MMQG February Meeting Recap

Our February Meeting was well attended and very sweet too!  Anja was so thoughtful to bring a birthday cake so we could all share in VP Jennifer's birthday and Jennifer treated us all to her amazing double chocolate caramel salty goodness double delicious homemade cupcakes.
I had too much chocolate on my hands to take a photo!  But believe me, they were a hit!

Adrienne, our President, couldn't be with us (missed you) so Jennifer took the reins and conducted our meeting. Great job Jenn!

First order of business,   Choose a charity that will be the recipient of our group quilt(s)

We heard from three presenters and by ballot, the charity of choice was chosen
   The Lodge that Gives in Halifax - for cancer patients and their families.  

We collected a number of HSTs that will be made into quilts for the donation.  

Our program for the evening was a very informative talk on photographing quilts.  The talk was given by professional photographer, Lyndsay Doyle.    Click on her name to check out her website.

Here are a few shots of Show and Share time and a look at what our Members are creating these days.  

Cathy S. received her pouch from the swap with the Victoria Modern Guild 

                           
We had a bit of extra time to socialize and just talk quilting.  A great time was had by all and we were  very happy to have a guest quilter from Switzerland join us and participate in our Show and Share.
Thanks again to Chris for hosting our meetings in  her lovely shop,  Patch Halifax ,

Hope you can join us for our next Sew-In Day.

February Sew In
February 28 10 am - 5 pm
1 Prince Street, Dartmouth

Don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.   maritimemqg@gmail.com

MMQG January Sew-In Day = Fun, fun, fun

 Our wait is over....at least for several MMQG members who participated in the Pouch Swap with the Victoria Modern Quilt Guild.  Adrienne arrived at our January Sew-In Day with a huge bag of bags, each containing a handmade pouch complete with lots of quilty goodies inside.  What lovely surprises!  A few members ,who weren't present today, will receive their pouch next time we see them.  

 

Here's some of the pouches and goodies that were given out today.....

Thanks so much to VMQG for participating in this wonderful swap with us.  
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In addition to the pouch swap there was lots of sewing going on today as well...here's a few examples

Aimee was able to get a quilt layered, basted and a good start on the quilting done today.  This is the back .

Adrienne quilted away like crazy 

Val worked on an improvisational quilt ...see the fish?

Ann worked on how she was going to set these pretty blocks into a quilt top

Beth quilted her quilted top with an awesome wavy stitch in no time!

Anja's stack of yummy Kona diamonds....super yummy!

A great time was had by all who attended today.  Can't wait til next month's Sew-In Day!

MMQG January Sew-In Day

Tomorrow, Jan 31, is our Sew-In Day.  WooHoo! Right now, even though the weather forecast sounds like it could be a bad driving day, our Sew-In is still on.  We will keep you informed.  Please check before setting out in the morning.

Bring your machine, an extension cord, a project or two, your nametag, your lunch and stay all day or just for a bit.  For those who participated, we will be receiving the pouches from our swap with the Victoria Modern Quilt Guild and everyone is so anxious to see what has arrived.  Such fun!

Did you know that non-members may attend our monthly Sew-Ins?  The first Sew-In is free and after the first Sew-In, guests pay a $5 guest fee.  Bring a quilty friend along for the day.  This is a good way to help decide if you want to join a guild.  We would love it if you would, hint hint!
  


See you at 1 Prince St., Dartmouth (Party Room) from 10 am til 5 pm.  Get in touch for more info.

January Meeting - Recap

Our Annual General Meeting was held last night, Jan. 8.  Chris @Patch Halifax graciously hosted our get-together in her thoroughly modern shop.  24 excited quilters attended.  We are very pleased to have three new members join our guild bringing our membership to just over 40 quilters.  Our President, Adrienne, presented us with a very informative, interesting Power Point detailing of the last year and projections  for the coming year . Also, she broke down the results of our on-line survey of likes and dislikes and suggestions for improvement.  Again, very interesting stuff.  Aimee, our Treasurer, reported on the budget for the coming year.
After our business meeting, Amanda, our Swap Coordinator, passed out yummy little packages of 5" dots and stripes charm squares to those who participated in our Swap.  And then it was on to the Show and Share.

Tracy's BasketBall quilt top is just amazing! 

Linda showed us her completed Christmas quilt.  She assured us that it was quite warm and cosy for taking naps!

Here's the pieced back (upside down)

Linda shared fabric postcards that she received while participating in Sheila's Swaps.  For more info, contact Linda.  There may be a workshop in the future!

Jenn has finished up her Hexie!  Awesome quilting!

This is Jenn's tribute to the Sochi Olympics

Dena's beautiful snowflake pillow

Dena took a while to make this one, but well worth the wait!

Ann's ScrapBuster!

More from Ann.  

Anja's Awesome Star!

Jeanette's wonderful quilt top,  Awesome colour combo!

Julie has some baby clothes making to do!

Ron's beautiful diamonds 

Julie made a Monster to get rid of Monsters!   

Adrienne showed us her wonderful Charm Pack Cherry quilt.   

We had a great time listening and planning and sharing and oohing and aahing.  We have lots going on in the future and we are all excited to start our Second Year.  2014 was an amazing year for our guild,  and now we look forward to even better in 2015.    Our next Sew-In is scheduled for Jan, 31 and we hope that you can make it.  Bring your machine, a project or two, your lunch and your nametag.  Get in touch for more details if needed.

Date Change for January Sew In

Our Sew In space is unavailable for our regular date of January 24th. Sew In has been moved to the following Saturday - January 31st.

Sew Ins are a great time to hang out for the day with other quilty folk and get some of that sewing done! Bring your sewing projects, your machine / hand sewing supplies, and your lunch and join us! If you are a MMQG Member, Sew Ins are free! But if you would like to come and visit and try it out, it is only $5 for visitors!

Sew In

January 31st

10 am - 5 pm

1 Prince Street, Dartmouth

January Annual Meeting

Happy New Year!

January is just around the corner! Time for our Annual Meeting on January 8th. We have a very full agenda!

• It is time to renew your membership - or Join Up!
• Our Swap is a fabric Charm Squares Swap. Bring 56 - 5" x 5" fabric squares in modern dots / stripes patterns to participate in the swap - you will get 56 charms back!
• Program will be a  Skill Builder: How to Make Half Square Triangles
• Show & Share - Bring a current work, work in progress to show and share

Hope to see you on the 8th at Patch Halifax!

November Sew-In Day Recap

 This past Saturday saw MMQG members gather for our November Sew-In Day in Dartmouth.  The machines were humming along, fabric envy was happening, consultations were sought, laughter and gabbing and lots of quiltmaking was going on.  Here are a few shots of the action!

Don't you just love Valerie's cute little ironing table!

Barb  sewed and sewed and sewed

and...made an awesome quilt top

Dominique brought a tub o' fabric to play with

Handstitching binding was on Linda's to-do list for the day

Val started with this

and....ended with a wonderful zippered for pouch for a someone special gift

Beth started with a jelly roll

and...went home with her first quilt top

Anja was very productive and worked on a few projects during the day

Susan was whipping out the cute little pouches. 

Everyone admired Anja's awessome new bag...a  giveaway win. 

 Oh yes we do! You should come sometime!