Heather Stewart

Our speaker for April is Heather Stewart. Heather has taught for guilds and shops in all Canadian provinces and several states. Heather began quilting as a child and has taken her hobby and turned it into a profession. She works full time preparing and giving workshops and lectures. She is a quilt teacher fabric artist, quilt restorer and judge. She also was voted as CQA teacher of the year in 2009. I am looking forward to her lecture at our April meeting.  Check out her site at www.heatherstewart.ca

Irene Dewer Workshop - March 15, 2011

Irene Dewer conducted her Cut One Make Two placemat workshop on March 15th.  The technique to produce a positive and negative image of a design was interesting and fun.  The results were fantastic.  Each person's placemat was so different - the material chosen made a big difference to the output.  It was a good day and we learned a lot from Irene.

Helping Hands

The Helping Hands contributors really out did themselves this month!!  Jennifer Currie received 42 dresses, 32 pair of shorts, 14 tops, 22 skirts, 37 pillow cases, and 6 blankets.  Wow! Thank you ladies - great work. We know all these items will be appreciated and used.

Show and Share - March 2011

There was a great response to Betty Ann`s request for old items to be the theme of this month`s Show and Share.  Our members brought in quilts made by parents, grandparents or made by themselves many years ago.  The stories that were told about the items were fabulous.  Who knows maybe a grandchild of mine will one day haul into her Guild something I made...yikes the thought of it!!!

Here are some examples of the treasures we saw today.

March 2011 Speaker - Irene Dewar

Irene Dewar presented her truck show at our meeting today.  Her beautiful work was admired by everyone.  Her presentation was fun and very inspiring.  Those of us taking her workshop tomorrow are looking forward to a great day.   I know we will learn a lot.

Past Presidents Honoured

Eleven of our Guild`s sixteen Past Presidents were present to be honoured at our meeting today.  As a token of the Guild`s appreciation Lorna Bawden-Smith, our current president, presented each lady with a special Past President pin.  Lorna also thank them for all the work they and their committees have done during the past 25 years. 

It is wonderful to have so many of these ladies still members of our Guild.

Tote Bag Workshop - February 24, 2011

 On February 24th the Cambridge Street Baptist Church turned into a "bag making" centre. Eleanor Plewes showed us how to make these useful and attractive tote bags. As you can see from the pictures each bag is unique.....it was a great way to use up 5 1/2 inch squares.

Irene Dewar is our speaker in March

In 1983 Irene Dewar took a class and learned to quilt. Almost immediately she joined the Rouge Valley Quilters’ Guild and has been an active member ever since, serving on both the Guild and the Quilt Show Executives in many different capacities, including Program Chair and Quilt Show Convener. Irene has taught countless classes at local quilt shops, workshops at Ontario Quilting Connections’ 6 th Biennial Convention, and was a featured quilter in a Studio 2 production on TVO in March of 2005.


With the encouragement of friends and co-workers, she began to self-publish a line of quilt patterns in 2004 under the name Brambleberry Cottage Quilts.

Her presentation will be amazing!!

BTW....There are some spots left in Irene's workshop for Mar 15th.....contact Lynn Mayotte if you are interested..this will be a great workshop!!

Show and Share - February Meeting

Here are some examples of our February Show and Share.  Don't forget that next month Betty Ann has requested that we bring in something "old" to show.

Helping Hands

Our Helping Hands project for Haiti was the topic for our speaker this month.  Brenda O'Donahue told us how the children's clothing, made by our members, is so greatly appreciated by the relief groups.  Brenda told us about her efforts and experiences during her visit to Haiti last year. 

Her talk was very interesting and enlightening. Her overall message was to keep the sewing going!!