Krista runs a retreat business, teaches classes, writes a quilting blog, and now has published a book of retreat related quilting projects called Make It, Take It. Krista will talk about why she wrote the book, how it came together, and share all of the projects from the book. She will bring books to sell for $30.00 cash or cheque. She will be happy to sign them too.
At our June meeting: Community Quilts and Summer Social
Pippa comes to us from Comox with an all new program— her talk will be “Improvisational Quilting, or The delight and freedom in making things up as you go along.” She will be looking at such questions as:
A Powerpoint presentation showing work of a number of quilt artists, and a display of some of her recent improvisational work will accompany the talk.
Pippa will be bringing some patterns and fabric and some African things, all at 50% off because she is going out of business. Cash or personal cheques will be accepted.
May speaker: Krista Hennebury
“I love working with textiles, the colour, the texture, the hand. These have been a part of my life for a long time. I started out as a traditional quilter and quickly turned to art quilts as it gave me the freedom to do what I wanted and was not dictated by another person’s pattern. I color many of the fabrics that I use with dye, paint, and or any coloring device that works on textiles. Embellishment of any kind is my way to finish off the design with beading, couching, and hand or machine embroidery. I will be bringing some of my quilts that demonstrate these things.” ~ Robin Fisher
Coming in April: Pippa Moore on Improvisational Quilting
See work over the last 200 years. Some curiosities of the collection are a very early Chintz quilt that fits a modern King sized bed,an 1870’s UFO, a cigar flannel quilt, and a double wedding ring quilt hand-stitched from Fortrel! To add to the evenings inspiration please Bring along antique and vintage quilts from your collection for Show and Tell. Suggestions for buying, cleaning and storing quilts will be touched on.
Coming in March: Robin Fisher.
We are delighted to welcome Maureen Wood as our guest speaker at our January meeting. Maureen has been quilting since 2004 and has been a Judy Niemeyer certified instructor for the past 5 years. Maureen travels throughout western Canada doing trunk shows at guilds and teaching at workshops and retreats. Her presentation will include a large selection of stunning Judy Niemeyer design quilts and will provide some insight to the design process and techniques that Judy uses in her patterns.
Judy Neimeyer patterns and kits will be available for sale at the break and following her presentation.
Coming in February: Speaker Rita Solkin
Come to our February meeting and be entertained and amazed by examples of quilter’s work over the past two hundred years. Some curiosities of the collection are a very early Chintz quilt that fits a modern King sized bed, an 1870’s UFO, a cigar flannel quilt and a double wedding ring quilt hand-stitched from Fortrel! To add to the evenings inspiration please bring along antique and vintage quilts from your collection for Show and Tell. Suggestions for buying cleaning and storing quilts will be touched on giving audience interest.
We have 16 tables booked, so are looking forward to a good sale. If the sellers would come early, set up, and cover their wares with a sheet or other fabric for the business part of meeting. We will have tea, and then the sale (no speaker). For the rest of us, we should bring money and prepare to shop!
December: No meeting.
January: Maureen Wood
Genevieve Tobin
Program Committee
Carola Russell Carola has had her very own Quilt Shop in Gibsons BC on the Sunshine Coast for almost ten years. She has been a “sewing and quilting educator” for thirty years. Carola loves to share ideas and inspire others to love quilting more. You will enjoy her trunk show – it is full of “a little bit of something for everyone.” She will spice it up with sewing tricks, techniques, advice and tips that will make your quilting better and more fun.
Carola will be bringing items from her store, and they will be available for sale at the meeting.
Coming in November: Our “Good as New Sale.” Book a table with Genevieve Tobin at the meeting or by phone after Oct. 23. No charge for the table. Sale will be in place of having a speaker.
We are delighted to have Shirley Prakke do a trunk show for our September meeting. Shirley has lived most of her life in South Africa with the exception of several years in Venezuela. She and her husband moved to Vancouver 2 years ago to be closer to their Canadian children and grandchildren. Shirley started quilting in the 1980’s but, has always had a passion for all forms of needlework, colour and pattern. She enjoys hand work with a particular enthusiasm for paper piecing and Mola appliqué. She has taught courses in basics to advanced patchwork, appliqué, mola appliqué and quilting. A blue ribbon winner at our quilt show this year, she is truly one of the guild’s hidden treasures! I think you will find her quilts both unique and inspiring.
Upcoming programs include an amazing trunk show by Carola Russell in October and the return of the popular “Garage Sale – Craft Fair” for November.
May meeting we are looking forward to a presentation of Community Quilts.
June meeting will be a Social. We will play a game called Strip Poker for Quilters. Each person brings 6 WOF strips 2.5” wide. The theme for the fabric is ‘In the Garden’.
Genevieve Tobin
Program Committee
Last meeting we handed out a questionnaire re program plans for 2014/2015. Thank you to all of those who returned these to us. The questionnaire is included in the newsletter this month and we would encourage you to complete it if you did not have an opportunity last month. Questionnaires can be left at the registration desk or be given to a member of the committee. Thank you. We look forward to your input.
Your Program Committee
Marina Green, Genevieve Tobin, Lois Crawford, Rita Douglas
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