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New Hampshire,
The Granite State

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New Hampshire, the Granite State
State flower: Purple Lilac
State tree: White Birch
State capital: Concord
State bird: Purple Finch
To do the tourist thing, call 1-603-271-2666
or 1-800-FUN IN NH
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here for books on New Hampshire State Quilts.
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New Hampshire State Quilters'
Association. NHSQA is a non-profit organization open to all New Hampshire residents seeking a forum to gather together for the purpose of furthering the art of quilting through participation, education, promotion and communication. Meetings are held semi-annual. For more information:
info@nhsqa.org
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- Amherst
Souhegan Valley Quilt Guild has about 80 members. The Guild meets on the first Friday of the month at 9:30 AM and every other Thursday evening at 7:00 PM at the old Methodist church on Rt.13 in Milford. Dues are $20 per year. For information contact
cobra791@comcast.net.
- Bedford
Bedford Friendship Quilt Guild meets every third Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Dues are $20/year, and $15 for seniors. The guild was organized in the fall of 2005, and our current membership is 39 We make charity quilts for the children in Families In Transition in Manchester. We have classes and workshops, and will hold our first quilt show in 2009. Contact
musiclver68@comcast.net for more information.
- Belknap
Belknap Mill Quilters Guild
- Berlin
Material Girls Quilt Guild. We have about 30 Plus members who pay $10.00 a year in dues. We meet on the first Monday of the month, at 7pm for a business meeting, and we have a sew day on the Saturday following our business meeting starting at 9 am. We meet at the St Kieran Center for the Arts on Emery Street in Berlin.
We do a show every other year in the even years. For more information contact
rcharest@ne.rr.com.
- Claremont
Pins & Needles. We meet the third Tuesday of the month, September through May, 6:30 - 8pm, Valley Regional Hospital, Elm Street, Claremont, NH. Each month we work on a project or learn a new technique, charity project or social. Contact
snellingld@verizon.net for more information.
- Ctr Barnstead
Country Quilters Guild. We have about 15 members who pay $15 a year in dues.
We meet at 7 pm on the 1st Wednesday of every month (Sept - June) at the
library in Ctr Barnstead. We are open to quilters of all levels in Barnstead
and any surrounding towns. Projects vary each year.
- Concord
Capital Quilters Guild meets in Concord, NH on the second Friday of each
month at The Havenwood Retirement Center on Christian Ave. Social time
starts at 6:30 PM, meeting begins at 7 PM. Yearly dues are $15.00 which
gives you a monthly newsletter, speakers, discounted classes and a group of
80+ active monthly members. We work on community projects, spend a day at
Sunapee Craft Fair sewing for ABC Quilts, we have a biennial quilt show in
the odd years in May. For more information write to Capital Quilters Guild
P.O. Box 192, Concord, NH 03301
New Hampshire State Quilter's Association. NHSQA is a non-profit organization open to all New Hampshire residents seeking a forum to gather together for the purpose of furthering the art of quilting through participation, education, promotion and communication. Meetings are held semi-annual. For more information:
info@nhsqa.org
- Contoocook
Kearsarge Quilters, c/o Jean Hayes, Guild Rep.,64 Deer Path,Contoocook, NH
03229. (603-746-4130)
Meets 2nd Monday at 1 PM (No meeting July & August) in members' homes.
Members: 12. For more information , contact hayes@conknet.com
- Conway
The Material Girls. First Tuesday, Gibson Center, 11:30-2PM, for Show and Tell. Third Tuesday, Center of Hope, 10-2:30 to work on donation quilts. There are no dues, no officers and no by-laws, just a love of making quilts among the members. It is open to all folks who would like to join us. Contact Gail at
halequilt@usa.net
- Cornish
Cornish Quilters, c/o Colleen ONeill,RR 3, Box176,Cornish, NH 03745.
(603-675-2030) Meets 2nd and 4th Monday at the Cornish Elementary
School. (Meetings subject to change and subject to weather).
