UNDERGROUND RAILROAD with ANNE S.

What an interesting meeting! Anne's excellent talk on Quilts in the Underground Railroad did not dispell the myth but it did give us a better understanding of the possible code. Anne's references: Burns, Eleanor, & Bouchard, Sue. Underground Railroad Sampler. Quilt in a Day, California, 2003 Rubin, Stella. How to Compare and Value American Quilts. Opus … Continue reading UNDERGROUND RAILROAD with ANNE S.

"I SPY a GARDEN" WORKSHOP

How does your garden grow? Carefully with colour and in hexagons. Susan Purney Mark shared her system for creating scenes. We had great fun choosing fabrics, cutting hexagons, and cutting more hexagons Then arranging them to create our own scenes. Everyone's was different - amazing! Visit Susan's website at … Continue reading "I SPY a GARDEN" WORKSHOP

DIANE STEVENSON and OUR HISTORY

March was the beginning of a history of Canada theme at our meetings. Diane Stevenson presented a mini general history illustrated with maps and artifacts, including, a beaver pelt and hat. For the quilting history part of her talk she showed many quilts which she or members of her family made and others which she … Continue reading DIANE STEVENSON and OUR HISTORY

SEMINOLE with CAROL

Our workshop is over and I think we may have a few quilts to show at the upcoming meeting. Carol is such a patient teacher and always had constructive comments to help with the colour and design questions that came up as we made our quilts.

TOM and SEWING MACHINE MAINTENANCE

Another interesting meeting. Who knew that sewing machine maintenance could be such a funny topic! With Carola last month and, now, Tom saying that the most important thing we can do is change the needle I need to make sure I have a couple of packages of needles handy at all times. Tom's second most … Continue reading TOM and SEWING MACHINE MAINTENANCE

CAROLA and MACHINE QUILTING

We had great fun at the quilting workshop. Carola had some useful tips and was ready and willing to help get the best results from everyone's machine. We learned about needles and threads and free motion quilting. She opened her portable "shop". Many people found threads to complete the projects. Carola's website is Carola's Quilt … Continue reading CAROLA and MACHINE QUILTING