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.
    2023 Quilt Show Registation is now OPEN.

    ​*  Click here for more details.   *  Click here to register your quilt.
    Looking To Help Out??
    We are currently looking for a Challenge Coordinator for the 2023-2024 year.  The BMQG Quilt Challenge takes place annually and will be open to all Guild members. The Challenge Coordinator will be appointed by the Guild’s President and will work with the Special Events Chair, and a small committee to explore challenge options. The Challenge Coordinator is responsible for working with the chair and committee to display and coordinate the voting of said challenge. More details and information to follow.  Please let Dawn Lovell know if you are interested by May 31st.

    For the Getaway Coordinator:
    We are currently looking for a Get Away Coordinator for the 2023-2024 year.  The BMQG Get-Away is an annual event that happens every Mar/April.  The Getaway needs a detail oriented person to organize this amazing event. Please see the policy and procedure for all details involved. 

    For the Newsletter Editor:
    We are currently looking for a Newsletter Editor.  This person needs to be a self starter, master at deadlines, and very eloquent with wordsmithing.  The Newsletter Editor is responsible for producing and distributing the Guild newsletter every other month to its members and advertisers. 

    Please see the policy and procedure for all details involve, please let Dawn Lovell know if you are interested in either of these positions by May 31st.
    Guild Meeting Dates​​

    May 2023
    • May 10th Membership Meeting -- Catered dinner and Installation of Officers 
    • May Workshop with Kathie Beltz  
     
    June 2023
    • June 14th Membership Meeting -- Adele Scott will be our presentor at our June meeting. Her lecture is entitled “Rulers Rule!”

    July 2023
    • ​July 12th -- Sit n' Sew/Ice Cream Social
    • July 27th -- Bus Trip to Maine Quilt Show, contact Cheryl Goldenberg at twin2th29@gmail.com
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    Guild Membership Meetings open with snacks and social time beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the presentation at 6:45 p.m., with the business meeting to follow. Time permitting, meetings conclude with show and tell.
    Winners of the
    ​2023 Get-Way Challenge
    1st Place Susan Goodwin
    2nd Plce Deb Wyman
    3nd Place Karen Priestley
    Monthly Membership Meeting ​
    Fat Quarter & 2 1/2" Strip ​Raffle:  ​
    ​To participate, simply bring one or a bunch of fat quarters and/or 2 ½" strips to our monthly meeting. Fabric themes for each month are listed at right.  You will receive a raffle ticket for each item you bring. Two winners are drawn, one for all of the fat quarters, one for all of the strips. 

    Rules: Fat quarters are 18” x 21”, length of 2 ½" inch strips is by width of fabric (approximately 42").  If the fabric does not follow the color/theme, it will not be accepted.
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    Any questions or suggestions email Dawn Lovell at dmlovell72@gmail.com.
    2023 Themes for Fat Quarter & 2 ½” Strip Raffle
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    • ​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! Harvest fabric (double tickets for turkeys)
    • November- Holiday fabric (double tickets for Santa) 
    • December- Happy New Year!  Blue and White!

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    2023 Raffle Quilt: Get your tickets at one of the venue's listed below!

                 
    • May 20 from 9 am – 3 pm at the  Art Walk (during Coffee Festival Weekend) Belknap Mill, Laconia, NH
    • June 16 from 9:30 am – 5 pm at Vista Market, 376 S. Main St. Laconia, NH

    • June 17 from 9:30 am – 5 pm Vista Market in Laconia, NH

    • August 26 & 27 from  9 am - 5 pm at the  Meredith Fine Arts Festival, Meredith, NH

    • Sept 23 & 24    BMQG Quilt Show

    Check Out Pictures of Our 
    Beginner Quilting Class

  • Guild News

    Supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and ​the National Endowment for the Arts. 
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. ​
Belknap Mill - Laconia, NH