Saskatoon Quilters’ Guild
25th Anniversary Celebration
Excerpts of CQA Autumn newsletter issue, 2007 Written by: Cheryl A. Bock, SQG Representative to CQA, SQG President-Elect 2007/08
A gala celebration marking the 25th anniversary of the guild and honouring its founding members was held on June 11th in Saskatoon. The event saw everyone dressed in their “Sunday best” and the room glittered with silver jewelry, shoes, evening bags, jackets and shawls. Punch splashed in a silver fountain and shimmered in immense silver punch bowls. Huge bouquets of fresh white roses, lilies and greenery arranged by Debora Barlow welcomed guests at the entrance and adorned the room.
As the founding members arrived, they were escorted to a welcome area, feted with punch and presented with corsages by Sarah Sanduliak. The newly-reacquainted founding members followed the skirl of the bagpipes of Piper Jim Beebe into the reception.
The meal was a potluck buffet, as it seems that good quilting and good cooking go hand in hand. With 142 guild members attending, the assortment of dishes and desserts was unrivaled!
The founding members were toasted by Mary Gilliland with Maxine Paydli replying. Past Presidents were toasted by Pat Danyluk with Diane Leontowicz replying. Greetings were brought from the CQA by Mary Field, the Saskatchewan Regional Rep.
An audio-visual presentation by Sandy Parsons took us from the beginnings of the guild to the present day, evoking memories of workshops, retreats, Serendipity Saturdays and other good times we have shared. A quilt-themed poem by Judith Gidluck, Sandy Allen and Barb Dawson, and a song about our quilt members by Dorothy Booker-Tymchatyn, sung and played by Charlene Omelan completed the entertainment.
By A. Berggren
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Guild 25th Anniversary Celebration Challenge
A Thread Challenge prize from Unique Textiles was awarded to Zelma Hurd. Barb Dawson won a Use of Colour prize from Periwinkle Quilting and Beyond. The Guild Challenge prize of 25 fat quarters went to Alice Berggren, with runners-up prizes of 25 fat eighths awarded to Barb Dawson and Zelma Hurd. A package of fabric squares signed by the gala attendees was won by Georgette Ehr.
The highlight of the evening was the presentation of Lifetime Memberships in the guild to our founding members, by outgoing president Jan Smithson.
A special thanks is extended to the Afternoon and Evening Program Committees, whose combined effort created such a memorable evening.
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