Monthly Guild Meeting
2025-04-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-02 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax)
This is our Annual General Meeting and Potluck!
Doors open at 5:30 pm.
AGM: The meeting begins at 6:00 pm.
Potluck: Please bring a dish to share.
Fat Quarter Draw: no fat quarter for this meeting

Annual General Meeting Information

Read the Annual Reports included in the June Newsletter.
Doors open at 5:30 pm with meeting starting at 6:00 pm
Potluck will begin following the meeting.
Please place your dish on the table but should your dish require any last-minute preparation, please make sure it is done in the kitchen.
Please bring your utensils, (cup, cutlery, and plate)
Coffee, tea, and punch will be served.
Don’t forget to bring your Mystery Quilt project.
Library books can be returned but not borrowed.
Volunteer of the Year will be announced.
There will be no Sew and Tell or Fat Quarter Draw.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT GUILD MEETINGS:

In Person Check-in: Please give your name at the front desk when you arrive. If you have questions about anything, someone at the desk can help.
Guests: Members are permitted to bring a non-member guest to the meeting two times. This can be in person or virtually. Please advise Membership (mbqgmembership@gmail.com) if you plan to bring a guest, so they may be properly introduced at the meeting.
Library: Before the meeting is a great time to return any borrowed books/rulers etc.
Donation items: Your quilt donations are welcome at any meeting.

And please remember that for all in-person meetings:

– Events are scent free
– You should wear a name tag – any type is fine. You can order a printed Guild name tag from Elizabeth or make your own.
– Don’t be shy about introducing yourself to someone you might not know – we have many new members
– Return any library books you have

Sew Zoom
2025-04-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-23 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-07 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-28 13:00 - 15:00 and 3 more dates | Sew Zoom Link, https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89414394950?pwd=[REDACTED]
Every Wednesday on Zoom we have some virtual sewing time together!

Slow Quilting at the Hungry Traveler
2025-04-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-09 14:00 - 16:00 | The Hungry Traveler Café, 10117 Nova Scotia Trunk 3, Schnares Crossing, Nova Scotia, B0J 2C0, Canada
Slow Quilting in person is back! Natasha Kent at the Hungry Traveler Cafe (the former Old Black Forest Restaurant, located on Highway 3 between Mahone Bay and Lunenburg) is willing to welcome us on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 2-4 p.m. Natasha has coffee, tea, and sweets available as well as other fare if so desired. Be sure to grab some hand sewing and come join in!
(Note that when our monthly meeting is moved to the second Monday in the month because of a holiday, there will be no Slow Quilting that second Monday.)

MBQG Executive Meeting
2025-04-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Third Friday of each month for Executive members

Learn To Quilt Class - Spring 2025 (week 4 of 4)
2025-04-26 10:00 - 15:00 | Trinity United Church, 101 Edgewater Street, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, B0J 2E0, Canada
This will be the final of 4 sessions in our first Learn to Quilt Class. We have had great feedback indicating that everyone has enjoyed these classes.
Today’s class will cover the following skills:

Trim quilted piece
Cut binding and piece together
Press binding and machine sew to quilted piece.
Hand stitch to back
Create a simple label and attach it to the back of quilted piece

Thanks to all the attendees that made this event a success. Enjoy your new skills that you’ve added to your quilting toolbox!

MBQG Indoor Yard Sale
2025-05-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Trinity United Church, 101 Edgewater Street, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, B0J 2E0, Canada
Our bi-annual yard sale is held on the first Saturday in May at Trinity United Church in Mahone Bay, in conjunction with the 100 Mile Yard Sale. The sale runs from 9 am to noon.
A quilter’s paradise where everything from thread through fabric to finished quilts are offered for sale.

MBQG Bi-Annual Yard Sale
2025-05-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Trinity United Church, 101 Edgewater Street, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, B0J 2E0, Canada
Hi Everyone,
MBQG Bi-Annual Yard Sale
There are still a couple of tables left for the guild yard sale. If you would like to book a table, send an email to robsonbh@eastlink.ca and Barb will hold it for you till the March meeting. The cost is $10, if you can’t be at the March meeting email her and you can make other arrangements.
You can sell anything quilt/fibre related from fabrics to notions, sewing machines to books, patterns, yarn, threads, finished quilts or UFO’s! The hall will be open at 8am for set-up.
And don’t forget the Guild will have a table and we need donations! Please bring your donations to the March and April meeting.
Any questions, email me!
Thanks
Barb Robson

Monthly Guild Meeting
2025-05-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-02 19:00 - 21:00
Business Meeting: Evening meetings begin at 7:00 pm with doors open at 6:30 pm, and afternoon meetings begin at 1:00 pm, with doors open at 12:30 pm. The business meeting usually lasts 30-40 minutes.

Fat Quarter Draw:

Program: TBD
Sew & Tell: The meeting wraps up with sharing our completed projects. If you’re bringing items in person, then look for the sign up sheet. Photos will be added to the Photo Gallery here.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT GUILD MEETINGS:

In Person Check-in: Please give your name at the front desk when you arrive. If you have questions about anything, someone at the desk can help.
Guests: Members are permitted to bring a non-member guest to the meeting two times. This can be in person or virtually. Please advise Membership (mbqgmembership@gmail.com) if you plan to bring a guest, so they may be properly introduced at the meeting.
Library: Before the meeting is a great time to browse our library and borrow one of the new acquisitions. Our Librarian always welcomes suggestions for library purchases.
Donation items: Your quilt donations are welcome at any meeting.

