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MBQG Fall Workshops

Stitch and Slash with Linda Mills - Saturday October 26 Create two totally different pieces of fabric that can be used to make a bag or pillow or incorporate them into a project of your choosing. This workshop is designed for all skill levels for those who are interested in doing something different with fabric. Use this easy, fun project…
Guild Blogger
16 September 2013
MeetingsMembers

September 2013 MBQG Meeting

President Cathy Drummond welcomes members and guests to our September meeting. What a wonderful turnout for the first meeting of our MBQG year. We had over 60 members, plus 4 new members and 12 guests. Many thanks to Laurie's students who joined us from Ontario, the Valley and beyond. It was great to have you with us. There was lots…
Guild Blogger
16 September 2013
BooksCommunityQuilt Show

MBQG Presents “Quilts Through the Centuries”

MBQG was asked by the DesBrisay Museum in Bridgewater to hang a small quilt show for the month of August in conjunction with their summer exhbition Women at Work. Ann's beautiful silk One Block Wonder The call went out to the Guild members and thanks to Beth Lawrence and Cathy Drummond and their team our show "Quilts Through the Centuries" is now…
Guild Blogger
6 August 2013
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June 2013 Closing Dinner

Sandra Roch's "Star Surprise". Our 2012-13 year of meetings and workshops has come to a close. The Guild has had an active and busy year with some terrific programs at our meetings and workshops to tempt all levells of quilters. We are so fortunate to have such a dedicated membership who come out and support our Guild's activities. Thanks to…
Guild Blogger
5 June 2013
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More Congratulations!

Jeweled Diamonds has been chosen by the International Quilt Festival Houston to be the "signature quilt" for the 2013 Festival. Jeweled Diamonds, was designed & pieced by MBQG member Tina Belding using EQ7, (inspired by Kaffe Fassett's Bordered Diamonds),quilted by Ken Grantham. Tina's quilt has had an outstanding year, it was juried into AQS Paducah 2013 and the Canadian Quilter's Association National…
Guild Blogger
31 May 2013
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Congratulations!

Congratulations to our very own Laurie Swim who has been awarded the Dorothy MacMurdie Award by the Canadian Quilter's Association for her contribution to quilting in Canada. The award was given to Laurie last night at the CQA's annual general meeting in Penticton, BC. we are so pleased that Laurie was able to be there to accept her award.  Come…
Guild Blogger
17 May 2013
MeetingsMembers

May 2013 Guild Meeting

Helen's quilt from Linda's Star Surprise workshop. What a wonderful turnout to our meeting last night! It was a picture perfect spring day in Mahone Bay and the hall was filled with busy quilters. As ever we are a busy Guild. The show and tell was wonderful with lots of variety and interesting quilts. Be sure and visit our Flickr…
Guild Blogger
7 May 2013
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First Ever MBQG “Quilter’s Yard Sale”

Well, we did it! The Mahone Bay Quilter's Guild held a yard sale with 23 Guild members and friends selling everything a quilter could wish for and more. The hall was filled to the brim with fabric, thread, notions, books, patterns, finished quilts and quilted itmes plus vintage quilts and sewing machines. I don't think many people left empty handed,…
Guild Blogger
5 May 2013