Ana Buzzalino – Our 2014 Extraordinary Quilter

Ana Buzzalino talks to us about her stunning quilts and her inspirations. So many choices! Special thanks to the MBQG members who always bring such amazing desserts! Ana Buzzalino was truly a wonderful choice for our 14th "extraordinary quilter" this year. She joins a long list of extraordinary quilters who have come to our Guild. We started out with…

Guild Blogger27 April 2014

Awards Community Members

Mahone Bay Founders Society Award

The Mahone Bay Quilters Guild was presented with an award for our "Group Voluntary Service" at the Founders Society Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony. We were thrilled with the number of Guild members in attendance, especially one of our Life Members Rose Pritchard who was been a member since the beginning. One of the founders of the Guild Anna Davison…

Guild Blogger14 April 2014

Meetings

April 2014 Meeting

It isn't often I miss a meeting but a cold I brought home with me from Calgary got the better of me. I hated to miss but no one needed this bug! Many thanks to Sandra A for taking over the check-in table for me and to Suzanne and Cathy for helping out with the pictures. I am well on the…

Guild Blogger12 April 2014

Extraordinary Quilter Meetings Members Workshops

March 2014 Meeting

The weather co-operated and we were able to have our March meeting, no snow but boy it sure has been cold! As usual we had an enthusiastic crowd, lots of chatting and visiting. Helen shared her "Fireside Log Cabin", started in Heather Stewart's workshop and hand quilted by her bee, the Bay Buddies Plans are well underway for our 2014…

Guild Blogger6 March 2014

Meetings

February 2014 – Meeting

We managed to squeeze in another meeting and the weather was ok. Thanks to all who came out. As always an interesting show and tell and lots to talk about. Be sure and check in on our Flickr Photostream, link is in the righthand sidebar. More cuddle quilts came in, Lee's quilt top will be quilted by Lynn and when…

Guild Blogger5 February 2014

Extraordinary Quilter Workshops

Introducing Our 2014 EQ – Ana Buzzalino

Ana Buzzalino is a fiber artist and quilt instructor living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She has taken numerous workshops with renowned quilt and fiber artists throughout the years to improve her skills. Some of the workshops have been with Hollis Chatelain, Laura Cater Woods, Katie Pasquini Massopoust, and Elizabeth Barton among others. She has also attended various classes at the Alberta…

Guild Blogger4 February 2014

Monthly meetings

Cuddle Quilt Day 2014

After the nasty blizzards and weather we have been having this winter, there were many sighs of relief that the weather cooperated so we could go ahead with Cuddle Quilt Day 2014. This is a day when members of our guild come together with friends of members and other community minded sewers and quilters to make, tie and finish quilts…

Guild Blogger26 January 2014

Meetings Members

January 2014 Guild Meeting

Despite the efforts of Mother Nature we were able to have a Guild meeting last Monday night. It was a smaller than usual turnout but with the iffy forecast and fog hanging around those who made it really enjoyed Val Hearder's presentation. Val spoke to us about her first tour she has lead to South Africa and she talked about…

Guild Blogger9 January 2014