April 2023 Meeting and Raffle

Here are the raffles for the upcoming meeting, Thursday, April 13. We will be gathering at the First Church in Nashua. Meeting starts at 7, fellowship at 6:30,

1 Concord Street,
Nashua, NH 03064

 

Raffle is now closed, please buy your tickets at the door!

Raffle 1:

2 fat quarter bundles of 'Seedling' by Katarina Roccella for Art Gallery Fabrics

 

Raffle 2:

25 Fat Quarters of Cotton Couture 'Coral Reef' for Michael Miller fabrics

 Good luck and see you Thursday!

March meeting and raffle

Our  March meeting will be at 7 pm on Thursday March 10 in the basement meeting area of the First Church of Nashua at 1 Concord Street, Nashua NH.   There is parking behind the building.  We look forward to see everyone.

The raffle for this month is shown below along with the PayPal button.  Check out these wonderful options!  

 Raffle is now closed! You can still purchase tickets in person at the meeting March 10.

Raffle Item #1:  Free Spirit by Kaffe Fassett 1/2-yard bundle  Millefiore- Saturday Stash

Raffle Item #2:  Sun Print 2022 by Alison Glass 27 fat quarter prints

January Meeting and Raffle

Our  January meeting will be at 7 pm on Thursday January 13 in the basement meeting area of the First Church of Nashua at 1 Concord Street, Nashua NH.   There is parking behind the building.  We look forward to see everyone.

The raffle for this month is shown below along with the PayPal button.  Check out these wonderful options!  

For the month of January, we will have the following Raffle item #1. Tilda Chambray Basics Full Collection Bundle 15 Fat Quarters Raffle item #2. Tula Pink  6 half yards of Daydreamer 1 yard of 3 Dragons breath 1 yard taffy   Raffle is closed. You may purchase raffle tickets at tonight's meeting.

 

 

August 2018 Meeting Reminder

Our August meeting will take place on Tuesday August 21st at 7pm!! Doors open at 6:30 if you would like to come early for some pre-meeting sew-cializing!

Programming: Our programming this month will have two parts. We'll be swapping our zipper pouches and sharing them with the group and we'll also be sharing our favorite tools and notions!

September Meeting: Our September meeting will have a guest speaker! Maureen Blanchard of Cobblestone Quilts will share her lecture, "Beauty or Beast", which explores how to take "beast" fabrics and make "beauty" quilts.

2019 Workshops: We are moving forward with trying to secure a weekend with Rebecca Bryan for fall 2019. Take a look at her website and Instagram and start getting excited!

Jo Diggs Workshop: We'll be hosting Jo Diggs for a workshop on November 10th at Quilted Threads! The workshop is now open via PayPal on our events page or you can give cash or a check to Beth. Pricing is $65 for members and $75 for non-members.

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is a going to help you get ready for Halloween! It's the Patchabilities Stack o' Jack-o-Lanterns!

* Raffle #1: Book: Quilting... Just a little bit crazy by Allie Aller and Valerie Bothell

* Raffle #2: A big ol' bag of wonder clips!

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

June 2018 Meeting Reminder

Our June meeting will take place on Tuesday June 19th at 7pm!! Doors open at 6:30 if you would like to come early for some pre-meeting sew-cializing!

Programming: For our programming this month we'll be interviewing our partners for the zipper pouch swap. If your partner is unavailable or you are not participating we'll have a webinar/tutorial from the Mother Guild to share.

Spring WIP Challenge: Your items must be completed by our June meeting and if they are you'll be entered to win! Be sure to mention if a show and tell item is a WIP.

Shop Hops: We are still looking for shop hop leaders. Please see Alison if you are interested. For every shop that you visit with the guild you will receive a stamp/sticker in your Shop Hop passport that enters you for a fabric store gift card in September! The more shops you hop to, the more chances to win. If you attended the June 12th Shop Hop, please see Carolanne to get your stickers.

July Meeting: Our July meeting will take place at the club house at Pat's Condo. Her address will be shared via email. A potluck sign-up sheet will make it's way around at the June meeting.

2019 Workshops: We're working with the Seacoast and Cambridge guilds to try and do more combined workshops in 2019! Please let someone on the board know which of the following teachers you would prefer: Amanda Jean Nyberg, Lizzy House, Krista Fleckenstein, Giuseppe Ribaudo, AKA Giucy Giuce, or Angela Walters. You can leave a comment here, on Facebook, send an email or there will be a sheet at the check-in table on Tuesday night!

