Kudos to Langley Quilters' Guild members! What a wonderful show you put on this year! There was so much inspiration to be had, and of course a goodly number of shopping opportunities, too! Oh, and raffle prizes galore to be won (not by me, sadly, not a one!). I ran into a number of Seymour … Continue reading Langley Quilters’ Guild Show: The Threads That Bind Us
Jane Johnstone – Magical Miniature Quilts
Jane Johnstone is a local quilter with a self-admitted consuming passion for making small quilts, and we were dazzled by her collection at our May meeting. The smallest quilt looked to be somewhere around 6 inches by 8 inches in size. She was introduced to miniature quilts through a course she took, and she was … Continue reading Jane Johnstone – Magical Miniature Quilts
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!
City of Gardens Quilt Show – Victoria Quilters’ Guild
From Linda D ... Last Friday I attended the Victoria Quilters' Guild’s show in Victoria. Just crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victoria was a lovely mini holiday! The sunny weather was fabulous, all the flowers and shrubs were in bloom, and the promise of summer was just around the corner. Then of … Continue reading City of Gardens Quilt Show – Victoria Quilters’ Guild
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
Dougal Walker – The Joy of Stitchery
Dougal Walker entertained us at our April meeting with stories about her creative journey and a trunk show full of delightful folk art stitchery and colourful modern art quilts. We were off to a good start when she mentioned the apron that some of us made in Home Economics class back in high school. Pockets, … Continue reading Dougal Walker – The Joy of Stitchery
April 2018 – Pitcher Block
Congratulations to Barb McG for winning the house blocks. Members told me they were fun to make. Thanks again to everyone who made Hourglass blocks for the January Block of the Month. They came together very well to make the quilt that will now go to Quilts of Valour. The Pitcher Block is now on … Continue reading April 2018 – Pitcher Block
Catherine Nicholls, Textile Artist
Catherine Nicholls brought some of her textile art to our March meeting. She began by telling us that the presentation she was about to give would be her last for the time being, so we were fortunate to have her visit our guild. She is looking forward to spending lots of time in her new … Continue reading Catherine Nicholls, Textile Artist
Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation 2018
The Silk Purse Arts Centre in West Vancouver is currently exhibiting works by 26 talented fibre artists, who are sharing their interpretations of the cherry blossom. Photographs of the art on display are not permitted, so you will have to imagine the many techniques and the variety of stitches that the artists have used to … Continue reading Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation 2018
March 2018 Block of the Month
Thanks to everyone who made blocks. Linda F won all the 31 blocks! Congratulations, Linda. The block for March is a house block and it can be adjusted to suit each person. Have fun playing with this block. You will find the directions through a link here, or the Block of the Month page under … Continue reading March 2018 Block of the Month
Desert Guilds Quilt Show 2018
From Moira ... Here are some pictures from the Desert Guilds Quilt Show which is a joint show by the Cactus Sew-Ables, Coachella Valley and Pass Patchers Quilt Guilds. This was their 10th Biennial Quilt Show held in Palm Springs on March 2 and 3. Viewers Choice The quilt above (Grandma's Flower Garden) was hand … Continue reading Desert Guilds Quilt Show 2018
Sharing fabric in the community
We recently received a very generous donation of fabric from a lovely lady in North Vancouver. The quilting fabric will be used to make quilts for donation in the community (Community Quilts), but she was also trying to find a home for other types of fabric, including felt and velvet, buttons and craft supplies! With … Continue reading Sharing fabric in the community
Lauren Tolhurst: A trunk show to inspire
I imagine most of us rushed home from the February meeting to sew, inspired by the multitude of quilts, large and small, that Lauren Tolhurst of Busy Bobbin Longarm Quilting brought to show us! She likes to inspire people, and encourages working without a pattern. "If you work with a pattern, you're not solving problems, and so … Continue reading Lauren Tolhurst: A trunk show to inspire
February 2018 Block of the Month
Wow, we received 30 Hourglass blocks! Barbara McG and Marilyn C won the blocks. Congratulations! The next block is a colourful one and uses an intriguing way to make HSTs. My inspiration for this block is a Kaffe Fassett quilt with HSTs arranged in fours - in four-patches and in columns or rows of four … Continue reading February 2018 Block of the Month
Thom Atkins – Bead Embellished Quilts
Many thanks to Moira S for sharing this story about her recent visit to a quilt guild in Southern California. "I attended the Coachella Valley Quilt Guild meeting on Saturday. The speaker was Thom Atkins who did a wonderful talk on his beaded quilts which were truly works of art. He did a slide presentation … Continue reading Thom Atkins – Bead Embellished Quilts
Favourite quilting things
"Raindrops on roses, And whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favorite things ..." My favourite quilting things can't compete with the magical images in that well-known song from The Sound of Music. "Brown pizza boxes, tied up with strings, etc." ... No, … Continue reading Favourite quilting things
Inspired by Africa: How a BC quilter’s art went from West Coast to wild
When Pippa Moore, our January speaker, first left Canada to spend three years in Lesotho in Southern Africa, she took along a quilt she was working on. It was in blues, off-whites and muted forest green. Things changed once she found herself entranced by the vibrant, saturated colours much loved by the African women she … Continue reading Inspired by Africa: How a BC quilter’s art went from West Coast to wild
January 2018 Block of the Month
Thanks to everyone who made blocks. The 14 blocks were won by Anne W. Congratulations Anne. The January block is the Hourglass block. The directions are ... on the January Block of the Month page. You can choose to make the block with any fabric with red in it. It could be abstract, floral, child … Continue reading January 2018 Block of the Month
Wow – what a lovely lunch!
For those who didn't manage to make it to our Christmas pot luck, boy did you miss out! We arrived to festively set tables, complete with beautiful runners and the prettiest centre pieces (thank you, Linda F); the latter were later won by one lucky member at each table. Apart from the fabulous food - … Continue reading Wow – what a lovely lunch!
Seymour Quilters Guild 