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Schedule of Guild Meetings and Activities  2020-2021

All in person group activities are currently suspended due to the Covid-19 situation. 

Information about previous meetings, visiting speakers, and other activities can be accessed from the Links page.  

Date	Activity	Details
October 27 Wednesday 7 PM	Guild meeting By Zoom	Guest Cheryl Arkison, http://www.cherylarkison.com Quilter, writer, and mom.  Make Time to Play:  Far too often we focus on the results, the product, the finish line in lieu of the process. A huge part of the process is simply playing. In quilting it is about matching the pattern and perfecting our points but where is the release, the relaxation, the revelation in that? Play is an important part of a child’s development but I don’t think it should stop when we become adults. The presentation is all about adding a spirit of play back in to our creative pursuits.
November 6 Saturday 9 AM	Workshop By Zoom	Mini Maker Case by guild member Johanne Vajda Details
November 24 Wednesday 7 PM	Guild meeting By Zoom	Guest Brandy Maslowski, Summerland, BC  https://www.quilteronfire.com Brandy Maslowski is a serial quilter and fibre artist, and loves humans, hiking and tea. She brings more joy and less overwhelm to quilters as a speaker, teacher and world traveler. Your Only Limits Are The Ones You Choose… One quilter’s journey through a challenging career as a female fire fighter to following her passion as a fibre artist. It has been a journey that has forced her to grow in ways she could never have imagined. In her comforting and creative studio she has discovered her true passion.
December 15 Wednesday 7 PM	Guild meeting By Zoom	Guest Melissa Marginet, Beausejour, MB   http://melissamarginet.ca Quilter, Author, Designer, Teacher. Join us for My Journey as a Quiltmaker: My creative journey from growing up next door to a creative and resourceful grandmother in rural Manitoba to how I became addicted to quilting and ending where I am now. A trunk show filled with quilts and stories.
January 20, 2022 Thursday	Workshop By Zoom	Introduction to Walking Foot Designs by Melissa Marginet Details
January 26 Wednesday 7 PM	Guild meeting By Zoom	Guest Krista Hennebury http://poppyprintcreates.blogspot.com A geologist by training but quilter by choice. I live, sew, walk, bake, take photos and love life in beautiful British Columbia. Who Gives a Flying FQ About Accuracy?  In this live Powerpoint slide show, Krista presents an updated version of her webinar originally produced for the Modern Quilt Guild. In it, she discusses the why and how of cutting, piecing and pressing accuracy, then follows up with the “but when is it really important?” part. This presentation is chock full of information, myth-busting tips, many detailed photos, notion recommendations and piecing tricks. We may even get into the side vs open pressing debate!
February 23 Wednesday 7 PM	Guild meeting by Zoom	Guest  Kim Jamieson-Hirst   https://www.chatterboxquilts.com I started Chatterbox Quilts over 8 years ago. It’s come a long way from a simple blog talking about what project I was working on that week to the company it is today. Chatterbox Quilts has always been about offering solutions to help people improve their quilting but now the solutions are offered in many formats, from a blog, pattern shop, YouTube videos, courses, Facebook, and my membership, The Quilter’s Way. HOW TO CONQUER YOUR FEAR OF FREE MOTION QUILTING - What are most quilters afraid of? Free motion quilting! In this presentation, Kim addresses the reasons behind this fear and how to overcome them and actually enjoy free motion quilting.
The balance of the year has been optimistically planned as follows and will be updated in the new year as rules and health protocols evolve. Meetings will be hopefully in person
March 23 Wednesday 7 PM	Guild meeting	Guests: Representatives from the various charities that we support to hear about how they use our quilts and take this opportunity to present them with a few quilts. Also a huge Show and Tell
April 27 Wednesday 7 PM	Guild meeting	Guest  Marie-Claire Charette  http://www.laquiltingcoach.ca After spending 32 years in leadership development, I am now indulging in my other passion which is sewing and quilting. Through this passion, I can create, learn, challenge myself but most importantly connect with others. I keep in mind that there is "Sew little time" so I do more of what makes me happy.
May 25 Wednesday 7 PM	Guild meeting	Annual General Meeting (as required by our by-laws) Garage sale - After spending the last 2 years at home in your sewing room, you likely have some items you would like to get rid of.   Book a table at our garage sale and let’s clean out that sewing room!
June 15 Wednesday 7 PM	Guild meeting	End of year potluck social Challenges due
Completed Events
September 22, 2021 Wednesday 7 PM	Guild meeting By Zoom	Guest Lise Belanger, Trois-Pistoles, QC  http://en.libexpression.com In Lise’s words: Everyone is creative; you just have to listen to your creativity. This lecture introduces you to my competition quilts, my creative process, and the techniques I use to create them. What is most important to me is to show you how it is possible to relax into the creative process, what I call making space, getting inspired and trusting yourself. You will see that I don't have all the answers when I start a project, and that's often best.