March 2026 Meeting & Raffles

The March NHMGQ meeting will be held Thursday March 12th, at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:30 for socializing.

 We will gather at:

     The First Church

     1 Concord St

     Nashua, NH

This month's programing will be a presentation from speaker Amy Friend. 

Raffles:

Trinketry by Melody Miller for Ruby Star Society

Creative Grids Stripology Squared Slotted Quilting Ruler, 14-1/2in x 17-3/4in

    - Squares blocks up to 12.5 inches

February 2026 Meeting Recap

 New Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild

February 12, 2026 General Membership Meeting Recap

The meeting was led by Stephanie R, our 2026 Co-President.

There were 40 members  and 4 guests in attendance.

Raffle Winners

• Pam P won the door prize, a Gypsy Quilter Cutting Gizmo.
• Beth BL won the raffle for the Moda fat quarter bundle.
• Mary Lou S won the raffle for the Oliso Project Iron.

Guild Business

Secretary (Mary Lou S) Nothing new.

Treasurers (Sonia G and Laurie B) Everything is going well.

Communications (Amanda K)

• Membership. Amanda reported that 4 membership spots have opened up due to 2025 member non-renewals. We currently have 5 people on the waiting list, and she will start contacting them to see if they do want to join.
• Starting in March, we will be resuming PayPal raffle purchases.

Events and Programming (Raya F)

• Our Nashua Public Library Quilt Show. Raya passed around a handout with the details. We will be able to display quilts in one of their galleries from mid-August to September. Each member can submit photos of up to 2 quilts, one small (up to 40” x 40”) and one large (up to 72” x 80”). If we get more submissions than can be shown, we will provide an online voting form for members to choose quilts to display. We hope to have the online photo submission form open March 12th through April 9^th. Look through your quilts and take some photos to submit! The Library will provide and announce a reception time.
• Another t-shirt order. We loved the shorts we got before, so we are doing it again, with spring/summer colors this time. Order your t-shirts HERE. Ordering closes the weekend after the March 12th meeting.
• Quilter’s Treasure Chest. We would like members to make some small gifts for us to use to thank presenters and offer to members as times go on. Think pin cushions, mug rugs, placemats, small pouches, etc.
• Guild Outing? There is an exhibit of Chinese textiles at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Raya has proposed a March 7^th date. Contact Raya if you would like to go. Raya posted details on our Facebook page.
• Speaker for next month! Sarah K and Raya worked together to invite Amy Friend, from During Quiet Time, to come to speak to us about Modern Quilting.

Community Outreach (Carol K and Robin R)

• Carol and Robin have continued to distribute quilts to local groups, including home hospice patients, the Front Door Agency in Nashua, and New Generations in Greenland. Lesley made a lovely quilt that the Merrimack Hospice House is going to use for a fundraising raffle. We need members to make wheelchair quilts.
• Robin asked members to make small quilts for the upcoming United Way Baby Shower. This event provides new baby items to local mothers. An email will go out soon with details. Quilts are needed by our April meeting.
• Charity Sewing Bee. Raya is asking for help to run a once a month event at the ArtHub to sew community outreach quilts. Please contact Raya if you have time to help out.

Retreats (Sarah K)

• Sarah gave us some more details on our next retreat, which will be held May 28-31, 2026 at The Fireside Inn in Portland, Maine. So far, 22 members have signed up. We need 3 more to run it. We can host up to 35 people. Non-member friends are welcome, paying a $35 surcharge. If you want to go and have not already signed up, contact Sarah ASAP so we can confirm the event.

Other Guild Activities

• Scrap Club. Sarah reminded members of the new Scrap Club that she and Lesley R will be facilitating. Starting March 1st, participants will meet at Ophelia C’s house on the first Sunday of the month, from 9 AM – 4 PM, to work on scrap quilts. Contact Sarah or Lesley for more information.
• Sewing with Cork Workshop. Sonia reminded us that Susan H will be offering a workshop at the Nashua ArtHub on February 21^st from 10 AM to 3 PM. The workshop is free, but if you want to go, let Sonia or Susan know so that can plan accordingly.

Show & Tell

Simone R announced that Jennifer M is selling her Gammill longarm machine. Contact Jennifer if you are interested.

