For September 2025 to June 2026
This year’s Theme
This year’s theme is twofold: Connection and Repurposing! We’ve added several skill building sessions to help you incorporate modern quilting design principles into your work (using bold prints, bold use of color, directed improv, alternate grid work, etc.) as well as ways to repurpose fabrics from various sources including your non-modern stash. In addition to our regular membership meetings (first Saturday of each month), we are also scheduling three Fostering Connection Community Sew Days! We hope you will join us. And in response to requests from members that live across our great state, we have worked to include meeting locations in both Clinton and Waterville with the hopes that more members will be able to attend in person.
We also have a special workshop planned for January 31 with Nicholas Ball that you will not want to miss!
In addition we will be hosting a small quilt show in Yarmouth in conjunction with the Yarmouth Historical Society in March/April of 2026- stay tuned for more information on that event!
Maine Modern Quilters Program: Sept. 2025- June 2026
| Date | Location | Program | Lead/Teacher |
| September 6 9:30 am – 2 pm | Iron Workers Union Hall 277 Hinckley Road Clinton, ME | Amish Lessons for Modern Applications Introduction to 2026 Charity Quilt Project | Meliss Swanson Janet Clement Patty Robinson |
| October 4 9:30 am – 3 pm | Hope Baptist Church 726 Western Ave. Manchester, ME | Sew Day: Name Tag, Scrappy Bag, Seat Cushion/Cover | Nancy Landers Hilary Hudson |
| October 18 9:00 am – 3 pm | Iron Workers Union Hall 277 Hinckley Road Clinton, ME | Fostering Community Sew Day | Faye Jean Meliss Swanson |
| November 1 9:30 am – 1:30 pm | First Congregational Church 19 Gloucester Hill Road New Gloucester, ME | Round Robin of Tools | Members |
| December 6 9:30 am – 3 pm | Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 61 Pleasant Street Waterville, ME | Holiday Party Bonnie Dwyer Trunk Show: How to use bold prints | Bonnie Dwyer |
| January 3 9:30 am – 1:00 pm | Zoom | Bold Use of Color | Members |
| February 7 9:30 am – 2:00 pm | Zoom | Sew Day: Directed Improv- Finding Rhythms in Shape | Patty Robinson |
| March 7 9:30 am – 2:00 pm | Zoom | Members Works in Progress (WIPs) Critiques Scrappy No-sew fabric container | Members Kate Gawler Becky Rodgers Kathy Snow |
| March 21 9:00 am – 3 pm | Zoom | Fostering Community Sew Day | |
| April 4 10:00 am – 2:30 pm | Merrill Memorial Library 215 Main Street Yarmouth, ME | Alternate Grid Work | Alex Lawrence Alice Dyer |
| May 2 9:30 am – 2 pm | Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church 810 Main Street Westbrook, ME | Using up your non-modern stash Repurposed fabrics and deboning garments | Stacey Owen Becky Rogers |
| May 16 9:00 am – 3 pm | Hope Baptist Church 726 Western Ave. Manchester, ME | Fostering Community Sew Day | |
| June 6 9:30 am – 1:00 pm | Winslow Park 100 Staples Point Road Freeport, ME | Picnic |
Snow/inclement weather cancellation:
The cancellation decision will be emailed to members and guests and posted on Facebook and Instagram.
PAST PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES:
September 2024-June 2025
September Meeting & Program
Saturday, September 7 10:00 AM at Yarmouth Library (215 Main Street, Yarmouth)
Program: Intro of the theme for the year – Color
Seeing Color: Kate Gawler Color Wash: Veronica Serrato, Sue Duval, Karen Wood
October Meeting & Program
Saturday, October 5 at 10:00 AM at Hope Baptist Church, Manchester (726 Western Ave, Manchester)
Program: Thread Play –hand and machine : Dan Pelish (machine), Anne Gould (machine), Dominique Healy (hand) – SEW DAY!
Supply List for Thread Play Workshop : sewing machine (and sewing supplies, spare needle (just in case) extension cord, four quilt sandwiches (12’x12″ each) marked into 4 sections each **, change of thread **, two quilt sandwiches (15-18″ square) ##, two fabric squares (4-5″ each) for embellishment ##, and an adventurous spirit .. it will be fun! ** supplies for Dan Pellish’s segment & ## supplies for Anne Gould’s segment
November Meeting & Program
Saturday, November 2 at 10:00 AM on Topsham Library (25 Foreside Rd Topsham)
Program: Trade Orphan Blocks and or sew orphan blocks for charity quilts: MaryAnn Cugini and Mary Gallie – SEW DAY! – Bring Machine, tools, and orphan blocks to trade and sew on.
December Holiday Party
Saturday, December 7 at 10:00 AM at New Gloucester Congregational Church – 19 Gloucester Hill Rd, New Gloucester, ME
Program: Holiday Party
- 1) a favorite recipe to share (please print your name on your recipe)
- Recipes will be displayed on a table so folks can take photos, then try them at home.