Fall Retreat: Our fall retreat will take place at the Lighthouse Inn in West Dennis Columbus Day weekend, October 5th-October 7th! Sign-ups will be available at our June meeting and then will open via PayPal on June 20th. Pricing is:
3-night single: $427
2-night single: $320
3-night double: $224
2-night double: $170

Jo Diggs Workshop: We'll be hosting Jo Diggs for a workshop on November 10th at Quilted Threads! The workshop will open for registration at our July meeting and will open online on July 18th. If you'd like to take the class and won't be at the July meeting, please talk to Alison and we can get you signed up early! Pricing will be: $65 for members and $75 for non-members.

The Quilt Patch: The Quilt Patch is Bedford closed last year, but they are reopening for about a week to try and clear out the rest of their stock. They will be taking cash payments only in their final days. The deals are pretty great! All 44" inch cotton fabric is $4.00 per yard, Wide Backs are $7.00 per yard, All Patterns 50% off, All Books 50% off, All Thread & Notions 50% Off, All Packaged Panels $2.50 each, Batting 50% off, Pre-packaged Kits 50% off, Fat Quarters Will No Longer be Cut. They will be open on the following days and times:

Tuesday, June 19th, 12pm to 8pm
Wednesday, June 20th, 12pm to 8pm
Thursday, June 21st, 10am to 5pm
Friday, June 22nd, 10am to 5 pm
Saturday, June 23rd, 10am to 3 pm
Tuesday, June 26th 10am to 5 pm
Wednesday, June 27th 10am to 2 pm

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is a Modern Quilt Guild water bottle to encourage the winner to stay hydrated this summer!

* Raffle #1: A pack of 5 Olaf 45MM rotary blades.

* Raffle #2: Pikes Peak Pattern with 2 yards of Kona White.

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

May 2018 Meeting Reminder

Our May meeting will take place on Tuesday May 15th at 7pm!!

Doors open at 6:30 if you would like to come early for some pre-meeting sew-cializing!

Programming: For our programming this month we'll be playing a game! There will be prizes :)

Zipper Pouch Swap: We will be postponing the interviews of our zipper pouch swap partners until the June meeting so everyone has a chance to signup.

Spring WIP Challenge: Your items must be completed by our June meeting and if they are you'll be entered to win! Carolanne will be marking items complete this month so be sure to mention if a show and tell item is a WIP.

Shop Hops: We are looking for shop hop leaders for June-September. Please see Alison if you are interested. For every shop that you visit with the guild you will receive a stamp/sticker in your Shop Hop passport that enters you for a fabric store gift card in September! The more shops you hop to, the more chances to win. 

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is a surprise!! We'll give you one hint though, everyone will like this giveaway!

* Raffle #1: A Hawthorne Threads Bundle! The bundle includes a $25 gift certificate, a bundle of their in-house printed fabrics AND a Hawthorne Hues color card.

* Raffle #2: Get ready for the zipper pouch swap with the zipper pouch pattern with interfacing and a cake mix pad

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

February 2018 Meeting Reminder

Our February meeting will take place on Tuesday February 20th at 7pm!!

Doors open at 6:30 if you would like to come early for some pre-meeting sew-cializing!

Yard Sale: At our meeting we'll be hosting our second annual yard sale! All proceeds will be donated to the Guild to benefit Programs! You can get rid of your quilting cottons and flannel yardage, scraps of material in ziploc bags, (consider making themed bags-colors, styles of fabric, etc.), magazines that are five years old or newer, quilting and general sewing books, patterns and notions.  We ask that you price the notions yourself, the cashiers will price out everything else at checkout.

Spring Retreat: Registration for Spring Retreat is now open. You can register online here or pay by check at the February meeting. After the March meeting we will review room bookings; if rooms are available members will have the opportunity to invite non-member guests. If you are interested in inviting a non-member guest please let Alison know.

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is an adorable sewing basket that comes with two patterns. 

* Raffle #1: Will be the new book, Modern Quilts: Designs of the new Century. This book was recently published by C&T Publishing and is a collection of quilts that were curated by the Modern Quilt Guild.

* Raffle #2: Four Fat Quarters and the Sea Star quilt pattern that was generously donated to our guild by Meadow Mist Designs. 

Upcoming Programming: We are planning an evening of binding for March so if you have a special trick or method that you'd like to share with the group please let Carolanne know.

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

January 2018 Meeting Reminder

Our January meeting will take place on Tuesday January 16th at 7pm!!

Doors open at 6:30 if you would like to come early for some pre-meeting sew-cializing!

