Narragansett Bay Quilters Association

Presidents Message:

Hello Ladies,

Dare I say it? Happy Spring? Let’s hope so. I know I am anxious to start seeds indoors, but I am holding off a little while longer – it is New England after all.

So much is going on with our wonderful guild! We had a lovely time at the Sit and Sew on Saturday at Blaine’s. There was a lot of laughing, singing, and learning with different demos. Karen Roy, at Blaine’s has assured me she will put together more dates for us to choose from so we can do this again. Such fun!

Programs have solidified all the speakers and workshops for our next calendar year 2025-2026 (excellent job!). However, we still need people for this committee to orchestrate these speakers and workshops and to start planning the 2026-2027 year. If you are the point person for a particular workshop – you take the workshop at no cost to you. So come on, talk to us, let us know whether you are interested in being on this committee or if you can just help.

This is what we have coming up –

General Membership meeting – Thursday, March 20th with Timna Tarr as our speaker. There are just a couple of spots left for her workshop (Happy Days) on Saturday, March 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a pizza lunch provided.

The Boutique will also be active from 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on March 20th.

General Membership meeting – Thursday, April 24th, (remember this is a week later because of Easter). No Boutique because we will be having our Silent Auction from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. All the items for this auction are brand new and we cannot wait for you to see everything. The workshop on Saturday, April 26th, at Blaine’s with Kassie and Billie (Collide-o-Scope) still has some openings so please sign up!

General Membership meeting – Thursday, May 15th – we will have The Boutique for the last time this calendar year from 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Followed by our Strawberry Social (this year dedicated to our members that have passed), Election of Officers, and the official announcement of Programs for the 2025-2026 guild calendar year.

The workshops for Saturday, May 17th will be at two locations =

#1. Because it is Armed Forces Day, Quilts of Valor will be holding an open sew at Hut #3 at the Seabees Museum, 21 Iafrate Drive, North Kingstown from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (no cost but you will need to sign up).

#2. At the United Methodist Church we will be holding an open sew for us to work on the raffle quilt for 2026. The pattern is Pat Sloan’s Shoofly, and we will get that pattern out to

you ahead of time with all the information needed. We will start at 9:30 a.m. and can stay until 3:30 p.m. (You will need to register for this workshop but there is no cost for you).

Saturday, May 31st, Fidget Quilts with Geri will be held at the church. More details will be forthcoming as well.

So, my friends, you can see how busy this guild is and that is wonderful!

Very much looking forward to seeing you soon,

Best regards,

Gail Macera

NBQA President