December 2…Paaarrrttyyy!!!!

We celebrated the holidays on December 2… as you can see by the photos, we hardly had any fun at all… of course, not everyone can make every meeting – but we managed to get a snapshot of the party-goers as depicted above!

There were decorations and food…

Games… the competitors were FIERCE!!!!

 

Evelyn won the Big Pile of Fat Quarters….she rolls a mean dice….

And we finished the day with a viewing of finished UFO’s!!! The members are really embracing the UFO challenge:

Somerset Samplers created this beauty from a departed members stash… they are selling raffle tickets for it!  $1 each, or 6 for $5.  To purchase a raffle ticket, email Carmen at: carmend2010@hotmail.com

December 3, 2016 meeting

We had our Holiday meeting at a beautiful church hall in New Gloucester. It was very festive with lots of great food, great decorations, great activities and great people!

Sept 10, 2016 Meeting

The first meeting of the 2016-2017 year was held in Waterville, at Thomas College. Members participated in the business meeting portion of the Pine Tree Quilt Guild (our umbrella organization) and because it was a beautiful day, we continued our Modern Guild meeting by having lunch outside on the patio. After lunch, we saw a gorgeous trunk show by Anita Grossman Soloman.

We welcomed several new members to our group and discussed the upcoming events planned for the year. Members should watch for emails with the specific details of the activities for each month.

On October 5, 2015, Jacquie Gering taught a Supernova Technique class to our Maine Modern Quilters at A Gathering of Stitches in Portland. Jacquie is a world renowned modern quilter and we are so thrilled she came to Maine to give us this wonderful class.

Sandy Johnson

Sandy bought a new small Husqvarna Viking! So much easier to carry around than the BIG HV!
Yeah, Sandy! Thanks, for taking minutes!

Cindy, right, Hazel, middle and Emily

Cindy, right, Hazel, and Emily, discussing the aspect of designing a quilt projects. Today’s project Scrap Scramble, the X’s and O’s quilt behind Emily is shown on the design wall.

Cindy Visbaras, left, and Sue Duval

Cindy is leading a discussion designed by Ann-Marie Schetchman, “Getting to know you.” Sue Duval on the right is explaining a concept.

Maine Modern Quilt Guild at Cotton Weeds Quilt Shop in Freeport, Maine 4/18/15

Unfortunately we are missing some members, but here are quite a few from our FANTASTIC group!

Left to right, back row:

Sandy Johnson, Betsy Cannan, Carmen Dickinson, Sara Allen, Adma Willis, Sharon Vandermay, Audrey Arguin, Jen Johnson

Middle row: Eleanor Dickens, Joan Emerson, Bonnie Dwyer, Jane Hann Morey, Karen Bean, Kathryn Simel, Stephanie Berry, Ellie Fellers

Front row:

Fred Maitland, Beth Maitland, Ann-Marie Schechtman, Sue Duval, Sue Arnold

Group Photo of Maine Modern Quilters (not all members present in photo)

Nearing the end of an educational and sharing day the ME Mod Quilters held their Metropolis blocks for a group photo.
Back, left to right: Jennifer Johnson, Jane Hann Morey, Mona Gosselin, Carmin Dickinson, Beth Maitland, Sara Allen (hiding), Adma Wilson, Hazel Henderson, and Karen Bean
Front, left to right: Bonnie Dwyer, Sandy Johnson, Betsy Cannan

Officers

Betsy Cannan, President
Cindy Visbaras, Vice President
Ellie Fellers/Karen Mitchell, Co-Secretaries
Janet Clement, Tresurer
Ann-Marie Lyons-Schechtman, Program Coordinator