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.Register For The 2023 Get-Away by clicking this link.
The Get-Away is now FULL, but please click the REGISTER link to place your name on the wait list.
WHEN: The 2023 Get-Away is March 24-26, 2023 with an extra sewing day March 23, 2023 (at an extra cost).
WHERE: The Get-Away will be held at the Town & Country Inn and Resort in Gorham, NH. The cost includes meals from Friday evening through breakfast Sunday.
WHAT: June Pease will teach an applique workshop this year. Sign-up for the workshop is optional. Space is limited to 20 people. Cost for the workshop is $35.
For more details click here!Guild Meeting Dates: Meetings
- Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 - Traveling Textile Inspirations with Lisa Walton & the Guild Challenge
- Canned Goods Donations at meeting
- Class: Beading Embellishment Workshop (class is full)
- "Put a Sock In It" due.
- Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - My Best Tips & Tricks For Perfect Precision Sewing with Linda Sullivan
- Mill Quilt Exhibit for entire month
- Sat. Class Curved Piecing March 11th
- March 29th 5th Saturday Sit-n-sew (Mill)
- March 24, 25, & 26, 2023 Get-Away
- Sat. Class Curved Piecing March 11th
- Sat. Class Curved Piecing March 11th
- Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - Brown Bag Auction
- May 10, 2023: May Dinner Installation of Officer
- May Workshop with Kathie Beltz
- May Workshop with Kathie Beltz
- June 14, 2023: Lecture
- July 12, 2023: Sit n' Sew/Ice Cream Social
- Bue Trip to Maine Quilt Show 7/27/23
Guild Meetings (with the exception of dinner meetings) are held at the Belknap Mill. Typically meetings open with Snacks & Social time begining at 6:00pm followed by our Presentation at 6:45pm with our Business Meeting to follow. If a presentation times change we will do our best to update these times as soon as we have them.
Jane Balshaw’s workshop: My Creative Process.Learn To Quilt Beginner Workshop.
Registration is now open!- Youth Registration Link
- Adult Regisration Link - at this time our Adult Class is FULL, if you would like to be placed on the wait list please register.
If you are having an issue registering please email Michelle Plourde at 4mlplourde@gmail.comWhat: Develop basic sewing skills while creating a tied quilt (throw size—40” x 50”).
Where: Laconia Middle School, 150 McGrath St., Laconia NH 03246
Cost: $10 Registration Fee
When: Saturdays: January 28th, February 4th, 11th & 18th, March 4th & 11th, 2023
Times: Youth (ages 10 - 16): 9 am - 11 am & Adults (ages 17 & Up): Noon - 2 pm
For the Youth Class, a responsible adult is required to attend the 1st Class.
Sponsored by: The Belknap Mill Quilters Guild - Have questions, email us at info@bmqg.orgMonthly Membership Meeting Fat Quarter & 2 1/2" Strip Raffle Fabric: - Fat Quarter & 2 ½” Strip Raffle
Fabric Themes for 2023
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
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2023-
January- Think Valentine's Day (double tickets for cupid!)all pinks welcome.
February- Think St. Patrick’s Day (double tickets for shamrocks) all greens welcome.
March- Batiks
April- Spring Time- flowers and bugs
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!! Blue and White!!
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- Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 - Traveling Textile Inspirations with Lisa Walton & the Guild Challenge
Guild News
Supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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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.
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Belknap Mill - Laconia, NH
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