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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…
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23 April 2015
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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!    
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26 March 2015
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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…
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5 March 2015
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Cuddle Quilt Day 2015

Well, we finally had a beautiful day to gather at the church hall and make some cuddle quilts for local charities. Twice we had to cancel because of weather and once for a funeral. Many Guild members and friends came to stitch, sew, tie and quilt quilts of all sizes. We have a super organizing committee of Valerie, Sheila and…
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2 March 2015
Cuddle QuiltsMeetings

February Meeting

We tried, but the weather had other ideas and we had to cancel the Feb. 2 meeting as well as our rescheduled date of Feb. 9. Nova Scotia has had more than their fair share of winter weather this year and it has played havoc with our Guild activities. We also had to cancel Cuddle Quilt Day and our Sew…
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10 February 2015
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January 2015 Guild Meeting

The weather cooperated and we had a wonderful January meeting with 62 members in attendance, that is about half our membership! We had a quick meeting followed by show and tell and then a program with Susan Lilley, who did a trunk show and then Lynn talked about and showed us some new rulers. We are thrilled that  the Guild…
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9 January 2015
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Busy November

As I write, it is December 1, how can that be? November has flown by and this past week has been a busy one for the Guild. The Father Christmas Festival in Mahone Bay is in full swing, we just had a wonderful weekend with the town full of visitors, carollers, wagon rides, Father Christmas wanders the streets delighting young…
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1 December 2014
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November 2014 Meeting and Workshops

November just started and already we have had two workshops and a very full meeting! We were very lucky to have Anita Zobens, the Superior Thread rep for Canada and owner of Cotton Mill Threadworks, come to Nova Scotia and teach two workshops and present our November program. What a wealth of information! Everyone learned something and we got to…
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5 November 2014
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October 2014 Meeting

Admiring Isabel Fncy's quilt "Windmills", Viewer's Choice Award winner and CQA ribbon winner. Our October 2014 meeting was the day after our Quilt Show closed, but we still had a great turnout and as always a very interesting program thanks to Bonnie Spinney from Sew With Vision. By all accounts the quilt show was a terrific success, details and a…
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18 October 2014