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August meeting show and share picture
Woo-hoo! Look at this colour palette folks! Congrats to winner Laura! The big focus of our meeting was to give all the quilts to KEYs. Our co-ordinator Lisa on the left and Julie-Ann from KEYs on the right. And 12 beautiful quilts! Thanks again Lisa! Christine K. spoke about a quit drive for Mitochondrial disease.…
Read MoreAugust Block lotto – Corner block
The tutorial is from the blog “From Blank Pages” and is called the Candy Land Corner block. Tutorial is HERE. You will need: Kona WHITE solid: ~8”x18” or 4”xWOF or scraps. Rainbow Bright scraps: 48 1.5” squares (33 prints and 15 solids) The picture below is for COLOUR INSPIRATION ONLY. And a finished block!…
Read MoreAugust meeting reminder
It’s time for the August meeting! Details:Thursday, August 20th at Scout Hall, 505 Marigold Road. Doors open at 6:40 to let us get set up. We are presenting the 12 quilts we made to KEYS on Thursday and we hope you can be there. We are also having a donation drive for KEYS, similar to what we do in…
Read MoreHello Fibrations!
Are you there? We are! Fibrations: Sunday August 16th 10am-4pm MAP HERE This is the third year we’ve been at Fibrations and we are glad to be back. (Thanks Ryan and Stephanie!) We love modern quilts and we would love for you to join us at our monthly meeting. We meet the 3rd Thursday of…
Read MoreSew in day!
Come socialize with us! Sawyer’s Sewing Centre Saturday, August 8th 12 – 4 • 10$ Bring whatever you like to work on! Irons and boards, cutting mats, rulers all provided. Just bring your project[s] and machine, and we’ll see you there.
Read MoreRiley Blake deadline reminder!
Riley Blake Fabric Challenge Deadline is July 31! Time to quilt, bind and finish your piece for the fabric challenge, because time is running out. Here’s what you need to do to enter: Submit your work to the Riley Blake gallery on Community. (Here’s a tutorialon how to do that!) Remember, even if you’ve uploaded an image to…
Read MorePicnic pictures
Each summer we skip a meeting and have a picnic instead. This year we met at the group picnic shelter at Beaver Lake for our July not-meeting. We started with our “guess who I am quilting terms and tools” sticker on your back ice breaker game, ate SO MUCH FOOD, had show and share, did…
Read MorePicnic time!
Friends, please join us at our potluck picnic tonight. There’s no guest fee and everyone is welcome! Beaver Lake Group Picnic Site. Click the link for a map. 6pm start (earlier than normal) until we’re done. Bring a potluck dish to share. What else should I bring? Your own dishes, cutlery, napkin, a bag to carry…
Read MoreJuly Happenings
July 4 – Saturday Sew-In at Sawyer’s Sewing Centre! 12-4pm Bring whatever you like to work on. 10$ holds your space. Irons, mats and basic rulers are provided for you, just bring your machine and your project[s]. July 7 – QuiltCon 2016 Triangle Quilt Challenge SIGNUP. The big MQG will send the registration link to members via…
Read MorePictures from the June Meeting!
How is it the end of June already? Happy summer to those of us with kidlets now underfoot, and bon voyage to our members travelling near and far (remember to bring me back some fabric!) Here are pictures of our show and share (current works/finishes only) from the June meeting. Our first quilt pics will…
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