2022/23 Completed Workshop Photos

April Retreat (Apr 21-23, 2023)

Maxine was prolific (as usual).  Maxine's Project #1 Christmas Truck. 

Maxine's Project #2 - Dinosours for her grandson.

Project #3 - More Christmas blocks.  

Project #4.

Project #5 - Quilting Santa!

Diana Gillis also worked on multiple projects.

Diana completed some blocks from Akerly Block of the week.

Diana finished her Christmas Tree Panel.

Finally Diana completed all the blocks and worked on the layout.  

Bev Day worked on her Chandelier quilt (and started another one). The colours are very rich!

Janet McNulty finished one snowman block (of 20+ to go) and did lot's of cutting.

Valerie Hopper worked on these traditional blocks started by Ella.

Judith Yorke and Valerie Mawhinney worked on Quilt Show Ribbons (with help from Mary Jo Landers)

Sneak peak of ribbons in progress - you'll have to wait for the show to see them.  We all agreed they are beautiful!!

Mary Jo worked on pinwheel blocks.  

She's making this pattern - pinwheels on point)

Mary Crowley worked on this and that but finished the weekend working on this travel bag.  

March Retreat (Mar 24-26, 2023)

Carol working on her scrappy quilt

Dawn, Amber & Bev hard at work.

Sue's lizards (in progress and completed top)

Another project by Sue.

Sue putting together blocks she got from Lois Hooper

Wool applique by Sue.  She had a very productive weekend (but this one may have been completed before?)

Bev's Chandelier quilt top.

Another project by Bev.

Amber worked on a number of wallets.

Closeup of Amber's wallets (including the insides)

Dawn's seaglass project.  First photo shows initial blocks and second shows further progress as blocks are sliced and diced. 

Sally worked on a cute wool applique.

Maxine was also very productive, finishing a number of projects

Second project completed by Maxine.

Maxine's 3rd top.

And her 4th!

Maxine's 5th project!!!

Sneak peak of the raffle quilt (bottom part)

A portion of the top of the raffle quilt.

Valerie's modern Christmas quilt layout. 

February Retreat (Feb 25-26, 2023)

Sue laying out a split nine patch.  

Very productive weekend!!

Libby's mystery quilt.

Liz completed the quilt top she was working on at the last retreat.

Libby's wool applique pillow.

Janet (McLaughlin) finished this curvy quilt top made using a book from Juliet's collection.  

Jill showing the mystery quilt pattern she is going to make.  

Here's Jill's scrappy version of the mystery quilt.

Pat finished the quilt she was working on at the last retreat (no UFOs for her!)

Bev working away.  Lots of finished blocks.

Andrea designing her quilt.

Sally (aka Wilson!) with her nautical themed quilt top.

January Retreat (Jan27-29, 2023)

A fun weekend of regifting, sharing UFOs, games & sewing!  Some members actually finished projects!  Sorry I missed a photo of Jocelyn's UFO - great story and over 30 years old! 

Liz's Autumn quilt

Linda's tiny houses & trees 

Dawn putting to use gifted scraps

Liz's tiny block - she had many many to make!

More of Dawn's tiny blocks.

Diana's blocks from Akerly mystery quilt.

Diana's 2017 UFO (that she actually was inspired to work on)

Carol's UFO that we voted most likely to be completed!

janet's baby quilts.

Mary's completed quilt top made for someone special.  

Sewing??

Carol's layout option for her blue & beige star quilt.

Pat's baby Quilt.

Valerie finished her Quiltworx top.  

Treeskirt workshop (Dec 3)

Instructor Kim's sample

Valerie's grey work in progress.

Linda's red & gold beauty.

Ann's  traditional Christmas colours.

Andrea's making precise cuts.

Jeannie's sample.  Love the blue.

Combination of everyone's partially completed tree skirts. (sorry we're missing Maxine's as she left before photos)

Selfie of participants.  

Maxine's Tree Skirt

Retreat (Nov 26 & 27)

Rose with her Atomic Star Tree Skirt

Mary finished a Christmas Stocking (very small pieces)

Liz's  asymetrical Christmas panel.

Another project by Liz.

Janet working on her colourful blocks.

Mary's Christmas quilt floating around the room.

Janet finished her tree skirt.

Laying out the tree skirt.

Will it be finished for Christmas?

Maxine next to the Grinch!

Maxine making good progress on her attic windows quilt.

Kim working on a complicated wallet.  

Valerie's Christmas bag in progress.

Janet's continuous binding (or Christmas garland)

Janet finished placemats to match her tree skirt.  

Staircase Whimsey Workshop (Nov 19, 2022)

Instructor extraorindaire Rose

Teacher Samples

Pat & Barb ironing squares on grids

Working away

Carol Lee's sample.  

Barb customized the size to fit a space.

Pat is making a lapquilt.

Jeannie completed three steps.

Janet's elegant staircase!

Sandra's adding circles to her batique staircase.

Mary's modern tablerunner. 

Oct 29 & 30 Retreat 

Kim, Sue & Andrea (check out her hat)

Jocelyn's colourful, modern Dresden Plate quilt.

Valerie's layout of Desert Sky quilt (from Quiltworx workshop)

Andrea's beautiful scrappy quilt.

Jocelyn finished one of her Cappacino placements (from Quiltworx workshop)

Kim's second baby quilt of the weekend!

Mary's Halloween Quilt (almost done for Halloween!)

Libby made some blocks for her boho hearts quilt.  

Kim's nearing completion of her Owl baby quilt.

Quiltworx Workshop with Sherida Giddings

Sherida showing some samples.

Demos

Helping out.

Hard at work!

Working away!

What our finished quilts will look like.

Samples of completed 1/4 blocks.

Cutting fabric.

Trunk Show with Sherida Giddings

Sherida showed many of her amazing paper pieced quilts while attendees enjoyed delicious sweet treats.  An awesome variety of colour and fabrics.  We were very fortunate Sherida was able to bring her quilts to share.   It was very inspirational. 


Here's a short video that apple created from the photos.  It has some highlights of the trunk show so I thought I'd share.

October 11 - 2022.mov