October 2009 - Grand Valley Public Library
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October 2009 - Grand Valley Public Library
The Piecemakers’ Star DUFFERIN PIECEMAKERS QUILTING GUILD Oct. 2009, Volume 16, Issue 2 Published by the: www.dufferinpiecemakers.org ***President’s Message *** Here we are, in what should be our most colourful month of the year. In case the rain washes out all the natural colour of our trees, we will be saved by our October speaker, Sandra Wilson! Her topic is “Colours into the 21st Century”, and is sure to inspire us for projects everywhere in the home. The week of October 19-24 Cotton-By-Post Quilt Shoppe in Ailsa Craig presents “The Quilts of Ireland”. Check for details at www.cotton-by-post.com. I hope some of you can car-pool to attend this event. Last year’s show, African Quilts, was excellent! Closer to home, until November 8, Wellington County Museum & Archives in Fergus, is presenting “Over Here: Women, Work & WWII”. From Nov. 4- Feb. 21, “Winter in Red & White” is the attraction. www.wcm.on.ca Our own Dufferin County Museum & Archives is hosting a quilt show, which we will see in November, when our Guild meeting moves on site. So, between weather events, get out and enjoy these labours of love. I finished some new projects to show at the Fall Fair, and have my placemats finished for Meals on Wheels. Now I’m on to a new quilt, sparked by Jodi Barrows, and Christmas gifts for friends and family. I know I’ll get sidetracked, and still be rushing to finish on Christmas Eve, but my intentions are noble! See you at the Guild meeting! Pat Kalapaca 15 Years of Quilting History Inside this issue: The Committee Library Block 2 Looking Back Over 15 Years 3 Bulletin Board Community Outreach 4 Quilt Show Focus 5 Spring Retreat Block Humour Block 6 Program Block Community Projects 7 BOM—Looking Back Over 15 Years Stitch and Share Morning Glories 8 What’s On Web Block 9 Birthday Block Refreshment Block Set Up/Take Down Next Meetings Dufferin Piecemakers Quilting Guild, P.O. Box 325, Orangeville, ON L9W 2Z6 10 The Executive President: Pat Kalapaca Vice-President: Janet Slater Past President: Judi Sullivan Secretary: Karen Canivet Treasurer: Mary Light Program: Janet Slater / Judi Sullivan Yvonne Guse-Rahn, Marion Cole (QBA), Joan Lorbach, Pat Burbidge, Yvonne Conway Membership: Mary Lou Crosland, Pam Neilly Newsletter: Jeanne Bell Ida Cunningham --------------------------------- The Committees Birthday Club: Beckie Shaw, Nanette Horton Block of the Month/Challenges: Daphne White , Mary DeVries Anne Parsons Bulletin Board: Bev Prior Community Projects: Fern Pugh, Mary Lynne Simpso,n, Penny Squirrel, Norah Ledermann, Karen Middelkoop, Marie Tupling Financial Reviewers: Beth Toms, Lucia Ferris Historian: Leah Mitchell Librarians: Liz Nash, Joyce Dennie, Marg Rayner, Lorna Rayner Lucky Draw: Susan Pirie, Joan Tipping, June Moir, Debi Arnold Morning Glories Leah Mitchell Quilt Show: Mary Light, Leah Mitchell Refreshments: Rosemary Galbraith, Val Ashbourne, Pat Forrest, Linda Horner Retreat: Judi Sullivan, Yvonne Conway, Joan Lorbach, Pam Neilly, Susan Pirie, Stitch ‘n share Betty Sanderson Web-mistress: Judi Sullivan This list is for Guild purposes only Please send newsletter submissions to: Jeanne Bell [email protected] or Ida Cunningham [email protected] Page 2 LIBRARY BLOCK, Liz Nash, Joyce,Dennie, LIBRARY BLOCK Rayner, Lorna Raney Liz Nash,Marg Joyce Dennie, Marg Rayner, Lorna Raney Please remember to return all borrowed books to the October meeting. Please remember to return all borrowed books to the October meeting. Whismsyland by Liz & Beth Hawkins Whismsyland & Beth Hawkins This book is fullby ofLiz light, quirky freestyle appliqué, patchwork and This bookdesigns. is full ofIt light, quirky freestyle patchwork crafting is surprisingly writtenappliqué, by two women with and the same crafting designs. It is surprisingly written two women with the same name –Elizabeth. You really get to know theby authors well, (their recipe for name –Elizabeth. Youforreally get to know the authors (their for chocolate chip cookies nourishment & what music towell, place whilerecipe sewing) chocolate chip cookies for nourishment & what in this creatively written book. It’s a fun read! music to place while sewing) in this creatively written book. It’s a fun read! Totally Tubular Quilts- A new Strip-Piecing Technique by Rita Hutchens Totally Tubular QuiltsA new brilliant! Strip-Piecing Technique