Falling Leaves

A few years ago, Elaine Quehl had a display of her beautiful quilts at the St. Jacob's Quilt Museum.
Recently, Elaine  created a brand new line of fabric called Falling Leaves. This fabric distributed by Northcott makes you want to touch..because of the richness of colour, the real leaf look and the softness. Creative Sisters Quilt Studio sells this line.

Busy Hands Trunk Show

Monday, September 15th I presented a Trunk Show at the Preston Scout House. Sixty- five members of,'The Busy Hands Quilt Guild' were in attendance. What a delightful group of ladies- enthusiastic, receptive and encouraging. I was impressed with the beautiful collection of charity quilts and the show and tell items and stories. This guild has exciting plans for the 2014-15 year including a block of the month project and a sewer's quilted bag.

New Beginning!

The St. Jacobs Quilt Board met at Pix Martin's for a pot-luck dinner in her outdoor living space.This was an opportunity to share summer fun and kickstart events for twentieth anniversary happening in 2015. It was delightful evening....Our first meeting takes place, Thursday September 11 at 8:00. Keep tuned by reading this blog.

Blythe

Last week I attended 'Buck and Doe' at the Blythe Theatre. As a fundraiser, a quilt block challenge was initiated. Each block depicted a symbol significant of the 40th anniversary e.g., heart, home, peace, ruby. Enough blocks were completed to make two quilts. One quilt was hand-quilted, the second quilt was machine quilted. At the end of the season the quilts will be sold.

CQA

Last week I attended the CQA At Brock University. The Trend-tex challenge was delightful..the variety of fabrics in the kit certainly stimulated many quilters. The examples were creative  featuring traditional and modern applications. The juried and invitational sections showcased  excellent examples of Canadian quilters. The large number of vendors added to the delight of the show.

Millennium Quilt Guild Show/Mildmay

The Millennium Quilt Show was held in Mildmay last week. Diane Carson showcased a bed turning event featuring her beautiful quilts and sense of humour. Several beautiful quilts hung in the arena. Members of the guild sold several quilted items. Many vendors attended this show including the new Shoreline Fabric Store in Pot Elgin.My favourite quilt-

Thrilled

The St. Jacobs Quilt Board was thrilled with:
.the happy crowds of people
.coverage in newspapers and magazines
.the beautiful collection of quilted items
.the $5000. bid for the Block Challenge Quilt at the auction.
. Lynn's water story
Plans have started for the 20th Anniversary Show in 2015