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Hi Ladies, so for those of you who came and went, for those of you who stayed until the end and for those of you who missed it: Another FABULOUS Quilt til You Wilt day was had!!
Jo working busily on one of her many projects
Kim taking a well needed break especially after negotiating the price on her house - YAY it sold!!
Elke and her gorgeous block, beautiful!
Heather and her adorable pink and white quilt, she's always so productive, nice job Heather!
Here's our newest member Teena and she's working on a blue and yellow star quilt - the instructions weren't the best, remember measure twice cut one lol. PS good garbage can Teena.
Hey Kathy, guess you shouldn't have done that with your tongue...captured for everyone to see :)
Mum asked me to take her picture in the window...not so flattering
here's a much better one
this is the two of us the next morning, does it look like we went to bed at 3:45 am? Pretty bright eyed and bushy taled I'd say.
Until next time we girls get together, have happy and creative days!
Hi Ladies, wanted to share this fun time the girls had at the Quilt Olympics bring in the spirit of the Olympics...unfortunately I didn't make it to this meeting and boy oh boy am I sorry I missed it as loo how much fun they had.
Hi Everyone, thought I would post a message from Quilt Canada representative Hanne. If interested in attending please do as this is not to be missed.
Also, for those of you Calgarians: if interested in volunteering, please see email address below.
April 28 - May 1, 2010: Quilt Canada 2010 Telus Convention Centre, Calgary, Alberta
The Canadian Quilters’ Association is holding its National Juried Show and Exhibition in Calgary from April 26 – May 1, 2010. Quilt Canada: Winds of Inspiration includes workshops with stellar international and Canadian facilitators. There will be 11 additional exhibits, showcasing everything from vintage quilts to appliqué and art quilts. Exhibitors include the Heritage Park Quilters of Distinction, Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), The Appliqué Society (TAS) Canadian chapters, the Fibre Arts Network (FAN), Articulation, the Fabricators, Bow River Quilters (Silver Anniversary), the Girl Guides of Canada (100 Years of Guiding reflected in quilts) and the annual Trend-Tex Challenge. For more information, e-mail QC2010@shaw.ca or visithttp://www.canadianquilter.com.
Lectures, Quilt shows and Merchant Mall open to the public April 28-May 1; 10AM-6PM, 10AM-9PM on Thursday Admission: $15, multi-day pass $25. Group rates available.
Hi Everyone, we'll our retreat last weekend was so fab, we laughed, we sewed, we didn't sleep lol, we ate, we got to know all of our quilting friends new and familiar. We completed new projects and finished old ones. Was a weekend full of sunshine, friendships and the hum of sewing machines, the steam of irons and the singing of reminiscent songs from days gone by like, Que Sera Sera...Sing a Song of Six Pence a Pocket full a Rye...99 bottles of Beer on the Wall (lol this was hilarious)...Down by the Bay where the watermelon Grows...My Eyes are Dim I Cannot See, I have not brought my specs with me...There was an ol women who swallowed a fly, I don't know why she swallowed a fly...and last but least (from what I can remember is) "The ol Grey Mare, She ain't what she used to be, ain't what she used to be, ain't what she used to be...and we laughed and laughed.
For those of you who couldn't make it maybe this will be your incentive for next year. Beth shared some amazing stories from the bible which made us really reflect on who we are and how important we are to each other and to God. Thanks so much Beth.
here's my block I completed - don't you just love the colours?
I had the privilege of sitting next to Beth, we had a wonderful visit contrary to Robyn and Janice, we worked very hard that first night on our quilting *smile*
Shannon, working diligently on the quilt for her mom, nice job Shan!!
Some new friends I met, Sandra she was working on this amazing block of the month pattern...good luck with your finishing.
Janice, can we say AWESOME colours.
Hi Auntie Karen, finally you've completed something you love, can't wait to see your turning 20 get finished and on your bed!!
Beth, what do you think of Carbon Neutral now...hmmm pondering how you are going to quilt it I'll bet?
Can you say Picturesque. Beautiful day for a walk...
Thanks for the incentive Beth on our Threads in Hand quilt, Beth got her quilting totally finished on this quilt and it turned out amazingly...so gorgeous.
YAY quilting finished!!!
Who's is this one? Trudy?
Jan, you are a pro at machine quilting, I could watch you for hours.
My 2nd Block to Journey of a Quilter, finished the embroidery
Thanks Jen for taking my pic...
Nice work Shan, I love it!!
Janice, can you say Stunning colours :)
Jan, did you say this was for me lol I love the look of this quilt it's adorable!! I block per hour hey?
Nice to have two sisters and one daughter and niece, nice seeing you again Trudy!
So ladies, another Spring retreat done and gone but so many memories to be had.
Here's a wonderful and capturing video of retreats gone by that Shannon M put together, enjoy. If you haven't had the privilege of going on the Sundre retreat in the past, please think about joining us in the future as it's a definite must do!
Until next time, have a happy and creative weekend,
Hi Ladies, I absolutely loved our Christmas exchange this year with Flying Needles Quilt Guild. This Guild is fairly new in age but has such a vested nature in one another and respect for each other that it is a real pleasure to belong to. Since I am one of the founding members, I can truly say how much I love being part of this group. All of the ladies are warm and friendly and open with offering support and praise upon each other. I am related to two of the members in this group Karen R and Colleen M through marriage but I feel a kinship and sister-ship with so many of you.
Here's some photos of our amazing gift exchange bags and WOW did this ever turn out to be a hit!!
{All of the bags...amazing}
{I think this one is Carol L's...I love yo-yo's!}
{Center: Anna with her custom drawn and painted fabric...beautiful, bottom right: Colleen M: with her cute Rice Bag Foot Warmer which I believe Anna B received...hmm was it meant to be?}
{This is the one I received from Riska & I love the colours, thanks for the pretzels and the matching fabrics, I will put those to good use :)}
{I must also give a shout out to Mary D (I think) as she made about 30+ of these fabric wrapped Christmas crackers complete with little inspirational saying, needles, candies and so much more, thanks so much what a nice treat and surprise!!}
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I also wanted to thank Robyn for the amazing home made Egg Nog which I LOVED (sorry if some of you didn't get to try it as I did have a couple of helpings...:)
I heard from so many of you through-out the day about how much you loved this gift exchange. It didn't seem to feel like a challenge this year to come up with something and I don't think one person in the room felt dissapointed with what they received, so great on all of you for making this special for all of us :) From the overwhelming comments about doing this again next year, we'll (I'll) see what we can do:)
To those ladies who couldn't be with us for whatever busy reason that happens this time of year, we missed you! Please also keep Shirley H in our prayers and thoughts.
Have a wonderful Christmas, Flying Needles Quilt Guild and a Happy New Year.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 
