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We Did It Again! Another Extraordinary Quilter!

With a lot of help from our wonderful Guild members, a brilliant Extraordinary Quilter with wonderful wit and wonderful stories to tell...and then there were the quilts! What to say, it was a wonderful evening! Linda, Vicki, Linda and johanna From Johanna and all her helpers, our terrific servers and kitchen help, Barb and Ruth's husbands Peter and John (who…
Guild Blogger
19 April 2012
Meetings

April Meeting with the Singing Quilter, Cathy Miller

At our April meeting we welcomed Cathy Miller and her husband John to our Guild. Cathy is renowned in the quilt world (and beyond!) as the Singing Quilter. We were pleased to share this evening with visiting quilters from the Queens Quilters and the Mayflower Quilters Guild as well as friends of Cathy and John's who came to hear their…
Guild Blogger
5 April 2012
Events

Follow-Up Visioning Day

Though some of us had trouble with the word "visioning", it is what it is...an opportunity for members of our Guild to come together to discuss how our Guild functions and to discuss how we can make it better. We were looking for a "vision" to the future to find ut what is most important to us I guess and…
Guild Blogger
18 March 2012
Community

A Quilter’s Bazaar

At our March 5th meeting we held a "Quilter's Bazaar", a chance for members to sell their extra fabrics, books, notions and more. We also had Val selling her "African Threads" jewelry and more, Laurie had her Laurie Swim Art Quilt cards, fine art prints and her book and Jamie had her Japanese paper and her handmade books. Business was brisk…
Guild Blogger
18 March 2012
Meetings

Cathy Miller, The Singing Quilter

The MBQG is very pleased to be welcoming Cathy Miller, The Singing Quilter to our April 2, 2012 meeting. Cathy will entertain us with her  original and unique songs and stories about quilting. Cathy Miller and her husband John Cathy Miller is a Canadian quilter and folksinger from Victoria, British Columbia. Since September 2000 she and her musician husband John have…
Guild Blogger
13 March 2012
Meetings

February Meeting

Once again we were blessed with a good weather day and a full moon, great driving weather! We had a wonderful turnout with 60 members and 2 guests. Thanks to everyone for coming out and making it a special and busy meeting! Isabel demos mitered corners. Sandy demos continuous binding. We had 2 great demos with Sandy and Isabel and…
Guild Blogger
9 February 2012
Events

Lynne Edwards MBE, Extraordinary Quilter 2012

We are very excited to have Lynne Edwards MBE, as our 11th Extraordinary Quilter this year. Lynne is an internationally-known quilt designer, teacher and author.  She has presented exhibits, classes and lectures in numerous locations in the United States, Canada, England, Spain, France, Dubai, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Kenya and South Africa.  Some years ago, Lynne began developing and teaching…
Guild Blogger
30 January 2012
Community

Cuddle Quilt Day 2012

Once again members of our Guild have come together for an amazing day of cutting, sewing, tying and finishing quilts for several charitable causes. Harbour House, the women's shelter, Blankets of Love, quilts for Shoreham Nursing Home and for the NICU at the IWK Hospital for Women and Children. Linda, Janet, Isabel and Denise are ready for those quilts. Throughout…
Guild Blogger
29 January 2012
Meetings

January Meeting

We got 2012 off to a great start with 53 members out for the meeting. The weather co-operated and it was a beautiful night. Members inspecting our 2012 raffle quilt A Quilters Garden. Maureen's duvet cover/quilt for her Mom. We had lots to do, a jam packed program and business meeting not to mention the show and tell which was…
Guild Blogger
16 January 2012
Meetings

Back In Action

The first meeting of 2012 is this coming Monday, January 9. Come early for tea/coffee and sweets! A time to socialize and catch up with Guild members. We will have a digital presentation for our program, a visit with 20 Guild members and their"Quilter's Quarters". See where they sew, where they store their fabric and where they are inspired to…
Guild Blogger
4 January 2012