ABOUT THE PROJECT

PURPOSE
To fundraise for the "No Tankers" campaign, to advocate for a permanent ban on off-shore drilling in BC, and to raise public awareness about the issues.

THEME
Use your imagination to make a quilt block in celebration of something special and worth protecting on our BC coast.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME to make a quilt square - quilters, artists, kids, and everyday people.
If you can't sew, don't worry - you can paint or draw on fabric.

SIZE: you can make a square or a rectangle.

o Square: 13” by 13”
Keep your design away from the very edge - leave a half-inch around each side for the seams.

o Rectangle: 13” by 28” (these dimensions may seem odd, but the extra length is needed for the pieces of the quilt to fit together properly).
Keep your design away from the very edge - leave a half-inch around each side for the seams.

o When the quilt is sewn together, the finished squares will be 12" x 12", and the finished rectangles will be 12” x 27”, and anything too close to the edges may disappear into the seams

MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, TECHNIQUES
o You can use any fabric you wish, as long as it is durable. Cotton quilt fabrics are easy to work with, but fancy or unusual fabrics are fine too. Feel free to add stuff to decorate or embellish your square.

o You can use unconventional techniques, as long as your square is durable. Fabric paints, acrylic paints, and permanent felt markers are fine, and so is stitching, of course.

o For advice or fabric scraps, please contact Kristin kristinmiller@shaw.ca

PROCESS
In the autumn, we will sew the squares together and do the quilting. Then the quilt will be covered with numerous black patches and put on display at a fundraising event.

With each donation received, a patch is removed, until the quilt is revealed in all its glory. Then we can decide as a group whether to keep, sell, or donate the quilt.

We want to fundraise for the Dogwood Initiatives “No Tankers” campaign, to advocate for a permanent ban on oil drilling in BC coastal waters, and perhaps also to raise money for grass-roots programs benefiting coastal Louisiana.

DEADLINE to finish quilt squares: August 1st, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION please contact Shena Meadowcroft at shenam@shaw.ca