York Heritage Quilters Guild
New Books
- Quilting by Improvisation - Vikki Pignatelli
- Better Together - Two block designs for Dynamic Quilts by Karen Sievert
Library Books Categorized and Colour-Coded!
What a privilege to belong to a guild with such a huge selection of books for our craft of quilting! There's exciting news this season! It will now be easier than ever to find your book of choice from our growing collection of over 600 quilting books. During August, a group of volunteers got together and started the process of categorizing all of the books. There are 10 categories labeled by colour. The colour tab is located on the top left corner of every book. The categories/colours are the following:
- Applique: Red
- Art quilts: Lime Green
- Cultural (includes country/ holidays/seasonal): Light Blue
- Design: Dark Yellow
- General(how to books): White
- Patchwork: Blue
- Quilts (general topic of quilts): Pink
- Quilting (joining together layers of fabric): Yellow
- Surface design (embellishments etc.): Violet
- Techniques (paper piecing, Seminole etc.): Orange
The books will be placed on tables by colour for easier locating. You can also view this great list of titles and authors before you get to the guild meeting. Click here for the list. The categories will be added to this list soon. If you'd like to reserve a book, please contact Susan Walker-Kennedy.
Library Information
The library is located up the stairs or elevator at the Toronto Botanical Gardens. The library is open from 6:15pm (1/2 hour earlier at the Community Quilt Workshop and Annual General meetings) for return and checkout, and closes at 7:15pm sharp. It re-opens for a few minutes after the meetings for returns only. Come early if you want time to browse. We ask that you enter through the north door to return your books and exit with your new books through the south door. Adherence to the LIBRARY POLICIES stated below will help to ensure that all members have an opportunity to benefit from our materials.
The library contains over 500 books, patterns, magazines and videos. Some of our books are not put out for display, but are kept in the archives. They may be borrowed only by members. A list of these archived books will be posted in the library, and a librarian will be happy to get one for you.
There is a binder which contains very interesting magazines from the Canadian Quilters Association (CQA). Learn what is happening in other parts of Canada.
Members are permitted to take out any reasonable number of patterns, videos, and books, but only ONE new book (marked with a fluorescent sticker) and/or ONE new magazine. Please remember that books taken out at one meeting are due back at the next meeting. If you can't be there, please get a friend to return them, or contact the librarian, Susan Walker-Kennedy. If you have suggestions on books you would like to see in our library, we would be very glad to consider them.
Library Policies
- Only York Heritage Quilters Guild members may borrow from the library.
- Please show your Membership Card each time you sign out materials.
- At any one time, each member may borrow: any reasonable number of patterns, videos, and books, but only ONE new book (marked with a fluorescent sticker) and/or ONE new magazine.
- All books and materials are due back at the next meeting (ie books can be kept for ONE month only) so that they are available to other members. If you cannot attend, please send your items with a friend or call the librarian before the meeting to arrange to renew or return them.
- New books may NOT be renewed. Other books may be renewed if not already reserved.
- Do not photocopy books or patterns from the library. This violates the author's copyright and is illegal.
Please speak to the librarian, Susan Walker-Kennedy, at a meeting or call her at home if you have any questions or special requests, or to reserve a book.