by Rita Hutchens It’s totally tubular and totally Combine easy strip piecing with It’s totally tubular and totally brilliant! and Combine easy stripThe piecing with clever methods for cutting, rearranging, sewing again. results are clever methods for quilts. cutting, rearranging, and sewing again. The results are creative geometric creative geometric quilts. Quilts from Paradise by Cynthia Tomaszewski Quilts frominvites Paradise by Cynthia Tomaszewski The author quilters to imagine a haven of happiness and beauty. The author invites quilters imagine a haven of happiness andversatility beauty. With her palette of bold andtotropical colours, Cynthia shows her With her palette of bold14 and tropical Cynthia her aversatility as a designer creating pieced andcolours, appliquéd projectsshows all with tropical as a designer creating 14 pieced and appliquéd projects all with a tropical feel. feel. Turning Strips & Squares into Table Sets by Pearl Louise Krush Turning & with Squares into Table Sets by and Pearldesigns Louise Krush This book Strips is filled many different styles that are sure to This book with many different styles and5” designs are sure please. All is of filled the designs are made by using either charmthat squares, 10”to please. All the designs by and using either fabric 5” charm squares, 10” squares, 2 of ½’wide strips, are fat made quarters limited yardage. squares, 2 ½’wide strips, fat quarters and limited fabric yardage. Square in a Square- book & DVD by Jodi Barrows Square inoffers a Square& DVD by Jodi This book a newbook rotary cutting andBarrows strip piecing technique allowing Thisquilter book offers a newintricate rotary cutting technique allowing the to produce patternsand withstrip easepiecing and accuracy. Achieve the quilter to produce intricate patterns with ease andone accuracy. Achieve perfect points on an endless variety of patterns from simple block. perfect points on an endless variety of patterns from one simple block. Library Library Procedures Procedures The The Guild Guild library library has has been been created created for for the the use use of of members members of of the the Guild Guild and and operates operates on on the the honour honour system. system. Guild Guild Library Library books books may may be be borrowed borrowed for for one one month month (from (from one one meeting meeting to to the the next next meeting). meeting). Sign Sign Out Out Procedures Procedures 1. Remove 1. Remove the the sign sign out out card card from from the the pocket pocket in in the the front front of of the the book book and and record record your your name, name, telephone telephone number number the the due due date date (which (which will will be be the the next next meeting meeting –month –month and and year year only) only) 2. Give the card to the person at the library table. (If there is no card, please check with the person 2. Give the card to the person at the library table. (If there is no card, please check with the person at at the the library library desk desk and and they they will will either either locate locate the the card card or or make make aa substitute.) substitute.) The The library library staff staff will will give give you you aa due due dates slip to insert into the pocket to remind you to return it the next month. dates slip to insert into the pocket to remind you to return it the next month. 3. A maximum of 3 books may be signed out by one member. 3. A maximum of 3 books may be signed out by one member. To To return return aa book, book, you you simply simply put put the the book book in in the the return return box box and and the the library library staff staff will will handle handle the the rest. rest. IfIf you you forgot forgot or or need need to to keep keep the the book book longer longer than than one one month, month, there there is is no no problem. problem. However, However, ifif you you have have kept kept aa book book longer longer than than 33 months, months, an an overdue overdue charge charge of of 11 fat fat quarter quarter will will be be charged charged for for each each overdue overdue book. book. Looking Back Over 15 Years by Leah Mitchell ~ Guild Historian Guild workshops, Guild displays at Community events and Quilt Shows help to enhance the knowledge of quilting to our members and to the public and fulfills the Guild first goal. The Guild offers two or more workshops a year which means that over the past fifteen years the members