A Stitch in Time

P R I N C E E D W A R D C O U N T Y Q U I L T E R S ’ G U I L D SUMMER 2016

Canadian Quilters' Association Award Best in Show Janet Reader Day - Not a Dou-ble Wedding Ring Viewers’ Choice Bed Quilt Vicky LaFleur - Papercuts in Scarlet Viewers’ Choice Wall Quilt Deanna Gaudaur - Something Old Something New

Aims and Objectives of

our Guild

To enhance the

knowledge of quilting

within the group and

the community.

To preserve quilting as

an art form.

To establish ,

maintain and upgrade

quilting standards.

To encourage an

exchange of ideas

and methods.

To participate in

community projects.

To research and

preserve the history of

quilting in Prince

Edward County and

surrounding area.

Meeting Information:

Guild meetings are held

on the second

Wednesday of the month

at 7:00 P.M. at

Pinecrest Public School

in Bloomfield. Doors

open at 6:30pm.

Don’t forget to lug-a-

mug and wear your

name tag.

Guild mailing address:

P.O. Box 6195

Picton, ON K0K 2T0

EMAIL:

pecqg@gmail.com

August 14th was Elizabeth (Beth) Hicks' 100th Birthday. Back in 1986, Beth, along with Joan O'Neill, Margaret Kerr, Nina Hicks, Mary Lou Norton and Ruth Garry founded our

Guild. On behalf of the PECQG, I presented Beth with a card and a quilted pillow. Joan O'Neill came with me, to the

Trent Valley Lodge Nursing Home for the presentation. She is pictured with Beth and "the pillow". It was a pleasure to

meet Beth. She told us many tales about the history of the guild and the members at the time. Facts such as, Mary Lou

was the first Guild President, Margaret the first Secretary, are just some of her memories. Speaking to her is like tak-

ing a ride in your very own time machine! Beth won many awards over her quilting years. I only hope I look half as

good, with all my facilities, as she does and has, when I reach 100 years old!

Janet Reader Day

Pictured clockwise from top left below: Beth Hicks; Beth at age 97 sitting on her walker looking at a tied lap quilt (She

kept knotting and quilting but was hampered by poor vision in later years); Beth and her sister Mary; the big quilt won

1st prize at CNE and Beth is sitting off to right.

Canadian Quilters' Association Award Best in Show Janet Reader Day - Not a Double Wedding Ring Novice Bed Quilt 1st Betty Beaumont - Trailmix 2nd Collen Kelly - Work in the Garden 3rd Bill Stearman - At Peace Novice Wall Quilt 1st Sandy Jeapes - Star Magic 2nd Joscelyn Matthewman - Going My Way 3rd Bill Stearman - Reconciliation: a Father & Son Story

Advanced Bed Quilt - Hand Quilted - Original Design 1st Anne House - Beige Doesn’t Have to Be Boring 2nd Anne House - Lady of the Lake 3rd Anne House - Red & White Pineapple

Advanced Bed Quilt - Hand Quilted - Pattern Design 1st Eleanor Macmillan - Appalachian Trail

Advanced Bed Quilt - Machine Quilted - Original Design 1st Deanna Gaudaur - Something Old Something New 2nd Jane Perry - Harvest Sun Quilt Advanced Bed Quilt - Machine Quilted - Pattern Design 1st Deanna Gaudaur - Brea’s Garden 2nd Janet Reader Day - Magic Eye 3rd Jane Perry - Drunkard’s Path Honourable Mention Janet Reader Day - Shannon & Michael Advanced Bed Quilt - 3rd Party Quilted - Original Design 1st Anne Fales - Asian Modern 2nd Pat Bricky - Falling Stars 3rd Wendy Lulham - Wedding Stars

Advanced Bed Quilt - 3rd Party Quilted - Pattern Design 1st Gwen Thompson - Butterflies in Flight 2nd Gwen Thompson - Around We Go 3rd Gwen Thompson - Wish Upon a Star

Advanced - Wall Quilt - Abstract Design 1st Marianne Sanders - Rough Bloom 2nd Ann Fales - Raspberry Leaf Parfait 3rd Mary Andrews Minigan - Hexed Advanced - Wall Quilt - Pattern Design 1st Valerie Campey - Underground Railroad 2nd Diane Filippov - Roman Holiday

