Sussex Vale Quilters' Guild: Trunk Show

Trunk Show by SVQG member Gail F

President Debbie F welcomed Gail F and assistant Jacqueline J. We were pleased that members of the Akerley Area Quilt Guild joined us for the trunk show, show & tell and lunch.

Show & Tell

Sharon R. made a quilt bag to donate to Victoria's Quilts Canada (VQC)

Dawn P. sewed several quilt bags to donate to Victoria's Quilts Canada (VQC) Dawn used fabric panels as her starting point

Maryann showed a wall hanging featuring roses

Paula brought along a String Quilt, needle keep and a slow stitch book

An antique quilt was given away by Sue McEachern at her trunk show last year. We were joined by Akerley Guild that day and this Akerley member received that quilt. Today each of us were given a heart shape cut from that quilt.

Pat modelled the jacket she made from orphan blocks

Marilyn has her self portrait. This was made for a Guild challenge. As well a small project featuring cubes was displayed.

Patti E. showcased 4 pattern books from Fabric Cafe. She donated these to our Guild Library.

Jean T has her name badge completed for our upcoming Quilt Show.

Brenda has completed a stained glass project and showed a Scrap Happy project.

Jackie created this colourful jacket from Cheater Quilt Fabric

April 22, 2025

SVQG hosted Akerley Area and Victoria Quilt Guild for Program Day that included a Trunk Show, Slow Stitching, Show &Tell and lunch.

Trunk Show Sue McEachern

Award winning quilts were showcased. Awards such as Best In Show and Best Hand Quilting.Many items were shown, small, medium and large. Some techniques used were hand piecing, machine piecing, applique,embroidery, bias tape, use of selvages, needle felting, wool on cotton, wool on linen, wool on wool and slow stitching. Borders included traditional, wavy, saw tooth and piano key. Quilting techniques included hand quilting, hoop quilting and machine quilting.

Sue mentioned that she didn't always label the quilts that were for herself. She loves using Wool Batting.

Sue has purchased several old quilts and at the end of her show she gave one of those away.

Display of Slow Stitching by Judy S. and Brenda R.

Show & Tell

First in the Show and Tell section were our guests from Akerley Guild

Laurie M. presented her 9 Patch With A Twist which was hand quilted.Laurie's denim jacket is embellished with quilted sections

Laurie also showcased the Scrap Happy Triple Irish Chain quilt that the Akerley Guild has made as a Raffle Quilt

Jane's project is Fireworks and it even has a pieced backing

Jackie C has used a Lighthouse Panel and some orphan blocks to construct her quilt

A fun Swimsuit Quilt was made by Pat. Laurie was given credit for the quilting. Pat also was wearing a quilted jacket

Sharon M showed her Sew'n Wild Oats Quilt, made in brown and teal fabrics

Paula has a project in wool and a very cute small quilt

Ann C has made a pillow from a Spider Block and it includes spider web quilting

Brenda D described a fun activity where you take in 3-5 UFO's and the group decides which one you finish in a specified timeframe.

Brenda showed her Sleigh & Reinder project as well as Bargello Butterflies.

Maryann brought along her Watercolour Heart project, class taught by Brenda D. Project is machine quilted and you may notice a little cat in the corner, Maryann's signature addition