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.
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: 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!
Guild Membership Meetings & Workshops
November 12, 2025:
COOKIE EXCHANGE TONIGHT:
For those who signed up to participate, our annual Cookie Exchange will take place prior to the meeting this month. If you signed up and have questions, please contact Maureen Bird!
PROGRAM TONIGHT: Pam Weeks - Designing Women
REMINDER - Presentation will start at 6:45 pm BEFORE the business meeting!
Lecture and very special trunk show about the female entrepreneurs and quilt designers from the early twentieth century, including Marie Webster, Ruby McKim and others you’ve never heard of but need to know about for their influence on the quilt revival. For more information about Pam Weeks, check out her WEBSITE!
EVENING TIMELINE:
6:00 - 6:45 pm: Check In/Social Time- Enjoy snacks and PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BEVERAGE for this meeting!
- Catch up with longtime Guild friends and meet some of our new members!
- Hint: A yellow ribbon on a name tag indicates a new member
- Check out or drop off items at the “Trading Post!”
- DON’T FORGET to pick up any items you brought with you that are left at the end of the night - thank you!
- 6:45 - 6:50 pm: Welcome & Introductions of new members & guests
- 6:50 - 7:50 pm: Program Tonight BEFORE BUSINESS MEETING
- Pam Weeks - Designing Women
- 7:50 - 8:15 pm: Business Meeting
- Committee Chair Reports - Ginny Canning, President
- Birthday Fat Quarters - Nancy Smath, Vice President
- Door Prize - Kim Amicangioli, Membership Co-Chair
*Reminder: Prior General Meeting Minutes are available on the membership side of our website www.bmqg.org
Program topics, speakers or workshops could be changed due to availability.Membership Meetings
- Membership Meeting take place at the Lakes Region Communit College in Laconia NH.
- Meeting are held the 2nd Wednesday of the month,
- Click here for more information on becoming a Member!
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)
Up Coming Membership Meetings
December 9, 2025: please take note that the Holiday Party will be on a Tuesday,
Hello Quilters!
The Annual Holiday dinner at Hart's Turkey Farm is just around the corner!
The Holiday Dinner is in place of the December Membership Meeting. There will NOT be a meeting at LRCC in December.
This year's dinner will be on Tuesday December 9th. Please note the change of day!!
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.
To sign up or to check out the details please log in to our Members Pages: News & Information!
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.
PIcture form our 2025 Quilt Show!
- Starting at our March Meeting!
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.
- Only Guild Members in good standing have access to the members side our of webpage where the Block of the Month Patterns reside.