Advanced - Wall Quilt - Representational Design 1st Ann Fales - Mossy Rock 2nd Mary Andrews Minigan - Hoi Ann, Vietnam 3rd Janet Reader Day - No Escape Honourable Mention - Virginia Klein - To Scotland with Love Advanced - Wall Quilt - Traditional Design 1st Anne House - Red & White Checker Board 2nd Lyne Lusk - Japan 3rd Deanna Gaudaur - Simply Pinwheels Viewers’ Choice Wall Quilt Deanna Gaudaur - Something Old Something New Viewers’ Choice Bed Quilt Vicky LaFleur - Papercuts in Scarlet

QUILT SHOW 2016 - JUDGED ENTRIES AND VIEWERS’ CHOICE

Quilt Show Report

The 2016 PECQG Quilt Show was held at the Wellington and District Community Centre, Wellington,

ON. This, our 16th biannual Quilt Show was held on Sat. July 9, and Sun. July 10, 2016. It was attended by

approximately 1,274 people.

We had two featured guest artists: Bethany Garner, who also judged the quilts entered into the Judged

Section, and Pat Borecky, a member of our guild. Our own Bill Stearman featured an intriguing interac-

tive Antique Sewing Machine display. Scissor sharpening was available on the Sunday by ScissorMan.

He was so busy that the guild has qualified to receive a percentage of his sales.

Thankfully we did not need an “In Memorial” display at this show.

The Community Centre employees were excellent to deal with, always helpful, courteous, and available.

The rental costs of the facility were exactly what we expected. There were no issues with the venue over

the course of our quilt show especially since most of our past issues had been addressed over the last 4

years.

The Prince Edward County Women’s Institute banded together to run a Café out of the Highline Hall’s

kitchen. They provided food which was good, simple and affordable. The Canteen was closed for the

quilt show duration.

Fifty one guild members entered 295 quilts in the show. All were gorgeous, unique, and displayed a

high caliber of workmanship. Everyone loved the quilts and said our show was the best around. Our

Quilt Show is an undiscovered jewel, we are better than Quilt Canada in many ways! Thank you to all of

our members, their family, volunteers, local businesses, and our attendees.

Janet Reader Day Co-chair

Maggie Goode Co-chair

“I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the quilters that helped out at the Quilt Show. Also a

very big thank you and a big hug to all the husbands of quilters who also helped in setting up and taking

down. Your help was greatly appreciated and resulted in a fabulous quilt show, which would have been

difficult to achieve without your help.”

Mary Campbell

Quilt Show Volunteer Convenor"

“I'd like to pass on my thanks to the Quilt Show Committee for doing such a great job. It is an arduous

task to undertake. It requires hard work and personal time commitment to fulfill. The whole Committee

from the top down (which includes the husbands/friends) deserves credit for undertaking this task. In

my opinion our show was far better than Quilt Canada - our national show - and I doubt that I am the only

one who feels this way. Our membership has great talent within it and it showed in the display. Thanks

also goes to the members for allowing their projects to be shown. Well done everyone!!”

Vicky LaFleur

Quilt Show 2016 Committee

Co-Chairs Janet Reader Day, Maggie Goode

Treasurer Anne Russell

Secretary Alfie Deyo

Show Floor Janet Reader Day

Advertising and Signage Deelia Johnson Evans, Sharon Fabro,

Penny Hopkins

Vendors Barbara Fairbairn, Lisa Castonguay,

Mary Andrews Minnigan, Robyn Hardman

Registration Jane Cunningham,

Volunteers Mary Campbell

Competition and Ribbons Anne House

Boutique Colleen Kelly, Rosanna Worden Hawker

Raffle Quilt Anne House, Geraldine Rorabeck,

Carol Harvey, Betty Beaumont,

Raffle Quilt Quilting

Co-ordinator

Anne House

Raffle Ticket Sales

Deelia Johnson Evans, Alfie Deyo

Program Sue Case

Labels Linda Pennington

Members-at-Large Marianne Sanders

SEPTEMBER 2016

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 2 3 4

5 6

LABOUR DAY

7 8 9 10

PICTON FAIR

11

PICTON

FAIR

12

PICTON

FAIR

13 14

GUILD MEETING

6:30PM

PINECREST

SCHOOL

15 16 17 18

19 20

SWYF (to be

confirmed)