Spring Retreat: Registration for Spring Retreat will be opening in early February. Stay tuned for additional details!

February Yard Sale: At our February meeting on the 20th we'll be hosting our second annual yard sale! All proceeds will be donated to the Guild to benefit Programs! You can get rid of your quilting cottons and flannel yardage, scraps of material in ziploc bags, (consider making themed bags-colors, styles of fabric, etc.), magazines that are five years old or newer, quilting and general sewing books, patterns and notions.  We ask that you price the notions yourself, the cashiers will price out everything else at checkout.

Sewing Bee: Would you like to sign up for the 2018 sewing bees? Please see Ellen on Tuesday night! The first bee of 2018 will take place on January 21st.

Membership: If you still need to renew your membership you can renew online here, or in person with cash or a check.

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is the Boho Designs Coloring Book by Valori Wells who designs fabric for Robert Kaufman. Get inspired with 18 fantastical designs that you can color or draw or paint all day! 

* Raffle #1: The Muffin Tops Quilt Pattern and 12” Clammy Ruler, generously donated by Latifah Saafir! The Muffin Tops Quilt is a great pattern for perfecting curved piecing. It is built with 12″ blocks and goes together quicker than you’d think! This pattern is designed to be used with the 12" Clammy Ruler.

* Raffle #2: 3 half yards of beautiful fabric with golden tones from PB&J Textiles.

Membership Survey:  Our programming on Tuesday night will be breaking into small groups and conducting a survey. The survey will be made available online as well for those who can not attend on Tuesday night. Please come prepared with ideas that you think would make our guild better!

Upcoming Programming: If you have an idea for a monthly program please let our programming committee know. Our monthly programming will be committee based this year!

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

Our 2017 Holiday Party Is On!

The snow has stopped and the roads are clearing, we'll see everyone as planned at 7pm for our 2017 Holiday Party in Nashua!

December 2017 Meeting Reminder

Our December meeting will take place on Tuesday December 12th at 7pm!!

Charity: Thank you to everyone who returned a packet for our Quilt Con challenge quilt, we are still missing a few so please bring them in December. Alison is hosting a sew-in on 12/13 where we will work on some tops for Vegas and finish piecing the QuiltCon top. Please email her for additional information.

Sewing Bee: Would you like to sign up for the 2018 sewing bees? Please see Ellen on Tuesday night!

Membership: If you renew your membership by the end of our December meeting you'll be entered into a drawing for a gift card to quilted threads. You can renew online here, or in person with cash or a check.

2018 Volunteer Positions: We will be holding our vote for 2018 board positions at the December meeting. We are still seeking help with meeting programming. If you are interested in volunteering in any way, please let a board member know.

Holiday Party: We'll be having our annual holiday party at the December 12th meeting. To participate in the gift swap, please bring a quilting-related gift. It could be fabric, notions, or a handmade gift, but it must be modern and cost about $15 to $20. For some ideas, read http://www.nhmqg.org/2015/11/yankee-swap-2016.html. Guests are welcome and encouraged to bring a gift for the swap!

Remember to bring an appetizer, dessert, or nonalcoholic beverage to the party. If you forgot what you signed up for, please contact Betsy Perry at betsy.perry@gmail.com

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is a festive stocking wall hanging kit from Patchabilities.

* Raffle #1: Four fat quarters and a pattern, donated by and designed by our November guest Amy Friend!

* Raffle #2: Northcott Naturescapes fat quarter bundle

Mini-Charm Challenge: For those of you with a competitive spirit and a mini-charm pack of Kate Spain’s Voyage from the retreat, you are invited to create something—anything!—with those 2½-inch squares. Bring your completed project to the December meeting for a chance to win a prize.

If you didn’t go on retreat, you can still participate—sew with any mini-charm pack of your choosing.

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

November 2017 Meeting Reminder

Our November meeting will take place on Tuesday November 14th at 7pm!!

Charity: Thank you to everyone who picked up a packet for our Quilt Con challenge quilt. Please give your finished blocks to Ellen D. at the meeting on Tuesday. Carolanne will be starting to piece them on Sunday at the bee!

Sewing Bee: Our next sewing bee is Sunday the 19th. If you would like to attend please let Ellen know. Ellen will also be collecting sign-ups for the 2018 bees at our meeting on Tuesday night.

2018 Volunteer Positions: We are still seeking people to serve the guild as a VP of meeting programming, hospitality chair, and charity co-chair. Please refer to the attached list of position descriptions and consider helping the guild. We won't be able to sustain our level of activity in 2018 without volunteers!

