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October 2013 Guild Meeting

Award winning quilter and teacher, Donna Hastings, presented a lecture and trunk show highlighting her work with Mariner’s Compass quilts. The following day, many guild members attended Donna’s class where they learned her easy paper piecing technique. Check out the photos of Donna’s lecture and see the new, redesigned meeting room! The evening concluded with […]

October 20, 2013   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, New Techniques, Northern Rivers Family Services, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Speakers, Veterans' Quilts  Comments Closed

September 2013 Guild Meeting

Guild members and guests were welcomed to the new guild year with a presentation by Cathy Racine, owner of Charlton Sewing Center located in Charlton, MA.  Cathy’s lecture, “Needles, Threads and Tension and How They Interact” was entertaining and very informative. After Cathy’s presentation, a short business meeting was held followed by an abbreviated Members’ […]

September 20, 2013   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Speakers, Uncategorized  Comments Closed

May 2013 Guild Meeting

Guild members and guests were treated to a truck show of Connie Farrington’s award winning quilts.   Connie is a local quilt artist who’s work has appeared in several local and national quilt shows.   She has a wonderful and unique way of incorporating humor in quilts. The evening included a short business meeting and […]

August 16, 2013   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Monthly Meetings, Speakers  Comments Closed

April 2013 Guild Meeting

Designer and quilt shop owner Jessica VanDenburgh was this month’s guest speaker.  Jessica, through her company Sew Many Creations,  is an up and coming designer of custom bags, ornaments, patterns and accessories, and more recently, new owner of Patti’s Quilting and Fabrics.   Jessica spoke to the guild about how she got her start designing […]

August 16, 2013   Posted in: Monthly Meetings, New Techniques, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Speakers, Workshops  Comments Closed