Trenton Friends of QOV

On August 7th in the presence of his beautiful wife and family, I had the privilege of presenting Cpl. Wayne Lother with his Quilt of Valour.

On August 10th I had the privilege of presentingCpl Eryn Snider with her Quilt of Valour in Peterborough. It was +35 and she still had the quilt wrapped around her when I left.

It was my privilege to present Cpl Wayne Lother his QOV yesterday at the Trenton Cenotaph. Cpl Lother served in Kuwait and Afghanistan and has been posted all over this beautiful Country from Alert Bay to Gagetown. Thank you for your sacrifice and service to Canada.

I met an extraordinary woman today when I presented her with a Quilt of Valour. Denise Hepburn, seen here with her family is holding up the quilt that was created by one of the amazing quilters in our group. Denise suffered a broken neck in a training exercise in Trenton in 2010, she worked hard coming to terms with her new normal and went on to participate in the Invictus Games winning four bronze medals. Denise thank you for being an inspiration, enjoy your beautiful quilt!

We have been given the green light to do QOV presentations, so this week I have the privilege of presenting two quilts at the Cenotaph in Trenton, if the recipients allow I will share photos.

As everything opens back up in Ontario I would like to hear your thoughts on meeting for sew days. We could probably do one person per table, no sharing of snacks and sanitizing of course. Safety of our members is paramount. Please leave your suggestion in the comments and together we will decide what’s best for our group.

I believe the Janome Quilts ofValour Canada machines will be available soon, our local quilt shops should carry them, however I have not seen them yet. Janome has issued one of their machines to have the QOVC logo on it, the box also has our logo and information about Quilts of Valour - Canada Society. QOVC will receive $10.00 for every machine sold. If you’re in the market for a new machine keep this in mind. I hope you are all doing well, I miss you all so much! Denise

Thank you Amie and Sharon for quilting and binding all these quilts. Yvette I have all new respect for you after sewing labels on this batch!

In the midst of this crisis I learned that Quilts of Valour Canada received a very generous donation from John Smylie. (Smylies Independent Grocer) When we are able we will buy some beautiful fabric and create equally beautiful quilts! Thank you John for all you do for our community, now more than ever.In the midst of this crisis I learned that Quilts of Valour Canada received a very generous donation from John Smylie. (Smylies Independent Grocer) When we are able we will buy some beautiful fabric and create equally beautiful quilts! Thank you John for all you do for our community, now more than ever.

Until further notice our sewing days at the base chapel have been postponed. Stay safe!

I stopped in at Kraft Village today to pick up some Oh Canada fabric for Quilts of Valour and was gifted a big stack of Canada 150 panels! Thank you for the generous donation!

Thank you Julie Lange from Scotia Wealth Management for your generous donation of $500.00 to Quilts of Valour Canada! We will do our best to turn your money into several beautiful quilts. We will post photos of the quilts made with your donation and once again thank you so much!

A big thank you to Trenton Realtor David Weir and his lovely daughter Chelsea who presented me with $250 to sponsor a Quilt of Valour. I’m excited to buy some beautiful Northcott O’ Canada fabric!

A PDF of the instructions of Brave and Bold Bento Box is in the "Menu" button at the left.

Our local Sewing Bee will be on the base at the chapel, 9-3, come and join us!

On Monday December 9th our group celebrated our 4th anniversary with a sew-a-thon, a pot-luck lunch, 2 new members, both named Carol, and a few guests.

Dear Friends Just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! We are all thankful for many things in our lives and our life journey, family, friends, shelter and food. I am also very thankful for all my wonderful QOV quilters here in Quinte. You are all very special individuals bringing many skills and talents to our group. Thank you for your time, thank you for making our group what it is today. I was reflecting also on how our little gaggle of girls and guys came ab...out. Trenton Friends of Quilts of Valour is 4 years old this week, how time flies, you are all the best! Happy Birthday and Happy Thanksgiving Jan Easton ps To celebrate our birthday, the season, and our friendship, our December 9th sewing day will be a potluck lunch. (There will be no sewing on the 4th Monday in December, (the 23rd) we'll resume in January on the 13th. See more

Quilts of Valour Canada is asking quilters across the country to make quilts for our injured serving military and our injured veterans from the Bento Box block pattern.5 rows of 6 blocks (30 blocks) will make a quilt approximately 60x72. No borders needed just layer, quilt and bind. Please delve into your fabric stash (we know you have one) for red, whites/creams to build a Brave and Bold quilt for our injured military .The yellow block is the welcoming home- use or don’t u...se at your discretion, both versions will look wonderful. We ask that you also supply the binding for the Brave and Bold top that you donate. Any questions please contact: Mary Ewing@ [email protected] Robbie Chapman@ [email protected] Your finished quilts, tops and blocks can be sent to your local Quilts of Valour representative ,go to quiltsofvalour.ca for a list of representatives across the country or bring them to Quilt Canada 2020 in Edmonton ,Alberta. A great time to say hi and possibly sew a block or two, See more

For sale by silent auction, an Elna 704 DEX top of the line, 14 program serger, does cover-stitch and chain stitch as well as regular serging stitches like 3/4 thread overlock and rolled edges. Here's the deal, send an email to Jan Easton at [email protected] (not me) with the amount of your bid. I cleaned, threaded and tested this machine. Proceeds are going to Quilts of Valour