Hammersmith Quilters Guild

March 2025 General Membership Meeting
2025-03-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States
Member to Member sharing featuring Betty Snell-Fraiser (Red Work), Bo Shilkey (Fabric Sculpture), Dale De Luca (Paper Piecing), Hildy Curran (Shibori tie dye)
Show & Tell: Yes
Free Table: Yes
Creative Quilt Works: TBD
Fat Quarter (FQ) Drawing: Bring a fat quarter in the designated color or theme. For each FQ you bring, your name goes into a drawing. You could win a whole bundle of fat quarters! The color for is Green. Remember: a fat quarter of fabric measures 18” x 22”.
3/$1 Raffle: Buy 3 tickets for $1 and you are entered into a raffle for notions or other quilting things. The more tickets you buy, the more chances to win!
Name Badge: Wear your Guild name badge and enter a drawing for a prize. This is to encourage everyone to wear their name badge so we get to know who you are! New members received a printout of the directions when you joined as part of your tote bag welcome pack; the directions can also be found on our website www.hqgsaugus.org under Member Information.
All drawings and raffles are optional; you do not need to participate at all, or you can pick the ones that interest you!

Workshop - Collage Quilting
2025-03-05 15:15 - 17:15 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States
On March 5th, at 3:15 p.m. we will have a workshop in the Senior Center taught by Nancy where she will show us how to make one of her wonderful small wall hangings. The pattern, Steam A Seam and fabric are provided. Please bring a pair of Karen Kay Buckley scissors and a fusing mat if you have them. At 5:30 we will eat and then go to our meeting. One stop does it all!! The cost for the workshop is $25. Please contact Joyce Rodenhiser at albearrod@aol.com to sign up for the workshop. The picture below shows the small wall hanging that attendees will make.

February 2025 Executive Board Meeting
2025-02-19 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
The Guild’s Executive Board meets monthly to discuss Guild business. All members are invited. If the meeting is by zoom, contact any member of the executive board for the link.

February 2025 General Membership Meeting
2025-02-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
This will be a Zoom meeting. The link will be sent to members one half hour before the meeting begins.
Speaker: Ann Lauer, Update on the African Charity Project
Show & Tell: No
Free Table: No
Creative Quilt Works: TBD
Fat Quarter (FQ) Drawing: No
3/$1 Raffle: No

January 2025 Executive Board Meeting
2025-01-15 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom

January 2025 General Membership Meeting
2025-01-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States
Nancy Sandreuter, Trunk Show
Show & Tell: Yes
Free Table: Yes
Creative Quilt Works: Fibonacci Quilt
Fat Quarter (FQ) Drawing: Bring a fat quarter in the designated color or theme. For each FQ you bring, your name goes into a drawing. You could win a whole bundle of fat quarters! The color for is batiks. Remember: a fat quarter of fabric measures 18” x 22”.
3/$1 Raffle: Buy 3 tickets for $1 and you are entered into a raffle for notions or other quilting things. The more tickets you buy, the more chances to win!
Name Badge: Wear your Guild name badge and enter a drawing for a prize. This is to encourage everyone to wear their name badge so we get to know who you are! New members received a printout of the directions when you joined as part of your tote bag welcome pack; the directions can also be found on our website www.hqgsaugus.org under Member Information.
All drawings and raffles are optional; you do not need to participate at all, or you can pick the ones that interest you!

Workshop - Totebag
2025-01-08 15:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States
Our own member, Gail Dwyer, is offering a workshop on making a tote bag. The workshop is limited to 11 people.
You will love this easy tote bag! It works up quickly and it’s a great way to show off some of your favorite pieces.
You will use it all the time to replace the ugly brown paper bags in the stores now, and you will get lots of compliments!
You will need:
16 X 32” Fabulous fabric
16 X 32”. Coordinate fabric (for the lining)
16 X 32” Ugly light fabric or muslin (for the inside you will
Never see after the bag is finished)
2 – 17 X 5” coordinate fabric (for handles)
80/20 Batting 17 X 36 (or larger)
Sewing machine with regular sewing foot and embroidery/darning foot
Coordinating threads (or light and dark gray)
Pins
Sharp scissors
Ruler
Sharpie
Extension cords

December 2024 Executive Board Meeting
2024-12-18 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | Zoom

December 2024 General Membership Meeting
2024-12-04 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States
This is our Holiday potluck meeting.
Show & Tell: Yes
Free Table: Yes
Creative Quilt Works: TBD
Fat Quarter (FQ) Drawing: Bring a fat quarter in the designated color or theme. For each FQ you bring, your name goes into a drawing. You could win a whole bundle of fat quarters! The color for is white on white. Remember: a fat quarter of fabric measures 18” x 22”.
3/$1 Raffle: Buy 3 tickets for $1 and you are entered into a raffle for notions or other quilting things. The more tickets you buy, the more chances to win!
Name Badge: Wear your Guild name badge and enter a drawing for a prize. This is to encourage everyone to wear their name badge so we get to know who you are! New members received a printout of the directions when you joined as part of your tote bag welcome pack; the directions can also be found on our website www.hqgsaugus.org under Member Information.
All drawings and raffles are optional; you do not need to participate at all, or you can pick the ones that interest you!

