In February we are delighted to welcome Elizabeth DeCoos to our zoom meeting to share with us her quilting journey and her passion for Pojagi.

Pojagi (Bojagi) is something Elizabeth learned as an adult in 2009 when she took her young family to South Korea. While there, she attended a traditional Korean sewing class. Beth loved the class and learning all the hand-sewing techniques for making wrapping cloths (pojagi) and other items made with these techniques.

When she returned to Canada, she didn’t have the same access to Korean fabrics and threads, and wanted to mimic some of the traditional hand-sewing techniques on a sewing machine. As a result she developed the simple method for sewing a reversible patchwork seam. She uses this technique to make window hangings that look like stained glass, as well as other reversible patchwork items.

Elizabeth’s philosophy is that everyone can add joy to their lives by making beautiful things to use everyday. “Joy comes from both the process of making and using the things that you have made.”

Diane Harris isa quilter who loves everything about the process and enjoys sharing it with others. She has been sewing for almost 50 years and quilting for three decades and yet can’t imagine ever running out of ideas.

For 11 years, Diane was an editor for Quiltmaker magazine where she wrote patterns, product reviews and how-to articles. Her quilt designs can still be seen regularly in the pages of Quiltmaker, McCall’s Quilting and Quick Quilts.

Her web site is called Stash Bandit and Diane thinks of herself as a scrap quilt specialist. She likes to let the fabric do the work. Her patchwork is usually simple but the way the fabrics play together is more complex but totally achievable if you know a few tricks!  We look forward to learning some of these tricks. 

Executive Decisions

An introduction to the current members of our OVQG executive. Each member will give a brief description of the duties, responsibilities, and joys that their positions hold. Some of our executive members are completing their terms with the Guild this season and you are invited to put your name forward for the vacated positions.

We are happy to welcome Linda Coulter to our meeting in May. She produces stunning fibre art pieces and will share some of her ideas and inspiration. 

Linda uses the technique of collage to create her art. Her pieces are abstract and colourful. Her subjects are eclectic and inspiring.  She state that her subjects are personal and with each she adds a hint of abstraction, lots of colour and hand stitching to add personality. She claims “My art is a calming factor in my life.”

Linda writes on her web page: “It often starts with an old white sheet.  Then a surface treatment is used. Techniques include dyeing, painting, stamping, rusting, screen printing, thermafax, or leaves and natural dyes are applied.  Colour is added and the appearance of texture evolves. My drop cloths and cleaning rags are saved. I wash and iron each new piece of fabric lovingly and add them to my ever growing stash of hand treated and commercial fabrics. Now I am ready to begin.”

We will celebrate with the makers of some of the winning quilts from our quilt show. Besides showing us their winning projects they will share their inspirations and process that led to their huge success!