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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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We still have a few spaces for our first workshop of the year! It’s a 2-hour workshop over Zoom that will get your creative juices flowing, and your can do it all in the comfort of your own home.Reminder that our guild meeting feature Shannon Prince happens tonight! Doors open at 6:45pm, with our meeting beginning at 7pm. Zoom links have already been sent to members.Saturday September 25, 2021 1-3pm, Mel Beach Workshop: Creative Play Mini Workshop – Design by DiceGuild meeting featuring guest speaker Shannon Prince presenting her lecture “The Threads that Bind; Women, Community & Quilting in Buxton Ontario”Are you in Toronto and need a quilt viewing fix? The Flags of Hope quilts, which memorialize people who've died in the opiod epidemic, will be on display at Toronto City Hall's Nathan Phillips Square from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31, and at Roundhouse Park at 8:00 p.m. the same day. For more details, see the poster below.Our Spring 2022 lineup!
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Maria Shell Workshop – Saturday May 29: Lines & Triangles = Squares
Last Wednesday, Maria led a very successful Zoom workshop for guild members (and non-guild members). The feedback has been great! If you missed the opportunity to take that class, there are a few spots left in the Zoom workshop this … Continue reading
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May 18, 2021 Maria Shell: Traditional, Art, Modern: Notes from the Field
Although the COVID-19 pandemic interfered with plans for Maria to travel to Toronto last spring to do an in-person lecture and workshops at York Heritage Quilters Guild, we a pleased to have the opportunity to host Maria virtually at the … Continue reading
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February Guild Meeting via Zoom
February 16, 2021 at 7:00pm – Peter Byrne: My Journey into Quilting Peter is an award-winning modern quilter and teacher with a deep passion for innovation and design. He loves making quilts and teaching others to quilt. He is known … Continue reading
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Celebrate International Quilting Day 2021
Who says we can’t have a little fun during a provincial “Stay at Home” order during a global pandemic? Your guild is partnering with Royal City Quilters’ Guild, located in Guelph, to offer you a day of fun, fellowship and … Continue reading
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It Was a Great Party!
What a great party we had on Tuesday! Over eighty people attended! Over twenty prizes were won! There were some amazing holiday outfits. There were some great non-traditional tool demonstrations. And who will ever forget the copulating skeleton fabric? Thanks … Continue reading
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YHQG HOLIDAY HAPPENING – TUESDAY DECEMBER 15TH AT 7PM
Tomorrow evening, YHQG will be hosting the first ever YHQG “December Holiday Happening” on Zoom. Zoom invitations have been sent to all members (Zoom doors will open at 6:30pm) Please bring to the party: A piece of fabric (any size) … Continue reading
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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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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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2020 Quilt Show Postponed
It is with great regret that the Board and Committee Chairs of York Heritage Quilters Guild announce that we are rescheduling our November 2020 quilt show to November 2021. We are doing this for several reasons, but the primary one … Continue reading
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Support Our Vendors
As you all know, shops selling quilt supplies are not “essential businesses” (the government should ask quilters about that!). At a time when we are all spending more time with our sewing machines, losing access to our bricks and mortar … Continue reading
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