Guild Meetings are Virtual on the Third Wednesday of the Month
Welcome to our next online meeting
March 15, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Scraps Versus Scrappy
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Cheryl Arkison
We are delighted to have Cheryl Arkison join us from Calgary, Alberta, for our March meeting. Cheryl will present her lecture and trunk show, ‘Scraps Versus Scrappy’ where Cheryl will show us all the pleasures and joys of using your scraps. She will discuss the difference between a scrap quilt and a scrappy one, illustrated with her own scrap bins and a collection of both scrap and scrappy quilts. That’s right, they are not the same! Cheryl will also discuss colour, value, and a little bit of quilt history. Bad jokes always included!
Cheryl has been quilting for over twenty years and is well known for her use of bold colour and the quiet whispers of low volume fabrics but she will use anything in between as well. She says you should use what you love, make what makes you happy. Life is too short not to play with fabric. To play, period. Part instigator, part coach, she loves to get you exploring technique, ideas, colour and more as you dive into your stash. No piece is too small or too loud, fabric is meant to be used. Quilting, as is life, is about the process - the journey - not the product. Cheryl says we should enjoy all of it knowing that each time we get our butt in the seat and sew, we are giving a gift to ourself. She is a huge proponent of play and through The Quilters’ Playcation, leads us all on adventures!
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For more information about Cheryl or her books,
please go to the following two websites:
Cheryl will be teaching her full day workshop Traditional Variations on Saturday April 25, 2023. For more information about the workshop and to register, please go to our online store.
Cheryl has published three books: Sunday Morning Quilts (co- authored with Amanda Jean Nyberg), A Month of Sundays, and You Inspire Me to Quilt. She has also travelled the world to teach quilting in between raising three active kids and running a business with her husband. Sometimes, she sleeps!
Our virtual vendor for this meeting is
We are an online & brick store located in St. Catharines, Ontario. We showcase fabric, books, patterns and much more to keep the quilter in you well stocked for all your projects.
At Up Yur Quilt we strive to deliver great customer service and we want to ensure that you can find all the inspiration and supplies you need to finish your project and possibly find some for your next masterpiece.
If there is something you would like and you can not find it on our site, please email us to inquire about it, we would be more than happy to help you!
To view a list of all of our 2022/2023 speakers along with links to their websites go to our Meetings Page
Gatherings are In-Person on the First Wednesday of the Month
Welcome to our next Gatherings
April 5, 2023 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Gatherings is a new programme offered by the WCQG. This new monthly in-person programme was created to enable members to meet, sew, socialize and learn. From October to June, from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm, on the first Wednesday of the month, there will be space for members who wish to sew. There will be an opportunity to pick up and deliver supplies and projects to SMILE and PAL and other outreach projects. The library will be open to take out and return library books. There will be an opportunity to participate in the UFO Challenge and Strippers Club.
* Please note that the library will be open from 10:30 am until 2:00 pm.
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In addition, there will be a Featured Member sharing works and/or techniques, enabling members to enhance their quilting talents. For the schedule of Featured Members click here.
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In my presentation for the 2022 International Quilting Day, I said that celebrating life’s milestones for a quilter can only be done in one way – with a quilt. I plan to have the Golden Threads quilt on display along with its album and also about twenty or so additional quilts I have made or received over the years. Included will be some of my maple leaf series and coffee table quilts. I'll be prepared to answer questions about them and any of my other quilts. I would be particularly delighted to have you bring a quilt or two to discuss with me - perhaps do some trouble-shooting.
Gatherings is a new initiative for WCQG members, so any and all feedback and suggestions are welcome.
Coordinators: Elaine LaRonde & Jean McFarlane.
This month Kathy Bissett will be featured showing a selection of her quilts including Golden Threads, made for her parents' 50th anniversary.
Please Note:
For the safety of the membership, Gatherings will adhere to health and safety guidelines established by the Region of Waterloo and the WCQG Executive.
