by Leslie Van Patter | Mar 29, 2022 | News
Should we, and can we, offer that format to our members? When the coronavirus pandemic struck, Royal City Quilters’ Guild (RCQG) in Guelph, Ontario, promptly moved to a virtual format. Read about our experience in the Autumn 2020 issue of Canadian Quilter magazine....
by Leslie Van Patter | Mar 24, 2022 | News
A Dresden Plate quilt made with pieces from three generations of fibre artists. Our Guild leader Marianne had an idea at our regular monthly zoom meeting. She suggested that we look through our individual UFOs and start a new project. The suggestion was met with mixed...
by Leslie Van Patter | Mar 24, 2022 | News
Marianne Parsons creates 3D owls from materials sourced from local thrift stores. For almost 50 years, I’ve shopped the local thrift shops, gleaning interesting textures and fibres that spoke to me. Curtains, men’s suits, saris … nothing is off the table. Clerks often...
by Ana Dailey | Mar 21, 2022 | CQA/ACC Guild Reports
On March 17th, Clarington Quilt Guild opened it’s doors again after an almost two year hiatus, and the excitement amongst all the members was very welcoming. The Guild has also made a switch from an evening meeting to a day time meeting, and this too has been...
by Leslie Van Patter | Mar 18, 2022 | News
Quilt Blocks for the New Millenium The Quilt-Along for 2022 is a Re-Run of the 12 original Quilt Blocks for the New Millenium, first published in the Canadian Quilter in 1999-2000. The blocks were introduced by Dusty Newey, a past President of CQA/ACC and long-time...
