Quilt Guilds


Do you belong to a quilt guild or quilting circle?  I belong to a really wonderful 400 member quilt guild out of Watertown, MA.  It’s called Quilter’s Connection.  We have a meeting once a month on Monday nights and it usually runs from 7:30-9pm.  The President gives her message first and then invites other members to make their announcements.  The guest speaker gives his/her presentation for about an hour after that and then there is time for questions and answers.  Usually the speaker has conducted two days of workshops on the Saturday and Sunday prior to the meeting and we all get to see what the members who signed up for the workshop accomplished.   Before the meeting the doors open early and we have a library of books to borrow from, an Adopt A Fabric table where members can sell unused/unwanted sewing items and also a table with some new sewing notions for sale.  The guild hosts a show in the spring and also a series of winter free workshops which are taught to members by other members.

I was sitting here today looking at some pictures from the quilt show and I realized how fortunate I am to be part of such a group of talented individuals.  We all have our own strengths and abilities.  We are not there to criticize each other’s work.  It’s a nice feeling to share a passions with so many others.

Does your guild run in a similar manner?  Do you belong to more than one guild?  Feel free to comment and share how your guild works.

Sandi

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