Barb Mortell came to our May meeting from Denman Island, where she follows her passion for innovative and improvisational quilting, and other creative pursuits. The theme of her presentation was "Log Cabins - Traditions & Innovations." As we admired and studied her quilts, Barb talked about how the traditional log cabin block can be reinvented with such techniques as stretching … Continue reading Barb Mortell – Breaking the Rules
Quilting in Alaska
Moira S. visited a quilt shop and attended a quilt show in Sitka, Alaska recently, when she was returning from Japan on a cruise ship. Sitka is a city of about 9,000 people located on Baranof Island on the outer coast of Alaska's panhandle. With some time ashore, Moira discovered the Ocean Waves Quilt Guild Annual Show in … Continue reading Quilting in Alaska
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
Hearst Castle, California – A Quilting Connection
Who knew I would be talking quilting during a visit to Hearst Castle! This opulent mansion, high in the hills overlooking the Central California Coast, was built by William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), an American newspaper magnate. He was one of the wealthiest men of his time, and actress Marion Davies (1897-1961) was his long-time partner. … Continue reading Hearst Castle, California – A Quilting Connection
Sharon Pederson Trunk Show
Sharon Pederson presented her trunk show “Stories from the Road” at our April meeting. Sharon described herself as a traditional quilter, not an art quilter. She was hooked by quilting from the start and went on to pursue special interests in reversible quilts, sashiko stitching, machine appliqué, colour, and machine embroidery. Friends and other quilters … Continue reading Sharon Pederson Trunk Show
A Quilt Museum in a Heritage Mansion
What a perfect pairing - a quilt museum in a beautifully restored Victorian home. The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum has been located in the Gaches Mansion in La Conner, Washington, since 1997. La Conner is a small, picturesque town in northern Washington, with its main street bordering a natural canal and the broad farmlands … Continue reading A Quilt Museum in a Heritage Mansion
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
Terry Aske Trunk Show – March 2015
At our March meeting, members enjoyed a trunk show presented by Terry Aske, a Vancouver art quilter. Terry started her quilting journey in 1998, when she took her first course and discovered she really liked it. As an accountant in her other life, Terry told us that quilting gives her opportunities to explore her creativity. She uses … Continue reading Terry Aske Trunk Show – March 2015
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
Roxanne’s, A Wish and a Dream – California Quilt Shop Dazzles
In the small coastal town of Carpinteria, California, south of Santa Barbara, is a quilt shop you won't want to miss if you are in the area. Step through the periwinkle-coloured doors into Roxanne's world of colour and imaginative displays and you won't want to leave. Visit this inspiring quilt shop online at http://www.roxannequilts.com/.
January 2015
Happy New Year and Welcome to the new executive and committee members. The program was in two parts. First we heard about Stephanie and her plans for the our new shop on the North Shore --- Stitch and Bobbin. Secondly, Lorna gave us a lesson on the use of the Twistn Stitch ruler. It looked like … Continue reading January 2015
November and Landscape Design
We all enjoyed Leslie Forbes' talk on her process in creating landscape quilts. Leslie works from pictures and has an eye for the subtlety of showing colours in designs. One of her more recent designs is the lantern with flowers in 3D.
September with Lorna Moffat
Lorna Moffat gave an inspiring and entertaining presentation on her fabric art journey. She talked about her days as an Art student in Scotland to living in various countries before settling in North Vancouver. Lorna often works with silk and uses a variety of techniques and materials. She presented a slide show which included pictures … Continue reading September with Lorna Moffat
Web Woman Wanders
As many of you know a few of our members have been travelling in Europe for the last few weeks. I was one of them. I did come across two quilt shops in Amsterdam that were next door to each other - Den Haan & Wagenmakers which specializes in reproduction fabrics, specifically antique Dutch chintzes, and - … Continue reading Web Woman Wanders
HQWT in March
Our Have Quilts Will Travel show went well. We had quite a few attendees. We present information on the history of quilting and show at least one quilt made for the Quilts of Valour. The one below was made by Linda F. Several members showed quilts that included an antique quilt, various lap quilts, full size … Continue reading HQWT in March
March meeting
At the March meeting we were inspired by guest speaker - Vivian Kapusta during her presentation Follow Your Heart Using a slide show to illustrate her points Vivian talked about inspiration --- She encouraged us to observe the natural world, to keep a journal of ideas, to take art courses, and to believe in ourselves when we want … Continue reading March meeting
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
February 2014 Meeting
Beyond the Quilt Pattern - Embellishment Our program committee - Ilse L., Isabelle J., and Bev D. - gave a trunk show of amazing art quilts they have created. They used the quilts to demonstrate the application of the various techniques and materials they had on display for us to peruse and try after the … Continue reading February 2014 Meeting
January Meeting for Health
At our January meeting Deanna McMullan, a physiotherapist, was an excellent speaker and gave us guidelines for ways to prevent problems when we are on-a-roll of quilt making. Her presentation concentrated on: exercises - The exercises she demonstrated are similar to those for people who spend a lot of time at their desktop computers. The … Continue reading January Meeting for Health
Sue Spargo at La Conner Quilt Museum
Sue Spargo's work is on exhibit at the La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum. Sue attended the opening of her exhibit. She is friendly and willing to share her methods for textured / embellished quilting. At the opening she walked attendees through the exhibit and talked about her growth and noted that she is always looking … Continue reading Sue Spargo at La Conner Quilt Museum
Seymour Quilters Guild 