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0 February Program - Joanna Dermenjian - “Quilting as to War"
- QQG Monthly Guild Meeting
- by Anne Pennington
- 01-02-2026
0.00 of 0 votesBetween 1939 and 1945, Canadian women made over 400,000 quilts that were sent to Britain and Europe in wartime. Quilts were distributed to military barracks, hospitals, bomb shelters and to civilians bombed out of their homes. Groups Including the Canadian Red Cross, Salvation Army, Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, and Bundles for Britain, Among many others, shipped the quilts, along with sewn clothing, knitted items and hospital supplies to depots in Britain for distribution. This presentation tells a story that is well-known in Britain, but little known in Canada. 45-minute slideshow of 50 slides, showcasing some of the surviving quilts along with rare archival photos of this voluntary domestic production on the home front and the women who participated.”
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- QQG Monthly Guild Meeting
- by Anne Pennington
- 02-11-2025
0.00 of 0 votesCarol Telfer from Carol Telfer Antiques - topic is The Art of the Crazy Quilt - History, Character and Colour!
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- QQG Monthly Guild Meeting
- by Anne Pennington
- 02-11-2025
0.00 of 0 votesOur annual Christmas Potluck !!
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0 September Member Meeting Program - Monika Henry of Penny Spool Quilts
- QQG Monthly Guild Meeting
- by Anne Pennington
- 17-08-2025
0.00 of 0 votesMonika Henry of Penny Spool Quilts. Monika has a trunk show for us and will have a vendor table if you wish to purchase patterns etc.
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0 7 August 2025 Members' Meeting - Lois Tuffin - Editor Canadian Quilters
- QQG Monthly Guild Meeting
- by Anne Pennington
- 04-08-2025
0.00 of 0 votesProgram: Lois Tuffin, Editor of Canadian Quilters Association
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- by Anne Pennington
- 31-05-2025
0.00 of 0 votesProgram: Binding Method Demo This is the session cancelled due to weather early this year Mary Godbout: regular folded binding, with an emphasis on a scrappy pieced binding. Lee Waterhouse: knife edge binding and facing Louisa Gounelas: curved bias binding Beth Crook: piped binding Manon Hunt: binding by machine with a decorative stitch to finish
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- by Anne Pennington
- 29-04-2025
0.00 of 0 votesJudy Gray from Foxtons Woolens Quilts & Designs