Monthly meetings

We have been having some wonderful workshops this fall. Linda Mills taught her "Star Surprise" workshop to an eager group of quilters. This was part 1, the second part will be in November when everyone will come back with their blocks done and be ready to tackle the borders. Linda's completed quilt. This should be quite the show and tell…

Are you looking for the services of a long arm quilter? Or perhaps you would like to have someone take on the task of binding your latest quilt. What about finding a quilter to make a quilt for you? Here is a list of Nova Scotia quilters who offer their services. Those listed in bold text are Members of the…

I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer, we sure have had the great weather though I will be happier when we get some rain for the well and the gardens! I always think of the day after Labour Day as the start of the new year, not January 1. So many things start up again, not just school but…

What's ahead for 2022? Starting January 6 - Nautical MBQG Quilt Along This new Guild Quilt Along gets underway on January 6 via Zoom.  Join in with other members of the Guild as they take on the challenge of this original design by Tara Lynas of Gulls Nest Quilts.  Download Schedule Nautical QAL for a sneak peek at the full…

Our 2022 Raffle Quilt, Rolling Waves, pieced by Jill Green, machine quilted by Colleen Paton. Design by Jane Koelker which appeared in Quilting Daily as a free pattern. The dark colour is navy blue (not black!). Save the Dates! The MBQG Quilt Show is coming - September 22 - 25, 2022 at the Mahone Bay Center. Please watch this space…

It is hard to believe that our year is over! Last Monday we had our closing pot luck dinner and we celebrated our 20 years as a Guild with a few special guests. Before dinner we were interupted by Verna and Gordie (aka Marie Hayward and Debbie Pottie) it seems they got their venue mixed up so we had a…

We are so lucky to be having Anne Morrell Robinson with us for workshops from May 4-7. Her 2 day Medallion Class will be a great opportunity for Guild members and guests to design and start their own unique Medallion quilts. These 3 quilts are works in progress from a recent Medallion workshop that Anne taught. Great to see such…

Our monthly meeting for April is this Monday when we will welcome Karen Henry from Dartmouth as our guest speaker. Karen will present a program on "Art Quilters of Nova Scotia" Karen will introduce us to quilters from all over the province and we'll see their quilts. Come and join us for social time at 6:30, sign up for workshops…

We are delighted to have Anne Morrell Robinson come back to the Guild as our Extraordinary Quilter for 2011.  This is Anne's Civil War Medallion quilt. More of Anne's quilts can be found on our Flickr link. And you can read more about Anne, her quilts, her hooked mats and dolls by following the link on the right sidebar, just…

After a few interruptions, the Mahone Bay Quilters Guild blog is finally ready to step out into the world! Here we plan to share with the quilt world the activities of our Guild on a regular basis. Located on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, we are an active Guild of just over 100 mmembers. There are several bees within…