2022 Block of the Month Sew Along – Introduction
Remember our in person meetings where a specified block in a specified colour scheme was sewn and returned the next month to be entered in our “Block Lotto”? Well …this will be different! We are looking to interest members with a few months of “All for Me” sewing where the most important thing taken away…
Read MoreQuilters Light Box
Introducing a little thing we call Quilters Light Box! We know quilters like to share and learn new things. The Quilters Light Box will be a recurring segment at our monthly meeting where we will do just that!! Each month one member will be given the opportunity to shine a light on a quilt related…
Read MoreMember DeStash/ReStash Event!
MQG Victoria Member DeStash/ReStash Sale! If you love quilting and garage sales then you won’t want to miss the next meeting where we will be hosting a DeStash/ReStash Sale Event! Members this the perfect excuse to take a long hard look at your sewing/quilting studio and assess what you have been hoarding saving and identify…
Read MoreCharity Quilt Sew-Along 2021 – The Quilts!
Well done and THANK YOU MQG Victoria!!! Our 2021 Charity Quilt Sew-Along ended in the spring and we were thrilled to take in 26 amazing quilts to donate to our chosen charity Q̓ʷalayu House in Campbell River! What better way to document the tremendous talents and generosity of our members than with a quilt hanging…
Read MoreMQG Victoria – Mini Mod Swap
We are please to bring the Mini Mod Swap to our guild members! A fun activity for you to practice “tiny piecing” and engage with other guild members all the while contributing to a wonderful cause! The Mini Mod Swap is the brain child of Berene Campbell of Happy Sew Lucky, an accomplished modern quilter…
Read MoreTrunk Show: “Behind The Seams” with Peter Byrne
We are excited to welcome Peter Byrne, winner of QuiltCon 2020 “Best in Show” AND “Best Machine Quilting Frameless,” to present his trunk show “Behind The Seams” at our April meeting! Peter is a published, international award-winning modern quilter and teacher with a deep passion for innovation and design. His strength…
Read MoreOne Colour Challenge With Cheryl Arkison
MQG Victoria is pleased to host Canadian quilter and author Cheryl Arkison on May 15, 2021 from 10am to 12pm for a focused workshop on colour. We will be learning the lessons of value, texture, saturation, hue, and using prints all while making multiple versions of a favourite block. Grab a bin of your favourite…
Read MoreNovember Block Lotto
Modrian Y-Block This month’s block is inspired by Piet Mondrian ‘s art. How quilty is that art?? The other influence was working on a hexagon quilt. I had only done a Y-seam once before, but doing a few more got my brain going and thought we could all do this. THIS BLOCK LOTTO IS NOT TO…
Read MoreOctober Block Lotto
Autumn trees is the theme of today! That’s my dad, on the golf course last weekend. Dig into your stash and pull your autumn colours. Red, orange, yellow, rust, gold, green, brown. Use only print fabrics, please. You will need four 7.5″ squares, and four 1.5″x 2″ brown squares to make your…
Read MoreSeptember Block Lotto
Wedges as topography This month is a special one. We are going to do the same block lotto as all( or most of) the Canadian Modern Quilt Guilds. Colour Palette for our guild: Grey, blue, and purple. All guilds must include white as well. All fabrics must be solids, not prints. We are going to break Karen’s rule…
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