Category: Community

Community Quilt Day – Pillowcases & More

Our Community Quilt Day on January 29 was attended by over twenty members. On a dark and rainy day, the church hall was a warm and friendly place to hang out and sew together. Placemat kits were available and community quilts were sandwiched, but "Project Pillowcase" proved to be the theme of the day. Linda … Continue reading Community Quilt Day – Pillowcases & More

CQA Quilt Canada 2019 – Ottawa

Quilt Canada in Ottawa lasted four days. There were several quilt shows, workshops, lectures, demonstrations, and an extensive merchant mall. Barbara M and Marilyn C attended from Seymour Guild. Here is Anne's guilt for the CQA Quilt Guild Challenge for the theme of "Quilting Goes Viral". The Trend Tex Challenge had 90 quilts, the most … Continue reading CQA Quilt Canada 2019 – Ottawa

Berene Campbell – Finding the Cracks of Light in the Darkness

Quote -- "Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." -- Leonard Cohen Berene is a local quilt/fabric artist who presented a slide and trunk show to illustrate her journey in coping with anxiety. She guided us through her toolbox of attitudes and actions she … Continue reading Berene Campbell – Finding the Cracks of Light in the Darkness

Sharing fabric in the community

We recently received a very generous donation of fabric from a lovely lady in North Vancouver. The quilting fabric will be used to make quilts for donation in the community (Community Quilts), but she was also trying to find a home for other types of fabric, including felt and velvet, buttons and craft supplies! With … Continue reading Sharing fabric in the community

Community Quilts Day – Slab Quilts & More

Members met at the church hall on March 8 to make community quilts.  We cut, pieced, sandwiched and quilted, while swapping stories and sewing tips, truly testing our multi-tasking skills. Several of the projects were slab block quilts for Canada's Big Quilt Bee initiated by the Canadian Quilters' Association to mark Canada's 150th birthday this year.  The … Continue reading Community Quilts Day – Slab Quilts & More

Community Quilt Day March 2016

It was a good day making community quilts.  Linda's soup was heating on the stove for our lunch.  Les was busy keeping all of us busy.  Tea, coffee and treats were nearby.  Some of us won raffle prizes. Sewing machines were humming, and many quilts were sandwiched. We shared ideas about layering quilts, choosing colours, and other … Continue reading Community Quilt Day March 2016

Community Quilt Day March 2015

With the rain teeming outside, guild members gathered in our meeting hall to work on quilts for the community.  Sharing some time with fellow quilters was an enjoyable way to spend time, and cutting, stitching, designing, and other tasks kept everyone busy.  Many thanks to Yoskyl for producing custom-designed labels for our community quilts.  Thanks also to Les for … Continue reading Community Quilt Day March 2015

Barn Quilt Trails

While passing through northern Oregon last summer Lynn B and her husband noticed quilt blocks painted on barns!  Lynn discovered that the blocks are part of the Tillamook County Quilt Trails.  She brought back one brochure on quilt blocks on barns and another on quilt blocks on businesses in Tillamook.  Go to the website to find the Quilt … Continue reading Barn Quilt Trails