Handmake Market 2024 Was a Great Success!
Thanks to everyone who made our 2024 Handmade Market an outstanding success! The quilts and other items for sale were creative and beautiful thanks to our talented members and other contributors. Our shoppers were pleased to find such treasures. Please join us in November 2025 for another installment of this wonderful event.
ALWAYS ACCEPTING NEW MEMBERS
Guild membership is open to anyone. Attendance at meetings and involvement in guild activities is encouraged. The success of our guild depends upon the participation of members and the open exchange of expertise and ideas. If you are not yet a member and would like more information, send contact us at baysidequilters.com. If you are already a member, be sure to check out recent newsletters and the Members Only page, as well as coming meetings and other events (summarized below).
ABOUT US
Bayside Quilters of the Eastern Shore is a guild committed to the creation, study, and sharing of quilts and quilt making. We have proudly been serving our community for more than 30 years. We encourage members to practice and improve their skills through regular meetings, bees and classes. Active involvement in outreach and education programs allows us to share our knowledge and love of textiles while giving back to our community.
COMING MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS
The regular schedule for the Bayside Quilters meeting is the second Wednesday of each month, with social time starting at 9 am and the businees meeting starting at 9:30 am, followed by the program. Most meetings are held on the second floor of the Trappe Volunteer Firehouse in Trappe, MD.
December 11, 11 am - 1 pm: Holiday Brunch
Trappe Firehouse
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Our annual Holiday Brunch will be lovely catered service at the Trappe Firehouse. You are invited by Jo Verne to participate in a table decoration contest to win a prize. Please bring a $20 gift if you would like to participate in a gift exchange. $10 per member payable at the November meeting or by mail before November 20.
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January 8, 2025: Modern Quilters Presentation of Annual Challenge Quilts
Trappe Firehouse
Each year our Modern Quilting Bee challenges themselves to make a specific sized quilt with a common theme. This year the theme was “The Sun,” a 24” x 24” interpretation of the sun. It should be exciting to see what they have all come up with!
January 8, 2025: Workshop on Freezer Paper Piecing, 1 pm - 4 pm
Trappe Firehouse
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You’ll learn two freezer paper techniques in this workshop. The first (below) is how to use freezer paper to do traditional foundation paper piecing without having to tear the paper off at the end. The second technique (right), based on a Ricky Tims method, will show you how to transform commercial designs or your own free form designs into freezer paper templates which will then be transferred to fabric and stitched. If you’ve ever wanted to do curved piecing, you’ll love this technique, because it makes it possible to do all kinds of interesting designs, but be warned, it does take some patience, precision, and practice.
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