Guest Speaker 02 Dec ‘25 - Twilight Quilters’ Guild - Ideas in Quilting

On Tuesday morning, 02 Dec 2025, Dave Douglas welcomed Melanie Douglas, Brenda Bradshaw, Diane Luke & Mary McKenzie as our Guest Speakers. At our hybrid (ie live attendance at R83 with zoom remote attendance) session, they provided a very interesting display of their work and spoke to us about their involvement with the Twilight Quilters' Guild. Melanie introduced the group and the Guild providing an overview of their history, aims and connections to the volunteer community; Brenda provided some historical perspective and interesting family connections; Diane spoke to quilt-making design and techniques as well as how they manage their sessions; and Mary concluded with stories of their success at shows and competitions. Phew! … who knew!

It was a fascinating insight into a very interesting recreation - such a well-crafted presentation, befitting the well-crafted nature of their product.

Co-President Ross Gowan offered appreciative remarks in thanking the group for their artistic skill, passion and work within the community. The group was then presented with an expression of our thanks by noting that we had, in their names, restored the sight of a 17-month old boy from Zambia as part of of our Operation Eyesight support.

Click here for a selection of photographs from this morning presentation showing some of the items the Guild is most proud of.

Click here for a link to the club's webpage. The following is an extract from that page.

Welcome to the Twilight Quilters’ Guild of Norfolk County!

We are a learning guild with members whose expertise ranges from beginner to expert (and everything in between). We encourage you to check us out. We’re not so big that no one will ever learn your name and not so small that you stick out like a sore thumb if you come to a meeting!
Our focus is to promote and enjoy the art of quilting. Members are respected for their individual form of expression; be it patchwork, modern or traditional, landscape or applique, paper piecing, thread painting or mixed media. Anything goes! The guild plans far enough ahead to get award-winning Canadian and international speakers for some of our monthly meetings and workshops. At other meetings, members share their talents and demonstrate techniques for the group. Guest speakers and their trunk shows inspire us to push our limits when creating our own quilts. we encourage the sharing of expertise among members through teaching a workshop, preparing “block of the month”, organizing fabric exchanges, presenting featured library books and providing monthly tips.
The Twilight Quilter’s Guild have given back to the community through donating quilts created by members, to various organizations including Camp Trillium, the Women’s Shelter, the Alzheimer Society and most recently local retirement homes and Dogwood Suites of Indwell.