At this time proof of vaccination and masking are required to enter the room for any purpose. We will continue to monitor Covid health guidelines and numbers, but given the age demographic of our membership we are taking these current extra precautions.
Library
We hope to see you at Gatherings on Wednesday, April 5th to pick up your online book orders and return the books borrowed in March. The Library will be open from 10:30am until 2:00 pm and you may borrow 3 books in total.
At the guild's Book Sale Table there is no limit on how many books you can buy for $2.00 each. The guild's free magazine exchange Bring One-Take Two continues.
Deadline for April online orders is Tues. April 4th and Curbside pickup is on Wednesday, April 5th between 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Enjoy the Quiz. The prize is a fat quarter for a completed Quiz when borrowing library books.
Jean Simpson, Donna McKay
Quick Links
Show & Share
The deadline for submitting to Show & Share is the Sunday prior to the guild meeting.
To view Show & Share for past months to to:
Special Projects
Postcards for Ukraine
I Found a Quilted Heart
Online Store
At the WCQG Online Store you can:
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Join the guild
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Renew membership
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Purchase guest passes
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Register for workshops
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Register for Sewing Together, But Apart Days
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Purchase newsletter ads
Members & Guests
To access the membership and guest pass forms, please go to the Membership Page
Smile & PAL Quilts
To access the Smile and PAL Quilt request forms please go to the Community Outreach Page.
Contact
Follow Us
Upcoming Virtual Workshops
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Traditional Variations
with
Cheryl Arkison
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Time: 9:30am - 4pm ET
Skill Level: Confident beginner
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Modified Quilt as You Go
with
Diane Murtha
Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023
Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm ET
Skill Level: All
Workshop Information & Registration
Once you have paid for your workshop at the online store, please send an email with the name of the workshop, your name, phone number and email address to:
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For details on each of the workshop go to the Workshops page.
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International Quilting Day
Register for International Quilting Day
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Click the Registration button below
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Enter your Name and a valid E-mail address
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Choose whether you are a member of a sponsoring guild or non-member
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Click the Submit button
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Non-members are directed to a payment page to pay the Guest Fee
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Once registered you will receive a notice of the day closer to the event
Participate in the Virtual Quilt Show
Members of the sponsoring guilds and paying guests are welcome to submit up to two quilts in the Virtual Quilt Show. Please be prepared to provide the following information information about your quilt(s):
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Quilt name
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Pattern Designer
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Quilter, if other than yourself
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An artist statement or brief history of the quilt (Limit of 50 words)
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Up to five photos of your quilt. We recommend an overall view of the quilt along with several close ups of interesting details.
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Click the button below to start registering your quilt(s). If you do not have a google account open you will be prompted to log into your google account in order to open the quilt submission form. If you do not have a google account, ask a friend or family member to submit your quilt(s) on your behalf
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The deadline for for quilt submission is February 4, 2023
Would you like to make the International Sister Quilt Block?
Leslie Batt showed us how at a previous International Quilting Day! You can click here for the tutorial PDF and create your own International Sister quilt project!
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Open Sewing Days
Our Open Sewing Times for members only, are continuing each* Monday afternoon from 2 to 4 pm. We continue to share social time, great conversations and laughter – all things that are so good for the soul right now. Come when you can, leave when you wish. We are enjoying a great time together. The links are in the weekly updates.
There will also be monthly Saturday Open Sewing Day every month.
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*Except holiday Mondays
Sewing Together, But Apart
Our Sewing Together, But Apart Days provide an entire day of sewing activities, including sharing tips and strategies, socializing as well as having guest speakers join us for part of the day. To help cover some of the cost of the guest speakers, a charge of $10.00 is included for the afternoon guest speaker. With the possibilities Zoom provides, we are able to access guest speakers from near and far. We look forward to having you join us. Participants are invited to come for all or part of the day. This is event is open to members of the WCQG only. There is no limit to the number of participants.
For details of next session(s) click the date(s) below.
Sewing Together Registration
Once you have for paid a Sewing Together, But Apart day, please send an email with the date of the event at the online store, your name, phone number and email address to: