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1977/78 |
"Trillium Quilt" - designed by Rosemary Makhan.
This quilt won an honourable mention in the CNE Centennial Group
contest. The quilt still belongs to the Guild and is kept
by Rosemary Makhan.
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1978/79
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"Tudor Rose Quilt" - quilted at the Library as
part of a Quilt Show and raffled.
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1978/79 |
"9-Patch Quilt" - quilted at our first Quilt
Show in the Granary in April 1979. The first Quilt Show
chairman was Ruth Bean. This quilt was raffled within the
Guild and was won by Irene Telfer.
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1979/80
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"Spring Flower Quilt" - raffled and won by Kris
Sopinka of Burlington.
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1979/80 |
Three quilts donated to Oakville Trafalgar
Memorial Hospital. "Love Quilt" which was made to hang in
Obstetrics. "Oak Leaves Medallion Quilt" -Recovery Room, day
surgery. "Lillies and Logs" - Waiting Room.
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1980/81
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"Guild Logo" wall hanging designed by Maureen
Barber.
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1980/81 |
"Sunbonnet Sue & Overall Bill" - quilt was door
prize at 1981 Quilt Show and was won by Ann Bean of Oakville.
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1981 |
"Ontario Wildflower Quilt" - donated to the
Oakville Red Cross for their annual raffle.
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1981/82
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"Historical Houses Quilt" - donated to the
Oakville museum.
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1982 |
"Stained Glass" wall hanging - made as a door
prize for the 1982 Quilt Show and won by Mrs. Emilee Lec of
Oakville.
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1982/83 |
"Bird Quilt" - donated to Halton Womens' Place,
Milton.
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1982/83 |
"Maple Leaves Quilt" - was raffled with
proceeds kept for Guild purposes.
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1982/83 |
"Christmas Flower Quilt" - donated to Credit
Valley Treatment Centre for Handicapped Children.
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1984 |
"Ontario Bicentennial Quilt" – coordinated by
Betty Foster and Rosemary Makhan. The quilt won 5th place at the
Ontario Bicentennial Quilt contest held at the Ontario
Agricultural Museum, Milton. This was donated to the
Burlington Central Library.
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1984 |
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"Candlewicked Crib Quilt" - made by Arlene Rose and used as a door prize
at the 1984 Quilt Show.
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1984 |
"Lone Star Quilt" - pieced by Gerry Langdon and
quilted by the Guild. Donated to the Stroke Recovery
Association of Burlington.
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1985 |
"Album Quilt" - made for and presented to Betty
Foster on her move to Prince Edward Island.
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1985 |
"Celtic Quilt" - donated to Meals on Wheels,
Oakville, and raffled by them.
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1986 |
"Chicken Scratch" wall hanging - made by Jean
Welbourn as a door prize for the 1986 Quilt Show and won by
Louise Sterling of Milton.
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1986/87 |
"Shadow Appliqué Quilt" - was raffled by the
Guild and the proceeds of $2700 were donated to the Oakville
Trafalgar Memorial Hospital building fund.
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1987/88
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"10th Anniversary Block contest" -two quilts
were made from the blocks collected. One quilt was donated
to Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington and the other quilt was
donated to the Recreational Committee for Special Needs/North
Halton.
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1988/89 |
"Houses, Houses Quilt" - donated to the
Burlington Chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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1989/90
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"Stars & Dreams Quilt" - was made up of blocks
collected from a quilt block contest and was donated to Halton
Womens' Place, Milton.
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1989/90 |
"Cuddle Quilts" - 12 cuddle quilts were made
and donated to the children that came to Halton Womens' Place
for shelter.
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1990/91 |
"Friendship Quilt" - three large panel quilts
were made from 62 blocks donated by Guilds, groups and
individuals from every Province and Territory in Canada.
Project was chaired by Barb Croucher and was quilted with public
participation at the 13th annual Quilt Show. The quilts
were completed in 1991 and travelled back and forth across
Canada until 1994.
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1991 |
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"Cuddle Quilts" - 18 cuddle quilts were made
and donated to Halton Womens' Place.
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1991/92 |
"Recycled Quilt" - 15th Anniversary quilt
block contest with a theme of recycling (using scraps of fabric)
was quilted at 14th annual Quilt Show.
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1992/93 |
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"Musical Quilt" - block contest organized by
Ruth Brown. Two quilts were made up from the blocks.
One was raffled at the Quilt Show and the other was a Guild draw
won by Marg Pentecost.
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1993/94 |
"Balloon Quilt" - block contest organized by
Sandy Simmelink. Quilt was donated to the new Oakville
Quilt Guild.
