2024/2025 Meeting Dates
September 5, 2024 October 3, 2024 November 7 December 5 **January 9, 2025 (second Thursday) February 6 March 6 April 3 **May 1
June 5 ** Meetings in January and May will take place at the Central Auditorium (519 Drury Lane, Burlington)
From September to June the Halton Quilters Guild meets on the first Thursday* of each month at the Mainway Arena and Recreation Centre (Auditorium), 4015 Mainway Drive, Burlington, Ontario (*unless otherwise indicated).
The auditorium doors open at 6:00 p.m. Members sign in at the Membership Table at the entrance to the room. Guests are welcome ($5.00 fee) and are asked to sign the Welcome Book. Visit the "Marketplace" area to hand in the Block of the Month, purchase your 50/50 draw tickets*, sign up for Workshops and Sew Days, and pick up Comfort Quilt and Halton Heart kits. Take this time to get a drink and snack from the refreshment table (provided by members) or simply to chat and get to know others who share a love of quilting. *Tickets are sold until the start of the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. when the President calls the meeting to order. When there is a speaker, it is expected that the presentation will likely last for approximately an hour. After a short break for refreshments and visiting with friends, items of business will be covered - committee reports, up-coming guild events and any business requiring membership approval or a vote. Sew and Share follows with members enjoying the opportunity to view each others' quilts as well as the wonderful ones donated to the Comfort Quilts programme. The 50/50 and door prize draws also take place during this portion of the meeting which usually finishes by 9:00 p.m.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES as set out in the Constitution:
1. To enhance the knowledge of quilting amongst the members and the community
2. To preserve quilting as an art form
3. To establish, maintain and upgrade quilting standards
4. To encourage an exchange of ideas and methods
5. To participate in community projects
September 5, 2024 October 3, 2024 November 7 December 5 **January 9, 2025 (second Thursday) February 6 March 6 April 3 **May 1
June 5 ** Meetings in January and May will take place at the Central Auditorium (519 Drury Lane, Burlington)
From September to June the Halton Quilters Guild meets on the first Thursday* of each month at the Mainway Arena and Recreation Centre (Auditorium), 4015 Mainway Drive, Burlington, Ontario (*unless otherwise indicated).
The auditorium doors open at 6:00 p.m. Members sign in at the Membership Table at the entrance to the room. Guests are welcome ($5.00 fee) and are asked to sign the Welcome Book. Visit the "Marketplace" area to hand in the Block of the Month, purchase your 50/50 draw tickets*, sign up for Workshops and Sew Days, and pick up Comfort Quilt and Halton Heart kits. Take this time to get a drink and snack from the refreshment table (provided by members) or simply to chat and get to know others who share a love of quilting. *Tickets are sold until the start of the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. when the President calls the meeting to order. When there is a speaker, it is expected that the presentation will likely last for approximately an hour. After a short break for refreshments and visiting with friends, items of business will be covered - committee reports, up-coming guild events and any business requiring membership approval or a vote. Sew and Share follows with members enjoying the opportunity to view each others' quilts as well as the wonderful ones donated to the Comfort Quilts programme. The 50/50 and door prize draws also take place during this portion of the meeting which usually finishes by 9:00 p.m.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES as set out in the Constitution:
1. To enhance the knowledge of quilting amongst the members and the community
2. To preserve quilting as an art form
3. To establish, maintain and upgrade quilting standards
4. To encourage an exchange of ideas and methods
5. To participate in community projects
| HQG Bylaws and Constitution June 2019R |
Volunteering for guild activities is a great way to get to know other members while making a contribution to the guild.
THINK about getting INVOLVED!
ASKING questions is NOT a commitment.
TALK to any member of the Executive.
HQG Members of the Executive for 2025 - 2026
THINK about getting INVOLVED!
ASKING questions is NOT a commitment.
TALK to any member of the Executive.
