I’m not sure if this link will work, but Bluprint, formerly known as Craftsy, is completely free until January 7th. If this doesn’t work, Google it and I’m sure you will find a link. So many classes for quilting and sewing and knitting and cooking and…………..
You can increase the speed of the videos by clicking on the little gear icon. In case you want to watch them all! Enjoy and “Learn Something Today”
FOMO stands for the Fear Of Missing Out and there are a lot of new programs and sew alongs starting in January. Check out the ones mentioned at our meeting.
Bonnie Hunter’s yearly mystery quilt started on a Black Friday but it is not too late to start. Lovely blues this year!
Start your temperature quilt on January 1st. Here is a tutorial. Here is another one. You will also find some designs on Instagram by searching #temperaturequilt.
You can find the monthly colours for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge on Angela’s Super Scrappy blog. 2020 isn’t ready quite yet but check back. It is fun to sew your scraps every month!
Crazy Quilter on a Bike, Elaine Theriault, is running 2 sew alongs. $25 for the online lessons throughout the year. You would also need to purchase the project book. Read about it at the bottom of this blog post.
The Pantone Colour of the year is Classic Blue. Here you can be inspired by the quilts made over the years by Debbie of A Quilter’s Table
Our avid English Paper Piecers might be interested in the Fussy Cutting Sewalong. The shape this year is the house. A different prompt each week. Run on Instagram.
And lastly, for those you like a class in person, Quilt Junction has a couple spots left in the Border Creek Mystery Quilt. Call them ASAP!
There are only a couple of spots left in our Vice President’s sewing days on February 8th and 9th. Contact Jill or Stephanie ASAP. 2 fun days of sewing at the Port Dover library with lunches for only $40.
If you were inspired by Kaaren Biggs’ presentation on Sun Bonnet Sue, check out this Around the World Sun Bonnet Sue and Sam sew along.
Mary McKenzie, a member of our own Twilight Quilters’ Guild will guide us through her creative process of designing her beautiful fabric wall art. She will start with the inspiration for the artistic piece, then add how she picks the fabric and finally the selection of embellishments and other parts. Mary will bring some of her fabric wall art pieces to show.
Meeting starts at 7pm at Old Windham Church in Simcoe. If the weather is poor, watch for an email about the meeting.
Come and hear Kaaren Biggs talk about Sunbonnet Sue and how she has changed over 100 years, with the times and the emancipation of women. If you have a Sunbonnet Sue quilt, please bring it to show.
Our Christmas Social will start at the regular time, 7pm, at Old Windham Church in Simcoe. Heather will have appetizers and desserts for us.
Edited to add! Vicki won this quilt and our guild added over $180 to a special fund for rulers and AccuQuilt dies! Thanks again everyone
Do you remember using Inktense pencils to colour a quilt block at our January meeting? Terry Sonnenberg and her mother completed our blocks and got the quilt ready for Terry Anderson to quilt. Then Janice White completed the binding. It is lovely and a generous 60” x 69”. You have a chance to win this quilt at our December meeting. $2 or 3 for $5. If you can’t be at the meeting, you can etransfer money to Stephanie at quiltingsteph@gmail.com!
Due the our early November storm and the terrible weather conditions, our November 11th meeting has been cancelled. Very disappointing, but the safety our members, speakers and guests is most important. Take care everyone!!
Our retreat was a great success last weekend. 40 quilters together sewing and sharing ideas. Camp Trillium Rainbow Lake was a perfect location. The sewing room was full with all of us and all our projects. Lots of room to spread out on and under the big tables. The cabins were nice and warm, although no one was in them much except to sleep. I think we were mostly pleasantly surprised by the beds even!
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Here is a slide show of one project from most of the campers. Many completed a number of things.
If you have any more photos to share, please send them to Stephanie or Jill.
Our next meeting is Remembrance Day, November 11 and will feature Heather King from the Norfolk County Public Library. Heather will speak on Women’s contributions to the war effort. You may remember Heather from our WWI quilt project and she has a vast knowledge of the World Wars.
That night we will also me making Wool Felt Christmas Ornaments. There will be kits for a Christmas tree and a circular ornament. Please bring scissors, a sewing needle for thread and one for embroidery floss if you have it. And some embellishments. The snowman uses old-fashioned black snaps for eyes!
Our next Slow Stitching Night at the Simcoe Public Library is Monday, October 28. It starts at 6 pm and there is room for you! Bring something to hand sew or knit. Your new English Paper Piecing project? You can pay your $5 there. It is easy to park at the corner of the mall parking lot. Use the door at the foot of West Street. You don’t need to go into the library proper, just come in the outside door and go right down the stairs. (There is an elevator in the library if you can’t do the stairs.) We sit and sew and talk and inspire each other. There is wifi so we can share things online. You just need a library card for that and your phone or tablet.
Are you coming to the retreat? Check-in starts at 1 on Friday, November 1. Here is a link to the packing list
Marguerite will be at the retreat and the November meeting if you have any more baby quilts for her to take to Mexico for her young, unwed teens’ baby shower. Have some colourful fabric scraps? Bring them to the retreat (or sew along at home that weekend) and have a donation quilt ready for the November 11th meeting.
I’ve called our new monthly feature is FOMO. That stands for “Fear of Missing Out” and it is designed to tell you about up and coming quilting things. Here are the first ones!
1. Bonnie Hunter, the Scrap Queen, does a mystery quilt each year. The fabric requirements will be up by Halloween and the first weekly clue comes out on Black Friday. Lots of tiny piecing. This link might take you to the correct spot or google “Quiltville mystery quilt”.
2. Another Mystery Quilt, this one with a more modern vibe and done in rows. Clues each month in English, German and Dutch so you would have some new international sewing friends. Sugaridoo Bernina QAL
3. Want to learn more about Instagram? Check out this tutorial by Leila Gardunia!
Are you coming? Are you ready? Here is the packing list. Things you need for any sewing day away home and all the special things you will need as a camper and quilter at this retreat! Thanks Donna!
Check-in time is Friday, November 1 at 1 pm but campers will be coming all day. Saturday campers can come anytime. 7am? 9am? Whenever you are ready. I bet there will be someone sewing at 6am! But no breakfast for you.
Twilight Quilters' Guild of Norfolk County 