November 2024 Executive Board Meeting
2024-11-20 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Hammersmith Quilters Guild Membership Craft Fair
2024-11-06 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States

Go Figure at the NEQM
2024-10-22 - 2024-12-28 | New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
On view October 22 through December 28, 2024
Go Figure: Portraits in Textile Arts
and
Joe Cunningham, In Our Times

October 2024 Executive Board Meeting
2024-10-16 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom

October 2024 General Membership Meeting
2024-10-02 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States
October will see us 1) making name badges with the wonderful teacher Ruth Ashton (more to follow); 2) proposing toasts to all for the coming year; 3) showing off our panel quilts (for donation) as challenged by Creative Quilting chairs Linda and Judy; and 4) guessing who is who from self-portraits also challenged by Judy and Linda.
Show & Tell: Yes
Free Table: Yes
Creative Quilt Works: Fabric self-portrait
Fat Quarter (FQ) Drawing: Bring a fat quarter in the designated color or theme. For each FQ you bring, your name goes into a drawing. You could win a whole bundle of fat quarters! The color for is Halloween themed. Remember: a fat quarter of fabric measures 18” x 22”.
3/$1 Raffle: Buy 3 tickets for $1 and you are entered into a raffle for notions or other quilting things. The more tickets you buy, the more chances to win!
Name Badge: Wear your Guild name badge and enter a drawing for a prize. This is to encourage everyone to wear their name badge so we get to know who you are! New members received a printout of the directions when you joined as part of your tote bag welcome pack; the directions can also be found on our website www.hqgsaugus.org under Member Information.
All drawings and raffles are optional; you do not need to participate at all, or you can pick the ones that interest you!

September Executive Board Meeting
2024-09-18 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Political Quilts and Textiles at the NEQM
2024-09-17 08:00 - 2024-12-28 17:00 UTC | New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
On view September 17 through December 28, 2024
Political Quilts and Textiles from the Permanent Collection

Bayberry Quilters Special Exhibition at NEQM
2024-09-17 - 2024-10-09 | New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Don’t miss the upcoming exhibition from Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod, last year’s winner of the Viewer’s Choice
Award for Summer Celebration of New England Quilts! The NEQM will host this special exhibition in the Genre
Gallery, September 17 through October 19, 2024.

September General Meeting
2024-09-04 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States
A Quilt Clinic will be conducted by nurse Lynn Thibault and nurse Nancy Sullivan! Bring your quilting PROBLEMS to them. “Their Specialties include CPR (cotton problems resolved), MRI (material related issues) and UFO (unfinished objects resuscitation!)” They’re known for excellent bedside manners!
Show & Tell: There will be no Show & Tell in September.
Free Table: There will be a free table at the September meeting.
Creative Quilt Works: Summer Portrait Project. They are due in October.
Fat Quarter (FQ) Drawing: Bring a fat quarter in the designated color or theme. For each FQ you bring, your name goes into a drawing. You could win a whole bundle of fat quarters! The color for September is blue. Remember: a fat quarter of fabric measures 18” x 22”.
3/$1 Raffle: Buy 3 tickets for $1 and you are entered into a raffle for notions or other quilting things. The more tickets you buy, the more chances to win!
Name Badge: Wear your Guild name badge and enter a drawing for a prize. This is to encourage everyone to wear their name badge so we get to know who you are! New members received a printout of the directions when you joined as part of your tote bag welcome pack; the directions can also be found on our website www.hqgsaugus.org under Member Information.
All drawings and raffles are optional; you do not need to participate at all, or you can pick the ones that interest you!

The Electric Needle at the NEQM
2024-08-29 - 2024-10-19 | New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
On view through October 19, 2024
The Electric Needle: 160 Years of Quilting Innovation

Kaleidoscope Quilts at NEQM
2024-08-29 - 2024-09-14 | New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
On view through September 14, 2024
Kaleidoscope Quilts: Works by Paula Nadelstern

August Executive Board Meeting
2024-08-21 18:15 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | Zoom
All member are invited to the Executive Board Meeting.

August Sit N Sew
2024-08-07 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States
Enjoy sewing and socialization with guild members

July Executive Board Meeting
2024-07-17 18:15 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | Panera Bread, 647 Broadway, Saugus, 01906

July Sit N Sew
2024-07-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States
Enjoy sewing and socialization with guild members.

June Executive Board Meeting
2024-06-19 18:15 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | Panera Bread, 647 Broadway, Saugus, 01906

June Guild Meeting
2024-06-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States
Ice Cream Social
Fat quarter: Yellow

May Executive Board Meeting
2024-05-22 18:15 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | Zoom
All member are invited to the Executive Board Meeting.

Contact any board member for the zoom link.

May Guild Meeting
2024-05-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central St, Saugus, MA, 01906, United States
Annual Guild business meeting.
Fat quarter: Blue

The Narragansett Bay Quilters' Guild presents "A Spring Quilt Fest"
2024-04-27 - 2024-04-28 | West Warwick Civic Center, 100 Factory Street, West Warwick, RI, United States

April Executive Board Meeting
2024-04-17 18:15 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | Panera Bread, 647 Broadway, Saugus, 01906
