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Unless otherwise noted, workshops and meetings take place at the
Calais Methodist Homes Recreation Hall,
Sunrise Circle, Palmer St., Calais, Maine (all times are US times). Remember to
pre-register and get a supply list for workshops you're interested in.
Click
Google
Maps for meeting and workshop location.
(Please note there are a few inaccuracies in the map of Calais)
All workshops are open to the public as space
permits;
pre-registration is a must.
To register or more
information, call Joline Cook (207) 454-7023 for Saturday workshops or
Liz Trouant
(207) 454-2253 for Wednesday evening workshops. 2012
(workshops cancelled because of bad weather may be re-scheduled)
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February 1 |
Wednesday Evening Workshop, 6 pm
Name Tags with Bonnie Hunter.
Have fun making a name tag for yourself and save the 25¢
fine each
month for not wearing one. The chickadee design is made using
a fusible appliqué technique and some simple quilting.
Supply List
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February 4 |
"Valentine Tea" for residents of Calais
Methodist Homes, 2 pm.
Guild members will greet, seat, and serve the residents
tea and goodies and provide show and tell of old and new quilts; but, we
need your help.
Click here for details. |
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February 15 Refreshments:
Joline & Anita
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Wednesday Business Meeting, 6 pm
Tonight's program will be The Big Easy tablerunner with
Bonnie Hunter. It's the perfect runner for novelty prints and
a great project for practicing and perfecting machine quilting.
PLEASE NOTE: The program,
Angler 2 with Joanne Spencer originally scheduled for tonight,
will be re-scheduled. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
We'll also have Show & Tell, Fabric Drawing (pink), and light refreshments. |
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February 29 |
Quilt Show Committee meeting, 4:30
pm (US time) at Joanne Spencer's home.
For information contact Joanne at (506) 466-4775 or
jsquilts60@gmail.com.
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March 3 |
Saturday Workshop, 9 am to 4 pm
Accidental Landscapes with Theresa Wright. This was a very
popular workshop at last fall's quilters retreat at Greenland Point and many
members have asked us to repeat it during a Saturday workshop.
Supply List |
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March 7
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Wednesday Evening Workshop, 6 pm
Anti-Ouch Pouch with Liz Trouant. We've received a
request from St. Joseph's Hospital in Bangor for another supply of
these soothing pillows. Anti-Ouch Pouches hang from the
shoulder, fitting snugly under the arm to cushion the area after
breast surgery or during radiation treatment. If you're unable
to attend the workshop, consider making some pouches at home.
Supply List Click
here
for Deon Mass' Anti-Ouch Pouch pattern.
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March 14 |
Executive Board Committee Meeting, 4 pm at Joline Cook's home.
Bring bag lunch if you like. |
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March 21 Refreshments:
Wanda & Mary Ann |
Wednesday Business Meeting, 6 pm
Program will be Layered and
Recycled Shopping Tote with Dana Bard. Using scraps you
can revamp any old canvas shopping bag into one you'll be proud to
carry.
We'll also have Show & Tell, Fabric Drawing (green), and light refreshments. |
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April 4
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Wednesday Evening Workshop, 6 pm
Forget-Me-Not skills builder with Joline Cook, Theresa
Wright, Peggy Sawyer, and Bonnie Hunter. A wallhanging
designed by Patricia Knoechel (Eleanor Burns' sister) features a
pieced background, appliquéd bias vine, leaves, 3-D flowers as well
as machine quilting, a scalloped border and bias binding.
Supply List
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April 7 |
Saturday Workshop, 9 am to 4 pm Let's continue working on the
Forget-Me-Not wallhanging (see above). |
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April 18 Refreshments:
Carmelle & Bonnie |
Wednesday Business Meeting, 6 pm
Program will be Half-Square
Triangle (HST) Paper
(the Edyta Sitar way) with Bonnie Hutner. See how easy
it is to make 28 HST at one time. Then take a sample sheet
home, make your own HSTs and bring them back for a Triangle
Block Exchange in May.
