PEIMQG April Meeting 2017

The April meeting took place this month on an unseasonably mild evening. We had 17 members and 2 guests in attendance. Welcome guests Nancy and Louise.

Heather opened the meeting by asking Dianne, our charity coordinator to speak about our current charity project for Foster children in PEI. Dianne introduced Nancy MacFarlane to speak about the PEI Federation of Foster Families and her personal experiences with fostering children. 

The PEIMQG will endeavor to make or donate various sizes of quilts for the foster children of PEI. Dianne has asked the PEIMQG to make blocks using denim patches and 2.5" squares. These blocks will finish at 10.5". The deadline for completion of these blocks is the June meeting. ( If you would like to be involved in this charitable endeavor but aren't a member of the PEIMQG, please feel free to contact us at peimqg@gmail.com.)

Next up Queen Bee Cathy received her "Over and Under" blocks.

April's Queen Bee Helen also provided the kits for this adorable paper-pieced block.

May's Queen Bee is Roberta.

Round Robin: This month's Round Robin Instructions are to add a 3.5" UNFINISHED L-shaped border to the opposite side of the month's previous.


Susan collected some quilts for the Centreville Rug and Quilt show for the weekend of May12th. Any members still wishing to enter items into the show can make arrangements with Susan by the 8th of May.

Susan also shared some information about Margaret Jessop, a Fibre artist who will be coming to PEI in July for some workshops. 

Book, Blog & Fabric:

This month for Book Blog Fabric Cathy V. and Liz featured the book- "Quilt with Tula and Angela". 

For Blog they shared Twiggy and Opal. 

and for Fabric Cathy V. discussed Spoonflower and had some samples to share with the group. 

Here are our newly minted PEIMQG labels!!! These will look fantastic on our charity quilts.

Show and Share

Velda was up first and she shared this stunning "Chic Picnic" quilt by sewkindofwonderful.

and 2 pillows made from last year's Queen Bee blocks. Love them!

here is the back too.

She also had this completed "Japenese Crosses" quilt top to share. 

Helen had this fantastic "Patchwork City" quilt to share.

and the quilting on the back

Roberta had this "Spin Cycle" quilt. The Autumn richness of this palette is so lush.

Roberta and Linda also had some fabric goodies to share from their recent trip to Nova Scotia.

Cathy shared her completed "Dancing Daisies" drunkard's path quilt. You can find her tutorial for this design here.

Here is a close up of the machine quilting she did on her domestic machine.

Susan shared her wall hanging featuring "Kona's Color of the Year- Pink Flamingo".

and her "O' Canada" table Runner.

Janice shared this incredible "Go West Young Man" quilt which began as a Modern Bear Paw project but became something truly spectacular!

Here is the quilting detail , which she did on her domestic machine- A-MAZING!

Dianne had this English Paper-pieced "Mosaic Star" quilt to share. Many, Many hours put into this one. Great job Dianne.

Catherine M. had 2 pieces to share from her "Pathways" series. This one is "Walking your own Path" - sometimes it's a little scary, but although you have to walk it alone, you can take love with you.

and this piece is "Hall of Treatment"

What a fantastic meeting. 

The following Events are planned for the West Royalty Community Room, Sobeys, 39 Babineau Avenue, Charlottetown.  Save the dates.

May 12th:                   PEIMQG Sew-In (9-4 pm)

May 25th:                   PEIMQG Monthly Meeting: (7-9 pm)

 The following events are planned for the Brackley Community Center:

May 4th                      Krista Hennebury Trunkshow ( 7pm $5 at the door)

May 6th & 7th            Krista Hennebury workshops ( for details please contact                                                                                                                            peimqg@gmail.com)

June Meeting 2016

We had another successful meeting this month. 13 members and 2 guests were in attendance. One of our guests became our newest member.  Linda you are our 20th member!  Welcome to you and to Claire as well.

It was a jam-packed meeting with lots of information being given and plans being made.

Heather J. started the meeting by collecting the placemats for "Meals on Wheels" Montague. They requested 25 and we exceeded our target!  Great job everyone!

Queen Bee Diane received these strip-pieced blocks. I cannot wait to see these come together. There's going to be enough for several Charity quilts.

Queen Bee Roberta brought in this beautiful modern block. She asks that we supply Black on White, White on Black, and a Bright solid color of our choice. If you have any questions please contact her.

BBF (Book, Blog and Fabric):

For Fabric, Heather J. brought in some of the goodies she found at Quilt Canada.  Here are some examples from Libs Elliot and a very striking print by Jane Sassaman.

