Posts by MQG Victoria
Charity Quilt Sew-Along 2021
Come join us to make quilts for Q̓ʷalayu House in Campbell River! We want to deliver a big pile of quilts in time for them to open their doors this Spring…AND..there will be prizes awarded at random to a few lucky participants! Here’s all you need to know to join in the fun: Make sure you have access…
Read MoreMaria Shell Workshop
Come join us for a workshop with Maria Shell on February 13, 2021 from 9am to 3pm LINEAR BLOCKS–LINE INTO SHAPE Students will use the traditional log cabin quilt block as well as other linear quilt block shapes as the starting point for creative and original compositions. Improvisational piecing, contemporary quilt design, and using lines…
Read MoreZoom Lecture – Teresa Duryea Wong – Modern Minimalism: Lessons from Art & Architecture- August 20 at 6pm
We’re excited to announce Teresa Duryea Wong of Third Floor Quilts will be joining us on August 20 at 6pm. Teresa began her career as a journalist, and now uses her writing and communication skills to share her quilt knowledge. From this month’s talk, you’ll walk away with memorable concepts for how to create stunning minimalism…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – July 2020
CABANA STRIPES Makes one 12 1/2” unfinished block You will need: White solid – one 2 1/2” X by the following lengths (you will get these out of one strip cut from the width of the fabric) One 2 1/2” square One 4 1/2” long strip One 6 1/2” long strip One 8 1/2”…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – May 2020
DIZZY DAISY Unfinished size 10” square For this block you will need – Flower petals – Four 5” squares of a modern floral print. You can cut one layer cake square into four if you have one. Flower centre – Four 2 1/2” squares yellow tone-on-tone or solid, a charm square works perfectly for…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – March 2020
SHINE ON TILE This pretty block due for the March meeting is reminiscent of a Turkish tile in shades of turquoise, royal blue and emerald green. The prints can have hints of other colours, but please stick to the palette outlined. This block is from the excellent book Modern Quilts Block by Block by Emily…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – November 2019
QUATREFOIL BLOCK DIRECTIONS Fabrics required: – Two different red tone on tones – cool reds, not orangey – Two different green tone on tones – forest greens, not blue or olive – NO extra colours except white, and NO Christmas prints please! – Solid white for the background Cutting: From the white, cut…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – October 2019
It’s pumpkin time! This month we have a wonky log cabin pumpkin that is really fun to make. Three or more of these big blocks sewn together would make an awesome fall table runner too. September Block Lotto WONKY LOG CABIN PUMPKIN Unfinished size – 12 1/2” X 14 1/2″ Fabrics and cutting – Lots…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – August 2019
Star Pinwheel Unfinished size: 12 1/2” square Fabrics – Pinwheel – a variety of batiks ONLY in lime green, blue violet or a combination of the two. Avoid additional colours. You will need eight different prints for one block.Background – black solid Cutting –Batiks – cut eight different 4 7/8” squares. Cut these all in…
Read MoreBlock Lotto – July 2019
Loosen up with this Wonky Strip block – no points to match, yay! Dig out those black and white prints you’ve been wondering what to do with, grab some solid scraps and get making! Cutting From your black and white prints, cut some wedge shaped strips that are at least 15” long and taper from…
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