HQG Members of the Executive for 2025 - 2026
Officers of the Executive
President - Katherine Hunter
Vice-President - Darla Youldon
Past President - Leann Goodall
Secretary - Cheryl Griffin + BACKUP NEEDED
Treasurer - Dianne Goldsmith
HQG Committees
Communication: Susan Atherton
Email Distribution: Patti Wiggs
Historian: Susan Atherton
Newsletter & Advertising: Susan Atherton
Photographer: Sharon Penney and Kerry Fikis
Social Media (Website, Facebook): Susan Atherton and Cheryl Laine
Membership: Donna Anthony, Debbie Biller and Joanne Moloney
Outreach: Sue Curran and Sue Paquette
Comfort Quilts: Sue Curran, Sue Paquette, Cherie Jackson, Gail Jackson, Paula Perri and JoAnn Sherry
Neonatal: Cathy Ashbourne
Quilts of Valour - Alison McDonald (Contact Person for QoV Canada)
Programme: Sue Williams + ONE MORE NEEDED
Block of the Month: Cheryl Griffin and Barbara Laycock
Sew Days: Mindy Hewitt
Workshops: POSITION NEEDS TO BE FILLED
50 / 50 Draw: Carol Coleman and Cathy Floyd
Social: Teresa Kidd and Wendy Brick
President - Katherine Hunter
Vice-President - Darla Youldon
Past President - Leann Goodall
Secretary - Cheryl Griffin + BACKUP NEEDED
Treasurer - Dianne Goldsmith
HQG Committees
Communication: Susan Atherton
Email Distribution: Patti Wiggs
Historian: Susan Atherton
Newsletter & Advertising: Susan Atherton
Photographer: Sharon Penney and Kerry Fikis
Social Media (Website, Facebook): Susan Atherton and Cheryl Laine
Membership: Donna Anthony, Debbie Biller and Joanne Moloney
Outreach: Sue Curran and Sue Paquette
Comfort Quilts: Sue Curran, Sue Paquette, Cherie Jackson, Gail Jackson, Paula Perri and JoAnn Sherry
Neonatal: Cathy Ashbourne
Quilts of Valour - Alison McDonald (Contact Person for QoV Canada)
Programme: Sue Williams + ONE MORE NEEDED
Block of the Month: Cheryl Griffin and Barbara Laycock
Sew Days: Mindy Hewitt
Workshops: POSITION NEEDS TO BE FILLED
50 / 50 Draw: Carol Coleman and Cathy Floyd
Social: Teresa Kidd and Wendy Brick
Our current membership numbers at 135 members. Annual fees are $40.00. You will find the form at the bottom of this page.
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We are pleased to announce that the membership fee for the 2025/26 guild year will remain at the same price - $40.00. You may choose to pay with cash, by cheque or by etransfer. As is our tradition, if you renew BY June 30th, your name will go into a draw to win a complimentary membership for the 2026/2027 guild year!
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Remember that your Membership Card may be honoured at many local quilt shops so continue to check when purchasing supplies for your next quilting project.
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Guild membership dues entitle you to attend our monthly meetings which are held at the Mainway Arena (Auditorium) in Burlington. These meetings feature guest speakers, informative programmes and special guild activities. These activities include opportunities to participate in a President's Challenge and Block of the Month quilt projects as well as take part in a special Outreach Day in February, making "comfort" quilts to be donated to members of our community.
At monthly meetings members may choose to showcase what they have made during "Sew and Share", often adding personal and humourous anecdotes which make this one of the highlights of the evening. Members are kept informed of guild activities and upcoming events through a monthly newsletter (Snippets) as well as the Halton Quilters Guild website.
Guild membership runs from July 1st to June 30th of the following year. Members are encouraged to renew by the end of June, and those who do so have their names entered into an "Early Bird" draw for a free membership for the subsequent year.
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We are pleased to announce that the membership fee for the 2025/26 guild year will remain at the same price - $40.00. You may choose to pay with cash, by cheque or by etransfer. As is our tradition, if you renew BY June 30th, your name will go into a draw to win a complimentary membership for the 2026/2027 guild year!
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Remember that your Membership Card may be honoured at many local quilt shops so continue to check when purchasing supplies for your next quilting project.
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Guild membership dues entitle you to attend our monthly meetings which are held at the Mainway Arena (Auditorium) in Burlington. These meetings feature guest speakers, informative programmes and special guild activities. These activities include opportunities to participate in a President's Challenge and Block of the Month quilt projects as well as take part in a special Outreach Day in February, making "comfort" quilts to be donated to members of our community.
At monthly meetings members may choose to showcase what they have made during "Sew and Share", often adding personal and humourous anecdotes which make this one of the highlights of the evening. Members are kept informed of guild activities and upcoming events through a monthly newsletter (Snippets) as well as the Halton Quilters Guild website.
Guild membership runs from July 1st to June 30th of the following year. Members are encouraged to renew by the end of June, and those who do so have their names entered into an "Early Bird" draw for a free membership for the subsequent year.
UPDATE: Read more details about our guild history in our newsletter! Each month* there is a column with interesting facts about how our guild has grown and sometimes changed. (*with a few exceptions)
Rosemary Makhan, the founder and first President of the Halton Quilters Guild, was a very talented lady who loved to share her passion of quilting with quilters locally and internationally. Many of our members obtained their first experience of quilting from Rosemary’s classes. The special exhibit at the HQG Quilt Show in 2015 honoured her memory with "Quilts by Rosemary Makhan - a Tribute", as we were saddened to lose Rosemary suddenly in 2014.
