PO Box 6174, Laconia, NH 03247
Email address: [email protected] * Guild Meetings take place the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
Email address: [email protected] * Guild Meetings take place the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
- Guild Membership Meetings ... will be held both in-person in the auditorium (Academic Commons) at the Lakes Region Community College, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia, NH 03246 and on Zoom the second Wednesday of each month. An email invitation with a Zoom link and instructions is sent prior to each meeting to guild members and guests. Our monthly meetings open with snacks and social time beginning at 6 p.m. (unless otherwise noted), business meeting at 6:45 p.m., with our monthly program at 7:20pm. Time permitting, meetings conclude with show and tell. Membership Meetings: Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) - 379 Belmont Rd, Laconia, NH (Academic Commons Auditorium, Rm HS236), Center for Arts and Technology - see attached CAMPUS MAP) OR Zoom in!
Hello Quilters! Holiday Party Tuesday, December 9th.
The Holiday Dinner is in place of the December Membership Meeting. There will NOT be a meeting at LRCC in December.
This year’s festivities will be held Tuesday, Dec. 9th, 5:45 p.m. at Hart’s Turkey Farm in Meredith, NH.
Cost of the dinner is $35/person.
Your reservation is not complete until your payment is received by treasurer Jennifer Rowan.
You can pay in person at the November meeting or mail a check to the BMQG PO Box (address is on the google sign up in the link). See me or Jennifer to pay in person at the November meeting.
You must have signed up/and mailed in your check to attend the Harts Holiday Party on Dec.9th.
To sign up or to check out the details please log in to our Members Pages: News & Information!
Members' Only Pages
What's new on our Members' Only Pages
Login to your account!- NEW 25-26 Block of the Month pattern.
- Updated Membership Directory
- Info on the BMQG Holiday Party
- November Newsletter (last issue)
- Visit the Quilter's Hall of Fame
- Check out the updated info on the Guild's Get-Away: Click on Special Events - Get-Away
Membership Meetings- Membership Meeting take place at the Lakes Region Community College in Laconia NH.
- Meeting are held the 2nd Wednesday of the month,
- Click here for more information on becoming a Member!
December 31, 2025 - Wednesday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm - 5th Wednesday VIRTUAL Sit-n-Sew- Location: YOUR HOME!
- Project: Adult Clothing Protectors! (Always in high demand!).
- Kits for adult clothing protectors and comfort quilts will be available at the November membership meeting, and December dinner. Take a kit and work on it from the comfort of your own sewing space - no need to pack up your sewing machine and supplies - just SEW FROM HOME!
- We will provide a Zoom link and establish specific check-in times so you can share your progress throughout the day!
- The Zoom like will also be posted on the Members Pages of our website.
Quilt Show Pictures
- NEW 25-26 Block of the Month pattern.
This calendar is under construction... please double check events through the emails you are receiving... we will let you know as soon as this is ready....
- Visit the BMQG Trading Post!
The Guild would like to offer our Members a place to Trade, Swap or Give Away gently loved quilting items. This new "Trading Post" is replacing our Fat Quarter & 2 1/2" swap that took place at our monthly meeting. Below are suggested items for the Trading Post and Guidelines in we hope you will all review to make it a success. Our Members at Large will be overseeing this wonderful opportunity. If you have any questions please reach out to Jody Saulnier, Margaret O'Brien or Diane Orlowski.
Trading Post Guidelines- Bring Useful Items – Contribute items you no longer need that could be valuable to someone else.
- Label Your Items – Clearly write your name on each item before placing it on the Trading Post table.
- Quality Matters – Ensure all items are in good condition—only bring items you would be happy to receive yourself.
- Take Responsibility for Unclaimed Items – If any of your items remain at the end of the meeting, you must take them back.
- Item Limit – Each person may bring up to two items per meeting.
- Free for Members – You may take an item even if you didn’t contribute one.
- Fabric – Suitable for quilting or garment-making (100% cotton for quilting or labeled with content for garments).
- Books & Magazines – Related to crafts, sewing, or other creative hobbies.
- Rulers & Cutting Mats – Useful for precise measuring and cutting.
- Tools – Small hand tools or accessories that others may find useful.
- Notions – Sewing essentials such as buttons, zippers, thread, and more.
- Patterns – Any sewing or craft patterns in usable condition.