We Love a Good Sew In!

What a fun day we had in Dartmouth at our monthly Sew In! Ten of our amazing members hunkered down for the day, including four of our newest members Dena, Julie, Shawna and Susan and PEI was in the house! Leanne form Ella's Cottage was in town for the weekend, so great to see her.

Let's see what everyone was up to...

Crystal was on a Basting Mission. The Kona Colors in this project are amazing!



Adrienne got busy piecing the Guild Banner top and backing together. Now it is going off to Linda for Quilting!



Shauna had a Featherweight. Adrienne might have been drooling...just maybe



Anja put her new fabric basket to good use



Dena was doing paper piecing magic



Julie has fun fabric, great storage bins and her machine runs on it's own! (I figured out quickly s was doing it's embroidery thing)



One of the projects Leigh Anne was working on. Giant star!



Jennifer started on a new project, and Elizabeth Hartman stunner.



Jeanette was working on some scrappy blocks. Her fabric choices are stunning!

I think everyone felt good about the day. Lot's of fun conversation, some quilty consults and lots of sewing!

I don't know about anyone else, but Sew In always gets me so motivated to keep going! After our full day I went right home, unpacked my gear and starting sewing again!
See you next time!
Adrienne

MMQG August Sew-In Day!

It's almost time for the August Sew-In!  Saturday the 23rd is the day!

Location: 1 Prince Street, Dartmouth.

Bring your machine, an extension cord, a project or two, your lunch (fridge available) and your nametag.  And be prepared to be inspired by our awesome group of quilters.

If you need help finishing up a project or need advice on how to quilt it, we have lots of experience and can help.

Or you may just want to sit on the comfy couch and work on a hand stitching project.  No pressure. Come for the day or just an hour.   We are all about having fun and friendship.
Vacationing in Halifax/Dartmouth area?  Stop by and say hello!  

We are all excited to see how Adrienne sews all our banner blocks into the design of our guild banner. Wait til you see the amazing job that Karen did on making the center of the banner, using our guild logo as the design.  Karen's skill with lettering is amazing.  The unveiling will be at our quilt show in Amherst as part of the Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival in October. 

Here's a look at some of the blocks that our members made that will be incorporated into the design.
The blocks with signatures will be used in the design for the backing of the banner. 

Hope to see you Saturday and please make sure to get in touch if you need additional information.
maritimemqg@gmail.com

Have a quilty day!

August Meeting Recap

Our wonderful new friend, Chris @Patch Halifax opened her doors to our guild last night so that we could have our monthly meeting!  Thanks so much Chris.  It was a great time.

We started off with introductions because there were new faces! Yes, we are now 3 members more.
Anja won the prize for wearing a name-tag. A lovely fat quarter pack.  Have fun with it Anja.  Maybe you could make a lovely zippered pouch!

BTW, next month's challenge is....Bring a handmade zippered pouch of any type and receive one to take home.  If you decide to participate, place it in a bag of some sort to keep it a secret.   Check out our Pinterest board for some inspiration.  Feel free to pin along too.
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6 1/2" Blocks made by our members, that will be part of our new banner, were collected and oohed and ahhed over.

Can't wait to unveil the end result.  That will be in time for our quilt show in Amherst as part of the Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival in October.  Check out the link for the schedule of events that happen over 5 days.

Next up, our program for the night...Jo Ferguson @Exploration in Stitch, gave us an in-depth demonstration on how to make fabric bowls.  The possibilites are endless with this technique and Jo got us all started on the basic technique. 

She sure made it look easy.  Thanks Jo!


                                             Show and Tell

 

Congratulations to Aimee @CandyCoatedQuilts   Aimee is the winner of our MMQGMichael Miller guild challenge.

Our next Sew-In will be held at 1 Prince St., Dartmouth on Aug. 23  10 am - 5 pm  

Bring your machine and extension cord, a project or two to work on, your lunch (there is a fridge available) and your nametag.

If you need info, please don't hesitate to get in touch. 

