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QUILTING GUILDS AND GROUPS

CALAIS, ME ST. CROIX INTERNATIONAL QUILTERS 
Business meetings are held on the 1st Wednesdays of the month, 1 pm (US time)
Woodland Baptist Church, Baileyville, ME
For more information, please call Sue McIver (207) 427-6967
MACHIAS, ME DOWN EAST QUILTERS' GUILD 
Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month at 1 pm.
Jacksonville Methodist Church,, just off Rt. 191 north in East Machias
For more information, please call Linda Throckmorton (207) 259-3646
PEMBROKE, ME IRONWORKS QUILTERS
Meetings are held each Tuesday evening, 6 pm.
Pembroke Library, 221 Old County Road
For more information, please call Iva Kinney (207) 726-3935


CUSTOM QUILTS

JONESPORT, ME Downeast Quilting & Interiors, Main St., (next to Church's True Value)  (207) 497-2251
Custom quilts, slipcovers, curtains, draperies, and alterations.

HAND QUILTING SERVICES

BONNEY RIVER, NB Bonney River Fire Dept. Quilters, contact Aldora Sellars (506) 755-2087
CAMPOBELLO ISLAND, NB St. Anne's Quilters, contact Irene MacCarthy (506) 752-2064
WHITING, ME Whiting Community Quilters, contact June Gardner (207) 733-4651

MACHINE QUILTING SERVICES

CORINTH, ME Stitch by Stitch, Dianne Hodgkins, 95 Ridge Rd., 04427 (207) 285-3133
e-mail:  hstitchbystitch@yahoo.com
HARRINGTON, ME Crafty Unicorn Quilting, Leslie McSorley (207) 483-2131
   LEE, ME Amy's Sewing Room & Long-Arm Quilting Service, 110 Maxwell Rd., 04455  (207) 794-4195
Hours: Wed 9 am to 3 pm; Fri 9 am to 5-6 pm or by appointment (call first to confirm the shop is open)  Amy Shannon, email:  amys_sewing_room@yahoo.com
LINCOLN, ME Carlene Corro, 639 Transalpine Rd., 04457 (207) 794-8638
MATTAWAMKEAG, ME Edith Rideout, PO Box 157, 04459 (207) 736-3664
OLD TOWN, ME Sandy's Hide Away Quilts, Sandy Boobar, 525 Kirkland Rd., 04473 (207) 827-3876
PERRY, ME Marlene Wilbur, Johnson Rd., 04667 (207) 853-2335
    ST. JOHN, NB The 3 A Quilting, Rosa Robichaud and Gilbert Crevier, (506) 672-8910
email: 
The3aQuilting@rogers.com
website
http://les3a.no-ip.com/rosa/3a/3aQuilting.htm

For other Maine machine quilters, please click here

QUILT REPAIR AND RESTORATION SERVICES

PERRY, ME Marlene Wilbur, Johnson Rd., 04667 (207) 853-2335

SEWING MACHINE REPAIR SERVICES

ELLSWORTH, ME Sew & Save Shop, 69 Foster St. (behind Wendy's), 04605  (207) 667-5475 or 1-800-286-5475
ORRINGTON, ME A Straight Stitch, 177 River Road, 04474  (207) 989-1234
Hours:  Tues. and Thurs. 9 am to 8:30 pm, Wed., Friday and Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm
With 2 weeks notice they can cleaner your machine the day you bring it in.
WAWEIG, NB
(ST. STEPHEN)
Joanne Craig, 1829 Route 127, Waweig E3L 4L2 (506) 466-5819, drop off location at The Wool Emporium, 164 Milltown Blvd., St. Stephen, NB, E3L 1G8, (506) 465-1418, e-mail Joanne at:  jcsewing@nb.sympatico.ca

QUILT SHOPS

AUBURN, ME Quiltessentials, 909 Minot Ave, 04210  (207) 784-4486
Hours:  Tues 10 am to 8 pm; Wed-Fri 10 am to 5 pm; Sat 10 am to 4 pm
BANGOR, ME The Cotton Cupboard Quilt Shop, 1213 Broadway (Judson Heights Center), 04401  (207) 941-8900
Hours:  Tues-Fri 9:30 am to 5:30 pm; Sat 9:30 am to 4 pm
CALAIS, ME Marden's Discount Dept. Store, 61 Main St., 04619 (207) 454-1421
(not really a quilt shop, but a dept. store that carries high-quality cotton fabrics at discount prices)
Hours:  Mon-Fri 9 am to 8 pm, Sat 9 am to 5 pm, Sun 10 am to 5 pm
LEE, ME Amy's Sewing Room & Long-Arm Quilting Service, 110 Maxwell Rd., 04455  (207) 794-4195
Hours:  Wed 9 am to 3 pm; Fri 9 am to 5-6 pm or by appointment (call first to confirm the shop is open)
Amy Shannon, email:  amys_sewing_room@yahoo.com
MADISON. ME The Fabric Garden, 167 Lakewood Rd., Route 201,  04950  (207) 474-9628
Hours:  Mon-Fri 9 am to 6 pm, Sat 9 am to 5 pm, Sun 12 noon to 5 pm
OLD TOWN, ME Pine Tree Country Quilts, 525 Kirkland Rd., 04473, just off Bennoch Rd (207) 827-3876
Hours:  Mon-Fri 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Sat 9 am to 3 pm  www.pinetreecountryquilts.com
ORRINGTON, ME A Straight Stitch, 177 River Road, 04474  (207) 989-1234
Hours:  Tues. and Thurs. 9 am to 8:30 pm, Wed., Friday and Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm
With 2 weeks notice they can cleaner your machine the day you bring it in.
TRENTON, ME Sewing by the Sea, 11 Periwinkle Lane (just off Route 1) 04609 (207) 664-2558
Summer Hours:  Mon-Fri 9:30 am to 6 pm, Sat 9:30 am to 5 pm;
Winter Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, Sat 9:30 am to 5:30 pm

OTHER INTERESTING LINKS



www.quiltshops.com
Quiltshops.com is a group of over 200 independent quilt shops. Their search engine allows you to search all 200+ shops at once for any item, with or without thumbnails. You can search for quilt fabric, quilt books, quilt patterns, quilt kits, quilt notions, batting, and all your quilting needs.
 

Empire Quilters 
2009 Urban Inspirations Quilt Show
lots of fantastic photos

Sew, Mama, Sew!
Pin cushion organizer

Victoriana Quilt Designs
Website full of lessons

With Heart and Hands... 
Free quilt patterns and more

Quilting Library
A library of useful links for quilters.

Mary's Quilts
Basic instructions and patterns.

Recipes
Here is something different instead of quilting.
We all have to eat too, so here are some great recipes.

Blue Mountain Quilters Guild
Wonderful patterns for BOM

Quilting and Whatnot
"If you like Thangles to make half-square triangles (HST), this is a place for you.
You can print your own thangle papers instead of buying them."

All People Quilt
"Here's another great website with videos, how-to's, tips, and free patterns."

Free Quilt Blocks and Projects

Lots of Free Pincushion Patterns

Mug Mate and More

Criss-Cross Coasters
"Just to let you know I didn't use the fusible webbing they called for.
 I just put a thin piece of batting in between."