BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.6//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:84@niagaraquiltersguild.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261005T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261005T160000 DTSTAMP:20260902T004308Z URL:https://niagaraquiltersguild.com/events/sew-day-village-quilts-or-ufo/ SUMMARY:SEW DAY - Village Quilts or UFO DESCRIPTION:NHQG: The Village Quilt- Sew Day Mon Oct 5\, 2026- Information Sheet\nMembers are invited to join in the fun and satisfaction of making a quilt to be donated to the annual New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale plann ed for May 2027. Quilts are sold by auction to raise funds for Disaster Re lief efforts around the world when and where help is needed. Our November speaker will give us more information.\nSince the deadline for donating qu ilts is February 1\, we need to start early to make the quilt top and have it quilted and bound by January (knowing that Nov 15-Jan1 we tend to be b usy with holiday activities).\n\n\n We have chosen a free downloadable Mo da pattern Village which consists of about 130 blocks of little houses\, e ach 5”x7”. Pattern will be available at the Sew Day.\n We have select ed a variety of companionable fabrics from our Community Quilters stash. F abrics will be available at Sew Day.\n We anticipate working as a group: some people selecting and cutting pieces for each house-block\, some sewin g\, some pressing\, interchanging roles as needed and/or desired.\n\nWhat to bring?\nYour basic general sewing supplies (see NHQG website)\, neutral light and dark threads\nYour skill in sewing accurate ¼” seams so that all blocks are a uniform 5”x 7” size\nYour good humour\, team work en ergy\, and Lunch… from home\, or purchase nearby.\nPatience: this is a n ew adventure where we all learn together 😊 f.\nWhat do we provide? \nCu tting mat\, irons\, ironing boards\; tea\, coffee\, maybe some snacks (?)\ nPattern details\, fabrics\nPatience: this is a new adventure where we too are learning together 😊\nCost:\nTo cover facility rental fee and incid ental costs- $10 each participant- for the whole day\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Workshops LOCATION:Belvedere Club\, 57 John St. \, Thorold\, ON\, Canada X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=57 John St. \, Thorold\, ON \, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Belvedere Club:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:82@niagaraquiltersguild.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261022T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261022T160000 DTSTAMP:20260901T160525Z URL:https://niagaraquiltersguild.com/events/workshop-courtney-tobin-bargel lo-quilts/ SUMMARY:Workshop - Courtney Tobin - Bargello Quilts DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n \;\nBargello Wave Quilt Workshop- Courtney Tobin- Th ursday Oct 22\, 2026\nHello everyone\, and welcome! I'm excited to share w hat I hope will be a fun and enjoyable workshop with you.\nFor this worksh op\, you'll need to purchase the Bargello Wave pattern in advance. I have included the link below. We will be making the 75" × 96" version during t he class. Don't let the size intimidate you—it comes together surprising ly quickly! If you would prefer a smaller project\, the pattern also inclu des instructions for reducing it to a 57" × 72" throw-size quilt.\nPatter n: https://mxdomestic.com/products/bargello-wave-quilt-pattern-71-x-96-qui lt-top-by-mx-domestic\nSupplies:\n\n\n Rotary cutter with a new blade\n New needle in your sewing machine\n ¼” foot\n Seam ripper is a must!\ n Pins\, clips\, or basting glue\n 6” x 24” ruler\n\nFabric requirem ents (71” x 96”):\n\n\n 24 different quarter yard cuts (9” x WOF)\n Backing: 3 yards of wide back\n Binding: half yard\n If you want to do a throw size (57’ x 72”) you can reduce the number of fabrics to 18\n Backing for a throw size: 2 yards of wide back\n\nHomework prior to the workshop:\n\n\n Cut two 4.5” x WOF strips from each of the 9” x WOF. Create two sets of 24 (18) different fabrics.\n Arrange the colours 1-24 (1-18) in a way that is pleasing to you. I have included a picture of the finished quilt top to provide inspiration.\n Line up the thick edge of th e selvedge evenly on the one end before sewing. (I have included a picture below).\n Sew all 24 (18) strips of fabric together RST with a ¼” sea m allowance and press the seams open. Repeat the same process for the seco nd set of strips and set aside till the workshop\n Sew all 24 (18) strips of fabric together RST with a ¼” seam allowance and press the seams op en. Repeat the same process for the second set of strips and set aside til l the workshop.