Members:12-15. Contact coneillnh@aol.com
for more information
- Dover
Cocheco Quilter's Guild, P.O. Box 1154, Dover, NH 03820.
Meetings: Third Tuesday of each month except Dec. Location: Greek Orthodox Church
Membership: approx 175
Dues: $15 Includes monthly newsletter Payment of dues entitles you to discounts on
guild-sponsored workshops, and discounts at local shops.
Quilt Show: Usually 2nd or 3rd weekend in October. For more
information, please contact Cindy McKenna at Maccin@s-way.com
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Elkins
Soo-Nipi Quilters Guild c/o Jane Heald
P.O. Box 38
Elkins, NH 03233
603-526-4512
3rd Thursday at 10AM-2PM
Community Room of Sugar River Savings Bank in Newport
Members: 77. For more information, contact quilter@kear.tds.net
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Exeter
Seabreeze Quilters meets at the Exeter Senior Center, Court Street (handicap accessible) Exeter NH on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7pm. Meetings include a brief business meeting followed by a program/lecture/trunk show. We have a quilt show every 2 years. Seabreeze Quilt Guild PO Box 842 Exeter NH 03833.
Email: seabreezequiltguild@yahoo.com . Guild rep is Bea Matheson 603-772-4234
- Grantham
Sunshine Quilters Guild. Guild meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at the Grantham Town Hall, Grantham, NH at 7:00PM.
- Hudson
Hannah Dustin Quilters Guild c/o Bell, P.O. Box 302, Hollis, NH 03049.
(603-465-7822) meets the first Monday of the month
except September when it is the second Monday 9 am until usually noon, at
the Lions Club in Hudson New Hampshire. Yearly dues are 17.50. At least
twice and sometimes more we have guest speakers. Any more information needed e-mail psquilt@aol.com
- Keene
Cheshire Quilters' Guild. We have about 80 members who pay $15. per year in dues. We meet 7-10 PM on the second Wednesday of the month. Meetings are held at the Keene Recreation Center, 312 Washington Street, Keene, NH. Our meetings usually have a
speakr, BOM exchange, fabric exchange, door prize & refreshments. We take an annual bus trip & have a biennial quilt show "Fall for Quilts" on odd years. Community projects include wheelchair quilts for area nursing homes, cuddle quilts for children in the
hosital, & pillowcases for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Group. Contact:
nancydoug03431@yahoo.com
- Laconia
Belknap Mill Quilters'Guild, Laconia, NH meets on the second Wednesday of every month except October at 6:30 PM at the Conference Center of the Opechee Inn & Conference
Center (aka Winnipesaukee Expo Center) off Elm Street in Laconia. The guild hosts an annual Quilt Show, creates a raffle quilt annually, sews comfort quilts for the local women's shelter and police dept., provide classes, host trips and publishs a bi-monthly newsletter. Dues are $15/year May to May. For more information call Helen Hemeon at 603-524-2971 or email
belknapmillquilters@yahoo.com
- Lebanon
Northern Lights Quilt Guild. We meet at 7 PM on the second Wednesday each month at the Lebanon Methodist Church, 18 School St., Lebanon, NH. with a short business meeting, program or speaker, and show & tell. Also monthly raffle block, fat quarter exchange, annual challenge, occasional show. For more information visit our
website.
- Manchester
Amoskeag Quilters' Guild
Amoskeag Quilters Guild, P.O. Box 4116, Manchester, NH 03108-4116 Amoskeag
Quilters' Guild meets the third Friday of each month September through June.
Meetings are held in the evenings and start at 7:15PM ending no later than
10PM. For meeting location and directions please visit our website at
www.Amoskeagqg.org. We have varied programs from local and national teachers
to demo and workshop nights. All day workshops are offered to guild members
at cost usually the Saturday following our general meetings. One of the
largest guilds in New Hampshire with a membership of approximately 250.
