Hello York Heritage Members,

The new year is either creeping up on you or it is speeding by quickly either way take a moment grab your favorite cheer and enjoy our January 2019 Newsletter it is posted get caught up on what is happening in 2019!

I am not sure if you aware CQA is having a BOW starting Jan 15, 2019 click on BOW and you will see all the information we are well represented by CQA so to show appreciation it would be great to start this project for support!

See you in 2019!

York Heritage Quilters Guild Meeting: Tuesday November 20, 2018

Doors will open at 600 pm and meeting will start at 700 pm.

Speaker of the Month: Bethany Garner-“My Journey at Art Quilting a short walk away from Traditional

Featuring:

• YHQG Annual Members Holiday Sales-start your holiday shopping!
• Library “Bargain Book Sale”
• Special Fabric Sale-fabric from Camille Remme , a former president of YHQG author of many wonderful quilting books. Camille has donated beautiful fabric to the guild as her fragile health has rendered her unable to quilt. It is her wish that proceeds go to CQ.
• CQ will also have lengths of fabric for sale.
• #PROJECTSACHET hand crafted Lavender Sachet will be available 100% of all proceeds go to women’s mental health.

You can also:

• Drop off your quilt for Nonina’s Table at CQ. They are also accepting donations of personal care products, and other new items (details please see the newsletter)
• Bring your quilts for Show and Share
• Sign up for a workshop
• Visit the library opened from 600 pm-650pm

Our meeting is at the Toronto Botanical Garden 777 Lawrence Avenue East (at Leslie)

See you Tuesday,

Irena Hopper-President.

Hello Membership!

Please go to the executive page you will see there are a couple of positions that require your help! There is a whole executive of people to help you with the office you would like to volunteer for we work as a team, I am sure even past members that have been on the executive would give friendly advice. If you are able to fill any of these positions or thinking of it please email our president she would be glad to hear from you.

Many hands make lighter work as the saying goes but also if these positions are not filled that means that we are also losing out on these special programs due to no one to chair the office.

Quilt Show: Vacant

Historian: Vacant

Special Projects: Vacant

Member at Large: Vacant

Thank you for considering! Your quilt guild.

We had great fun with our President starting the meeting with her journey of over 30 years of quilting starting with her first quilt.

Start of a wonderful quilting journey

Presidents first quilt

on her way to a new world of quilting

It is wonderful to hear how other quilters journey’s and how they started, what drew them into this craft Irena’s story was very entertaining, and started our evening with another quilters journey as our guest speaker Karen Kay Buckley

Hello Members,

Your newsletter is posted for Oct! Also check under challenges to review the Presidents challenge looks like we can have lots of fun with this 40 and Fabulous theme.

Quilt show season is in full swing Oct listings are on the side. I will be going to the Erie Shores quilt show  in Leamington next weekend. There should be loads of inspiration at the shows to help you decide how you want to celebrate our 40th year!

Wishing you and your family the best of Thanksgiving weekend.

Hello York Heritage Members,

Please note our first meeting is at a different location Crescent School 2365 Bayview Avenue in the Theatre (Centre for Creative Learning) we will be back to our original meeting place in October.

Map here

If you have not renewed yet,  this is the time to do it! we have a wonderful year of guest speakers/workshops and vendors you don’t want to miss. Take a seat and read your newsletter for all the exciting events for 2018-19. If you have renewed already we look forward to seeing you at our first meeting of the season.

I would like to thank Valerie for all her time/ years she has given in making the web page unique and entertaining for your on line viewing, giving you up to date access anytime.

I hope that I can do the same as I navigate through the site and by all means if you have any comments or suggestions please email yhqgweb@gmail.com

I would like to promote volunteering to keep your guild fresh and full of new ideas think about it as the year unfolds ask questions about what we do on the executive maybe by the end of the season you will get incentive and have some great new ideas for the guild that you can introduce to our guild by taking an office.

See you soon

Deb Anger Web

The 2018 -2019 program at YHQG is now available… we have an incredible line up of speakers and workshops… to see the complete list go to the Speakers and Workshops page or Program brochure 2018-2019. 

UPDATE!!!! We have added a third class by Karen Kay Buckley, Fiesta Mexico block 3… below is a photo of the project. For more information, see Karen’s website.

Lectures take place the 3^rd Tuesday of the month at The Toronto Botanical Gardens, 777 Lawrence Ave. East from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.  Guest fee is $15 per meeting.
No guests at the May meeting and AGM.

Workshops are held at the Toronto Botanical Gardens, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. (unless otherwise specified) from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Workshop Fees are $100 per day, $50 for half day classes. ($110/$55 for non-members). Cancellation fee of $25.00 applies. Some workshops may require a kit fee. Sign up for workshops at guild meetings or by emailing our president yhqg.president@gmail.com and she will forward your request to the appropriate person.

Non-members may take workshops once members have been accommodated.

The May meeting closes out a great year for York Heritage Guild, with thanks to the old executive and in with the new, photo below.

Then the guild viewed and voted on the quilts from the President’s Challenge. Armed with fabric donated by Rosemary Hamelin’s family, guild members made quilts inspired by Rosemary’s life- geologist, mother, world traveller and quilter. Such a great display made choosing a favourite very difficult. Click here to see all the quilts that were entered in this challenge.

Here are the lucky winners of the kimonos with their prizes:

The big reveal of next year’s lineup of speakers and workshops happened near the end of the meeting, and there was a frenzy of people getting their names on the sign up list for early registration. Looks like next year promises to be a great one!

Thanks for a great year, and see you all in September!