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  • About Us & Membership
  • Monthly Guild Meetings
  • Community Giving
  • 2025 Quilt Show
  • Classes, Programs & W
  • Merchant Mall
  • Area Quilting Activities
  • Block of the Month
  • Newsletters
  • Photo Gallery
  • Quilt Retreats
  • Hacks, Tips & Tricks
  • Member Spotlight

Classes, Programs & Workshops

Area Classes

Guild Member Maurine Henry's Edge to Edge Quilting Class

Guild member and president Maurine Henry will be teaching an edge to edge quilting class at Nashua Sew and Vac.


6/19: Edge to Edge quilting (on your embroidery machine)

                  

Register through the Nashua Sew and Vac website https://www.nashuasewandvac.com/ or call (603) 888-2757.


228 Daniel Webster Highway

Nashua, NH 03060

N.E. Fabrics offers advanced Quilting Classes with Bonny

Are you looking for advanced quilting assistance, then Bonny has you covered. You can join anytime to learn the advanced tips and tricks of quilting. Contact Bonny directly for availability and fee (727) 641-2547.  Space is limited. 


Piecing classes at New England Fabrics 6/21 & 6/23, 9:30-3:30 


New England Fabrics

55 Ralston Street

Keene, NH 03431 

603-352-8683


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N.E. Fabrics offers beginner Quilting Classes with Emily

Do you need a little more beginners assistance with your quilting? Emily can help you with that. You can join anytime to learn the basic tips and tricks of quilting. Give the store a call or click on the photo on the right to be redirected to the NE Fabrics website. Check their calendar for pricing, dates and times. Space is limited. 


New England Fabrics

55 Ralston Street

Keene, NH 03431 

603-352-8683

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Seams Sew Together Classes

Are you looking for classes that are a little different in content? Seams Sew Together Quilt Shop is the place. You can join a class anytime. Give the store a call or click on the photo on the right to be redirected to the Seams Sew Together website. Check their calendar for pricing, dates and times. 


May & June Classes:

 5/31: Faux Flange binding

 6/7: Cathedral Window Table Runner


Seams Sew Together-Shelley Wasklewicz
22 Bridge Street
Bellows Falls, VT 05101
603-313-4912

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Where We Create Classes and Retreats

Looking for a place that has it all? Classes, retreats, long-arm quilting services and of course fabric, then you have come to the right place at Where we Create in Bernardston, MA.  Give the store a call or click on the photo on the right to be redirected to the Where we Create website to see their calendar for class dates and times. 


Where we Create
277 South Street
Bernardston, MA
413-218-7693 

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Challenges & Programs

2025 CQG Quilt Challenge

The 2025 Quilt Challenge is a quilt using Half Log Cabin blocks, The projects are to be no larger than 38" x 38". Also, accepted are a 12" x 36" wall hanging or a 12" x 18" placemat, etc.. 


You choose:

-Setting: From examples shared at the January meeting or your own design.

-Borders: As you desire.

-Fabric selection/color scheme: Traditional, bright, batik, solids, children's, etc.

-Size of blocks: Square, rectangular (if logs on one side are narrower than others).

-Width of logs: All the same, each block different or wonky.

-Due date is August 13th meeting.

-See the PowerPoint presentation below for more information.


The 2025 Quilt Show committee has confirmed that there will be a “challenge” category at the quilt show in October. 


Guild Contact: Bonny Peters

2025 Quilt Challenge PowerPoint Presentation

2025 Quilt Challenge Powerpoint Presentation (pdf)

Download

Open Sew Program

The Open Sew program is back up and running and Peggy Fischer is the new Open Sew coordinator. 


Wednesday's Open Sew is every 3rd Wednesday @ New England Fabrics 10:00am to 3:00pm

*Space is limited at this location to 6 participants so there will be a sign-up sheet.

$5.00 Table Fee per person

 

Saturday 's Open Sew is every 4th Saturday @ Stone Arch Village 9:00am to 2:00pm

*Space has no limit and is free


Location Address's: 

Stone Arch Village Senior Community Room
835 Court Street, Keene, NH 03431


New England Fabrics

55 Ralston Street, Keene, NH 03431 


May Dates: Wed. 5/21 & Sat. 5/24

June Dates: Wed. 6/18 & Sat. 6/28

July Dates: Wed. 7/16 & Sat. 7/26

August Dates: Wed. 8/20 & Sat. 8/23

September Dates: Wed. 9/17 & Sat. 9/27

October Dates: Wed. 10/15 & Sat. 10/25

November Dates: Wed. 11/19 & Sat. 11/22

December Dates: Wed. 12/17 & Sat. 12/27

National Programs

National Quilt Project 2026

Visualize on the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, an enormous quilt laid across the lawn of the Washington D.C. mall, a quilt with blocks from all 50 states. Our quilt will represent the rich mosaic of our country, expressing our histories, identities, and our common ideals of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Visualize on the 250th anni-

versary of our Declaration of Independence an enormous quilt laid across the lawn of

the Washington D.C. mall, a quilt with blocks from all 50 states.

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American Quilter's Society 250th Anniversary

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