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The Pine Tree Tribune February 2021 Edition
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February brings us to the
thick of winter. For those
who love winter sports, this
is the time for skating,
snowshoeing and skiing.
Even if all you do is walk,
take the time to enjoy
everything Mother Nature has
to offer.
Valentine’s Day is an
occasion where we stop to
express our appreciation and
gratitude for all the people we
love in our lives. Bake heart
shaped cookies, dress-up in
red, phone a friend or send
flowers to that special
someone in your life. There
are enough challenging
things in life…take the time
to enjoy all these little
occasions!
Be honest! After the last
Members’ Meeting with Lilo
Bowman, how many of you
went into your ‘studio’ to do
a little organizing? Most of
us picked up ideas and found
motivation to do a little
purging. I’ve heard from a
few of you that you even
discovered a few lost UFO’s.
President’s Challenge:
QUILTY PLEASURES: VIRTUAL SEW-ALONG
Saturday, March 20th, 2021, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Make sure to put this on your calendar.
Plans are underway for our very first
Virtual Sew-Along which is scheduled to
happen on World-Wide Quilting Day. All
guild members will be given the
opportunity to join in a fun afternoon of
sewing with fellow quilters.
When registering, you will be asked to select a workshop. Each
one will be led by one of four group leaders who will assist you in
the creation of a pieced block. Thanks go out to Mary Wallace,
Marianne Meeuwisse, Wendy Wight and Betty Ann McNabb for
accepting to lead one of the workshops.
You are encouraged to register for the event as soon as possible
in order to be placed in your preferred workshop. There is a
maximum number of ten participants in each group. Admission is
$10.00 and will include block patterns, entry into your workshop,
and opportunities to participate in draws made throughout the
afternoon. Details will be sent in an E-Blast and will also be
posted on our website.
Upon registering, you will receive confirmation of your workshop,
a pattern for your block and a list of what you will need to prepare
for your session.
SUNSHINE COMMITTEE
Tina Bax is responsible for sending out cards to members facing
an illness/surgery and for bereavement. Please email Tina at
Btbax2004@yahoo.ca if you know of any member going through
challenging times. Tina can only do her job with your help!
Members’ Meeting:
Thursday, February 11th, 2021 from 1:00-3:00
p.m.
Please join us for our next ZOOM
meeting with one of our own members,
Kim Wynott.
She will be exploring the fascinating
topic of “A Quilter is Born: Nature or
Nurture?”
P.S. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, you
are encouraged to come dressed in red.
Suzanne Brochu-Ranta,
President
OUTREACH
Interested in working on a
cuddle quilt that will be
donated to a local charity?
Kits and finished items
can be picked up or
dropped off at either
Suzanne Brochu-Ranta’s
(Bracebridge) or Andrea
Orpana’s (Gravenhurst)
homes. Contact
information can be found
on the Members’ List.
found on our website.
So much to CELEBRATE! Yes, even during a pandemic,
wonderful things continue to happen.
Members are encouraged to participant in this year’s
challenge by making a small quilt no larger than a
perimeter of 100”. It can be a decorative or a utilitarian
creation. The big reveal is at our June meeting.
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QUILT SHOW UPDATE
As you know our 2020 quilt
show was optimistically
rescheduled for 2021. Alas,
the Corona virus is showing
no signs of leaving us any
time soon therefore it has
been decided to reschedule
our quilt show once again.
Many complications can arise
when rescheduling, one of
which may be conflicting
dates with other guilds’ quilt
shows. In order to avoid
such conflicts, the Quilt
Show committee has decided
to postpone our quilt show to
2023. This date is in keeping
with our three-year quilt
show cycle.
As disappointing as this may
be, we all know that good
things come to those who
wait. Can you just imagine
how many quilts we will all
have to display at our 2023
quilt show? Quilt Show 2023
may just be the biggest and
best that Pine Tree Quilters’
Guild of Muskoka has ever
had.
MEMBERSHIP
We have 120 members registered as we welcome returning members and guests to our ZOOM meetings. As always, if there are changes in your contact information to be made, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will update the membership list in our Members Only section of the Newsletter.
Spread the Sunshine
Gail Wray
PROGRAMS & WORKSHOPS February Speaker: Kim Wynott
Mark your calendars for another great quilt gathering from
1:00 to 3:00pm on Thursday February 11th!
