October 2023 Meeting

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The next meeting is October 22.

Our October event includes both a Sew Day and Regular Meeting at Home Inn and Suites (253 Willis Crescent). Come and Go from 9 am to 8 pm (free for members) with a Lunch Break at 12 pm and Meeting from 2 to 4 pm.

Please RSVP for the sew day via saskatoonmqg.com. Members that are only able to attend the meeting should arrive by 2 p.m. Try to remember to bring your name tags! We encourage our members to wear their own stitched name tags. Also, we need a couple of people to bring irons and ironing boards, and cutting mats to share.

Meeting Agenda

  • Icebreaker
  • Education – We are all sharing what we know about Improv Quilting
  • Show & Tell and Book, Blog, or Bolt – Show us what you’ve made and your works in progress. We all want to know what new and interesting things YOU know about. We can’t wait to see some of the traveling quilt blocks!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

September 24, 2023 Meeting Review

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The Saskatoon MQG met on September 24 for a sew day at Home Inn & Suites in Stonebridge. Roxanne did an amazing job teaching us about English Paper Piecing (EPP). The New Hexagon book by Katja Marek is a great book for learning about EPP . Roxanne taught us about cutting, basting & gluing, needles & whipstitching, and removing the paper. She brought examples of her work which demonstrated her progression in learning. A great hint was to purchase pre-wound bobbin packs in different colours as lighter thread is great for attaching pieces. We can all continue with learning by checking out the resources on the Modern Quilt Guild website. Thank you Roxanne for providing us with lots to think about, as well as templates so we can all try this.

Show and tell as always was so much fun and inspiring. There were lots of Kawandi quilts! This led to us identifying our education topic for October 22. Anyone that has done improv quilting is to bring samples for an open share. And those participating in travelling quilts have passed the half-way mark. We enjoy seeing the monthly blocks.

We formed a committee for organizing our quilt retreat on March 23 and 24, 2024 at Queen’s Retreat house. Thank you Gisele, Joanne, Bonnie and Roxanne. We also decided that for our December 10 meeting that we will do a voluntary gift exchange. The only rule is that the perimeter is 48 inches or less.