I've belonged to the Salt Creek Quilters Guild for 11 years. We meet in the evening at a Suburban Community House from September through May. Currently we have 250 members and a wait list of 25 prospective members. Our biannual Quilt Show is the first weekend of March, 2010 and we usually have an attendance of 1,500 visitors. On the Friday prior to the show, we have a preview night for members and one guest. We vote that evening for the Challenge winners in four catagories.
At 7 of the 9 months we welcome nationally known quilters such as Billie Lauder, Nancy Smith, Linda Milligan, Ami Simms, Carol Doaks, Judy Neimeyer, John Flynn, Roberta Horton, etc. Each speaker lectures on guild night and teaches different classes on Friday and Saturday, which are well attended.
We have a Community Service Committee and make quilts for Ronald McDonald House, Hope Children's hospital, Crises Center for Women & Children, etc. Our Education Committee presents small quilt shows to both elementry schools and retirement centers. We have a lending library of 100's of quilt books and at every meeting a different area quilt shop is featured, offering fabric, patterns and books.
Currently we are participating in a Round Robin ( 5 members in a group) since we are giving the Block of the Month exchange a rest. We have a monthly newsletter that is sent via the Internet to all but 10 members who receive it by snail mail. Our web site is www.saltcreekqg.org. My sister and I LOVE belonging to this Guild which is creative, instructive, friendly and FUN.