MMQG Sew-In Day

It's Sew-In Time again! Bring your machine, a project or two, your lunch, your nametag and join us :

November Sew In
November 29 10 am - 5 pm
1 Prince Street, Dartmouth

Hope you can make it! Get in touch for further details.

MMQG November Meeting Update

Our November meeting was all about us! We gathered together at Patch and after a bit of a business meeting, the fun began.  Since our one-year birthday was happening, there was cake!

and also lots of prizes!

Some members attending brought along their very first quilt and also what they are working on now.  How incredible to see the progression of style and skill over the years.  Some have been quilting for many years and some have just begun.  Here are a few shots of before and today.

A few additional quilts were shown too!    A ton of inspiration!

Also, here are our zippered pouches all ready to be sent to the Victoria Modern Quilt guild in B.C.
We are looking forward to the Swap.

November Sew-In
November 29 10 am - 5 pm
1 Prince Street, Dartmouth

December Meeting
December 11 7-9 pm
Ela Restaurant Dartmouth Crossing
RSVP tomaritimemqg@gmail.com by Nov 28th

There will be NO Sew In in December

Welcome to MMQG

Hello Blog Hoppers!  Welcome to the Maritimes!  Glad you dropped by. Not only is it the 3rd annual Blogathon Canada, sponsored by Sew Sisters Quilt Shop but it is also our one-year Anniversary!

Our November meeting at Patch Halifax.  

The Maritime Modern Quilt Guild was started in November of 2013 by Adrienne Klenck of Chezzetcook Modern Quilts.  A dream come true for her…to gather like-minded modern quilters together in our region…a place to share, inspire and just have some plain old fun with our common passion. She sent out the call via Blogland and 6 excited quilters showed up; the MMQG was born. 

To date, 34 quilters have joined in and become members.   Although the MMQG is physically located in the Halifax/Dartmouth area, quilters who live too far to join in, can still be a part of the fun!  For example, modern quilters have travelled from Annapolis Royal, Yarmouth and PEI to join in from time to time, bringing along some amazing modern quilts to show and share.  We are a talented lot here in the Maritimes!

Monthly meetings are held as well as the very popular monthly Sew-In Days.  Check out the MMQG blog for dates and times. 

Here are a few examples of  some works by our members

        We are accepting new members!  We do have a ton of fun.  You can contact us directly at maritimemqg@gmail.com

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the Hop!

2014 Wrap Up Survey

With our very first year starting to wrap up, we are looking for your views on how the group is going. A few minutes of your time is all that is needed to complete this quick and easy survey.

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Thank you!

F.U.N. with F.M.Q

Oh yes, we had fun!  5 awesome MMQG members arrived at Linda's house for a day of skill-building and problem-solving.  The object of the day was to take the fear out of free-motion quilting and getting comfortable with your sewing machine so that successful quilting is achieved.
Here's a few photos of how well everyone did with their first attempts and there were promises made to practice, practice, practice!

Barb learned a lot about her new machine and ended up making some wonderful designs. 

Some serious quilting going on here

Shauna practicing her loopy hearts on paper first.

Tracy had a bit of a struggle with her bobbin but all was well in the end. 

Val caught on very quickly and produced some wonderful stitching.

Susan's hearts and stars

Tracy is a natural!

Shauna gets more and more confident.

Val is very creative! 

Pretty good for a first attempt!

Sewing In is Sew In!

Who doesn't want to spend their Saturday with fun folks behind sewing machines? We do, We do! We had a marvelous Sew In yesterday in Dartmouth. It seemed a day all about finishes!

Amanda broke out the Halloween Fabrics and made a cute postage stamp pillow to match a runner
she had already whipped up!



Deborah and Margaret had some fun projects going on.

Valerie was playing with Improv

Adrienne was on a mission. She came with a stack of squares,
and left with a completed baby Plus quilt!

Anja and Dena were on Zipper Pouch duty! Getting ready for our swap with VMQG!

Jennifer was finishing up the binding on her latest project. Wait until you see this one! Jenn was hiding a couple of twins under there. I suspect the next time we see her Jenn will be a new mom!



Dominique dropped in to work on her daughters witchy tutu. The girl can sew and she makes a great model too!

 

Julie finished a new bag. She made the pattern up out of her head!
Yes, you heard me right. Amazing!

Pouchy goodness. Seeing what everyone brings their supplies in is
almost as fun as seeing the quilts!

 

Cathy had time to drop in and whip up a baby quilt top. Quick as a bunny and super soft!



 Our next Sew In is scheduled for November 29th. Why not drop in! Bring a Friend!

Modern Quilting hits Amherst!

Amherst is Awesome!  Our very first quilt show was a smashing success!  About 150 people stopped by to view our display on the first day. The Friday of Festival Week is all about quilts so there are lots of quilters in town,   The second day, the Saturday,  was a bit slower but  loads of excitement nonetheless.  There was so much excitement and enthusiasm over our quilts that it was a bit overwhelming.  There were tons of questions to be answered and even mini-tutorials on a few of the quilts and free-motion quilting.  We met quilters from all over the Maritimes and Newfoundland, from Maine and Seattle in the U.S., from Toronto and even from Kuwait. 

Our guild banner was a huge hit!  So many compliments.  It was suggested that it be entered in a quilt show!
We are very proud of ourselves...our guild is almost one year old and we have already had a quilt show of our members' talents.  We have been asked to come back again next year and also to do a class or two.

A great big thank you to the Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival for all the help and encouragement. It was our pleasure to be a part of  your  awesome festival.  See you again next year! 

Thanks to Karen Neary for all her help and encouragement too.

Here are a few photos from our experience

Linda with Betty from Pieced Together Designs, Seattle, Wash.

This is the shopping bag you received with a purchase from Mrs. P's Emporium.  A few of these were filled with quilty goodies!

 All in all, it was a fantastic experience for those involved and great exposure for our little guild.  We had lots of interested quilters and hopefully we will be connecting with some of them in the future.

The Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival is always the day after Thanksgiving and runs to the Saturday.