How much do you pay for yearly membership in your quilt guild?
#62
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 125
The guild I belong to is $20.00 a year for members 65 yrs old and younger and $15 a year for members over 65 yrs old. We do a quilt show one year and then an educational conference the next year. We get great speakers and teachers to come in for both along with vendors.
#63
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Muscatine, Iowa
Posts: 781
I belong to 2 guilds. 1 is 20.00, and the other is 15.00. I'm very happy with both guilds. There both worth the money. And being the only guy, in both guilds, I still will say its worth every penny.
#64
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 157
Ours is $20.00 a year. Then we sign up to be Hostess for the month & bring food for a social hour post meeting. We also do a quilt raffel each year as a fund raiser. to help with the funds needed for the scholarship we give & other things we do.
#65
Quilt guilds each highlight different parts of quilting.. Guilds are really specialised now days . My church guild is wonderful and gives 50 some quilts away each year. Twelve ladies do miracles and it is free . My professional guild charges $25. This group has authors, designers, and accomplished professional ladies it is a very creative group. Lots of retreats and pro speakers.My newest group is a country guild. Mostly farmers , housewives , teachers, retired ladies and the most fun group. I really enjoy this group most the dues $12. Each group is special in its own way. I have a problem with one group having a bank account of $20,000. Our bills run about $2,000. I believe it is a temptation to someone not honest to have this much in reserve.
#66
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Rapid City, SD
Posts: 4,961
My guild is $15.00 per year - and that lets you into the annual quilt show free. (instead of paying $5.00 per day) I believe there is a business meeting on Mondays and a work day on Tuesday morning and Tuesday evening (for those that work) We donate $1.00 each time we go to a meeting to pay for the facility. This guild has about 250 members. The quilt shops in town give discounts if you make a purchase on a meeting day.
#68
My quilt guild is $25.00. I heard comments from officers about how $ is used in the guild. One of the big pushes is to bring good instructors in for a lecture, and then a class which we pay individually. Teachers are increasing their prices. Airline's have increased airfare, Hotels increased their fee, all in all some changes have to be made. Do you increase your dues, or class fees? How much does your quilt show bring in $ along with the donation quilt? It has many tiers and there are lots of weigh ins on the best thing to happen. But in the long run, we all have to contribute.
#69
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Camarillo, California
Posts: 35,242
Our dues are $25 a year. Personally I think they need to be higher. We are a large guild 350 + members and bring in Nationally known speakers We recently had to move to find a larger place to meet and even though we have this place for a great bargain it is more that what we paid at the old place. We have a show every other year. Just yesterday we gave away 365 quilts to our various charities, in December we gave away 340.
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#70
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Camarillo, California
Posts: 35,242
OK - first of all - you people ROCK!! I asked two questions and have been so pleased at the number of folks who took the time to answer. Thank you for your answers!!
Secondly - and this pertains to the "not as fun" part of guild meetings: do you have the "business" meeting part first, then the program, or vice-versa?
Secondly - and this pertains to the "not as fun" part of guild meetings: do you have the "business" meeting part first, then the program, or vice-versa?
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