Trunk Show With Amy Friend: Amy Friend will be joining us at our November meeting for a trunk show! In addition to the trunk show Amy will be bringing patterns, books, thread and fabric to vend. She accepts check, cash and cards.

December Holiday Party: We'll be having our annual holiday party at the December 12th meeting. To participate in the gift swap, please bring a quilting-related gift. It could be fabric, notions, or a handmade gift, but it must be modern and cost about $15 to $20. For some ideas, read http://www.nhmqg.org/2015/11/yankee-swap-2016.html. Guests are welcome and encouraged to bring a gift for the swap!

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is a handy LED sewing light.
* Raffle #1: Six fat quarters and a pattern, donated by and designed by our guest Amy Friend!

* Raffle #2: A 1 yard cut from Nomad by Jen Fox for P&B Textiles and coordinating solids (one yard and two half-yards)

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

October 2017 Meeting Reminder

Our October meeting will take place on Tuesday October 24th at 7pm! 

Charity:

Our Cutting Garden quilt has been given to the church and is being raffled this weekend! Our next charity project is the QuiltCon 2018 quilt. Packets of fabric will be passed out at out October meeting for anyone interested in participating and the group will be meeting about the quilt at 6:30. 

Programming:

Get your questions ready! We’ll be hosting a panel discussion. Here is a list of the questions we've received so far (in no particular order). If you have any questions please ask!

* WHAT IS THE LARGEST QUILT YOU HAVE QUILTED ON A DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE?  WHAT TIPS  DO  YOU HAVE?
*PLEASE CONSIDER TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT MACHINE QUILTING TECHNIQUES-GRID, FREE MOTION, QUILTING WITH RULERS, WHERE TO START ON YOUR QUILT, ANYTHING TO GUIDE THE NEW QUILTER?  DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVORITE BRANDS/TYPES OF RULERS TO QUILT WITH?
*HAVE YOU EVER BLOCKED A QUILT?  WHY WOULD YOU DO IT AND WHAT IS THE PROCESS?
*WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE INTERNET RESOURCES FOR TIPS?
*PLEASE DISCUSS SEPARATING ZIPPERS-TIPS ON INSERTING THEM PROPERLY AND BEST PLACES TO PURCHASE THEM
*HOW DO YOU ALTER A KNIT GARMENT?  WHAT TYPES OF MACHINE NEEDLES FOR KNIT SEWING?  DO YOU STABALIZE YOUR SEEMS WITH SEAM TAPE?
*PLEASE DISCUSS DIFFERENT TYPES OF APPLIQUE AND TIPS FOR EACH TYPE
* WHAT PAPER PIECING TRICKS DO YOU KNOW AND USE?
* TO PRE-WASH FABRIC OR NOT? THAT IS THE QUESTION
*DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS ON QUILTING AS YOU GO?
*HOW DO YOU DECIDE HOW TO PRESS YOUR SEAMS FOR ANY GIVEN PROJECT?  OPEN OR TO ONE SIDE?
*ANY TIPS ON CUTTING OUT HUGE PIECES OF FABRIC BIGGER THAN MY 24" x 36" MAT?
*WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW BEFORE I GIVE MY QUILT TO A LONGARM QUILTER?

Anna Maria Horner: 

Our spring weekend with Anna Maria Horner will be in April and registration is open and filing up last! Signup at this link for the two classes that have available space.
Saturday April 14, 2018: Inspiration by Hand
Sunday April 15, 2018: Color Fluency in Patchwork

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.

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is some adorable note cards that Latifah Saafir donated to us!

* Raffle #1: Two half yard cuts of Art Gallery Nightfall with a matching Solid.

* Raffle #2: 4 cuts of citrus colored solids and The Glam Clam pattern.

See you Tuesday at the First Baptist Church!

June 2017 Meeting Reminder

Our June meeting will take place on Tuesday the 20th!

June is going to be a busy month!

Pixie Baskets: It's time to swap our Pixie Baskets!! If you haven't started yet you can find the directions here. If you won't have a chance to finish just let your partner know and decide on an alternative time to swap.

WIPs: You can still signup for our WIP contest at the June meeting. Please see Nancy Tatro.

QuiltCon 2018 Challenge: Carolanne will be sharing the parameters for the 2018 QuiltCon challenge quilt and we'll be discussing how to best work as a group to design this project.

Crazy For Hexagons! Programming this month will be all about Hexagons. We'll have three different stations setup to show different ways to create these 6 sided quilting staples.

