DAY #4 - MMQG Blog Hop

It's Day 4....Check out Anja's Day on the MMQG Blog Hop. Learn more about her and wait til you see the lovelies she is giving away.  Stop by, say hello and leave a comment for a chance to win.

                                                   Anja @ ANJA QUILTS



Click here for the schedule for the entire Hop   

                                                                           

Day #3 - MMQG Blog Hop

It's Day #3 of the MMQG Blog Hop and it's Tracy's turn to tell us all about herself.  Hope you will stop by and have a look around her blog and leave a comment .  She is having an awesome giveaway!

                                       Tracy @ Quilting on the Dark Side

                                                 Click here for the Schedule 

Getting to know MMQG - Day 2

Have you been hopping along with MMQG?  It's Day 2 and here is the link to our President, Adrienne's blog for her Day on the Hop.  Stop by and check out what she is up to these days.  She is having an awesome giveaway too!

                                               Adrienne @ Chezzetcook Modern Quilts


And if you missed stopping by Jennifer's blog for Day 1 of the Hop you can still drop by and check out her post with a giveaway as well.

                                                 Jennifer @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge 


                 
Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions about our Guild.  We would love to hear from you.

Have a quilty day!
                                         Click on the BlogHop logo to see the full schedule

"Meet Maritime Modern" BLOG HOP!

We are very pleased to announce that the Maritime Modern Quilt Guild will be hosting a Blog Hop!  What better way to get to know some of our members and see what is happening with our guild. 

Starting tomorrow, May 5th, and each day until the 13th, you will be able to visit a different blog belonging to one of our members.  You can stop by and check out what is going on in their quilty life and see some amazing projects.  I hear there will be giveaways too!


Here is the schedule:

Monday, May 4 - Introduction 

Tuesday, May 5 - Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge
Wednesday, May 6 - Adrienne @ Chezzetcook Modern Quilts
Thursday, May 7 - Tracy @ Quilting on the Dark Side
Friday, May 8 - Anja @ Anja Quilts
Saturday, May 9 - Val @ Purple Boots and Pigtails
Sunday, May 10 -  Linda @ Scrapmaster
Monday, May 11 - Jeanette @ Stamp Stitch Create
Tuesday, May 12 - Dominique @ The Running Thimble
Wednesday, May 13 - Aimee @ Candy Coated Quilts

Enjoy!

Spring Fever Sew In

Here in Nova Scotia we are cautiously optimistic about Springs arrival. The snow banks are starting to recede, we see the odd crocus and temps are above zero most days.

But we are not quite there, we are still a bit in hibernation mode, waiting for the next "weather event". So today when I arrived for Sew In I was not surprised to see another member near to waiting on the doorstep for the doors to open and another hot on her heels. We are desperate to be out of the house, craving company of the sewing machines and their humans.

Jennifer brought in some fabric and magazines for folks to take home!

Most of us settled in for the whole day and were reluctant to leave at the end - thanks for the help with clean up ladies! It really was a great day. As someone mentioned in the day, it's like going over to your friends to sew. A fabulous day! Here are some pics of the work going on...

Dena did some designing and piecing for a baby quilt

There was some serious skill building going on at Jennifer's table

Adrienne was piecing some tiny Preppy the Whale pieces

Val was working on Gravity and Ann was seriously into piecing some placemats

Lara was working on a new quilt top, she made a baby quilt pattern into something bigger!

We bling out our sewing machines around here!



Our Kona Club FQs arrived from Amy @ Candy Coated Quilts

Dominique worked on this fabulous scrap top and shared how these blocks are made with HSTs!

Adrienne's whales made an appearance

Shauna was working on this fabulous flimsy

Jeanette was making some amazing Greek cross blocks

Shauna also brought this adorable heart

And of course there were lots of quilting consults!

Hope you can drop in to our next Sew in on May 23rd.

MMQG April Meeting Recap

Our April meeting, which was held at Patch Halifax,  was well attended and started out with a brief business meeting.  Our president, Adrienne, informed members that our guild has been invited to participate in the 8th annual Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival to be held in Amherst, October 13 - 17 .  We will again, for the second year, display works of our members in a quilt show.  Lots more info on this to come.  We are very excited about being involved with NSFAA again and look forward to putting on a fabulous quilt show.

All the best to Adrienne and Jenn who will presenting a trunk show of our members work on Sunday April 12 at the Quilt Atlantic Retreat at White Point Beach .  

After our meeting, we were treated to a very informative talk on colour theory presented by Linnet Finlay.






Then our favourite part of the meeting.  Show and Share
Here are some highlights.

One good thing about our horrible long winter is that lots of quilts were started and finished!

Our next meeting is May 14
Our next Sew-In Day is April 25  Hope you get the chance to join us. We always have a lot of fun!

Recap of our March Sew-In Day

A Finish!  WooHoo!  Go Julie!

A great time was had by all today at the March Sew-In of the Maritime Modern Quilt Guild.  Special thanks to Atlantic Fabrics for hosting our get-together.  The room was well equipped with irons and extension cords and cutting mats and lots of tables and of course, a whole fabric shop!

Here are a few highlights from today.

Lots of piecing for a special project

Git 'er done!

serious piecing!

Modern Featherweight Fun!   

Machine Quilting 

Lots of room 

Quilters always play by the rules!

packing up to leave after a productive day

Keeping watch on all the chain piecing going on

Who doesn't love a Noodlehead Bag?

Even though it was snowing (again) today, our Sew-In was well attended by excited, happy, modern quilters.  

Hope you can make it to our next Sew-In which will be held on April 25.  Stay tuned for details!