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.
  • Harvest of Quilts Quilt Show &
    The Mysterous Quilt Journey


    September 23rd from 10 am - 5pm
    September 24th from 10 am - 4 pm
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    Join us for over 150+ quilts in 3 downtown Laconia locations:
    • Belknap Mill - 25 Beacon St. Laconia NH
    • Laconia Sr. Center - 532 Main St. Laconia
    • The Conference Center  LR Mental Health - Main St. Laconia

    Baskets Galore - Amazing Gift basket to be raffled including a Pfaff Passport 2.0 sewing maching valued at $899 donated by North Country Quilters & Sew n'Vac LLC
     
    Vendors

    ​Attic Corner

    Quilted Treasures

    The Mysterious Quilt Journey -     Dozens of Quilts on display in Downtown Shops.
    Quilt Show winners determined by popular vote - Voting ends at 5 pm Saturday.

    Adminission includes All Locations
    $10 Adults & Children under 12 Free with a paid adult admission
    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.
    NEWS - 5th Wednesday Sit n' Sew this week!

    Come join us for another GREAT sewing day on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. on the 3 rd Floor of the Belknap Mill for our 5 th Wednesday Sit & Sew for Comfort Quilts! You provide your sewing machine and tools and we provide
    the fabric and kits to make up! Don’t forget to bring your lunch and beverage!
     Guild Meeting Dates​​

    October 2023
    • Membership Meeitng, Oct 11, 2023 - 6 pm- 6:45 PM: Social time, with membership meeting & program by Adele Scott, Lecture "Rulers Rule", to follow.  Do you have a draw full of rulers you do not know how to use? Are you tired of pruchasing one ruler that will only do one job? This program will solve your problems.

    • October 12, 2023 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Adele Scott, " On the Edge" at Belknap Mill (this class was postponed from June's meeting date; CLASS FILLED

    November 2023
    • Membership Meeitng, Nov. 8, 2023 - 6 pm- 6:45 PM: Social time, with membership meeting & program by Christa Nee,OTR/L Occupational Therapist, Yoga Instructor & Quilter "Body Ergonomics and Joint Protection for the Quilter" to follow.

    December 12, 2023 (TUESDAY)
    • Annual Holiday Party--Hart's Turkey Farm,  Meredith, NH, ​​More information to Follow.
    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.
    Check out these Membership Programs & Workshops!
    • October 11, 2023
      ​ Adele Scott, Lecture "Rulers Rule"
    Julia McLeod
     Tina Craig - 3-Dimensional
    Art Collage with
    Deborah Boschert
     Tina Craig - 3-Dimensional
    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​​
    • 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!

                 
    • 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
    Tentative Dates for our 2024 Beginner Workshop Series:     Jan. 13, 20, 27 & Feb. 3,10, 17 with possible March dates due to snow.

  • 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