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Old 10-02-2010, 10:45 PM
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No, I am pretty busy with family, church, gardening, and quilting but would love to have a christian friend to quilt with or share with. I'm not the social one in our family!!! None of mine quilt. I live in Puyallup, up hill from the fair!
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Old 10-03-2010, 06:51 AM
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My quild's last meeting of the year is our Harvest Supper in early November. Everyone brings food or donates money for a ham or turkey and there is always plenty of desserts. Tables are decorated and everyone gets a FQ, one year the FQ was an orange fabric wrapped around a roll of toilet tissue to look like a pumpkin, had a twig in the center and a real leaf. Another year the FQ was our 'napkin' in a corn cob fabric which we were to make a small challenge quilt with for the next Harvest Supper. We also display the Dolly quilts we made and prizes are awarded. 60 or more of the dolly quilts are given to a local senior center group to be added to their Christmas gifts for the kids in their town's Head Start program They wrap the little quilts around dolls for girls and teddy bears for boys. Havest Supper is also last call for charity quilts which we give to local churches and social services groups for Christmas gifts. Past few years we've added fun pillowcases. May in Jersey
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Old 10-04-2010, 01:46 AM
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When I moved to a new town, I joined a group. However, I was unaware at first that they had a history of forming cliques, not sharing, silly in - fighting and ostracism. It broke up into other groups at least two times whilst I persevered as a member and after I was given the brush - off, I stopped going as well. Later on, I was invited to join a group which is 100 km away. It is a very friendly, sharing group and I don't resent the journey to visit with such a stimulating, talented and thoroughly nice bunch of women every month. I heard on the grape - vine that the other group has five members now...it may change in the future.
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Old 10-04-2010, 02:32 AM
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--I have joined one in denver and have attended one as a guest in atlanta. I like going solo. I might add that I have learned 0a lot from tv and mags. I have been quilting for 20.yrs. llike the quiling buddies I met along the. Way and this web site
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Old 10-04-2010, 03:00 AM
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Joan_quilt where in south central Pa do you live? I live in the Carlisle area.
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Old 10-04-2010, 03:15 AM
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I belong to 2 guilds. One had over 200 members, they meet once a month for the business meeting. One month that is at 1:00 the next month it will be at 7:00 pm, it consist of the business portion, and then snacks, show and tell, and usually either a trunk show or something similar. Then weekly they also meet every Tuesdays and have small meeting, show and tell, we take snacks as we feel to do, and something to work on if you want, alot of the ladies do their hand work there. Whether it be applique, binding, some gals work on project warmth or ?? They also meet once a month, and have a "Work Day" which is making quilts for project warmth and also is pot luck. This group had 2 different meetings times so to speak one in the mornings and one in the evenings. We do Round Robins, pick a bags, challenge quilts, stash busters, and different ones voluteer to do a class sometimes, and they also have ones come in to teach a class also.Do a huge Quilt Show this last year there were over 400 quilts entered, the quilt show is not limited to members or even just our state.
The 2nd Guild I belong to is a bit smaller in fact I'm not sure how many, I'm thinkin around 30. They meet once a month for the business meeting, usually start at 5pm with bring your lunch and visit or whatever and then the actually meeting starts at 7pm. They have a program committee that usually shows how to do something or a bit of info on something. Then once a month they have a work day which varies from month to month, sometimes there is a free class on making an item (this last month it was using the 60 degree ruler and making fan wallhanging quilt) and working on our Raffle quilt,and also charity quilts. Some gals bring their quilts to baste and use the bigger tables to make it easier. Some of the gals also meet on Tuesdays for a work day, they do a show for Christmas in the Hills and also do challenge quilts, Round Robins and things like that. I really enjoy both guild and have been gong for about 2 years.
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Old 10-04-2010, 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by no1jan
I am actually considering joining my local guild. It runs from September through June at a cost of $25.00.

The problem is the October meeting was not an actual meeting. Today is a quilt show that they are running and teh meeting was basically setting up for the show. I do plan on going to the show today.

November's meeting is a sit and sew where they make donation quilts. I don't feel comfortable going as they already have their groups of personal friends they quilt with.

December is the Christmas party, which I don't feel comfortable in going to either since I have not been a member.

That leaves January through June, and January is our worst month of the year for snow, cold, and ice.

I would really like to join a group of people with similar interests.

Basically I plan on seeing how the quilt show goes today, before deciding. Hopefully I will meet some members and feel more comfortable.

Looking forward to seeing other people's responses.

Are you talking about Q.U.I.L.T.S Schenectady? I was at their quilt show on Saturday, so in love with everything there!!
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Old 10-04-2010, 03:24 AM
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Our group is not an organized guild--no officers, no dues, no food served (we do offer coffee and juice) and no more rules. We meet in our homes, projects vary from year to year, this year's is a real gem--will tell you about it when I get the fabric,various skill levels. And we all love it, that's the most important. piecefully, the old one
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Old 10-04-2010, 03:29 AM
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After work on Thursdays 3 pediatric nurses and 2 nurse practitioners meet to "sew" we crockpot it but are slow to sew but lots of laughs and food.
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Old 10-04-2010, 03:39 AM
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I don't belong to any guilds but do go to two local "drop in" type groups. One meets the first Monday of the month at the library. This group is open to all quilters. The other group meets every Friday morning and is only open to quilters 55 and older. It meets in the Senior Center. Both groups are free and each has made a queen size quilt for the "host" to auction to raise money for their respective endeavors. (The library quilt was just raffled last month and raised over $2300. We were all quite proud of that accomplishment.) I have tried "organized" groups and found I do not care for them - I fit in better when things are more relaxed and fewer "rules/laws" have to be followed.

I agree with the other repliers, just take a deep breath and follow your instincts. I was always afraid to do anything alone - ie: go to the movies, a museum, the theater, shopping (except grocery), etc. At the age of 55 I finally decided that if I wanted to do any of these things I had to go alone or remain a dull scaredycat. Now, at age 64, I do what I want and am much happier. AND there was really no reason for me to be scared: there are more friendly, helpful people in the world than one would believe.
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