For Book, Heather J. brought in "Shape by Shape Collection 2" by Angela Walters. A fantastic resource for modern quilting.

For Blog, Heather wanted to bring attention to our very own PEIMQG blog. We have been adding new content besides the Meeting and Sew-in posts. You'll also find Guest Bloggers, Tips, Tricks and Techniques and Book Reviews. Thanks to the members who have contributed to the blog, and to those who will in the future. We are always looking for more fun things to blog about.

The final choices for the PEIMQG Logo were presented at the meeting. A vote took place and we had a majority ruling.  WHOOHOO!!! We have our Logo! Stay tuned for the reveal.

Members who took part in the June FQ swap (Kona solids) brought in and received their bundles.

July's FQ swap is for Low-Volume FQ's. We had 9 members sign up. Please bring your 9 FQ's in a bag with your name on it for the July meeting.

Quilts for Pulse:

Cathy handed out kits for this Charity quilt/block project- "Quilts for Pulse".  For more information see Quilts for Pulse.

Please have completed blocks returned to her by the July Sew-in. The deadline for OrlandoMQG to receive these is August (for blocks/ tops) and September for completed quilts.

 If you are interested in learning more about the various Charity Quilts the PEIMQG is involved in please check out this post. PEIMQG Charitable Endeavors


Time Out with Textiles:

We are hosting a Dessert Party!  The details: Thursday August 25th from 7-9pm at the Murray Centre in Kensington and tickets are $10.  Our guest speaker is Sharon Baldwin, Textile Artist from Nova Scotia. She will be having a trunk show and lecture. There will also be a Silent Auction and the chance to win a door prize.  If people are interested in getting a ticket, please contact a member or e-mail peimqg@gmail.com to reserve and pay for your ticket(s).  It promises to be an entertaining evening!  So gather some friends and come and join us.

We closed the meeting with Show-n-Share:

Roberta had several items to show us here's her "Chic Country" quilt using the Quick Curve Ruler from http://sewkindofwonderful.com/.  It was custom quilted by Liz.

Here is the pieced back.

She also brought in this cute-as-a-button "Welcome" wall hanging with 3D flowers and leaves.

She showed us her Stow-n-Go jewelry case. Specialty stitches and circle attachment were used to make this darling.

Lastly she showed us her "Double Diamonds" quilt. Isn't this one gorgeous? Liz quilted this one for her as well.

Linda, our newest member, brought us her super bright quilt she calls "Gridlock in Hawaii".  What an excellent eye for color! This one makes me smile, It's so lovely.

Susan had lots to share with us tonight. She showed us some of her placemats using orphan blocks, what a quick and easy way to use them up.

She showed us her donation quilt for the Fort MacMurray charity. She calls this one "It's Not a  Placemat"(too funny!)

This one she calls " Foxes from Liz's" A fun and whimsical quilt, perfect for your favorite little one!!

Dawn showed us her colorful quilt " We Are All Joined". Simply Stunning!! It was quilted by Colleen.

Here is a picture of the backside:

Colleen brought in her completed "President's Blocks Quilt". She received these blocks from the members of her Kindred Spirits Guild, the year she was president. I love the layout of this quilt, it really showcases the blocks beautifully.

Dianne donated this "Scrappy Quilt" for Fort MacMurray. Lots of Happy, Scrappy Goodness!!

Cathy brought in her "Twisted Sampler". You can find the blogpost that features this quilt here: http://peimqg.blogspot.ca/2016/06/tipstools-and-techniques-june-2016.html

Liz showed us her "Peachy Keen" quilt.

She chose a lovely design of flowers and butterflies to quilt it.

And to finish up the evening, Heather J. had this fun, Mega Mini quilt. It is only 5 1/2" square. Such Tiny pieces.

What a meeting!! Just a few reminders about upcoming events:

July Sew-In: July 9th (9am-4pm)  Sobeys West Royalty

39 Babineau Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 0C9

July Meeting : July 28th (7-9pm) Roberta has offered to host the meeting at her Campsite at Marco Polo Land please contact peimqg@gmail.com or FB for more details.

August Sew-In: August 13th (9am-4pm) Sobeys West Royalty

39 Babineau Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 0C9

August Meeting: In Lieu of the August meeting we will be hosting the Time Out With Textiles Dessert party (7-9pm) Murray Centre in Kensington. Doors open at 6:30 pm.  Hope to see you there!