January 2008 Newsletter
Page Three
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Batik of the Month — Stencil of the Month —
Flower of the Month |
Judy and Karen - The Sew-Sisters - who were the featured quilters in our October 2006 issue, have added three clubs which quilters are sure to enjoy to their online store and their shop,
One is the Batik of the Month Club. Each month subscribers have 4 beautiful, batik, fat quarters shipped to them. There are two subscription choices - you can join for either three months or for 6 months.
Another is the Stencil of the Month Club. This is a 3 month subscription. Each month you will be sent 3 stencils which will include both block and border stencils in different sizes. Subscribe for 6 months and get one month free!
The third is the 2008 Northcott Flower of the Month Club. Subscribe and each month you will receive 3 fat quarters representing the flowers from that month.
You can subscribe to these clubs in person (if you live near the quilt shop) over the phone, or online. |
| Book Review |
| Creative Scraps: Quilting with Bits & Pieces by House of White Birches |
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This book includes 67quilts to enjoy. There is a very nice variety of styles, and combinations of appliquéd and pieced quilts, quilts for children and adults, quilts for more than one season, and Christmas quilts. All templates and appliqué patterns are included at full size. Directions are complete. Every page includes colour and the quilts are beautifully photographed. You are sure to want to make several of them. This book is a real pleasure to look through!
Pages: 304
ISBN: 1-59217-157-5
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Cover: Soft
Publisher: House of White Birches |
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| Free Pattern Winner |
Our winners are chosen by random number generator software.
January's winner is ayfisher23@................................
Congratulations to the winner listed above! She has won our new Focus On Fabric pattern.
Winners can claim their free patterns by emailing me to verify their email address.
Winners must claim their free pattern no later than February 29, 2008 after which they are no longer eligible.
If a winner happens to already have the pattern prize, let us know and a substitution will be made.
*Note: Winners will need the free download of Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 7 to print their patterns.
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| Survey Question Results |
The votes are all in for whether or not you wanted direct links to Amazon included in this newsletter.
The nays have it, so these links will not be added.
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Thoughts |
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.
— George Bernard Shaw
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| Humour |
Owed Two A Spell Chequer
Eye halve a spelling chequer;
It came with my pea sea;
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
End weight four it to say
Weather eye am wrong or write -
It shows me straight a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two log,
And eye kin put the arrow rite
It's rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it;
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My spell chequer tolled me sew!
- author unknown
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Editor: Chris Jenkins, President of the Mississauga Quilters Guild.
My thanks to Chris. Any remaining errors are my own. If you spot an error in this newsletter please report it and it will be corrected. |
| Note: Newsletter Archives can be found near the bottom of this page. |
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Newsletter Archives
This is a partial list of past newsletters. If you have missed them, click on the links to read about other featured quilters, book reviews, tools, and more.
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Featured Quilter: |
| December 2007 |
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Featured Quilter Updates: Ivo Camilleri, Betty Cotton,
Sew-Sisters: Judy Baldwin & Karen Kraemer |
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Ivo Camilleri |
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Betty Cotton |
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Sue Wilkins |
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The Sew-Sisters: Judy Baldwin & Karen Kraemer |
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Eldrid Røyset Førde and Simply Quilts |
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Karen Murphy Gass |
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Mary Pauline Laughlin |
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Anna Grossnickle Hines |
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Jean Boyd |
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Linda Franz - Quilted Diamonds 2 |
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Alice Walter and Deb Hopkins |
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Joyce Jones |
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Eldrid Røyset Førde |
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Kay Mackenzie |
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Fraser Smith |
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Marci Baker |
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Donna Kohler - The Treadle Lady |
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Florine Johnson |
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Linda Franz - Quilted Diamonds |
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