Boundary Bay Quilters' Guild Activities & News


"AND THE STITCH GOES ON" Quilt Show News:

The Boundary Bay Quilters Guild is excited to announce it’s Second Fabulous Quilt Show titled “And The Stitch Goes On”. The show will take place the weekend before Thanksgiving 2010.

Hold the date in your calendars now and join us on Friday and Saturday,Oct. 1 & 2, 2010.  at the South Delta Recreational Centre, 1720 56th Street, Delta, BC 

Show times are:
Friday, October 1, 2010: 1PM to 7PM.
Saturday, October 2, 2010: 10AM to 5PM. 

Admission to the show is $5.  Supportive Husbands (or Partners) accompanying enthusiastic quilt show spouses enter for free! 

The event will showcase the talent work of the Boundary Bay Quilters Guild members.   Be sure to purchase a raffle ticket for our Show Quilt, expertly quilted by our own Dawn Fielden.

                           

"And the Stitch Goes On" Registration Form

Please note that entries are restricted to members only.   If you are a member and would like to enter your quilt, please complete a registration form submit it to Pat Nelson as soon as possible.  

The registration form is in two formats:

1. For printing and filling out by hand – this form is a .pdf file. Print it as many times as you like and bring it to a meeting or contact Pat Nelson to deliver it in person.

2. For filling out and emailing – this form is a .dot file. This is a template and has entry boxes to be completed on the computer. Please save the file to your own computer, fill in the blanks are resave with a new file name, then you can email it to Pat Nelson.

 Remember  - one form for each quilt that you register, and register as many as you like.


BBQG Boutique
The BBQG Boutique table is available for guild members (singly or sharing with friends) to sell fabrics and/or any items related to quilting and sewing at guild meetings. Table rental is $10 for members, $25 for businesses.

As a Guild, this year we have made over 50 quilts to give to various organizations that have expressed a need, and kits are still available at the Library area at the next meeting. Kits are not a requirement – make your own, no bigger than 42” x 42” and bring to any meeting.

Charity Quilts:
Our guild is proudly supporting the Rotary Women’s Club by creating charity baby quilts. The member created quilts form part of a baby bundle which is provided to babies in need around the lower mainland. We will be having a baby quilt challenge as well as kits for members to sew and bring back.


Note: All Guild workshops are held in the Sacred Heart Clubhouse, just down the driveway from the gym where we have our regular meetings. Workshops usually begin at 10 am and end at about 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

EVENTS:


May, 2010 Meeting: We are pleased have as a guest speaker, textile artist - Valerie Smith. Please visit her website for more photographs and more information. http://web.me.com/myraottewell/Vals_Quilts/Welcome.html

May 22, 2010: Confetti-style Landscape Quilt Class.
Our marvelous January guest speaker, Karen Berry will return to lead us in making confetti-style landscape quilts. This class is suitable for all quilting levels and will cost $15. Please register at the meeting and ask for a supply list.

June, 2010 Meeting: Don’t miss the last meeting before the summer break. Bring your scissors and sheers for sharpening because the Scissor man and his van will be back! With Boundary Bay Quilters’ Guild tradition, we will be having a Strawberry tea and a stork night for baby quilts.

July 17, 2010: Come visit us at the Wellbrook Winery’s SUMMERFEST.  We will be selling raffle tickets for our Showcase Quilt at the farm and enjoying the festivities.  Wellbrook Winery is located at 4626 88th Street, Delta, BC V4K 3N3   www.wellbrookwinery.com

Friday, October 1, 2010 & Saturday, October 2, 2010. Boundary Bay Quilters Guild presents, “And the Stitch Goes On.”  The quilt show will be held at the South Delta Recreational Centre, 1720 56th Street, Delta, BC.  Show times are 1PM to 7PM on Friday and 10AM to 5PM on Saturday.  5$ Admission.

October 15 & 16, 2010:  BC Creative Expo - “Scrap It, Stitch It and Craft It,” one of BC’s largest hands on creative shows will be held at the Langley Events Centre, 7888 200th Street, Langley, BC.  Visit www.bcscreativeexpo.com for more details. 


BBQG Fun and NEW:

Quilting Outside the Box

The new art quilt group, tentatively name “The Mixed Maniacs” will have it’s first regular meeting on Sept 20th.  Anyone wishing to explore mixed media in a journal quilt format is invited to join.  We are asking for a one year commitment from potential members, as well as a willingness to explore quilting “outside the box”. For more info, please contact our Vice President, Pat Nelson at patnelson@dccnet.com or (604) 594 4517.

Finally Finished Fun(d)

Are you working on a quilt or planning to make a quilt that must be completed before our June meeting? This could be your chance to win some fabric shopping money for next summer!

For every quilt that is completed and registered, and been shown at “Show and Tell” you pay $2 ($1 for a baby quilt) into the kitty.

The prize money will be divided into $100 increments and the winners picked at the June meeting. One of the north shore Guilds had over $300 in the pot for prizes. This will be fun. We’ll have great show and tell as we finish as many quilts as we can to get them into the draw.

Registration forms will be available in September.   Please note that this is optional and open to guild members only.


Recommended reading ~ Visit these websites:
www.quiltshops.com/calculator/calculator.htm  -
great for figuring out fabric amounts
www.geocities.com/~sewntell/sayings2.html  - sayings for labels or even to help you sign cards
 

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