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Quilts bring comfort … one quilt at a time.
One common thread among quilt guilds is the Outreach Committee, which is responsible for providing quilts to those in need of comfort. The gift of a quilt brightens the bad days and acts as a comforting reminder of the kindness of others.
One of our guild's aims and objectives is "to participate in community projects". HQG members are encouraged to complete a quilt kit provided by Outreach, make a quilt from their own supplies, sew neonatal items OR participate in February's Outreach Day, so together we can give some "comfort" to others in our community.
One of our guild's aims and objectives is "to participate in community projects". HQG members are encouraged to complete a quilt kit provided by Outreach, make a quilt from their own supplies, sew neonatal items OR participate in February's Outreach Day, so together we can give some "comfort" to others in our community.
COMFORT QUILTS
The Halton Quilters Guild has a proud history of making these "comfort quilts". As a guild we provide an important service to our community, with our quilts going to local groups who make a difference as well as to individuals in need of comfort. Over the past two years, our guild members have created over 200 quilts which have been donated to numerous individuals as well as a wide variety of facilities in need.
Our theme this year is Quilts without Borders, and we will provide quick, easy kits for these quilts. Several of our kits will use 5” squares so if you have 5" squares to donate, please bring them to the monthly meeting. We are also looking for 2 1/2" WOF strips for future kits. (Editor: WOF is “width of fabric” — lol I had to look this up on the Internet!) We will also bring in kits that don't have a pattern for anyone who wants to make a quilt using their own favourite design.
The most important step is distributing the finished quilts to anyone who might be comforted by receiving one of our quilts. If you have any suggestions, please speak to the Comfort Quilts Coordinator, Cathy Lamothe, at a guild meeting or email Cathy at cglamothe@cogeco.ca.
The Halton Quilters Guild has a proud history of making these "comfort quilts". As a guild we provide an important service to our community, with our quilts going to local groups who make a difference as well as to individuals in need of comfort. Over the past two years, our guild members have created over 200 quilts which have been donated to numerous individuals as well as a wide variety of facilities in need.
Our theme this year is Quilts without Borders, and we will provide quick, easy kits for these quilts. Several of our kits will use 5” squares so if you have 5" squares to donate, please bring them to the monthly meeting. We are also looking for 2 1/2" WOF strips for future kits. (Editor: WOF is “width of fabric” — lol I had to look this up on the Internet!) We will also bring in kits that don't have a pattern for anyone who wants to make a quilt using their own favourite design.
The most important step is distributing the finished quilts to anyone who might be comforted by receiving one of our quilts. If you have any suggestions, please speak to the Comfort Quilts Coordinator, Cathy Lamothe, at a guild meeting or email Cathy at cglamothe@cogeco.ca.
HALTON HEARTS, aka INSPIRATIONAL HEARTS (Neonatal)
UPDATE: NOW these wonderful flannel hearts will help premature babies in the NICU at Joseph Brant Hospital as well! Helping all those little ones DEFY THE ODDS … how lucky we are to be able to do this.
Since 2005 HQG members have sewn and donated baby blankets to the neonatal nursery at McMaster Children’s Hospital. These handmade items were given with love and care to each preemie who needed them and received with gratitude from their families and the NICU team.
In February 2018 the NICU team asked that the guild consider a new project - "Inspirational Hearts". These flannel hearts are given to the parents with newborns in the NICU. The heart is worn against their skin so that the fabric absorbs their scent. The hearts are then placed in the incubator/crib so that the scent is always with their baby. Research shows that this calms the baby. When released from hospital, the babies and their families take these hearts home with them. By June 2018 over 500 Halton Hearts were delivered to the NICU!
If you have any questions or suggestions, please speak to the Neonatal Coordinator, Annette Guenther, at a guild meeting or email Annette at annettebguenther@gmail.com.
UPDATE: NOW these wonderful flannel hearts will help premature babies in the NICU at Joseph Brant Hospital as well! Helping all those little ones DEFY THE ODDS … how lucky we are to be able to do this.
Since 2005 HQG members have sewn and donated baby blankets to the neonatal nursery at McMaster Children’s Hospital. These handmade items were given with love and care to each preemie who needed them and received with gratitude from their families and the NICU team.
In February 2018 the NICU team asked that the guild consider a new project - "Inspirational Hearts". These flannel hearts are given to the parents with newborns in the NICU. The heart is worn against their skin so that the fabric absorbs their scent. The hearts are then placed in the incubator/crib so that the scent is always with their baby. Research shows that this calms the baby. When released from hospital, the babies and their families take these hearts home with them. By June 2018 over 500 Halton Hearts were delivered to the NICU!
If you have any questions or suggestions, please speak to the Neonatal Coordinator, Annette Guenther, at a guild meeting or email Annette at annettebguenther@gmail.com.
