grammatjr says:
I sent all your ideas to our guild's president, becuase they were all so great. She loved them. She also wondered where your guilds were located. Maybe we should start a thread listing our guild name, locale and web site if there is one. No reason we shouldn't all share ideas and learn from each other! What do you think?
I think that's a great idea! My guild of 250 meets at the Hinsdale Community Center in Hinsdale, IL, although we started out in Western Springs, IL. Both are suburbs west of Chicago. One thing I forgot to mention in my first posting is that we also have an Education Committee whose members make a presentation of quilts (usually 45 minutes including questions/answers) at Assisted Living Centers And bring their machines and fabrics to grammer schools, kindergardens, Girl and Boy Scout meetings, etc., showing them how to sew together blocks. We then bring all the blocks home, sew them together, make the quilt sandwich with batting and a muslin back and envelope the quilt. We return to the group for their signatures on the back, letting the children use as much creativity as they wish. The school/Scout Troop display the finished quilt and some have had a raffle. Check
www.saltcreekqg.org for more info.
Valerie