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30

OCTOBER 2016

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 2

3 4

SWYF (to be

confirmed)

5 6 7 8 9

10

THANKSGIVING

DAY

11 12

GUILD MEETING

6:30PM

PINECREST

SCHOOL

13 14 15 16

17 18

SWYF (to be

confirmed)

19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

‘365 DAY BLOCK CHALLENGE’

Have you heard about this yet? It all started last January 1, 2016. An industrious lady from Australia

challenged quilters around the world to do a different quilt block each day in 2016. Quilters, and non-

quilters signed up for her daily emails which provided instructions for each of the blocks. They used

their fabric stash or they used the yardage guidelines she created and went out and bought new fabric.

A support group was created online where the challengers could ask questions, post photos, and give

support to those who needed it. Many quilters started the challenge, some of them intended to start the

challenge, some have dropped out, and some have put their project on hold. Everyone has probably

saved the pdf copies of instructions for all of the blocks. The group of quilters from England is organiz-

ing a quilt show for next summer to show off all these varied and impressive quilts. The blocks are

more than half way done now, and not two of the quilts look the same. The organizer has taken down

several months of blocks from her web site so new quilters cannot join now, however, she has promised

to start the challenge again on January 1, 2017.

Are you interested in challenging yourself to learn a new block every day next year? If you are, you

don’t have to wait until 2017. I am one of those who intended to do the challenge, but other priorities

took over and I had to put it on hold. I have saved all the daily instructions and will be restarting these

blocks on October 1st. That will give me a couple of months’ leeway next year in case life gets busy. If

you’d like to join me and create a local support group, both on Facebook and “face to face”, please

email me at deelia@kos.net before the September guild meeting. If the level of interest is high

enough, I’ll set up an initial meeting with information and tips for you to end up with an amazing quilt. I

will provide you with the supplies list and more details so you can get organized and start by Oct 1st.

Once the new 365 Day Challenge begins again in 2017, you can join the worldwide support group and

get the blocks emailed to you directly. Check out the photos of blocks and quilts in progress on their

Facebook page “365 CHALLENGE QUILT BLOCKS” and “UKQU 365 Challenge” This activity is not part

of the Guild’s Challenges. Deelia Johnson Evans

NEWSLETTER

This is the last newsletter for me. Bill Stearman will be taking over starting with the Autumn

issue. He has been given free rein to make any changes to the newsletter, so if you have any

suggestions, please forward them to him for his consideration. Deelia Johnson Evans

RAFFLE QUILT

The winner of our raffle quilt is D. Scott from Dundas, Ontario. The quilt has been shipped to

him, but we haven’t received a photo of him and the quilt yet.

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS

UPCOMING GUILD MEETINGS

SEPTEMBER 14

OCTOBER 12

NOVEMBER 9

DECEMBER 14

PLEASE ADVISE ME OF ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THIS NEWSLETTER ASAP.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! DEELIA EVANS 613-476-7785 OR deelia@kos.net

POSITION/COMMITTEE NAME(S)

President Janet Reader Day

Vice President Marianne Sanders

Treasurer Linda Pennington

Secretary Colleen Kelly

Past President TBD

Challenges Patricia Fullerton, Alfie Deyo, Janet Reader Day, Anne House,

Deelia Evans

Programmes and Work-

shops

Janet Reader Day, Marianne Sanders, Penny Hopkins, Deelia

Evans

Membership Anne Russell

Newsletter Bill Stearman

Comfort Quilts Betty Beaumont, Colleen Kelly, Judy Blemkie, Sandy Jeapes,

Block of the Month Nancy Hicks

Hospitality Lisa Castonguay, Robyn Hardman

Library Sandy Jeapes, Barb Hofstra, Geri Short, Betty Beaumont

Goodwill Patricia Fullerton

Sewing With Your Friends Maggie Goode

Quilt Show 2018 Chair(s) TBD

2026—2018 PECQG EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEES