Programs & Events

Monthly Programs  

The Brant Heritage Quilter's Guild presents a program each month at the Guild’s regular meeting.

  All are welcome to attend and there is a $5.00 fee, payable at the entrance, for non-members. 

Programs continuing for the duration of the season:

BHQG BLOCK OF THE MONTH - WAR OF 1812 THEME
In October, we want you to join us for the first instalment of this year’s

BLOCK OF THE MONTH.

In coordination with the Barn Quilt initiative which was introduced to you at the September meeting, your BOM committee is working with the theme of WAR OF 1812.
Each month, we will have kits prepared for you to make a block patterned

from the Civil War era.

For $2, you will receive some feature reproduction fabric of the era

and the pattern needed to complete one block.

Through the year, join us to make 9 of these themed blocks.

Plan ahead and purchase enough background fabric to coordinate your blocks - we suggest about 1 1/2 yards.
Look for the BOM sign up table and view the sample of your first block.

Consider joining the BOM-WAR OF 1812 BRIGADE for $15.

This entitles you to all 9 kits of the year. Otherwise, we are happy to have you drop in and pay $2 per kit, per month.

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MONTHLY PROGRAM MEETINGS beginning at 7:30 PM

Scroll Down to see the complete details on the following Programs:

Monthly Program & News

Spring Retreat 2012

Library List

Membership Recognition Details

Planned Programs

February 2012

The speaker for our February Meeting is Susan Clark of Brantford. Many of you may already know Susan from the years she worked and taught at Fabricland. Susan has a great passion for quilting which is more alive than ever as she creates time capsules of key events in her life marked by her many quilts that give the viewer an insight as to who she really is and how she interpreted these events. She says that "Each piece in her quilts is a piece of her". Susan's artistic gift is best defined as when things don't turn our quite right, we move to Plan B, which unleashes her creativity. Her studio is her playroom where anything is possible. If a project isn't "working", Susan's artistic use of bolder colours, unique techniques, or even a rotary cutter down the centre if used and if all else fails she hopes her sense of humour will take away from the tragedy. Susan lives in the land of "What if?" She began in the traditional field of quilting but her brain keeps forcing her to stretch concepts and ideas, re-interpreting others, and come up with her own ideas. She designs a lot of her own work. Do come to our February meeting to enjoy and learn from this very talented lady. Her work is superb, you will be blown right away. Patricia Ryckman-Fleming
Chair of the Program Committee

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Brant Heritage Quilters’ Guild
SPRING RETREAT MAY 25-27 - 2012
FIVE OAKS CONFERENCE CENTRE, PARIS
BARN RAISING
REGISTRATION FORM
Name:_________________________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________________
Phone No. (home) __________________Email or email contact _______________________
Contact Person (in case of illness) ____________________Phone No.__________________
Medical Dietary Needs (if any – be as specific as possible) ____________________________
WORKSHOP CHOICE – please Circle your choice.
1. THE DISAPPEARING ACT - class taught by Aline Chan - (nine-patch with a new twist)
2. UFO (Unlimited)

PAYMENT CHOICE – Circle One

(Cheques made payable to BHQG SPRING RETREAT 2012)
1. Full payment - double @ $250, (single @ $285 for special needs)
2. Three post dated cheques – Dec. 8/2011 $50 (or$85single), Feb. 9/2012 $100, March 8/2012 $100.
PAYMENT ACCEPTED by cash, cheque or money order.

Cheque to BHQG SPRING RETREAT 2012
NSF CHEQUES POLICY will be charged an additional $35.
CANCELLATION POLICY: 50% of amount paid will be refunded for cancellations received in writing at least 30 days prior to the Retreat. Written requests for cancellation must be received no later than May 1st, 2012 by Sue Baldauf, mail or email.
NO refunds will be made after this date.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Do you need any special accommodation considerations? Please give details.
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Rooms will be pre-assigned. If you wish to share with a particular person, please specifiy.
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I hereby release the Brant Heritage Quilters’ Guild from any damages to personal property, theft, or personal injury while I am attending this retreat.
Signature_________________________Date_________________________
Send to suebaldauf@hotmail.com
Contact person- Susan Baldauf BHQG Spring Retreat 2012. (519) 449-5993

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LIBRARY NEWS
The Library Team is asking you to share your expertise with us. For the month of October, we will ask the members who wish to participate in the Appreciation Auction at the May meeting to write down quilting tips that they have found in the books or magazines in the library. (Maximum 3 tips per person) Each tip will earn you $2 *. On a piece of paper write down the tip(s) with your name. These tips will be shared with the membership during the year. Also your visit to the library earns you $1*. See you at the library.
Sue, Betty and Roseline
Library Team
* The money given is Appreciation Auction Money made by Sue. Thank you for your time and effort in making them for us.

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BRANT HERITAGE QUILTER'S GUILD
Member Recognition Program

Purpose
This Member Recognition Program seeks to identify guild members who consistently make a positive contribution to

the success of the Guild through building confidence, fostering innovation, sharing knowledge, going beyond expectations,

participating in and being supportive of the programs offered by the Guild, providing leadership and being active in

other areas that make the Guild a better organization.

Building Confidence
            - interacts positively and constructively with others
            - collaborates well with others
            - maintains the self-confidence and self esteem of others
            - helps build working relationships
            - other _________________________________________

Fostering Innovation
            - looks for ways to do things better
            - anticipates opportunities to effect change in a beneficial way
            - encourages others to think creatively
            - other_________________________________________

Sharing Knowledge
            - does not hesitate to share knowledge of quilt techniques at every opportunity
            - shares personal knowledge and experience in order to ‘teach’ others
            - encourages a ‘learning’ atmosphere
            - other__________________________________________

Going Beyond Expectations
            - is always prepared to help in any way
            - carries out tasks beyond the expectation

Participating in and Supporting Guild Programs
            - continues to participate in ongoing activities of Guild
            - encourages new membership
            - seeks out members and encourages them to participate
            - other_____________________________________

Provides Leadership
            - takes on tasks without reservation
            - leads by example
            - shares knowledge and expertise with others
            - provides mentoring and coaching to others
            - other_________________________________________

Other
            - motivates others to be the best they can be
            - demonstrates exceptional commitment to the Guild
            - promotes the Guild and impacts positively on its reputation in the community
            - is quick to recognize and appreciate other members for the tasks they take on
            - other_______________________________________

Members will be recognized with a Certificate of Recognition and a specially prepared plaque at a special ceremony

in the month of May (Quilt Month) each year.  Persons awarded the Certificate and Plaque will be featured in a news release.

The President and Vice President will make the selection from amongst the nominations submitted. 

There may be more than one award presented in any fiscal year should the President and the Vice-President deem appropriate. 

Nominations not selected will be encouraged to resubmit another time.

Requests for Nominations will be posted on the website and all members will be encouraged to put together a nomination. 

The nominations should not be ‘popularity’ nominations but persons who embody the criteria as set out above.

Historical Records

It will be the responsibility of the Membership chairperson to maintain an historical record of all nominees who are selected for a Recognition Award

Other Recognition Programs

Canadian Quilters Association   -  Teacher of the Year Award
Canadian Quilters Association   -  Dorothy McMurdie Award

Local Guild members may be eligible for the above noted awards. 

Complete information and nomination forms are available for download at www.canadianquilter.com
You are encouraged to examine the criteria for these prestigious awards and to nominate a member

of the Brant Heritage Quilt Guild when it can be demonstrated that the member fits the criteria.

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BRANT HERITAGE QUILTER'S GUILD

Nomination Form

Name of Nominee:________________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________________

Town/City:______________________________________________________________

Phone: _________________________E-Mail:_________________________________

Nomination Submitted By:________________________________________________

The Nominee must have been a paid up member of The Brant Heritage Quilter's Guild for at least two years. 

At least two, or more, written references must accompany the nomination.

Submit the completed Nomination Form along with a short essay about the Nominee, and why you are

nominating this candidate for special recognition by the Guild.  Please support the nomination with examples of any of

the criteria mentioned in the Introduction to the Program.

Nominations must be received no later than March each year.

Mail to:  Brant Heritage Quilter's Guild, Box 24025 Brantford, ON N3R 7X3

with the envelope marked “Nomination”  or hand to any member of the Executive in a sealed envelope marked “Nomination”.

Approved:  Executive Committee
                   September 2009
Reviewed: