Quilters by the Sea will be holding it 17th biennial quilt show, “Bouquet of Quilts,” May 4-5, 2019 at the Pennfield School in Portsmouth, RI. There will be more than a hundred quilts made by our members, vendors offering supplies, fabrics and other items of interest, a raffle quilt and raffle baskets, a boutique table […]
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QBS April Newsletter and Change of speaker!
Faye Labanaris has had to cancel for the April 4 meeting due to an unexpected family health matter. Faye shipped us “goody bags” enough for everyone at the April meeting. Fortunately, we have been able to line up an exciting speaker, Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill of Whole Circle Studios in Woodbridge, CT. An active member of the modern […]
QBS February 2019 Newsletter has arrived!
Pam Weeks from the New England Quilt Museum will give a lecture at our Monthly Meeting on February 7, our March meeting will be a member yard sale, in April Faye Labonaris will be sharing her silk ribbon embroidery, and we are preparing for our Quilt Show on May 4-5. Check out the newsletter with […]
Quilt Show Form is ready to download
The form to enter quilts in the May 2019 Bouquet of Quilts Show is ready. We hope you are working hard on your entries! All guild members are encouraged to enter at least one and up to four quilts in the show. Quilt forms are to be mailed or turned in to Susan Rood by […]
QBS January 2019 Newsletter is ready to download
The Guild Quilt-In is January 3rd at Meraki Studio in Warren from 9:30 – 3:30, our speaker for February is Pam Weeks from the New England Quilt Museum, and our March meeting will be a member yard sale. Preparations are underway for our Quilt Show May 4-5 at the Pennfield School. For this news and […]
QBS December Newsletter is ready to download
Our Holiday Party on Thursday, December 6, should be on your “to-do” list. Enjoy wonderful music to put you in the holiday mood, food, and drink. Please make it a point to attend! In January, we will have a daytime Quilt-In for one day on-ly, on the usual day of our meeting, Thursday, January 3. We will […]
QBS November Newsletter is ready to download
A big thank you to Susan Rood and Barbara Niekerk for getting everything organized for the first public showing of our beautiful raffle quilt (donated by Chris Bagley – thank you). Our friends at Meraki Studio (Kristin, Jocelyn, and Liz) graciously offered their space as the site for the quilt’s first public showing, in time for the […]
QBS October Newsletter is Ready to Download.
Shirley Fisher will be presenting a trunk show on 4 October 2018, “33 years of quilting”. On Saturday, 6 October 2018, Shirley will conduct a workshop, “perfecting your applique skills”, $35 for the cost of the workshop. It will be held at St. Philomena’s School from 9:30-3:30. Please contact Lori Bessette if you are interested […]
QBS September Newsletter is Ready to Download.
What an incredibly hot summer we’ve had this year. Hopefully, you’ve been able to get some sewing completed in an air-conditioned environment, if not, the fall is upon us and we can enjoy the cooler weather! Perhaps many of you were able to attend the quilt shows in the area. Many of our members had […]
QBS June Newsletter is Ready to Download.
Can you believe that we’re now in June? Graduations, weddings, proms, dance recitals, gardening, vacations and of course finishing up on those quilt projects. The summer is upon us now after a disappointing spring but there is still plenty of time to work on quilts, especially on a rainy day. Hopefully you can schedule at […]