Saturday's Meeting was full of wonderful quilts on display.

We were fortunate to have Rebecca and Doris from the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild visiting with a glorious Trunk Show of their members' quilts.  They told the stories behind the quilts and their quilters, with their insight into how they came to be. It was a great afternoon. Check out the slide shows below.

Our London Quilters also had quilts to show.

The business meeting highlighted upcoming events, local and area quilt shows, and features and news from the Modern Quilt Guild.

Upcoming:
Thursday, October 25, 6pm.  Hand Sew Happy Hour. With Knit Stitch and LMQG. @ Anderson Craft Ales. 1030 Elias Street. Everyone welcome.  Bring a friend.
Saturday, November 10. Paperless Paper Piecing Workshop taught by Chantal of Hyggeligt.  The fee is $25.00, including supplies. Email us if you are interested in attending. (Note: Business meeting will be held at the beginning of the meeting, then the workshop).
Saturday, December 8. Christmas Meeting.  Potluck and Gift Exchange. Meeting runs 10-5.
Saturday, January 12, 2019. 5th Anniversary Celebration. Meeting is open to anyone. Afternoon fun with potluck lunch, games, prizes and cake!
Friday, May 10, 2019. Andrea Tsang-Jackson Trunk Show. The fee is $15.00 in advance.
Saturday, May 11, 2019. Andrea Tsang-Jackson Workshop-Map Quilting. Workshop Fee is $85.00 plus kit.

Please join us this Saturday at 12:30 for a presentation of quilts from the Toronto Modern Quilt show.  

Guests are welcome and your first meeting is free.  Previous guests that have attended one of our meeting are $5.
Bring your friends, and see you Saturday for some quilting inspiration!

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For our November meeting we will have our business meeting at the beginning and then a workshop taught by Chantal from Hyggeligt on Paperless Paper Piecing.   The workshop is $25 (paid in advance) and includes all the supplies needed to learn the technique.
​Here are some photos of what project you will be working on.

Sign up at the October meeting or email the guild to save your spot and learn a new technique! 

Our quilters continue to impress us every month with the creativity and skill shown in their quilting projects.  September was no exception. Check out the beautiful photos below!

There was a request for volunteers to help in Executive position, so if you are able to help in any way, please let us know at our October 13 meeting.

In October, Doris and Becky of the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild will be doing a trunk show of members' quilts. In November, we will learn paperless paper piecing, and in December we will have our regular Pot Luck starting at 10am and sewing all afternoon until 5pm.  

We are also looking forward to having Andrea Tsang-Jackson as a guest from May 10-11, 2019.  Andrea won the Group  Award at Quilt Con 2018.  She will have a trunk Show on Friday night and will hold a workshop on Saturday. You may sign up for her workshop on Map Quilting at our next meeting and the cost is $85.00 (plus kit)

We are also looking for ideas for our 2019 Programming. You may email the Guild or you bring your ideas to our next meeting.

Jan is taking registration for those wishing to enter quilts in our September 2019 show at Grosvenor Lodge.  We also have our promotional postcards ready and these are being distributed. 

The Cherrywood Challenge 2018 Quilt Show, hosted by The Cotton Harvest Quilt Shop, will be at the Seaforth Legion on October 18,19 and 20. This is an incredible opportunity to see the work of quilters (from all over the world) working with the unique Cherrywood fabric. This year's theme is PRINCE. 

Kristyn gave a wonderful presentation on entering your quilt in a quilt show. If you have quilts you would like to be photographed, bring them to our October meeting.  We will have a camera and work on taking perfect photos for you!

We hope to see you at our October meeting Until then...happy quilting!

We had a great night drinking beer at Storm Stayed Brewery, while working on some handwork.  As usual there was some EPP hand sewing and of course socks knitting.
​We also snacked on pretzels and a cheese board and a few glasses of delicious beer!

Our next night out is Thursday October 25th at 6pm at Anderson Craft Ales on Elias Street.  We will be joining forces with Knit Stitch this night, so even more knitting to be had!  Come join us, everyone is welcome and bring a friend.
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Come stop by and see our member quilts on display and ask any questions you have about our guild, hope to see you on Saturday!

There were lots of new faces at our August meeting as members of the Ancaster Group came to exchange quilts with our members. Just look at these beautiful quilts!

Kristen talked about our Fall 2019 Quilt Show to be held at Grosvenor Lodge.  She passed around a sample of the postcards that have been printed for promotion purposes (they look fabulous!!!). Fabrics are still available for our Contest-Black and White plus One.  If you wish to enter, pick up fabrics from Kristen at our next meeting.  Registration for all quilts is due in April --but the actual quilt is not needed until closer to the fall.There is also additional display room for quilts of various sizes, outside of our contest.  

Linda brought us up to date on all things MQG. She talked about a great Graffiti Quilting Webinar available on the MQG website--access with your local membership. And any Quilt-Con magazine submissions are due by September 17.

The Ancaster Guild invited us to a September 5 workshop they are hosting with Paul Leger.  His workshop is titled More Patchwork Illusions​ and he will also have a Trunk Show. Register by contacting them directly.

We had another wonderful Show and Share featuring our Guild quilters.  

Enjoy the remainder of your Summer and see you in September!

Please join us for Stitch in the Park - Wednesday August 8 at 6 pm
Bring your hand stitching, knitting, binding.  Join us at Victoria Park - meet at the bandshell and bring your chair and a bite to eat!

Everyone is welcome - cross your fingers for sunny skies!!