September Meeting Reminder + News

Our September meeting will take place on the 19th

Anna Maria Horner: Our spring weekend with Anna Maria Horner will be in April and registration opens to all participating guilds on September 20th. You will be able to signup at this link. Here is the class schedule.
Friday April 13, 2018: Mod Corsage
Saturday April 14, 2018: Inspiration by Hand
Sunday April 15, 2018: Color Fluency in Patchwork

All classes will take place in West Newbury and include lunch. The cost is $100 and each member can signup for one class on September 20th. On October 4th the workshops will be open for additional registrations before being opened to the general public on October 18th. Anna Maria recently taught a class in Maine and it sold out very quickly so we're lucky that we get to have her for 3 days!

Latifah Saafir Workshop: Registration for our November 4th workshop with Latifah Saafir is now open to the public! For full details about the event, click here. To register for the workshop, visit our events page.

QuiltCon 2018: We’ll be discussing the QuiltCon 2018 charity quilt at 6:30 in the church hall. Everyone is welcome to come and learn more about this charity project.

Retreat: Our fall retreat is just a few weeks away! There are a few spaces if you would still like to join us.

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is the cute little sewing machine bookmarks at the top of this post. For raffles we have:
* Raffle #1: A great stash builder, 4 half yards of low volume!

* Raffle #1: One of the newest patterns from Elizabeth Hartman, Awesome Ocean. 

We'll see you Tuesday at the First Baptist Church!

Registration for Latifah Saafir Is Open to the Public

Registration for our November 4th workshop with Latifah Saafir is now open to the public!

For full details about the event, click here.

To register for the workshop, visit our events page.

May, June & July 2017 Show & Tell

Please forgive that we haven't shared show and tell in a few months. I (Carolanne, VP Communications) had an issue with my iCloud, but now most of the images have been recovered and I present you with May, June and July show & tell pictures!

May:

June:

July:

August 2017 Meeting Reminder

Our August meeting will take place on Tuesday the 15th!

QuiltCon 2018: We’ll be discussing the QuiltCon 2018 charity quilt at 6:30 in the church hall. We will be moving forward with the Churn Dash quilt!

Fall 2017 Retreat: Registration for the fall retreat on Cape Cod is open and has just a few spots left. Register today!

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month will be Scandinavian Stitches: 21 Playful Projects with Seasonal Flair. This is great for those of us who are getting ready for holiday crafting!

We will also have two raffles ...

* Raffle #1: Rainy Day quilt pattern which will be bundled with the Backyard bird appliqué pattern.

* Raffle #2: Three half yard cuts of Me+You Indah Batik by Hoffman

Latifah Saafir: We will be hosting Latifah Saafir for her No Latitude Quilt workshop on November 4th! Sign-ups will be available via PayPal this week or you can pay by check at our meeting on Tuesday.

Shop Hop: Unfortunately we've had to cancel the Shop Hop planned for September. If you were interested, but could not make the day please let Alison know and we'll try to reschedule when it's more convenient for the group!

WIPs: This is your last chance to bring your WIPs to show and tell to be entered to win a fabric store gift card!

We'll see you Tuesday at the First Baptist Church!

Bias Strip Appliqué with Latifah Saafir - REGISTER NOW

 *** To sign up for this event, click here ***

The New Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild is delighted to announce . . .

Latifah Saafir—founding member of the Modern Quilt Guild, renowned quilter, teacher, and designer—will be teaching her No Latitude Quilt workshop at Quilted Threads in Henniker, NH, on Saturday, November 4th.

In this workshop, Latifah will guide us through making bias tape appliqué and explore the many uses for this type of work. The main focus of the class is to create a No Latitude Quilt from just three fabrics. 

No Latitude by Latifah Saafir

Early signs-up are recommended and places are strictly limited—this class is bound to be popular!

The day will start at 9:30 (doors at Quilted Threads open at 9:00 for setup) and finish around 4:30. A sandwich lunch is included in the price. (Please advise of any dietary requirements when you book.) In addition, Quilted Threads will offer a 10% discount on all full-price items the day of the event!

Rocket by Latifah Saafir

The cost of the workshop, including the required pattern and the catered lunch, is $115 for NHMQG members and $130 for nonmembers. Registration is open now.

Questions? Have dietary concerns? Contact Alison at walker.alison (at) ymail (dot) com. (Please note: that’s ymail, not gmail.)

 *** To sign up for this event, click here ***