Sandra Sandvik – Zero Waste – Up-cycled Quilting Sandra hopes to answer the questions around what is zero waste? It may be a new term but it has been around the textile world for centuries. What is up-cycling or re-purposing? … Continue reading →
Techniques: Zig Zag quilt using scraps Instructor: Sandra Sandvik When: Saturday, 17 November 2018 Where: Knox United Church, 5600 Balaclava St Time: Starts at 10 am until 4 pm Cost: Register and pay after the October meeting – $40 Early Bird Special: Register and pay … Continue reading →
All members of the guild are encouraged to bring along their quilts and show them at the October meeting creating a Giant Guild Trunk Show. BIG OR SMALL; NEW OR OLDER…,ALL QUILTS MADE BY YOU, OUR VQG MEMBERS, ARE WELCOME. These could be ones which are being entered in our UPCOMING … Continue reading →
Cindy Scraba of Cindy’s Threadworks Cindy’s love of texture began as a child. She secretly stashed bits of lace and trim to re-fashion into doll clothers. She taught herself to sew, crochet and embroider by watching her mother and admiring … Continue reading →
Seventeen new books have been added to the VQG Library over the summer. For more information see the New Books web page. … Continue reading →
The 2018 VQG retreat was held March 19-22. There were 16 quilters. Everyone received a 20% discount card from the Cloth Shop, a 20% discount card from Lorna Shapiro, and the opportunity to shop at a Great Notion with a … Continue reading →
The final meeting before the summer. This will be our Annual General Meeting where the committee is finalized and other Guild business is discussed. Our June program will also include mini trunk shows by three of our members—Sherri Dennison, Isabelle … Continue reading →
Anne Harris Anne was born and raised in Vancouver. She completed her Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from Queen’s University in 2007 and currently works as a physiotherapist a GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre in Vancouver. She is also trained … Continue reading →
Matt Wheeler Matt Wheeler, the president of the Boundary Bay Quilt Guild, will be speaking at our April 11th meeting, presenting his quilting journey. He has been quilting for over 25 years, once owned a quilt shop, and currently has a … Continue reading →
Stacey Day Stacey Day will be bringing a selection of her published and free pattern quilts, as well as some of her award winning ones and talking about the design and inspiration for each. Stacey will discuss how she started … Continue reading →
