We are excited to announce our Membership programming.
Non-members are welcome to attend one meeting as a Guest.
Click HERE to register and buy a non-member guest pass, for $15 CAD.
If you are interested in becoming a member visit our Membership Information page
June 2026
Sunday 28 June (online only – note the different day/time)
Doors open for WIP and Welcome at 1:30pm, meeting starts at 2
Jo Avery: The 100 days project for Quilters
Initially used as a teaching aid by a graphic designer at Yale School of Art, over the last couple of decades The 100 Day Project has grown into a free online global art project with thousands of people participating from all over the world. The idea is simple: choose a creative project, do it every single day for 100 days and document and share your process online. In this informative talk Jo Avery will share the ways she has used the project in her textile art to create quilts and fabric books. She will also explore the approaches taken by many other quilters who have used The 100 Day Project to create a fascinating range of different projects. The talk will also offer hands on advice for anyone wanting to start their own 100 Day Project in 2026.Joint YHQG/TMQG Meeting
Starting in 2020 we have joined forces with our friends at Toronto Modern Quilt Guild to host a zoom presentation for members of each guild to enjoy in June. We take turns hosting this joint meeting; the speaker is usually announced part way through the season
Past speakers have included:
2025 – Andrea Tsang Jackson – Quilting: The Lab, The Classroom and The Theatre (@3rdstoryworkshop)
2024 – Melissa de Leon Mason – Quilting IS your Therapy (@quiltallthethings)
2023- Jenny Hayes – The Evolution of a curve (@papersaxsten)
2022 – Sara Trail – Social Justice Sewing Academy @sjsacademy
2021 – Jenni Smith – Quilting with Liberty fabrics (@jenniandkaycreate)
2020 – Chawne Kimber – When the Cotton is High: Social Justice and Textiles (@cauchycomplete)
Instagram: @itchn2stitch
YHQG member will inspire us with her beautiful quilts! Jeannie has been quilting for more than 25 years but has been sewing most of her life. She designs and makes quilts, longarm quilts part-time, and loves modern quilts.
October 2026
Blog: Scrappygalquiltco.wordpress.com
Instagram: Scrappygalquilts
Etsy: ScrappyGalQuiltCo
Sandy, a former pattern maker/stylist and clothing manufacturer, found her passion when she discovered quilting. She quickly developed her skills into a thriving long-arm quilting business.
Sandy’s trunk show called “Confessions of a Scrapaholic” will take you through a light-hearted journey of quilting with friends and features approximately 45 quilts. She is currently working on a series of quilts and workshops attempting to modernize old stash. This is a very popular concept with guilds and quilters alike, as we all have too much old stash. Sandy loves to encourage quilters to use up and think about their stash in a whole new way.
During covid she ventured out and added BOM Designer to her portfolio and has 2 guild run BOM programs on the market. Sandy recently had a sold out trunk show at Quilt Canada, which confirms her belief that many quilters want to win the stash battle!
November 2026
Website: cozyfunkycool.com
Instagram: @cozyfunkycool
One block shape, endless ways to play with color & design! If you were drawn to quilting because you love color and fabric, then single-block quilts are a perfect way to jump right in!
December 2026
January 2027
Website: LindaDiakQuilts.com
Instagram: @LindaDiakQuilts
Linda creates quilts to give voice to the animals in our world, speak to a moment in time and honor the people and places in our lives. She will entertain and inspire us with her trunk show of work, detailing her pieces and methods.
February 2027
Website: Sewwhatyoulove.com
Instagram: @sewwhatyoulove
Part trunk show, part slide show, and part story hour, this lecture contains my life history for the past decade in patchwork and quilting. This lecture focuses on my path to becoming a professional in the patchwork and quilting industry.
I’ll discuss the progression of my work and show a lot of my quilts! I’ll share information on design inspiration and discuss some quilting highs and lows along my journey. I look forward to sharing my quilts and stories with you!
March 2027
Website: TeresaDuryeaWong.com
Instagram: @Third_floor_quilts
Go back in time, to a fascinating point in Japan’s history when cotton & indigo – two epic plants – forever changed Japan’s textile world. Meet the masters who are preserving the old traditions of indigo dyeing and meet the quilters who have dedicated their quiltmaking to working with antique cotton. Learn the stories behind traditional cotton textiles such as kasuri, katazome and kimono cloth and how a handful of Japanese weavers are continuing these traditions into the 21st century. Go inside Japan’s esteemed textile printing mills and hear why the finest quilting cotton in the world is currently printed in Japan.
Teresa will also provide a sneak peak into her newest book on Kawaii Applique Quilts from Japan, based on a Japanese culture of cuteness so pervasive it has its own name, and now means almost anything cool, beautiful or nice and has influenced a new genre of quilts.
April 2027
Website: KathyKWylie.com
Instagram: KathyKWylieQuilts
Appliqué quilts are among the most beautiful, jaw-dropping, crowd-pleasing and award-winning of all quilts. This lecture is all about appliqué.
Do you marvel over beautiful appliquéd quilts and wonder how they were accomplished? You might be surprised at the number of techniques and methods that can be used to create these masterpieces. This lecture will give you some insight into the various types of appliqué along with stunning photographs and real-life examples.
May 2027
Tuesday 19 May (In person/online)
Community Quilting Celebration
This much enjoyed tradition involves cookies, chatting, show and share, and a hand sewing project. Watch this space for more details later!
Do you want to visit?
Guests are welcome to attend as non-members for one month.
- Buy a non-member, guest pass HERE.
- Or purchase an annual Membership on our Membership Information page
Membership benefits include: monthly meetings, community sewing groups, semi-annual virtual quilting weekends with Global Quilt Connections, and many other benefits.
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