In case you missed the last meeting, a small group was formed for the purpose of doing some preliminary work on our next quilt show, which is in 2010. By getting an early start, we hope to be able to coordinate all of our show activities and make sure that all of them fall into an appropriate timeline.
First off, we would like to choose a theme for the show. If we can pick a theme now, we can work on coordinating everything we plan to go with the theme. This could possibly include our graphics on our flyers, our raffle quilt, our challenge project, and all of our special features at the show, and maybe additional things too.
Here we need your input. What do you suggest for a theme for our upcoming show? The theme will most likely become our show title. In the past we have used “Quilts in Bloom”, “Quilting Between Friends”, and “The Langley Quilters’ Guild 1st Quilt Show”.
At the moment we have tentative plans to have the show again on the Mothers’ Day weekend in 2010, most likely on the Friday evening and on the Saturday full day again.
We will be collecting ideas from you at the October and November meetings or by contacting us directly. We will have a prize to the guild member with the chosen theme. There will be a box available at the meetings to deposit your suggestions, just in case you prefer writing it down. You can post your suggestion on the blog by adding a comment here and you can also email the website with your idea, by clicking on “Contact Us” in the horizontal navigational bar.
So in the meantime, put your thinking caps on, put forth some suggestions, give us your ideas of what you think the show should be programmed around.
Just sitting here chuckling to myself again about the fun we had at the party……remembering Louise doing sound effects (maybe she will cut a CD), thinking about the one act play on Rita and Sven getting up on guild mornings, what about Liz and Bonnie making puppets? play beach volleyball. Those were some of the best laughs we’ve had in a long time. Also good food and a fantastic slide show with lots of quilts from our shows and lots of guild members pictures. Recognition of our executive of the current and past years and thanks to Joanne, recognition to all those that work so diligently for the guild somewhat behind the scenes. I met many new people and am so glad they came.
Let’s hear a real rah rah both for our guild and our committee that put this event together, it was over the top. Congratulations Langley Quilters Guild…….I think you are the friendliest guild!
While at the veggie store at the weekend, I noticed all the plastic bags being used for all the different fruits & vegs. I am going to see what I can do to make a lightweight sturdy bag that could be washed and reused to put the items in and save the land fill of all these bags. I was thinking of the fabric used for windbreakers. I will make some up and take to our local deli to get them weiged empty to see if they weigh much. Even if it cost a cent or more to start with I am sure it will be worth it to save the earth. Come on Ladies see what we can do !!!. We could start a new trend.
I imagine that some of you are Facebook users. I have opened a group called “Quilters of British Columbia”.
The intention is to expand our quilting knowledge, share our experience, be inspired, inspire others, show off your hard work and have fun! See what trends are going on in other areas of the province.
Post pictures of your work. Work in progress. UFOs. Projects that have you stumped - request suggestions.
Join the group. It will be a 24/7 quilting connection. Invite your quilting friends…especially the ones that live outside of Langley.
Well done Tammy for taking up the challange and making a wonderful quilt from old sweaters. Tammy got some old wool sweaters, boiled them and cut them into squares. Presto she had a lovely quilt that the family love. Well ladies who is next. Anyone else up for the task. Maybe I should take the challange too and see what I can do.
We had a guild day with no program! It got cancelled! But this time, the members brought quilts for show & tell and who would believe it was August…..summer time when nobody quilts! There were lots of them and then Doe came at the end with a little bag of her show & tell. It was like a magic bag - she just kept pulling more and more little furry bears out of it and everyone of them was so adorable. Thanks Doe, Rita and everyone………I thought it was a great meeting. We even had extra time to visit with friends over coffee and tea!
Check out the latest BOM project for the evening group. I thought last month’s Christmas in July applique block was wonderful, but I love the horses quilt. Tammy is so right; Langley is horse country. Probably every one knows someone with horses and wouldn’t this make a great gift?