February 28, 2024
Sisterhood of Quilters – this was a term that was mentioned at our guild meeting. We enjoyed listening to four guild members talk about their journeys of quilting and seeing many beautiful quilts.
Irma Bull started our evening with telling stories through her quilts. Her quilts are creative and do not follow traditional patterns. She is an artistic designer and we were awed by her beautiful designs. She said that every quilt is an adventure for her and she enjoys doing something new every time.
Fran Inglis started her quilting journey in 2002, after retiring from teaching. Her early quilts that she brought in to show were creative and beautiful. However, she felt that she needed to learn more about quilting. Every quilt that she brought in showed different techniques that she learned about quilting. They were so full of details, colour and creativity. After showing her last quilt, she said, “Now I am a quilter”. I think we all could say that she was a quilter from the beginning.
Nina Stahlschmidt enjoys quilting with feed bags. She has learned so much about the history of feed bags and shared some of that knowledge with us during her presentation. She uses cotton, wool, lace, doilies, etc. to create quilts. Her quilts are various sizes and the sizes are determined by the feed bags being used. She gets her inspiration from the feed bag and she uses every square inch of it. The little scraps get used in other quilts. She also enjoys giving a second life to vintage quilts. She ended off her presentation by encouraging us to enjoy what we are doing and to always label our quilts.
Lynne Wilkinson loves making quilt tops. However, at one point these quilt tops need to be quilted. She started to experiment with quilting on a longarm quilting machine and discovered that she enjoyed the process. Her husband surprised her by buying a longarm quilting machine for her birthday. With the help from Kindred Spirits, she got it set up and started to learn how to use it. She brought in quilts to show how she enjoys making custom made pieces. She affectionately calls her machine, Myrtle.
In March, we are excited to be hosting Johanna Masko, a Toronto-based textile artist and designer. She will be presenting a talk called: Let’s Talk About Colour and Print on Wednesday evening, March 27th. Please check the website for more information about her. There is still room for her workshop called, “Secrets of a Patchwork Pro” on Thursday, March 28th.