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Need to clear out quilting and sewing stash accumulated over time. Good quality cottons, polyesters, suiting- and dress-weight fabrics, also parachute cloth. Many large size pieces. For more info, call Arvena 513-8028.
Yard sale - 8729 - 192 St., Surrey, 10:00 - 4pm, August 29
Does any one have a good sewing/quilting machine for sale? A new quilter is looking for one.
I am never quite sure which batting to use for a specific project. I am currently creating a twin size quilt for my 8 year old grandson. I would like it to be soft and durable. I will be using some free motion quilting and stitch in the ditch. I would appreciate any ideas.
Doreen Boitard
I have recently become the “contact person” for the Quilts of Valour - Canada Society for mainland BC and would like to invite you to help support our cause.
The mission of QoV - Canada is to ensure that our wounded Canadian soldiers are recognized for their bravery and commitment of their true patriotism to our country. We give this support through the presentation of quilts of comfort made for our military service people.
Quilts can be made by individuals or groups or guilds. There is no limit to the number of quilts, no specific pattern or size. A preferred minimum size for Quilts of Valour is 50″ x 60″; the maximum is twin sized, usually 72″ x 96″. They should be large enough to provide comfort, but small enough for the long arm quilter volunteers to schedule in between their customers’ quilts if you are not quilting it yourself.
Plan a Canadiana theme! We have seen many maple leaf quilts and they are stunning! The red/white or traditional looking patterns always work but are not a must. Think moose, mountains, Maritimes, maple leaves, inukshuk and prairies. Make the quilts traditional or not! Details can be found at http://www.automatedquill.com/QoV or you can email me at scrappyblue@gmail.com for more information.
Support our Troops!
thankyou
Debby Gray (Mosher)
I have a practically new Proflex Frame suitable for a regular or a larger throat sewing machine for sale for $500.00. Included are the metal conduits for creating a 10 foot table, the stylus and a pantograph holder. I am selling this frame because I have an APQS Millenium machine that came with its own frame. Contact me for photos or more information. diannesenra@shaw.ca. Thanks Dianne
What is your favourite sewing or quilting gadget.??
Opus in downtown Langley has expanded their selection of dyes and paints for fabric.
Karen Johnson
In case you missed the last meeting, a small group was formed for the purpose of doing some preliminary work on our next quilt show, which is in 2010. By getting an early start, we hope to be able to coordinate all of our show activities and make sure that all of them fall into an appropriate timeline.
First off, we would like to choose a theme for the show. If we can pick a theme now, we can work on coordinating everything we plan to go with the theme. This could possibly include our graphics on our flyers, our raffle quilt, our challenge project, and all of our special features at the show, and maybe additional things too.
Here we need your input. What do you suggest for a theme for our upcoming show? The theme will most likely become our show title. In the past we have used “Quilts in Bloom”, “Quilting Between Friends”, and “The Langley Quilters’ Guild 1st Quilt Show”.
At the moment we have tentative plans to have the show again on the Mothers’ Day weekend in 2010, most likely on the Friday evening and on the Saturday full day again.
We will be collecting ideas from you at the October and November meetings or by contacting us directly. We will have a prize to the guild member with the chosen theme. There will be a box available at the meetings to deposit your suggestions, just in case you prefer writing it down. You can post your suggestion on the blog by adding a comment here and you can also email the website with your idea, by clicking on “Contact Us” in the horizontal navigational bar.
So in the meantime, put your thinking caps on, put forth some suggestions, give us your ideas of what you think the show should be programmed around.