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 retreat this year was held at Edenvale, in Abbotsford, from Monday March 13th to Thursday March 16th. There were 19 quilters present, 17 members and 2 non-members. Activities included: First evening – Introductions, announcements, and Fat Quarter exchange. 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 →
ALL VQG MEMBERS are invited to participate in the FIFTH ANNUAL CHARITY QUILT CHALLENGE!!! The purpose of this challenge is to: encourage members to make a quilt for charity and to have fun doing just that! Each finished Charity quilt shown at a … Continue reading →
SINGIN’ (AND QUILTIN’) IN THE RAIN I usually have a song playing in my head as I go about my day. Right now as I write this in late November, the song is Singing in the Rain. (I wish it was Blue Skies … Continue reading →
Bruce McCaughey Photographing your quilts: It’s all about the light… Just in time for the upcoming quilt show, photographer Bruce McCaughey will be giving advice on photographing your quilts. He will show you how to take better pictures no matter … Continue reading →
THOMAS ROACH – CLOTH AND CONNECTION While a quilt is typically defined as three layers stitched together, I believe that the result is vastly more than the simple sum of the component materials. There are a myriad of layers of … Continue reading →
