What’s New?

If you have been a fan of Quilting Quickly magazine, you may be wondering why it’s no longer on the newsstands. It is still there... just under a new name. It’s undergone a bit of a makeover, and will now focus on the use of pre-cuts. Its new name is Pre-Cut Patchwork. New title, same great content. You should be able to find the Jan./Feb. 2019 issue on the newsstand now.



CQA/ACC is running a block of the week, beginning in the new year. “50 Blocks - 50 Weeks.” Each Tuesday, beginning January 15, a new pattern for a 6” block will be released. on the CQA/ACC website. They won’t be hard blocks, and they’ll be fun! No cost - all free! No need to sign up, just visit the website each Tuesday. Why not plan to join in the fun?
https://canadianquilter.com/

For you Kaffe Fasset fans, watch for the new Kaffe Fasset Collection of Aurifil threads from our friend Karen Neary.  You guessed it - it includes 12 of the scrumptious colours that Kaffe is known for. Now in stock on Karen’s site at https://squareup.com/store/sew-karen-ly-created-dot-dot-dot/
Scroll to the bottom of her site to see other new thread collections now in stock. They're all yummy...




Registration for Quilt Canada, taking place in Ottawa June 12-15, opens for CQA members on Jan. 7 and on Jan. 28 for the general public. All info on the conference can be found by clicking here.

October Meeting Coming Up!

I saw this on Facebook yesterday and it made me smile, so I thought I’d share it with you....

We stitch. It is what we do. We stitch for warmth and comfort. We stitch to celebrate. We stitch to grieve. We stitch in protest and in support. We stitch for friends, for family and for strangers we will never know. Like the ancient pyramids, the power of our craft rises from a firm base of friendship and community to an apex of strength that will stand the test of time.

That about covers it, doesn't it?  

Our October meeting is this week. Have you been working on a fall or Hallowe'en project? If so, please bring it to share with us as well as any other items for show and tell, library books to return, toonies for our thread raffle draw, wear your nametag, and be ready to sign up for upcoming workshops/workdays. Our program is Improvisational Quilts, so if you have any examples of Improv quilts to share with us, please bring them along too.

Linda Hubbard now has an Aurifil thread colour chart if you need to check on a certain colour, or do a comparison.  She will bring it to each meeting. 
Karen, our Aurifil supplier, will be sending in another order next week, so if there is a colour you want/need and don't see it on her site, now is the time to let her know and she will order it in. Or if there is something you wish her to special order for you, she'll do that too. Let Linda H know by this Friday Oct 19, or contact Karen directly at karen@karenneary.ca. 
New to her inventory is 80 weight Aurifil, wonderful for English paper piecing and hand or machine applique, and Karen says she loves it for stitching a binding as it just melts into the fabric. You can quilt with it too!  :) It's available in two collections, or individually. You can read about it on Karen's blog here.






Don't forget about Elm City QG's show later this week at Gibson Memorial Church, 183 Gibson St.
Fri. 10-8pm, Sat. 10-4pm. Vendors and refreshments, $5.00 admission.

Are You an Aurifil Lover?

For those of you who are Aurifil lovers, here's a great offer:

Dear Fredericton Quilters' Guild:

Sew Karen-ly Created…in Amherst, N.S., stocks Aurifil threads in a variety of colours, weights, and spool sizes, including 12 weight for hand or machine embroidery, 40 weight for machine quilting, all-purpose 50 weight for both piecing and quilting, and a very fine 60 weight bobbin thread. There are also beautiful thread collections, and storage cases for the thread. I am very pleased to offer free shipping to your guild members on any orders over $100.00.  All of the threads can be seen here: https://squareup.com/store/sew-karen-ly-created-dot-dot-dot  

Threads are priced below manufacturer’s suggested retail, cost shown on the checkout includes all taxes. Shipping will be via either Canada Post Expedited (2 days from Amherst to Fredericton) or same day via Maritime Bus – your choice.

To receive the free shipping, kindly click the link “shipping” which is shown in blue on the first checkout screen.  You will get a drop-down menu, where you must select “pick up” to eliminate the shipping fee. In the comments section, kindly write “Fredericton Quilters' Guild member” and indicate how you would like your items shipped (mail or bus).

If there are questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. New threads are currently on order – including several gorgeous collections - and will be added to the website soon (hopefully next week!).  Kindly watch my blog and FB page for details.

Sincere thanks!

Karen Neary

So Aurifil lovers, have a look at Karen's site and see all the yummy thread... She tells me her new order should arrive on Wednesday barring snowstorm issues. She has a number of Mark Lipinski's "Basics" collections coming - it's a great value - you get 12 spools plus a case for $139.00 plus tax. The cases alone sell for $10.00  so that makes the spool cost $10.75 as opposed to the regular $13.00/spool.