In 2019, I was wandering around the Bruce Mines Museum (about 40 minutes east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) when something caught my eye – quilt blocks and descriptions bound in a hand-made book. Neat! It was made by the local Women’s Institute (WI). Even the front and...
The Oakville Fibre Artists’ 6th Hanging By A Thread show is up now and being well received. Our poster with all the details needed to attend the show appears on the Events Calendar. The show opens every day until April 2nd, with very generous viewing...
In February 2023, Wendy van der Walt was feeling sorry for herself after missing Quilt Con, the Modern Quilt Guild’s signature event. To boost her mood, she began scrolling through photos. She stopped cold at the image of members of the Portland Modern Quilters Guild....
In 1924, Canada won its first Olympic gold in ice hockey at the inaugural Winter Games in Chamonix, France. Prohibition ended in Alberta as drivers in Prince Edward Island switched to the right-hand side of the road. Further, our red ensign started flying atop...
Like most guilds, the Cranbrook Quilters Guild had 40 years of photographs and minutes meticulously stored in filing cabinets and albums. The question arose: Is this history worth preserving in a public record? The simple answer is “yes.” So, it created a quilt...
