2nd Quilt and Needlework Show & Sale

"Island Living" , July 2 (12 noon- 7 pm) and Saturday, July 3, 2010 (10 am -- 4 pm) at the North Head Baptist Church Vestry.  Tickets for the general public will be $3.00 per person, which includes tea, coffee, and sweets.
"9 Patch Blues", a lap size raffle quilt to benefit Tidal threads has been completed by guild members and tickets will be available at the show for $1.00 a piece.

Both quilts and needlework will be on display at the show, and items on display may be purchased if the maker wishes to sell.

Meeting Minutes by Linda K. for May 6, 2010

Members Martha E. & Mary H. shared their travel experiences to Calgary for the Quilt Canada Festival and the Paducah - AQS Annual Quilt Show & Contest in Kentucky.  Many members drooled over the catalogs and the wonderful fabric purchased by Martha.

Tidal Threads is now a member of the Canadian Quilters' Association.  Applications for members and non-members for the second Quilt and Needlework Show and Sale, "Island Living" to be held on July 2 & July 3, 2010 at the North Head Baptist Church Vestry are available now.  All entries must be postmarked no later than June 3, 2010.

Members are quilting away on a lap size raffle quilt that will benefit Tidal Threads.  Tickets are $1.00 a piece.

Both needlework and quilts will be displayed and items on display may be purchased if the maker wishes to sell.  For more details pick up an application or speak with a quild member.

Preview of my latest baby quilt top by Wendy F.

    I needed to make one last baby quilt (for now anyways) and I had

    some fabric picked out, but I could not find it. My Mom and I went

    through the whole house and I was beginning to think I had  imagined

    it. Earlier this week I went looking for some fabric for the back of 

   an other quilt but stopped when  I opened  one particular container .

   I found in it  4 of  the fabrics that provided the inspiration for this quilt, 

  the yellow fabric I found stored in another container. It is neat how God

   brought the ideas together in my mind . 

 

Erleen's quilt

 Erleen wrapped in her quilt .

Erleen's quilt spread on the table . She did a fabulous job of tying it , you can barely seen the red ties . ( I want to post a little bit of the history behind the blocks and the sashing, so I need to get the details straight first and I will come back and edit this post .)

Our expectations

Jane Kirkpatrick is one of my favorite authors , she has this quote on her website .

From the author...

I've finished my latest manuscript with insights about the benefits of completion.  As Leonard Cohen wrote:  “ring the bells you still can ring / forget your perfect offering / everything has cracks / it’s how the light gets in.”  Let the light in to your day with my latest words of encouragement. 

    I think this can apply to us as quilters. We are always learning , though we can aim for perfection, we can never reach it . Beginners especially should not expect perfection on their very first project ,or even on their 2nd , or  3rd  project . Leave the mistakes , accept them, learn from them , say thank you  when complemented , don't point out your mistakes !

2010 Quilt and Needlework Show on Grand Manan by Martha E.

Mark your calendars and plan a trip to the island of Grand Manan, New Brunswick  for the second  Quilt and Needlework show at the Northhead Baptist Vestry on July 2 (1-7pm) and 3 (10am-4pm), 2010.

Martha Minutes by Martha E.

It was great to get back to the group this am! We had a good meeting with quite a few decisions made about the show.....July 2 (1-7pm) and 3 (10am-4pm), 2010, at the North Head Baptist Vestry. At the start of our planning meeting, Pastor Ford extended his thanks to us for our using the vestry, and of course, we returned the thanks. It is wonderful to have such a great venue to meet in every week. As I recall, Wendy F. suggested it way back in the fall of 2007, and we've be so fortunate to be able to use it!