We are excited to kick off our 2025-2026 program year with Kathy McNeil. Kathy is an international award winning quilt artist, author, pattern designer, art quilt teacher and judge. 

Join our very own, world-renowned, Renske, to learn her technique to create beautiful landscapes.

Gatherings was established to provide guild members an in-person opportunity each month. There are planned activities but these are optional. You can always bring your own projects to work on instead or just come to visit with others. There are lots of spaces available for machines and handwork. Bring your own refreshments for the day.

Kim Caskey, a well known and sought after quilter, joins us for our October STBA day. Her topic is "How to Make Quilt Labels. 

Andrea is a textile artist and quilt designer. After working in various design fields and settings ranging from architecture to museums, the quilting medium called to her.

Gatherings was established to provide guild members an in-person opportunity each month. There are planned activities but these are optional. You can always bring your own projects to work on instead or just come to visit with others. There are lots of spaces available for machines and handwork. Bring your own refreshments for the day.

Darcy Hunter is a contemporary quilt artist based in Fredericton, N.B. She transforms fabric and thread into expressive landscape wall hangings, using her sewing machine as a paintbrush to craft intricate, vibrant compositions. 

Scrappy Holiday is suitable for all skill levels and is great for sorting through your scrap bins!

We are excited to welcome Edyta Sitar to our November meeting for her presentation, “Reasons for Quilts”

What is an escape room?  It is a fun virtual event where you will make a practical project by going into different Zoom breakout rooms which all have a host to help you work on a clue (step) to escape to the next room.

Gatherings was established to provide guild members an in-person opportunity each month. There are planned activities but these are optional. You can always bring your own projects to work on instead or just come to visit with others. There are lots of spaces available for machines and handwork. Bring your own refreshments for the day.

Kim Jamieson-Hirst of Chatterbox Quilts joins us today from Calgary. She will share her lecture, "Dresden Plate: A Creative Spin on Tradition".

We are pleased that Melissa Marginet will be with us in December for her trunk show, Get Your Motor Running. Melissa is a Canadian Quiltmaker, Author, Teacher, and Quilt Pattern Designer. She has published two books on walking foot, Quilting: Walking Foot Quilting Designs, and Edge-to-Edge Walking Foot Quilting Designs, and a pattern book: Building Blocks, as well as many patterns.

Gatherings was established to provide guild members an in-person opportunity each month. There are planned activities but these are optional. You can always bring your own projects to work on instead or just come to visit with others. There are lots of spaces available for machines and handwork. Bring your own refreshments for the day.

We are excited to welcome Brandy Maslowski, known as the "Quilter on Fire" from Vancouver for today's session. 

Giuseppe Ribaudo (aka Giucy Giuce) grew up in Long Island, NY. First generation Sicilian-American on his father’s side and second on his mother’s, his family lived with his maternal grandparents. His grandmother, a talented and prolific seamstress, remains a tremendous source of inspiration to Giuseppe to this day

Gatherings was established to provide guild members an in-person opportunity each month. There are planned activities but these are optional. You can always bring your own projects to work on instead or just come to visit with others. There are lots of spaces available for machines and handwork. Bring your own refreshments for the day.

Frances Arnold joins us today to share her lecture "Stop Thinking, Start Scrapping".

Scrap quilts are fun to make but can be very intimidating. There are just TOO many choices among the myriad of fabrics!

“Break It Up: Quilt As You Go”

Virtual Workshop via Zoom

Did you know any quilt pattern can be broken down into sections, quilted, and then assembled?

We are pleased to have Sharon Fisher as our February speaker to present, “Life of a Stitcher.” Sharon’s quilting journey began over three decades ago in the cozy confines of a basement, where she embarked on her first quilting class.

Gatherings was established to provide guild members an in-person opportunity each month. There are planned activities but these are optional. You can always bring your own projects to work on instead or just come to visit with others. There are lots of spaces available for machines and handwork. Bring your own refreshments for the day.

Piecing of your quilt is all done. Now - what to do? How to quilt it? How to feel confident quilting your quilt? Join us today as Kathleen Riggins joins us from Canmore, Alberta.

What is an escape room?  It is a fun virtual event where you will make a practical project by going into different Zoom breakout rooms which all have a host to help you work on a clue (step) to escape to the next room.

We are pleased to have Terry Aske as our March speaker for her presentation, “My evolution as an art quilter - from raw beginner to award winner”. Terry is a Canadian textile artist, who has been designing and creating contemporary art quilts in her home studio since 1998.

Gatherings was established to provide guild members an in-person opportunity each month. There are planned activities but these are optional. You can always bring your own projects to work on instead or just come to visit with others. There are lots of spaces available for machines and handwork. Bring your own refreshments for the day.

Thread is the lifeblood of quilting.  Whether you're piecing, quilting or adding embellishment, the right thread can elevate your project to new heights. 

Have you ever felt "Information Overload" when it comes to quilting and the many resources available. Today Penny Domikis from Cabin in the Woods in North Carolina joins us to share her lecture: "Information Overload: Navigating the endless tips, tricks, books, blogs, patterns and products of the quilting world". 

Mary is a Canadian textile artist best known for her cheesecloth portraits. Her work has been exhibited throughout the world and published in numerous books and magazine articles.

This is a handwork class. Join Sharon on an enchanting stitching journey where nature’s tiniest marvels come to life!

Gatherings was established to provide guild members an in-person opportunity each month. There are planned activities but these are optional. You can always bring your own projects to work on instead or just come to visit with others. There are lots of spaces available for machines and handwork. Bring your own refreshments for the day.

Our speaker today is Celeste Compion from Meerkat Quilting in Elora, Ontario.

Celeste will share her lecture "My Quilting Colour Journey"

Playing with fabric and color has been Lori’s passion since she was a young girl. She began her journey as a “maker” in her early teens sewing her own clothing and then sewing bridal ensembles. However, once she found ‘quilting,’ she absolutely fell in love and hasn’t stopped creating quilts since the mid-1980’s!

Gatherings was established to provide guild members an in-person opportunity each month. There are planned activities but these are optional. You can always bring your own projects to work on instead or just come to visit with others. There are lots of spaces available for machines and handwork. Bring your own refreshments for the day.

Have you ever struggled to find time to do all the quilting you might wish to do or complete the UFO's in your stash?

We are pleased to have Susan Purney Mark as our June speaker, for her lecture,”On the Surface - Paint, Dye, Resists and More!” Susan is an award-winning textile and surface design artist, and resides and works on Pender Island, British Columbia, on the traditional and unceded lands of the W̱SÁNEĆ and Tsawout peoples. Her island is surrounded by ocean vistas, rich forests and abundant wildlife.