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August meeting details
What: MQG Victoria Potluck Picnic Social! We’re skipping the business portion of our meeting and getting straight to the fun stuff this month. When: 6:00-9:00pm, Thursday, August 21st, 2014 Early start time tonight! Where: Esquimalt Gorge Park, the large group picnic tables immediately beside the parking lot. Transit: Your best bet is the #26 which travels along Tillicum, or…
Read MoreFibrations was awesome!
We had a wonderful time again this year in our booth, telling everyone we could find about modern quilts and our guild. Tracey (L) and Rhonda (R) ready to talk about modern quilts. Here is a bit of press about the event as a whole, and a great photo: Member Gabrielle (R) and frequent guest…
Read MoreWe’re at Fibrations today!
Hope to see you at the fabulous Fibrations festival at St. Ann’s Academy orchard. 10 – 4 Lots of amazing fibre artists, and us! Did you know we were there last year, and it’s how we got our big break? Many thanks to Ryan and Stephanie of Knotty By Nature for giving us such a…
Read MoreMid-month ‘minders
Hello everyone – we hope you are having a wonderful August so far. There are a few reminders right now so we thought we’d pop them in a quick post for you. if you are loaning us a quilt or quilts for our display at Fibrations please drop it off at either Cloth Castle or…
Read MoreMichael Miller Challenge due today!
Does your fabric still look like this, or did you create something wonderful? Don’t forget to upload it to the community site by the end of today, and good luck winning!
Read MoreJuly meeting pictures
Our July meeting was well attended and was possibly one of the funniest meetings we’ve had. Certainly door prizes were hilarious! But we always have a good time. Here are the highlights. At the end of the meeting we have some door prizes which are generously donated by our local quilt and fabric stores. This…
Read MoreJuly meeting announcements
Events and Dates: August sew in change!! New day, new time, new place! Friday, Aug. 8 7:00 until you wilt at the Cloth Castle! 10$ email us if you want to come sew with us. UPDATED: limited space left for machine sewers; lots of space for hand sewing, for cutting, or for sitting and talking.…
Read MoreJuly BOM – Circular Cabins
This block puts a modern spin on a traditional Log Cabin block. You will need: • Solid white fabric, such as Kona White, (say it with us now – make sure it is pure white and not off white!) NB: WOF x 3” will be enough for one block. Cut your “C” square FIRST though!…
Read MoreMeeting tonight!!
The July meeting of the fabulous MQG Victoria is here and we hope you will join us. When: Thursday, July 17th, 2014, 7:00-9:00ish. Where: Pearkes Rec Centre, behind Tillicum Mall **remember the parking lot might be a bit hinky, so leave some extra time. Pack your bag! Nametag mug for tea or coffee Block of the Month…
Read MoreHST Questions answered
For our ambitious charity project we have had a couple of questions asked about details of our HST drive. Full details of the project are HERE, and the HST tutorial is HERE. Question 1: To prewash or not to prewash, that is the question asked by Michelle. Answer 1: Do what works best for you.…
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