HI All, It is just about 2 months from the Quilt Canada event in Halifax at the end of May. The more I read and hear about it the more excited I am. We will be going Wed. May 30 and staying -2 nights-, returning June 1 Friday-at a cost of $325.00 each. Take the stress out of the driving- let the bus driver do it for you. Anyone -Guild member or not- is welcome to join us. Go see these 10 quilt shows, -8 of them on Dalhousie campus. One is across the street at IWK Hospital and one is close to Pier 21 in an art gallery. Perhaps the new market will also be open at Pier 20. Two of the shows (Howe Hall and Merchant Mall) are free to see. Two ask for donations (Public Archives on campus and at the Art Gallery), and the others have various prices ($10, $5, $2, $2, $3). Three of the shows are in the Student Union Building. There is a map of the campus/quilt shows. There is still time to sign up - email Barb Elliott ellibar@hotmail.com . If you are travelling alone we will find you a roommate. We are a friendly bunch and we all love quilts, so we share interests. Complete payments are due by April 20. Pam Noble, our bus leader, will book us hotel rooms in Bedford at Holiday Inn-about 20 minutes away. She will book us 2 per room. Breakfast is included. The bus and the hotel is all that is included in the price-$325.00. Whatever else you buy, including meals, is on your own. Lunch ($15) is on campus in Howe Hall. We may have to pre-book that. We will have to figure out what to do for supper. The huge Merchant Mall may have 80 vendors - that's a lot of shopping under one roof!!!! We need a minimum of 35 people to sign up by April 20 with complete payments due then. We can have up to 50 people join us. (There are 2 bus sizes to choose from.) Spread the word.

A "think and bring" project! As most of you know the Gathering of the Guilds is being held shortly in Woodstock. We need your help. Please bring any quilted items made at work shops or workadays in the past two years, to the next meeting, if you are willing to allow us to take them to the GOG for our display and presentation. Any items should be labelled. A label can be pinned on if item is not labelled. We will have a registry for these items at the meeting, so we can keep track of everything. If a member has an item they wish us to take, and they can not get to the meeting, please contact us about pick up. We need lots of things, so please help, remember, we are representing our guild. So, think hard..."what did I make"...purses, runners, miniatures, lapquilts, etc...all would be appreciated!! These will be displayed, and brought back safely

March newsletter

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mystery project, 2011

here is the link for instructions used for the mystery project done in December.

Fabric exchange

Fabric Exchange January 2012 Pattern: MONKEY BUSINESS Size: 85"x96" Fabric to cut and bring to the exchange: 65 ... 2 ½”x42" strips (WOF) - assorted light tone on tone 48 ... 2 ½"x42" strips (WOF) - dark to dark medium assorted (Not more than 3 of any one fabric please, for greater variety.) Cut each of the above strips into 3 equal pieces, each approx. 14½” long. Tips: Try using different widths of Painter's masking tape (low-tack-Blue or green) to mark your quilting lines. Don't leave it on too long – but it works beautifully for straight line quilting!

workday on Saturday

Any members who choose not to participate in the exchange please bring your own project to work on or if you need help or advice on a project bring it along also. This is a chance to socialize and see what everyone else is doing and we always have a lot of fun. Doors open at 8:30 am exchange will start at 9:15 am. We sew and play till between 3:00 – 4:00 depending on attendance. Bring your lunch or you can pop out to buy lunch. Cost is $5.00 and there are always door prizes