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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 Ermy Akers at a guild meeting.
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 Ermy Akers at a guild meeting.
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.
October 3, 2019 Dorothy Fu - My Quilting Journey: Traditional to Pictorial
A self-taught artist, Dorothy Fu says that “creating art quilts is the way I choose to express beauty in visual art. My styles include traditional patchwork and pictorials. For traditional work, I like to create something unusual inspired by a traditional block. My pictorials are usually based on photos that I’ve taken around my neighbourhood. I use a variety of techniques including painting and machine quilting.”
Visit www.dorothyfuquilts.wordpress.com to learn more about Dorothy and her work.
November 7, 2019 Elizabeth DeCroos of Epida Studio loves to “to make beautiful things with quilting, pojagi, embroidery and sewing”. Pojagi is the ancient Korean textile art of making wrapping cloths. Some were custom made with special cloth and others were pieced together with scraps left over from sewing clothes. As some of the traditional Korean fabrics are not readily available in North America, Elizabeth has developed techniques to do pojagi-style patchwork with western materials. She named her studio “Epida” (pronounced EE-pid-ah) as it sounds like the Korean word for “beautiful”, and “so it’s my acknowledgement to Korean culture and design that inspires many of my designs”.
Learn more about Elizabeth and her work at www.epidastudio.com.
INFORMATION ON PREVIOUS PROGRAMME EVENINGS
September 5, 2019 There was something for everyone when pattern designer Brenda Miller from Among Brenda’s Quilts & Bags shared her numerous pieces which included quilts, runners and bags.
Visit www.amongbrendasquilts.com to learn more about Brenda and her work.
PAST SPEAKERS: September 6, 2018 Joan Hug-Valeriote
October 4, 2018 Kathy K. Wylie
November 1, 2018 Annette Guenther
December 6, 2018 Pot Luck Dinner and Penny Sale
January 3, 2019 Maggie Vanderweit
February 7, 2019 (OUTREACH DAY) Elsie Panko.
March 7, 2019 Gunnel Hag
April 4, 2019 Sandy Lindel
May 16, 2019 B.J. Reid
June 6, 2019 Pot Luck Dinner and "Chair Sale" / Paul Taylor
A self-taught artist, Dorothy Fu says that “creating art quilts is the way I choose to express beauty in visual art. My styles include traditional patchwork and pictorials. For traditional work, I like to create something unusual inspired by a traditional block. My pictorials are usually based on photos that I’ve taken around my neighbourhood. I use a variety of techniques including painting and machine quilting.”
Visit www.dorothyfuquilts.wordpress.com to learn more about Dorothy and her work.
November 7, 2019 Elizabeth DeCroos of Epida Studio loves to “to make beautiful things with quilting, pojagi, embroidery and sewing”. Pojagi is the ancient Korean textile art of making wrapping cloths. Some were custom made with special cloth and others were pieced together with scraps left over from sewing clothes. As some of the traditional Korean fabrics are not readily available in North America, Elizabeth has developed techniques to do pojagi-style patchwork with western materials. She named her studio “Epida” (pronounced EE-pid-ah) as it sounds like the Korean word for “beautiful”, and “so it’s my acknowledgement to Korean culture and design that inspires many of my designs”.
Learn more about Elizabeth and her work at www.epidastudio.com.
INFORMATION ON PREVIOUS PROGRAMME EVENINGS
September 5, 2019 There was something for everyone when pattern designer Brenda Miller from Among Brenda’s Quilts & Bags shared her numerous pieces which included quilts, runners and bags.
Visit www.amongbrendasquilts.com to learn more about Brenda and her work.
PAST SPEAKERS: September 6, 2018 Joan Hug-Valeriote
October 4, 2018 Kathy K. Wylie
November 1, 2018 Annette Guenther
December 6, 2018 Pot Luck Dinner and Penny Sale
January 3, 2019 Maggie Vanderweit
February 7, 2019 (OUTREACH DAY) Elsie Panko.
March 7, 2019 Gunnel Hag
April 4, 2019 Sandy Lindel
May 16, 2019 B.J. Reid
June 6, 2019 Pot Luck Dinner and "Chair Sale" / Paul Taylor
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 and Mystery Quilt pages 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 and Mystery Quilt pages in Snippets.