Community Fabric Featured Friends Inspiration

On The Road Again…

Summer days and road trips go hand in hand. For me, that means heading out on shop hops, near and far, especially after two summers of covid 'hibernation'. High gas prices make this a bit more of a challenge this year, but hard to resist the lure of a quilt shop visit. Am I right? Many of you have already…

Communications26 July 2022

Community Fabric Featured Friends Good Deeds

Mrs. Mills

Many, many thanks to Mrs. Nancy Mills who donated her wonderful collection of cotton quilting fabrics to our Guild. Many thanks to all the executive who carefully sorted, measured and sold all the fabric before our November meeting, it was a big job and once again they did it very well. Sounds like everyone went away quite happy with their…

Guild Blogger24 November 2018

Events Featured Friends Inspiration Workshops

Cheryl Arkison Workshop and Trunk Show

Cheryl gives Peggy some advice with her blocks. We were treated this month with a visit from Calgary quilter Cheryl Arkison. Cheryl was on a Maritmes tour with events in Halfax, Mahone Bay, Charlottetwon and Fredericton. She made the most of being here for sure! The day started with her workshop "Values Plus" where members pushed themselves to a better…

Guild Blogger21 October 2018

Featured Friends Inspiration Meetings

October 2013 Guild Meeting

What a wonderful turnout to our October Guild meeting. I am not sure if it is a record but we had 73 members, 2 new members plus 2 guests join us for a delightful program presented by doll artist Margi Hennen. Not only does Margi create wonderful dolls, they all come with a great story and in some cases a…

Guild Blogger9 October 2013

Featured Friends

Spring is in the Air

It is springtime in Nova Scotia and the quilters certainly came out of the woodwork last Monday to share many of their wonderful quilts that they have been working on this winter. Thanks to all and my apologies to those whose pictures I couldn't include. I think it was a combination of bad focusing on my part and trying to…

Guild Blogger9 April 2011

Events Featured Friends Good Deeds

The Bay Buddies and their Quiltmobile

The Bay Buddies are a “bee” within the Guild who have been getting together to quilt for many years. This year they decided to make a car quilt, a “quiltmobile” and they asked for donations of orphan blocks from members. The response was terrific and they had more than enough, some leftover blocks were sewn into quilts for Harbour House!…

Guild Blogger19 March 2009

Events Featured Friends recognition

Mahone Bay QG presents an ‘Extraordinary Quilter’

This year, 2009 we are pleased to have as our “Extraordinary Quilter” Pamela Allen from Kingston, Ontario. Pam joins the ranks of previous “Extraordinary Quilters”, Kay Phillips, Anne Morrell Robinson, Heather Stewart, Jo Diggs, Rosemary Makhan, Gail Hunt, Paula Nadelstern and Judy Morningstar who have come to the Mahone Bay QG to lecture at our fabulous Dessert Party and to give two…

Guild Blogger19 March 2009