Author Archives: jacinthamb

Our first meeting of the new guild year, and what a fun evening it was- and wonderful to see all those familiar faces, with lots of new ones too! Elisabeth Bacque gave a talk on Pioneer Women and Paper Patchwork. She … Continue reading →

Our new quilting year starts in a few weeks.. September 2oth at 7 p.m. You might want to check out the community quilting table, new books at the library, and lots of friends to catch up with- best arrive early! Your … Continue reading →

May is our “business” month, where we review our financial statements, thank the retiring executive, and introduce the newest members of the executive. Check back soon for the full list of names and positions.. After the business was completed, we … Continue reading →

Guest speaker: Lyric Kinard Lyric Kinard is a textile artist who enchanted us all with a slide show emphasizing and illustrating the important elements of quilt design: texture, shape, line, colour and value. We also got a peek at some of … Continue reading →

All you snow birds who are still away missed a good show.. here are some of the photos. Elizabeth Kinch was the guest speaker.. The Quilter of the Month this month was Fran Auty.. here are the photos of her … Continue reading →

If you weren’t at Jan McGoey’s workshop, you missed a good one. Here ae some photos from the show. Click on the first image to see the full images as a slide show.

Here is a link to the disappearing blocks that Bev Stevens spoke about at our last guild meeting: click here to download the links.. Disappearing Block Links Disappearing Block Online Resources Disappearing 4-Patch: https://materialgirlquilts.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/disappearing-four-patch-a-tutorial/ Disappearing 9-Patch: http://www.jedicraftgirl.com/2014/09/halloween-disappearing-9-patch-quilt.html Double Disappearing 9-Patch: http://www.afewscraps.com/2011/08/double-disappearing-nine-patch.html … Continue reading →

It was a cold evening outside, but it was warm and bustling inside! There were 5 stations set up, and guild members rotated through them. A wide range of topics were covered, from making disappearing 9-patch blocks and more from … Continue reading →

Our community quilting night was a big success, with lots of socializing getting done along with making quilt blocks! There were 25 finished quilts delivered to the guild, which meant that Wendy Dines went home with way more than she … Continue reading →

We had a speaker from Sojourn House last month, a group that provides an essential lifeline to refugees coming to Toronto to escape unlawful persecution.   Assistance is in the form of counselling and housing; they are the helping hand and the … Continue reading →