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1994/95 |
"Jacob's Ladder and Fan Quilt" - raffle quilt
was convened by Lynn Anson-Cartwright. It was won by Jane
Webster.
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1995/96 |
"Canada Quilt" - a group project and when put
together, a draw was held, won by Cathy Cormier.
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1995/96 |
"Houses" - a SENACA raffle quilt.
Although not a Halton Quilters Guild project, many members
contributed blocks and helped with the quilting.
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1996/97 |
No large quilt
were
done as a Guild project during this year.
A good place to talk about the "cuddle quilts" project.
Starting in 1989/90 with the donation of 12 quilts to Halton
Womens' Place, this project has grown to include donations of
hundreds of cuddle quilts to Halton Womens' Place, Burlington;
St. Joseph's Villa Foundation, Dundas; and both the Oakville and
Burlington Salvation Army. Through the Salvation Army, 26
cuddle quilts were sent this past year to the Manitoba Flood
Relief.
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1997/98 |
Blocks from the 20th Anniversary
Block Contest were put together by members of the Anniversary
Committee. The quilt was raffled to members to raise money for
the Guild. The quilt was won by Nikki Watt and raised $505.
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1998/99 |
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"Kaleidoscope Star" quilt was organized by Ermy
Akers. It was raffled at the 1999 Quilt Show and won by Shelly
Bowman of Kitchener, Ontario. A profit of $2751.19 was given to
the Halton Quilters' Guild.
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2000/01 |
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"All Around the Garden" was an original design
by Judy Garden. The raffle quilt was organized by Judy and Nicki
Watt and was raffled at the 2001 Quilt Show. Proceeds were split
50/50 with Rose Cherry Home for chronically ill children and the
Guild. Rose Cherry Home received $1994.11.
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"Calico Garden" was a Guild project, organized
by Marion Peters and hand quilted at the 2001 Quilt Show.
It was donated to Carpenter House in Burlington, a hospice for
terminally ill adults, to raise money for their organization.
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2001/02 |
"Chain of Flowers" quilt was made and presented
to Parents of Technologically Dependent Children to help build a
wheelchair accessible home in Cambridge. Janet
Ives won the quilt top made from the remaining blocks.
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2002/03 |
A raffle quilt was coordinated by Marion
Peters with ticket sales of $4100. Part of the proceeds ($2000)
were donated to the Oakville Osteoporosis Society. The winner of
the quilt was Susan Mander-Powell.
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2003/04 |
Two "Woodland Creature" quilts were made from a
pattern designed by Rosemary Makhan. One was donated to the
Schizophrenia Society of Ontario in memory of
Rosemary's son Ken. The raffle money of $10,928 was used for
their Family to Family educational program.
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The second quilt was donated to the Canadian
Wildlife Federation to be used in their public school
educational program.
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A "Musical" raffle quilt was organized by
Marion Peters to help raise money for new pianos at her
children's school.
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2004/05 |
Three charity quilts were
made, coordinated by Rosemary Makhan.
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"Neighbours and Friends"
quilt was donated to Community Living Burlington. Debbie Neill
facilitated this raffle. The raffle ticket sales raised
$4669 and all proceeds went to help raise money to purchase a
wheel chair accessible van.
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A "Heart Strings" quilt
was made from a design by Cindy Cooksey. The raffle of
this quilt was facilitated by Jeanne Kerr whose son lives at
Woodview Manor. The $8425 raised was donated to this manor for
their independent living program for individuals with Autism and
Asperger's Syndrome. The quilt was won by Pat Dewar.
A "Star of Hope" quilt was donated to The
Quilt: A Breast Cancer Support Project. The quilt was
auctioned for $1200 with all proceeds going to this worthy
cause.
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2006/07 |
Sharon Bird organized the "Fandango" quilt
which was presented to Danielle's Place an eating disorder
support and resource centre.
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2007/08
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Sharon Bird reported that a recipient for our
Charity Quilt this year has not been chosen as yet. The
quilt will be on display at our 30th Anniversary
dinner.
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Maryann Lennox reported that Pamela Simon
brought in 14 quilts for our Outreach Cuddle quilts program.
Way to go Pamela! Each
year hundreds of these lap size quilts are donated to the
Salvation Army, Nursing Homes, Refugee people, homes for
troubled teens, flood victims and fire victims, etc.
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Sandy Stephen reported that she received 90
Preemie Quilts to donate at Christmas time. She also
received 21 buntings, 15 bonnets, 3 eye patches and 6 crib
sheets. She also needs knitted sweaters for babies in incubators
in case the electricity goes out. These items are donated each
year in an on-going basis to the McMaster neonatal unit in
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