Melanie Rudy

It's Canada's 150th Birthday this year and the CQA is celebrating with a huge quilting bee. I thought you might be interested in seeing what we are up to.

https://www.canadianquilter.com/even...ilting-bee.php

http://www.cbc.ca/2017/these-quilter...dren-1.3953624

PaperPrincess

Interesting! The US bicentennial was a big push for many to start quilting here.
We watch a lot of Canadian TV. My Husband's favorite soap is Heartland, so we see many messages about the anniversary.

Pennyhal

Wow! That's a big project. It must take a lot of time to coodinate all those quilts.

grma33

was given a strip of fabric at last months guild have mine ready to take this month
gale

Walter'sMom

Thanks for posting this - do you know if you have to be a cqa member to volunteer at the Bee?

grma33

[QUOTE=Walter'sMom;7759200]Thanks for posting this - do you know if you have to be a cqa member to volunteer at the Bee?[/QUOTE
no you don`t have tobe a member i`m not but we are doing it through our guild
Gale

Melanie Rudy

I am attending a quilting bee with a guild in Calgary next week. There was a registration process for the guild to participate.

gramma nancy

Thanks for this info. People also should know about 150 Canadian women quilt. Next Step Quilt Designs releases three blocks each Tuesday. The directions disappear after two weeks, but all will be available for sale after the program is done. The blocks are a nice mix of easy and not-so-easy. Thus far, they have been pieced; don't know if there will be applique blocks as well. The blocks will make a great sampler when they are all done. Check out http://www.nextstepquiltdesigns.com/

kaylfordsollimo

Fabulous way to celebrate. Congratulations on your anniversary, too. I spent my honeymoon (1967) in Canada and have made several other trips to various areas of your beautiful country - including the cross Canada train excursion with 5 other friends.