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Show and Share – February meeting
The pictures are in reverse order but that’s okay! Pat K. won the block lotto. She also co-ordinated her outfit in case she won. Brieta with a quilt made for her little sister. Guest Bonnie from the Yukon is a pilot and avid birder who make art quilts about flight. This one shows accurate representations…
Read MoreFebruary Block Lotto
This month we will be starting with an easy improv block to get our creativity going! As such, there aren’t too many measurements here, and the block itself comes together really quickly. Our colour palette is a background of very light grey, or low-volume grey+white fabric (think of the light grey Victoria sky!) with pops of…
Read MoreFebruary meeting reminder
FEBRUARY MEETING REMINDER Come join us! Thursday, Feb. 18, 7pm-9pm Scout Hall, 505 Marigold Rd.
Read MoreSaturday Sew-in is soon!
Come join us at our sew-in on Saturday at Sawyer’s! Saturday, Feb. 13th 12:30 – 4:30 Sawyer’s Sewing Centre 7$ drop in fee As always, you can sew whatever you like! Or appliqué! Embroider! Draft patterns! Chat! Offer opinions! And our own lovely Ruth will be making more pillowcases and is happy to do a mini-demo…
Read MoreAnnouncements from January meeting
Various notes about events and sales and stuff! Seaside Fabricrafts was mentioned as a semi-local online supplier. Susan Purney Mark has a show hanging until Feb. 2nd Natalie showed her DNA quilt, made for the Bias Tape challenge as part of the Mighty Lucky Club. It’s an online by-subscription class offered by Lucky Spool. Info…
Read MoreThe election results are in!
This was the first time we’ve ever had proper elections and we are so thrilled that people were interested in taking on jobs for the guild. A big thank you to Kari our secretary who kept things organized and ticking along nicely. Thank you to those who stood for nomination. Thanks to our guests who…
Read MoreJanuary show and share
Our January meeting was awesome of course. The quilts just get better each month (and so does the company!) Nicole’s mini quilt “Get to Know Me” – look how she blushes! Natalie’s DNA quilt, made for the January Bias Tape challenge for the Mighty Lucky Club Natalie’s finished “Value Plus” quilt from the Cheryl Arkison…
Read MoreJanuary block lotto
This is the colour palette for the January block. PRINTS ARE AWESOME for this block but the BLACK MUST BE SOLID KONA BLACK. Here are some prints in the colour palette to show you some possibilities. Supplies Needed: Fabric A – four 5” squares and two 2.5″ squaresFabric B – four 5” squares and two…
Read MoreMeeting tonight!
We hope you can join us at our meeting tonight. 7pm, Scout Hall, 505 Marigold Ave. It’s membership renewal time! (Click HERE for the on-line option and HERE to download a form to bring with you.) And election time! And time to have fun! See you tonight!
Read MoreIt’s election time!
And you want to help, right? Here’s how! At our January meeting (on Thursday, Jan. 21st) we will be having elections for our executive. Our executive steers the guild and makes the decisions (and it’s lots of fun). Important note: some positions have a candidate standing for re-election. Other positions are empty. All positions can…
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