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.
Tag: Meetings
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
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
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
Machine Quilting in November 2013
At our meeting Lynn Fanthorpe came to speak on Fearless Machine Quilting. Following are some of Lynn's hints for successful machine quilting. Use sheets of unlined paper and practice machine quilting ideas. This can help your brain get into the rhythm and flow of what you want to do on your quilt. Use machine quilting gloves. Needles … Continue reading Machine Quilting in November 2013
October and the VMQG
Everyone enjoyed our speakers from the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild. Holly Broadland is the founder of the VMQG and co-President and Felicity Ronaghan is the other co-President. Holly and Felicity talked about the Internet and the role it has in Modern Quilting, both in spreading ideas and in helping people connect and share their interest. They … Continue reading October and the VMQG
April 2013 Meeting
---- BORDERS, BORDERS, BORDERS!! --- Carol Piercy spoke on borders. She had us thinking about multiple borders, several different takes on pieced borders, and colour considerations as borders can enhance the beauty of the quilt. Picture of one of her quilts in progress where borders will be added as a sandwich. Carol also talked about … Continue reading April 2013 Meeting
March 2013 Meeting
Our Program committee brought us another great meeting full of inspiration. Catherine Nicholls is a local, international artist who has expanded her art from paint to fibre. She presented and talked about some of her art quilts. One of Catherine's particular joys is words - they are often stitched on by free motion writing or … Continue reading March 2013 Meeting
February 2013 Meeting
20 February 2013 What an inspiration, Matt Wheeler, owner of The Quilted Bear in Ladner, talked about his quilt journey and presented a trunk show. We were inspired by his enthusiasm for quilting. These are only a few of his quilts. If you would like to see them again, a few of them will be on display at … Continue reading February 2013 Meeting
October with Gail Hunt
Our October guest Speaker was Gail Hunt, well known quilting instructor, author, and award winning innovator. Gail's audio-visual presentation titled, The Anatomy of a Canadian Quilter features quilts and quilters from across Canada. The presentation was great - interesting and funny! We all recognized parts of ourselves in her presentation! Gail mentioned that she has just been building … Continue reading October with Gail Hunt
April Meeting
A nice short meeting for everyone. Thanks to Community Quilts for the well prepared kits. Each set of fabrics had instructions for cutting and we soon had many kits ready for the May 2 Community Quilt Day work session. Hope to see many of you there.
March Meeting
Louise Jackson
February 2012 Meeting
Uschi Greiner and Kerry Karmen of Wool Penny Rugs gave an lovely trunk show of their work with wool applique. They sold single kits, block-of-the-month kits, and some fabric then did a short workshop for some members. You can sign up for their newsletter on the website Wool Penny Rugs.
January 2012
Our first meeting of the year. Our guild business was soon finished and we saw a few items in Show and Tell. After the break Elaine A. presented her quilting journey in applique. Elained showed her quilts and she explained the process for building them. Picture to follow.
December Meeting – Challenge ends!
We had a lovely afternoon with great company and good food. The Challenge came to an end and the UFO's poured in. Of the 23 members who challenged themselves to finish 75 quilts, we saw 60 finished quilts and 14 members finished all their UFO's. It has been a great year. All the best of … Continue reading December Meeting – Challenge ends!
November 2011 Meeting
Many thanks to Maureen, Uschi, and Carol for their presentations. Maureen's Leaves Galore Template looks complicated to use but it does make excellent leaves and vines and other curved items or lines. What a boon for applique! See another demo on You Tube Uschi's felted wool designs are as beautiful as ever. If you want … Continue reading November 2011 Meeting
October Meeting – Susan Jensen
Susan Jensen - quilter, pattern designer and teacher Susan’s delightful visual presentation took us along on her journey from beginning quilter to accomplished pattern designer. Her love of beautiful threads and embroidery stitches are incorporated into many of her original designs. We enjoyed the opportunity to see her sample wall hangings and quilts and then … Continue reading October Meeting – Susan Jensen
September Meeting
Welcome back everyone! The September meeting was very good. Kirsten Chursinoff's detailed art pieces showed us that the tiniest pieces o fabric have merit. She stressed that she uses trimmings that most of us would sweep off the floor and throw in the trash. Much of Kirsten's inspiration comes from nature - flowers, the trees, … Continue reading September Meeting
JUNE MEETING
Thank you Sylvia, for hosting another successful June meeting. More UFO Challenge quilts came in and more quilts tops ready to be sandwiched and quilted. A good time was had by all. Note: The EVENTS page has been updated with new events and more info for some of the already listed events.
Seymour Quilters Guild 