Meeting Agenda
Door opens at 6:30pm. Please check in with our membership committee. If there is a fee for a speaker, you will be asked to pay then. There is a member/non-member rate, and exact amount is very much appreciated! You will be given a door prize raffle ticket for attending, and you will get an extra ticket if you wear your name tag!
Please see the membership committee with any questions or paperwork for new members, renewals, and name tags!
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After checking in, drop off your 2-1/2" fabric strips and get your raffle ticket(s). Raffle tickets are given for each carefully cut 2-1/2" strip of fabric (up to 7 max) in the color of the month. One luck winner takes home all the strips! Find out more here! If you are purchasing raffle tickets, they are 5 tickets for $1 or 18 tickets for $3.
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Then you can make your way up to the Fellowship Hall, a room that is set up with our wonderful Library and a table for each of our committees. Please take a look at what they are offering! You can check out Cases for Caring, A Quilted Gift, Fabric Swap, Block of the Month, Retreats, Programing, and any Challenge and Mystery Quilt updates, plus more!
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Our meeting starts at 7:00pm in the church sanctuary. There usually are some announcements and "guild talk", then the program is introduced for the night. After that part concludes, refreshments are provided back in the Fellowship Hall, and you have an opportunity to chat with presenters and the other guild members. After the break, we sometimes do a Show 'n Tell, where we get to Oooh and Aaah at all of our talented members' work! All skill levels welcome, please show what you've created! We end with the raffle drawings.
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2025-26 Program Schedule
September 18 / Welcome Back!
Show and Tell, UFOs, and more!
October 16 / Guest Speaker, Trunk Show
We welcome a local modern quilter, Michelle Lander Cain, author of Not Your Typical Jelly Roll Quilts. Find out more about Michelle at From Bolt to Beauty!
October / Workshop
6 hour workshop, 9:00am to 3:00pm
Limit 15 students
$55 member fee / $65 non-member fee
November 20 / Your Capsule Stash
Linda Pearl of One Quilting Circle will talk with us. She is a Certified Instructor for Sew Kind of Wonderful Quilts, and will invite us to take another look at our creative sewing space and the fabric we have.
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$5 member / $10 non-member
December 18 / Holiday Potluck
Guild Meeting and Holiday Celebration!
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To join in the celebration, we are asking for everyone to contribute a food dish to share. Please click HERE to see what you can bring!
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Purchase a pair of novelty stockings and place a small item inside just one of the socks. The total expense limit should be $15.
There are all kinds of little fun items you can tuck into a single stocking- lotions, potions, and notions of all kinds! Sewing, crafting, and quilting notions are certainly welcome, but use your imagination and make it fun! And yes- sweets and treats are always allowed!!
January 15 / Guild Meeting
Bring a quilt - big or small- and show it off to inspire us for this upcoming year! We'd love to be able to display our members quilts on the pews for closer examination. We want to see the quilting! the stitching! the thread choices!!!! This is voluntary, but we think it would be so fun to be able to check out what our talented members are hiding up their quilty sleeves.
January 22-25 / AQG's Annual Winter Retreat
Amoskeag Quilters Guild Retreats at St. Methodios Conference Center. Looking for uninterrupted time to sew, create, and connect with other quilters?
The Amoskeag Quilters Guild hosts two relaxing quilting retreats each year—a Winter Retreat and a Fall Retreat—both held at the peaceful St. Methodios Conference Center, less than an hour from Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Our retreats are designed to give quilters the gift of time: time to work on projects, time to learn from one another, and time to enjoy the company of people who share a love of quilting.
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Not a Guild Member? You’re Still Welcome!
Participation in AQG retreats is open to Amoskeag Quilters Guild members. If you are not currently a member, joining the guild is all that’s required to attend.
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February 19 / Guild Meeting - Barbara Graceffa Trunk Show
Lecture and Trunk Show: Barbara Graceffa is an award-winning quilter and teacher, talented interior decorator, and published author who has offered quilt programs to students in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. She has shown her quilts in local and international juried quilt and art shows, in three museums in two countries, and has had five solo exhibits in recent years. Her quilts have also appeared in national print publications and on local cable and PBS TV. Her trunk show is about "Weekend Wonders: Quick and Easy Small Quilts." Who doesn’t love working on fast and simple small quilt projects that you can finish in a day or weekend? Small projects are a terrific way to unleash your creativity or to learn or practice a new technique. Visit her website at sec-interior.com
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$5 member / $10 non-member
February 21 / Workshop with Barbara Graceffa: Cut 'n Paste: From Fussy Cut Panels to Unique Art Quilts
Cut and fuse pieces from your fabric panel(s) or large print fabric and reimagine them in a new setting – on a pieced background, in a new shape … the sky’s the limit. Barbara will help you in advance to choose suitable fabric(s) and suggest an overall design.
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​$60 member / $70 non-member
March 19 / Guild Meeting
Come and see what our talented members created for the Challenge Quilt! Projects will be displayed on break and everyone can vote for their favorites!
Please welcome to the stage, our own Kristi Parker! Her trunk show spans 50 years of her quilting experience. Kristi is owner, published designer, quilter at Chicken Soup Designs. Kristi’s Video: Go Tell It! Remember Me: Memorial Quilt StoryShare has been featured on Alex Anderson’s “The Quilt Show”. Watch here!​
March 21 / Workshop with Kristi Parker: Quilting on Your Domestic Machine
Join us for a hands-on workshop with Kristi Parker and discover how much you can do with your domestic sewing machine. You’ll learn different ways to mark your quilt, practice guided quilting exercises, and gain confidence quilting your own projects at home. Kristi’s goal is for every participant to leave feeling inspired and ready to tackle their next quilt with confidence! During this full-day workshop, Kristi will:
• Share lots of helpful tips and techniques
• Demonstrate a variety of machine quilting styles
• Show examples of Beautifully machine-quilted projects
• Guide participants through hands-on exercises
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$40 member / $50 non-member
April 16 / Guild Meeting
Meeting at the church, Show and Tell
May 16-17 / Quilt Show
Join us for our biennial 2026 Tomorrow’s Heirlooms Quilt Show, hosted at Manchester Memorial High School. Enjoy an inspiring display of beautiful quilts created by our talented guild members, along with exciting raffles—including a quilt raffle, a sewing machine raffle, and a variety of themed baskets generously assembled by our members. Shop with on-site vendors and celebrate the artistry and creativity of our quilting community! For more information, please click here.
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$10 multi-day admission
May 21 / Guild Meeting
Kathie Beltz: Professional Quilter - Teacher - Judge - Designer: Secrets from the Judge's Chamber
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$5 member / $10 non-member
May 30 / Workshop
ReVamp'd Denim: Get ready to strut your stuff with this fiercely fabulous addition to your wardrobe! Take the classic jean jacket and kick it up a notch, infusing it with personality that’s as bold as you are. Give a well-loved denim jacket a refresh by adding patchwork and quilting designs. This ain’t your grandma’s denim, darling.
The Wing Clipper 1 tool is required for this class. This tool is available from the instructor during class, or at your local quilt shop.
6 hour class – Skill Level: Confident Beginner
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$60 member / $70 non-member
June 18 / End of Year Banquet
More Information to come!