QUILTS OF VALOUR
"Our mission is to ensure that our Canadian Forces members are recognized for their service and commitment to our country. We give this support through the presentation of quilts to comfort our past and present Canadian Forces members in their time of need."
If you have any questions or wish further information, visit the website www.quiltsofvalour.ca or contact guild member, Alison McDonald, the Regional Representative for Hamilton (Ontario) at alison@longarm.ca.
"Our mission is to ensure that our Canadian Forces members are recognized for their service and commitment to our country. We give this support through the presentation of quilts to comfort our past and present Canadian Forces members in their time of need."
If you have any questions or wish further information, visit the website www.quiltsofvalour.ca or contact guild member, Alison McDonald, the Regional Representative for Hamilton (Ontario) at alison@longarm.ca.
At the start of each guild meeting there is an opportunity to browse through a large variety of quilting books and magazines. Each member is allowed to take out up to 5 items so that they may enjoy using them at their leisure at home. Items are due back the following month and fines are levied on late returns. The guild also has a collection of rulers available to borrow as well. Check them out!
#1 Only members of the guild may borrow items from the library.
#2 FIVE magazines and books and ONE ruler may be borrowed each month.
#3 Borrowed items are to be returned the following month.
#4 Overdue fines are $1.00 per item per month.
#5 Please PRINT your name and stamp the date on the card in the item.
#6 When returning items, please hand them to a library volunteer as this will help us find the cards easily.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please speak to the Library Coordinator, Kathleen Seles, at a guild meeting or email Kathleen at kathleen.lauzon@gmail.com.
#1 Only members of the guild may borrow items from the library.
#2 FIVE magazines and books and ONE ruler may be borrowed each month.
#3 Borrowed items are to be returned the following month.
#4 Overdue fines are $1.00 per item per month.
#5 Please PRINT your name and stamp the date on the card in the item.
#6 When returning items, please hand them to a library volunteer as this will help us find the cards easily.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please speak to the Library Coordinator, Kathleen Seles, at a guild meeting or email Kathleen at kathleen.lauzon@gmail.com.
"Programme" is a fun and informative part of the monthly guild meeting. Guests speakers from outside the guild as well as talented members present both educational and entertaining talks on various aspects of quilting. As part of the guild's OUTREACH, the Programme focus of February's meeting is the sewing of comfort quilts. This event combines the afternoon with a shortened business meeting in the evening. Other special events include the Pot Luck Dinners in December and June.
UPCOMING PROGRAMME DETAILS
JUNE 6, 2019 Pot Luck Dinner and "Chair Sale"
What is a "Chair Sale"? Well, it’s a chair-sized “garage sale”. Bring craft related items that you wish to sell and place them on, over, under and around a chair. Mark the prices on your items and bring a basket to collect the money from your sales. You and a friend may even share a chair!
Chairs are provided free of charge so there’s no need to bring your own! Just make a sign with your name so we know who is selling what, as there may be questions about an item. There is no need to stay by your chair as sales are on the honour system. So you can browse and find your “treasures”.
To paraphrase, one quilter’s “trash” is another quilter’s “treasure” so start collecting for June!
NEW!! Paul Taylor of Sew Tec will speak about maintaining your sewing machine.
INFORMATION ON PREVIOUS PROGRAMME EVENINGS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 Joan Hug-Valeriote's quilts showed her penchant for re-envisioning traditional designs in a contemporary manner, re-interpreting well-known and much-loved patterns and settings, using saturated, bold colours and unconventional forms and placement. Learn more about Joan’s work at www.horizonsquilting.ca.
OCTOBER 4, 2018 Kathy K. Wylie's trunk show, "The Art of Applique", showed her development as an artist while illustrating how her quilts reflect her personal journey of faith. She shared her knowledge of skills and techniques that will help others develop as quilters. Learn more about Kathy’s work at www.kathykwylie.com.
NOVEMBER 1, 2018 Annette Guenther, a member of the Halton Quilters Guild for 12 years, presented a trunk show of her quilts. Annette shared how she has explored many different ways to express herself through quilting and creating.
DECEMBER 6, 2018 Pot Luck Dinner and Penny Sale
JANUARY 3, 2019 Maggie Vanderweit from Stone Threads Fibre Art presented a trunk show showcasing an extensive variety of quilts and wall hangings, as she chronicled her journey from traditional quilter to contemporary textile artist.
It was obvious to the guild members that Maggie loves sharing her work and having an audience respond to her presentation. Learn more about Maggie’s work at www.stonethreads.ca.
FEBRUARY 7, 2019 OUTREACH DAY!
Despite the change to Valentine's Day due to the winter weather, those who attended enjoyed the first annual Iron Quilter Challenge as well as the chance to see a trunk show of her lovely quilts by guild member Elsie Panko.
