June 2025 Meeting Recap

 

New Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild Meeting    June 12, 2025   First Church Nashua

President Helen Labadie opened the meeting at 7:07 pm and welcomed everyone.

Two Guests came to this meeting and were introduced- Liz and Ase.

Hospitality: Maryellen thanked members for bringing treats to meetings this year.  She sent around a clipboard for members to sign up to bring refreshments to next year’s meetings.

Community Outreach: Carol Krasin announced that 3 quilts were given to Families in Transition in Manchester. She gave an overview of this state-run service which provides life skills training,  a sense of community, and living units to 11 families. They have an 86% success rate in clients finding a job and living independently.

10 pillowcases were given to the Amherst Police Department and 26 to Ryan for Cases for Smiles.

Carol also is our Guild-to-Guild volunteer and communicates with Denise Fox from Souhegan Quilt Guild sharing information in a newsletter between local guilds in our area. She thanked Amanda for editing and reformatting her submission!

Programs: Laurie noted that she is collecting the purple color block challenge and has 3 blocks left for any member to take and create. She and Susan Hardy passed out a flyer about our next 3 meetings agendas: July- Ice Cream Social at Greeley Park (brings chairs, bug spray etc.), August is a strip swap, September; Sewing Machine Maintenance by Quilt Perfect in Bow, NH.

Treasurer: Sonia Gilmore stated that last month we made $147 on the raffles and there is approximately $7,028  in our account. Helen asked that members submit suggestions of presentations for ways to use that money to benefit guild members. Our guild now is a member of the NE Quilt Museum and gets 8 yearly passes. Beth Bell-Lavoie spoke about how she is enjoying using Quilt Connection membership- which provides online workshops on zoom and videos members can access for a few days. She suggested this as a possible expense.

Secretary: Mary Lou Soczek is not present. Robin Rich is filling in as secretary for tonight’s meeting.

Door Prize Raffle: Patty Kind won the set of quilting pens and chain sewing cutter.

Retreats: Ophelia Chang has booked the next spring retreat in Portland Maine at the Fireside Inn for Memorial Day weekend. You may check in Wednesday at 7 pm and sew 24 hours starting Thursday morning.  Members pay for the hotel room on their own for $85 per night.   There is an indoor pool and sauna. Shelly Toomey will be the coordinator.

Raffles: Ase (guest) won the Ruby Star half yard bundle and Laurie Kofstad won the set of Superior thread spools.

Show and Tell:

Robin Rich - showed her Hedgehog wall-hanging using the Laura Heine technique she learned in a class.  

a Lovely Ombre Cabins by V and Co. in Moda Ombre confetti fabric, quilted by Ophelia.  

2 Community Outreach quilts- Double Square Star by Missouri Quilt in Tilda fabric 

and an antique race car quilt in Allure, both quilted by Susan Boots.

Carol Krasin - shared an Animal panel charity quilt.

Beth Bell-Lavoie - showed Dashed by Quiltin' Tia

Interwine, a free pattern from Robert Kaufman Designs

and a mystery quilt using a layer cake and background (which she didn’t follow some of the rules by paper piecing, using several different disappearing 9 block designs, and 2 color borders.

Leslie Ross - Two quilts by famous author Michelle Cain!- Five Star Experience 

and All the X’s in a smaller size than the pattern.

Eileen Ahearn - X-Effect using Kaffe shot cotton stripes.

and Local quilt by Carolyn Friedlander, retro look quilting by Ophelia.

Liz Hannum (guest) - showed her second quilt that she has made! Interwoven by Lo and Behold, with colorful stripes.

Jennifer Marks - Her own self-drafted pattern which she quilted herself 

and several bags, project bags with zippers, a needle holder and drawstring knitting bag.

Lori Breen - Mayfair using fat quarters.

Love Is baby quilt by Bear Creek Quilting Co., using panels for her niece.  Lori’s sister was able to give her a second set of panels to complete this baby quilt.

Sarah Keefe - Midpoint by Cotton and Joy

Marie Joerger - Interwoven from the Stashtastic 2 book

and many bags as wedding party gifts for her daughter for is getting married this month!

Chelsea Folini - shared three quilts: Classic Hearts by Quilty Love

Pathways from Stashtastic 2 

and Chapel windows.

Susie Boots - Bird houses

Eye Spy quilt

and Chapel Windows quilts.

Ophelia Chang- working with Chelsea- Carousel Medallion by Alison Glass 

Five Star Experience by Michelle Cain

and On the Rails

Susan Hardy- Star Adventure from Then Came June.

PRESENTATION- Michelle Cain gave a trunk show of her quilts and spoke about the process of how she came to publish a book on quilting with jelly rolls. She began quilting in 2013, became a NH modern quilt guild member in 2014, and her book was published in April 2025. Her book acknowledges our guild for all the support and knowledge she gained as a member. We have already seen several guild members sharing their versions of Michelle's patterns from the book.

Meeting ended at 8:38 pm.

 

 See you next month!

Robin Rich, acting secretary, Amanda, and Lorri W.