2023-24 President's Challenge & Charity

Create a block/quilt using the initials from your name:  colour - pattern block -  quilting motif. E.g. Betty Ann Smith would be: Blue, Aunt Sukey's Choice, Stipple.

Charity Quilts: Blocks 12.5" x 12.5". Each month, your choice of 2-colour design with that month's colour, matched with an off-white/cream fabric.

Oct - Red; Nov - Orange; Dec - Green; Jan - Purple

NEXT Guild Quilt Show 2025 May 24 & 25

2023-24 Program List

SEW DAY: Sat Jan 20 - 9am-3pm Cost $5. Register with Faith at least 2 weeks before sew day. Must have 5 to run the day. Planned sew days: Feb 24 (19); Mar 23 (18); Apr 20 (15); May 25 (20).

Guild Meeting: 2023 Dec  12 - Desert Potluck

Membership Fees due 2023 Dec 01 - pre-Covid fee $35, during Covid $30... 2023-24 will be our last year at $30 .  Its more expensive to cover speaker costs "in-person". 

Guild Meetings: 2023 Sep 19 Learning Stations: Quilt as U Go; Joining Binding; Prep Quilt for LongArm; Adding Borders; 2023 Oct 17 Working with Wool with Joanne Jefferies and Karen Moore; 2023 Nov 21 Colours and Scrappy Applique with Kelly Schroeder (workshop Nov 22); 2023 Dec  12 - Potluck; 2024 Jan 16 Beth from Barns & Gifts; 2024 Feb 20 Erin Harvey Trunk Show; 2024 Mar 19 Carla Klop designer - showing the wonders of EQ8 Software; (2024 Apr 5/6/7 Spring Retreat); 2024 Apr 16 TBA; 2024 May 21 Lisa and Cathy from Quilter's Curve Trunk Show; 2024 Jun 18 Annual Wrap Up. Bert from Grantham Books bringing a selection of books, let us know if you have something you want him to bring.  End of 2023-24

If you have programming ideas, contact Faith vanDam at  fvandam82@gmail.com

2023-24 Block of the Month MYSTERY Quilt

MONTH 1: 2023 Oct - PREP Work - You will need one Jelly Roll (or various yardage in 2.5" strips). CUT STRIPS:

• A: 48 at 2.5" x 10.5" 

• B: 48 at 2.5" x 8.5"

• C: 48 at 2.5" x 6.5"

• D: 48 at 2.5" x 4.5"

• E: 48 at 2.5" x 2.5" (squares)

• X: Plus CONTRAST fabric need 0.6m of fabric. CUT 144 of 2.5" squares

MONTH 2: Sew 48 strip: Starting with A (10.5") attach X (2.5" contrast).  PRESS towards X

MONTH 3: Sew 48 strips: Starting with B (8.5") add X (2.5" contrast) add F (2.5").  PRESS towards X

2023 Nov 22 Workshop with Kelly Schroeder Applique With Scraps

All attendees had a great time. Kelly was terrific.

2022-23 Program looked like...

2023 Jun 20 - Charity Quilts Show and Trunk Sale; 2023 May 16 - Heather from Stitch by Stitch in Kingston gave a humorous talk on "rulers"; 2023 Feb 21 - Helen McGregor gave a truck show focused on embroidery; 2023 Jan 17 -  Denise Kossatz gave an "over the years" truck show, lots of applique; 2022 Dec 13 Meeting - We Made Crafts  Thank-you to Linda Holmwood and Joanne Jeffries who led a Christmas crafts making workshop at the Dec. meeting.

2022 Nov Trunk Show by Kelly Dumaresq

2022 Sep Trunk Show by Shirley Challice

2022 June Workshop was Great Fun!