October 2018 – Members Teaching Members

The program at our October meeting was our traditional "Members Teaching Members," and it was fun, inspiring, and informative, as always. Several presentations were given by members, and small groups moved from table to table, enjoying demonstrations of hexigons, folded stars, thread painting and machine embroidery, single fold bindings, a super quick table runner, ruler … Continue reading October 2018 – Members Teaching Members

May 2018 – Churn Dash Block

Congratulations to Lorna on winning the Pitcher Blocks. I know she already has plans for them. Thanks to Anne for showing her wheelchair quilts made with the Envelope Blocks! Now that Quilt Canada has come and gone I hope you will have time to make the Churn Dash Block. Please make the background white and … Continue reading May 2018 – Churn Dash Block

April 2018 – Pitcher Block

Congratulations to Barb McG for winning the house blocks. Members told me they were fun to make. Thanks again to everyone who made Hourglass blocks for the January Block of the Month. They came together very well to make the quilt that will now go to Quilts of Valour. The Pitcher Block is now on … Continue reading April 2018 – Pitcher Block

March 2018 Block of the Month

Thanks to everyone who made blocks. Linda F won all the 31 blocks! Congratulations, Linda. The block for March is a house block and it can be adjusted to suit each person. Have fun playing with this block. You will find the directions through a link here, or the Block of the Month page under … Continue reading March 2018 Block of the Month

February 2018 Block of the Month

Wow, we received 30 Hourglass blocks! Barbara McG and Marilyn C won the blocks. Congratulations! The next block is a colourful one and uses an intriguing way to make HSTs. My inspiration for this block is a Kaffe Fassett quilt with HSTs arranged in fours - in four-patches and in columns or rows of four … Continue reading February 2018 Block of the Month

January 2018 Block of the Month

Thanks to everyone who made blocks. The 14 blocks were won by Anne W. Congratulations Anne. The January block is the Hourglass block. The directions are ... on the January Block of the Month page. You can choose to make the block with any fabric with red in it. It could be abstract, floral, child … Continue reading January 2018 Block of the Month

December 2017 Block of the Month

The eleven Tree blocks were won by Linda. She already has plans for them. Congratulations Linda. The December Block of the Month is a star. I have seen it called a Sawtooth Star and a Variable Star. It is now on our website where it can be found through a link on the Block of … Continue reading December 2017 Block of the Month

November Block of the Month

Congratulations to Irene T who went home with about 16 Migrating Geese blocks. Have fun putting them together Irene. The November Block is on the Block of the Month page. Have fun with it and please let us know if you make any extra ones for yourself or anyone else.