Welcome to the Mayflower Quilters Guild Website

Our goal is to support and promote quilting activities throughout the Province of Nova Scotia. A copy of our By-Laws can be found here (By-Laws)

Location: Woodlawn United Church, Brick Hall, 54 Woodlawn Road, Dartmouth, NS (Pond side parking lot entrance) Link to Google Map: Woodlawn United Church

Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 21st, 2026 and will be in person at the Woodlawn United Church, 54 Woodlawn Road, Dartmouth. Please note the time change for our meetings - 7:00pm to 8:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Upcoming Mayflower 

Meeting Dates: 2026/27: September 21, October 19, November 16, December 7th Christmas Party, January 18 Online, February 15 Online, March 22, April 19, May 17 AGM, June 7th  - June Party

September Meeting: Program - Gadgets and Gizmos, Old and New with Rita Solkin

Meeting Reminders:

Bring your: Name tags

Membership Forms

Your comfort quilts (note the clothes pins are to designate where you want these quilt to go)

Your show and share quilts

Funds for the 50/50 tickets 

Your library books

Pen or pencil for sign-up sheets, etc

Bravery bead bags *See link below

Food bank donations - Gift Cards gladly accepted

Ryans Case for Smiles Pillowcases (Link for pattern below)

Ryan's Case for Smiles: Here is a link for the instructions to make the pillowcases out of your own fabric.

For the Bravery Bead Bag pattern, click here.

2026-27 Program Information:

September - Gadgets and Gizmos, Old and New with Rita Solkin

October Trunk Show with Ken Grantham

November - How to Keep our Joints Healthy with physiotherapists Gail Wainwright and Frances Jamieson

Open Sew Days: We are very pleased to announce that our Open Sew Days are now being held at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 9 Veterans Ave, Dartmouth, NS B2W 3E2 every Wednesday from 10 to 3 starting September 9th, 2026. Cost is $5 to cover expenses. Check the Events Page for map details.

2026-27 Workshop Information: More info to follow soon

October - One Block Wonder with Ken Grantham

November -Quick  Christmas Projects with Gillian McDougall.

Coming in Spring 2027 workshops with Karen Chase and Karen Neary and more to come

Social Media: Check out our social media on Facebook! Just search for Mayflower Quilters Guild on Facebook. We are also on Instagram and it continues to grow. We are just short of 150 followers. Do you have any ideas on growing our following? Do you have things to share? We’d love to feature you and your creations on our socials. Feel free to send a picture or video with an explanation to our social media email account mayflowerqgsocial@gmail.com You can follow us on Instagram @mayflowerquiltersguild or join us on Facebook.

Encourage family and friends to follow too, let’s start building our presence and attracting new people.

Winter Storm Policy: If on our meeting day, there is a snowstorm and HRM schools are closed, there will not be a meeting.  If there is a storm later in the day, or if the road conditions are questionable, please check your phone messages, emails and listen to the radio station.

Membership:

Mayflower membership is open to anyone having an interest in quilts and all forms of quilting. Individual membership is available for a fee of $35.00 per year. We are also offering a discounted rate for students of $15.00 (Student ID must be provided)  To print the membership form, Click Here - Membership Form 2026-27. Memberships may be paid online to mayflowertreasurer1982@gmail.com You can scan or send a photo of the completed form to mayflowerquiltersguild@mayflowerquiltersguild.ca This is a trial online form: Fillable Membership Form 2026-27 - please let us know at the email below if this form works for you 

If you would like to find out more about our Guild, please feel free to come to our meetings or email us at mayflowerquiltersguild@mayflowerquiltersguild.ca

**(Please note: If you have any problems with the links on our website, please email mayflowerquiltersguild@mayflowerquiltersguild.ca and we will ensure your email reaches the appropriate person.)

Community Activities:

Mayflower Quilters Guild participates in various community activities by making and donating comfort quilts for: Bryony House, Police Cars in HRM, the Habitat, the IWK Neo-Natal and Long Term, the Mental Health Foundation, Cancer Care and other charitable agencies (sizes and special requirements listed below).

Comfort Quilt Sizes (Please note sizes are approximate, not exact size requirements):

IWK Preemie – 36×36 to 36×40 – These quilts must be 100% cotton, thin batting, with flannelette or cotton batting. Machine quilted with cotton thread

Bryony House – various sizes from Crib, 30×46 up to 36×50; Youth, 45×60; Lap size for older children and mothers, 50×70

Police Cars – Crib size, 30×46 to 36×50

Mental Health Foundation – Single bed, 65×88

The Quilts of Valour Program – Quilts should be approx. size 60×80. They do not have to be Red and White.

Cancer Care – Quilts should be 32″ x 48″ or 35″ x 40″

We also support other charitable donations such as Bravery Bead Bags. In 2016/2017 Mayflower Quilters Guild began making Bravery Bead Bags for the IWK Bravery Heart Bead Program. Since then we have supplied over 600 bags for the program. There are typically 100 children per year enrolled in Bravery Beads, where they receive beads to signify milestones/procedures etc. during their treatment at the IWK Children’s Hospital. The strung beads can then be kept in their own special bag.