Program/Events

Your Program Committee welcomes you to a new season. We have been meeting this summer to plan what we hope will be interesting and exciting ventures for the SCQG.

On-Going Program Activities on Resource Day

• Fat Quarter Draw! Remember the theme is Bali or Batik fabrics. Hand in your Fat Quarter before the meeting.
• Round Robin and No-Sew-Round Robin There will be a table set up for participants to receive directions and additional information.
• Visit The I Spy Collectors table This is an opportunity to add to your collection and to share with others.

September:

September 24 Resource Day

We will introduce some group participation topics that are meant to facilitate wide involvement of members throughout the year. Sign-up sheets will be available. Be ready to join in the action!

Choose from a No-Sew-Round-Robin, a traditional Round-Robin, or join an Informal Collector Club. Consider the opportunity to take one or two day workshop sponsored by your Guild.

October

October 15: “Hands Across the Water” trip to Powell River

October 29: Resource Day

The meeting will feature a presentation by Joan Harvey on “Balis and Batiks – Behind the Scenes”. We look forward to hearing about Joan’s exciting travels and seeing what “souvenirs” she may have to show us.

November

November 2 to 28: Fibres@The Hill

A major fibre arts exhibit will be opening at the new Art Centre At Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Road, Victoria, running from November 2nd to 28th, 2011. The show is open 10am to 5pm daily. FIBRES@THE HILL is being presented by eighteen Vancouver Island Artists who exhibit as members of VISDA (Vancouver Island Surface Design Association). With artists originating from a variety of backgrounds across North America, this unique Vancouver Island exhibit is highly creative and insightful. It features weaving, embroidery, screen printing on fibre, dyeing, discharging colour, stitching, felting, tapestry, wearable art and embellishing with beads, metal, paper and threads. Their website is: www.surfacedesignvi.org

Artist represented are:

• Jo Ann Allen
• Judi MacLeod
• Terri Bibby
• Barbara McCaffery
• Paulette Cornish
• Gayle McIvor
• Gloria Daly
• Kristin Rohr
• Susan Duffield
• Gillian Smith
• Alison Kobylnyk
• Elserine Sprenger
• Margie Preninger
• Jessie Taylor-Dodd
• Susan Purney Mark
• Lesley Turner
• Dale MacEwen
• Linda Wallace

November 1 and 2: Quilting Workshop

Lynda has made arrangements for a workshop with Maureen Wood, an instructor with Judy Niemeyer Quilting. Maureen will be here for two days of workshops. Patterns are to be purchased from the instructor. (The workshops are full.) Visit www.quiltworx.com/.

November 26: Resource Day

Jayne Willoughby Scott will bring her trunk show to Resource Day. Visit her website at www.jaynewilloughbyscott.com/.

December

No Resource Day in December.

January

January 6: Deadline for Newsletter Items

January 28: Resource Day

February

February 22 and 23: Workshops

Susan McLennan, a mixed media artist from Parksville, will present two days of workshops.(The workshops are full.) Visit www.susanmclennan.ca/.

February 24: Resource Day

Susan McLennan will bring a trunk show to the Resource Day.

March

March 31: Resource Day

Barb Mortell from Denman Island will share a trunk show at Resource Day. straightstitchdesign.blogspot.com/search/label/workshops.

April

April 1 and 2: Workshops

Barb Mortell from Denman Island will offer workshops.

April 28: Resource Day

Catherine Nicholls from Vancouver will present a two-day workshop and a trunk show. Visit www.corvidcreations.net/ Watch a short video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RJ15FkWCSU.