Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia, NH 03246  *  PO Box 6174, Laconia, NH 03247    
Email address:  info@bmqg.org  *  Guild Meetings take place the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
  • Guild membership meetings ...
    ... are held both in-person at the Belknap Mill Society in downtown Laconia 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.
    Guild Meeting Dates​​


    December 12, 2023 (TUESDAY)

    Annual Holiday Party--Hart's Turkey Farm,  Meredith, NH.​
    • There is NO membership meeting at the Belknap Mill this Month, 
    •  Once again everyone is welcome to join in the “ugly sweater” contest. Show us your ugliest!!!
    • Also we will have a gift exchange. If you choose     to participate please bring a wrapped, handmade gift (doesn’t have to be made by you!)costing no more than $20.
    • There will also be tickets on sale for a fabulous raffle item!
    • It promises to be a fun filled evening.​
    • Our Social Hour begins at 5:45 pm
    • Registration for this event has closed.

    January 10, 2024
    • Membership Meeting at 6:45 PM with a ZOOM Lecture with Julia McLeod outside San Francisco presents: "Everything But the Cotton" on using neckties, saris, kimonos and other unusual fabrics in quilts.

    ​February 14, 2024
    • Membership Meeting at 6:45 PM:  Tina Craig of Rhode Island presents ZOOM lecture, "Swaps, Bees and Raffles: The Joy of Group Quilts"

    March 13, 2024 
    • The Membership Meeting will be a 6:45 PM:  ZOOM lecture from Texas, "Exploring Art Quilt Collage" with Deborah Boschert.
    ​

    Guild Membership Meetings open with snacks and social time beginning at 6 p.m. (unless otherwise noted), followed by the presentation at 6:45 p.m., with the business meeting to follow. Time permitting, meetings conclude with show and tell.

    Order your BMQG T-Shirt Today, Log into the Members side of our webpage to order your T-Shirts!
    ​
    ​
    ​2024 Get-Away Info:  Check out our resently updated Frequently Asked Questions by clicking on the Special Events - Get-Away in the menu at the top of the screen.
    Registration is now OPEN
    for our 2024 Beginner Quilting 6 week Workshop Series beginning January 13, 2024 
    ​ Register Early to ensure your seat! ​Check out picture from last year's workshop of the tab above. 

    ​
    Check out these Membership Programs & Workshops!
    January 28, 2024 
    • Sunday ZOOM Workshop, 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM, "Starting with Silk" using deconstructed neckties with Julia McLeod.

    February 17, 2023  
    • Sunday  ZOOM Workshop "3-Dimensional sewing; pincushion, bowl, Christmas Ornament or Soccer Ball toy" ​English Paper Piecing with Tina Craig. (All patterns included)

    April 13th, 2024
    Art Collage with
    Deborah Boschert
     Tina Craig - 3-Dimensional
    ​
    Our Guild is now an “Industrial Educator” for the Belknap Mill.  This means we have formed a partnership with the Mill, and will hold all of our meetings, some of our Sit & Sews, and in-person classes at the Mill.  They have refurbished the third floor, and it is beautiful.  There is an elevator, a kitchenette, hardwood floors, a countless number of electrical outlets, plenty of lighting, a built-in sound system, and lots of furniture.  We will continue to work with the Mill to offer great programming for the Lakes Region.  It is a distinct pleasure to be “going home,” back to the location of our very first meetings in 1978.  We look forward to a great partnership. ​
  • Fat Quarter & 2 ½” Strip Raffle

    Fabric Themes for 2024
    This is a fun little activity for those who want to participate.  Simply bring one or a bunch of fat quarters and/or a 2 ½ strips that follows the theme for the month listed below to our monthly meeting.  You will receive a raffle ticket for the chance to win the lot of fat quarters or strips turned in.  This can be fun if you are the winner especially when you get such a variety of colors and styles! 

    Rules: Fat quarters are 18” x 21”.  You will get a ticket for each fat quarter or 2 ½ inch strips that you bring in.  If the material does not follow the color/theme it will not be accepted.
    Any questions or suggestions?~ Dawn Lovell  email: dmlovell72@gmail.com

    2024-Themes
    • January- Birds-big birds, small birds, all birds(double tickets for chickens!).
    • February- Think warm-any warm color(double tickets for bathing suits).
    • March-  Batiks
    • April- Spring Time- flowers and bugs (double points for ladybugs)
    • May- Anything goes..your choice
    • June- ugly fabric; you just don’t like it and can’t remember why you purchased it.
    • July- Americana (extra tickets for sparkle)
    • August-Fall is coming, Any fall fabric or colorway
    • September- Think spooky..(double tickets for cats!)
    • October- Turkey time!! Any fabric (double tickets for turkeys)
    • November- Merry Xmas- Holiday fabric (double for santa) 
    • December- Happy New Year!!  See you at the dinner!!