Quiltcon Roundup

Our March meeting will feature an overview of QuiltCon 2025 (Phoenix, AZ, Feb 20-23). Marnie Burnham with help from other VMQG friends who attended the event, will share QuiltCon highlights, including images of the winning quilts (and personal favourites) and a report on the lectures, workshops and events as well as trends for 2025.

Sew Good Quilts

Thanks to all who have participated in Sew Good Quilts. In December we donated eight quilts to the Unitarian Church of Vancouver and they’ve all been given away. Some went to an Afghan family and others went to a newly-arrived Iranian family. They are all much appreciated.

We have several quilts in the works right now and my goal is to present another batch to the UCV at our June meeting. If you’d like to participate, look for me at the March meeting. I will have fabric bundles with me. If you’d like to go ahead and make a quilt with your own fabric, the finished size should be 60” x 72”

If you have questions you can reach me (Megan) at sewgoodquilts@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca

Mini Retreat

We’re planning another mini stay-in-the-city sewing retreat hosted by Liz! Once again, it will be located in Yaletown, in a private community room in a condominium.

Dates
• Saturday, March 22nd, 9:00am to 9:00pm
• Sunday, March 23rd, 9:00am to 5:00pm
This is a two-day retreat, no sleepovers or pillow fights.
Option to go out for dinner on Saturday night.

Location 
1077 Marinaside Crescent, Yaletown, Vancouver

Cost
$35.00 total, includes both days.

Registration is limited to 12 people.
Registration form opens March 1st for first-time participants and March 3rd for everyone else >> set a reminder on your phone. The first people to register and pay are in. Please make payments by e-transfer to treasurer@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca.

If you have any questions, please email treasurer@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca

* Sign Up Form *

Black White Triangle Stripe Block

March’s block lotto will be black and white solid fabrics, sewn into triangles and stripes.  It touches on the modern quilt ideas of:

    • High contrast and graphic 
    • Improvisational piecing
    • Minimalism
    • Negative space
    • Modern traditionalism

Fabric Colours
Any solid black or white quilting cotton.

 Block instructions 

Photo above from https://sewnhandmade.com

👉 Reminders 

NEW Podcast Recommendation: Haptic & Hue

WIPs: Last chance to register your WIPs! All work must be started before, and registered by our March 17, 2025 guild meeting. Each WIP costs $2, payable in cash at our March in-person meeting. Enter as many WIPs as you like. When your registered project is finished, take a photo and email it to Edna
wips@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca

Show ’n Share Photos: Send us your quilt pics, we’ll post them on our IG. Email photos@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca