2023 at The Country Quilter!

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Store Hours:

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, from 9:30 – 2pm

Telephone: 613 838-5541

Email: thecountryquilter@hotmail.com

Monthly Groups:

Our monthly groups listed below are continuing to meet. New members are always welcome to join for the next session.

Join Finishing School on Tuesdays to sew with friends. It is an opportunity to see what people are working on and to get new ideas. Drop in anytime between 9:30 – 12.

Landscape Class is continuing for both returning and new members. Join Grace for this popular and exciting class!

Wool Applique Group will gather once a month, on Wednesdays. Check the Monthly Calendar for dates. Bring your Show and Tell projects, please! Arlene and Pat are guest hosting again, guaranteed to inspire you!

The Knotty Girls meet up the first Friday of the month, this group is sure to inspire you!

Upcoming Classes and Events:

Sewing Retreat days are very popular and productive. Bring your own project and set up at the shop for both days of support and fun! Next Retreat Days are Feb 21 and 22nd. Call Ann at the shop for further information.

A Flying Geese Class starts on Wednesday, February 1st and runs for 3 classes (Feb 1st, 8th and 22nd). There are choices of projects to make with your geese and lots of beautiful fabric!

Touch Quilt Workshop for autistic children, with Jane Roszell will be held on Feb 24 & 25th. Mark these days on your calendar and help out with this project. All supplies are provided, just bring your machine and make a quilt for this very important cause.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in the new year!

Ann McLean

Owner, The Country Quilter

October at The Country Quilter!

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Trivia question: Who said this quote, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”

A perfect fall day set the scene for the Art of Fabric Show and Sale at The Country Quilter last Saturday. There were amazing art quilts on display, 70 of these were for sale. You can see some of them on our web site. www.thecountryquilter.ca

The shop will be closed Saturday, October 8th for Thanksgiving weekend, enjoy!

There will be another two-day sewing retreat on October 11th and 12th. Bring your project on Tuesday, and leave it set up and ready to go on Wednesday. A soup lunch is included. This is a fun way to sew with friends.
Knotty Girls meet on October14th.  Wool Applique is on the 19th when there will be supplies and patterns for sale. The Applique Gnomes class is on the 22nd.
Learn the technique for making Stain Glass Quilting with Marilyn on October 25th.
Jane will have a two-day workshop for Touch Quilts on Wednesday, October 26th, from 12:00 to 3:00 and October 27th, from 10:00 to 1:00. All the supplies are provided, just bring your machine to help out with this project. There is a focus on quilts for handicapped young people in this workshop as there has been a request for 100 of these type of quilts. A small donation of your time will make a big difference.

Call the store at 613-838-5541 for details about the October classes.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!