Between Friends Quilter’s Guild
Between Friends Quilt Guild was organized at a meeting in June of 2000 with interested quilters from Nokomis, Semans, Strasbourg and Bulyea. In September of that year the Guild was formed.
In the beginning, we met at the various communities on a weekday evening. The host community would do a demo of a new technique or a new block. It wasn’t long and we knew we wanted more. We started to meet on a Saturday so we could sew together all day, still meeting in each community. We now alternate meetings between Drake and Strasbourg, monthly from September to May.
Over the years we have made donation quilts for many worthwhile causes including Mending Hearts, Regina General Hospital NICU and the children’s Cancer Centre, Canada themed quilts for war veterans and quilts for Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon. Our Ronald McDonald House contributions have included donations to the kids who are sick to take home and most recently for every bedroom in the House. We have delivered quilts to the care homes in the communities. We have incorporated the Every Child Matters Logo into Quilts and Wall Hangings. We also deliver many comfort quilts for those in need of a warming hug. We have given quilts to other groups to raffle – for example Strasbourg KidSport and Govan Eastern Star.
We enjoy our retreats which began at the Strasbourg Bible Camp. These started with two days and an overnight stay where we took all our food. Each community was responsible for a meal – planning, bringing the food, setting up and clean up. We evolved into staying for the entire weekend and paying the camp to prepare our meals.
We have had our last few retreats at Manitou. We enjoy our time quilting and the water. We might, also, enjoy the retail therapy we get at the gift shop!
We now have members from Saskatoon, Drake, Nokomis, Semans, Duval, Strasbourg, Bulyea, Silton and one long distance member from Steinbach, Manitoba. New members are welcome. This group does receive funding from Sask. Lotteries.
For more information, contact:
Julie Josephson, Co-Chair (306) 539-9309
Peggy Gwillim, Secretary (306) 725-7720
Lesley Parkin, Treasurer (306) 725-4925