• 134th PTQG Members’ Meeting

    Hope Baptist Church 726 Western Ave., Manchester, ME, United States

    The business meeting will begin at 10:00, followed by show and tell and lunch. We will be voting on new Board members for the 2022-2023 year! After lunch Lynn Wheatley from Vermont will be the featured speaker. Lynn’s lecture is titled “Rocket Scientist to Rotary Cutter and Beyond.” This is the story of her quilting journey. Special Events at September Members’ Meeting! Redwork Display! We Love Redwork! You know, all the outline designs of very small stitches done in red embroidery floss. I bet if you don’t have one that you use every day, you have something special hidden away. Let’s bring them out into

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  • 135th PTQG Members’ Meeting

    Hope Baptist Church 726 Western Ave., Manchester, ME, United States

    The January Members’ Meeting will be held at Hope Church, 728 Western Avenue, Manchester, Maine, beginning at 10 a.m. with the business meeting, show and tell, and lunch, followed by the speaker, Brooke Biette of Dust and Waves Textiles. Brooke is a Maine native who moved west, landing in Arizona for a few years, and is now back in Maine. She has 30 years of quilting experience and 5 years of self-taught ice and snow dyeing of fabric. Brooke will talk a bit about her dyeing process, how and why she got started, how she mixes dyed fabrics with contemporary and vintage fabrics in her

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  • 137th PTQG Members’ Meeting

    Hope Baptist Church 726 Western Ave., Manchester, ME, United States

    The Fall Member’s meeting of the Pine Tree Quilters Guild, Inc will be held on Saturday, September 9th at 10 a.m.  Following lunch, Gladi Porsche, Gladi Porsche Quilts – Gladi Porsche Quilts (gladiquilts.net) will be the lecturer.  Gladi designs her own quilts and will be telling us about her journey with a trunk show. Hope to see many of you there.

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  • 138th PTQG Members’ Meeting

    Hope Baptist Church 726 Western Ave., Manchester, ME, United States

    The agenda will include a business meeting, budget vote, show and tell, and lunch. Please review the budget documents in the December Patchwork Press before the meeting. After lunch, our speaker, Bonnie Dwyer, will share some of her family’s quilts talk about “Six Generations of Maine Quiltmakers.”  

  • PTQG Members’ Meeting

    Hope Baptist Church 726 Western Ave., Manchester, ME, United States

    The April Members’ Meeting will be held at Hope Church, 726 Western Avenue, Manchester, Maine, beginning at 10 a.m. with the business meeting, show and tell, and lunch, followed by the speaker, Wendy Caton Reed. Wendy Caton Reed will present a trunk show that involves a short bit of quilt history. She will follow with a spectacular showing of historic quilts that will show how techniques and fabrics have changed over time.  You won’t want to miss this informative talk!

  • PTQG Members’ Meeting – Saturday January 25, 2025

    Hope Baptist Church 726 Western Ave., Manchester, ME, United States

    10:00:  Business Meeting 12:30 (roughly) - Guest Speaker  (Laurie Lebar)  - Curator at the Maine State Museum for past 23 years.  She curated nationally recognized exhibits, authored and co-authored many papers and books, expertly cared for Maine’s cultural heritage, and traveled across the state as a lecturer. One of Laurie’s finalprojects at the museum was setting up an exhibition at the museum based on her book, "Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community". The exhibit is slated to open when the museum reopens in late 2025. Our speaker, Laurie LaBar, will share some of her stories and beautiful images of historical Maine-made quilts. Her

  • PTQG MEMBERS MEETING – APRIL 12TH

    Hope Baptist Church 726 Western Ave., Manchester, ME, United States

    The PTQG Members Meeting will be held Saturday, April 12 at 10:00 a.m. Location:  Hope Baptist Church, 728 Western Avenue, Manchester, Maine There will be a cookie swap, bring your favorite cookie to share. Our guest speaker is: Kate Gawler.  She will share a talk and trunk show about “What Makes a Quilt Modern?” Along with the business meeting, there will be door prizes.  Make sure you bring your lunch and drink!

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  • PTQG Members Meeting – Saturday, September 6, 2025

    Hope Baptist Church 726 Western Ave., Manchester, ME, United States

    The PTQG Members Meeting will be held Saturday, April 12 at 10:00 a.m. Location:  Hope Baptist Church, 728 Western Avenue, Manchester, Maine.  10:00 Business Meeting 12:30 Guest Speaker. Our guest speaker, Jackie MacDonald, who will share her knowledge about fabric design.  Jackie MacDonald is a digital artist and fabric designer for Moda and designed the quilt for the 2025 PTQG  raffle.  Jackie’s philosophy is to design timeless patterns in soft, romantic color palettes to evoke feelings of warmth and wonder. Taking cues from her love of nature and the countryside, gardening, farmhouses and flea market treasures, she hopes to create art that celebrates everyday magic. 

  • Members Meeting January 31, 2026

    Hope Baptist Church 726 Western Ave., Manchester, ME, United States

    The January 31, 2026, Members’ Meeting guest speakers will be a collaboration of members from Art Quilts Maine and Crazy Quilters of Maine. A variety of stations surrounding the room will highlight members’ techniques and passions. Embroidery is the highlight from the Crazy Quilters of Maine. There will also be examples of how to add beads, 3D flowers from ruching, Chicken Scratch, Braille Embroidery with ½ pearls, covered buttons, big stitch, thread painting, couching, and more. Have you ever wondered how to add any of these techniques to your quilted projects to highlight and enhance their appearance? Come find out how in January.

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