Communications

Fabric shopping and a quilt show - a quilter couldn't ask for more! After many weeks of planning, I headed to Mahone Bay last Friday morning with my friend Jan  to look for pieces of wool for our latest wool embroidery project. On arrival, we knocked, called and stood outside the shop wondering what was going on - until a…

Welcome to April! We have crammed such a lot of activity into a very short time frame! If you didn't make it to the meeting on April 8, you missed the completion of the President's Ugly Fabric Challenge and quite a diverse set of projects undertaken by our participants. Be sure to check out the album here to take a…

Saturday, March 16, was International Quilt Day, better known in this Quilt Guild, as our annual Cuddle Quilt Day! Guild members and members of the public gathered together at the church hall and enjoyed a busy day putting the finishing touches on a colourful array of donated quilts.  On-site sewing, quilting, binding, adding Guild labels and more took place through…

Mild weather brought almost 50 of our members together for the March meeting Monday afternoon. Much of the meeting agenda provided updates on the planning for the many upcoming events on our schedule. Don't forget Cuddle Quilt Day on March 16th - International Quilt Day! Join us at Trinity United as we check in the many quilt tops and finished…

The April Extraordinary Quilter (EQ) event is only 6 weeks away - here is the poster! Be sure to buy your tickets early - you just know this one will sell out!  

Another snowstorm - another postponement! However, our second attempt at this month's meeting was successful and almost 50 Guild members came out on February 12 to catch up on the Guild's comings and goings and to see what other people are up to in their  sewing space. Sadly, I had a scheduling conflict so the photos included in this month's…

Finally, Mother Nature decided to cooperate and our first meeting of the year took place Monday, January 15th, at 1 pm in the afternoon.  There was a good turnout too, with 44 members of the Guild making their way to the meeting - looking forward no doubt on the chance to catch up with their quilting friends, discuss the Guild's…

Did you make it to the October meeting? If so, you may have been part of the fun, meeting and greeting some of our new members. For those who weren't there - and sadly that includes me this month - here's a first hand account from our Membership and Program Chairs who have kindly stepped in to write about the…

Hello to the last days of summer and to those crisp mornings and evenings that are getting us ready for  Fall. For many, this is a favourite time of year. That is certainly true for me. After the long lazy days of late summer, September is a wake up call - back to school, back to regular routines, and back…