Vancouver Quilters' Guild

See our Programs and Workshops pages for complete lists of what we have planned and what we’ve been up to!
All speakers and workshops will be virtual, on ZOOM, until June 2023.
For nformation on joining the guild see our Membership page. To attend a meeting as a guest see our Programs page.
For general information about our monthly meetings, please see our Meetings page.
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Next Meeting: Wednesday April 12th, 2023

Apr 1-2, 2023 (Sat&Sun) Workshop: Sheila Frampton-Cooper “Applique + Piecing = New Possibilities”

2-day workshop 10am-1pm both days – $75

“My Pieced quilts are bold and graphic, as I am inspired by colour, line and shape.”

In this workshop, students will compose a small design, create a full-scale pattern on freezer paper, and assemble the forms using a technique called “Appli-piecing”, originally developed by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry. By using this technique, you can bring almost any complex abstract idea into quilt form. You will retain a clean, graphic look and when complete, you will have a quilt top pieced together with a 1/4” seam allowance.

https://www.zoombaby.com IG @sheilaframptoncooper

Apr 12, 2023 (Wed) Program: Cindy Grisdela

“I’m Cindy Grisdela – an Artist, Teacher and Author from Reston, Virginia.
Color and texture are the driving forces behind my contemporary art quilts. Browse my site to see how I combine line and shape, then add stitching lines to create texture and dimension – a process I like to think of as painting with fabric and thread.”

Cindy Grisdela from Virginia, USA
cindygrisdela.com IG @cindygrisdelaquilts

Spring 2023 Sewing Days

Saturdays – 10am to 4pm
January 21, February 18, March 11, April 15

Join other guild members on Zoom as we sew together, working on our own projects. Sometimes you cannot get a word in edgewise, and other times we sew in silence. You can come and go as you like. Look for a Zoom invitation prior to the date.

May 10, 2023 (Wed) Program: Timna Tarr “Flying Colours Trunk Show”

Timna Tarr comes from a long line of quilters but did not begin quilting until after studying art history in college. She bought her first longarm in 2001 and began quilting clients’ quilts shortly thereafter. Timna’s own nationally award-winning quilts are in private and corporate collections and have been seen in exhibits, publications, and on The Quilt Show and Quilting Arts TV. Timna is a designer for Studio e Fabrics, the author of Stitched Photo Mosaic Quilting, and is an in-demand teacher and speaker. She lives in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

“I Woke Up Like This”

Flying Colours Trunk Show
Timna is known for making fun, colourful, award-winning quilts. Join her for a trunk show of her quilting journey. She talks about her design and colour choices, as well as the personal stories behind the quilts.
https://www.timnatarr.com/online-workshop

Jun 3, 2023 (Sat) Workshop: Cindy Grisdela “Fabulous Freehand Curves”

$TBD
Cindy Grisdela is an Artist, Quilter, Teacher and Author from Reston, VA.
Colour and texture are the driving forces behind her contemporary art quilts. Browse her site to see how she combines line and shape, then adds stitching lines to create texture and dimension.

Fabulous Freehand Curves
Cut large scale curves freehand without templates or patterns. Add dots, skinny lines, wonky triangles and more to give each curve its own personality, then combine them into a fun original design.

Cindy will talk about colour and design to create the composition as well as the techniques needed.
cindygrisdela.com IG @cindygrisdelaquilts

Jun 14, 2023 (Wed) AGM & Program: TBD

Details to follow.

Mar 8, 2023 (Wed) Program: Bill Stearman’s “Backpack Show”

I Will be Silent No More
Bill struggled with storytelling as a way to make sense of his life for many years. And then discovered his voice in quilt making.

Fabrics and carefully placed stitches express joy, anguish, hope, gratitude, and love, providing glimpses into deep and important stories; stories that matter on personal and social levels.

His quilts make bold statements and provoke thoughtful consideration of a variety of issues.

“With the help of about 20 of my quilts, I’ll tell their stories… my stories. I doubt that these quilts, and their stories, will remind you of your Grandmother’s quilts.”

http://billstearmanquilts.blogspot.com/p/backpack-show.html

Mar 4, 2023 (Sat) Workshop: Carolina Oneto “Curves and Transparencies”

9am to 1:15pm $65

Carolina will talk about Colour Theory and how we can create a Transparency effect with colour and fabrics.

In this workshop she will teach us how to make a small quilt, which we will design from scratch. Then we will talk about Colour Theory and how we can create a Transparency effect using colour and fabrics. She will teach us how to cut fabrics with complex curved shapes and to sew these curved shapes by machine. You will be provided with new techniques and colour theory knowledge that will allow you to feel confident designing, cutting and sewing complex curves shapes.

carolinaoneto.com IG @carolina_oneto

Feb 11, 2023 (Sat) Workshop: Chris Jurd “Spinner”

12-3pm $60
Chris is an amazing, colourful, Australian Quilter. If you love bright, scrappy quilts, the “Australian Way”, then you will LOVE this class! Quiltmania loves her so much they’ve published a whole book of her quilts. Her “BIG, BOLD & BEAUTIFUL” book is her story, works and patterns. How often do you get to learn from one of the best!

We will have a colourful, fun workshop, where she will be teaching her SPINNER pattern.

IG @patchworkfun
PatchworkFun, Etsy Canada: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PatchworkFun

Feb 8, 2023 (Wed) Program: Carolina Oneto “Playing with Colour Values”

Carolina’s talk will be about how colour value can be a key design element.

“During this lecture we will talk about many different topics related to colour, especially about what value is and why it is so important when is time to choose and pick your fabrics for a new project. I will show you, through different examples, how you can create movement and sequences using colour value to design your quilts, creating interest, contrast and fluidity.”