2024 PTQG September Meeting and Speaker

PTQG September Members’ Meeting
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Business Meeting 10:00 a.m.; Speaker’s Presentation 12:30 p.m.
Hope Church, 728 Western Avenue, Manchester, Maine

Kitty Wilkin will be our speaker on Saturday September 7 and will present a talk about quilt photography.  Have you always wanted to take great photos of your gorgeous quilts and the results haven’t been what you expected?  Kitty will walk us through the tools and process of transforming photos from blah to WOW! You won’t want to miss this informative talk!

PTQG offers Workshops with Beth Helfter September 6 and September 8, 2024!

Please join us September 6 and September 8 for an opportunity to learn about a diverse set of techniques to add to your toolbox with Beth Helfter. All the workshops will be conducted via Zoom.  Don’t miss out on these opportunities!

There will be two workshops to pick from presented by Beth Helfter of EvaPaige Quilts, https://evapaigequilts.com/.  Accordion Sewn HSTs and Kickin’ Stash. These workshops are open to PTQG members for advanced sign-up. PTQG is committed to at least 10 participants for each workshop. The workshop is then opened to members of the public to fill out the class.  The half-day workshops are $35 each and the full day workshop on Sunday is $50.  

Workshops will be only open to members of PTQG until 8/6/24.  After 8/6/24, registration will be opened to members of PTQG and to the general public until the class is filled. Sign-up and payment will be through EvaPaige Quilts, https://evapaigequilts.com.  If you have questions, email Kathy Hopkins at 1stvp@mainequilts.org.  

Click here for workshop descriptions, supply lists, and registration information.

A newsletter for Maine Quilts

Barbara Duffy, Maine Quilts Coordinator
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Maine Quilts 2024 is over and what a fabulous show it was! A big shoutout to all Committee Chairs and Volunteers! You went above and beyond, giving countless hours of your time, to ensure the show was a success!  It was my pleasure to work with all of you! Thank you so much!

There are some new opportunities for you to be part of the team for Maine Quilts 2025 – Chairpersons play a key role in the development and implementation of the show. If you would be interested in one of the open positions, please contact me! 

Planned exhibits for Maine Quilts 2025 include:

“Log Cabin Quilts” from the International Quilt Museum
“Mini Amish Quilts” from the New England Quilt Museum
“Stash Bandit” quilts from Diane Harris

Teachers under contract for Maine Quilts 2025

Diane Harris*Betsy Habich*Linda Hahn*Dawn Heese
Heidi Proffetty*Heather Kojan*Stacie Spradlin

Maine Quilts 2025

July 24-26, 2025 – Opening Night July 23rd
Theme for Maine Quilts 2025
Log Cabin – “Home Away from Home”