May 2026
Monthly Meeting: Trunk Show with Liz Young from the Vancouver MQG
“How I Came to Love the Circle…and its’ evolution into my work” Ahhh, the dreaded circle. The thought of sewing curves strikes fear into the hearts of many quilters. I was one of those quilters! This trunk show illustrates how facing your fear can take you to places you never imagined going. My name is…
Road trip to Nanaimo Quilt Guild’s Quilt Show
Head up to Nanaimo to enjoy Nanaimo Quilt Guild’s Quilt Show! $10 admission at the door. More information and a carpooling sign up sheet will be available at the March and April guild meetings. Contact Emily Shaw for more information.
June 2026
Parksville Road Trip to see Terry Rowland Lecture and Trunk Show
Head to Parksville to attend Terry Rowland’s Lecture and Trunk Show. $10 admission at the door. More information and a carpooling sign up sheet will be available at the March and April guild meetings. Contact Emily Shaw for more information.
Monthly Meeting: Trunk Show & Lecture with Berene Campbell
ALL TOGETHER NOW: Harnessing hope by working together for change In 2013 Berene Campbell initiated a community project called “To Boston with Love” in response to the Boston Bombings. This resulted in an installation at the MFA Boston of close to 2,000 Peace & Love flags from around the world. After learning how the power…
Workshop: Fussy Cut Thimbles with Berene Campbell
Fussy Cut Thimbles is thimble block pattern with multiple design options for fussy cutting sweet prints to customize the blocks. These blocks are like potato chips – you can’t stop at one. In this workshop participants will learn about fussy cutting, small piecing and FPP tips. The blocks are great for quilts, zipper pouches, sewing…
Workshop: Softies Appliqué with Berene Campbell
A fresh new approach to appliqué, Softies Templates are a series of round cornered shapes that offer a modern interpretation of appliqué. In this workshop participants learn the drawstring technique and how to choose or design a grid which then becomes the placement guide for the appliqué. Date and Time: Sunday, June 21st from 10am…
July 2026
Monthly Meeting: Postcard exchange and charity block piecing!
Tonight we will have the postcard exchange! Bring a postcard, get a postcard. To see instructions on making a fabric postcard, click here. We will also as a group be building string quilt blocks for a quilt that will be donated to The Childrens’ Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. Please bring along colourful scraps and…
August 2026
Summer Picnic at Rosemead Farm!
Come and enjoy great food and the company of your fellow guild mates in the tranquil setting of Rosemead Farm! There will be a display of the finished 2025 Round Robin quilts! Stay tuned for more details to come as to location, time and what to bring. Guests are welcome free of charge tonight! Rosemead…
September 2026
Monthly Meeting: It’s Our 13th Birthday!
Tonight we are celebrating 13 years as a modern quilt guild! If you can, please bring goodies to share for the occasion. Also, it is reveal night for the “Use THE Fabric challenge.” We can’t wait to see what you have created with your very special fabric! Guests are welcome! The guest fee is $7…
October 2026
Monthly Meeting: Pascale Navarro will teach us how to take amazing quilt photos with our smart phones!
Award winning photographer and digital photography educator Pascale Navarro will be visiting! She will teach us how to enhance our creative skills and give us some tips and tricks to get better photos with our smart phones. She will also share a free editing app and guide us on how to use it. No need…
Fall Sew-In!
Quilt in the company of your fellow guild mates! Bring any project(s) you want to work on, your own sewing machine and any tools, fabric etc you need for your project. Coffee, Tea, Snacks, irons and ironing boards provided! Date: Saturday October 17, 2026 Time: 10:00am-3:00pm Place: Cordova Bay 55+ Association located within Cordova Bay…
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MONTHLY MEETINGS
Our monthly meeting is on the THIRD THURSDAY of each month from 6:45pm - 9:00pm.
Meetings usually follow the same format:
- Welcome
- Guild Business and reports
- Announcements
- Upcoming events
- Any other business
- Show and Share - this is our most popular part of the evening
- Break time - socialize, eat snacks, signups for events
- Guest speaker if we have one or possible technique demo
- Block lotto demonstration
- Challenges
- Door Prizes, 50/50, and block lotto draw
- Good Night
We ask that you please bring:
- your modern show and share
- your block for the block lotto
- your name tag
- anything you'd like to donate as a door prize – must be appropriate for modern quilting!
- $7 drop in fee if you are not a member