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October meeting show and share
We had another amazing turnout for our meeting last week – partly because we’re awesome (we think!) and partly because we were pleased to welcome BARRY, the knowledgeable sewing machine repair guy from The Cloth Castle. Here are the highlights of what Barry shared: don’t mess with your bobbin tension!, clean your machine often, use…
Read MoreWeekend events!
Thanks everyone for an awesome meeting last night. There are two events happening this weekend that we wanted to let you know about. Thing 1: Our own Susan Teece is one of the featured artists in the Sidney Fine Art Show. It runs today through Sunday, the 17th – 19th. Information is HERE. Thing 2:…
Read MoreOctober 2014 – Slab technique
Our colour palette this month is RAINBOW with a touch of white, so choose ONE colour per block and make a 10.5″ unfinished block. Make as many as you like – each block nets you one lottery ticket to win the whole batch. How do you make a slab? If you have the book “Sunday…
Read MoreIt’s meeting time!!
It’s our meeting tonight! Tonight at Pearkes Rec Centre. 7pm, Owen room on the main floor – through the main doors and down the hall immediately on your left. Click the link for parking, maps and transit info. We have a presentation on domestic sewing machine maintenance tonight, done by Barry from The Cloth Castle. Please bring: • a…
Read MoreSeptember meeting wrap up
Happy birthday to us! We had a lovely and busy meeting in September with a record 21 guests in attendance! Thank you to everyone who came, to everyone who brings a friend, and to all our members and supporters! Can you believe it’s been a **whole year** already? MQG Victoria First meeting, Sept. 2013 at…
Read MoreSeptember 2014 – Spiderweb block
You will need: • Solid White fabric (Kona White) scrap. A 4”x19” piece is big enough to get all four white centre kite shapes. • lots and lots of skinny strips in this month’s colour palette: black, charcoal grey, purple, plum, medium orange, and light bright green. Your longest strips need to be 6 inches…
Read MoreMeeting tonight!
It’s our September meeting tonight! Tonight at Pearkes Rec Centre. 7pm, Owen room on the main floor – through the main doors and down the hall immediately on your left. Click the link for parking, maps and transit info. This month we are both catching up and looking ahead. Also we are having a STASH…
Read MoreSew In is Cancelled
Sorry folks, but there weren’t enough people who committed to coming. We didn’t want to incur a loss by running the event so we cancelled it. We apologize to those who did sign up. But never fear, we will have more sew ins in future! See you at the meeting on Thursday – 7pm at…
Read MoreAugust wrap up – announcements and pictures too!
It has been a quiet August and we are looking forward to our September meeting in a few weeks. A couple of quick announcements: September SEW IN! Sunday, Sept. 14th, 12-4 at Pearkes Rec Centre. 10$ to come and play – bring whatever you like! Email us to hold your spot. Our own fabulous Jennifer…
Read MoreSocial Media 101
Our picnic last night was a rousing success, and now we’re off to Vancouver for the 3rd annual PNW MQG meetup. Pictures from the picnic will come soon, but in the meantime here is something to peruse. Many thanks to Christine of Sew Bossi for preparing this for us. One can discuss whether Modern Quilting…
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