11 meeting word was Ring of Fire.

Rosemarys Fire

Joannes Ring of Fire

Lauras Prism

Sunblocking is done by painting fabric with Seta Colour, laying an article on the fabric, exposing it to sun for a
few minutes, allowing the article to dry. Shown below is Gloria Reibins creative use of a rubber doormat and
Dorothea Houseworths use of laser cut balsa wood carvings.

Laser Cut Blocks

Sunblock stencil

Gloria Reibins sunblock print

Dorotheas sunblock print

We welcome and encourage you to come to our play sessions and/or take part in the monthly challenge
word. The September 10th meeting will deal with Thread Play, which is bobbin work using thicker decorative thread in the bobbin and couching which involves zig zagging over the top of fabric. Contact Joanne
Niven if you are interested in attending and she will provide the supply list.
The Art Group is looking for a new name. Joanne Niven is accepting suggestions by e-mail, after which the
group will vote on a new name. Please contact Joanne at e-mail: jhvinen@yahoo.ca with your suggestions.