And please remember that for all in-person meetings:

Events are scent free
You should wear a name tag – any type is fine. You can order a printed Guild name tag from Elizabeth or make your own.
Don’t be shy about introducing yourself to someone you might not know – we have many new members
Return any library books you have

2025 MBQG Quilt Retreat (In-Person)
2025-05-23 13:00 - 2025-05-25 16:00 | Best Western Plus, 63 Queens Place Drive, Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Very Exciting News…..We are well on our way to planning our 2025 Retreat. Following are all details regarding the retreat.

We have our maximum of 30 attendees and several on a wait list.
Annette Fralic has contacted everyone to let them know if they are in or if they are waitlisted.

Hotel Information.
There is a block of rooms set aside at the special rate of $129 plus tax per night for the night of May 23 and May 24, 2025.
Book early if you plan to stay overnight as the block of rooms will be released one month before the event.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BOOKING AND MANAGING YOUR OWN RESERVATION WITH THE HOTEL.

The hotel is the Best Western Plus at 63 Queens Place Drive, Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
Please call the hotel directly to avoid confusion in getting our special room rate.
Ask for the Mahone Bay Quilters Guild Retreat Event Rate for May 23 and 24 2025.
The direct phone number for the hotel is 902-354-2377.

By staying at the hotel overnight you will be treated to their lovely hot and cold breakfast each morning, as well as coffee, tea, and water all day long in the breakfast room.

The cost for the retreat itself will be $45 each.
This will be kept separate from the Guild funds and will be paid directly to Annette (preferably payment by cash, if you must e-transfer please let Annette know as it will need to go into her account).
Payment must be received no later than March 15th (Cuddle Quilt Day).
Annette will be at the March general meeting as well as Cuddle Quilt Day to accept payments.
If payment is not received by that time your spot will be opened to the next person on the waitlist.
Payment guarantees your spot.

The format will look different from other MBQG Retreats.
There is open independent sewing available all day and night if you want to be that ambitious!
The first person to the conference room in the morning can go to the front desk to get the room opened for the day.
The last person sewing at night will go to the front desk to let them know the room is ready to be locked for the night.
There are no classes planned.
You may plan social activities amongst yourselves.
There will be door prizes throughout the weekend.

Everyone is responsible for their own meals.
There are many options close by and Annette will get the places and hours of operation prepared closer to the retreat.
NO alcohol permitted in the conference room.
Bring a non-see through “sippy” cup with you such as a YETI, etc.

Great News! Violet Quilts will be holding a pop-up shop at the retreat. Nothing better than quilting, except quilting and shopping for fabric at the same time!!

If anyone should have any questions, please contact Annette.

Violet Quilts POP-UP shop (MBQG Retreat-Best Western Liverpool)
2025-05-23 15:00 - 2025-05-24 16:00 | Best Western Plus, 63 Queens Place Drive, Liverpool, Nova Scotia
UPDATE!!
Sheri and Andrew Lund of Violet Quilts are planning to come to the retreat tomorrow, Friday May 23rd and stay through Saturday. They should be arriving tomorrow and be ready to go by mid afternoon and will stay for the day on Saturday.
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Violet Quilts is coming to do a POP-UP shop for us on Saturday May 24th at our 2025 MBQG Retreat (Best Western Liverpool). If you would like something specific from the shop, please call them and place your order so they can bring it to the retreat for you and save the shipping. Also, the POP-UP shop is open for all members to come
shopping or place an order to be brought to the retreat, not just the ones attending.

Monthly Guild Meeting and AGM
2025-06-02 19:00 - 21:00
This is our Annual General Meeting and Potluck!
Doors open at 5:30 pm.
AGM: The meeting begins at 6:00 pm.
Potluck: Please bring a finger food to share.
Fat Quarter Draw: no draw for this meeting

Annual General Meeting Information

Read the Annual Reports included in the June Newsletter.
Doors open at 5:30 pm with meeting starting at 6:00 pm
Potluck will begin following the meeting.
Please place your dish on the table but should your dish require any last-minute preparation, please make sure it is done in the kitchen.
Please bring your utensils, (cup, cutlery, and plate)
Coffee, tea, and punch will be served.
Don’t forget to bring your Mystery Quilt Project.
Library books can be returned but not borrowed.
Volunteer of the Year will be announced.
There will be no Sew and Tell or Fat Quarter Draw

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT GUILD MEETINGS:

In Person Check-in: Please give your name at the front desk when you arrive. If you have questions about anything, someone at the desk can help. There will be raffle tickets and a revised membership renewal form available to pick up.
Guests: Members are permitted to bring a non-member guest to the meeting two times. This can be in person or virtually. Please advise Membership (mbqgmembership@gmail.com) if you plan to bring a guest, so they may be properly introduced at the meeting.
Library: Before the meeting is a great time to return items borrowed from library.
Donation items: Your quilt donations are welcome at any meeting.

And please remember that for all in-person meetings:

– Events are scent free
– You should wear a name tag – any type is fine. You can order a printed Guild name tag from Elizabeth or make your own.
– Don’t be shy about introducing yourself to someone you might not know – we have many new members
– Return any library books you have