Our fellow Guild member, Kim Wynott has been enjoying
photographing and preparing her presentation “A Quilter is Born:
Nature or Nurture?
Her trunk show will include her first quilt, Historical Family quilts
and many quilts from various stages in her quilting journey. Your
ZOOM invitation will arrive midday, the Tuesday before our
meeting.
Show and Share
We love the steady trickle of pictures for Show and Share! Keep
them coming please!
Email them to: Dalecmcmillan@gmail.com
Up and Coming
Sue Sherman is our March Speaker. She is best known for her
penguin art quilts, but began her quilting career learning from
traditional Quilters in Hawaii.
To see what is happening, click on the Speaker Lineup link below.
Speaker Lineup
From your Enthusiastic Program Committee
Dale McMillan & Pat Wells
BLOCK OF THE MONTH
February sees the instructions for completing the Mosaic quilt
top. I hope all those who are participating are pleased with the
results and I look forward - as does the rest of the Guild - to
seeing the finished top and/or quilt.
Betty Ann McNabb
OUTREACH I trust everyone is well and keeping busy quilting. I am so grateful for my handwork hobbies at this unprecedented time of lockdown. Please consider using up some of your stash to create a cuddle quilt for Outreach. These small quilts offer great opportunities to try new patterns and ideas. I get many from Pinterest. Scrappy quilts are good stash busters. Outreach has batting and fabrics for backing. In December, 10 more pillow cases were delivered to Andy’s House. I also sewed 7 large zippered body pillow cases (see photo below). This would not have been possible without Sue Butler’s donation of bolts of fabric because each body pillow case used 4 yards. I delivered 10 baby quilts to Great Beginnings, as well. These are added to gift baskets for moms with new babies. We are now in need of more baby quilts to replenish our stock. Some of the beautiful quilts that have been completed are pictured below. Until next time, Happy Quilting.
Andrea
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OUTREACH PHOTOS Body pillow. 70” long
Sue Butler donated this 78”x78” quilt top and the fabric for the backing and binding.
Thanks to Hanne Knowlton for her long arm quilting expertise.
Quilts of Valour A couple of years ago, Suzanne, our illustrious president, encouraged us to participate in making log cabin squares for the 10th anniversary of the Quilts of Valour Canada Society. These squares were collected from across Canada and over the last two years, quilters across Canada have been creating quilts using these blocks. In 12 years, a total of 16,131 completed quilts have been presented to ill or injured Canadian Armed Forces members; and, the need continues to increase. As the ‘giving’ group we are, we challenge you to get involved again! Quilts of Valour Canada is running a 'Completed Quilt Contest' this year. As an added incentive, contestants have the chance to win a Janome 3160 QOVC Sewing Machine. Please click on the following link for all contest information/requirements: Quilts of Valour Contest
Your finished quilts (no quilt label – see contest information link above) are to be delivered to Suzanne, by December 1, 2021. Suzanne and I will ensure they are submitted to the QOVC regional representative responsible for receiving the quilts. Let’s see what the Pine Tree Quilters' Guild of Muskoka can do in 2021! If you have any questions, contact:
Mary Wallace - wallachi@gmail.com or 705-636-5253
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Check out the Members Only Page that will explain ‘How to Submit a Want Ad'.
Please note the change in Want Ad submission date: 23rd of the month so that a notification can be added to the next newsletter.
By: Halina Dales
Block of the Month
Every month Betty Ann McNabb shares the current block. Click
here to go to the Block of the Month page on the guild website.
Membership List The membership list on the web is updated within a few days of any new changes. It’s in the ’Members Only’ section of the website. If you have forgotten the password to the ‘Members Only’ section – check your email that sent this newsletter.
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Meetings
These are the new meeting albums/minutes posted since our last
Newsletter.
Modern Quilt Group Meeting from 2021 01 07
Photos Minutes
Guild Meeting 2021 01 14 – Lilo Bowman
Photos
Lilo’s Notes can be found under Publications in:
http://www.pinetreequiltersguildofmuskoka.com/members-
only/
The Password is in the email that sent this newsletter.
Quilt Artists 2021 01 – Five Week Mystery Project
Photos
Travel the Web
Bernie has been seen all over the world. He’s tired and now
wants to stay home.
He is going to explore what’s new in the
quilting world. His enthusiastic guides are:
Joanne Kourtz, Carol
Cragg and Hanne Knowlton.
Please join Bernie!
Click Here.
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