have had the opportunity to attend at least thirty workshops as well as the demonstrations offered at some of the regular Guild meetings. Some of the workshops and demo's that have been offered are;; quick piecing, photo transfer, machine quilting, fabric dying and painting, curved two patch, appliqué techniques, trapunto, binding techniques, using templates and hand quilting. Some of these have been offered more than once but the one asked for most often is "Colour Theory" which the guild presented for the first time in May 1995 with Judy Island. The Guild offers two or more workshops a year which means that over the past fifteen years the members have had the opportunity to attend at least thirty workshops as well as the demonstrations offered at some of the regular Guild meetings. Some of the workshops and demo's that have been offered are;; quick piecing, photo transfer, machine quilting, fabric dying and painting, curved two patch, appliqué techniques, trapunto, binding techniques, using templates and hand quilting. Some of these have been offered more than once but the one asked for most often is "Colour Theory" which the guild presented for the first time in May 1995 with Judy Island. Over the years the Guild has been invited to set up displays at community events. The Orangeville Fall Fair, Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Christian Women Group and Doors Open in Shelburne, Orangeville Craft & Art Show, Lord Dufferin Senior Arts, the Grand Valley Public Library Spring Program and the Caledon Strawberry Festival have all featured the activities of the Guild and demonstrated the preservation of quilting. Our first public quilt display hung at the Dufferin Museum and Archives in the Silo from April to June 1996. In 1997 a Canadian quilter, Camille Remme, was invited to do a public trunk show and lecture on her Celtic piecing technique. In 1998 (again in 2006) John Willard delighted the audience with his colourful and dramatic quilts and amusing life stories. These three successful public events gave the Executive the courage to appoint a Steering Committee to organise the first Quilt Show - The Magic of Cloth in 2001. About 200 quilted items were hung and over 800 visitors came to see the show. It was successful beyond our wildest dreams and was declared to be a "first class act". Since then two more shows have been held with the fourth show planned for October 2010. (photo) Our President, Pat Kalapaca, won the CQA/ACC Ribbon Viewer's Choice award at the 2007 show for her Oriental Fans quilt. If you are a member of the Dufferin Piecemakers Quilting Guild you may hang up to ten quilted items in the 2010 show. Judy Island—”Colour Theory” Carol Salter & Jan Dickson At Strawberry Festival NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: MONDAY, NOV. 2, 2009 Pat Kalapaca and her Winning Oriental Fans Quilt Page 3 To My Secret Sister Thank you so much for my birthday Greetings … it is great to be remembered & have a gift to use for future quilting projects. Fern Pugh A Thank You from the Brampton Guild Members (from Micaela Cigliutti) “Many Thanks! I also wanted to say thank you to all for a wonderful guild meeting. My friends and I had a lovely time and loved how welcoming your guild was! It was a lovely girls nite for us all. Micaela” Winners of the Guild's Fall Fair Specials - 2009 by Leah Mitchell ( For a list of the "Special" and pictures of the Group Display at the Orangeville Fair go to the website www.dufferinpiecemakers.org and click on "Bulletin Board" and then sub-menu "Fall Fairs". These "Special" are an annual event sponsored by the Guild at all four Fall Fairs) ** There were no entries in the Caledon Fall Fair ( June 12, 13, 14 ) * * There were three entries in the Orangeville Fall Fair ( September 4 -7 ) 17SP. A wall hanging, any appliquéd technique, machine quilted 1st - Judi Sullivan; 2nd - Liz Nash; 3rd - Elspeth King ** There was one entry in the Shelburne Fall Fair ( September 18 -20 ) 512A. A pieced wall hanging, hand quilted 1st - Doreen Riggin ** There were five entries in the Grand Valley Fall Fair ( September 25 -27 ) 54S Pieced wall hanging, hand quilted 1st - Beth Finn 55S - Pieced wall hanging, machine quilted 1st - Pat Kalapaca; 2nd - Betsy Benham 57S - Wall hanging, any appliquéd technique and hand quilted 1st - Beth Finn 58S - Wall hanging, any appliquéd technique and machine quilted 1st - Leah Mitchell **** Congratulations to all the winners.