Arnprior & District Quilters' Guild Newsletter - December 2025
This is a perfect moment to celebrate the warmth, creativity, and generosity our guild brings to the community. Whether you stitched for charity, shared your knowledge, or simply showed up with a smile and a project to inspire us, you helped make this year something truly special.
This month’s meeting is going to be extra festive! We’re hosting a Trivia Night, complete with prizes for the winning team! And yes, we want to SEE that holiday spirit! Wear your sparkliest sweater, your jolliest socks, or go full “Walking in a Winter Quilt-land” if you’re feeling bold. Festive attire is highly encouraged!
As you finish your December projects, may your thread stay untangled, your bobbins stay full, and no creature stirring disturb the quilt blocks you’ve laid out. Let’s end the year with laughter, inspiration, and maybe a few too many Christmas cookies!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year,
Amanda, President
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December Guild Meeting
When? We hope you'll join us on Wednesday December 10 for our Holiday Potluck Party meeting.. The meeting begins at 7 pm with doors opening at 6:30 pm. Where? 257 John Street, Arnprior Ontario (Christian Education Centre) Parking is available on the nearby streets. Please do not park in the adjacent church parking lot. Win! The meeting will feature draws for door prizes, and tickets will be sold for draws of a basket of quilting goodies, and 50-50. And you can win fat quarters if you participate in the optional Fat Quarter Club.
 Made by Allison K, November Show & Tell
Program
This will be a fun social evening at our December Christmas/Holiday pot luck meeting. We're asking members with surnames beginning with the letters A-L to bring a dish to share at the potluck. It can be a main course item, appetizer, or dessert - anything you'd like to bring. To help members with dietary sensitivities, please include a list of ingredients for your dish to indicate any contents containing gluten (flour), lactose (dairy products), nuts etc. Quilters’ Conundrum Have you gotten stuck trying to think of an idea about colour matching, or which technique to use for binding, or which backing would suit the quilt you just made? Bring your ideas / challenges to our guild meeting at the Quilters Conundrum table. You can share your challenges and see what others think about it, 2 or 10 heads are better than one! Quilt Along We all just got Decembers’ quilt instructions. A quilt along night will be scheduled in January. Quilt Along instructions and info Sewcial Zoom Night Sewcial Zoom Night is on January 14th and an invitation will be coming in early January. -- Martha Palmer, Programs Co-ordinator |
Quilting retreat at Spruceholme Inn, Fort Colounge, Quebec February 2 to 6, 2026.
Our first retreat of the year is almost here. Now for a few things to remember.
The price has not changed for this retreat. It will be 4 nights $475 and 3 nights $390.
Your payment must be made to the guild by January 19, 2026 to confirm your attendance. Everyone should bring their own placemat.
We will send out payment instructions closer to the due date.
You can still register for this retreat, right up until January 19th.
Refer to the Retreats page for more information.
-- Sue Hodgins, Retreats Co-ordinator
The 16 available spaces in this January 10th workshop were filled within a couple of days!
Due to the high interest this workshop may be offered again at a later date.
Workshop info
The Quilt Show committee is in need of hangers and have asked for our help.
While you are shopping, please ask if the hangers could be included with your purchase, and do enlist your family members to help out as well.
You can bring the hangers along to the December meeting and to the April and May meetings.
Thank you!
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We were pleased to welcome 1 returning member and 1 guest.
Our membership continues to grow, and we're proud to report that we now have a total of 79 members.
Thank you to everyone for your enthusiasm and support.
Name Badges
Personalized name badges are now available for members.
- Cost: $10 each
- How to get one: Stop by the membership table to place your order.
Set-Up and Support Team
We've created Set-Up Groups to help things run smoothly at our meetings. This group is responsible for:
- Room setup
- Assisting the speaker
- Clean-up and takedown after the meeting
REMINDER: Last names A to L are to bring a dish to share for the pot luck dinner.
Thank you all for your time and dedication - it truly helps make each meeting a success.
-- Johanne Vajda, Membership
These festive placemats are reversible with a non-holiday fabric on the other side so they can be used throughout the year by clients of Arnprior Meals on Wheels.
What a great way to share the impressive creativity of our guild members with the wider community.
