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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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A reminder that YHQG is welcoming Gail Garber as our guest speaker this evening.We have a SECOND workshop available this month, also with Gail Garber. This one focuses on a sewn project.Did you enjoy Sandra Johnson’s lecture or her workshop last month hosted by YHQG? If you did, you might want to jump on this opportunity to attend her Quilt Jacket Workshop hosting by Toronto Modern. They had to reschedule the workshop and as a result have a few openings available on either tomorrow Sunday, April 11th or, next week Saturday, April 17th.YHQG will be hosting a workshop with Gail Garber — Asymmetry in Quilt DesignYHQG is pleased to welcome Gail Garber as our guest speaker via Zoom on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021.We still have a couple of spots left in this Saturday’s workshop with Sandra Johnson — Re-Purposed Denim Into A Quilt.
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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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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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