Ottawa Valley Quilters Guild upcoming events

AnnMarie Rowland - Musical Trunk Show (14 Sep 2026)

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

AnnMarie Rowland (www.annmarierowland.com) comes to us from Owen Sound, Ontario and will present her Pieces of Time Musical Trunk Show. She will be bringing a large selection of quilts to share with our guild and will also perform some folk songs she wrote as she tells the story of her mother and her beautiful, treasured one-of-a-kind quilts (all hand pieced and hand quilted from the WWI era). The program is interactive with fun opportunities to sing along!

Krista Zaleski - Bonnie Hunter Trunk Show (19 Oct 2026)

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

We welcome our own quilt guild's Krista Zaleski, featuring her Bonnie Hunter quilts. Krista has been quilting for over 20 years and is a self-described addict to Bonnie Hunter’s mystery quilts. She will present a trunk show and discussion of her quilting journey, specifically around quilts designed by Bonnie Hunter (www.quiltville.com).

Monika Henry - A Planner's Adventures in Improv (09 Nov 2026)

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Monika Henry of Penny Spool Quilts (www.pennyspoolquilts.com) comes to us from neighbouring Carleton Place, Ontario and will be presenting A Planner’s Adventures in Improv. Monika will take us on her journey to improvised quilting as someone who once insisted that improv gave her hives. She will detail how she developed a simple, structured approach to “planned improv” quilting to overcome that feeling of being overwhelmed. Sharing a number of quilts, she will also show us how leftovers from past projects may become intentional and playful improvised mini quilts.

Billie Stephens - Trunk Show (14 Dec 2026)

Tue, 15 Dec 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Once again we welcome a member of OVQG to share with us a trunk show of her delightful quilts. Billie is an accomplished sewing instructor, quilter and has an embroidery group where she shares techniques with OVQG members. Billie has great experience teaching sewists of all skill levels quilting, embroidery and other sewing related crafts. We welcome her as she shows us some of her projects illustrating her adventures in sewing. Billie can be found (www.goodiders.com).

Cheryl Arkison - How to Become a 5 Star Quilter (11 Jan 2027)

Tue, 12 Jan 2027 00:30:00 GMT

We are pleased to welcome Cheryl Arkison (www.cherylarkison.com) from Calgary, Alberta. Cheryl started quilting at the age of 23 and went on to become a well known and respected teacher, writer, and designer of quilts enjoying spreading the gospel of improv. She has published three books, is raising 3 children, is running a business and has still managed to travel to many exciting places to teach and has been a judge at the Modern Quilt Guild’s Show: Quilt Con. She is a very busy lady and we are fortunate to have her here on Zoom to share How to Become a 5 Star Quilter.

Emilie Trahn - Quilt as You Grow (08 Feb 2027)

Tue, 09 Feb 2027 00:30:00 GMT

This month we welcome Emilie Trahn (www.emilietrahn.com) from Joliette, Quebec. By day, Emilie is a palliative care physician and in her spare time she is a self-taught quilter who started quilting in 2013. Grounded in the roots of the origins of quilting and because of environmental concerns, her quilts are all made of upcycled fabrics such as bed sheets, shirts, scraps, tablecloths, etc., as well as upcycled batting such as flannel sheets, and blankets, essentially making new with the old. She combines the language and poetry of colours to create her unique pieces. Emilie will present to us her lecture Quilt as You Grow.

Kim Jamieson-Hirst - How to Wrangle Scraps (08 Mar 2027)

Tue, 09 Mar 2027 00:30:00 GMT

This month we welcome the owner of Chatterbox Quilts (www.chatterboxquilts.com) who will present her lecture on How to Wrangle Scraps. Kim lives in Calgary, Alberta and has been featured in international quilting publication, been a guest speaker on several quilting podcasts and is also a YouTube influencer creating quilting and sewing videos on her Chatterbox Quilts’ channel. Kim has also been a Janome Canada Artisan since 2016 and enjoys creating quilting and embroidery projects to spread the Janome love. She believes that quilting is more than stitching an accurate ¼” seam, that chocolate is an essential quilting tool, and that “practice makes improvement” and you are improving with every quilt you make.

Tamara Kate - A Peek into the World of Fabric Design (12 Apr 2027)

Mon, 12 Apr 2027 23:30:00 GMT

This month we are happy to welcome Tamara Kate (www.tamarakatedesign.com). Tamara spent her youth growing up in the Caribbean and later returned to Canada where she lives in Montreal, Quebec. She will delight us with her lecture, A Peek into the World of Fabric Design. Tamara will talk of her creative journey within the worlds of fabric design and quilt making and share information on her 9 years (and counting) in the industry: how she got the gig, the process from idea to printed fabric, how she designs, her sources of inspiration, and many other tidbits she’s gathered during the makings of her 15+ collections. All this while showing samples from the processes and of course, lots and lots of quilts.