It is exhibition time here in PEI and in so many other places. The PEI Modern Quilt Guild entered our 2018 QuiltCon Charity quilt "Starburst Blossoms"into the Old Home Week Exhibition and won 1st place in it's category!!!
This quilt has been donated to Sobeys West Royalty in support of Children's Wish Foundation. Sobeys will be hosting several events in the coming weeks, so be sure to stop by and buy a ticket for a chance to win this gorgeous quilt!!!
For program this month, Colleen and Dawn demonstrated the " One seam Flying geese method". This technique results in 3D geese units. Sew fun!!
Dawn shared her "One Fish, Two Fish" quilt made using this technique.
We are getting very excited about our upcoming visit with Cheryl Arkison! The PEI Modern Quilt Guild is hosting Cheryl for a Trunkshow October 18th (7 - 9). She will be teaching 2 workshops too!! October 19th is her "Values Plus. and October 20th is "Make Words not War".
If you are interested in the Trunkshow ($5) or the workshops, please send us an email for more details - peimqg@gmail.com.
Lastly for Show & Share...
Roberta shared her "Arcade Game" quilt. I love the fabrics in this one!!
Here is the back. Perfection!!
She also shared this cute "Favorite Things" baby quilt, backed in flannel - Sew snuggly!!
and "Labyrinth Walk" is just gorgeous!!
She also recently won this FQ bundle of Kona solids on Facebook. Who doesn't love free fabric!! Can't wait to see where they end up...
Heather shared some fun paper pieced bird blocks. She has been playing with the 2018 Colours of the Year (COTY) which are Tiger Lily and Ultra Violet.
She has also been playing with rope bowl techniques. Looks like fun!
Velda also shared this lovely mug rug, using the 2018 COTY. The PEI Modern Quilt Guild is doing a Mug Rug swap with the Renfrew County Modern Quilt Guild. We can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!!
What a great meeting!! Short, and sweet and so much fun!!
Members have been having fun, popping up in different locales around PEI selling Raffle Tickets for this fun, modern quilt. So if you see us around stop by and say Hi !!!
The following Events are planned for the West Royalty Community Room, Sobeys, 39 Babineau Avenue, Charlottetown. Save the dates!
September 27th: PEIMQG Monthly Meeting (7 - 9 pm)
October 13th: PEIMQG Sew-In (9 am - 4 pm)
If you are planning to visit PEI this Summer (or anytime really) be sure to email us at peimqg@gmail.com. We'd love for you to stop in for a visit during our Sew-Ins or Meetings.
* Please note that the September Sew-In is not on the 2nd Saturday, as per the usual schedule.
The following events are planned for the Brackley Commons Community Centre, 14 Union Road, Charlottetown, PE, C1C 1C2:
October 18th: Cheryl Arkison Trunkshow (7-9 pm) $5.00 at the door.
October 19th: Cheryl Arkison - Values Plus Workshop (9 am-4 pm)
October 20th: Cheryl Arkison - Make Words not War workshop (9 am-4 pm)
For details or to reserve your place, please email us at peimqg@gmail.com
