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

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

Krista Hennebury – The Search for a Signature Style

Krista is a North Vancouver quilter who is active with all things quilty. She has a blog and an Instagram site, she develops and publishes patterns, authored Make It, Take It, gives inspirational presentations and workshops all over the world, shows quilts, and participates in guilds. At our April meeting Krista presented a slide show … Continue reading Krista Hennebury – The Search for a Signature Style

Nicholas Turcan – Journey Into Quilting

Nicholas Turcan was our March speaker.  He is multi-talented - even a professional baker - who has embraced quilting, and does much of the amazing quilting of the sample quilts at The Cloth Shop on Granville Island in Vancouver, BC. Nicholas told us the story of how he came to quilting.   Trying his hand at … Continue reading Nicholas Turcan – Journey Into Quilting

Cathy Miller, The Singing Quilter

Cathy Miller and her husband John put on a great show at our November meeting.  Cathy played guitar and sang  songs she has written about the world of  a quilter, with John accompanying on harmonica and vocals – and sometimes with a laser pointer!  Their performance was held in the beautiful Church Sanctuary at Gloria … Continue reading Cathy Miller, The Singing Quilter

Travels with Diane – A Quilter in Paris

Diane has been exploring Paris, and, of course, exploring the fabric scene there as well.  Here's a taste of what a quilter can find in France's City of Light ... My husband thought we were going to Sacre-Coeur for the afternoon.  We did walk around, and I did a sketch -- but my main goal … Continue reading Travels with Diane – A Quilter in Paris

October 2018 – Members Teaching Members

The program at our October meeting was our traditional "Members Teaching Members," and it was fun, inspiring, and informative, as always.  Several presentations were given by members, and small groups moved from table to table, enjoying demonstrations of hexigons, folded stars, thread painting and machine embroidery, single fold bindings, a super quick table runner, ruler … Continue reading October 2018 – Members Teaching Members

September 2018 – A New Quilting Season

Our September meeting was a busy one after a long, hot summer, and it was great to get together again and look forward to quilting activities ahead. Thanks to our talented member, Les, who brought her amazing and varied collection of beautiful quilts to accompany her presentation about quilt backs.  As we learned, quilt backs … Continue reading September 2018 – A New Quilting Season

Modern Quilt Showcase 2018 – A Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild Show

The Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild recently held their second biennial show, Modern Quilt Showcase, at The Pipe Shop venue in North Vancouver, B.C.  The Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild is eight years old, with about 120 members, and is part of the worldwide modern quilting movement. The quilts in Modern Quilt Showcase 2018 were colourful and … Continue reading Modern Quilt Showcase 2018 – A Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild Show

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Oregon

From Moira ... "I was in Sisters, Oregon, for the Outdoor Quilt Show July 14.  It was very hot but worth the two hours walking around.  My husband even walked with me. There were quilts from Campbell River and Comox on display.  They also did fabric postcards.  Special ones were auctioned and others sold for … Continue reading Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Oregon

“BeDazzled” – A Parksville Quilt Show

Quilting is alive and well on Vancouver Island, as I discovered on a recent visit to "BeDazzled," a quilt show presented by the Parksville Quilt House Quilters’ Guild. As I entered the venue, I could see right away that this was a really big show!  The guild has over 300 members and was registered in … Continue reading “BeDazzled” – A Parksville Quilt Show

A Delicious Meeting before the Summer Break

Our June potluck luncheon was a lovely way to get together before summer. The tables were decorated with stunning floral centrepieces – vases of orange roses, lady’s mantle and ferns set on teal coloured chargers with shimmering glass beads, courtesy of Linda F. They generated a lot of discussion about colour and creativity, which are … Continue reading A Delicious Meeting before the Summer Break

Quilts Bloom at the Lions Gate Quilters’ Guild Show

Here are a few images from the Lions Gate Quilters' Guild Show held recently at Capilano University in North Vancouver.  On the day I was there, there were many quilters in attendance, but also, as one visitor told me, people who just like to look at quilts!  A husband offered praise for his wife's quilts, … Continue reading Quilts Bloom at the Lions Gate Quilters’ Guild Show

A Visit to Quilt Canada 2018

Quilters gathered in Vancouver today at the opening of Quilt Canada 2018, a national show organized by the Canadian Quilters' Association.  The three-day event is in the West Building of the Vancouver Convention Centre and showcases the work of quiltmakers from across Canada. Quilts ranged from traditional to modern in style, and represented a variety of … Continue reading A Visit to Quilt Canada 2018