Third Thursday each month except December at St Paul’s Congregational Church, 450 Park Ave W, Chatham at 7 pm. COME EARLY – vendors to satisfy your “retail therapy”, Block of the Month and Comfort Quilts. We are in person or hybrid for this meeting.
Thursday January 16th (hybrid)
PROGRAM: Trunk Show
FEATURING: Peter Byrne
DESCRIPTION: Peter is going to show us how he creates his quilts and the process he goes through to become an award winning quilter. He will be joining us by zoom.
Thursday February 20th (hybrid)
PROGRAM: Trunk Show
FEATURING: Brandon Wulff
DESCRIPTION: Brandon is artist/quilter and has an unique way of making his quilts. He will be showing us how he goes about making his artistic quilts while also navigating it with a neurodivergent mind. He will be joining us by zoom.
Thursday March 20th
PROGRAM: Trunk Show
FEATURING: Michele Jones
DESCRIPTION: Michele is going to give us a history lesson in quilting using the internet as her guide.
Thursday April 17th
PROGRAM: Cyanotype
FEATURING: Sarah Fuller
DESCRIPTION: Sarah will be joining us by zoom and explaining how cyanotype works. This technique was featured in the Block Magazine in 2024.
Thursday May 15th
PROGRAM: Trunk Show
FEATURING: Geeky Bobbin
DESCRIPTION: Bobbie will be talking to us about becoming a full time quilter.
Thursday June 19th
PROGRAM: Reflections of Quilt Festival in Tokyo
FEATURING: Patricia Belyea
DESCRIPTION: Patricia will be joining us by zoom and showing us what it was like to travel to Japan to go to Quilt Festival.
Saturday June 21st
CKQG is going to Quilt Canada. We will be leaving the church at 6:30 am and coming back by 6:30 pm. Tickets are $50 and first come, first serve.
Thursday July 17th
PROGRAM: Trunk Show
FEATURING: Patty’s Patchwork
DESCRIPTION: Patty will be showing her quilts and how she balanced her love of quilting while working for Northcott Fabrics.
Thursday August 21st
PROGRAM: Judging at Quilt Shows
FEATURING: Bonnie Rankin from CQA
DESCRIPTION: Bonnie will be joining us by Zoom to talk about what Judges are looking for when it comes to Quilt Show quilts. Bonnie is in charge of judging for the CQA Quilt Show in Toronto for 2025.
Thursday September 18th
PROGRAM: Fall Social and Open House
FEATURING: Education Committee
DESCRIPTION: Its our annual open house where guests can come in for free and play some games with our Guild members. It will be a fun, social evening with snacks and drinks.
Thursday October 16th
PROGRAM: Elections and Stabilizers
FEATURING: Executive and Lisa Hill
DESCRIPTION: Its our annual meeting where we ask members to step up and fill a role and then Lisa will be talking about Stabilizers. She will explain what kind to use and when with some important tips and tricks.
Thursday November 20th
PROGRAM: Christmas Social
FEATURING: Education Committee
DESCRIPTION: Not sure anything can top the 2024 Strip Poker but the Education Committee is up to the task. Come out for food, fun and some social fun with your fellow guild members.