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Facets exhibition – January 17 to 26, 2020
SAQA 2020 conference – Mar. 19 – 22, 2020
Quilt Fever – Etobicoke Quilters’ Guild – Mar. 26 + 27, 2020
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Don’t forget that we are having a bonus virtual meeting tonight over Zoom, held with the wonderful folk at Toronto Modern Quilt Guild, featuring Jenni Smith on Quilting with Liberty Fabrics.Lines + Triangles = Squares Workshop with Maria Shell.Maria Shell Workshop: Riffing on Tradition – Exploring Design Elements with Quilt Blocks.YHQG is delighted to welcome Maria Shell as our guest speaker for this month with her lecture “Traditional, Art, Modern: Notes from the Field”.Some more of the fabulous entries our members have submitted to our Log Cabin Fever Challenge.Check out a few more gorgeous entries into this year’s guild challenge. Our guild members make amazing things and we are so happy they take the time to share them with us (and allow us to share them with you!)
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2019 – 2020 President’s Challenge – 40 and Fabulous!
The blocks are all numbered and posted on our website, our Facebook page, and our Instagram account. The photos are posted on the “Display and Competition” page on this website. Display and Competiton Now you have until midnight October 10 … Continue reading
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September Guild Meeting
It’s time for our September Guild meeting! We’ve practiced Zooming and Show and Share, and have had an opportunity to join with a presentation with another Guild. Now it’s time for our first regular virtual Guild meeting! The Zoom co-ordinates … Continue reading
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Local Quilt Shows
Just in case you’re going into withdrawal due to lack of quilt shows, a member has kindly brought to our attention the fact that there are two in-person quilt shows this month that we can consider going to. Both shows are … Continue reading
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Special Summer Virtual Meeting
WE WANT YOUR SHOW AND SHARE PHOTOS! We are having our own show and share at tomorrow’s meeting. Please show us what you’ve been sewing in the past few months! Masks, quilts, etc.; we’ll be happy to see it all! Send … Continue reading
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YHQG Community Quilting
Bev Stevens has been working hard putting kits together for Community Quilting, and Wendy Dines has been driving around the City distributing them to a few of our drop off spots. As you all know, the Community Quilting items completed … Continue reading
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Special Summer Virtual Guild Meeting – Sunday July 26 at 3:30pm
In partnership with the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild, the York Heritage Quilters Guild is presenting Dr. Chawne Kimber, at the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild virtual meeting being held on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Kimber is an … Continue reading
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YHQG Zoom Training Sessions
For the past month, the YHQG Tech Team has been working on getting ready for the Guild’s first Zoom practice meetings. YHQG Members are invited to attend Zoom Guild Meetings which will be held on July 7 and July 14 … Continue reading
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York Heritage Supports its Quilt Show Vendors
As you all know, we’ve had to postpone our Quilt Show to 2021, which means that you won’t have an opportunity this November to indulge in retail therapy (I think we all need some therapy at this point!). You can, … Continue reading
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More Mask Making Opportunities
As masks become an accepted way of protecting ourselves and others during the pandemic, groups are contacting the Guild with requests for the donation of home-made masks. I know that many of you have made dozens, if not hundreds of … Continue reading
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York Heritage – Time for 2020-2021 Renewals!
Typically, we start asking for membership renewals for the following year at our March meeting and continue through April and May. As these meetings have all been cancelled, we obviously can’t do that this year. If you want to support … Continue reading
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