We'll also have Show & Tell, Fabric Drawing (pastels), and light refreshments. |
April 28 |
Annual Shop Hop (part
of the annual Maine Quilt Shop Hop)
Here we go again—Sue
McIver has planned a fabulous Shop Hop for us; we're going to take a bus to
southern Maine to some great
shops:
- Knight's Quilt Shop, Cape Neddick
- Kathie's Quilting Shoppe, Sanford
- Alewives Fabric, Nobelboro
Everyone will need to bring a bag lunch and money to have
dinner at a restaurant in the area. Please also bring a wrapped gift
for a swap. There will be a cash drawing for each of
the shops and a Grand Prize drawing. The total
cost is $52. A deposit of $25 is due to Sue by February 15, with the
balance of $27 due by March 15.
Departure times and locations are as follows (times are approximate; within
15 minutes):
- 5:30 am Irving Big Stop, Baileyville
- 5:45 Wyman's
Blueberry Plant, Rt. 9, Wesley
- 6:15 Snack
Bar, Rt. 9, Dublois
- 7:15 Dysarts
Truck Stop, Bangor
Contact Sue McIver at (207) 427-6967 or
biglake3@myfairpoint.net.
Mail deposits and balance to her at PO Box 651, Baileyville, ME 04694.
Remember, you're not counted
until Sue has your deposit. |
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May 2 |
Wednesday Evening Workshop, 6 pm
Layered Log Cabin a technique class with Dana Bard.
This technique is from Layered Waves by Karen
Eckmeier, author of Accidental Landscapes. We’ll be
making a 4-block sampler to learn this technique.
Supply List
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May 5
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Saturday Workshop, 9 am to 4 pm
Join us for a mysteriously, fun day working with strip sets, squares and
rectangles to create an easy, lap-size quilt during our One-Day Mystery
Quilt Workshop. All it takes is a jelly roll, Bali pop, or equivalent:
(23) 2 ½” x width of fabric strips (medium to dark range), 2 yards of a
light fabric and ½ yard of a medium. SEE
Part 1 (supply/cutting list). If you’d
like a head-start on your sewing, click
Part 2. You will receive Parts 3-6 at
the workshop. |
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May 16
Refreshments:
Dana & Joanne |
Wednesday Business Meeting, 6 pm
Program will be Double Diamond
Ruler with Mary Ann O'Brien, who will show you how to add
distinctive, dimensional diamonds to quilt blocks purses and a wide
variety of other sewing projects. The Double Diamond Ruler™
makes it fast, fun and easy.
We'll also have Show & Tell, Fabric Drawing (flowered), and light refreshments. |
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June 2 |
Saturday Workshop, 9 am to 4 pm Make two fabulous quilting tools
during this workshop. It will feature instructions for:
Take-Along Work Surface
Supply List with Joanne
Spencer in the morning and Snippet Bag
Supply List
with Joline Cook
in
the afternoon. |
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June 6 |
Wednesday Evening Workshop, 6 pm
Another indispensable quilting tool to make is the Hot Iron Caddy
with Bonnie Hunter. Unplug your iron, draw up the mat
around it into a neat carry bag. Carry it home, no need to
wait while it cools!
Supply List
If you're having trouble finding pre-quilted ironing board
fabric locally, it is available here:
Nancy's Notions or
Joann's On-line
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June 20 Refreshments:
Wendy & Mary Louise |
Wednesday Business Meeting, 6 pm
Program will be Secrets of
Successful Pressing with Liz Trouant, who will show how your
piecing accuracy will improve immediately when you take a bit of
time to press your quilt blocks after every step of the construction
process. Pressing may seem like an extra step, but you'll love the
payoff in time saved because your quilt blocks will fit together
just like they should when it's time to assemble the quilt.
We'll also have Show & Tell, Fabric Drawing (blue), and light refreshments. |
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