President Micki A. started the meeting with the exciting news that guild members have stepped forward and showed an interest in becoming the chairperson for all of the executive positions for the 2015-16 guild year. Any other guild members who are interested in chairing an executive position, please contact Micki.
Program Chair Lorna talked about the Canadiana Row Quilt that members having been working on this year. There were some wonderful examples of some of the rows that have been completed by guild members on display. It was great to see how each member personalized her own quilt.
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| Yvonne’s Prairie Row |
The vendor for the evening was Karen from Kaleidoscope of Quilts in Exeter, ON. There was a lot of interest in the “Tilda” fabrics that they carry.
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| Karen from Kaleidoscope of Quilts |
Our speaker for the evening was Jennifer Houlden from the Oro-Mendote area (near Orillia, ON). Jennifer has led an interesting life, living in such diverse areas as the Canadian Arctic and the Australian Outback. She owns a business called “Quilts by Jen”. Jennifer designs quilt patterns, teaches quilting workshops and makes custom quilts. Her wonderful trunk show highlighted her use of colour and showed how she has been influenced by the places that she has lived.
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| Jennifer Houlden |
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| Purely Canadian Quilt |
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| Shuffled Bricks Quilt |
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| Animal Party Quilt |
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| Jacaranda Tree Quilt |
To see more of Jennifer’s quilts, click
here.
After break we had “Show and Tell” and the drawing of the tickets for fat quarters and the gift basket.
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| Debbie D’s Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt |
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| Teresa B’s Apron made from her Green Mystery Box |
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| Teresa D’s Quilt |
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| Micki’s Woodland Clover Quilt |
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