BANNER - The "Guild Logo" banner was designed by guild member, Maureen Barber, in 1980 - 1981.
MEETINGS - The first meeting of our guild was held at Queen Elizabeth Park School in Oakville on October 20, 1977. The membership numbered 25! At the next meeting in November, the membership decided on our name, the Halton Quilters Guild, with a membership fee of $5.00.
LIBRARY - When our guild was formed, there was ONE magazine, “Quilters Newsletter”, and ONE book,' "The Standard Book of Quilt Making", written by Marguerite Ickis and owned by Rosemary Makhan! The library is no longer active - a sign of the times!
NEWSLETTERS - Since August 1978, newsletters have been part of our guild's history. Originally known as the "Halton Highlights", a contest in 1998 resulted in the new name of "Snippets" as suggested by Joan Raynor, former HQG President.
OUTREACH - Giving comfort to others in the community is a long-time tradition for quilt guilds. Our cuddle quilt project was inspired by a member's concern for the families seeking shelter at the Halton Women's Place. The first donation of 12 cuddle quilts was then presented during the 1988 - 1989 guild year. Since then, our guild members have made and donated cuddle quilts by the hundreds to different organizations in Halton which help those in need!
QUILT SHOWS - Halton Quilters Guild’s FIRST quilt show was held at the Granary in Oakville in April 1979 with shows continuing to be a yearly event for the next 15 years. Our 15th Annual Quilt Show was held in April 1993, and the admission fee was $3.00. In November 1992 there was a motion put forth to the membership to hold quilt shows every other year, and the motion was carried. In 2018 members voted to hold the quilt show every four years.
In 2017 the Halton Quilters Guild held its 27th Quilt Show! Due to worldwide events, there has been a gap of 8 years between shows, but in May 2025 the Halton Quilters Guild hosted Stitches in Time Quilt Show at the Sheridan Conference Centre in Oakville. You can read more about it in the June/July Snippets.
Rosemary Makhan, the founder and first President of the Halton Quilters Guild, was a very talented lady who loved to share her passion of quilting with quilters locally and internationally. Many of our members obtained their first experience of quilting from Rosemary’s classes. The special exhibit at the HQG Quilt Show in 2015 honoured her memory with "Quilts by Rosemary Makhan - a Tribute", as we were saddened to lose Rosemary suddenly in 2014.
BANNER - The "Guild Logo" banner was designed by guild member, Maureen Barber, in 1980 - 1981.
MEETINGS - The first meeting of our guild was held at Queen Elizabeth Park School in Oakville on October 20, 1977. The membership numbered 25! At the next meeting in November, the membership decided on our name, the Halton Quilters Guild, with a membership fee of $5.00.
LIBRARY - When our guild was formed, there was ONE magazine, “Quilters Newsletter”, and ONE book,' "The Standard Book of Quilt Making", written by Marguerite Ickis and owned by Rosemary Makhan! The library is no longer active - a sign of the times!
NEWSLETTERS - Since August 1978, newsletters have been part of our guild's history. Originally known as the "Halton Highlights", a contest in 1998 resulted in the new name of "Snippets" as suggested by Joan Raynor, former HQG President.
OUTREACH - Giving comfort to others in the community is a long-time tradition for quilt guilds. Our cuddle quilt project was inspired by a member's concern for the families seeking shelter at the Halton Women's Place. The first donation of 12 cuddle quilts was then presented during the 1988 - 1989 guild year. Since then, our guild members have made and donated cuddle quilts by the hundreds to different organizations in Halton which help those in need!
QUILT SHOWS - Halton Quilters Guild’s FIRST quilt show was held at the Granary in Oakville in April 1979 with shows continuing to be a yearly event for the next 15 years. Our 15th Annual Quilt Show was held in April 1993, and the admission fee was $3.00. In November 1992 there was a motion put forth to the membership to hold quilt shows every other year, and the motion was carried. In 2018 members voted to hold the quilt show every four years.
In 2017 the Halton Quilters Guild held its 27th Quilt Show! Due to worldwide events, there has been a gap of 8 years between shows, but in May 2025 the Halton Quilters Guild hosted Stitches in Time Quilt Show at the Sheridan Conference Centre in Oakville. You can read more about it in the June/July Snippets.
Are you interested in learning more about the history of our guild?
Do you have some photos from past guild activities, such as workshops, quilt shows or guild meetings?
Please contact our Guild Historian via email at [email protected].
| 2025 HQG Membership Form |