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BHCG 2019 Annual Picnic Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild is happy to invite you to our 2019 Annual Picnic: Saturday, June 8th, from 10 AM to 3PM, at Centennial Hall, 288 Beaconsfield Blv, Beaconsfield, Qc, H9W 4A7 Please bring : your hooking; an item for show and tell; a lawn chair, if you have room in your car and if the weather is nice; your name tag, if you still have it, bit we will have some on hand. Vendors: Judith Dallegret , with her wonderful wool, Linda Desbiens , with her lovely sari silk ribbon and roving, Isabelle Rollin  wit her beautiful handmade wooden item and patterns, Jacques Lepage with his rug hooking frames and stands, along with his gripper frames for punch needle. We will provide a morning snack and lunch along with delicious sweets. Coffe, tea and water will be available. RSVP to Dawna Matthew 2019 Picnic Invitation

Congratulations! Louise finished her fisrt rug! One of our new members, Louise, just finished her first rug. Look at that smile! Congratulations Louise!

Birds of a Feather themed rug exhibition_ By Dawna Matthew BHCG Display April 12th – 14th was the OHCG Annual held in London, Ontario. Our guild had a beautiful display with 38 rugs/pieces. In all 774 rugs/pieces were in the exhibition and there were 170 registered participants for the 3 day event. Workshops were offered on all 3 days and Sunday it was opened to the public. Thank you to everyone who sent a rug representing Beaconsfield and also thank you to those who travelled all the way to London for the event. Mary's "Bird day" cake!!

Congratulations Ti and Dawna!_ OHCG Teacher Certification 2019 At the OHCG Annual General Meeting, on Saturday, two of our members, Ti Seymour and Dawna Matthew, along with 8 others, received their OHCG Teacher Certification.

Punch Needle Rug Hooking Day_ By Dawna Matthew April 13 was Punch Needle Rug Hooking Day and even though we were away in London, Ontario, for the OHCG Annual we managed to get some punching done. Thank you to Christie Beniston for providing the sweet little Busy Bee pattern. Candace, Claire, Dawna, Ti and our friend Iris Simpson joined in the punching fun.

The Cushion Project: Barachois Historic Church_ Grand Barachois, New Brunswick, By Emmy Maten 200 Hooked Cushions for my 200th Logo The Barachois Historic Church, now a local museum, art gallery, and summer concert venue, commences its 200th year celebrations with “ 200 Hooked Cushions for my 200th ”. The cushions will be permanently exhibited on the old wooden church pews. The opening exhibition of these donated hooked cushions will be held August 18, during the 2019 World Acadian National Congress. An exposition catalogue will be produced to include photos of the cushions and information about the artisans, their creation, as well as technical details. Cushions Several of our Guild members were very keen to participate in this creative project. Shown here are 6 of our members with their cushions. Clockwise from left to bottom right: Ti, Claire, Emmy, Kitt, Dawna, Manon Candace also made a cushion, which the Church has already received. This exhibit...

In The News Andrée Lapensée and Denise Morissette's work has been featured by the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild Newsletter. See pages 23 and 32! Congratulations to both of you!.  OHCG Issue 1 Spring 2019, page 23 "L'arbre de la vie", original, hooked by Andrée Lapensée. OHCG Issue 1 Spring 2019, page 32 "Marche vers St Jacques de Compostel", original, hooked bu Denise Morissette

OHCG Newsletter / Spring 2019  Ontario Hooking Craft Guild - Reports by Branch Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild (Area 1) This is the Quarterly Activities Report published in the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild Newsletter. OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring. Cover OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring.  Page 7  Reports by Branch: Our activities from September to December 2018 OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring. Page 17 Celebrating International Rug Hooking Day! OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring. Page 31  A picture about our contribution to the Barachois Project! OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring.  Page 35 Our Self Portrait Challenge has been featured by the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild Newsletter! Congratulations to everyone involve in this special project! OHCG 2019 Issue 1 Spring. Page 37