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Quitters guild hosts trunk show featuring Seaforth's McCartney
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Creative, cooperative and caring -
the Goderich Quilters' Guild is alive
and well after 17 years of stitching and
sewing.
The guild hosted the first of their
three major engagements for the 2009-
2010 trunk show schedule, featuring
quilter and fibre artist Judith Elder
McCartney of Seaforth.
A trunk show is a showing of an art-
ist's work with quilts or fabric and Mc-
Cartney's earned big praise from the
guild.
"They are absolutely fanciful and
imaginative," said guild member, Ann
Marie Patrick.
McCartney also held workshops
with guild members on convergence
quilts, with an emphasis on a curves
and strips pattern.
One thing the guild wants to stress,
said Patrick, is that their trunk shows
and workshops are open to the public.
Whether or not you have ever picked
up a needle and thread doesn't matter.
It's all about the artwork.
What prompts one person to join
the guild can be very different from
another, Patrick said. For some mem-
bers, quilting has been handed down
through generations. For others, it is
an extention of craft for people who
regularly sew.
Like any great work of art, Patrick
said quilting takes time. The guild
Photo by Denny Scott
Judith Elder McCartney was the guest of honour at the Goderich Quilters' Guild
2009-2010 Trunk Show. Her work was well-recieved by members of the guild.
hosts their own show every three years, more time to get the job done just
giving members plenty of time to pro- right.
duce works. Regardless, she said, most of the
While she said some quilters can quilters and artists always have some -
work well under pressure, others take thing on the go.
The medium itself is undergoing
changes as advances in technology are
taking the craft in different directions.
"There is everything from traditional
quilting to hand quilting to contempo-
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rary and machine quilting," she said.
"1t really has changed to adapt to busy
times."
Though the times may be busy, Pat-
rick said quilting is a relaxing passtime
for some, a creative outlet for others
and helps keep the mind sharp with the
amount of mathematics and geometry
involved.
The Goderich Quilters Guild also
likes to give back to the community
through the work of their hands. A
compassionate. group in tune with the
sick and suffering in town, Patrick said
the guild also gives comfort to people
through 'care quilts'.
"That's where members make quilts
or crochet and. give to people who are
sick or in the hospital," Patrick said.
"We also do place mats and pillow
slips for the Women's Shelter."
Rather than making a financial dona-
tion to organizations, Patrick said the
hand -made aspect of their craft makes
the gift much more meaningful.
"People who receive (care quilts) al-
most value them more than donations
because they know someone is think-
ing of them in their time of need."
Approximately 30 care quilts are
distributed each year.
The guild boasts more than 40
members, with new recruits always
welcome. Meeting times are the first
Monday of every month at the Goder-
ich Legion from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
At the meetings, guild members
share trade techniques, show and tell
their pieces and work together offering'
advice and sharing experiences.
For more information, contact Pat-
rick at ramptwo@yahoo.com.
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