Mystery Bus Trip

A Mystery Tour is scheduled for Tuesday May 26th. Ayr Coach Lines (complete with washrooms) will leave the parking lot of the St. Jacobs Mennonite Church at 10:00 am and return by 4:00 pm. Guests will experience local culture, scenery, a delicious home cooked meal and a quilt shop. Phone Salome 519 - 664 - 2060 to reserve a ticket. I experienced the last mystery tour and loved it!!! Don't miss this unique opportunity.

Canadian Tour 2015

Ricky Tims a celebrated quilter from the USA is coming to Mount Forest Saturday, April 11, 2015.
He will be teaching three seminars- Convergence Quilts, Kool Kaleidoscope Quilts and Rhapsody Quilts. His tour is sponsored by Bernina/Canada.For tickets , phone Creekbank Sewing- 519-323-2693. How lucky to have Ricky sharing his talents in  our community.

Quilt Block 2015

In honour of the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag, the quilt block challenge for 2015 features maple leaf fabric. The theme- Canada- What it means to me...
The blocks may be purchased for $2.00 at Quilter's Nine Patch/Elmira or Quilt Essentials/St. Jacobs.
The blocks must be returned by February 20th. Quilters...it is time to get creative

. The quilt will be displayed at The St. Jacobs Schoolhouse during the week of the Quilt Shows.

www.stjacobs.ca

Information for the 2015 St. Jacobs Quilt Shows is on the website www.stjacobs.ca. Check out all the exciting events that will happen this spring. Mark your calendar May 26th to May 30th.

Christmas Quilts

Time to display the Christmas Quilts. " Holiday Lights' by Alex Anderson is a favourite at my house. The floating lights really accent the variety of trees. Happy Holidays!

CQA Magazine

The Canadian Quilter published an article entitled,' St. Jacobs Quilt and Fibre Art 2014!' Each guest shared a story and photo about her unique quilted pieces. This article provides an excellent overview of the show and encourages visitors to check the website www.st.jacobs.ca  January 2015. Marcy, the new editor has done an excellent job with page set-up and showcasing the titles.

Kaffe and Brandon in St. Marys

Chantal Lynch owner of Hyggeligt Fabrics in London hosted Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Maltby at The St. Marys Golf Course. The day was spent creating an Overlapping Tile Quilt. In the photo Brandon is having fun with one of the participants. This pattern offers diversity,