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Extraordinary Quilter 2016

Well, our 16th Extraordinary Quilter event is done for another year. We followed our usual format with the Dessert Party on Wed. night followed by a one day workshop and then a two day workshop, all with extraordinary quilter Katie Pasquini Masopust from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Not only was Katie "extraordinary" but so were our desserts! Many thanks to…
Guild Blogger
15 May 2016
Extraordinary QuilterMeetings

May 2016 Meeting

 Our Guild year is going by far to quickly! It seems like September was just a few weeks ago. We still have several major events coming up. Our 16th Annual Dessert Party with an Extraordinary Quilter is on May 11th followed by 3 days of workshops with Katie Pasquini Masopust from Santa Fe, New Mexico. For nearly 30 years Katie…
Guild Blogger
5 May 2016
EventsExtraordinary Quilterrecognition

Thank You!!

Next week will be our 16th Dessert Party with an Extraordinary Quilter! We know it will be a wonderful evening filled with wonderful desserts and even more wonderful quilts. We will all be inspired by our Extraordianry Quilter - Katie Pasquini Masopust from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Many Guild members have volunteered their time to help with the Dessert Party…
Guild Blogger
4 May 2016
Meetings

April 2016 Meeting

We were almost derailed by more snow (in April!!) but we skipped our break and everyone was on the road by 8:10. Christine has done a great job filling in for Cathy who has spent her winter lolling about on the beaches and golf courses in Portugal. Hopefully Cathy will bring back some of that warm sun! We had a…
Guild Blogger
6 April 2016
CommunityCuddle QuiltsGood Deeds

IWK Preemie Quilts Delivery

Many thanks to all the wonderful quilters from the MBQG and the Mayflower Quilters Guild who made and donated over 80 preemie quilts for the IWK NICU. Kate, Evan and Ben made the delivery, the nurses were ecstatic to have their quilt supply replenished. It is hard to believe but in the last 9 years we have made and donated…
Guild Blogger
19 March 2016
Extraordinary QuilterMeetings

March 2016 Meeting

The weather co-operated again and we had a good turnout for our March meeting. VP Christine has been filling in for President Cathy and doing a wonderful job keeping us in line! Lots of news, plans for our 2016 bi-annual quilt show is well underway and everyone is encouraged to enter their quilts and to support the sales room with…
Guild Blogger
10 March 2016
InspirationWorkshops

Celtic Knot Workshop

Many thanks to Linda Finley and Pam Wells who taught a Celtic Knot workshop. And many thanks to Mary L who took the pictures, my new official assistant! Apparently Pam is showing them how to cheat! Beth "This is sooo boring!" Sandy E making a lot of bias strips. Lynda with her very neat coil of bias. How the pattern…
Guild Blogger
21 February 2016
MeetingsMembers

February 2016 Meeting

 For the first time the Guild had a meeting in the afternoon. After a rough winter last year we had lots of requests to try this different meeting time. It was a beautiful day and we had a wonderful turnout. Thanks everybody, here's hoping the rest of our winter meetings go as well. We are back to our usual time…
Guild Blogger
5 February 2016
CommunityQuilt Show

Quilt Show Raffle News

Secrets and Shadows, the MBQG 2016 raffle quilt was pieced by Gail Stryde and machine quilted by Lynn Jones. As most of you are aware the Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival, in the past, has been booked the first weekend in Oct. Our Quilt Show is booked the same weekend to maximize visitors to our Quilt Show. We became aware of…
Guild Blogger
5 February 2016