Virtual doors open at 6.45 pm, and the meeting will start at 7 pm.

World Wide Whispers – Team Canada

Do you remember that child’s birthday party game where the leader starts by whispering a sentence in the ear of the next participant and then continues around the room, evolving and changing from the original sentence? The World Wide Whispers (Team Canada) project uses the premise of this game, with a team of 13 quilters to create a collection of 13 wall quilts of which each piece evolved and changed from the previous one. The result is outstanding.

There are five World Wide Whispers teams – Team Scotland, Team Ireland, Team Netherlands, Team USA, and Team Canada. Kim is the leader for WWW Team Canada, and she invited a quilter or fibre artist from each province and territory across Canada to participate. Kim will introduce you to each of the carefully chosen teammates and unveil their unique and spectacular pieces of this magnificent collection.

Bio: Kim Caskey – Longarm Quilter, Instructor, Lecturer, Designer, Tour Host

I have been sewing and creating my whole life! My mother introduced me to sewing at age 5; I learned patience and techniques from my her in those early years, which allowed me to sail through the fiber and fashion parts of Home Economics classes in Junior and Senior High (the cooking segments were not so successful!).
I learned to knit and embroider from my Grannie, learned advanced garment construction from my mom, and picked up cross-stitching, crochet, tatting, and rug hooking along the way. Following high school, I received professional training in dressmaking and tailoring, completing the NAIT diploma program of tailoring.
​I began my quilting study with Earthly Goods Quilting (Premiere Quilt Shop, Edmonton, Alberta), in February 1992 – quite accidentally. My mother was unable to attend the Rotary Cutting class she was registered in, so I stepped in to fill her spot. I was immediately drawn to the wonderful samples and beautiful cotton and it wasn’t long before I was hooked.
I began teaching for local quilt shops and guilds in 1994 – and haven’t looked back! ​I am passionate about quilting and am grateful to have the opportunity to inspire others. My intent is to educate and enthuse in an atmosphere of fun and support. Students enjoy my relaxed way of teaching and appreciate my encouragement of confidence. I have taught classes at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels to enthusiastic students all over the world. Students describe me as entertaining, positive, knowledgeable and organized. (www.kimcaskey.ca)

Virtual doors open at 6.45 pm, and the meeting will start at 7 pm.

Join us for a virtual meeting to share guild business and show and tell. If you need some support on using Zoom please check the newsletter on how to receive help with Zoom. We kindly ask that you find your mute button prior to entering the meeting as this will ensure the meeting runs more smoothly. Please remember to keep your show and tell short and sweet so that we can ensure everyone gets a chance to share their projects.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

January 14, 2021, 7:00 PM (Pacific) on Zoom

Get Your Motor Running

Learn how to spark creativity in yourself or in your guild with challenges that will have everyone thinking outside the box. This miniature trunk show has more ideas than you will know what to do with to get everyone not only learning new techniques but building their quilting and creative confidence.

Bio

Melissa grew up in Manitoba where she started her creative life thanks to her grandmother who lived next door. After making a couple of quilts she caught the quilting bug in 2001when she took a Log Cabin class to get rid of some fabric. This did not result in less fabric, but did result in a career in quilting. With the onset of COVID, she has developed online programs and classes and is busier than ever. She has written two books, Walking Foot Quilting Designs and Edge to Edge Walking Foot Quilting Designs. http://melissamarginet.ca/

Virtual doors open at 6.45 pm, and the meeting will start at 7 pm.

Join us for our “new normal” virtual meeting to share guild business and show and tell. If you need some support on using Zoom please check the newsletter on how to receive help with Zoom. We kindly ask that you find your mute button prior to entering the meeting as this will ensure the meeting runs more smoothly. Please remember to keep your show and tell short and sweet so that we can ensure everyone gets a chance to share their projects.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Virtual doors open at 6.45 pm, and the meeting will start at 7 pm.

Our quilt guild Christmas celebration is coming up on December 3rd, via Zoom. We have lots of fun activities including a game, the WIP conclusion, and the Connect project. In preparation for this event, we ask that you decorate your Zoom space in holiday decor, pour yourself a special beverage, and have a treat to eat. You will also need a sign that says ‘Yes’ on one side and ‘No’ on the other. And there will be door prizes! See you on December 3rd at 7pm!

This meeting starts at 6 pm, via Zoom

A love of fabric and quilts began the moment Valerie Wilson curled up beneath one of her grandmother’s quilts as a child.  Wilson has worked with fabrics from childhood, learning embroidery from her grandmother and garment sewing from her mother. She started out with traditional quilting, but soon decided that what she really yearned to do was create pictures from fabric. In 2002, Wilson started quilting and in 2014, fibre art became her full-time occupation. Having once been the owner of an architectural antique business, Valerie maintains a keen interest in old houses, and the people who lived in them. This is evident in Valerie’s current series; vintage portraits based on those brilliant old photos depicting the way we once were. Valerie combines a love of history and a curiosity about people from the past, to capture character in fabric.Valerie’s award-winning work has been exhibited from British Columbia to St. John’s, Newfoundland in Canada, and internationally from New Zealand to Houston, Texas. Valerie became the Fibre Art Network (FAN) Membership Co-ordinator in 2004, when she joined this co-operative of professional, Western Canadian fibre artists. And in 2016 became a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA). Valerie was born in Carberry, Manitoba, amongst the rolling sand hills. Craving change, she sampled life in the university town of Kitchener-Waterloo for a few years, but then decided that she could no longer resist the pull of the sunny climes of Manitoba, and now resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. https://valeriewilsonartist.com/

Virtual doors open at 6.45 pm, and the meeting will start at 7 pm.

Come join us, virtually, for our November meeting via Zoom at 7pm.  We will come together to share the projects we have been working on over the last month.  We welcome everyone to attend and if you need some support on using Zoom please check the newsletter on how to receive help with Zoom. Several days before the meeting an email will be sent out to membership with the Zoom details.  It will include a clickable link, meeting ID and passcode.  There might be a moment or two delay as you enter the meeting as each person is accepted by the host.  We kindly ask that you find your mute button prior to entering the meeting as this will ensure the meeting runs more smoothly.  Please remember to keep your show and tell short and sweet so that we can ensure everyone gets a chance to share their projects.  Thank you.

 We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

If you want to participate and you don’t already have Zoom on your computer you will need to download a very simple app from www.zoom.us ahead of time.

How to download Zoom on your PC

1. Open your computer’s internet browser and navigate to the Zoom website at Zoom.us.
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click “Download” in the web page’s footer.
3. On the Download Center page, click “Download” under the “Zoom Client for Meetings” section.
4. The Zoom app will then begin downloading.