The Halton Quilters Guild
48 years of Quilting + Friendship = Halton Quilters Guild
Meeting - May 7, 2026
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Meeting starts at 7 p.m.
Next Meeting - June 4, 2026
Meeting Location - Mainway Arena (Auditorium), 4015 Mainway Drive, Burlington
Mailing Address - 3023 New St., PO Box 91540, Burlington, ON L7R 4L6
Email - [email protected]
Website - www.haltonquiltersguild.ca
President's Message Katherine Hunter
It has been a very busy month around here. The girls successfully completed another year at university and are at home for the summer. We may take advantage of pup sitters to visit some friends. The daffodils are in full bloom and we have way more tulips than last year in spite of digging up 200+ bulbs!
Congratulations to our very own Paula Perri! Her stunning quilt has been entered into Quilt Canada in Winnipeg in June. Hope we get to see some pictures of the quilt from the show!
The President's Challenge for this year was to create a piece using a panel. We are hoping for a wonderful showing of these projects at the June general meeting. Names of participants will be entered into a draw to win some fabulous fabric prizes. Round Robin member groups – your 'boxes' should make their way to the next member on your list. I am so looking forward to seeing these quilts and wall-hangings! These items will be revealed and then displayed in a special section at the 2027 Quilt Show. Lots of quilt show news this month – just over one year to go!!
A reminder that the Halton Quilters Guild will be at the “Knot Just a Knit” day on Saturday June 13th at Bronte Provincial Park, along with a number of other craft vendors. We plan to display quilts and information about the guild in addition to demonstrations of hand quilting and coaster making with kits available for a small donation. There is a fee to enter the park and we hope you will have to wear sunscreen. (Yes, fingers crossed as it’s an outdoor event!)
I am discovering that there is a reason planning for events begin a year or more in advance. Our 50th Anniversary Celebration will be in October 2027. There will be special activities throughout the year – the Quilt Show being one of the biggest! So put your thinking caps on and inundate me with suggestions for activities for the year and for the “DAY” in October.
The summer workshop has been booked for July and August. Sue Curran will be leading us in creating a “Stained Glass” poinsettia wall-hanging over the two sessions. There is more information contained in this newsletter.
Katherine
It has been a very busy month around here. The girls successfully completed another year at university and are at home for the summer. We may take advantage of pup sitters to visit some friends. The daffodils are in full bloom and we have way more tulips than last year in spite of digging up 200+ bulbs!
Congratulations to our very own Paula Perri! Her stunning quilt has been entered into Quilt Canada in Winnipeg in June. Hope we get to see some pictures of the quilt from the show!
The President's Challenge for this year was to create a piece using a panel. We are hoping for a wonderful showing of these projects at the June general meeting. Names of participants will be entered into a draw to win some fabulous fabric prizes. Round Robin member groups – your 'boxes' should make their way to the next member on your list. I am so looking forward to seeing these quilts and wall-hangings! These items will be revealed and then displayed in a special section at the 2027 Quilt Show. Lots of quilt show news this month – just over one year to go!!
A reminder that the Halton Quilters Guild will be at the “Knot Just a Knit” day on Saturday June 13th at Bronte Provincial Park, along with a number of other craft vendors. We plan to display quilts and information about the guild in addition to demonstrations of hand quilting and coaster making with kits available for a small donation. There is a fee to enter the park and we hope you will have to wear sunscreen. (Yes, fingers crossed as it’s an outdoor event!)
I am discovering that there is a reason planning for events begin a year or more in advance. Our 50th Anniversary Celebration will be in October 2027. There will be special activities throughout the year – the Quilt Show being one of the biggest! So put your thinking caps on and inundate me with suggestions for activities for the year and for the “DAY” in October.
The summer workshop has been booked for July and August. Sue Curran will be leading us in creating a “Stained Glass” poinsettia wall-hanging over the two sessions. There is more information contained in this newsletter.
Katherine
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