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- 3rd Story Workshop Halifax Nova Scotia
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Category Archives: Maple Leaf Quilters
Mask-arade
Five months after our first conversation about “should we or shouldn’t we” make & wear cloth masks we are still doing it. Most of us had no idea what it was we were dealing with. There was lots of controversy … Continue reading
#QuiltsForNovaScotia
#QuiltsForNovaScotia #QuiltsForNS Like so many, we were shocked and gutted to hear about the mass shooting that took place in Nova Scotia on April 18/19. It’s just incomprehensible. We know how we feel and can’t even begin to imagine how … Continue reading
Posted in Maple Leaf Quilters
Tagged #MaritimeModernQuiltGuild, #NovaScotiaStrong, #QuiltsForNS
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April’s Game
Can you believe it’s April 29th already? Time stops for no one and nothing. Last year (2019) I promised myself that I would write at least one post per month. I managed to miss March and October. This past January … Continue reading
Posted in Just for Fun, Maple Leaf Quilters
Tagged #StayConnected, Corona Sewing Bingo, The Quiltmakers Gift, WIP
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Pieces of Love: A Guest Post by Kadi
Jenny, Kelli and I all met while studying at Simon Fraser University and quickly became great friends. When Kelli got engaged last year to her fiancé Jason it was Jenny who suggested we make her a quilt. Jenny found a … Continue reading
2020 International Quilt Day: Quilt Hanging
Saturday March 21st was a beautiful sunny day. A perfect day for an outdoor quilt show. Mavis Reynolds, a Victoria quilter, set up a group on Facebook several months ago with the intention of hanging quilts outside for International Quilt … Continue reading
Posted in Just for Fun, Maple Leaf Quilters
Tagged Family & Friends Quilt, International Quilting Day
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The Next Generation:Miss Emily Raye 2.0
I love to see the art of sewing returning to our younger generation. Back in June 2013 I wrote about my niece, Miss Emily and her quilting while a student at university. I taught her to sew back in 1996. … Continue reading
International Quilting Day 2020: Quilt Hanging Celebration
Hanging quilts outside is so awesome. The gang and I have hung quilts outside for several years on several different occasions. <— The quilts here were hung in Stanley Park near Lumbermen’s Arch in June 2013. It was our reveal … Continue reading
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Tagged International Quilting Day, Quilt Hang Out
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MLQ: Ten Years & Counting
The last little while I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about our #IBelieveInBlue quilt campaign. It’s 10 years old. That got me thinking that Maple Leaf Quilters and the Neighbours in the Hood blog is also 10 years old! … Continue reading
Posted in Maple Leaf Quilters
Tagged BOM, Canuck Place Children's Hospice, Maple Leaf Quilters, retreats, sewing days
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Backups…they’re awesome!
Over the years I’ve had a lot of sewing machines. I have collected them for a variety of reasons. Some I’ve used extensively, some were needed just because they were antiques and had to have a home. Many were left … Continue reading
Posted in Just for Fun, Maple Leaf Quilters
Tagged Featherweight221, Kenmore, sewing machines
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December 2019 Christmas Sew Day
The last MLQ sew day of the last December in the decade happened on December 14th. This Sew day started out as usual with catching up and sewing. Then it was a call to the table to enjoy our pot … Continue reading