We had 35-ish members at both days of our recent retreat. Over 40 members stopped by for a very little or most of both days! Lots of great quilting inspiration! Below are links to some of the quilts we were working on, or things we talked about. In case you couldn’t be there or you aren’t a member of our guild (yet)!
If you aren’t sure what we do at a “Sit and Sew” on Zoom, we just sit at home, and sew and chat and ask our fellow members any questions we have about our projects. Is this colour too dark? How would I do this technique? We were all very happy on the weekend that we didn’t have to brave the frigid temperatures to sew with friends. We do “Sit and Sew” every Monday afternoon from 1-3, using the same Zoom link. And if you have another time that works better for you, just ask and we can set that up!
Jill – Quartered Stripes Quilt
Jan G and Stephanie (and originally Janice) – Modern Squares Quilt
Monica – Craftsy 2012 Block of the Month with Amy Gibson. 12” blocks
Sandra – Chapman Coverlet and Simple Folk by Sarah Fielke
Anita – Folded Corner Clipper
Jean – Jordan Fabrics Free Patterns and Tutorials
Suzanna, Jill and Stephanie – Postcard from Sweden QAL
Kathi – Featherweight Machines at Heirloom Treasures
Nancy – Turning Twenty Quilt for Indwell
Karen Z’s Triangle Peaks Baby Quilt
Stephanie, Patti and Anita – Sta-Flo Concentrated starch Can use at 1:1 or different ratios. In the laundry aisle of US grocery stores but also available on Amazon.ca ( at a much higher price)
Stephanie – Using a mist bottle for your spray starch. Be sure to get one with the air vent on the bottom! Available at quilt shops or repurpose a Mr Clean Clean Freak spray bottle
Monica, Jean and Carol – Jack Reacher on Amazon Prime coming on February 4th
Books mentioned
Jack Reacher series by Lee Child
Jack Ryan series by Tom Clancy
Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith ( alias JK Rowling)
Peter Ash series by Nick Petrie
Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley
Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osmond
Ross Pennie books – husband of Ancaster MQG quilter Lorna P, set in Hamilton and local areas
Twilight Quilters' Guild of Norfolk County 