As you read a couple of weeks ago in Carol’s entry, I made my first quilt in 1995 in an introductory class put on by the PUC. I had two toddlers at the time, and was in need of some “outside stimulation”. Carol and I thought quilting would be fun so we signed up for […]
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My best friend Christine and I, decided to take a quilting course offered through the PUC in 1995. Previously we had taken a stained glass course together and had such a great time, we wanted to try something else and Christine suggested quilting. I found all my notes I had taken during the course, including
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My daughter, Amanda (or Mandy as she was then called) just sent me pictures of the very first quilt I made. I started getting interested in quilting in 1989 and fell in love with this quilt, so I jumped in with scissors and polyester fabrics and bravely got started! I hadn’t even heard of rotary
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Dear Sunbonnet Sue:I have a question about quilting which I’ve been asking for awhile which either doesn’t have a correct answer, or no one knows! I bought some partly finished hexagon blocks which are probably from the 1920’s at an auction sale. There were enough pieces of fabric in the bag to finish a lot
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Joan Reive was our guest speaker for the 2007 Year End Banquet. Turning 77 this year, Joan is an example of living life to the fullest. Born in Edmonton and then growing up in Saskatchewan in what she called the ‘dirty thirties’, she was bitten by the artistic bug at an early age. She always
The June Banquet will be held at the Best Western Stoneridge Inn in Lambeth, off of Colonel Talbot Rd (Hwy 4), just south of the 401. The doors open at 6PM and a cash bar will be open then. You must have a ticket to attend, which includes dinner, and Joan Reive is the guest
We left the Ramada Inn just after 8 AM and made it into Waterloo about 9:20. Our first stop was the Kitchener/Waterloo Art Gallery (kw/ag) to see the Grand National Quilt Show 2007 “Fantasy”. This was a fantastic display of quilting and fibre art by 64 Canadian artists. Here is the Ethlyndryal the Protector by
For those who are going on the bus trip: you need to be at the Ramada Inn at Wellington Rd S/Exeter Rd by 7:45 AM for boarding. The bus leaves at 8AM and returns for 6PM in London. Parking is available at the Ramada, away from the entrance but near the OPP station. Meals are
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Laurel Hevenor-Vallence of Meals on Wheels, graciously accepted our gift of 87 placemats! Good job ladies! Laurel was quite pleased with the placemats and said they would be saved to be given out with their special Christmas baskets. Meals on Wheels London depends on friendly, dedicated volunteers and if any of you ladies would like
Next Meeting:Thursday, May 10, 7:15PM at St George’s Presbyterian Church 1475 Dundas St E. This is our last regular meeting of the year, so there is some final business to take care of: Any outstanding library books must be returned at this meeting. Payment for the dinner at Best Western’s Stoneridge Inn in June is
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