Guest Speaker: Beverly WhiteCurrently residing in Port Elgin, she is an artist and photographer, who has been quilting since 1990. Interested in all aspects of quilting, focusing on crazy quilts and art quilts. She has also been involved in curating and organizing juried exhibitions of fabric art. She has also taught at the Southampton Art […]
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My Mother-in-law gave me a big bag of fabric today, and said it was for a “Centennial Quilt” that she started in 1967. There’s no pattern, and I’ve never heard of such a thing. I wondered if one of the membership can advise me on how to complete it. There are large triangle (60 degree
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Welcome back ladies! and new members, too! It was a full house for our first meeting, so full that we got a late start and ended late! But it was worth it to see the projects that our members have been working on over the summer and the Tiny Treasures that Pat Menary brought for
There were 7 fabric Postcards dropped in the mail box today during our first guild meeting of the year. All of these images are “clickable” if you would like a closer look. It will be a surprise to see which one you find in your mail box. Please join us and bring a return addressed
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At last tally, almost 80 members have already renewed their memberships! Good going! Those that sent in their forms early are eligible for a draw held at our first meeting, Thursday, September 13th. The prize is your membership fees back! Our first meeting is Thursday, September 13 at 7PM. Remember this is 15 minutes earlier
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We will have a “mail box” at our monthly meetings for members to share Fabric Post Cards. Make sure that you have a return address on the card, leave a blank spot for us to write in the address of the recipient and watch your mailbox! Everyone who deposits a card will have one mailed
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This is just a quick post to let you know that 3 of our Guild members participated in the McDougall Wee Quilt Challenge 2007: “Heather Hillsides”! The participants were Heather Chisnall with Piping the Heather Hills, Jill Buckley with Viking’s Bane, and Cynthia Mitro-Richardson with Memories of Scotland. Congratulations to Jill for receiving Best in
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Fabric Post Cards are a super-fun way to experiment with colours and techniques. What are they?? 4″ by 6″ quilty treasures Really, all you need to do to begin is start with some fabric – just quilting over a great print results in a fun Post Card. After you make a “front” you can piece
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Cynthia M-R writes: I made this quilt in 1977 for my son Donald. My pregnancy was a difficult one and I spent 2 months in the hospital. With much time on my hands I made this hand sewn cathedral window quilt, from a book called Golden Hands. It truly was a labour of love and
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Dear Sunbonnet Sue: I would like to try to do mitered corners on the quilt top I am working on. What is the easiest way to do this? The quilt top has a 1.5 inch inner border and a 4.5 inch outer border. Would it be easier to stitch them together before attaching them to
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