Row of the Month Quilt Along: Row 5, Flying Geese
Welcome back to our Row of the Month quilt along. You will start the New Year off making Flying Geese blocks. There are many methods to making this block; we will be using the Stitch & Flip method to ensure maximum scrappiness, but if you wish to use another...
Seymour Quilters Guild – 2020 at Seymour Quilters Guild
Early in the year we had an excellent Free Motion Quilting Workshop with Nicholas Turcan and an inspiring trunk show given by Wendy Margerm, a local long arm quilter. Two of our members submitted entries to TrendTex, Tri-a-Triad, and CQA Guild Challenges, we had...
York Heritage Quilters Guild – Nine months in and York Heritage Quilters Guild is thriving
This definition of community is fairly dry: “a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common” (in our case, the love of quilting). As we navigate our way through the stresses associated with the pandemic, quilters have been...
Thunder Bay Quilters Guild – Technology still allows us opportunities to continue our learning journey
The Thunder Bay Quilters Guild held their December/Potluck meeting in a very different way! Instead of getting together and sharing a potluck feast, we met over Zoom. We were encouraged to wear an ugly Christmas sweater, or some form of festive attire. Our virtual...
Kingston Heirloom Quilters – A permanent collection of the International Quilt Museum
One day in September when I was visiting our member, Phyllis Vanhorne, she showed me a magazine clipping of a quilt she had made. I remembered the quilt because it was very distinctive – it had silhouettes of life-sized cats appliqued all over it. Phyllis said it...
Row of the Month Quilt Along: Row 4, Trees
Welcome back to our Row of the Month quilt along. This month marks the half way point in your project! You will be making a happy row of trees, which is timely given that Christmas is around the corner. The block is made using the paper foundation method and you can...
Making a List and Checking It Twice?
It's Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Are you making a list and checking it twice, looking for something for that special quilter friend? We've got just the thing! Why not give the gift of fabric? Despite the cancellation of the...
Sewing Machine Fundraiser
Do you remember the thrill of sitting in to a sewing machine for the very first time, imagining your potential? We suspect that the excitement still exists every time you sit down at your machine to create. We've just heard about a fantastic initiative to help put...
Row of the Month Quilt Along: Row 3, Smitten for Mittens
Welcome back to our Row of the Month quilt along. This month we’re making adorable mittens on a string, perfect for this time of year as the temperatures start to drop and we pull out all our winter gear. These appliqué mittens will warm your heart. Use your favourite...
Two New Virtual Concurrent Shows
Take a little time to explore two wonderful exhibits of Canadian talent in our Canadian Quilt Gallery - Concurrent Shows that were originally to be displayed at Quilt Canada 2020. They will be up on the website for the month of November. You Could be Quoting...
Saskatoon Quilters Guild – The world has paused – proceed with caution!
Since the world hit the pause button in March, we have been thankful for the wonderful Saskatoon Quilters Guild executive team which has been working hard to determine the best way to proceed in a new and safe way. Currently virtual guild gatherings have been planned...
West End Quilters – Not letting Covid-19 slow them down
The West End Quilters are not letting Covid-19 slow them down. When meetings were cancelled in the middle of March people kept quilting and sending pictures back and forth to each other. We resumed outdoor in-person meetings in August in the garden of a member's...