Meetings

It has been a hectic few weeks what with Quilt Canada here in Halifax, Guild workshops, our end of the year pot luck dinner and AGM. Quilt Canada is over again for another year and our MBQG was well represented with 4 of our members (Val Hearder, Barb Robson, Heather Stewart and Laurie Swim) teaching workshops and we all had…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Last night 52 of our Guild members gathered to celebrate the holiday season with our annual Christmas Party and Pot Luck Dinner. Once again we had a wonderful dinner, thanks to everyone who contributed to the Pot Luck, thanks to Lee and Sandy who looked after the set-up and clean-up. The hall had a wonderful festive flare! Brenda had wonderful…

We had a wonderful turnout for our November meeting and what a treat we had with the visit of some of the members from the Piecemakers Bee from Halifax. Their bee is the Mayflower QG and have been meeting for almost 30 years! They meet every Friday morning for lots of quilt chat, quilt work and usually the conversation will…

October 3 was our regular meeting and our AGM. We are thrilled to say we have a full slate of officers to run the Guild and many people have volunteered to help on various committees. Thanks to all who have stepped forward. And many thanks to the outgoing executive for their contributions to the MBQG. Outgoing President Val Hearder and…