October 2026 Meeting Recap

 New Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild

October 8, 2026 General Membership Meeting Recap

The meeting was led by Helen.

There were 35 members and one guest in attendance.

Thank you to members who helped monitor the door and welcome table and brought delicious snacks.

Raffle Winners

• Susan H won the door prize, a package of Glow-Line Tape.
• Lorri B won the raffle for the Twilight Creatures quilt kit.
• Helen won the raffle for the Gypsy Quilter wool mat.

Guild Business

Announcement: Jennifer’s family and friends will be hosting an Estate Sale of her sewing fabric and supplies. It will be held October 16-18 at her home in Amherst. Collected funds will be used for a STEM scholarship. Check your email for further details.

Events and Programming (Raya)

1. Library Quilt Show was a great success. Pick up your quilts!
2. We will have a Card Making Workshop with Marty Livesay on October 24^th, from 1 – 4 PM. Cost is $30 for members, $45 for non-members. Contact Raya for details.
3. Secret Quilt Buddies Project. The November meeting will feature the quilt reveals and swaps. 
4. We will start making small quilted items to sell at the Greeley Park Art Show on Scrap Sundays at Ophelia’s (first Sunday of the month, from 9 am to 4 pm). Raya asked for members who are willing to lead others in various projects. We will use Zoom for the first hour so members who cannot come in person can participate. It will also be recorded for later viewing.
5. Raya proudly displayed the completed MQG Community Quilt, pieced and ready for final binding.

Retreats (Kim)

1. Kim is helping Sarah with retreats.
2. Fall Retreat. We are going back to the St. Methodios Center. Dates are Thursday, Nov. 5^th through Sunday Nov. 8^th.  The retreat will start at 11 AM on Thursday. Room check-in is at 3 pm.
3. Bring a name tag.
4. We have one spot left. Day visitors are possible. Please see Sarah or Kim if you want to attend.
5. Please fill out the online survey Sarah sent to let her know what your retreat preferences are.

MEETING ACTIVITY: 

Our meeting activity consisted of demonstrations. Gale C showed sewing rope bowls. Raya showed how to EPP improv curves. Amanda demonstrated the Kinusaiga process. 

*The Kinusaiga handout and link to a tutorial and a couple of patterns are available on the Guild one drive HERE. The YouTube tutorial is listed on the Resources page. 

Show & Tell

Raya 

Beth

Patty K

Susie B

Ophelia

Laurie M

                                                  

Cathy

Gale C

Amanda

Megan

Helen

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. 

Check out our new Member Resources page on our website. Send us your favorites using the email below.

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

Our Guild mailing address is: PO Box 7206, Nashua, NH 03060.

Be sure to check out all the resources available from the Modern Quilt Guild, a benefit of your membership with us!

See you next month!

--Amanda, Laurie B, and Mary Lou