Sign up and choose your colour palette for blocks and background.

Make 30 tiny geometric blocks- 6 for you to keep and 24 to mail to your swap partners. 

After you receive your swap blocks in the mail, make a small project and have it ready for our June meeting Show and Share. 

Donate to the Handmade Collective Awards.   A big thank you to Berene for making this all possible.

Today we had Cristina de Miranda talk to us about her Journey Thru Modern Quilting where we learned about her love of hiking that began her inspiration for a collection of pillows.  
From those pillows her love of textiles blossomed and Cristina has been designing patterns for a few years.  These patterns are mostly foundation paper pieced which provide accurate piecing and precision.  

This photo shows her design of an ice burg she saw when hiking in Newfoundland.
"Icebergs were often nestled in the calm waters of the bays we trekked - quiet and stoic reminders of the cold and windy coastal winters. Spotting one was always a great reason to pause for a snack as we watched them rock back and forth or traced their paths down the coast."

And here are her early plans for making a pillow and a beer can label- clearly quilt blocks can be found everywhere!  Cristina is constantly using her graphic design skills even when not quilting. 

Keep watching for more creative pursuits by Cristina, specifically her upcoming Mystery Sew Along.  You can learn more about Cristina at Ships and Violins. 

Next week is our workshop with Cristina, it's going to be fantastic!  

We have 2 exciting lectures coming up and we have a limited amount of guest tickets available. 

Our first lecture is My Journey Thru Modern Quilting presented by Cristina de Miranda from Ships and Violins. 
This lecture is on Saturday April 10th at 1:30 and it is $10 for guests.  More Info: Cristina de Miranda lecture

Our second lecture is Minimal Design, Maximum Impact by David Owen Hastings.  This lecture is on Saturday May 8th at 1:30pm and $10 for a guest ticket.
​More info: David Owen Hastings lecture

We are very excited to be able to bring you both of these fantastic speakers and hope you can join us. 

Krista presented her lecture about where she looks for inspiration and creativity and explained how these can be found all around us.

Enter challenges, participate in swaps, use colours you wouldn't normally select, try improv piecing, attend quilts shows, read books, look to nature, make quilts for a cause- all of these will make us better, more creative quilters. 

Krista Hennebury
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.

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!