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More Congratulations!

Jeweled Diamonds has been chosen by the International Quilt Festival Houston to be the "signature quilt" for the 2013 Festival. Jeweled Diamonds, was designed & pieced by MBQG member Tina Belding using EQ7, (inspired by Kaffe Fassett's Bordered Diamonds),quilted by Ken Grantham. Tina's quilt has had an outstanding year, it was juried into AQS Paducah 2013 and the Canadian Quilter's Association National…
Guild Blogger
31 May 2013
AwardsMembersrecognition

Congratulations!

Congratulations to our very own Laurie Swim who has been awarded the Dorothy MacMurdie Award by the Canadian Quilter's Association for her contribution to quilting in Canada. The award was given to Laurie last night at the CQA's annual general meeting in Penticton, BC. we are so pleased that Laurie was able to be there to accept her award.  Come…
Guild Blogger
17 May 2013
MeetingsMembers

May 2013 Guild Meeting

Helen's quilt from Linda's Star Surprise workshop. What a wonderful turnout to our meeting last night! It was a picture perfect spring day in Mahone Bay and the hall was filled with busy quilters. As ever we are a busy Guild. The show and tell was wonderful with lots of variety and interesting quilts. Be sure and visit our Flickr…
Guild Blogger
7 May 2013
CommunityEventsMembers

First Ever MBQG “Quilter’s Yard Sale”

Well, we did it! The Mahone Bay Quilter's Guild held a yard sale with 23 Guild members and friends selling everything a quilter could wish for and more. The hall was filled to the brim with fabric, thread, notions, books, patterns, finished quilts and quilted itmes plus vintage quilts and sewing machines. I don't think many people left empty handed,…
Guild Blogger
5 May 2013
MeetingsMembers

MBQG Glossary

It has been brought to our attention that at meetings a lot gets talked about and that there are members both new and old who don't know what we are talking about! We have a lot of new members and we thought it would be useful to have a "glossary" which would explain things such a Cuddle Quilt Day, the…
Guild Blogger
21 January 2013
MeetingsMembers

January 2013 Guild Meeting

Luck was with us last Monday, the weather cooperated and it was a beautiful evening, clear and cold. Almost half out members came out for our first meeting of 2013. Debbie and Pam (from the workshop committee) share what they found out about pressing seams to one side or pressing them open.  There was lots of chatter, lots of sharing…
Guild Blogger
10 January 2013
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…
Guild Blogger
13 May 2012