National Party
The Canadian Quilters’ Association organizes an annual convention. It moves about the country and will take place this year in Halifax. For details, click the image (left).
Their most recent newsletter includes updates and reminders AND a hint about a ‘virtual marketplace’! Stay tuned.
Sewing Saturday Course Change
Phyllis from Crazy Ladies will have to postpone her workshop on the “Fun and Done” Runner until March 24th 2012. In it’s place Mary LaRocque will be sharing the technique to make stars which shall be used as table favours for the Quilt Show Banquet. Of course everyone can bring their own projects to work at. If all attending will donate a bit of their time on January 21, Mary will have all the stars she needs for the table favours. Make sure you have a sewing machine, square ruler, a rotary cutter with you. If you have some buttons around 1/2″ in size we can use them in colours to match the soft blues, aqua, soft greens, lavenders, and soft spring colours. A neutral thread colour will also be required. She has the fabric, freezer paper (already cut) and ribbon required. Hope to see many of you there.
Looking Ahead
We are so excited to enter 2012! Our guild will be celebrating 20 years of gathering to learn and inspire.
Our bi-annual quilt show will take place April 28 & 29 this year. Check the link above for additional details.
Our quilt show merchant mall is sold out! A list of participating vendors can be found on the Quilt Show drop down list.
Happy Quilting in 2012!
Holiday cookies for quilters
For something fun this holiday season, bake up a batch of quilt block sugar cookies. You can find the recipe in our recipe drop down list or click here.
Wishing you the best of the Holiday Season!
Sewing on Saturdays
Gathering at the Go-Getters Senior Centre in Dryden the odd Saturday to sew has become habit forming! Our schedule of planned activities is now available here. See you there.
Linda Clark Trunk Show
A reminder this Friday, October 21, 2011, Linda Clark, instruction from Kenora, is coming to teach at our retreat, Saturday and Sunday. She will be having a trunk show on Friday at 7:00 p.m. at the Oxdrift school (HWY 17). Everyone is welcome to come but if you are not registered for the retreat there will be a charge of $5.00 to attend.
Fall Retreat 2011
Linda Clark of Born to Quilt in Kenora, Ontario will be our retreat instructor October 21-23, 2011 at Joan Schneider’s Schoolhouse. Linda’s Angle Options (shown on left) can be made as a 31″ square table topper, 16″ x 39″ table runner or 53″ x 62″ lap quilt.
For more information or to register, contact Heather at hecopeco@shaw.ca or 807-223-5643 before October 17th.
Sewing Saturdays begin again!
Our regular Sewing Saturday schedule begins again for the 2011-2012 season this coming Saturday, September 24th at 9 am. Adeline Johnson of Kenora will be teaching Fabled Folded Dimensional Flowers. Click here to see a gallery of Adeline’s incredible handiwork. Here’s a sample:
If you would like to participate in this class, contact Hellen staffnh@drytel.net or 807-937-6793 to register. Addition information (supply list) can be found here.
Hellen has also provided a great workshop list so you’ll have everything you might need for a class.
Thank you to Mary LaRocque for providing the pictures.
Patchwork on the global stage
Have you seen the branding for the Olympic Games in 2014?
Check out some of the places these quilts will appear here.




