2018 Yard Sale

It's a New Year!  Is one of your resolutions to clean out your sewing room?  You are so lucky, because the NHMQG is having our second annual Yard Sale at our February meeting!!  All proceeds will be donated to the Guild to benefit Programs!

We will be accepting quilting cottons and flannels of any type (it doesn't have to be "modern") and scraps 2 1/2" or bigger packaged in plastic bags.  All fabric will be selling for 50 cents an ounce.

Magazines no older than five years and with all pages intact and patterns will sell for $1.

Quilting and general sewing books are priced at $3 each.  

If you have extra notions, (rulers, cutters, mats, hoops, needles etc.) please price these yourself.  

The yard sale will be a great opportunity to recycle any projects you've lost interest in (otherwise known as UFO's!)  These will be sold on a name your donation basis.  Please bring a bag to take your purchase home in!  

We will be accepting cash and checks for yard sale purchases!

We welcome non-members to join us as well. This is a great opportunity to get fabric and notions for a great price!

January 2018 Meeting Reminder

Our January meeting will take place on Tuesday January 16th at 7pm!!

Doors open at 6:30 if you would like to come early for some pre-meeting sew-cializing!

Spring Retreat: Registration for Spring Retreat will be opening in early February. Stay tuned for additional details!

February Yard Sale: At our February meeting on the 20th we'll be hosting our second annual yard sale! All proceeds will be donated to the Guild to benefit Programs! You can get rid of your quilting cottons and flannel yardage, scraps of material in ziploc bags, (consider making themed bags-colors, styles of fabric, etc.), magazines that are five years old or newer, quilting and general sewing books, patterns and notions.  We ask that you price the notions yourself, the cashiers will price out everything else at checkout.

Sewing Bee: Would you like to sign up for the 2018 sewing bees? Please see Ellen on Tuesday night! The first bee of 2018 will take place on January 21st.

Membership: If you still need to renew your membership you can renew online here, or in person with cash or a check.

Giveaways and Raffles: Our giveaway item this month is the Boho Designs Coloring Book by Valori Wells who designs fabric for Robert Kaufman. Get inspired with 18 fantastical designs that you can color or draw or paint all day! 

* Raffle #1: The Muffin Tops Quilt Pattern and 12” Clammy Ruler, generously donated by Latifah Saafir! The Muffin Tops Quilt is a great pattern for perfecting curved piecing. It is built with 12″ blocks and goes together quicker than you’d think! This pattern is designed to be used with the 12" Clammy Ruler.

* Raffle #2: 3 half yards of beautiful fabric with golden tones from PB&J Textiles.

Membership Survey:  Our programming on Tuesday night will be breaking into small groups and conducting a survey. The survey will be made available online as well for those who can not attend on Tuesday night. Please come prepared with ideas that you think would make our guild better!

Upcoming Programming: If you have an idea for a monthly program please let our programming committee know. Our monthly programming will be committee based this year!

We'll see you Tuesday at the First Baptist Church!