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October 2019 Meeting

Gaff Point by Laurie Swim Our October meeting sure was a busy one. Many thanks to Alicia who stepped up to chair the meeting (and did a wonderful job) as Pam was away. We had a full house which meant we were scrambling for chairs! The church hall is under going renovations, did you notice the new floor? Some of…
Guild Blogger
16 October 2019
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Advent Calendar Workshop

Advent Calendar made by Judy Cooper from a pattern by Phil and Lisa Gerard. Everyone had a wonderful time at the Advent Calendar workshop, be sure and see the wonderful works in progress by visiting our Flickr album here. Be sure and come to our Christmas party and pot luck dinner on Dec. 2 to see (hopefully) some of the…
Guild Blogger
7 October 2019
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September 2019 Meeting

Despite Hurricane Dorian affecting many of our members, we had a good turnout to our first meeting of the Guild year. The hall has a lovely new floor, we have a (sort of) new seating arrangement and new sew and tell. Please bear with us as we tweak a few things! Next month be sure and take the time to…
Guild Blogger
17 September 2019
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New Members Tea 2019

Our third annual New Members Tea was held on Monday September 16, 2019. The tea is hosted by the executive, Christine polishes her silver service and it always adds such "glamour" to the table. We were delighted to have 3 of our new members, Judy Cooper, Janet Joyce and Isabel Burgess (Isabel who is from Paradise in the Valley, won…
Guild Blogger
17 September 2019
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Advent Calendar Workshop

Advent Calendar Workshop with Judy Cooper October 5/19 A church and 22 houses surround the Christmas tree in this cute village setting. Each house is a pocket and the roof - a flap. Finished size is approximately 30" x 40". Designed by Phil/Lisa Girard This project can’t be completed in a day’s workshop but with some preparation you will be…
Guild Blogger
14 September 2019
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Did You Know?

Happy New Year! Yes, our new Guild year is about to start - Monday September 9 (one week from today), 7pm at Trinity United Church Hall in Mahone Bay. The hall opens at 6:30pm. We are happy to welcome new members ($30 membership dues). Guests are welcome to come to a maximum of 2  meetings to check us out, after…
Guild Blogger
2 September 2019
CommunityQuilt Show

“By Their Hand”

Quilts by (L-R) Polly Greene, Barb Robson and Angela McGinnis.         There is a small but lovely show of quilts at the DesBrisay Museum in Bridgewater for the month of July. About half were chosen from the museum's collection and the rest are from members of the Mahone Bay Quilters Guild. Many thanks to Donna Veinot, Angela…
Guild Blogger
5 July 2019
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Thank You!

Many, many thanks to all the businesses and friends of the Guild who so generously donated door prizes to our Extraordinary Quilter Afternoon Tea! Amos Pewter - Mahone Bay Atlantic Fabrics - Bridgewater Avonport Discount Fabrics - Avonport Down Home Living - Lunenburg Elaine Quehl - Ottawa, ON Encompassing Designs - Mahone Bay Felicia Knock Fibre Studio - Lunenburg Funky…
Guild Blogger
1 June 2019