It’s our 30th Anniversary, and we’re celebrating in style, with pearls and tea. Pearls are the symbol for a 30th anniversary, so get them out and put them on! Tea starts at 1pm, Tuesday June 13. Don’t forget your show and share – especially any …
We’ll be learning Kawandi this month, so bring your hand stitching skills to the meeting. We will also be getting the fabric requirements for our mystery quilt, which will start in January.
Now that we have all survived the quilt show, time to dust off the sewing machines and jump back into the swing of guild meetings, WILT and all things sewing.
Our next meeting is Tuesday, September 13, starting at 9:30.
Bonnie will be teaching us her rope bowls – did you sign up? You won’t want to miss learning how to make these bowls, so much easier than you think. Check the programs page for all the supplies needed.
See you then!
Hats off to Quilting! Our first show in 6 years, and it was a success! With over 250 quilts, the Mad Hatter’s Tea Room, Vendor’s Mall and more, our visitors were treated to quite the show. The weather was perfect, it couldn’t have been a …
Our always popular year end social, this year will celebrate the Queen’s jubilee. Wear your most fascinating hat and bring a perfectly English plate to share. Watercress, scones, cucumber sandwiches? Yum!! As well, we will all get to enjoy Bev Hill as she presents a …
Mark your calendars! Saturday, March 19th is National Quilting Day. The Mayne Island Quilters will be celebrating with quilts displayed on fences, railings, decks and driveways all over the island (weather permitting, of course). Take your family and friends for a drive, walk or bike tour to see what’s on display.
Saturday – March 19, 10am – 4pm – weather permitting.
Meeting date – February 8th, starting at 10am. Our meeting this month will be on Zoom – look for your invitation the day before the meeting. Our guest speaker this month will be Krista Hennebury (@poppyprint) with her presentation “Who Gives a Flying FQ about …
Merry Christmas! Our meeting this month will be held on Tuesday, Decemeber 14. We will have a presentation from islander Bev Hill, with her textiles from the North, plus our annual Christmas pot-luck luncheon. Don’t forget – it’s FINGER foods only please. The afternoon will …
General meeting starts at 10am. Doors open at 9:30. The Zoom invite will be sent out the day before.
Our program is the “Oh Canada” block by Cheryl Arkison, which we will make into Quilts of Valor.
Remember to bring your coloured scraps, and all the necessary sewing supplies. I’ll have patterns, white background fabric and maple leafs ready.
This month, our meeting will again be via ZOOM, on February 9th. The meeting starts at 9:30am, and our guest speaker, Kellie from Silly Moon Quilting Company will start at 10:30am. Join in to learn about the technique of quilting with rulers. https://sillymoonquiltingco.ca/
We’re BACK!! The weather is going to be sunny for our Guild meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8 so we’re going to hold the meeting outdoors in the Ag Hall grounds. We are allowed 50 people in a gathering outside so we will be able to …
Here’s what’s happening in June
| 5th | Advise Rebecca if you want a kit for the June pincushion project |
| 9th – 10am | Guild meeting via Zoom (you can join from 9:45am onwards); last chance to show your UFO’s |
| 12th | Deadline to advise Rebecca if you are interested in the Wool Penny Rug Workshop in September |
| 18th – 2pm | WILT social via Zoom; advise Vel if you want to join in |
It’s a double header today – we have Labelling your Quilts at 10am, and a WILT catch up at 2pm. It’s a day for quilting! The Labelling presentation is on the Member’s Page if you aren’t able to join. There’s still time to get …
Hi everyone, We’re going to ZOOM into virtual meetings! May 12th – 10am – Tutorial on using Zoom. Email Rebecca to get on the invite list May 21st – 10am – Labelling your Quilts program – email Rebecca to get on the invite list May …
We are very sad to announce the decision to postpone our Quilt Show, planned for July 18, 2020. We do plan to hold the show next summer, and hope everyone will join us then.
