October

 It was a cold start to the day but a warm welcome for some new members.

Kay has joined us again, welcome back.  We also had Valerie, Deborah, Karen and Rita join in for the fun.

Joan would like to remind you that the yearly dues can be paid to her at the meeting.  

We talked about the VSSQ Quilt Show and the positive reactions we got about our work.  Well done all of you who helped set up, take down and host!   Of course we would be thrilled to display in the Sunset Room again but who knows what the next show will bring.  There was a suggestion of another QuArtz sign and possibly a larger discription of our display and we will work on those over the next few years.

The poposal for a showing at Gallery Vertigo is ongoing and so is the article for Canadian Quilter Magazine.  

Linda W. had talked to Janet Scruggs and she tells us that there is online teaching available. She is also a member of a fibre art group in Kamloops.                 https://www.janetscruggs.com/

Just a reminder that our Challenge for this season is  HOME.  Displayed on a 18"x 24" canvas in landscape orientation.   You may wrap the art around the canvas or paint it if displaying smaller pieces on it.  The choice of colour if painting is up to the individual artist.  Due in June 2026.

There is a display of Emily Fraser's work at the Armstrong Museum and Art Gallery from Oct 30 to Nov 22.   It is called Tethered: Reflections in Fibre.  

Cards for the outgoing organizers.  Elisabeth has made cards for Christine, Sandie and Jeanette to thank them for their years of work.   We all had a chance to write a thank you note on them.  

Christine's card

Jeanette's card

Sandie's card

Show and Tell

Brigitte showed us some sashiko stitching from a workshop at Gallery Vertigo, two samples and then the piece she made.  She also made a piece based on a favourite quote of her father's:  The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on:  a quote by Omar Khayyam.  

Linda W.

Linda has been busy doing some eco printing, flower pounding, and block printing.  Lovely!

Linda K.  turned her veggie printing and flower pounding into a cute wall hanging.

Karen, one of our new members, showed us some of her previous works.

Lena is back and brought her 12x12 guild challenge piece to share.

Cathy has been very busy.  She has already started on her accordion book and made a quilt for her sister.

Quilt for her sister using the neurographic knots.

Cath had brought the front page of her accordion book, made from a picture created in an AI program.

Christine has been playing with Susan Purney Mark's technique to make tissue paper fabric.  Tissue paper layered and painted with matt medium and paints.

Joan has her accordion book ready to take samples as we make them.  She also played with some lace pieces and a thrift store find that she turned into a wall hanging.

Shirley P. shared a book she found in the Vernon public library on making faces.  

Bev played with some fun foam leaves,  and did some stamping on fabric and paper.

Deborah had a binder showcasing some previous works.  These are just a couple.

Beads

We are looking at Beads this year.  Sandie led us in putting together a Boho Bead.  There were lots of fuzzy yarns and an amazing array of beads to choose from.

Toolbox Tuesday

This month is Lemon Scorching.  Shirley led us into an exploration of different ways to use lemon juice on fabric.  It is either stamped, dropped or use a stencil to add the lemon juice, let it dry and then iron it between pieces of parchment paper to save your iron from damage.  The results are interesting and had varying degrees of success.