👉 Hey, know someone who would like to attend Cheryl Arkison’s talk at our Feb 19th zoom meeting? Non-members can attend for $10 payable to the VMQG and they’ll receive a zoom link for the meeting. To set it up, just email hello@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca

👉 Alicia Merrett, a contemporary textile artist based in the UK, is giving a presentation on Sat. Feb. 24th at 10:30am BC PST via zoom, hosted by the Sunshine Coast Quilters Guild and all are welcome. Visual Music: My Journey as a Quilter will include the origins and development of her quilting life, from playing in fabric with colour, shape and line, through her different series including her best known map series and her new digital work.

The SCQG is offering non-members access to this presentation for $15.00. If you’d like to attend, please contact karen@klbhr.ca. DEADLINE to register: Feb. 20th. All registrants will receive the link one or two days prior to the event. Bonus: Everyone who attends will receive instructions on how to construct a ‘small piece map’ project after the event.

VMQG Yard-age Sale

We’re having a yard sale at our March meeting!

Here’s your opportunity to go through your stash of quilt-related items that you no longer want or need, things like fat quarters, usable scraps of fabric, quilt tools (rulers, cutting tools, etc.), notions (thread, needles, pins, bobbins, etc.), quilt books, even orphan blocks could be of use to another member.

Please gather your items and organize them into baggies or bundles and price them. If you have lots of usable fabric scraps, please organize them by colour. We suggest pricing items for $1, $2, $5 and $10, depending on the item. 

Put your items into a box or small bin with your name on it, and bring a box or tin for your sales. We’ll set up tables and anyone who wants to participate can place their boxes/bins on a table. The Yard Sale will take place over our meeting break. We’ll also have our usual free table too. Whatever isn’t taken/sold, we ask that you collect your items after the meeting.

Map Quilt Workshop with amy dame

Saturday, March 23, 2024
10am to 5pm
Croation Cultural Centre, Room C
3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
$65 for members + $45 supply fee paid directly to amy
$75 non-members + $45 supply fee paid directly to amy >> bring a friend!
The supply fee covers the map base fabric, tulle, wash-away stabilizer, 12 weight thread, yarn, 505 adhesive, a Schmetz 18/100 needle, printouts for your individualized map pattern, and the grey, green, tan, and blue fabrics used for the maps.

This workshop has three more spots available. For this workshop, we’ll be using techniques from the map quilts shown above to create smaller personalized maps. A combination of raw edge applique and confetti applique will be used to create a map that showcases a special location in your life. Home can literally be where the heart is!

More workshop info

 Map quilt workshop registration 

March Block Lotto—Improv Wavy Curves

Cutting and sewing wavy curves is a popular technique in modern quilting and is easy and fun to do. If you haven’t tried this technique, or are inspired to give it a go, this is your opportunity!

 Block Instructions 

Photo: RedPepperQuilts.com

WIP 2023
We will draw the winner at our February 19th guild meeting 🎉

WIP 2024

Do you have quilt projects that you’ve started and then tucked away? Do you need an incentive to get your Work In Progress finished?

Register your WIPs at both the March and April meetings. You’ll have until February, 2025 to complete them. Each completed WIP is an opportunity to win $$ 🤑

• Projects must have been started prior to March 18, 2024
• Fee per WIP is $2
• You must share a photo of the completed WIP and let Edna know that it’s complete
• Draw will take place at February, 2025 guild meeting.

Email Edna at our WIP email address: wips@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca

Reminders 

Retreat: Balance is DUE on March 31st. All participants will receive an email outlining the details.

WIPs: Let Edna know when you finish a registered WIP, email wips@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca

Show n Share Photos: Send us your photos so we can post them on our socials, email photos@vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca