What to Bring to a Meeting

·       Name Tag

·       Show and Tell

·       Pop can tabs

·       Coffee cup, lug a mug

·       Money for 50/50, toonies & loonies

-       try to bring  toonies and loonies 

·       Library books to return

·       Note our meetings are fragrance    and latex free

·       Money for UFO/Workshops

·       Note that cell phones should be turned off or to vibrate and if they must be answered, please leave the room to do so

·       Note: no winter shoes are to be worn in the meeting hall, so, please bring indoor shoes to wear during our meetings.

Visitors are most welcome to attend our meetings for a fee of $5.00

 Inclement Weather!!

It has always been our policy that if McMaster University and/or Mohawk College are closed, then our meeting for the Guild is cancelled. Weather can be different in the various areas of our members. As you did for previous  meetings, please use your judgement and exercise care with regards to your own personal safety.

President's Message 

Hello and Happy New Year to All!

By now most if not all of the Christmas and New Years’ hoopla is over and done with for another year, though as I sit here writing my message, I’m also planning a small New Years Eve gathering happening in our new home tomorrow night with a few friends and some simple (I hope) and yummy things to eat.

Jack and I had decided before the holidays that we would be happy to invite some folks in and suggested a few days mostly working around and avoiding the ‘BIG’ ones...so here we are planning a New Years Eve party! I don’t think we have even been to one since we’ve been together, let alone planned and executed one either...

Never terribly good at following through and keeping New Year’s resolutions, not surprisingly I’ve never been a big fan of making them, but after spending several days over the holiday period fine tuning my studio work space I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that I simply don’t have enough life expectancy left to use up all of my fabrics, or indeed finish all of my started projects!

Coincidentally - or maybe not – my 37 year old daughter asked me on Christmas day if time really does pass quicker the older we get. Jack and I both had to reluctantly tell her that this is one of those unavoidable truths! So, I guess if I am to make any resolution for myself for 2020, it’s to get cracking on the never diminishing pile of UFOs.

Fortunately we have an upcoming UFO guild day which will provide some much needed, quality sewing time...on the other hand I can always hope for a large group of sewing faeries to show up during the night and make short work of it all. I just hope they remember to put my stuff away neatly, sweep the floor, and stack the finished quilts in a nice tidy pile when they leave at dawn!

Here’s hoping we all get to make and keep our creative resolutions in this new year and brand new decade!

Alison, president



General Meetings 7 p.m.

General meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, from September to June. Our meetings are now fragrance and latex free.  As of September 2015, we meet at Marshall Memorial United Church located on 20 Gilbert Ave. in Ancaster.  Doors open at 6:00 pm and the meeting begins at 7:00 pm. Please park in the parking lot accessible from Fiddler's Green Rd. which will take you to the rear parking lot.

Please note:  Our meetings need to be fragrance/scent-free and no latex is allowed, due to the allergies of some of our members.  Thank you!

General meetings regularly include:
    • brief updates from the executive  and  its sub- committees
    • show-and-share
    • block-of-the-month
    • social time with refreshments
    • 50/50 draw and draw prizes
    • the monthly program

The program portion of the meeting may include:
    • guest speakers
    • hands-on instruction
    • work towards our community outreach efforts  and more!