Beth BL announced an upcoming UFO Auction by the Merrimack Valley Quilters’ Guild. It will be held February 19^th at the Northern Essex Community College. Contact Beth for more information. 

Quilts

1. Ellen D showed us 3 quilts, a large quilt, a throw, and a wall-hanging.
   
   

   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Patty K had 2 quilts, a throw and a large quilt.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Liz G showed us 3 quilts, 2 throws and a small baby quilt. One throw was from Michelle  C’s new book.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Kim H had 1 large quilt.
   
   
   
5. Chelsea F showed us 2 throws, one from Michelle C’s new book.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Susie B showed a large quilt.
   
   
   
7. Robin R showed a large quilt.
   
   
   
8. Raya F showed a small quilt she made for a QuiltCon swap and a memorial quilt.
   
   
   
   
   

   

   
   
   
   
9. Mary Lou S showed a small wall-hanging.
   
   
   
10. Shelly T showed a wall-hanging she made for the Cherrywood challenge.
    
    
    

MEETING ACTIVITY: The Annual Yard Sale!

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, and Mary Lou

February 2026 Meeting and Raffles

The February NHMGQ meeting will be held Thursday February 12th, at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:30 for socializing.

 We will gather at- 

 The First Church

 1 Concord St

 Nashua,NH

This month's programing is the annual Yard Sale!!! Feel free to bring a friend to shop the sale!

Items of note for the yard sale: 

• Pricing
• Books $3
• Patterns $1
• Magazines (no older than 2020 please) $1
• Notions - priced by member
• 1/2 lb of fabric (round up by 1/2 lb) $1
• Bring a kitchen scale if you can, label with your name
• Cash and checks are the accepted forms of payment
• Please bring small bills as change may be limited

Announcement: Jennifer Marks is looking to sell her Gammill Long Arm, if you are interested, please contact her. 

Raffles:

Egg and Friends by Kimberly Kight for Ruby Star Society 

Oliso M3PRO - Kaffe Fasset Project Iron

Reminder: January 2026 Meeting and Raffles

The January NHMGQ meeting will be held Thursday January 8th, at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:30 for socializing.

 We will gather at:

     The First Church

     1 Concord St

     Nashua, NH

Reminders

If you would like to participate in the quilt buddies swap, please bring in your filled out survey so you can be paired with your buddy! If you need the form again, it will be attached to the email matching this post.

Programing

We’d love for you to bring an early quilt and a recent quilt you've made to compare and celebrate your progression as a quilter. These will be included as a part of show and tell. If you prefer not to stand in front of the group, we still want to see your work! We would love if you could still bring your quilts to be displayed at your seat.

Raffles

Island Batiks Layer Cake - 20 patterns

TNT Studio Table

December 2025 Meeting Recap

 New Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild

December 11, 2025 General Membership Meeting Recap

The meeting was led by Helen. 

There were 48 members in attendance.

This meeting was our Holiday Party. Thank you to everyone who brought food and participated in our Yankee Swap. All members had their choice of a ruler as an end-of-the year gift.

Raffle Winners

• Diane won the door prize, a low-volume fat quarter bundle.
• Stephanie won both raffle prizes! The Reliable Maven 125is Steam Iron, and the Riley Blake Light's On! Sewtime, White on White 15 yard bolt.

Guild Business

Secretary (Mary Lou) Nothing new.

Treasurer (Sonia) Everything is going well. Dues for next year are due tonight. Email us ASAP if you did not pay your dues on time and still want to be a member.  Membership spots may be available.

Communications (Amanda and Lorri)

• Everything is going well.
• Amanda identified the members whom we need photos of to add to the membership directory.

Events and Programming (Laurie K, and Susan H)

• The January meeting will be a modified Show and Tell. Members who wish to participate will bring in two quilts: one of the first they ever made, and a recent make. It will be interesting to see how members tastes and skills have changed over time!
• Susie and Chelsea introduced our 2026 Secret Quilt Buddies Quilt Swap program. Participants will agree to send 3 small gifts and make a quilt (large throw to queen size) for a secret buddy. They handed out an instruction sheet and a questionnaire for participants to fill out and bring to the January meeting. At that meeting, participants will select an anonymous envelope containing the questionnaire for their secret buddy. Buddies will be revealed and quilts exchanged at the November meeting!