Our guild has a lot going on! Here are the sewing opportunities for you:
- Magnificent Mystery Quilt Along
- Presidents' Challenges - Formal and Informal
- Retreats
- Fat Quarter Club
- Charity Projects
- Personal projects for our Quilt Show
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December 10 Wednesday 7 PM |
Guild meeting |
Holiday Potluck Party Meeting Members with surnames beginning with A-L are asked to bring a dish to share appetizer, main or dessert Fat Quarter Club: Christmas fabrics Location: 257 John Street, Arnprior Ontario (Christian Education Centre) |
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January 5 2026 Monday 7 to 8 PM |
Quilt Along Chat via Zoom |
Participants in the Magnificent Mystery Quilt Along can share tips and ideas with each other and get any questions answered |
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January 10 Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM |
Workshop |
Stacked Triangles quilt workshop with ADQG guild member Sandi B Location: Arnprior Public Library, 21 Madawaska St., Arnprior ON |
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January 14 Wednesday 7 to 9 PM |
Sewcial Night via Zoom |
Join us via Zoom for a fun evening of sewing in the comfort of our own homes. Zoom link will be sent by email. |
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January 28 Wednesday 7 PM |
Guild meeting via Zoom |
Guest: Sandy Lindal of Scrappy Gal Quilt Co. |
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February 2 to 6 Monday to Friday |
Retreat |
Come for 3 or 4 nights, and quilt from morning until night! |
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February 25 Wednesday 7 PM |
Guild meeting via Zoom |
Guest: Cassandra Beaver Website |
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March 25 Wednesday 7 PM |
Guild meeting via Zoom |
Preemie quilt sew night |
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April 22 Wednesday 7 PM |
Guild meeting |
Location: 257 John Street, Arnprior Ontario (Christian Education Centre) Program TBD |
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May 27 Wednesday 7 PM |
Guild meeting |
Annual General Meeting Location: 257 John Street, Arnprior Ontario (Christian Education Centre) Program TBD |
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May 29 Friday |
Quilt Show Set-up |
Many volunteers needed to help with quilt show set up Location: Nick Smith Centre, 77 James St., Arnprior ON |
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May 30 to 31 Saturday to Sunday |
Our Quilt Show |
Setup by guild members Friday May 29 Location: Nick Smith Centre, 77 James St., Arnprior ON |
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June 17 Wednesday 7 PM |
Guild meeting |
End of year potluck Location: 257 John Street, Arnprior Ontario (Christian Education Centre) Unofficial President s Challenge projects due |
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November 16 to 20 2026 Monday to Friday |
Retreat |
Come for 3 or 4 nights, and quilt from morning until night! |
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Completed Events 2025-2026 |
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September 24 Wednesday 7 PM |
Guild meeting |
First meeting of the 2025-2026 guild year Location: 257 John Street, Arnprior Ontario (Christian Education Centre) Guest: Monika Henry of Penny School Quilting Fat Quarter Club: colour Autumn Brown |
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October 8 Wednesday 7 to 9 PM |
Sewcial Evening via Zoom |
Join us via Zoom for a fun evening of sewing in the comfort of our own homes. Zoom info has been sent by email. |
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October 17 to 18 Friday and Saturday |
In-Town Retreat |
Two days of sewing, relaxing, visiting and laughing. |
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October 22 Wednesday 7 PM |
Guild meeting |
Location: 257 John Street, Arnprior Ontario (Christian Education Centre) Fat Quarter Club: Black & Hallowe'en themed fabrics Guest: Val Forte who has led and guiding students to make more than 200 quilts for Victoria s Quilts |
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November 5 Wednesday 7 to 9 PM |
Sewcial Evening via Zoom |
Join us via Zoom for a fun evening of sewing in the comfort of our own homes. Zoom link will be sent by email. |
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November 10 Monday 7 to 8 PM |
Quilt Along Chat via Zoom |
Participants in the Magnificent Mystery Quilt Along can share tips and ideas with each other and get any questions answered |
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November 26 Wednesday 7 PM |
Guild meeting |
Location: 257 John Street, Arnprior Ontario (Christian Education Centre) Guest: Madonna of Paisley s Quilt Shop for a trunk show of her own quilts, and shop-of-the-month Fat Quarter Club: NEUTRAL (neutral) colours Examples: white, cream, beige |
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Show and Tell quilt photos
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Location |
Dates |
Guild |
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Arnprior ON |
May 30-31 2026 |
Our guild! ADQG |
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Winnipeg MB |
June 18-20 |
Canadian Quilters Association Quilt Canada |
Photos of the award winning projects can be found here. Click/tap on a photo for details about the maker and the project.
Quilt Canada 2026
You can monitor the evolving plans for Quilt Canada 2026 here.
Dates: June 18-20 2026
Location: Winnipeg Manitoba
The Canadian Quilters' Association is very active on social media and you can follow along on Facebook or Instagram.
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ADQG Leadership Team
President: Amanda Vajda Contact Charity: Marilyn Erskine Contact Treasurer: Sandy Beach Contact Secretary: Pamela Friedrich Programs: Martha Palmer Contact Membership: Johanne Vajda Contact Library: Jacquie Lavictoire Communications: Janet Brownlee Contact Key Volunteers
Photographer: Emma Russell Preemie Quilt Coordinator: Carolyn Prince Raffle Ticket Sales: Brenda Payer Retreats: Sue Hodgins |
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To follow us on Facebook click/tap here. Want even more? Join our Members-Only Facebook Group! It's a special space where you can share your creations, ask for advice, and connect with fellow members for support, inspiration, and friendship.
To join the Members-Only Group click/tap here. Attention Pfaff Sewing Machine Owners About a week after our beloved local Sew Inspired quilt shop closed last spring, I urgently needed some work done on my Pfaff Quilt Expression sewing machine. Our nearest Pfaff service centre is now Mad About Patchwork located just south of Stittsville. I received excellent service from them and I'm very happy to recommend them for your Pfaff machine servicing. Be sure to check their hours, which are quite limited, before you go there. I think you can drop off or pick up outside of their published open hours if you call ahead to arrange a time. -- Janet Brownlee |
Advent calendar made by Janet B
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-- Janet Brownlee, Communications & Newsletter Editor
