March 2026 Meeting Recap

 New Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild

March 12, 2026 General Membership Meeting Recap

The meeting was led by Helen L, our 2026 Co-President.

There were 42 members and 4 guests in attendance. Welcome new member Megan M, and welcome back Alexandra M.

Raffle Winners

• Barbara H won the door prize, the Sew Hometime BOM pattern by Inspiring Stitches.
• Christine M-B won the raffle for the Trinketry fabric bundle by Melody Miller for Ruby Star Society.
• Sonia G won the raffle for the Creative Grids Stripology Squared Slotted Quilting Ruler.

Guild Business

Secretary (Mary Lou S) Nothing new.

Treasurers (Sonia G and Laurie B) Nothing new.

Events and Programming (Raya F)

• T-shirt order. The ordering [will be] closed on Sunday.
• Quilter’s Treasure Chest. The first set of treasures were delivered tonight! Please consider making some small gifts for us to use to thank presenters and members for their Guild contributions. 
• Charity Quilting Bee. Raya and Sonia are planning a once a month event at the ArtHub to sew community outreach quilts. Dates will be announced next month.
• Our Nashua Public Library Quilt Show. Raya passed around an updated handout with a QR code that opens a form to submit photos for the show. Every member can submit one or two quilts. Submissions will be accepted until April 9^th.
• The North Hampton MQG - If you are interested in visiting their meetings please reach out to Judy Salosky <jsalosky@gmail.com> 
• Next month, we will have a Physical Therapist/Yoga Teacher speak to us about keeping our bodies healthy while we sew.

Communications (Amanda K)

• Raffle Tickets. This month, there was a problem with the PayPal link in the meeting reminder email, but the website link worked. We are still troubleshooting the problem. 

Community Outreach (Carol K and Robin R)

• Carol and Robin have continued to distribute quilts to local groups, including New Generations, Families in Transition, and the Front Door Agency. Thank you to members who made quilts.
• Robin has collected many baby quilts and lovies from members for the upcoming United Way Baby Shower. Thank you! They also would appreciate bibs and burp cloths. Robin can accept more donations up until our next meeting.
• Laurie M asked for members to help with her church project to sew burp cloths. If you have time to help, stop by March 28^th from 1-4 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 100 Concord Street in Nashua.

Retreats (Sarah K)

• Sarah reported that the retreat got enough members sign-ups to run! There are still 8-10 spots open. The retreat will be held May 28-31, 2026, at The Fireside Inn in Portland, Maine. 

MEETING ACTIVITY: 

Presentation by Amy Friend, of During Quiet Time. Amy showed us a selection of her quilts, and explained her approach to various aspects of modern quilting. 

Michelle C will be showing her quilts and selling her new books at Amy’s studio in West Newbury, MA on May 2^nd.

Show & Tell

Michelle C. reminded us that we can see this year’s QuiltCon quilts online HERE until the end of the month.

Ophelia gave us a great tip for working with templates in patterns. Buy full-page label stock, and then print (or copy) the templates onto the label paper. Then, stick the whole label page onto a cardboard or plastic sheet. Then it is simple to cut out the templates following the lines on the label paper. No more tracing!

Quilts

1. Shelly T. A work-in-progress baby quilt.                                                                                                                     
   
   
   
2. Carol K. A baby quilts.
   
   
   
3. Sonia G. Two wheelchair quilts.                                                                                                                     
   
   
4. Betty S. A baby quilt. 
   
   
   
5. Robin R.  Two quilts from Gale C and a baby quilt a lovey from from Sue P.
   
   
6. Chloe L. A two-sided baby quilt.                                                                                                                      
   
   
   
7. Cindy W. A baby quilt.                                                                                                                      
   
   
   
8. Ophelia C. A medium and large throw.                                                                                                                     
   
   
9. Michelle C . Three throws, two from her own patterns.                                                                                                                              
10. Joan B. A baby quilt and a wall hanging.                                                                                                                      
    
    
11. Raya F. Two mini quilts.                                                                                                               
    
    
    

RESOURCES

Please post quilts, questions, and any other quilt-related information on our private member FaceBook group:  New Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild Members. To join, click here.

Keep in touch with other guild members using our private Membership Directory. 

The Guild email address is: nhmodernquilt@gmail.com.

See you next month!

--Amanda, Shelly, and Mary Lou