How much do you pay for yearly membership in your quilt guild?
06-13-2013, 04:57 AM
#81
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: NE Indiana
Posts: 564
I am a member of 2 guilds/clubs.
One has about 70 members. We pay $1/month to cover printing the newsletter. At our meetings, we conduct business first, then have show & tell (my favorite part) and then a short lesson by a member.
We have a yearly challenge with a show at our March meeting. That's always a ton of fun! This year, the challenge was to make a tiny quilt for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. Here's a link to our page: http://www.alzquilts.org/nonithquclai.html My quilt is 13,957 Remember When We Met.
At our December meeting, we have our Christmas party, with a fabric exchange, which is a hoot!
We do a raffle quilt and quilt show every other year, the proceeds going to the local women & children's shelter.
Twice a year, we have a Fun Saturday, where we get together to sew and have a carry-in dinner. I have never gone to one of these because Saturday is the only day DH & I have to get errands and home projects done.
We have hosted The Gathering of Quilters two years in a row, and I think we did a bang-up job!
The other club has about a dozen members and has NO dues. They have been around for quite a few years and used to meet at the library. I work at a LQS that opened 5 1/2 years ago, and the meetings are held there now, since my boss is the leader. I'm always working that day, and they made me a member!
We start with show & tell and then an explanation of the monthly block instructions. I don't participate in the block project because I don't have time, but I do enjoy the show & tell, if there are no customers in the shop during that segment. Each year we have a Christmas party at a B&B which is wonderful!
I'm really happy with both my clubs. There is a feeling of cameraderie, we appreciate work of all skill levels, and are always learning.
One has about 70 members. We pay $1/month to cover printing the newsletter. At our meetings, we conduct business first, then have show & tell (my favorite part) and then a short lesson by a member.
We have a yearly challenge with a show at our March meeting. That's always a ton of fun! This year, the challenge was to make a tiny quilt for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. Here's a link to our page: http://www.alzquilts.org/nonithquclai.html My quilt is 13,957 Remember When We Met.
At our December meeting, we have our Christmas party, with a fabric exchange, which is a hoot!
We do a raffle quilt and quilt show every other year, the proceeds going to the local women & children's shelter.
Twice a year, we have a Fun Saturday, where we get together to sew and have a carry-in dinner. I have never gone to one of these because Saturday is the only day DH & I have to get errands and home projects done.
We have hosted The Gathering of Quilters two years in a row, and I think we did a bang-up job!
The other club has about a dozen members and has NO dues. They have been around for quite a few years and used to meet at the library. I work at a LQS that opened 5 1/2 years ago, and the meetings are held there now, since my boss is the leader. I'm always working that day, and they made me a member!
We start with show & tell and then an explanation of the monthly block instructions. I don't participate in the block project because I don't have time, but I do enjoy the show & tell, if there are no customers in the shop during that segment. Each year we have a Christmas party at a B&B which is wonderful!I'm really happy with both my clubs. There is a feeling of cameraderie, we appreciate work of all skill levels, and are always learning.
06-13-2013, 05:26 AM
#83
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Slidell, Louisiana
Posts: 6,951
The one here is free, they do pass a bucket for donations, to help pay for the paper, bingo supplies, etc. I went a few times, but haven't been back in almost a year. Have decided to just be a loner!
06-13-2013, 06:17 AM
#85
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 466
Originally Posted by dellareya
The guild I belong to just raised the membership fees. Regular fee is $45. Seniors fee is $35. We are a very large guild with over 300 members. We average about 180 at each meeting.
06-13-2013, 07:09 AM
#86
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Saint Charles, MO
Posts: 1,374
I like that your guild requires member to perform a job and make 1 charity quilt a year.
Originally Posted by psumom
Our Guild voted to raise the dues to $36 per year. Otherwise, much time and effort had to be used to raise funds. We used to make a quilt for raffle every-other year. But with the paperwork required to sell chances, the work involved in making the quilt, the expense involved in fabrics and longarm quilting, the time involved in selling chances and collecting the money....it just got to be too much. And, we weren't making much of a profit. Some ladies just paid for the tickets they were supposed to sell because they didn't like "selling"! So, basically, they aren't paying anymore. We also tried nights at restaurants where we got 10% of the sales, and selling car wash tickets. There wasn't much opposition when the dues went from $20 to $36. By the way, our Guild is limited to 50 members, and each member has to perform a job in the Guild as well as make a charity quilt each year to maintain membership.
06-13-2013, 07:23 AM
#88
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: starke,Florida
Posts: 2,025
I pay 15.00 for the guild I am in now. The one I left had just raised the rate to 25.00. Which in my opinion was way too much for what that guild offered. I love my guild now and think that the rate is too low. Gina
06-13-2013, 07:37 AM
#89
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: starke,Florida
Posts: 2,025
Originally Posted by marymay
My guild is 20$ a year. We have so much going on.Quilt Fest is coming sooner then we thought. So worth the money to enjoy the friendship of these ladies. We learn,sew, oh yes and we Talk.
06-13-2013, 07:49 AM
#90
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 2,065
Originally Posted by kathdavis
Our dues are $25 a year and we have around 100 members. We have a monthly speaker, an annual quilt show, a raffle quilt that we are encouraged to sell raffle tickets for every year, charity quilts, and a lot of fun. It is definitely worth the $25.
Since guilds are usually non-profit, I don't understand why some have such high dues, especially the big guilds, unless they have to pay a lot for the meeting venue.
Since guilds are usually non-profit, I don't understand why some have such high dues, especially the big guilds, unless they have to pay a lot for the meeting venue.
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