Canada 150 Blocks

Here are a few patterns and tutorials to help give you some inspiration for our Canada 150 quilt.

**Reminder:
Background: Kona Silver
Size: 12.5" x 12.5" unfinished
Leaf colours:

• Blue - Kona Deep Blue
• Light blue - Kona alegria
• Yellow - Kona Coty or Citrus
• Fuchsia  - Kona pomegranate
• Dark orange -  Kona Tangerine
• Medium orange - Kona Torch
• Light green - Kona sprout
• Darker green - Kona Kiwi
• Dark purple - Kona purple
• Purple - Dk violet
• Red - Tomato or Rich Red

Deadline: May 30th Meeting

You can download this free pattern by Dana Szucs Hayden, of SeaSew. Thank you so much for designing this pattern Dana! Click the image below to download.



The Almonte Quilters Guild, has a lovely tutorial here, for a maple leaf block.


Cheryl Arkison has a Canadian flag pattern, this is in proportion to the Canadian flag.



Generations Quilt Patterns, Autumn Leaf Quilt block.

May 30 - Silent Auction & Stretches/Posture Awareness for Quilters

Hello everyone!!!

Our next meeting will be our annual silent auction.  Please bring items to donate and/or money to bid!!

You will need to fill out and print one Silent Auction Form for each item you donate.

You can download the form here

Quilting Postures and Stretches with Lauren Brazier

Lauren Brazier, RMT

 

 

Our May meeting will also include a short talk by Lauren Brazier, RMT.  Lauren will talk about stretches and awareness of postures for quilters. Lauren's emphasis is on providing advice and techniques that can be easily integrated into daily life to support her clients' health and wellness goals.

 

To find out more about Lauren's Mobile Massage Therapy, go to http://www.lbmobilermt.com/



Improv Quilting Workshop - May 29th

There are still some spots available for the Improv Quilting workshop:

• Date: Sunday, May 29th from 10am to 4pm
• Instructor: Laura Piggott
• Location: Maki House 
• Fee: $35

Please email presidentomqg@gmail.com to sign up!  See you there!!