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Upcoming Workshop with Karen Miller

The workshop committee is excited to offer a two-day workshop event with Karen Miller. She gave a wonderful trunk show at a guild meeting a couple of years ago and has agreed to lead us through the processes involved in making this delightful fabric sculpture. Other examples of her work can be found in the guild's online photo albums: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mbqg/albums/72157650199385383…
Guild Blogger
25 July 2017
AwardsGood DeedsMembers

June 2017 AGM and Pot Luck Dinner

I must say this year has flown by! We have had a wonderful year with great turnouts at every meeting, wonderful show and tells and terrific programs and workshops. Thanks so all who made it possible. We are thrilled to announce that our "Volunteer of the Year Award" for 2017 is our amazing and energetic Ann Phelan. President Christine Bell…
Guild Blogger
10 June 2017
CommunityEvents

Another Quilter’s Yard Sale

Christine, Bev, Krista and Brenda Sixteen Guild members booked a table and came to the church hall loaded down with everything from fabric and notions to sewing machines and books. All for sale at bargain basement prices. Many thanks to everyone who came to sell and to those who came to buy our treasures. I think everyone had a wonderful…
Guild Blogger
9 May 2017
InspirationMeetings

May 2017 Meeting

Helen Kirk's French Braid Isabel's four preemie quilts for the IWK NICU, thanks Isabel! What a wonderful meeting, everyone has been busy as seen in our show and tell! Be sure and see our pictures on our Flickr pages here. We all enjoyed having Krista Hennebury as our EQ this year. I know a lot of people are hard at…
Guild Blogger
8 May 2017
Monthly meetings

Many Thanks to our Donors!

At our 17th annual Dessert Party with an Extraordinary Quilter we had a wonderful array of door prizes thanks to many generous donors - here is a list of the donors and winners! Amos Pewter - Angeline Muir and Sheila Langille Atlantic Fabrics - Marie Hayward Avonport Discount Fabrics - Sharon Griffiths, Cheryl Borden and Lynn Jones Eli's Espresso Cafe…
Guild Blogger
2 May 2017
EventsMembers

New Members Tea

After over 25 years as a Guild, we decided to have a new members' tea to welcome our new members and share with them what our Guild is all about. Christine polished up her beautiful tea set, members of the executive made some delicious cakes, cookies and squares. The hall looked lovely, the tables were set with fine china tea…
Guild Blogger
14 April 2017
Inspiration

Postcard Exchange

The MBQG was invited by the Cranbrook QG, BC to participate in a postcard exchange. Fourteen of our members exchanged fabric art postcards with the BC guild. Most cards were sent just like a postcard through the mail so the stamp was actually cancelled. Some with more embellishments had to be put in an envelope. Pam's postcard that she mailed…
Guild Blogger
7 April 2017
Meetings

April 2017 Meeting

Spring is coming, sometime, soon, we hope! We had another terrific turnout last Monday for our Monday meeting, show and tell and guest speaker Linda Roe. We have a busy month coming up starting next Tuesday with an afternoon tea for our new members. Then before we know it we will be hosting about 160 quilters for our 17th annual…
Guild Blogger
6 April 2017
CommunityEventsExtraordinary QuilterWorkshops

EQ Workshop with Krista Hennebury

Light of May by Krista Hennebury, machine pieced and machine quilted. Structural Improv workshop sample. Structural Improv: 2-day workshop, Friday & Saturday, April 28-29, 2017 Do you quilt under the influence of traditional methods and rules?  Do you thrive on pointy points and perfectly square corners but secretly wish you could embrace the creative freedom of this wonky, improvisational business?…
Guild Blogger
2 April 2017