SPQG Newsletter - January 2009
Our Next Meeting is on:
Thursday January 8, 2009
Please Bring:
2 ½ inch by WOF strip of fabric for the draw. This month’s colors are Winter Blues and Whites. If it is snowy or icy then bring it!
Loonies for the raffles. Don’t miss your chance to win a fabulous Gift
Certificate from one of our local shops. After all, who doesn’t love FREE?!
Show & Tell: Share your hard work and inspire others with your creativity. Every quilt that you show will get you one chance to enter
the draw for fabulous prizes!
Borrowed Library Books: ---- Remember to return the books you already have, the late charge is $1.00 per book per month. We have been adding to our selection, so get there early to browse our newest exciting selections.
President’s Message
WELCOME 2009!
Greetings and Happy New Year to all our guild members! I certainly hope your holidays were warm and joyful, and that the coming year brings all that you hope for.
Now that the winter festivities are over with and we are still in the grip of winter’s icy fingers, it’s a great excuse to get some fantastic quilting done!!
I want to mention that it was nice to see everyone who attended the Christmas party this year. I hope everyone had a great time! A special mention of thanks goes out to those who brought in items to donate to the less fortunate this past year. Your kindness and generosity went a far way in making other people’s season more comfortable.
I would also like to thank the handful of people for their wonderful volunteering efforts over the past few months. Without your help ladies, we certainly would not have been able to enjoy the activities that we did!! A job well done!!
The next few months will see different events planned for our guild. Again, I would like to take this opportunity to stress the importance of volunteering. The more people we have contributing – even a small effort, ladies- will go a VERY LONG way in making the guild as exciting as we all know it can be! I hope that we can get a full participation from everyone, and in doing so, we ALL can have fun, learn new skills and strengthen/create bonds within our membership.
I look forward with great anticipation to the upcoming events for this year! I hope that you will look upon your membership with a renewed sense of inspiration to create new things, learn new skills and see the wonderful opportunity to have your efforts contributed in a collective way to make our guild the very best it can be. Let’s have a WONDERFUL 2009 everyone!
Gerri Smit
President
January Program
Drumroll please....
We are very pleased to announce that Yvette Smallwood has agreed to come and do a color presentation for us this month. Working with color is a skill we need in all our areas of our lives, whether it pertains to home decor or simply getting dressed in the morning. Yvette’s impressive experience in quilting gives her much to share with us this Thursday so be sure not to miss it.
Winter Retreat Information
Retreat packages will be ready for pick up at the January Meeting. Please see Donna Towndrow or Carol Larose to get yours. If you are unable to attend, then please contact Donna or Carol to make alternate arrangements.
Help Wanted!
Our lovely hostesses, Barb Few and Liz Curtis have recently been informed that they are responsible for garbage removal and sweeping up after our meetings. This is in additional to the responsibilities of feeding us goodies, serving us coffee and juice, lugging all the equipment upstairs, and lugging all the equipment downstairs. At the January meeting there will be a sign up sheet for volunteers to help with these tasks.
Coming Soon!
Our Quilt Show has been booked! We will be hosting the 2009 Quilt Show in October of 2009. This is an amazing event for our guild and a wonderful opportunity to show the community what we are about. If you would like to volunteer for the quilt Show committee please see Bradie or Gerri.
ALSO.... The Canadian Quilter’s Association Quilt Show and Workshop is being held in May and classes are already filling up. For more info, please visit:
http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/index_events_quiltcanada2009.htm.
A Big Thanks
We would like to send out a big Thank you to Carol Vaage for her time spent as webmaster of our website these past few years. She has done a beautiful job on the site and her efforts are much appreciated.
Upcoming UFO Dates....
Phyllis has organized another exciting UFO date for us on Saturday, February 21, 2009. We will meet again the Whitecroft Hall and the cost is still just $10. Pretty good price to get together and quilt all day! Sign up sheets will be ready at the February meeting.
Arts and Cultural Council of County (ACCSC) News
As members of ACCSC, Sherwood Park Quilt Guild have been invited to participate in a major art event in Sherwood Park:
Arts Expo, February 14 & 15, at Salisbury Greenhouse, including a Gala Reception, Saturday evening February 14, 2008.
The Expo provides opportunity for members to showcase and / or sell quilted or fibre art; have a demonstration of quilting; promote our organization and volunteer for the event.
In addition to opportunity for the Guild, individual members can also register to participate for a individual fee of $45.00; tickets for the Gala Reception are $25.00.
