MMQG Monthly Meeting Recap

Our August meeting was attended by 24 amazing members and 3 wonderful guests.  We received a big surprise as two of our guests, Stacey Wilson ,Treasurer of Victoria Modern Quilt Guild and her BFF were vacationing from Victoria, B.C. and decided they just had to spend time with us.  How awesome is that! Stacey filled us in on all the goings-on at VMQG too.   Check out the Victoria Modern Quilt Guild's blog, for lots of amazing quilty eye candy etc.  

Here's Stacey and our President, Adrienne 

 Stacey was so generous to bring along gifts for giveaway to our members.  One of the surprise bags held lots of the

favourite treats you would find and enjoy where they live.  Thanks so much! What fun!

Oh yeah, there was a business meeting in between the gifting and the pincushion swap!

Pincushions waiting to swapped!  

Cathy picks first!

Here's a look at some of the pincushions made by our talented members....

Then it was time for Lori to give her presentation for the evening's program. She spoke to us about her experiences with Spoonflower,  an on-line, digital printing company that prints custom fabrics, wallpaper and gift wrap. Lori helped us get acquainted with what this site has to offer.  She showed us a few of the things that she has designed and then had printed as well as talking about the colour chart and how to go about getting your own design printed on fabric.  Thanks, Lori, lots and lots of great info.

Here's one of Lori's original designs that she had printed on white fabric.

Linda won the grand prize, a Spoonflower Handbook and a lovely gift certificate. 

Then on to Show and Share time...

It was a fabulous meeting filled with good friends and lots of inspiration. See you next month!  Our September meeting will be held September 8.  Get in touch if you need more details.  

Monthly Meeting Coming Up!

COMING UP SOON - MMQG Monthly Meeting 
August Meeting
Thursday August 11
7-9 pm
Royal LePage Atlantic 
102-7071 Bayers Road Halifax

Bring your nametag for a chance to win a prize.  We will have a pincushion swap so if you bring one, you get one!  Get in touch if you need more details.  Hope to see you there!

MMQG July Sew-In Day - RECAP

It was a hot, humid, rainy, sunny mid-summer day in Dartmouth, NS on Saturday, July 23.  7 hard-core MMQG members attended and sewed and gabbed and ate popsicles.  

Adrienne worked on a triangle quilt made using her stash of Denyse Schmidt fabrics.  She finished that and started a new strip pieced project 

Crystal worked on a pixel quilt using a preprinted fusible foundation.  It's the way to go if you want perfect seaming.

Shelly brought a fabric basket full of 2 1/2" low volume squares that she speedily chain pieced..hundreds of them!

Susan worked on making a ton of microwave bowl holders.  If you are on Susan's Christmas list.....just sayin'! lol

Sarah worked on a hexie pincushion that may or may not be up for grabs in our upcoming swap.  

Julie's serger was working overtime 

Linda worked on sewing up a quilt top for our MMQG charity challenge.  Two more rows to go! Our September Sew-In is dedicated to working on completing charity quilts.

A small group but a fun group!  A very relaxing sewing day.

Our August meeting will be held on Aug. 11 and our next Sew-In will be held on Aug. 27.  Hope to see you there!  Get in touch if you need more details.  

MMQG July Sew-In Day - REMINDER

MMQG July Sew-in Day - COMING UP

Saturday, July 23
10 am til 5 pm
1 Prince St., Dartmouth

Hope you can join us for some summer sewing. Bring your machine, your lunch, a project or two, a friend or two even. Non-members welcome. Get in touch if you need more details.

MMQG Charity Quilt 2016 top by Betsy

MMQG June monthly meeting RECAP

This past Thursday, July 14, MMQG's monthly meeting was held.  22 members were in attendance on a lovely, warm evening.  Our meeting started with our annual DeStash Sale.  Several members brought items for sale and the shopping began.  There was fabric, scraps, books, rulers, something for everyone.  

After that excitement was over, a short business meeting happened and then it was on to more fun, a quilty game that involved the winner walking away with a nice stack of fat quarters.  Here's our lucky winners!

Then it was time for Show and Share.  Here's a look at some of the amazing creations of our members.

Another fabulous time spent with quilty friends.  Lots of inspiration,  Hope you can make it next time.  Our next monthly meeting will be held August 11.  Get in touch if you need more details.