March 2010
Quilter’s on Vacation: March Break
If you are in Toronto, you might want to check this out: Hogg’s Hollow Disaster Quilt by fibre artist Laurie Swim, just take the subway to the York Mills Station. Housed in glass this 2-6 metre quilt marks the 50th anniversary of an accident that took place 10 metres underground killing 5 Italian immigrant workers
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String Quilts for Soldiers
Heather has a son and daughter-in-law in the Canadian Air Force, so one of her passions is contributing as much as she can to the Quilts of Valour initiative. This initiative donates quilts to wounded Canadian soldiers. Heather donated her time and expertise to show us how to make a string quilt, the participants had
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Guest Speaker: Heather Stewart
Heather gave us the low down on batting. She is surprised how little discussion there is of batting. She believes that batting can make or break a quilt in terms of durability, aesthetics, and practicality. An ill-chosen batting can turn an award winning quilt into an amateur presentation; she showed us a photo of a
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Guild Business
Thursday’s meeting was a fun filled one. Lynn D set up a small postcard show to encourage fellow members to participate in the guild’s fabric postcard exchange. It’s not easy being green, but there’s nothing like a free fat quarter to bring out a quilter’s true colours! Another dazzling display of kids’s quilts finished and
Kids’ Quilts Marathon
On Saturday, February 27, the Outreach committee hosted a Kids’ Quilts Marathon. Stations were set up for basting, cutting, sewing and machine quilting. About 15 women participated and 6 tops were completed.
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Next Meeting: Thursday, March 11, 7PM
Guest SpeakerCQA/ACC 2009 Quilt Teacher of the Year, Heather Stewart will be giving us the inside story on batting! She will show us many samples and giving us the advantages and disadvantages of the various types of batting. Secret NotionWear something green in celebration of St Patrick’s Day and receive a ticket for the fat
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