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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 Blogger
24 November 2018
AwardsGood DeedsMembers

June 2017 AGM and Pot Luck Dinner

I must say this year has flown by! We have had a wonderful year with great turnouts at every meeting, wonderful show and tells and terrific programs and workshops. Thanks so all who made it possible. We are thrilled to announce that our "Volunteer of the Year Award" for 2017 is our amazing and energetic Ann Phelan. President Christine Bell…
Guild Blogger
10 June 2017
CommunityCuddle QuiltsGood Deeds

Cuddle Quilt Day 2017

We held our Cuddle Quilt Day this year in March rather than January when the weather can be so unpredictable. I think this will be our regular day for Cuddle Quilt Day now, the weather was great and we had a terrific turnout of members, past members, guests and members of the community. Many, may thanks to everyone who came,…
Guild Blogger
24 March 2017
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
CommunityEventsGood DeedsQuilt Show

Mice Making!

Suttles and Seawinds asked the Guild to help them make some mice for their "Nutcracker Fantasy" display which will be in the Suttles and Seawinds Barn during the Father Christmas Festival in Mahone Bay November 28-29 and Dec 5-6. Details and a schedule for the Festival can be found here. "Cheddar Mouse" was our prototype and by the end of…
Guild Blogger
12 November 2015
CommunityGood Deeds

Preemie Quilts

Yesterday I delivered 73 quilts to the Neo Natal Intensive care Unit at the IWK Children's and Women's Hospital in Halifax. These quilts were made by members of the Mahone Bay Quilters Guild and the Mayflower Quilters Guild. We have donated well over 500 quilts in the past 6 years! An amazing accomplishment and I thank you all for your…
Guild Blogger
23 April 2013
CommunityGood Deeds

Cuddle Quilt Day 2013

Sewing machines hummed all day. All last week we were watching the weather, the forecast for Saturday, Cuddle Quilt Day was not good, we made contingency plans and booked the hall for next Saturday. But someone in the weather department decided to bless us with a beautiful sunny but cold day and well over 50 members and friends came out…
Guild Blogger
27 January 2013
Good Deeds

Congratulations

Congratulatuons to Guild members Jamie Pratt and Valerie Hearder who have each won a $500 bursary to attend the Quilters Retreat at Pictou Lodge in Septemeber 2011. Any member who was interested in going and who was prepared to pay the balance of the Retreat fee, submitted their name for the draw. All names were drawn so that if either…
Guild Blogger
20 March 2011
EventsFeatured FriendsGood 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 Blogger
19 March 2009