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,

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.