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Quilt-related events + Shows
Renske’s World of Quilts – Quilt Show – Sept 9-10
Gwillembury Quilt Guild – A Celebration of Quilts – Sept 23-24, 2022
Brant Heritage Quilters Guild – Once upon a Quilt quilt show – Sept 30-Oct 1
Pieceful Night QG 2022-23 program
Ninth Courtepointe Quebec Salon 2022 – October 20-23, 2022
A Celebration of Quilts XIV – November 11 – 12, 2022
Etobicoke Quilters Guild – Quilt Fever, March 24 – 25, 2023
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On this day of Truth and Reconciliation, we’d like to remind our quilting community that Quilts for Survivors continues to accept donations.Celebration of Quilts volunteer sign ups are live!Check out these miniature quilts and creations made by our members that were shown at our September guild meeting. Such incredible talent in our community.If you are looking to add some quiltiness to your weekend, be sure to check out the Gwillimbury Quilt Guild’s quilt show happening this weekend.It was wonderful to be back in person and to listen to Victoria Carley’s inspiring presentation “My Work: Inspiration and Technique”.Tonight is our first in-person meeting since 2020! We are following government protocols which recommend but do not mandate masks, so we ask everyone to be generous with each other's choices. There will be plenty of seating to allow members to space out according to their own comfort zone.
Category Archives: Toronto
March Guild Meeting – March 16th at 7:00pm via Zoom
March has arrived, and it’s nearly time for our meeting! The meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 16, with virtual doors opening at 6:30. The meeting begins at 7:00. The speaker for this evening is Sandra Johnson, whose topic is … Continue reading
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Special YHQG December Meeting Planning
At our November meeting, we announced that York Heritage Quilters Guild will be having a December Get-Together on Tuesday, December 15, at 7:00 p.m.. We’ve been working away at organizing this event, and need a few more members to help us create … Continue reading
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Congratulations to the winners of the “40 and Fabulous” Challenge
The winners of the “40 and Fabulous” challenge to celebrate the guild’s 40th anniversary were announced at the recent Zoom guild meeting on October 20th. The results were originally planned to be displayed and voted on in person during the … 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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Tagged Andrea Tsang Jackson, art quilts, guild meetings, lecture, modern quilts, quilt display, quilt guild, quilters, quilting, quilts, Toronto, trunk show, zoom meeting
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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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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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Tagged notions, quilt show, quilt supplies, quilt vendors, quilters, quilting, quilting fabric, quilts
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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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