Updates and “Rooted” a SAQA Atlantic Chapter Juried Exhibtition Members

Updates and “Rooted” a SAQA Atlantic Chapter Juried Exhibtition

I have added a few new pictures to our MBQG Quilter's Quarters pictures. Click here to go to our Flickr page with pictures of members sewing rooms/studios. I have added new member Tina Belding's pictures of her great sewing room. You will love seeing her tidy stash! Her pictures are ear the bottom, click on one of the thumbnail pictures and…
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13 May 2012
May Meeting Meetings

May Meeting

Well, spring has sprung in Mahone Bay and the quilters came out in droves for our May meeting. We were thrilled to welcome 6 new and nearly new members and several guests. We had a wonderful program with Sharon Macdonald, co-author of Old Nova Scotian Quilts.  Sharon spoke to us about the stories quilts tell, their histories and the research she has…
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11 May 2012
Cathedral Window Workshop with Lynne Edwards Extraordinary QuilterWorkshops

Cathedral Window Workshop with Lynne Edwards

After the stimulating (both with sugar and quilts!) Dessert Party, the Guild had 3 days of workshops with Lynne Edwards. One day was spent learning Lynne's techniques for making the Cathedral Window. Lynne's example of one of many ways to make a Cathedral Window. An example of Lynne's exquisite stitching. Lynne, as attentive as ever with her students. A unique…
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22 April 2012
We Did It Again! Another Extraordinary Quilter! Extraordinary Quilter

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…
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19 April 2012
Follow-Up Visioning Day 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…
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18 March 2012
A Quilter’s Bazaar 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…
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18 March 2012
Cathy Miller, The Singing Quilter 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…
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13 March 2012
February Meeting 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…
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9 February 2012