Please
mark your calendar for our 2022 meeting dates, to make sure you don’t miss our
lineup of guest speakers.
To
register for the guild, you can complete a registration form online. Then you
can pay using an e-transfer or by mailing a cheque. See 'Membership' for more
information.
All program events occur during the monthly RVQG General Meetings. For the Fall, our meetings will be held ONLINE, using ZOOM, due to COVID restrictions. They will begin at 6:30 to get everyone online. The actual meeting will start at 7pm.
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RVQG’s ZOOM MEETING GUIDELINES
General Meetings continue to be held virtually on Zoom. While there are several benefits to using this platform, there can be some obstacles…from connectivity issues to managing the variety and capacity of devices members use. Therefore, to ensure that our meeting runs smoothly, please adhere to the timeline for presenters, so that we all enjoy a quality meeting experience.
1. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Members are encouraged to sign in early to socialize and to make sure computer/tablet/phone devices are connecting well before the meeting starts.
2. Technical Support: 6:30 – 6:50 pm. If you have a Zoom question or concern, call the Tech Team. First, put you audio on mute, then call Tella or Terry to assist you privately before the meeting starts.
Technical Support Team:
Tella & Terry : please see membership list for phone #
3. Formal Meeting starts at 7:00 pm.
Please…
a) Mute your audio to drown out background noises (TV, dog barking, etc.)
b) Mute audio and turn off your video during guest speaker presentations (you’ll still be able to see the presenter…and their slides, etc.).
c) If your internet is unstable or you lose your connection, try using the meeting invitation link to get back in. A meeting co-host will admit you at any time during the meeting.
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Sept. 26, 2022 Rose
Parr “Sew Smart - The Ergonomics of
Healthy Quilting”
Rose has been sewing for 40 years, quilting for 30, and personal training for 16. She holds certifications in Ergonomics, Holistic Nutrition, Arthritis Pain Management, Home Economics, & Personal Training. Rose’s discussions are based on scientific research findings.
She lives in Guelph, Ontario and is a professional longarm quilter and a regular contributor to Canadian Quilter Magazine. Her book " Sew Healthy & Happy, Smart Ergonomics, Stretches & More for Makers" is now available to pre-order at C & T Publishing and Amazon.
Rose has made it her mission to work at staying pain free while continuing to sew for as long as possible.
You can connect with Rose at:
Oct. 24, 2022 Sharon Galna “It’s Been Quite a Trip”
Sharon’s mother taught her how to sew at the age of ten. Years of garment sewing, alterations, pattern-making in the fashion industry, contract sewing, and bridal parties are behind her now and she has solely focused on quilting for the last 25 years.
After 14 years of full time teaching at The Ultimate Sewing Centre in Oshawa, and presenting trunk shows and giving workshops to quilt guilds around the province of Ontario, she retired in 2018, but still teaches part time at the store.
In order to keep busy during the pandemic (aside from quilting, of course) her daughter pulled her kicking and screaming into the 21st century by helping her set up a quilting website and blog (www.quiltishcorner.com) by encouraging her to share her knowledge with others. Apparently you can teach an old dog new tricks!
You can connect with Sharon at:
quiltishcorner@gmail.com
sharongalna@gmail.com
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On April 25, 2022, Susan Madu presented her "Modern Blended” talk. She
showed us examples of traditional blocks, and then showed us ways to make them
more modern. I actually took notes!
Here are some key points:
2) Fabric choices
3) Thread colour for quilting (or adding hand quilting to a quilted project)
4) The quilting design.. try wavy lines or straight lines, making the
spacing uneven
5) Use an alternate grid (not just rows and columns)
6) Using an updated colour palette. Also the use of colour is achieved by
what you place the colour next to. Susan talked about a Grey Scale Finder to
help select colours for your project that will have a higher value contrast.
7) Shape of blocks; using rectangles instead of squares
Susan has 2 complementary patterns, Scrap Basket #1 and Scrap Basket #2 on her blog.
Scrap
Basket #1 - Link to First Step
http://amodernblend.blogspot.com/2020/01/scrap-basket-destash-complementary.html
Scrap
Basket #2 - Link to First Step
http://amodernblend.blogspot.com/2020/04/scrap-basket-quilt-along-2-new-scrap.html
Susan’s patterns can be ordered by any local quilt shop in Canada from her distributor Erie Quilt Art. To get a better idea about her patterns, attached below is a link to Erie Quilt Art’s site that lists her patterns. Please note, Erie sells wholesale only.
https://www.eriequiltart.com/shop/category/patterns/modern-blended/?showall=1&page_num=1
Instagram: @modernblendedquilts
Facebook: Modern Blended Quilts
blog at amodernblend@blogspot.com