\n\n CATEGORIES:Workshops LOCATION:Belvedere Club\, 57 John St. \, Thorold\, ON\, Canada X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=57 John St. \, Thorold\, ON \, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Belvedere Club:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:81@niagaraquiltersguild.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261028T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261028T200000 DTSTAMP:20260901T154654Z URL:https://niagaraquiltersguild.com/events/guest-speaker-judy-lyons-canad as-forgotten-artifacts-1967-centennial-quilts/ SUMMARY:Guest Speaker: Judy Lyons - "Canada's Forgotten Artifacts: 1967 Cen tennial Quilts" DESCRIPTION: \;\n\n\nJudy Lyons\, from Burlington Ontario\, is a specia list in the appraising of traditional and non-traditional quilts and fiber art. She is certified with the American Quilters Society and a member of the Professional Association of Appraisers-Quilted Textiles. She is a quil ter\, a quilt collector and lecturer on the history and valuation of quilt s. She is a member of the Canadian Quilters’ Association and has served on the Board of Directors.\nJudy Lyons will share some of her knowledge ca ptured in her self-published book “Canada’s Forgotten Artifacts: 1967 Centennial Quilts”\, talking about what was happening then and what we s ee in our quilts and what you should be looking for when you look at old q uilts.  Her book will be available for sale at our meeting for $45 includ ing taxes.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Lecture LOCATION:Meridian Community Centre\, 100 Meridian Way\, Fonthill\, Ontario\ , Canada X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=100 Meridian Way\, Fonthill \, Ontario\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Meridian Community Centre:g eo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:85@niagaraquiltersguild.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261118T200000 DTSTAMP:20260901T171232Z URL:https://niagaraquiltersguild.com/events/guest-speaker-elizabeth-klasse n-history-of-mennonite-quilts/ SUMMARY:Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Klassen - History of Mennonite Quilts DESCRIPTION:More information to follow.\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Lecture LOCATION:Meridian Community Centre\, 100 Meridian Way\, Fonthill\, Ontario\ , Canada X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=100 Meridian Way\, Fonthill \, Ontario\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Meridian Community Centre:g eo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:83@niagaraquiltersguild.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261119T160000 DTSTAMP:20260902T004448Z URL:https://niagaraquiltersguild.com/events/workshop-anita-hardison-disapp earing-pinwheel/ SUMMARY:Workshop - Anita Hardison - Disappearing Pinwheel DESCRIPTION:\nDISAPPEARING PINWHEELS\nTo make a Table Runner approximately 40" x 20".\nSupplies\nFABRIC\n½ m. of a light background fabric or two fa t quarters. Or 8 - 9" squares.\n½ m. of med to dark focus fabric or two f at quarters. Or 8 - 9" squares of one or more fabrics.\nThis is a great sc rap buster if you like the look of scrap quilts.\nYou can cut 4 squares fr om one fat quarter. So. . 2 fat quarters each for background and/or focus would work here. (Keep the background light but it doesn’t have to all b e the same if you are planning a scrap version.)\nOR - YOU CAN USE 10" PRE CUT SQUARES. The project will be a little bigger and the math will be a li ttle different.\nOR - you can of course use yardage to cut your squares\, either 9" or 10". You will need at least 21-22" by WOF to cut 8 squares of the same fabric at 10".\n\n**I chose 9" because it makes it easy to use f at quarters.\nThere is no need to do any prep work but if you desire you c ould precut your squares just to speed up the process.\nTo make this table runner you will need extra fabric for the binding and backing. Approximat ely 130" binding.\nTOOLS\n18" x 6" ruler\n12 ½" square rule with a diagon al line.\nScissors\, rotary cutter with a sharp blade\, sewing machine\, m achine needles and thread\, Cutting mat.\nYou will be constructing 8 squar es\, cutting them up and rearranging them into 8 new squares. These will t hen be madeinto our table runner - or possibly 4 place mats. Or maybe you will be so entranced by the possibilities that you will go on making more and have a quilt top when you are done. That part will be up to you the de signer.\nHAPPY QUILTING\n \; CATEGORIES:Workshops LOCATION:Belvedere Club\, 57 John St. \, Thorold\, ON\, Canada X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=57 John St. \, Thorold\, ON \, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Belvedere Club:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR