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
Category: Workshops
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
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
Paul Krampitz – Working with Wedges
Paul Krampitz's Working with Wedges Workshop was well attended, with members enthusiastic about learning something new and sharing the process with quilting friends. Armed with our wedge templates, we learned how to cut our fabric into angled pieces and sew them together to create interesting effects. We started with the basics, creating our own block. Later, Paul showed us some variations such as … Continue reading Paul Krampitz – Working with Wedges
Wonky Tree Workshop – Paper Foundation Piecing with Carol Piercy
On October 12 twenty-four guild members participated in a workshop presented by local quilting teacher, Carol Piercy. We got busy with pencils and paper and learned how to make our own paper foundation pattern for a "wonky" tree, which would be the centre design of a small wallhanging. The project was a nice manageable size, with lots of scope … Continue reading Wonky Tree Workshop – Paper Foundation Piecing with Carol Piercy
Marianne Haak Workshop – Playing with Colour & Technique
Marianne Haak led her Colour Shot Quilt-As You-Go Workshop for our guild in September. Over two days, we learned the construction secrets behind her Colour Shot quilt. She taught us several techniques for making the blocks. The blocks are sandwiched and quilted individually, and we learned how to join them together afterwards. It was great fun building our blocks in a more free-wheeling … Continue reading Marianne Haak Workshop – Playing with Colour & Technique
Karen Johnson Workshop
Karen Johnson is a textile artist and an instructor with the Fibre Art Network. She taught a workshop for the guild on April 13 called "Textured Backgrounds" where we learned several methods for creating interesting visually textured backgrounds for art quilts. These backgrounds are made from two or more fabrics. They can be woven, assembled with … Continue reading Karen Johnson Workshop
Krista Hennebury Workshop – A Recipe for Modern
Choose your colour ingredients. Use a few traditional techniques. Add lots of innovative cutting and improvised piecing. Spice it up with your own creativity, and you have a recipe for a modern quilt. Krista’s workshop, “Improv Under the Influence,” was a lot of fun. We learned how to make a quilt that Krista designed and called … Continue reading Krista Hennebury Workshop – A Recipe for Modern
Lorna Moffat Workshop – Silk Unraveled
Marilyn C On April 23rd several of our members attended our "Silk Unraveled" workshop with Lorna Moffat. Lorna shared some of her favourite techniques for building a background or for embellishment. We were encouraged to layer threads and bits of fabrics onto a larger pieces of fabric. We were encouraged to let go and play! … Continue reading Lorna Moffat Workshop – Silk Unraveled
Circle Play Workshop
For two days in January fourteen of our members participated in a workshop with Lorna Shapiro and played with colour, shading, and circles. On the first day backgrounds were designed with either rectangles or half square triangles. Those working with rectangles brought rectangles from 12 fabrics in colour runs from light to dark. Those working with HST's brought two main … Continue reading Circle Play Workshop
Stack’n’Whack Workshop
Our workshop was a hit! What a variety of colour choices! We sewed all day and everyone managed to do at least a couple blocks. The process and the results were interesting. We had to be careful with cutting and assembling then each block was different. Kerry and her three helpers kept us on the … Continue reading Stack’n’Whack Workshop
Gail Hunt Workshop
Great day with Gail Hunt! The morning was spent creating a background. In the afternoon we learned how to make confetti and apply it to create the landscape. The little piles are the palette of colours that are carefully applied to the background. Some of the participants were already applying confetti and net to their … Continue reading Gail Hunt Workshop
“Carol’s Mystery” Workshop
On February 1st we arrived with our darks, lights, medium darks and medium lights. We had no idea what the result would be! Carol led us through 7 steps and by the end of the day most of us had a few quilt blocks finished. A few people brought theirs to the February meeting -
September 28th Workshops
Workshop notes from Ellen F. - Leaf Printing - Hatti Hunter taught us how to print fabric using craft paint and leaves collected from our gardens. We were inspired by Hatti's beautiful samples including: a queen-sized quilt, a vest, wall hangings, placemats, coasters, trivets, and stationery. How Should I Quilt This? - Kirsten Yee inspired … Continue reading September 28th Workshops