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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
Ronald McDonald House Block Party – Canada’s Big Quilt Bee CommunityEventsGood DeedsInspiration

Ronald McDonald House Block Party – Canada’s Big Quilt Bee

Twenty members of our guild gathered at the hall yesterday to make slab blocks for the CQA quilt project to make quilts (1,000) for Ronald McDonald Houses across Canada. This is a project to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday and each block has a piece of commemorative fabric in it. These are some of the fabrics... Many of us took pieces…
Guild Blogger
11 January 2017
Mice Making! 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
Preemie Quilts 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
Cuddle Quilt Day 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
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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