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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Image credit: 42quilts.com   Who’s ready to shop? It’s time for our fourth annual de-stash (and re-stash) shopping extravaganza! Please read the following instructions, so the sale is enjoyable for everyone.   BUYERS Every item for sale will be in a bag, along with an envelope. Bring lots of small change!! Since each item is paid for…