**** Do you have a quilting story to tell? Donna M. Marrin is collecting quilting stories from Ontario Quilting Guilds which she plans to publish in a book. Your stories may be short or long, happy or sad. They may be about a quilt you made for yourself, a family member or a friend, your stash, your quilt guild or an event that you attended - just as long as the theme remains centred on quilting. Send your story to Donna M. Marrin at 8 Fry Court Markham, On. L3P 4G9 or to her email at [email protected] You can find her on the web at www.markhamvillagewriters.com Meanwhile here is a touching story from our very own Guild. Many of you will have made friends with our new member Candice Kitchen over the last few months. At the September meeting we introduced our newest member Jody Borruat. Imagine Candice's surprise to see her Aunt for the first time in seven years. They had lost touch with each other after the death of Jody's sister seven years earlier. How special that they both have the same interest, now live close to each other and that our Guild was the vehicle for their reunion :-) . Community Outreach - Christmas Placemats Once again we will be collecting placemats for Dufferin Meals on Wheels to distribute at Christmas time. Mats will be accepted at the November meeting. (If you miss this meeting we can take a limited number in December.) If possible use a non-Christmas backing for year round use. Thanks to Mary-Lou Crosland for coordinating this effort. Page 4 NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: MONDAY, NOV. 2, 2009 Page 5 A Little Extra Space for a Spring Retreat April 23 to 25 2010 It’‛s that time again! Time to commit an entire weekend to sewing and wrapping up some of those unfinished projects beckoning to you from drawers, shelves, bags or cupboards around your home! Sign up at the OCTOBER meeting beginning at 7:00 pm. Only 15 spaces available. Retreat location: Crieff Hills Community south of Guelph. Cost: $230 - includes 2 nights accommodation (double occupancy) with en suite bath, 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners and a beautiful relaxing location Page 6 HUMOUR BLOCK Submitted by Jeanne Bell These are part of an email I received one day. They are actual entries from church bulletins! i The Fasting and Prayer Conference includes meals. i Don’‛t let worry kill you off—let the Church help. i Next Thursday there will be try outs for the choir. They need all the help they can get. i Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM—prayer and medication to follow. i Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered. i At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be “What is Hell?” Come early and listen to our choir practice. HAPPY HALLOWE’‛EN EVERYONE! And one more from Mary Light: How many quilters does it take to change a light bulb? Ready……….. 30. One to change the bulb and 29 to say, “ I could do that.” PROGRAM BLOCK General Meetings What a great beginning to our year. Hope everyone enjoyed Jodi Barrows as much as the program committee did! October 19 - Sandra Wilson presents “Colours in the 21st Century”. View the fruit of your labour from the February 09 meeting. The Birds ‘n Buds quilt is finished! Thanks to Cheryl Westlake for her lovely machine quilting. Presentation to Big Brothers and Sisters of Dufferin. November 16 - meet at the Dufferin County Museum & Archives NOT the Ag. Centre. The museum is located on the north east corner of the intersection of Hwy 89 and Airport Road - 936029 Airport Road. It looks like a barn with a silo from the road. An evening of history - view some of the historical quilts from the museum collection Among other things - learn how to care for older quilts, how the museum acquires their quilts, and what acquisition criteria are used. Quilting by Association (QBA) also knows as “Members Sharing Skills” Saturday, November 5 - Saw toothed star with Leah Mitchell. Saturday, December 6 - Christmas with Marion Cole Register at the QBA table each meeting. Workshop location: Meridian Credit Union $5.00 fee applies per session (If you have a skill you’d like to share, please contact Marion Cole who organizes the Quilting by Association Saturdays. Find her at the QBA table each meeting or e-mail [email protected]) Your program committee: Janet Slater, Judi Sullivan, Yvonne Guse-Rahn, Marion Cole, Pat Burbidge, Joannie Lorbach, and Yvonne Conway. Community Projects Block The fall season is in full swing and we