The Orchard Valley Quilters Guild meets every Tuesday morning from 9 a.m. to noon from September through May at the Okanagan Mission Hall (corner of Lakeshore and DeHart) in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Click here for map.
Our meetings provide members with friendship, support, inspiration and encouragement. We welcome quilters and fabric artists of all levels of expertise. Our members practice traditional, modern, hand, machine, and art quilting. Meetings are a great place to learn, socialize and exchange ideas.
Guests and new members are always welcome.
Good News: Our Guild Meetings will resume on January 25, 2022
This meeting will be smArties with Show and Tell and Library!
January 25, 2022
A directors meeting will follow the Guild Meeting and a revised schedule will be available soon!
Bring back the library books borrowed during the holidays!
Stay safe and keep on quilting!
A directors meeting will follow the Guild Meeting and a revised schedule will be available soon!
Bring back the library books borrowed during the holidays!
Stay safe and keep on quilting!
Thank you to Jason Bieber for a fabulous Trunk Show!
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Donation News:
Donation Day November 16, 2021
Over 500 quilts were donated last year by the Guild!
Our members made nearly 400 quilts for the Neonatal Intensive Care last year.
The pandemic did not stop our members and although the meetings were cancelled in person from December to June, the NICU quilts reached our Donation Program and were donated to the hospital.
Quilts were also distributed to the Kelowna Community Resources (Kids Count). the West Kelowna Health Unit, the Salvation Army, the Women's Shelter and Harmony House
Quilters are so generous!
Our members made nearly 400 quilts for the Neonatal Intensive Care last year.
The pandemic did not stop our members and although the meetings were cancelled in person from December to June, the NICU quilts reached our Donation Program and were donated to the hospital.
Quilts were also distributed to the Kelowna Community Resources (Kids Count). the West Kelowna Health Unit, the Salvation Army, the Women's Shelter and Harmony House
Quilters are so generous!
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Our members were hard at work to make quilts for the NICU!
Impressed by the creativity, hard work and camaraderie! |
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Christmas StockingsOur members made over 223 Christmas stockings for the Salvation Army!
Wonderful work! The Salvation Army also received 49 small quilts for the Christmas Program. |
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QUILT SHOW : Notice from Marg Frisque, Chair of the Quilt Show
The Quilt Show has been rescheduled for May 7 and 8th, 2022
This Quilt Show will be a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Guild!!!
A donation sewing is coming January 18, 2022: Bring your ideas for the boutique! Get ready to share your ideas and patterns!
Canadian Women's FoundationThe social isolation measures necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic are making it more difficult for those who are at risk of abuse or violence to safely reach out for help.
Follow this link to find our more about the organisation https://canadianwomen.org/signal-for-help/ |
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