We made it to Winnipeg! Can we make it to St. Catharines in time for Quilt Canada? Oh, we can't fail now, get stitching!
We got a huge inch infusion from
guilds who were not reporting monthly and who thought we were ending our walk
in March. They sent their inches in one, big lump sum. So here we are, in
Winnipeg! The Winnipeg Art
Gallery, Canada’s oldest public gallery is home to the largest public collection
of contemporary Inuit art. Like glitter? Visit the Royal Canadian Mint, where billions
of Canadian coins are produced each year. But, best of all, it’s home to the
Guess Who. Listen to my favourite here.
Notes from the
guilds:
Timmins guild devotes one entire
meeting to a mega Show and Tell where members bring in as many quilts as they wish.
Stories range from hilarious, to touching, to awe inspiring, and often include
lessons learned. This year the goal was to maximize their Walk to Brock
contribution and members could bring a friend. Plenty of desserts and a theme
cake capped off a fun evening.
There was a grand total of 66 quilts, for a
combined measurement of 11,822.5 inches. Since the guild meets every two weeks,
the monthly total was an impressive 14,642.5 inches!
Paradise Village
quilters in Bridgetown NS really love their Show and Tell and to help add more Brock
inches many members bring pieces they hadn’t previously thought about showing.
REMINDER: We extended the deadline for our walk to get
to Brock to June 11/2014 – the opening day of Quilt Canada 2014. So keep ‘em
coming!
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