Dear Sunbonnet Sue:On the weekend I found these wonderful treasures at a thrift store in my mother’s home town. I have seen the block before but I don’t know what its name is or how to make templates for the background pieces. Can anyone give any suggestions. ( The finished block measures 9.25 inches and […]
Dear Sunbonnet Sue: Nosegay block Read More »
Dear Quilters, Who doesn’t love a good quilting story? I sure do—and that’s why I am in the process of developing a book filled with quilt stories that represent the voices of quilters from the many guilds currently operating in Ontario. I hope you will share your favorite quilting story with me so I can
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Susan Norman, a fibre artist from Paris, Ontario, was our guest speaker for the evening. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art, she majored in textile design and fibre art, but it was when she took a course with Marion Spandjert on fibre collage and free motion embroidery, that her career as a “thread
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This month’s meeting is the Guild Banquet at the Highland Golf and Country Club, doors open at 6PM and dinner starts at 7PM. Bring your tickets for the door prize draw. Directions can be found on Google maps here. Please note that the Highland has a dress code in effect of no denim or hats,
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On Saturday, May 23rd a few members volunteered to conduct skills building workshops. There was a morning and afternoon session held. I was fortunate to attend the afternoon session with Jo K teaching handquilting. Cynthia was on hand to demo the “quilt as you go” technique. Beth Y featured paper-piecing and her group made various
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This year’s AGM started with the business. Each executive member gave their yearly report. A print version of the report will be available at the June banquet and in the Library. Next, the membership elected the new executive for next year: President: Rose B Past President: Cynthia M-R Vice President: Maria F-D Treasurer: Gail M-L
AGM & Guild Challenge 2009: O Canada! Read More »
AGM and Guild Challenge Agenda:-News-Report from each Executive member-Election of next year’s Executive, the slate of candidates are:President………………Rose BVice-President………Maria deSTreasurer……………..Gail M-LSecretary………………Christine RMembership………….Lorraine S & Karen WNewsletter…………….Jill BBlog Editor…………….Carol VOutreach………………..Penny H & Elaine TLibrary…………………..Julia C & Beth Y -Break with snack provided by Membership -Guild Challenge REMINDERSSecret Notion: Each person who wears their name tag and
Next Meeting: Thursday, May14, 7PM Read More »
Spring is in the air!
April Postcards bring May flowers…! Read More »
Kristyn McCoy of Melon Patch Quilts in Iderton, Ontario was our guest speaker. She gave us an account of her trip to South Africa for 2 weeks to teach machine quilting at the Msanzi Zulu Quilt Center in Sweetwaters. The quilt center is a project of the Rotary Club of Hilton and Howick and was
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LFQG welcomes this month’s guest speaker: Krystin McCoy from Melon Patch Quilts, an award winning machine quilter who recently travelled to Africa to teach quilting in South Africa. Reminders: This month’s secret notion is a 6 inch square piece of floral fabric for Lily’s quilt. Anyone who brings a piece of fabric will receive a
Next Meeting: Thursday, April 16th, 7PM Read More »