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!

Our August meeting was held on August 8th with Linda keeping us on track and leading an interesting presentation on Interleave Quilts.  Jan gave us some tips on making masks, and told us about our upcoming program for the Fall. 
In September, Krista H.  from Poppyprint will be teaching a workshop "Speed Dating with Improv". Please let Cinthia know if you would like to sign up.  The information can be found below. 

Our October meeting lands on Thanksgiving weekend.  We will have our regular meeting on Zoom. 

In November, Suzanne Paquette will be teaching a workshop on Modern Memory Quilts. 

Plans for the December meeting are still in progress. If you have any ideas, please get in touch with Linda or Michaelanne.

Our Weekly Wednesday virtual sew-ins will continue until the end of August from 10am-2pm.  A link to the zoom meeting has been e-mailed to all members. 

Hand Sew Happy Hour has also gone virtual and the next one will be on August 26th from 5-8pm.  A link for this will be emailed to all members. 

Several Members have signed up for QuiltCon Together, including virtual workshops and speakers.  Check your emails from the MQG for more information about how to submit a quilt to the quilt show. 

Our HST BOM only has one more block pattern and the final layout to go.  The last block pattern will be released in September.  Linda and Michaelanne already have some ideas for a Block of the Month quilt for 2021.

Have you sent/received your fabric postcard yet from our swap?  The deadline for mailing your postcard is August 15th. 

Show and Share is always a highlight of our meetings!  Linda made a slide show of the pictures that members sent to her of their projects.

Don't forget to share your Works in Progress (WIPs) and finished quilts on our Members page on Facebook. 

​Linda taught us all how to make an Interleave Quilt for our program this month. Here are examples of quilts that she has made using this technique. 

A copy of Linda's Power Point Presentation is available under the Resources tab at the top of this webpage. Already, several members have made their own versions of this fun technique.

For your reference, more information about Interleave Quilts can be found at https://lorrie.cranor.org/blog/2014/01/19/how-to-make-an-interleave-quilt/

Thanks, Linda, for sharing this technique with us! 

Presented by the Modern Quilt Guild, QuiltCon is the largest modern quilting show of its kind. 
Each year, thousands of attendees come to see over nearly 600 modern quilts on display, including 400 juried in from MQG members around the world. This brand new online version of QuiltCon will still feature a juried quilt show as well as top notch workshops and lectures. The five day event will include live lectures, panels, and tours, as well as on-demand workshops and many opportunities for socialization.

The interactive schedule can be found here: QuiltCon Feb. 2021 

Check your inboxes for the link to our June meeting via the Zoom app.

We will continue our meetings virtually until we are able to get back to our Community Centre.  Thanks for understanding.

PS:  The June HST Block of the Month block is now available under the Resources tab.  We would love to see whatever blocks you have made since out last meeting at our Zoom meeting tomorrow. 

Kristin will be leading a learning session about free motion quilting on your domestic sewing machine.  Please have some paper and a pencil handy so that you can sketch along with Kristin as she shows us some quilting designs.