Krista Hennebury

Saturday Feb. 13
12pm


In this photo-rich presentation, Krista shares simple yet effective strategies that have worked for her in the search for a unique creative voice while remaining connected to inspiration sources like print and social media, quilt shows, conferences, local quilts shops and guilds.

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In an ever changing world our guild is introducing some new program ideas for 2021!  Included with your guild membership fee, you will now have access to FREE lectures during the monthly Zoom meetings.  

That's right, you heard it- FREE lectures!   If that is enough incentive for you click here to  RENEW/ JOIN 
If not, keep reading ...........

As a member you will also have special pricing on our 4 upcoming workshops, further saving you money! 

And don't forget about the Modern Monthly patterns and webinars from The MQG which are also included with your guild membership. 

All of this combined means joining our guild will give you more than enough Modern Quilting topics throughout the year.

And if you don't wish to join, guest can attend our meetings, just email and request the Zoom link.  If we have available space in our lectures or workshops, guests can register (for a higher price) and join in the fun.

Any questions?  Let us know.  Email your questions here> Questions
Very excited for 2021, hope you will join us!

Christina Cameli's workshop with our guild was wonderful!  She seems very comfortable delivering the class in this new on-line format, with cameras set up featuring her sewing machine so we could see her quilting, a full-on view and a connection to her drawing device.  Managing all these views is tricky enough on your own, and for our time zone, it was really early for her!

She led us through highlights of her book, "Step by Step Texture Quilting" and we had ample time to try out the quilting designs on our machines.  Her feedback was helpful, thoughtful and encouraging. 

These sample photos are from some of our class participants and guild members. 

Thanks again to Christina for an engaging workshop!  More info about Christina and her quilting can be found here>
A Few Scraps

We had such an inspiring weekend with Suzanne Paquette!
Friday night was her trunk show where we learned what brought Suzanne to making memory quilts, heard all about the families in her book and saw a slide show of her quilts.  We also had a special guest, Mitali who gave us the history about some of the saris used for her memory quilt including one that had been worn for 3 generations spanning over 100 years. 

Saturday was our workshop where we learned how to interview families to know what is the reason behind them wanting a memory quilt, what clothing is important to them and what they want the finished quilt to look like.

We also learned how to select clothing, prepare and cut the clothing and then we all designed and arranged our fabrics for our quilt tops.  Some of us even got the first little bit sewn together.  

Suzanne also talked about finishing our quilts so future generations can enjoy such a loving family heirloom.
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Such an inspiring 2 days, thank you so much Suzanne for your knowledge and expertise!

Have you ever wanted to make a memory quilt but didn't know where to start?  
​Do you have some keepsake clothing you didn't know what to do with?  These events are for you!
Please join our guild as we present Suzanne Paquette's trunk show and Modern Memory quilt workshop. 

On Friday November 13th at 7pm will be Suzanne's trunk show and on Saturday November 14th we have the all day workshop.  Everyone is welcome.  Non Guild members pay $10 for the trunk show and $50 for the workshop. 
To register, email your payment to the following email address:  paymentslmqgcanada@gmail.com

We hope you can join us! 

As you can see below, there were lots of happy faces at our October Zoom meeting this past Saturday!  It looks like we will be meeting this way for the foreseeable future.  The executive will keep everyone posted. 

Linda chaired our meeting and announced several vacancies on the guild executive, including Vice President, Treasurer, Correspondence/Artisan Rep and someone to help with Social events.  By the end of the meeting, Rachel volunteered to take on the position of treasurer!  Only three more volunteers needed! Please let Linda or Michaelanne know if your are interested in one of these positions.

Suzanne Paquette is our November speaker and workshop leader.  Suzanne lives in Montreal and is the author of "Modern Memory Quilts".  The trunk show will be on Friday, November 13th at 7pm on Zoom.  Please register with Cinthia if you would like to attend.  There is no charge for members of our guild for the trunk show but the guest fee is $10.  per person. 

On Saturday, November 14th, Suzanne will be leading a workshop, "Modern Memory Mini".  You must have a copy of her book for the workshop.  The workshop runs from 10 am to 4 pm on Zoom and costs $50.00. You can e-transfer your registration fee to paymentslmqgcanada@gmail.com. Don't forget to let Cinthia know you are coming.  Details will be sent to all people registered for the workshop by email. 

Our regular November and December Guild meetings will take place on Zoom on November 7th and December 5th, starting at noon.  We hope to have more information soon about our plans for 2021 and there will be show and share at both meetings!  Please send pictures of your finished quilts to Linda so they can be added to the slide show. 

Several members participated in a Zoom class with Krista Hennebury "Speed Dating with Improv" in September.  We are all looking forward to seeing their finished projects at a future meeting.  If you attended this class, and need a little support to finish your quilt, the guild will be hosting a Zoom sew in on October 27th from 10-2.  All workshop attendees will receive more information by email.  The picture below shows Kristyn's blocks. 

Our next Hand Sew Happy Hour from Home will take place on Wednesday, October 28th from 5-8pm.  Watch your inbox for information on how to join in. 

The HST BOM final layout has been posted in the resources section at the top of our website.  We look forward to seeing everyone's finished quilts.  

The guild will be hosting another BOM for 2021.  Stay tuned for details at an upcoming meeting. 

In the meantime, the Twilight Quilt Guild in Norfolk County is hosting a Modern BOM.  The original pattern was released by the Knoxville MQG in 2012 and they have given permission for others to use the pattern.  This BOM started in September and the instructions for the blocks will be posted on their blog.  

If you have a book out from the guild library, you will be receiving an email with information on how to return it.  

There was lots of wonderful show and share at our meeting.  You can click on each photo below for a larger view of each quilt. 

Many thanks to Sheilagh for her informative presentation about navigating the MQG website.  A copy of Sheilagh's presentation is under the resources tab at the top of our webpage. 

​Until next month, happy sewing!