Please contact Joan Smith 780-464-5568, email esmac@telus.net, if you are interested in participating; including:
Volunteers required to Piece together donated quilt blocks into a quilt top for a demo raffle quilt to be used to demonstrate hand quilting on our newly acquired quilt frame; and finishing another Guild raffle quilt. A working day is being scheduled for a date and location in January TBA for volunteers to work on finishing Guild raffle quilts.
Expo display set up at Salisbury Greenhouse on Friday evening & take down on Sunday afternoon.
A shift at Expo either Saturday, Feb 14 or Sunday, Feb 15; either demonstrating hand quilting or selling raffle tickets, or talking to people about the Guild.
ARTS EXPO 2009
February 14 & 15, 2009
Salisbury Greenhouses
The purpose of a letter is to request your participation in a major
arts event planned for February 14th & 15th, 2009.
The ACCSC is in the process of organizing the 1st Annual Arts Expo – a
marquee arts event that will provide you, or your organization with an
opportunity to showcase
your talents.
MAJOR EVENT IN FEBRUARY
THE ACCSC WILL WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MEMBERS TO ENSURE
MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT. NOBODY IS TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL TO JOIN IN AND WE’D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO FIND A WAY TO CONTRIBUTE.
WE’VE ALREADY HAD A VERY ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE FROM THE MAYOR &
COUNCIL AND WE’D LIKE TO SHOW THEM WHAT AN ACTIVE AND GROWING ARTS COMMUNITY WE HAVE IN STRATHCONA COUNTY.
EVENT DETAILS
Location: SALISBURY GREENHOUSES 52337 – Range Road 232, Sherwood Park
Dates: Friday February 13 event set up
Saturday February 14 arts expo 9-6pm gala reception 7-10pm
Sunday February 15 arts expo 10-5pm
The ACCSC will be offering both table space and a stage/performance area.
Cost: * Exhibition Table (including table & 1 ticket to Saturday Evening Gala Reception)
$45
* A similar price will be determined for groups wishing to perform at the event
* Individual tickets to the gala reception will be available at a cost of $25
for further information & to book your space please fill out the attached form or con-
tact the accsc:
info@accsc.ca or call 718 0486
Some of the ways You can use the event include:
• Selling your work
• Give a live performance
or demonstrate your
skill
Promote and advertise
yourself or your organization.
This is a wonderful opportunity to network with other artists, swap ideas, learn new
techniques and get feedback from your peers as well as the general public. In addition to
two days of exhibitions, demonstrations and performances, the event will also feature a
Gala Reception on Saturday evening. There will be live entertainment and we will be in-
viting the mayor & Councilors (as well as other dignitaries) to join us for the evening.
This is your chance to shine and we need your participation.
Sherwood Park Quilt Guild Officers 2008/2009:
President: Gerri Smit
Vice President: Bradie MacGillivray-Sparrow
Secretary: Brenda Buerger
Treasurer: Cindy Morrison, Anna-Marie Yurkiw-Davies
Program: Sandra Hamilton, Gerri Smit
Past President: Faye Steinbach
Membership: Marilyn Rayner, Dorothy Goble, Vickie Konkolus, Elizabeth Curtis
UFO: Phyllis Rice
Librarians: Sandy Senger, Wendy Beller, Nancy McGowan
Retreat: Donna Towndrow, Carol LaRose, Sheena Brennan-Schultz, Joan Smith, Mar-
ilyn MacGillivray, Bradie MacGillivray-Sparrow, Phyllis Rice, Liz Curtis & Barb Few
Hospitality: Elizabeth Curtis, Barb Few
Show and Tell: Elizabeth Curtis, Barb Few, Dorothy Gould & Tylie Sparrow
Door Prize: Mary Jane Cousins & Darlene Mahlow
Christmas Guild Challenge: Sandra Hamilton
Quilt Show: Bradie MacGillivray-Sparrow, Gerri Smit, Isobel Wilson & Heather MacMil-
lan
Web Master: Matthew Sparrow
Newsletter: Bradie MacGillivray-Sparrow
Charitable Works: Phyllis Rice and Donna Towndrow
Auditor: Marilyn MacGillivray
Birthdays: Tanya Olinek
Welcoming: Joyce Walters & Jo McAuley
Scrapbook and Picture Boards: Still Open --- Please volunteer if interested
Alberta Arts and Cultural Council Representative: Joan Smith
Note: The Committee Heads are underlined in each row. Thank you to everyone on this list and
if anyone would like to volunteer, most committees would welcome their help. Contact web
site: http://cabinquilters.net