MARCH 7, 2019 As a textile designer, Gunnel Hag from Trees Textile Designers and Printers takes inspiration for her work through her “experiences with nature and its forces. The visual textures in my work are created by screen printing, manipulating and painting coloured pigments on the fabric surface as well as quilting by hand and machine.”
Learn more about Gunnel’s work at http://gunnelhag.blogspot.com.
APRIL 4, 2019 Sandy Lindel of the Scrappy Gal Quilt Co. finds that quilting allows her to be “creative and fill my need to be productive at the same time.” She also enjoys working with quilters to turn their unfinished tops into treasures to love and cherish for years to come. Learn more about Sandy’s work at https://scrappygalquiltco.wordpress.com.
MAY 16, 2019 B.J. Reid - "The Stories Behind the Art": Total freedom is what drives B.J. Reid to express her art, limited only by her vivid imagination. Hear some amazing and entertaining stories during her presentation.
During the Sew and Share portion of the guild meeting, we are also looking forward to seeing an array of special handwork items chosen by members in honour of our guild founder Rosemary Makhan.
JUNE 6, 2019 Pot Luck Dinner and "Chair Sale"
What is a "Chair Sale"? Well, it’s a chair-sized “garage sale”. Bring craft related items that you wish to sell and place them on, over, under and around a chair. Mark the prices on your items and bring a basket to collect the money from your sales. You and a friend may even share a chair!
Chairs are provided free of charge so there’s no need to bring your own! Just make a sign with your name so we know who is selling what, as there may be questions about an item. There is no need to stay by your chair as sales are on the honour system. So you can browse and find your “treasures”.
To paraphrase, one quilter’s “trash” is another quilter’s “treasure” so start collecting for June!
NEW!! Paul Taylor of Sew Tec will speak about maintaining your sewing machine.
INFORMATION ON PREVIOUS PROGRAMME EVENINGS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 Joan Hug-Valeriote's quilts showed her penchant for re-envisioning traditional designs in a contemporary manner, re-interpreting well-known and much-loved patterns and settings, using saturated, bold colours and unconventional forms and placement. Learn more about Joan’s work at www.horizonsquilting.ca.
OCTOBER 4, 2018 Kathy K. Wylie's trunk show, "The Art of Applique", showed her development as an artist while illustrating how her quilts reflect her personal journey of faith. She shared her knowledge of skills and techniques that will help others develop as quilters. Learn more about Kathy’s work at www.kathykwylie.com.
NOVEMBER 1, 2018 Annette Guenther, a member of the Halton Quilters Guild for 12 years, presented a trunk show of her quilts. Annette shared how she has explored many different ways to express herself through quilting and creating.
DECEMBER 6, 2018 Pot Luck Dinner and Penny Sale
JANUARY 3, 2019 Maggie Vanderweit from Stone Threads Fibre Art presented a trunk show showcasing an extensive variety of quilts and wall hangings, as she chronicled her journey from traditional quilter to contemporary textile artist.
It was obvious to the guild members that Maggie loves sharing her work and having an audience respond to her presentation. Learn more about Maggie’s work at www.stonethreads.ca.
FEBRUARY 7, 2019 OUTREACH DAY!
Despite the change to Valentine's Day due to the winter weather, those who attended enjoyed the first annual Iron Quilter Challenge as well as the chance to see a trunk show of her lovely quilts by guild member Elsie Panko.
MARCH 7, 2019 As a textile designer, Gunnel Hag from Trees Textile Designers and Printers takes inspiration for her work through her “experiences with nature and its forces. The visual textures in my work are created by screen printing, manipulating and painting coloured pigments on the fabric surface as well as quilting by hand and machine.”
Learn more about Gunnel’s work at http://gunnelhag.blogspot.com.
APRIL 4, 2019 Sandy Lindel of the Scrappy Gal Quilt Co. finds that quilting allows her to be “creative and fill my need to be productive at the same time.” She also enjoys working with quilters to turn their unfinished tops into treasures to love and cherish for years to come. Learn more about Sandy’s work at https://scrappygalquiltco.wordpress.com.
MAY 16, 2019 B.J. Reid - "The Stories Behind the Art": Total freedom is what drives B.J. Reid to express her art, limited only by her vivid imagination. Hear some amazing and entertaining stories during her presentation.
During the Sew and Share portion of the guild meeting, we are also looking forward to seeing an array of special handwork items chosen by members in honour of our guild founder Rosemary Makhan.
Are you interested in learning easy quilting techniques with stunning results?
Would you like to make one block, and have a chance to win enough blocks to make a quilt?
For further information, check out the Block of the Month page in Snippets.
Would you like to make one block, and have a chance to win enough blocks to make a quilt?
For further information, check out the Block of the Month page in Snippets.