Recap of the May Meeting in Vancouver, BC

Val talks about her quilt journey

Val’s Garden Quilt

Wow! Look at those flying geese Val put into the sashing of her quilt.

Val also paints on her fabric. Another circle!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a wonderful time we had Saturday in Vancouver. Val Smith shared her quilts with us and inspired us. She really likes circles!! Here are some pictures.

Join us September 8th for our next meeting.  We will meet at the Hillcrest Community Fellowship Church on 13th Street in Mt. Vernon.  More information will be posted in August.  Enjoy a Summer of quilting.

Val and one of her early quilts.

May 5th Meeting

Vancouver BC Quilt Guild will host the next meeting of the Northwest Quilt Connection on Saturday, May 5, 2012.  Our guest will be Val Smith, Canadian Quilter.

The meeting will be at St. Faith Church, Vancouver, B.C.   Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. Program starts at 10:00 a.m.

Remembering Jack 8

Val Smith will share with us her quilting journey:
My first quilt was started in 1972, but quilting did not become a passion for me until the early 1990′s. Over the years I have experimented with a variety of styles and techniques, but I am happiest working on pieces in which traditional patterns are given a modern twist.

I began exhibiting my work in 1996 at the Fraser Valley Quilters’ Guild show and since then my quilts have been shown in juried shows and exhibitions across Canada and the U.S. and in Sydney, Australia.

DIRECTIONS:

St. Faith Church, 7284 Cypress St., Vancouver, B. C. Remember there is an elevator available if needed—just ask!

Take 1-5 North into Canada to Vancouver via the Peace Arch crossing. I-5 North becomes Provincial Route 99N. Continue north (you will go through a tunnel, then cross the Oak Street Bridge), after the bridge, turn left at W. 57th and continue west. Turn right onto Cypress. St. Faith’s Church is located at Cypress and W 57th, before you reach the railroad tracks.

BRING TO MAY MEETING:

Passport or Enhanced Driver’s License (US Citizens–so you can get home!)

Exchange Block (see instructions attached)

Show and Share Items

Name Tag, Cash for auffle

Admission for NQC members is paid for with membership.

Suggested donation of $7 for non-members and guests (US funds please)

Bag lunch.

Beverages and dessert only will be provided by the hosting group.

March Meeting Update

Helen Remick showed us her wonderful quilts and gave us a taste of what she is thinking of when she plans her quilts. It was a feast for the eyes. ( Her math is much better than mine) Enjoy a few pictures of her work.  Our next meeting will be May 5th in Vancouver, B.C.  Check back for more information on the location and guest speaker.

March 2012 Meeting

Spinning by Helen Remick

Helen Remick will be our quest at the March meeting. Helen takes Fibonacci on a joy ride in her quilts that spiral, move and shimmy, reflecting her own gleeful abandon when it comes to mathematics and material. Join us on March 10th at the Lynden Community Center, 401 Grover St. Lynden, WA. Registration is at 9:30 and the program starts at 10 a.m. Guests are asked for a $7 donation. Members attend free. Bring a sack lunch. Beverages and dessert will be provided by the hosting group. See you there.

Starshine by Helen Remick.

January Meeting Report

We elected a new slate of officers at the January meeting.

Lots of activity at the meeting.

 

 

 

 

We had a great time with Reynola at our January meeting in Anacortes.

 

 

New officers

New officers from left to Right:   Lois LaBarge, Co-Recording Secretary; Ramona Tankersley, Co-President; Lynn Scoby, outgoing Co-President; Janet MacKinnon, Co-President; Vickie Van Dyken, Corresponding Secretary.

Reynola Pakusich and one of her circle quilts

 

 

 

 

Reynola Pakusich with her book visiting with attendees

January 2012 meeting

Reynola Pakusich

Reynola Pakusich is a third generation member from a family of quilters who settled in Eastern Washington and Idaho. She began quilting seriously in the 1970′s and teaching for quilt shops shortly afterward. She has had numerous photos of her quilts published in books and magazines, as well as several one woman shows. Reynola retired from 30 years of public school teaching in Sedro-Woolley School District and now combines quilting with her husband’s interests of fishing and hunting (i.e. paper piecing in a car, boat, on a ferry or working by gas light at a lake cabin.) Residing in Bellingham, Washington, she is an active member of several Northwest Washington quilt/study groups and continues to take workshops, attend lectures, and experiments with the latest techniques to keep herself on the cutting edge of the craft.

The meeting will be Sat., January 14th, at the Salvation Army Building, 3001 R Ave., Anacortes, WA.  Registration starts at 9:30 and the program starts at 10.  Members are free and guests or visitors are asked for a $7 donation.  Bring a sack lunch.  Drinks and dessert provided by the hosting guild.

November meeting in Bellingham

 

Jo Baner, guest artist for the Nov. meeting.

The NQC meeting on November 5th had a new meeting place–the Fairhaven Branch of Bellingham Public Library. We had a grand time with Jo Baner showing us her wonderful quilts.

 

 

 

 

Jo Baner shares with one of the meeting attendees.

NEXT MEETING NOV. 5TH

Jo Baner and Surf's Up

Jo Baner is a professional longarm quilter, quilt artist and teacher. She lives in Bellingham. She has been quilting for about 25 years and says “the longer I do it the more I learn!” She has a studio in the basement of her home with an A-1 Elite longarm machine as well as a Bernina and various other machines to do her work. “I am passionate about art quilting and that is what you would see on my walls. But I dearly love to quilt traditional tops for my clients. I mostly do custom free hand quilting.” Visit her website for pictures of her work.    http://jbaner.wordpress.com/

Join us at the Fairhaven Branch of the Bellingham Public Library.  9:30 is sign in and the meeting will start at 10 a.m.  Members free and guests $7.00

Join us September 10 for our next meeting.

Our next NQC meeting will be  September 10th at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington, Burlington, WA.  Check in at 9:30 am, meeting starts at 10. Our guest will be Pippa Moore who will bring us up to date on her project in Uganda teaching women to sew in order to support themselves.  Check out the link to her website for more information.

May Meeting in Vancouver, B.C.

Gail Hunt, Guest Speaker for the May meeting of NQC

In her work, Gail plays with the fabric of the landscape, streetscape, and homescape, molding it to her own vision and mood. Her training and experience in home economics and photography have provided a base and a union of technical skills and aesthetic sensibilities.

Gail has taught quiltmaking across North America and in Australia. Her quilts have won local, national and international awards in juried exhibitions since 1989, as much for their unique vision and emotional appeal as for their evidence of mastery of unusual and invented techniques.

In 1996, Gail published “Quiltworks Across Canada: Eleven Contemporary Workshops“, and in 2003 was awarded the Canadian Quilters’ Association’s highest award for her contributions to quiltmaking in Canada.

Gail’s quilts reflect her pride in Canada, her attachment to family, her teasing of the often rigid quilting conventions, and her exploration of her own little place in the big world.

Join us May 14th, in Vancouver, BC for this great program.  Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. with the program at 10:00 a.m.  Bring a lunch, show and tell (and your passport if you come from the US)  Guests are $7 donation.

DIRECTIONS:

St. Faith’s Lutheran Church, 7284 Cypress St., Vancouver, B. C.  Remember there is an elevator available if needed—just ask!

Take 1-5 North into Canada to Vancouver via the Peace Arch crossing.   I-5 North becomes Provincial Route 99N. Continue north (you will go through a tunnel, then cross the Oak Street Bridge), after the bridge, turn left at W. 57^th and continue west.  Turn right onto Cypress.   St. Faith’s church is located at Cypress and W 57^th, before you reach the railroad tracks.