Upcoming Quilt Shows
Quilt Canada in June 2023 in Halifax, NS. For more information click here
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The Trunk
The Trunk is Thunder Bay’s new Arts and Culture web portal, connecting the City’s cultural community. The Guild has been added as an organization, please consider creating your own profile and help make quilting and other fibre arts more visible in Thunder Bay!
Create a free profile at http://www.thetrunk.org/
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Blogs
Wendy Currie’s Quilting and Life – http://wendysquilting.wordpress.com/
Peggy Skillen’s Sew, Rip, Sew – http://gramsquilting.blogspot.co
OR become our friend on Facebook
view some of our placemats on our Flicker for inspiration
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Our Neighbouring Guilds
Lake Superior Modern Quilt Guild – Duluth – https://www.facebook.com/LSMQG/
Sunset Country Quilters – Dryden – www.sunsetcountryquilters.com
Cabin County Quilt Guild – Fort Frances – is looking to grow, with prospective members – read about this group in an article in the Fort Frances Times, October 2012
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Friends of the Thunder Bay Quilters Guild
Circle of Friends Quilt Shop – for all your quilting needs
Fix Sew & Scissors – certified machine technician and scissor sharpener
Sew Flippin’ Creations – a new ‘pay as you go’ sewing centre
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Links
Amish Country – a link for some beautiful gardens in the shape/colour of quilt blocks.
Continuous Prairie Points – How to: Free Spirit Quilt Guild and Patchwork Underground
The Quilt Show – Laura Peterson Quilts – a great website to inspire us for our quilt show
Kathy Quilts.com – the Grace Hoop was the featured hoop shown at the April meeting.
You Tube video – ‘Not Your Grandmother’s Tumbling Blocks’ -Marci Baker demonstrates how to make strip pieced tumbling blocks.
Free Motion Quilting Project – Leah Day’s 365 project of free-motion quilting – it will inspire you to try it!
Paper Piecing – How To: Quilters Cache
Dragon Fly Fabric – Jennifer Boese (nee Boegh) was born and raised in Thunder Bay and now lives in Hinton Alberta. She runs an on-line show in Alberta that specializes in modern quilting and craft fabric.
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