What members are making (and fixing) ... From Chris ... My daughter in Williams Lake sent me 2 panels like the first picture. From each panel I made 1 table runner, 1 placemat, 1 hotmat. I will send 1 tablerunner , 2 placemats, & 1 hotmat to my daughter. From Maureen ... Bunnies get prosthetic … Continue reading Staying Connected #55

More lovely quilting and sewing by members ... From Janet ... Here is my “Landscape Quilt,” finally finished from a day of instruction in a Landscape Workshop led by Rachel Derstine from Philadephia. It was a long day (9:30 am to 4pm), a lot of fun, and totally outside my comfort zone. I loved hearing … Continue reading Staying Connected #54

More from our quilting spaces ... From Eleanor ... My Covid resolution was to clean out my stash. No new fabrics, except some backing and batting. I have been cutting the "bits" into squares and making Maple leaf wheelchair quilts. Sadly, my stash still has the same number of boxes😞!!! From Barbara C ... "Sweet … Continue reading Staying Connected #53

Welcome to this week's show and tell. From Donna ... This is a 50th birthday gift for my nephew who is a registered professional forester in the Cariboo. This “Treez “ quilt is inspired by Jan Mullen, a modern improv quilter/artist in Australia. Every tree is different in shape, size, colour. The orange/rust represents the … Continue reading Staying Connected #52

From our quilting spaces ... From Moira ... A small tea cozy for a friend turning 70 in April. A cat bed done on our SOSAH day. Made out of leftover scraps from other projects. From Diane ... A second wheelchair ready to go Also from Diane ... The story of a "storymat." Made this … Continue reading Staying Connected #51

So here we are at post #50, and hasn't our quilting been all rather nifty? From Diane ... The youngest granddaughter's new quilt - done as a quilt-as-you-go. From Linda R ... I'm on to Easter projects ... fabric carrots and eggs, and rabbit coasters. From Arlene I ... Another community quilt finished. Quilting design … Continue reading Staying Connected #50

Here we go again, with another wonderful show and tell of all the different things we create. From Chris ... Completed these Easter Face Masks this past week. Some are ready to be mailed off to daughter & granddaughter and the others will be delivered here in North Vancouver. From Barbara C ... "Delightfully Da." … Continue reading Staying Connected #49

From our quilting spaces ... From Diane ... This quilt is from Krista Hennebury's Improv Zoom workshop. For the quilting, I just stitched the centre rectangle and then just went with whatever line appealed. One of the first times I've ever used a single fabric for the backing. From Lorna ... This is a Stack … Continue reading Staying Connected #47

We quilt on, as the winter weather changes daily - and often hourly - outside our windows! From Linda R ... Here is what I've been working on. This Temecula quilt is based on a 1760 vintage quilt made by Mary Parker for her wedding. Sheryl, the owner of Temecula Quilt Company in southern California, … Continue reading Staying Connected #46

So many fabrics to work with! Colours of every tint, tone, and shade. Bold prints, quiet prints, stripes and dots, blenders and solids. Different genres. Lovely collections. From Sharon R ... Just finished putting on the bindings for my rainbow scrap quilt (I made enough bindings for a king size quilt which this isn’t, so … Continue reading Staying Connected #43

Here are some projects from our quilting spaces. Maybe after our January presentation by Brandy Maslowski, some of those spaces are "studios magnificent" now! From Chris ... I’ve had this table runner pattern for several years, bought it on a cruise to Alaska. Finally got it done. Some Valentine masks I’ve made for some of … Continue reading Staying Connected #42

Welcome to this week's online show and tell, with a special treat for pet lovers! From Jo-Anne ... My completed 52 blocks CQA quilt. It was quilted by Wendy Margerm. Also, two wheelchair quilt tops just finished from Mystery Quilt block of the month by Nicholas Turcan. I decided not to carry on with the … Continue reading Staying Connected #41

Here are some more projects from our quilting spaces. Hope the new year finds you planning or enjoying a quilting project, too. From Chris ... Over the holiday I turned my Christmas block (from Glennis) into a wall hanging. From Diane ... Finally completed my 52 blocks in 52 weeks quilt from CQA. I used … Continue reading Staying Connected #40

Here are some of Donna's pre-Christmas creations, in her self-described "whirlwind of sewing!" Lots of ideas for year-round sewing. Dog blanket This is a great pattern. Self mitred. Takes no time to do. Good for baby blanket. It is for my grandson’s favourite dog cousin for Christmas. Cat grocery bag My aunt is a major … Continue reading Staying Connected #39

A wonderful chocolate box of quilting this week ... From Maureen ... after I got Yoskyl’s email, I decided to check out my (vintage) Dresden Plates quilt again. Interesting. The plates are not appliqued. They are hand stitched as you can see from the back. So the plates must have been zig zagged to prevent … Continue reading Staying Connected #38

In November, the Programme/Workshops Committee organized a Christmas Block Exchange. Members made a block for another member and sent it to them with a Christmas greeting. Here are some of the lovely blocks that arrived in mailboxes. Received by Judy P ... Received by Diane ... I received this block from Arlene T and found … Continue reading Staying Connected #37 – Twelve Blocks of Christmas