Mariners Quilt Guild meets the second and fourth Monday of the month (September to June) at Grace Lutheran Church, 40 Caldwell Road in Cole Harbour at 7:30 pm. Membership is $30 a year. Guests are welcome and are asked to pay $2 per meeting.
Mariners Meeting Programs
Most meetings will begin with a brief business meeting and a Show-and-Share session. Bring along any completed (or in progress) projects. Scheduled programs will follow a break for refreshments and conversation.
2017-18 Year
Upcoming meetings:
September 11, 2017: Welcome back! Show and Share – what have you been up to this summer; Introduction of challenges/ exchanges / and block/small quilt construction/ Fabric post cards for Christmas / placemats for Meals on Wheels
September 25, 2017: Trunk Show with Carolyn Hudson from Antigonish; Draw names for postcards; Sign up for Fussy Cut squares challenge; sign up for Oct 23rd 10″ square (orange) exchange; show and share — it will be a busy night!
October 23, 2017: Mini Trunk Show – jellyroll quilts
November 13, 2017: The Hunter’s Star
November 27, 2017: Hexies (hands on program)
December 11, 2017: Pot Luck and Meals on Wheels place mats should be ready.
January 8, 2018: Amish Quilts
January 22, 2018: A cutting bee and a scrappy block created by Marianne Fons
February 12, 2018: Hearts, hearts, and more hearts
February 26, 2018: All about layer cakes
March 12, 2018: Silent auction
March 26, 2018: “Not as hard as it looks” Sheila will demonstrated complicated looking blocks that are really very easy.
April 9, 2018: Claudia’s Adventures with Wall Hangings
April 24, 2018: Regina Marzlin presents a SAQA (Studio Art Quilters Association) program
May 14, 2018: Annual General Meeting and the Big Reveal of the Fussy Cut Challenge
May 28, 2018: Our year end Pot Luck