Busy Spring

Spring can’t be far away, can it?  Judging by the Ontario weather I’m sure it seems pretty wintry. To warm you up, here’s a photo of some monkeys in our garden in Costa Rica.

Dianne posted some useful info yesterday from our January meeting and it’s worthwhile to immortalize it in the blog!  I’ll put this info in the calendar section shortly.

1.       New Cutters – We voted in favour of purchasing two new Bolivar cutters – YES!

2.       Upcoming Dates: 

(a)    Feb. 20 – Jillian will give a talk at the Art Gallery of Northumberland on the beautiful quilts of Dorothy Winters at 11 am. 

(b)   Feb. 26 – monthly meeting at Grace Church – hosts – Betty, Judy, Anne, Dora

(c)    March 24 – Oshawa Hook-In

(d)   April 14 – “The Gathering”, Port Hope Rec Centre (bring your hooking; volunteers needed)

(e)   April 14 – Belleville Hook-In (same day as the Gathering)

(f)     April 23 – monthly meeting at Grace Church (note change of usual date)

(g)    April 24 – Display and talk by Alice Williams of her aboriginal-themed quilts; Ruth Clarke Activity Centre, 7pm

(h)   May 4-6 – Annual Conference, Ottawa; Open House - May 6

3.       Annual Conference:

The Annual is being held in Ottawa May 4-6. We decided at Monday’s meeting to reserve one section for a display by the Northumberland Rug Hookers.  Rugs needed: Please let me know if you are able to submit a rug(s) for the display. They must be the work of an OHCG member and may not have been shown at previous Annuals. If you choose to have your rug(s) judged (your choice), there are several categories as follows: Fine Cut (up to five cut); Wide Cut (five cut and above); Multi Cut (combination of fine and wide); Primitive (simple design, no shading); Pictorial;  Oriental; Alternative Fibres/Techniques; Original; Theme (“Hooked on Waterways”; must be original). Iris and I will be putting up the display and will collect them at the April 23^rd meeting (or before).