Jo Allbutt Trunk Show November 2018
At the November 2018 meeting we were treated to a creatively inspiring and very entertaining trunk show by member, Jo Allbutt! Jo is a self-proclaimed rebel who doesn’t follow quilting “rules.” She shared some of her beautiful quilts and had a great story to go with each one. If you aren’t already following her on…
Read MoreShow and Share – November 2018
Here are the quilts shown at our November meeting! Susan made this giraffe! Sharon made a half-rectangle-triangle quilt using mostly Tula Pink fat quarters Natalie’s colour play from a retreat with Maria Shell Cindy’s 29 year old ducky baby quilt Kim won a block lotto (she wouldn’t say how long ago) and finally finished the…
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 Show & Share and Charity Quilts
At the October meeting we had quite a few Show & Share quilts, as well as quilts being donated to Cockrell House…. lots of quilty goodness to see, so let’s get right to it. Show & Share Cindy is a “wannabe grandma” who makes baby quilts for her co-workers, here is her latest that some…
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 MoreBirthday Mini Challenge
Happy Birthday to us! MQG Victoria is five years old and to celebrate we’re doing a fun mini quilt challenge. If you were at the September meeting you will have received a “lollipop” of polka-dot fabric (if you weren’t there don’t worry, you can still get one at the October meeting). Incorporate this fabric into…
Read MoreSeptember Show & Share
There were lots of great contributions for Show & Share this month – check out what our members have been up to. There also seemed to be an unofficial theme of “Dress to Match Your Quilt”… spot the coordinated quilters! This quilt was made by Lisa for her son, and it won a first prize ribbon at the…
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…
Read MoreAugust 2018 Show & Share
The August meeting featured our annual De-Stash/Re-Stash sale, which was a great success – thank you to all members who participated! Apart from the shopping extravaganza, there were also a few items for show & share: Susan made this colourful quilt-as-you-go baby quilt, using a method she calls “freedom piecing!” Dawna has been doing a…
Read MoreAugust Block Lotto
This block is for everybody who loves to use up scraps, make easy blocks, 2.5″ squares, pink and green, a chance to win, and watermelon. That should cover most everybody, shouldn’t it? The above photo shows two of the same 12.5″ block, in slightly different colour palettes. Fabric for this block is tone on tone or…
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