I (Jacqui VMS) went to BC this summer for two weeks. I even found three lovely quilt shops. This one was in Fort Langley, A Quilted Stitch: The Rocky Mountaineer train went by while I was taking photos….this shop provides chairs for husbands to sit outside and enjoy the scenery 🙂 We also visited Tangled […]
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In June, Rose B. and Karen W. went on what has become their annual adventure to the Shipshewana Quilt Festival in Shipshewana, Indiana. We took in the quilt and vendor show, shop hop to 8 quilt shops in the area and lecture by Kaye England entitled “Memories of a Quilter”. Kaye’s informative and delightful talk
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From April 1st til April 11th, 2011, Maureen Haynes visited her sister in Nanaimo, BC. Her sister Barb took her sight seeing and shopping to various quilt shops on Vancouver Island and some on the Sunshine Coast part of mainland BC. Included are pictures of Maureen at some of the shops they visited. Sweet Pea
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The town of Wardsville, ON had a 200th anniversary celebration last weekend. A quilt was made commemorating the life of George Ward, the town’s founder. The town’s people made large wooden blocks which will be hung on barns and buildings in the area, forming a historic tour. Jacqui and Jake VMS went to Wardsville last
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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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From Gail M-L: Here are some interesting quilt shop signs from our family trip to South Carolina and Georgia this past March Break. My husband did some research to find some good quilt shops for us to stop at on our travels. How many of you would like to frequent the “Cut Loose Lounge”? “Sew
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Loving the cottage country of Baie-Stainte-Anne New Brunswick & not venturing out to visit any quilt shops till company arrived…yes Ann R. made it all the way out here! We took advantage of the guidance of a Miramichi Guild member, Elizabeth L, who I met at my 1st Hootenay to show us the direction around
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Cynthia N and mother enjoyed a few days away this summer combining their respective hobbies of quilting and genealogy. During a quick trip to Peterborough to meet and confer with a newly discovered relative, Cynthia took advantage of the drive to drop in at a few quilt shops along the way! First was a visit
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This segment comes from yours truly, blog editor: Jill, Christine and I decided to spend a Sunday checking out McDougall Cottage in Cambridge and Joseph Schneider Haus in Kitchener. First stop was McDougall Cottage. Every year it is the home of the Wee Quilt Challenge and our own Jill entered 2 pieces in this year’s
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Another quilter on vacation… This quilt store was in an old house in a historic shopping area of Olmstead Falls, OHIO, just west of Cleveland. The store was made up of several rooms of fabric–each room had a different theme. The second picture was taken in the batik room. They had several BOM projects underway
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