Meetings
The Toronto Guild of Stitchery meets at
Blythwood Road Baptist Church
80 Blythwood Road
Toronto, ON
M4N 1A6
which is about half way between Eglinton Ave and Lawrence Ave, just east of Yonge St.
The Guild meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month, from September to June. If the first Thursday in September is before Labour Day, or the first Thursday in January is New Year’s Day, then the normal monthly meeting will be on the second Thursday instead.
The first meeting of the month includes a business meeting and a program. The second meeting of the month is a stitching day, where members bring their work and stitch together.
The day meeting begins at 10:00 am. The evening meeting begins at 7:00 pm.
There is parking behind the church. Please do not park on the road.
Calendar 2020–2021
Please note: all meetings of the Toronto Guild of Stitchery are on Zoom until physical distancing restrictions are lifted.
| Date | Day Program | Evening Program | |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | 3 | Travelling guilder video: Kimat Designs Challenge: stitch on something unusual |
See Day Program |
| 17 | FIFI (Find it, finish it) including show and share |
Alternate incuding show and share |
|
| October | 1 | Judy Eckhardt Crazy Quilting stitches Challenge: create a crazy quilt square Travelling guilder video: Gitta's |
See Day Program |
| 15 | FIFI (Find it, finish it) including show and share |
Alternate including show and share |
|
| November | 5 | Pat Bowley Mindful stitching and women's embroidered handwork in Japan, India and Ontario Challenge: Kantha circles, running stitch |
See Day Program |
| 19 | FIFI (Find it, finish it) including show and share |
Alternate including show and share |
|
| December | 3 | Rosemary Oliver Environmental issues in fibre art Challenge: Monarch butterfly |
See Day Program |
| 17 | FIFI (Find it, finish it) including show and share |
Alternate including show and share |
|
| January | 7 | Pat Armour stitching photos |
See Day Program |
| 21 | FIFI (Find it, finish it) including show and share |
Alternate including show and share |
|
| February | 4 | Kim Mather, Kimat Designs needles |
See Day Program |
| 18 | FIFI (Find it, finish it) including show and share |
Alternate including show and share |
|
| March | 4 | Alma Laidlaw, Sew Fancy the new Sashiko |
See Day Program |
| 18 | FIFI (Find it, finish it) including show and share |
Alternate including show and share |
|
| April | 1 | Lisa Carlin adventures in beading |
See Day Program |
| 15 | FIFI (Find it, finish it) including show and share |
Alternate including show and share |
|
| May | 6 | Diane Scott My Favourite Things |
See Day Program |
| 20 | FIFI (Find it, finish it) including show and share |
Alternate including show and share |
|
| June | 3 | Annual General Meeting | Annual General Meeting |
| 17 | FIFI (Find it, finish it) including show and share |
Alternate including show and share |