are anxious to get working on our community projects. There are at least 28 finished tops to be quilted and we hope to make a good dent in that stash as we learn to use the mid-arm machine at Cobwebs & Caviar. Thank you to A J and Jackie for their generous support of Community quilts. If you are trained on the mid-arm we would welcome your time and talent to quilt one of our tops. Training sessions are scheduled on a regular basis so check with C & C for the next time a class is being held. Our next work session will be on the 4th Tues of Oct (27th) from 1:30 to 4:00 at Cobwebs. If you can join us for some stitching time, please bring your machine and basic sewing supplies. We will have the other materials available. If you like to work on small projects, cuddle quilts (approx 36”x40”) or incubator quilts (approx 28”x30”) are appreciated. Cotton fabric and/or flannelette are preferred materials for these projects. At our first meeting on Sept 21st, Community projects received donations of 3 cuddle quilts and one full size quilt top. Thank you to those donors. If you have cotton fabric or flannelette that you no longer need we can always put it to use. Also larger fabric lengths for backings are appreciated. More batting has been ordered so that we can work on our finished tops. Hope to see some of you on the Oct 27th for our work session. Your Community Projects Committee Fern, Mary Lynne, Penny, Norah, Karen and Marie. NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: MONDAY, NOV. 2, 2009 Page 7 BOM ~ Looking Back Over15 years by Leah Mitchell ~ Guild Historian In the1998-99 Guild year the BOM Committee (Cindy Cotton, Denise Neufeld, Leah Mitchell) presented the members with patterns for "A Year of Flowers in Pieced Baskets". The picture shows Denise's beautiful quilt using these blocks. She hung it in the Magic of Cloth Act III ~ Star Gazing Quilt Show 2007. Three basket styles patterns were provided with twelve different flowers, one for each month. They were: January ~ Snowdrop: February ~ Violet: March ~ Daffodil: April ~ Sweet Pea: May ~ Lilly of the Valley: June ~ Rose: July ~ Forget me not: August ~ Poppy: September ~ Daisy: October ~ Marigold: November ~ Mum: December ~ Poinsettia: If you want one or all of the other flower patterns please sign up for them at the October meeting. We will ask you to pay for the cost of photocopying the pattern. There is no pattern for assembling the blocks into a quilt. Members were encouraged to create their own settings. If you wish to make the wall hanging pictured ( 17" x 17" ) please sign up for it at the October Guild meeting. Note to Guild members who made these blocks: Please bring them to the October meeting for Show & Tell. It will be fun to see them again. Stitch ‘n Share Betty Sanderson Stitch and Share meets every Wednesday from 1:30 to 4:00 PM at the Meridian Credit Union on Broadway in Orangeville. (Enter the conference room via the back parking lot.) For further information call Betty Sanderson 519-942-3015 **The group sincerely thanks Meridian for the use of the conference room provided at no charge to the participants. ** Page 8 Morning Glories Leah Mitchell The Morning Glories meet at the Grand Valley Public Library the second Friday of each month September to June from 9 a.m. to noon. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please bring a cup and a loonie for coffee. We take turns bringing muffins and milk. Bring your hand work and your Show & Tell. Need some advice? Bring your project, we love to help. What’s On What’s On -Ontario Quilting Connections and -Ontario Quilting Connections and -Canadian Quilters’ Associations Oct 19-24, 2009 The Quilts of Ireland, Ailsa Craig, presented by Cotton-By-Post Quilt Shoppe. Monday-Thursday 10am – 6pm, Friday: 10am—9pm, Saturday: 10am—5pm. Workshops with Irish and Canadian teachers, merchants mall, tea room, Interactive demos. For information: www.cotton-by-post.com 519-293-3499/519-518-6137. Oct 23-24, 2009 Ajax Twisted Stitchers First Quilt Show, HMS Ajax Room, Ajax Community Centre, 75 Centennial Rd., Fri. 10-8, Sat. 10-5. Merchant mall, tea room, viewers choice, raffle quilt, gift shop, silent auction. Adm. $5 For information: Maggie Hannigan, [email protected] or www.tsqgquiltshow.blogspot.com Nov. 14/09—Feb. 21/10 Winter in Red and White, Fergus, ON. Wellington County Museum & Archives, RR#1, 0536 County Rd. 18, Township of Centre Wellington. Mon-Fri 9:30—4:30, Sat & Sun. 12-4. Exhibit