Region of York Quilters Guild
Come Volunteer - Join the FUN!!!
Our Demonstration dates are confirmed !!!
Friday September 4th : 10 am to 12 pm - Lunch Break - 1 pm to 3 pm
Sunday September 6th : 10 am to 12 pm - Lunch Break - 1 pm to 3 pm
Help with our demonstration, piecing quilt blocks or perhaps you would rather do some old style hand quilting, show off our guild's display, meet the public and promote our guild.
Free CNE pass for the day you volunteer.
Car pool arrangements can be made.
We look forward to seeing you at the EX!
Let’s Go to the EX!
It took a few decades, but Bobbie Gentili finally found the right outlet for her lifelong creativity and love of mathematics when she was introduced to modern quilting. She now spends every waking moment designing quilt patterns, curating beautiful fabrics, and teaching quilters how to level up their skills, so they can rock any quiltmaking challenge.
Bobbie’s patterns feature bold, geometric designs, playing with curves and long strips to give a sense of movement. She finds inspiration in science, nature, and geeky culture.
When not quilting, Bobbie Gentili moonlights as an audiobook narrator. She lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where her husband, two children, and cats enjoy any scraps of her attention that can be stolen from quilting and audiobooks.
If you are not a member of the Region of York Quilters Guild and would like to attend in person, please purchase a $10 ticket at the door.
If you would like to attend virtually, please click Register and purchase a $10 ticket to receive a Zoom link a few days prior to the meeting.
Mary Holmes is a passionate fabric artist and speaker who has spent over 30 years transforming textiles into captivating art. Refusing to be boxed into one style, Mary has mastered traditional, modern, and art quilting alike. Her diverse work has earned multiple quilt show ribbons and she has been featured in Canadian Quilter magazine. Driven by the philosophy that quilts are true works of art rather than just crafts, Mary delivers inspiring presentations that challenge makers to break the rules and encourages quilters to step "out of the box" and unlock their own creative potential.
If you would like to attend the meeting in person, please pay $10 at the door.
If you would like to receive a Zoom link to attend the meeting virtually, please click Register to purchase a ticket.
Taking a Tumbler
If you're not a member of the Guild, you can virtually attend our meeting by clicking the Register button to the left. The cost of registration is $10.
"When I started to explore the tumbler block, it was all about finding interesting layouts for this shape. But as I continued to play with the blocks, I became more interested in playing with colour, using this block as a tool. The shape of the block encourages your eye to final the angles of the shape, so you have instantly created movement. I ended up making almost 30 tumbler quilts, and realized I had a wonderful way to showcase the evolution of both shape and colour. I approached C&T Publishing and they agreed- and thus Tumbler Quilts: Just One Shape, Endless Possibilities was born.
In my presentation I will show many of the quilts I have made, discuss the ins and outs of publishing a quilt book, and share tips in working with these blocks and colour play. Bet you can’t make just one!
We are in for a real treat! Here is Christie’s description about her experience:
“I am not a teaching/touring quilt professional, just ridiculously passionate about art quilting. I also have lived my entire quilting life in relatively remote places from the wider quilt world (the United Arab Emirates for 21 yrs and Qatar for 3+ yrs), and have been the only SAQA member in each of those countries for most of the time since I joined in 2021."
Her presentation will include:
If you are not a member of the Guild please click on the Register button to purchase a $10 ticket. You will receive a Zoom link a day or two prior to the event.
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