- (2) something sweet or savory to share, if you wish
- (3) three INDIVIDUALLY rolled up jelly roll strips (2.5″ x width of fabric) – For Game
- (4) optional, a donation for the church’s food pantry (place on bench at entrance)
- (5) if you have any quilted bags completed (we are making them for foster teens fyi, there will be an opportunity to bring bags again in April
- In lieu of a Gift Exchange we will be collecting his year we will collect for the twelve young residents of New Beginnings (ages 13 to 21).
Should you wish to participate one option is to donate money that we will pool in order to buy gift cards for the residents. You can bring a cash donation on Dec 7th or donate online via Zeffy with the following link :
https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/4d19b923-dac2-449e-bc73-01ddf1765bf4
January Meeting & Program
Saturday, January 4 at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Program: Tour of Modern Quilt Guild Website & Maine Modern Quilters Website: Heather Walters Web Resources Summary & Virtual Sew & Tell
February Meeting & Program
Saturday, February 1 at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Program: Tips for photographing quilts with Kitty Wilkin
March Meeting & Program
Saturday, March 1 at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Program: Trunk Show with Timna Tarr
April Meeting & Program
Saturday, April 5 at 10:00 AM at Hope Baptist Church (726 Western Ave, Manchester)
Program: How to make bags with zippers & bags for charity: Ann Ball , Karen Wood, Alison Cronkhite – SEW DAY! – Bring Machine, tools, and orphan blocks (or quilting practice panels) to sew for charity bags..
May Meeting & Program
Saturday, May 3 at 10:00am location changed to Westbrook Congregational Church @ 810 Main St, Westbrook ( location has been changed from previous St Mary’s Episcopal Church (43 Foreside Rd, Falmouth))
Program: Round Robin: Inset circles – Kate Gawler; EPP – Sue Duval; Y-seams & partial seams – MaryAnn Cugini
June Meeting & Program
Saturday, June 7 – 9:30-1pm at Winslow Park (10 Winslow Park Way), Freeport ME
Program: Picnic, yard sale and celebration!
For September 2023 to June 2024
Workshops & Mini Quilts
We are planning one or two workshops for our members this year. Details are still to come!
In addition to our great programming we will be doing a series of MiniQuilts as a way to explore what is a Modern Quilt and maybe try something new. Mini Quilt 1 will be introduced in September and shared in November. Mini Quilt 2 will be introduced in November and shared in February 3. Mini Quilt 3 will be introduced in March and shared in May.
September Meeting & Program
Saturday, September 9 10:30 AM at New Gloucester Congregational Church
Program: Quilting Modern – Member Trunk Show demonstrating quilt process and design.
October Meeting & Program
Saturday, October 7 at 10:00 AM at Hope Baptist Church, Manchester
Program: Circles and Squircles with Sue Duval
November Meeting & Program
Saturday, November 4 at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Program: Improv Directed Blocks with Mary Gallie and & MaryAnn Cugini
December Holiday Party
Saturday, December 3 at 10:00 AM at New Gloucester Congregational Church – 19 Gloucester Hill Rd, New Gloucester, ME 04260
January Meeting & Program
Saturday, January 6 at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Program: Virtual Sew & Tell
February Meeting & Program
Saturday, February 3 at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Program: Interleave Quilting with Kate Gawler and Karen Wood
March Meeting & Program
Saturday, March 2 at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Program: Foundation Paper Piecing with Heather Walters, Karen Wood, and Carmen Dickinson
April Meeting & Program
Saturday, April 6 – MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Location Westbrook Warren Congregational Church – 810 Main Street, Westbrook, ME
Program: Sew Pass Along with Kate Gawler
May Meeting & Program
Saturday, May 4 at 10:00am
Location – Hope Baptist Church – Manchester – 726 Western Ave, Manchester, ME
Program: Sew Pass Along with Kate Gawler (Moved from April Meeting)
June Meeting & Program
Saturday, June 1 – 9:30-1pm
Location : Wolfe’s Neck State Park for June 1.
Program: Picnic, yard sale and celebration
For September 2022 to June 2023
November Meeting & Program
Saturday, November 5 at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Program: Collage sew along with Abigail Marsh
December Holiday Party
Saturday, December 3 at 10:00 AM
First Congregational Church of New Gloucester, 19 Gloucester Hill Rd, New Gloucester, ME
January Meeting & Program
Saturday, January 7 at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Program: Virtual Sew & Tell
February Meeting & Program
Saturday, February 4 at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Program: Applique and Hand Quilting demo by Rene Therrien
March Meeting & Program
Saturday, March 4 at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Program: EQ8 Demonstration by Evie Landry
March Workshop
Saturday, March 18 at 11:00 AM on Zoom
Maria Shell Linear Blocks Workshop
April Meeting & Program
Saturday, April 1 at 10:00 AM
Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church UCC, 810 Main St., Westbrook ME
Program: Curved Improv Piecing sew along with Kate Gawler & MaryAnn Cugini
May Meeting & Program
Saturday, May 6 at 10:00 AM
Location – Hope Baptist Church – Manchester
Program: Round robin of various finishing techniques including facing, binding, labels and mounting on canvas.
June Meeting & Program
Saturday, June 3
Location in person – to be determined
Program: Picnic, yard sale and celebration of MMQ’s 10 year anniversary.
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