Small groups called Bees get together each month to focus on a particular
type of quilting and/or to foster friendships. The Bee groups meet at
various times - both during the day and in the evenings. If interested in
joining a bee all you have to do is see the current Queen Bee who has all
the information on when the bees meet and whether or not they have openings.
She can even help you set up your own bee and invite fellow guild members to
join. For more information on the guild you may send an emailto info@amoskeagqg.org
or send a SASE to Amoskeag Quilters Guild, P.O. Box 4116, Manchester, NH
03108-4116
Heritage Quilters Guild meets the 2ND Friday at 7 PM at the Immanuel Lutheran
Church,627 Weston Road,Manchester, NH 03103. Members: 30. For more
information, E-mail Rep: (Persephone Agrofolis
BMWALLA@WORLDNET.ATT.NET
- Milford
Souhegan Valley Quilt Guild Margaret (Peg) K. MacEwen
Box 113
Amherst, NH 03031
603-673-4808
1st Friday at 9:30 AM
Milford Town Hall
Banquet Room, 3rd floor
Nashua St., Milford
Members: 45. For more information, contact E-mail Rep: (Pat Herne)
Quiltsbypat@aol.com
- Nashua NH
Hannah Dustin QG
- Newport
SooNipi Quilt Guild - meets monthly on the 3rd thursday from 10-2 in the meeting room of the Sugar River Savings Bank, Main St. Newport.
All welcome
- Peterborough
The Monadnock Quilters' Guild. We meet the third Friday of every month, 7:00PM at the Peterborough Town Library. Our annual dues are $20 which pays for our monthly newsletter, guest speakers, workshops, supplies for our raffle quilt and quilts for those in need. On even calendar years we hold our Festival of Quilts Show at ConVal High School on Columbus Day Weekend. For more information contact President Gail Wilson at
moosetracks@mcttelecom.com
Cheshire Quilt Guild, c/o Constance Bastille, P.O. Box 241,Peterborough, NH
03458-0241. (603-924-3247) meets 2nd Wednesday at 7 PM (Except 2nd
Tues - June, July & August) Keene Recreation Center 312 Washington St,
Keene Members: 70. For more information, contact Dpkohel@top.monad.net
- Plaistow NH (border of Haverhill
MA)
Merrimack Valley Quilters
Guild is composed of over 180 members - from young adults to seniors, and beginners to advanced
quilters. Teh guild was formed in 1980 to encourage and develop the art of craft of quilting locally.
MVQ meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m., September through June, in the Holy Angels Church Hall, 8 Atkinson Road (Rte. 121 off Rte. 125), Plaistow, NH, Guest meeting fees are $5 ($10 for national speakers), and annual membership dues are $30 ($25 for senior citizens). For further information,
visit our website or contact MVQ at P.O. Box 1434, Haverhill, MA 01831
- Rochester
Country Roads Quilt Guild meets 2nd Monday at 7 PM Rochester Community
Center Wakefield Street Members: 25
- Souhegan Valley
Quilter's Guild. P.O. Box 113 Amherst N.H. 03031
- Weare
Piecemakers Quilt Guild , c/o Sylvia Thompson,P.O. Box 75, Weare, NH 0328l
(603-529-1332) meets 2nd Wednesday at 7PM (No meeting July & August) at the
Holy Cross Episcopal Church,Center Road, Weare, NH. Members: 15+.
For more information, E-mail: Sylvia: jusayo@yahoo.com 603-529-2880.
- Wolfeboro.
Ladies of the Lakes Quilters" Guild, c/o Mary Waters, Guild Rep., PO Box552, Wolfeboro, NH 03894 (603-569-2932)meets the 2nd & 4th Wed. at 10 AM at the First Congregational Church, South Main St., Wolfeboro, 126 members. Dues are $15. a year. For more information, contact E-mail rep: (Barbara
Cram) duffy_3@netzero.com
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