2021 – A Look Back

Zooming allowed us to have a full slate of speakers, a few workshops, and other activities to help members connect in 2021. We met quilters from other provinces and the interior of BC and we learned from our own members. Programme was varied and reflected the interests of our guild. Quilter on Fire, Brandy Maslowski … Continue reading 2021 – A Look Back

Staying Connected #44

Lots of red in this post! Plus, an item about the recent Walking Foot Quilting Workshop. From Genevieve ... "Roger's Cars," all done. This quilt will be given to a minister who is spending five years in Canada, with his family, to build up a new church. From Linda R ... Heart coasters to pop … Continue reading Staying Connected #44

“Speed Date with Improv” Zoom Workshop

Last Wednesday, November 4, and Thursday, November 5, mornings we had fun creating improv blocks with Krista Hennebury. Using the Zoom platform Krista showed videos of her directions regarding each block and then provided support as we worked on each one. Zoom allowed us to include two people from Ontario: a quilter from Krista's wait … Continue reading “Speed Date with Improv” Zoom Workshop

Quilting with Nicholas

On January 22nd we had a Free Motion Quilting workshop with Nicholas Turcan. He presented several ideas for quilting and was very good at encouraging us to move beyond our comfort zone. We had fun practicing our quilting, especially, the curls. NOTABLE:-- Can use a small whiteboard to doodle quilting designs-- Generally Nicholas does not … Continue reading Quilting with Nicholas

Quilt ’til You Wilt in May

Our first Quilt 'til You Wilt Day was a huge success. 19 members and members-in-waiting accomplished many hours of cutting, piecing, sandwiching, and quilting. There was a lot of visiting over our machines, during an exercise break led by Les, and over excellent snacks and a potluck lunch. We had positive feedback about new members … Continue reading Quilt ’til You Wilt in May

Courthouse Colourplay Workshop

On May 8 Krista Hennebury facilitated our experiments with free cutting of strips and much fun was had by all. Members and guests discovered they could cut straight lines free hand. Everyone was careful to heed Krista's warning to "pause before cutting and know where your other hand is". Penny's a guest's and Wendy's Anne's … Continue reading Courthouse Colourplay Workshop

What you missed if you didn’t come to the clothesline bag workshop!

Many thanks to Suzanne P for hosting this one... what a fun day we had on May 9th! There was a lot of sewing prep for this class for those who chose to wrap their clothesline in fabric (and no prep for moi, because I left my clothesline unwrapped for a more beachy feel!), but … Continue reading What you missed if you didn’t come to the clothesline bag workshop!

Wonky Stars continued…

Following our Wednesday Workshop with Dougal Walker, Linda D and I were at a sewing day on Saturday and both of us continued working on our Wonky Stars! We were wondering if anyone else has been making progress? We'd love to see how you're doing! Send pics of your progress to me, Penny N, and … Continue reading Wonky Stars continued…

Wonky Stars Workshop

What a fun day we had on April 25th with Dougal Walker in the Wonky Stars Workshop! It was a full house and many thanks to Barb M, Les O and Glenna W for making it happen. The morning was spent sewing itty-bitty scraps and bigger leftover bits together to form the improv centres of … Continue reading Wonky Stars Workshop

Beautiful Bargello – A Fall Workshop

Thanks to Moira for these super photos from the Bargello Workshop in October presented by our talented member Pat. Inspiring! "The Bargello Workshop was a lot of fun and the day just flew by." - Moira