Riley 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…
Read MoreJune Block Lotto – Wonky Curves
This month’s block is from a wonky curve block and the tutorial we’re using is from our own Marianne! Thank you so much for talking us through this Marianne. And how awesome is it that she got off the plane and came to the meeting? The tutorial is HERE. This is the palette. The Kona…
Read MoreIt’s meeting time again!
Gosh, we’re excited because we get to see all of you again! June meeting Thursday, June 18th 7-9pm Scout Hall at 505 Marigold Road Bring yourself, bring a friend, bring your first quilt to share (and shudder at). We promise we’ll laugh harder at our own mistakes than at yours.
Read MoreMay meeting pics – guest starring Krista Hennebury!
Pictures from our May meeting! Pour a cup of something to enjoy, we have many pictures. We had a big crowd for our May meeting, looking forward to hearing Krista talk. Some of the projects from Krista’s book. Bryan showing how NOT to sew the block together! Please use the tutorial as written. And show…
Read MoreMay meeting announcements
Voting runs until Friday night for the Blogger’s Quilt Festival. You can vote for your favourites in all these categories: Mini, Small, Large, Appliqué, Art, Hand Quilted, Home Machine Quilted, Modern, Original Design, ROYGBIV, Scrappy, Viewer’s Choice This is an excellent chance to see a large number of mostly modern quilts and to check out some new-to-you blogs. We called for volunteers! Thank you if you’ve…
Read MoreMay block lotto – Squash blossom block
This lovely geometric block is going to be awesome! From the colour palette below, choose one MAIN colour (this will be scrappy). Choose a second, contrasting colour from the palette (this will be a solid). Use white SOLID for the background. SQUASH BLOSSOM BLOCK (12 inch finished) Cut List:Background Fabric (white):12 2.5” squares6 …
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