by Leslie Van Patter | Dec 1, 2021 | News
The fit of your mask does matter. ‘Fit for purpose,’ according to the MacMillan Dictionary, is something that is good enough to do the job it was designed to do. There were four cloth masks in the package I put in the mail, not just the two requested. They were going...
by Leslie Van Patter | Nov 22, 2021 | News
Congratulations to our sixth group of Fat Quarter Lottery winners: Barb C. (ON), Nicole M. (ON), Deborah M. (BC), Mary McD. (ON), and Mary W. (ON). Each received a lovely bundle of nine ruby red fat quarters to add to their stash! The lottery is part of this...
by Leslie Van Patter | Nov 10, 2021 | News
“The reason that your quilts resonate with so many is because it often comes at a time when our service members are the most vulnerable.” In 2006, Lezley Zwaal, a local Edmonton quilter presented quilts to three Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members who were recovering...
by Leslie Van Patter | Nov 3, 2021 | News
Facebook Group makes quilts for residential school survivors – and you can help! Update: There is no longer a deadline for blocks, tops, and quilts. Quilts for Survivors will be assembling quilts as long as quilters make them and Survivors need them. Quilters from all...
by Leslie Van Patter | Nov 2, 2021 | News
Janome is sponsoring up to 33 machines for the JN Jarper Youth Challenge 2022. Here’s a perfect opportunity to mentor a young quilter aged 5-19, and they could win a great prize! First prize in the JN Harper Youth Challenge 2022 is a Janome Horizon Memory Craft 8200...