Fall 2017 Retreat: Registration for the fall retreat on Cape Cod will open online at 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 25th. More details will be shared at the meeting on Tuesday and posted online next week.

Giveaways & Raffles: Our giveaway item will be Dritz Needle Tip Tweezers.We will also have two raffles!

* Raffle #1: Three half-yards of Sleep Tight by Sarah Watts for Cotton and Steel.
* Raffle #2: A Quilter's Mixology: 16 Projects Using the Drunkard's Path Block by Angela Pingel.

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

March 2017 Meeting Reminder

Our March meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 21st. There are quite a few fun activities planned my quilty friends!

The Pixie Basket Swap: 
This is a social swap, with the goal of getting to know one more person in our amazing guild!  If you would like to participate, I'll be passing the signup sheet at Tuesday night's meeting.  You'll be paired up with someone and in April will search them out at the meeting, spend a little time getting to know them and then make a Pixie Basket for them and fill it with goodies totaling no more than ten dollars.  The baskets will be exchanged at the May meeting.  If you want to be involved, but won't be at the March meeting, just send Nancy an email at finelydonequilting@comcast.net.

Show & Tell, First and Last:

It's all about show and tell this month!  Please bring in one of your first quilts you ever made and one (or more!) of your last quilts made!  Be ready to share the story of how you got started quilting.  What/who was your inspiration? How long ago was that?  Were you always a "modern" quilter? Or when did you notice your tastes changing?  We're really looking forward to the quilts and stories!

Charity Quilt:
Our charity committee has decided on the pattern for our next charity quilt that will be donated to the First Baptist Church and they will be passing out fabric packets this month. They would like the blocks back at our May meeting. 

Upcoming Events:

• There are still a few spaces left for our Heather Jones workshop. You can signup here.
• Alison has a survey about an upcoming event that she will be passing around on Tuesday night.
• Mark your date books quilters, Latifah Saafir is joining us on November 4th, 2017!
• Speaking of saving the date, Anna Marie Horner will be here for a workshop in April 2018. We're partnering with other guilds to bring this renowned quilter to the area and are excited to share more information. 
• The First Baptist church is hosting a yard sale on April 1, and they have invited us to donate items and to come to the event! You can find more information on their website here.

Giveaways & Raffles: 
Our giveaway item will be a package of dream poly in craft size. 

We will have two raffle items!
Raffle #1: Three half yards of "To Porto With Love".
Raffle #2: Two half yards of Dear Stella with a matching half yard of Kona cotton.

January 2017 Meeting Reminder

Our first meeting of 2017 will take place on Tuesday the 17th!

Our new board has a lot of exciting news to share and fun activities are planned.

Yard Sale: It's a New Year!  Is one of your resolutions to clean out your sewing room?  You are so lucky, 'cause the NHMQG is having a Yard Sale at our January meeting!!  All proceeds will be donated to the Guild to benefit Programs!

Spring Retreat: Retreat signups will be held! Your room will be secured by full payment. Patty will be accepting checks, made out to NHMQG. If you can't make it to the meeting please contact Patty by January 20th. Additional retreat details can be found here. 

Giveaways & Raffles: Our giveaway item will be Yoshiko Jinzenji's Modern Sampler Quilt pattern. We will also have two raffles!

* Raffle #1: Three half-yards of Yours Truly by Kimberly Kight for Cotton + Steel

* Raffle #2: Three half-yards of Flower Shop by Alexia Abegg for Cotton + Steel

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

December Meeting Reminder

Our December meeting and holiday party will take place on December 13th.

Voting for the 2017 board was sent out via email and results will be announced at the December meeting. We will also be voting on a proposed amendment change to our by-laws regarding membership. You can find the details here.

We will be having a non-traditional Yankee Swap as part of the Holiday Festivities! The game rules will be shared before we get started and you won't be disappointed. Please be sure your gift items are modern and cost no more than $20. We posted some great swap item ideas on the blog last year if you need inspiration!

Get your WIPs finished, we'll be drawing the winner of the Quilted Threads gift certificate for all finished WIPs at this months' meeting!

Be sure to renew your membership by the December meeting so you will be entered to win a Hawthorn Threads gift certificate!

At this month's meeting, we'll be giving away Shimmer, a pattern in five sizes by Cluck Cluck Sew. 

For the raffles, we have three half-yards of Blithe by Katarina Roccella for Art Gallery Fabrics, four half-yards of Honey Bee by Rae Ritchie for Dear Stella Fabrics, and a copy of the Quilter's Planner 2017.