January 2025 Meeting

The next meeting is January 26,2025.

Our January meeting will include both a Sew Day and Regular meeting at Home Inn and Suites (253 Willis Crescent). Come and Go from 9 am to 8 pm (free for members) with a Lunch Break at 12 pm and meeting from 2 to 4 pm. Please RSVP for the sew day to Sherry via the email sent to members. Members that are only able to attend the meeting should arrive by 2 p.m.

The education topic is inset circles. If you have any projects to share with inset circles, this is encouraged. Try to remember to bring your name tags! Renewals of $60 are required by end-of-January to reserve your spot. This can be done by e-transfer to Margaret or with cash at the January meeting. Those interested may begin the traditional modern block lotto challenge in January. We will have our reveal in April.

Our 2025 remaining meetings are as follows: Feb. 23, Mar 23 and 24 (retreat), April 27, May 25, June 17 (Tues), July 15 (Tues), Aug. 12 (Tues), Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov .16 (Nov 23 not available), and Dec.21 (t.b.c. as we are trying to move this date earlier).

Meeting Agenda

  • Icebreaker
  • Education – Inset circles
  • Show & Tell and Book, Blog, or Bolt – Show us what you’ve made and your works in progress. We all want to know what new and interesting things YOU know about.

November 2024 Meeting

The next meeting is November 24,2024.

Members, please check your email for the Zoom link. We still have a November meeting planned, with the option of a Sew Day at Home Inn and Suites (253 Willis Crescent). Please only go in person if you can get there safely in this snowstorm! Check your email for a zoom meeting link as that is how the meeting will be run.

If you want, Come and Go from 9 am to 8 pm (free for members) with a Lunch Break at 12 pm and Meeting from 2 to 4 pm., we will still pay for the hotel room. The education topic involves revealing our Word and Box Top challenge projects , and it will be a group share. It will be fun to learn why people picked their words and how we creatively used the colours on the boxes we picked. Also come prepared to share your favourite batting in the Icebreaker. It would be great if you could show us a sample.

Please RSVP for the sew day to Donna via the email sent to members (please hit reply and do not use “reply to all”). Members that are only able to attend the meeting should connect to Zoom by 2 p.m. We will also be holding elections for a new Co-Chair. Don’t be afraid to attend because of that as Laura is willing to take on that role and she should be fantastic based on all of the inspiration she has brought to our group.

Our remaining meeting is Dec. 15 and we will have an optional gift exchange. The dates in 2025 are also reserved and the dates, including Tuesdays in the summer, and they are as follows: Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar 23 and 24 (retreat), April 27, May 25, June 17 (Tues), July 15 (Tues), Aug. 12 (Tues), Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov .16 (Nov 23 not available), and Dec.21 (t.b.c. as we are trying to move this date earlier).

Meeting Agenda

  • Icebreaker – What is your favourite batting. Bring a sample to show us????
  • Education – Learn about the techniques people used in their Word and Box Top challenges
  • Show & Tell and Book, Blog, or Bolt – Show us what you’ve made and your works in progress. We all want to know what new and interesting things YOU know about.