Quilting guilds
06-04-2010, 01:59 PM
#51
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Our guild is through the Country Extension Office. We are considered a "special interest group" and our dues are $12 a year. More than reasonable. We do not have officers, we vote on what we want to do and are open to suggestions from all members. If we want to learn a specific pattern, we split the cost of the instructor for the day (usually in the morning for about 3 hours). It is usually about $5 each. We meet with the guild one day a month at the extension office. We are currently having 3 or 4 UFO days a month. In addition, we take road trips periodically.
This really helps those of us who do not have room to do our cutting and sewing. Our time frame is 10:00 to 4:00 which makes it worthwhile to load up our equipment for a day of work. We are permitted to get there as early as 9:00, if we desire.
This really helps those of us who do not have room to do our cutting and sewing. Our time frame is 10:00 to 4:00 which makes it worthwhile to load up our equipment for a day of work. We are permitted to get there as early as 9:00, if we desire.
06-04-2010, 01:59 PM
#52
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Location: MA
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I hope they at least paid you to do the trunk show! When I am the speaker for my guild I get paid just as I do when speaking at other guilds. It is a nice source of extra money and the 14 page handouts need to be covered. I bet if you did more guild presentations you would find other guilds who would invite you to join!
06-04-2010, 02:52 PM
#53
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Location: Arkansas
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Originally Posted by Tiffany
Eddie: With the way it sounds, you might be better off starting your own guild! I bet you'll be surprised at how many members from the other guild who aren't happy end up at your meetings instead, or they'll be like me and many of my friends and belong to both guilds. ;) It's pretty easy to start a guild and only takes a handful of people. And the best part is that you are in on the ground floor, which means you can make it any way you'd like. (I see Susan B has suggested this too.)
I bet if you started your own guild and announced that men were welcome, the other guild would change their policy pretty darn quick!
As for them using you for a trunk show and then discarding you - that is just plain rude!!! I wouldn't want to belong to a group who treated people like that. At the least you should have received a thank you card. Heck, my guild would have made you an honorary member!
I bet if you started your own guild and announced that men were welcome, the other guild would change their policy pretty darn quick!
As for them using you for a trunk show and then discarding you - that is just plain rude!!! I wouldn't want to belong to a group who treated people like that. At the least you should have received a thank you card. Heck, my guild would have made you an honorary member!
06-04-2010, 02:54 PM
#54
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Location: Arkansas
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Originally Posted by applique
I hope they at least paid you to do the trunk show! When I am the speaker for my guild I get paid just as I do when speaking at other guilds. It is a nice source of extra money and the 14 page handouts need to be covered. I bet if you did more guild presentations you would find other guilds who would invite you to join!
06-04-2010, 03:25 PM
#55
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Duluth/ Superior, WI
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I belong to a small guild, 30-35 members. Our dues are $12 a year. We have a vote for what we want to do. Speakers, classes, teachers, etc. and the dates. Every Oct. we get together and make give away quilts for our local shelters, hospitals or where they are needed. We have lots of fun, show-n-tell, block const., new quilt ideas, etc. every month.
06-04-2010, 04:02 PM
#56
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Location: Idaho Falls
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Originally Posted by Eddie
Nope, no payment to me for the trunk show. However, I took a $35 jelly roll from my stash and gave it away as a prize for a drawing at the end of my trunk show. :roll:
06-04-2010, 04:40 PM
#57
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Location: Western Arizona
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Originally Posted by Eddie
Originally Posted by have2quilt
Eddie,
Have they SEEN your quilts? If so, they are just jealous. If not, they don't know what they are missing.
You could continue to lobby for change (only you can decide if you think it would be worthwhile). If you get the rule changed, it sounds like it will still take a lot of work to adjust their attitude. You might be better off using your time and energy to quilt!
Perhaps you and the quilters (any gender) who are embarrassed by the "old guard"'s behavior, need to start a new local guild - with fewer (bad) rules and lots more fun.
If you ever make it to Wisconsin, we meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, and you are VERY welcome.
Good luck. Grace
Have they SEEN your quilts? If so, they are just jealous. If not, they don't know what they are missing.
You could continue to lobby for change (only you can decide if you think it would be worthwhile). If you get the rule changed, it sounds like it will still take a lot of work to adjust their attitude. You might be better off using your time and energy to quilt!
Perhaps you and the quilters (any gender) who are embarrassed by the "old guard"'s behavior, need to start a new local guild - with fewer (bad) rules and lots more fun.
If you ever make it to Wisconsin, we meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, and you are VERY welcome.
Good luck. Grace
Eddie,
While I've heard the term, I don't know what a "trunk show" is.
As for being denied membership in a guild, it's too bad because I've always heard that a grp. of women behave better when there are men present.
06-04-2010, 04:43 PM
#58
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Location: Arkansas
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Originally Posted by Pat G
Originally Posted by Eddie
Originally Posted by have2quilt
Eddie,
Have they SEEN your quilts? If so, they are just jealous. If not, they don't know what they are missing.
You could continue to lobby for change (only you can decide if you think it would be worthwhile). If you get the rule changed, it sounds like it will still take a lot of work to adjust their attitude. You might be better off using your time and energy to quilt!
Perhaps you and the quilters (any gender) who are embarrassed by the "old guard"'s behavior, need to start a new local guild - with fewer (bad) rules and lots more fun.
If you ever make it to Wisconsin, we meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, and you are VERY welcome.
Good luck. Grace
Have they SEEN your quilts? If so, they are just jealous. If not, they don't know what they are missing.
You could continue to lobby for change (only you can decide if you think it would be worthwhile). If you get the rule changed, it sounds like it will still take a lot of work to adjust their attitude. You might be better off using your time and energy to quilt!
Perhaps you and the quilters (any gender) who are embarrassed by the "old guard"'s behavior, need to start a new local guild - with fewer (bad) rules and lots more fun.
If you ever make it to Wisconsin, we meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, and you are VERY welcome.
Good luck. Grace
Eddie,
While I've heard the term, I don't know what a "trunk show" is.
As for being denied membership in a guild, it's too bad because I've always heard that a grp. of women behave better when there are men present.
06-04-2010, 04:49 PM
#59
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Location: Western Arizona
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Eddie, thanks for the description. Sounds like fun since it's always fun to see other people's work. Of course it makes us drool & inspires us to go home & warm up the sewing machine.
I go through that in fabric stores. Can't wait til I get home.
I go through that in fabric stores. Can't wait til I get home.
06-04-2010, 05:21 PM
#60
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Location: Whitewater, WI
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Wow, Eddie, your just to nice. LOL, I want to hear what your WIFE wouldve told them! I agree with the others, start your own. You could really help alot of people. Your group could be the "nice" guild!
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