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Holiday Social

We had a fun social gathering and shared sandwiches and goodies as well as what people had created with teacups and in the Koi workshop.

Gorgeous creations from the Koi workshop by Karen, Brenda and Meg.

The studio activities include party preparations as well as quilting 🙂

ArtRich 2025

Three of our members have pieces in the Art Gallery as part of ArtRich 2025. The show is on until January. Only 50 pieces were selected of more than 400 entries!

Just in time for cold weather

Members have knit scarves and made more quilts at the frost descends on us.

Wonderful Presentation

Sandy Simmelink joined us on Zoom to give us great ideas about incorporating stories into our quilts for treasured family memories. She uses an amazing variety of techniques to add pictures and words to make her quilts truly memorable and memory inspiring.

Learning Together

Lynda showed members how to make a Koinobori WIndsock.

More creations

For Our Community Partners

Loads more creations

Donna went to town with hand appliquéd hexies! One block but the variations in fabric, sashing and quilting make each one unique.

Knitting, sewing and other fun!

Shades of Fall Art Show

Vickie and Gail exhibited pieces in this annual show.

September Show and Tell

President’s Challenge

Vickie issued us a challenge to repair or repurpose something that was no longer used so we didn’t have more stuff in the landfill.

Fun during Culture Days

We hosted demonstrations, making sock buddies and a design challenge.

Sewing and knitting through the summer

Leading into summer

We continue to work on items for our community partners.

Harbour House

TAGOR provided 55 quilts to the new housing, Harbour House, for single mothers and single women. The housing has 15 two bedroom units and 10 studios. It is a wonderfully warm and inviting space.

May Show and Tell

Lynda made a pocketed carryall for her sewing stuff.
Lynda made a colourful wind sock of leftover fabric. It will brighten any windy day.
Linda's leftovers were embellished with a fun zigzag over the ditch.
Jean used bold colours to make this striking quilt.
Jean's block of the month with a fun variety of blocks in happy colours.
Nicole was pattern testing and this monkey was a fun result.
Gail made this for a firend who loves blue. A braided border completed the cheerful design.
Elly using up scraps created this colourful wonder tied together with a perfect purple border

For kids!

Interesting scrap busting designs

More fun creations!

Working with new and old techniques.

Gail – started this wall hanging, “Gordon’s Beach”, in Joni Newman’s ‘Reverse Stained Glass’ class. It was fun to learn a new skill.

Members create!

Joni Newman reversed Stained Glass “Arbutus”

Reverse Stained Glass Workshop

with Joni Newman

Joni walked us through a very interesting technique that allows one to create much more detailed fabric images in ‘stained glass’ than the traditional method of using bias strips.

FInd out more about Joni at her website.

Liz Thompson “A Dozen Ways to Bind Your Quilt”

Presentation by Liz Thompson

“A Dozen Ways to Bind Your Quilt”

We very much enjoyed seeing Liz’s creations and all the ways she binds quilts. with and without hand sewing.

Find out more about Liz at her website.

Gail finished her recent quilt with one of Liz’s suggested bindings.

Scrappy red and black strip quilt created by Gail from her scrap heap.
Machine sewn binding as learned from Liz’s “A dozen ways to bind a quilt”