Westshore Quilters' Guild

2023 Program and Workshop Highlights

January 14: 10:30 am - Start of "My Kinda Town" Block of the Month program

January 26: 9:30 am - AGM and Tara Miller, "Graphic Quilts of the 20th Century"
Join us for a talk by Tara Miller, "Graphic Quilts of the 20th Century", followed by our Annual General Meeting. This presentation is packed with graphic, visually stunning quilts from the whole of the 20th century. Many of these have a surprisingly modern aesthetic! Throughout the conversation, we’ll put these quilts in context: historically, socially, artistically. We’ll explore some of our connections with the past that inform us, inspire us, and drive us in the art and practice of quilt making today.

January 28 and 29 - Zoom Workshop with Jenny Kae Parks - "Dangerous Curves"

Master curved piecing skills with three classic blocks from Jenny Kae Quilts. Look, Ma! No Pins! You have pieced strips, squares and triangles. You are ready for your next step - curved piecing! Join Jenny Kae and learn how to cut and piece curved blocks. Looks tricky? You CAN do it and get GREAT results. Using a table runner pattern, you will learn how to make the classic blocks used in quilting, Drunkard's Path, Rob Peter to Pay Paul and Winding Ways.

Saturday and Sunday, January 28th & 29th 9:30-12:30 pm both days Workshop fee $60 for WQG members and $65 for non-members plus fee for pattern which can be purchased at https://www.jennykaequilts.com/store/c7/Patterns.html To register please contact Glenda Bilinsky at wsqgprograms@gmail.com
The registration deadline is January 14th.

February 23rd - 7:00 pm - Kim Caskey "Temperature Quilts"
The idea of a Temperature Quilt is to document the temperature of each day in a quilt block. A temperature gauge is created with corresponding fabric colours. Document the high and low temperature of each day in a block and at the end of the year, you have a quilt depicting temperature variations through the year.
Many, many variations of this unique quilt can be done –abnormal weather, special dates, how about noting your emotion of the day? This lecture will introduce you to the wonderful world of Temperature Quilts and you'll want to start yours immediately!

March 23rd, 9:30 am - Jennifer Houlden "From Then to Now"
My many year quilting journey is highlighted in this trunk show – from the beginning patchwork pieces that developed my love for fabric and encouraged me to experiment and play along the way creating art quilts and more – to where I am now.

April 15: 9:30 - 3:00 - In-person Spring Fling Workshops, featuring:
- Fabric-covered clothesline cord bowls with applique (full day) with Hanne McCulloch and Gail Reichert
- Miniature quilts (half day) with Cathy Newman
- Thread painting (half day) with Cheryl Shaw

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April 27th - 7:00 pm - The Geeky Bobbin "My Quilting Journey"Join Bobbie as she shares her journey from first quilt to full time quilter. As she shows each quilt, she will share thestory of its inspiration and her design process. You will hear how she plans her quilting, learn from her mistakes, and see how she's developed her own personal style as a designer

May - date TBD - "Terrific Tote" In-person workshop with Sherri Gillanders
More information on upcoming workshops will be coming soon.

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