There will NOT be any meetings or Sew In Saturday events during July. There will be the great Shore Yard Sale on July 14 in Black Rock so make sure you check out the home made doughnuts and other great bargains that day. Check with Alice if you need more information. There are lots of quilters there who will probably be selling fabric items.
We will have the August Sew In Saturday on Saturday Aug 11
We had a great time and lively discussion at the pot luck supper last week. The big topic was the 3rd annual retreat in Shediac in September 21-22-23. At the moment we are planning to go to my cottage and perhaps check out a few local quilt shops. Then we will drive to Calais, Maine aka Marden's to check out the bargain fabrics. It was decided that we would do this as a day trip because the cost of any duty we had to pay would be made up in the difference in not having to pay hotel room fees. We can also pack a picnic lunch to keep the cost of meals down. Most frequent Marden shoppers say that the Calais store is better than the Bangor one anyway. That way we can bring sewing machines and sew at my cottage.
We also discussed some program ideas for the fall. People expressed interest in a jelly roll race workshop and a french braid workshop but I got so excited thinking about it that I forgot to write down all the ideas. . . . We will plan our schedule at the September meeting so get your ideas in we can talk about it in September.