Hope to see you then!

August Meeting: You Don't Want To Miss It

Our August meeting is just around the corner - Thursday August 14th from 7-9 pm.

The first bit of exciting news is that our meeting location is changing. Thanks to the generous support of Chris Pasquet we will be meeting at:

2571 Robie Street

Halifax

And the excitement doesn't end there...

• Our Own Jo Ferguson from Explorations In Stitch will be demonstrating how to make fabric baskets for Program.
• We will be announcing the Views Choice Award for the Michael Miller Fabric Challenge.
• Announcing the Challenge for September
• Collecting our Guild Banner Blocks
• AND OF Course - Show and share!

I hope you can join us at Patch Halifax for all of this fun!

Things to Remember...

• Please bring your banner blocks to the meeing
• Binrg your Micahle Miller Projectes for a photo shoot - why not bring them even if they are still in progress!

New Members always welcome - come and check us out!
See you soon!
Adrienne

Vote Now! Michael Miller Challenge Viewers Choice

Since February our members have been creating quilting masterpieces as part of the Modern Quilt Guild Michael Miller Fabric Challenge. Of course they are all winners, but we thought it would be fun to have a Viewer's Choice Contest. Here are the entries, you will find the voting poll after the pictures.

Voting will be closed on August 13th. Share with your friends!



Adrienne

Aimee



Betsy



Jennifer



Linda

feedback surveys

July Sew In Day

A glorious sunny Nova Scotia Saturday....In a lovely, bright room..sewing machines were humming, fabrics were being cut, ideas were being exchanged at a furious pace...and then it was lunch time all of a sudden.  After that, out came the Creamsicles and more sewing and more inspiration.  A great time was had by all!

Anja was sewing up a storm with her awesome South African fabrics. 

Getting advice on quilting designs

Betsy was doing some awesome straightline quilting on her Michael Miller challenge quilt

A very organized quilter



This cute little block will show up on our guild banner very soon

Adrienne worked on some Bee Blocks

We didn't get many photos because we were just too dang busy sewing!

Hope you will join us next time.  Please get in touch if you need more info.

July Meeting Highlights

Our July meeting was well attended on a lovely warm evening  and  started off with a prize drawing for the nametag challenge.  Everyone who made and wore a nametag was entered and Sandra was the winner of a lovely fat quarter.

Since there were a few new faces, everyone introduced themselves and told a bit about themselves.  We had a surprise guest too!  M-R Charbonneau from Ottawa, who blogs at Quilt Matters, dropped by to say hello.  M-R is an amazing modern Canadian quilter and if you don't already know her, check out her blog and you will fall in love with her talent, plus she has Maritime roots!

Left to Right - Linda, M-R,Anja,Adrienne,Karen and Ann

L-R  Dominique, M-R, Anja, Linda, Karen and Ann

Our guest speaker was Chris, the owner of Patch-Halifax, a new modern quilt shop opening in our city in August.  Chris told us about her plans for her new shop on Robie Street and about all the amazing modern fabric lines that she will carry.

Members who are making 6 1/2" blocks that will be used to surround our banner center, received their packs of Kona solids that are required.  Also, a signature block from each member participating  will be included in the  backing design of the banner.  Karen did such an amazing job on making the centre and once the blocks are added to the design we will have the most wonderful banner to display, starting with at the Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival in October.

Then, Show and Tell.  Everyone's favourite part!  Unfortunately, there was a snafu with Adrienne's camera and  most photos were messed up.  Just a few came out well enough to show but be assured we saw some wonderful projects.    Sorry! 

Karen's applique quilt

Dominique's improv quilt

Aimee's awesome Cosby quilt!

 

and the back of Aimee's Cosby quilt.

Tomorrow is our July Sew-In day.  It will be held at 1 Prince St., Dartmouth from 10 am until 5 pm.  Bring your machine and your lunch and a project or two to work on.  Hope to see you there!  Please get in touch if you need and further info.