For those who have tickets, we will see you tonight at the Highland Golf and Country Club. Our guest for the evening will be Cathy Miller, the singing quilter. See you there!
Banquet, Thursday, June 10, doors open at 6PM, dinner at 7PM Read More »
And the winners are Tiny, Maureen, and Jill! 1st place Tiny C Somewhere Along the Thames 2nd Place Maureen H Our Little Bit of London 3rd Place Jill B Coming Attraction CQA/ACC Quilt Ontario London 2011 Logo And the rest of the challengers! For a complete viewing of all the challenge pieces click here.
Whew! what a crazy meeting! Packed with all sorts of goodies! First up, it was Patti Carey from Northcott Silk Inc. As a quilt designer, it’s her job to take their latest designs and create wonderful quilts out of them so that we will be tempted to buy their fabric. These patterns then become featured
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Guest Speaker:Patti Carey of Northcott Silk Inc. will tell us all that is new and exciting from this Canadian fabric manufacturer. Secret Notion:Bring May flowers! real or representative! Receive a ticket each for wearing your chatelaine, name tag, and bringing a flower and you could win a free fat quarter. AGM:After break we will conclude
Next Meeting: AGM Thursday, May 13, 7PM Read More »
This was a great workshop to learn the basics of landscape quilting. Renske provided the basics in applique as well as learning how to choose the right fabrics and it all starts with the sky. The sky fabric sets the tone for the rest of the colours you will need for your landscape. She showed
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Renske Helmuth entertained us with an amazing trunk show! Although trained in sewing, crocheting, and knitting in her native Friesland, it was until she immigrated to Canada that she took up quilting. One of her first teachers was Rosemary Makhan, and you can see that influence throughout her work. Many of her early works were
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Quilt Show Committee Lorraine S had the pleasure of introducing the 2010 Harvest of Quilts Show Committee at the meeting. A message from the various committee members can be found in the April/May newsletter. Your Quilt Show Committee members are: Chair: Maria D, VP LFQG Volunteer Coordinators: Edith W and Lorraine J. Sign up sheets
Guest SpeakerRenske Helmuth, a Dutch immigrant, has won many awards for her quilts, many of which represent Canada and Canadian nature, particularly “Springtime in Ontario” (above). She will also be doing a landscape workshop on Friday, April 9. (full) Newsletter Check your email, for the latest LFQG newsletter, and if you receive the hard copy,
Next Meeting: Thursday, April 8, 7 PM Read More »