June 2015 AGM and Susan Tilsley Manley

(l-r)Susan Tilsley Manley with Guild members Susan and Linda Well, what a great way to end another Guild year! A wonderful pot luck dinner, a short and sweet AGM and an inspiring trunk show with Susan Tilsley Manley. At our AGM Honourary Life Memberships were given to Ruth Searle and Lorraine MacQuarrie. (l-r) Ruth, Cathy and Lorraine We also started…

Guild Blogger2 June 2015

Monthly meetings

Applique & Imrovisational Quilting Workshops with Becky Goldsmith

After the Dessert Party we got busy with the workshops. Becky taught a one day applique workshop Backyard Birds and then two days of improvisational quilting and applique. I was very intrigued with Becky's use of technology to show her detailed hand work. she used a combination of a digital project and a Sony Handy Cam which projected on a large…

Guild Blogger1 June 2015

Monthly meetings

15th Extraordinary Quilter – Becky Goldsmith

It must be over 16 years ago when Polly and I were the program and workshop committee and we decided to bring a quilt teacher "from away" to come and teach at the Guild. We decided that if she (Kay Phillips) was coming all this way that she should do a trunk show/lecture and if she was doing that then…

Guild Blogger1 June 2015

Meetings

May 2015 Guild Meeting

Linda Hutt's Storm at Sea, pieced by Linda and machine quilted by Lynn Jones. Our Guild year is coming to a close so fast. We still have a few important dates coming up, most notable our 15th Annual Dessert Party with this year's Extraordinary Quilter Becky Goldsmith for Piece O'Cake Designs. The tickets for the dessert party are all sold…

Guild Blogger9 May 2015

Community

Our 3rd Annual Quilter’s Yard Sale

Another very successful yard sale! The crowds turned out and I think most people were pleased with their sales. I know I was and the bonus was seeing so many quilting friends from all over! A real treat. Laurie, Marilyn, Anna and Bev wearing hand made fascinators for the day! Guild members had fun too, what a great bunch with a…

Guild Blogger4 May 2015

Monthly meetings

A Visit With The Celtic Quilt Guild

Eleven of the 15 Celtic Quilt Guild members who visited with us for a pot luck dinner and show and tell and they stayed on for our 3rd Annual Quilter's Yard Sale. Almost 50 members of our MBQG prepared a wonderful pot luck dinner and we all had a great time talking quilts and quilting and enjoying a wonderful show…

Guild Blogger3 May 2015

Meetings

April 2015 Meeting

April is turning out to be a busy month with Heather Stewart's workshop, our regular Guild meeting and next week, April 30, we are hostng the Celtic Quilt Guild from Cape Breton for a pot luck dinner and show and tell. Our Yard Sale is also fast approaching - Saturday May 2, 10am-2pm at Trinity United Church Hall in Mahone…

Guild Blogger23 April 2015

Monthly meetings

Bear Paw Workshop with Heather Stewart

The Guild was pleased to have Heather Stewart back with us for her Bear Paw workshop. Heather approached this traditional pattern with her usual flare, approach to colour, sewing techniques and shortcuts. Her supply list called for Thangles and I don't think anyone in the class had ever used them before. Our local shops didn't carry them so luckily Lynn…

Guild Blogger23 April 2015

Extraordinary Quilter Workshops

Becky Goldsmith Workshops

The MBQG is bringing Becky Goldsmith (Piece O' Cake for two workshops May 28-30, 2015 "Backyard Birds" (one day) and "Improvisational Quiltmaking" (2 days). We have spaces in both workshops and welcome non-members (members!) to join us. Contact Pam at pamela01wells@bellaliant.net for registration information.Information about Becky and her workshops can be found at http://www.pieceocake.com/ClassInfo/becky-workshops.html Please join us!

Guild Blogger26 March 2015

Cuddle Quilts Meetings Quilting Tips and Tricks

March 2015 Meeting

The Seaside Stitchers share their last challenge which was based to be on a song. See the pictures on our Flickr photostream. Finally, the Guild was able to have a meeting though on the day it was looking doubtful! We were happy to have about 38 hearty souls gather at the hall for a wonderful meeting. Many thanks to Lynn…

Guild Blogger5 March 2015