📹 January Virtual Meeting

Time: Jan 20, 2025 07:00 PM Vancouver
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Meeting ID: 841 9779 6441
Passcode: 906846

Guest Speaker
Radha Weaver

The guest speaker at our January meeting will be Radha Weaver, a textile artist, sustainability educator and small business strategist based in San Francisco.

Her expertise and passion for sustainability was fueled by a 15-year career in the apparel industry where she travelled the world, visited denim factories in China and Bangladesh, and unfortunately had a front seat to the rise of fast fashion. She used to create new jeans but now she helps keep those same jeans out of a landfill through classes and patterns to help Quilt Your Jeans.

"I created Sewing through Fog in 2021 to reconnect with my first love and family tradition—the art of sewing—in the foggy city I call home. Leaving a 15-year career in the apparel and textile industry (and a front seat to the rise of fast fashion), I was craving craftmanship, handmade, local and zero-waste where possible.

And then I found quilting, where my sewing and textile knowledge naturally led me to make quilts as art, as apparel, as functional decor; mixing vintage and upcycled textiles, turning scraps back into fabric.

And I realized my unique expertise and passion could be shared and, just maybe, inspire you to use repurposed and upcycled fabrics in your quilty projects."

Photos Sewing Through Fog

Bear Paw Block

This block is a modern take on the traditional bear paw quilt block, i.e. modern traditionalism in modern quilting. It is based on a free Redford Quilt pattern by Meghan Buchanan of thencamejune and @thencamejune on Instagram.

It does not have the traditional cornerstones in the centre and it uses skinny 3/8″ sashing. You can read about the pattern on her blog and there is a link to download the free pattern if you would like to make one for yourself https://thencamejune.com/blogs/blog/redford-quilt-the-teddy-bear-one

Fabric Colours
For this block lotto we are going to use the same colours as on the blog and we are aiming for a cheerful, scrappy look. You’ll need:

• bright and modern pinks (can be peachy/orangey/reddish), yellows, and softer-medium blue/turquoise
• quieter low volume fabric
• solid fabric for the inside sashing

Block size: 14 3/8" square (unfinished). One paw is 7 1/4" square.

 Block instructions 

Photo below by Then Came June

👉 Reminders 

NEW Invitation to VMQG—Trunk Show by Krista Moser: Chilliwack Quilters Guild invites VMQG to join for the Zoom Presentation by Krista Moser of The Quilted Life on January 20th. Krista is the designer of the 60 Degree Diamond Rulers for Creative Grids, and has published dozens of patterns focusing on symmetry, clean lines with bold colors.

Visitors and Guests to the Chilliwack Quilters Guild are welcome to join for this presentation for a $15/person, via e-transfer to treasurercqg@gmail.com. In the comments of your e-transfer, please put, ''Zoom presentation with Krista Moser”. The Zoom link will be provided after payment is received. The presentation will begin promptly at 11:00 am. The Zoom link will be active at 10:45 am for you to log in and get settled before the presentation.

Show ’n Share Photos: Send us your quilt pics so that we can create a slide show for the Zoom meeting! Email photos@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca

Round Robin: We’re thrilled to announce that Round Robin will start up soon again when there are enough (10+) participants. This year, we’ll have a shorter season starting with our first swap at our March meeting. Those interested in participating in the 2025 Round Robin are kindly asked to let us know by emailing roundrobin@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca. Please include your name and phone number.