Its beginning to look like fall, even though we were being treated to very summerlike weather, and the quilting season is in full swing with our second meetings of the year. Due to issues at Centennial Hall we had to move our Wednesday meeting to the Recreation Centre. Thanks to all those who made this possible by organising the equipment, snacks etc. There was a good attendance and we dealt with the business part of the meeting first followed by a lively show and tell. After the break and the Pickle Jar we watched a presentation by our own Annette H on needle turn applique using an overlay.
During the business part Noreen reminded us that we should keep our converstions for the break and not chat with our neigbours during the presentations. We are a social bunch and eager to talk but lets show respect to each other. Christine presented the Tool Time winners and said there may be a lull before the next one as there is not much on the list yet. Dont forget to donate any items that you have outgrown or which no longer speak to you. Julie T spoke about the September retreat, which went well, and details of the October retreat, which is in-person, have just been sent out in an Blast. There will also be a virtual retreat running alongside so sign up and join in for a social weekend. Julie also mentioned the successful stall at the Beaconsfield Artisans Fair on September 20th and asked for volunteers and items for sale for the DDO show in November. She especially asks for Holiday items. Details are in the newsletter.

Outreach was presented by Dawn who has had a good response to her squares project. If you want to take part, collect a centre square from her at the meeting. They will all be joined up for quilts for outreach. Also she spoke about the launch of the “move it along project” Details in the newsletter again.
After the break Annette demonstrated the use of an overlay to place the pieces for needle turn applique and showed us several tricks to make this something that is not quite so daunting. I was especially interested in the use of glue to fix the pieces in place so that my fingers are not assaulted by numerous pins. The presentation was in the form of a movie filmed by Julie T and the team are hoping to make it available to members in the future when the technicalities have been worked out. Congratulations to Julie for making this work.
Dont forget to take a look at the Show and Tell photos taken by Louise on the Photos tab of the website and Happy Thanksgiving and Halloween to everyone. See you next month.