Member Survey: Help shape the future of BMQG! Have an idea or suggestion? Want to give a high-five to the board? Members, watch your email for the link and share your feedback by November 10. It will help the board in its planning for 2025 and beyond. Responses can remain anonymous, and it takes only […]
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Our Saturday open sew meeting had lots of community giving show & tell, and plenty of time to sew and visit. Here’s a recap: Community Giving Quilts: Anna showed several quilts for donation. Just recently, quilts have been distributed to the Women’s and Children’s Alliance (4), MSTI (3), Ada County Victims Services (4), and Children’s Home
February Open Sew and Lots of Community Giving Quilts! Read More »
Thanks to Matt Coffin, RN of Cascade Life Alliance for passing these quilts to local families of deceased organ donors. Matt and his colleague from the St. Alphonsus Chaplain’s office expressed gratitude and appreciation on behalf of families — these quilts become family heirlooms and tangible reminders of the deceased donor. Do you have a quilt to
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Thanks for joining us in the park despite the heat! A few notes from our meeting: Quilts for organ donor families: Thanks to Matt Coffin, RN for sharing about the Cascade Life Alliance’s efforts to give a quilt to families of deceased organ donors. These quilts become family heirlooms and tangible reminders of the deceased
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We had a fun and super productive meeting! Thanks to everyone who worked on making drawstring backpacks! Here’s a recap of our day: Drawstring backpacks & zipper pouches: We had 20 finished drawstring backpacks (wow!) by the end of the meeting. Nicely done all! We still have a few pre-cut packs ready to sew (thanks Anna for
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When: Saturday, March 25, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Where: Library at Cole & Ustick, Sagebrush Room, 7557 W. Ustick Rd. What: We’ll have a sew day making drawstring backpacks. The meeting will feature Linda Armstrong in the Member Spotlight . Things to know: Drawstring backpack/tote bag: We’ll be sewing simple drawstring backpack/tote bags to donate
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Date: Dec. 3, 2022 Location: Library at Bown Crossing, Boise Attendees: 27 members 1 visitor President Lindsie Bergevin gave an annual report: Membership is at 57, Facebook followers 593, Instagram followers 893 2022 events included: May Yard Sale resulted in a $75 donation to the Warm Springs Neighborhood Association. September Quilt Walk received positive interest
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Quilt Walk: Thanks to everyone who came out to the inaugural Quilt Walk in the park. It was so fun to show off our quilts of all sizes and styles in an informal setting! And we had fun inviting passersby to vote for People’s Choice. There were 48 quilts on display, and more than 130
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Modern Quilting Bee We’re kicking off a Modern Quilting Bee Project! It’s simple to participate, and we think it will be so fun! We’re starting with this 16.5-inch unfinished block. You’ll need to login as a member of MQG — once logged in, you can follow this path to the pattern: For MQG Members >
Announcing our Modern Quilting Bee + June 2022 Meeting Recap Read More »
When: Saturday, June 25, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Where: Sewfinity, 800 S Industry Way Ste 360, Meridian What: The meeting will feature Marilyn Shake in the Member Spotlight and making zipper pouches. We’ll be making zipper pouches to donate to two local organizations: Faces of Hope Victim Center and Community Outreach Behavioral Services (COBS).
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Thanks to everyone who participated (or just shopped) at our Yard Sale last weekend! Our fabric scraps, half-completed projects and a whole lot of other things went to new homes. It was such fun, and we had a lot of interest from shoppers about the guild. We anticipate seeing a few new faces in coming
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