of signature and wedding quilts, clothing, toys and tableware in red and white. Taken from the collection of Wellington County Museum & Archives, these examples from the past two centuries offer insights into the vibrancy of our Canadian heritage. Adm: Adult $3, Senior $2, Student $2, Child $1. For information: Amy Dunlop 519-8460916 Ext. 232. www.wcm.on.ca Web Block I had a request at the last meeting to include a web address for Jodi Bar- rows. Thanks to Elizabeth Bricker for sending the following to me: http://www.squareinasquare.com/ This is the official web site with books and other things http://www.straw.com/equilters/library/PFP/square-insquare.html This explains techniques and has free patterns http://www.youtube.com/results? search_query=square+in+a+square+quilting&search_type=& aq=f You tube has videos of sewing for both square in a square and other quilting blocks Little note: The November meeting will be held at the Dufferin County Museum and Archives NOT at the Agricultural Center. ADVERTISING RATES Same ad Every Month www.TheQuilt.com Once again volunteers are being requested to participate in The Quilt at Casa Loma , October 2—18. If you have some time consider giving half a day to guide visitors to the show. You get free admission and free parking. Volunteer with a friend, carpool, and take in the show for the other half of the day! If interested email Aline Chan at [email protected] or Bill Bartlett at [email protected] or get in touch with Pat Kalapaca who will coordinate it for you. Type of Ad Ad Size Secret Sister Ad Changes Required Guild Non-Guild Guild Non-Guild $ 2.00 n/a n/a n/a Classified 1”x3” $ 7.00 $ 8.00 $ 8.00 $10.00 Business Card 2”x3” $10.00 $12.00 $12.00 $15.00 Quarter Page 5”x3” $12.00 $15.00 $15.00 $20.00 Half Page 7”x5” $25.00 $30.00 $30.00 $35.00 Full Page 7”x10” $50.00 $55.00 $55.00 $60.00 Prepay for the year and get a 10% discount! NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: MONDAY, NOV. 2, 2009 Page 9 Refreshment Block BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS -submitted by Beckie Shaw, Nanette Horton Joyce Sparkes Oct 12 Nanette Horton Ellen Grove Nov 15 Nov 28 Rosemary Galbraith, Pat Forrest, Linda Horner, Val Ashbourne Thank you to Irene Nicholl, Beverly Prior, Laurene Nuttall, Connie Walterhouse and Elaine Crawford for our October goodies. We look forward to our November treats from Pat Burbidge, Margo Richardson, Val Ashbourne, Gredina Merkens and Marlene Turgoose. General Meeting: Date: Monday , Oct. 19 , 2009 Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 Time: 7:00 p.m. Doors Open Please wait until 7:00 to arrive. This will allow time for the committee volunteers to set up the room. ***** Place: Orangeville Fairgrounds 5 Sideroad of Mono Executive Meeting: Ladies, if you are not in the birthday club, please stop by the newsletter table and let me know your birth date . I like to send birthday wishes to all who celebrate a birthday… and I know you all do! Jeanne Remember those with allergies and keep our refreshments Date: Thursday , Oct. 29, 2009 Time: 7:00 p.m. “nut free” ! Place: Meridian, Orangeville Please call Pat if you will be attending. Quilt Show Committee Meeting: “Set Up” and “Take Down” Block Set Up (arrive 6:40 PM) Take Down Date: Time: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 7:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m. Place: Meridian, Orangeville Donna Henderson Judi Sullivan Janice Webster Shirley Roberts Beckie Shaw Jeanne Bell Elaine Crawford Jan Dickson i Name Tags Worn Debbie Dopson Marion Cole i Mug for coffee/tea Committee members who cannot attend please let Mary or Leah know. NnEeXxTt MmEeEeTtIiıNnGg BbRrIiıNnGg: i Show and Tell Laurene Nuttall i Block of the Month Thanks for filling all the spots and helping even when your name wasn’t on the list! i Journals for FTP i Loonie for the Raffle i Library Books i And a …... During the meeting please…. i Turn off the ring on your cell phone, or go to another room to use it i Minimum chatting when there is a speaker. i Keep our meetings scent free (we have members and guests who are allergic to perfumes, scented body wash, etc.) Family Transition Place Our commitment to FTP is 200 journals for the year. Please help by donating one or two at any time of the year. The journals need to be about 6”x8”, lined pages, bound by either coil or glue. Consider making a fabric cover. Please leave them in the basket provided at any meeting.