Community Outreach (Carol and Robin)

• Carol reported that she recently delivered 6 quilts to Families in Transition. 
• Carol gave Robin’s Pod Patrol quilt (pattern from Michelle C’s new book) to the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter (NSKS) for their annual fundraising Gala.
• Carol gave another 3 quilts to the NSKS shelter and 4 more targeted to mothers and children staying there.
• So far in 2025, the guild has donated 41 pillowcases and 45 quilts.

Retreats (Sarah)

• Our next retreat will be held May 28-31, 2026 at The Fireside Inn in Portland, Maine. Sarah will send out pricing information and other details soon. Members will need to sign up in January. 
• Retreat costs will be a little different this time. There will be a retreat fee, plus members will make room choices and reservations directory with the Inn. Members may choose to stay over on Wednesday, May 27^th to get an early start on Thursday. Hotel costs will be about $85/night.

Hospitality (Mary Ellen and Lesley)

• Lesley is taking over responsibility for Hospitality from Mary Ellen for 2026. Thank you both! They passed around a sign-up sheet for volunteers to provide snacks and beverages for next year.

SHOW AND TELL

Tells:

Rene had an interesting story. She was at our Fall retreat and left for a while to go to her Manchester High School Reunion. She bumped into Tracy, another High School grad, and got talking about quilting. They didn’t know they shared another thing in common: membership in our Guild! Seems like they have missed each other at our meetings!

Quilts:

1. Carol showed us a quilt she made for our Comfort Closet.
   
   
   
2. Robin showed us a wall-hanging she made in a Ricky Tims Locomotion online class that focused on curved piecing.
   
   
   
3. Chelse showed us her oldest WIP, finally finished, a Swoon quilt.
   
   
   
4. Marie and Susie showed us some projects they have been working on. A few bags, and two colorful children’s Hidden Pictures minky panel quilts by Block Party Quilts.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Ophelia showed us three quilts. First, a fun Ghosts quilt, pattern by Michelle C from her new book.
   
   
   
6. Then, a quilt made with Marcia Derse fabric and her Floats pattern.
   
   
   
7. Last, an Interwoven quit, pattern by Doug Leko from his Stashtastic 2 book.
   
   
   
   
   
8. Ase showed us two miniature quilts.
   
   
   
9. Patty K showed us her Annabelle quilt, pattern by Cotton and Joy,  which she gave to Carol for our Comfort Closet.
   
   
   
   
   
10. Laurie M showed us the one quilt she made this year. She’s been busy with other sewing projects! It was her Lydia quilt, pattern by Kitchen Table Quilting.
    
    
    
11. Gail showed us two quilts. First a piece made in Tara Faughnan Block Studies program.
    
    
    
12. Then an Improv Rhythms wall hanging, a challenge quilt from Quilt Improv Studio.
    
    
    
13. Lesley showed us two quilts she was donating to our Comfort Closet, then casually mentioned she had 33 other quilts in her car to give to Carol! Our donation totals for 2025 are going up a lot!
14. First she showed Add It Up by Purple Pineapple Studio
    
    
    
15. Then she showed this lovely quilt in grey, black, and tan.
    
    
    
16. Lori B showed us four quilts, first Redicoulously Easy Jelly Roll Quilt by our very own Michelle Cain.
    
    
    
17. Then, her colorful Squared Up quilt by Cotton and Joy
    
    
    
    
    
    
18. And a nine patch quilt.
    
    
    
19.  Lastly, an economy block quilt.
    
    
    
20. Helen showed a Fabric Café quilt made by Julie for our Comfort Closet.
    
    
    

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Please note that when we were adding links to raffle prizes and quilt patterns and books, we tried to link them directly to the pattern or book designers’ webpages, but sometimes we couldn’t find the original sources and put links to popular online commerce sites that carry these products. We are not endorsing any particular commerce sites – most items can be found from multiple sources.

Please post quilts, questions, and any other quilt-related information on our private member FaceBook group. To join, click here.

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

See you next month!

--Amanda, Lorri W, and Mary Lou