I MISS THE QUILT SHOWS

 A summer favourite day trip was the Quilts by the Creek at the Toronto Black Creek Pioneer Village.

Covid made for cancellations two years in a row.

So memories and lots of photos are what I have.

Like life the pieces will come together.

Purple! That healing colour.

The pioneer buildings with quilts everywhere.

And orange! For healing too!

A time when real people could attend an event! Looking for that day again!

Hopefully there will quilt shows in the future. For now my photos! My years of quilt photos! Can not tell you how many!! So put some to good use here!!

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QUILT SHOWS ARE FUN-YORK REGION GUILD IN NEWMARKET

I promised myself I would try to attend quilt shows this year. So off I went to the Region of York Quilters Guild in Newmarket Ontario today! Entitled the Magic of Quilts!

I browsed the show and even had time to buy some material for a project I am making. I needed colourful backing which I bought from The Cotton Harvest Quilt Shop.
Cotton Harvest Quilt Shop
The ladies were very friendly.

They came all the way from Seaforth Ontario in Huron County.
I had another little chat with the owner of Mill Creek Quilting.She provides Longarm Quilting Services in Newmarket.
Mill Creek Quilting

Other companies were The Quilt Shop in Newmarket, Quiltie Sisters S, Border Creek Station and Sew Little Time.

I became too busy looking and photographing the beautiful quilts displayed by the amazing quilters.

The above were some that have won awards over the years.

The show was divided into bed quilts, lap/crib/cuddle quilts, wall hangings, miniatures and some other quilted items.

As I wandered up and down the aisles of beautiful quilts, I was able to chat with some attendees as we just admired the fine work displayed.

The variety. The colours. The designs. The creativity was everywhere.

I almost left the show until one of the guilders said- you have to visit the large quilt room. So I did.

Not only were there wonderful quilts, but two old colleagues of mine. Judy and Catherine. It turns out Catherine P. belongs to the Guild and was pleased to see the show too. She showed me some of her beautiful work she had done in the last year on her cell phone.
For me it is on my bucket list for 2019 to attend as many quilt shows as possible. If they are local will make it easy for me. So far so good. Glad I went today to see this display of wonderful fabric art by local crafters.
Hands off to the York Region group.
Region of York Quilters Guild
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QUILTS AT THE CREEK 2018

Each summer for the last 3 years I have attended the Quilts at the Creek. A wonderful outdoor display of quilts at Black Creek Pioneer Village.

As soon as one enters the area, there they are. Even a quilt using the Hudson Bay motif.

Using barn board fences to display.

The creativity of the quilters. Modern, traditional, abstract. So many ideas and wonderful quilts. Works of art.

Even some modern sayings and ideas.

I loved this display of many blocks. The goal for that guild was to make a full quilt idea in one 12/12 block. The variety and talent was amazing.

Don't you love how the buildings make a wonderful backdrop for the quilts.
There will be more quilts in future posts. Just a little peak at 2018 wonderful quilts.
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LIFE IS LIKE A PIECED QUILT

One patch or one item does not give the whole picture of our lives. We can be different characters at different times. Put all together it is a life.

Sometimes we need to keep clear boundaries.

Sometimes we tell the story.

Sometimes our lives are just so colourful.

What would your quilt be like? What would it say about you? What would you include?

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