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On the 5th and 6th of Oct. 1985 the guild held its first "Quilts on
The Rocks" at the School of Education at Laurentian University, in Sudbury,
Ontario. This was the start to a wonderful display of quilting and stitchery
done by guild members and it is put on every three years. This spectacular
show really has a lot to offer. Each time, the show always has a new display
which includes a large number of full size quilts, baby quilts, wall hangings, and also quilted clothing, along with a few cherished antique items. The stitchery items cover a wide variety of diffent techniques, a lot of them being very intricate and it is always a beautiful display of colour and talent.
There will also be a merchants mall with local vendors, along with
vendors from out of town and they will be plying their wares, and trying
to tempt everyone into trying even more great ideas. It's a plethora of
colourful material, books, patterns and notions. It's paradise for craft
addicts of all kinds!
For those who have a passion for beautiful items, but don't have the
time or talent to make things themselves, there is always a member's boutique
which highlights the work of guild members. Besides stuff that can be used
everyday, or that would make great gifts, there is also a Christmas Corner
with all kinds of ornaments and decorations to tempt you.
There is always a beautiful quilt being raffled at each show, and numerous
door prizes are given away.
Some of the quilts that we've made include:
- In 1975 the "Madame's Maple Leaf" quilt that was made and raffled with
the proceeds going to the Laurentian University Museum and Arts Center.
- In 1976 The Heritage Quilt was started for the museum. It had twenty blocks and depicted old landmarks, including the old postoffice, the Nickel Range Hotel, the Bank of Commerce, the old Iron Bridge and Railway Station, The Superstack, and a geological map of the Sudbury Basin.
- In 1980 the "Sudbury Garden Quilt" top was made and the quilt was set up for quilting in the bay window alcove of the Sudbury Memorial Hospital, and anyone was welcome to work on it. Raffle tickets were sold while it was in progress and the proceeds went to the Hospital Auxilliary. The quilt raised $2615.00 which was then used for the Critical Care Campaign.
- In 1984, the guild was involved in the making of the Bicentennial Heirloom Quilters Guild Quilt along with seven other guilds from Ontario. Sudbury's submission was called "Sudbury Sue", designed by Bob Brook, husband of one of the members. This quilt has been shown in quite a few shows.
- Each year the guild members work on an In-club quilt, and only members who have either made one of the blocks, or who do quilting on it stand a chance of winning it at our year end banquet. Some of these quilts that we have made include both a pieced and an appliqued Maple Leaf, the International Year of the Child quilt, a Log Cabin, Flower Basket, Tudor Rose, crazy patch and a six point star.
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A quilter is someone who has not been able to balance her cheque
book since October 1977, but can figure the yardage requirements for
a log cabin quilt and have just enough left for a pincushion.
In 1987, the guild participated in Marilyn Walkers' Ontario Heritage Quilt Project. This project was put on in order to record as many Ontario quilts as possible for historical purposes and to trace the types of designs and philosophies of the designers over the years.
Throughout the years, the guild sponsors guest lecturers and workshops
by notable experts in the fields of quilting and needlework. Members of our own guild also put on special weekend workshops.
Some of the guests include:
- Mary Gostelow from England was one of the speakers in May of 1980, and
did a Stuart Needlework Seminar.
- We have also had a slide show which included work by Symbil Rampen in April of 1982., a fibre artist from Oakville, Ontario
- In Oct 1984, Marilyn Strothers from Winnipeg, Manitoba did a workshop on
Curved Strip Piecing.
- In April 1985, Sheila Wintle did a workshop on Medallion quilts.
- In Oct 1986, Jackie Black from Thunder Bay did a Texas Star workshop.
- In 1989, Jean Hillis from Ingersoll did a Designing by Degree workshop.
- In 1996, Sylvia Naylor did a lecture on "Embroidery Through the Ages" and a workshop entitled "A Trip to the Country". Sylvia is a graduate of the City & Country Guilds of London England.
We are hoping that you enjoyed the tour of our guild. You may want
to bookmark our site and stop back for another visit sometime in the near
future.
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