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April 2012 Guild Meeting

George SicilianoGeorge Siciliano from Lebanon, PA, presented his, "This Guy Must Be Nuts", lecture followed by an afternoon class on “Designing Logs”. George and his wife, Virginia, specialize in variations of the log cabin block. He also had a class on April 14 entitled size really does matter. See the slideshows.

March 2012 Guild Meeting

Nancy PrinceNancy Prince, renowned thread painting artist from Orlando, Florida. lectured on "So What is Thread Painting All About?" See the slide show.

February 2012 Guild Meeting

We had our AQS guild challenge "A Travel Poster" contest with judge Becky Harriss this month. The following members submitted quilts for this contest: Nancy Kessler, Marcia Taschenberger, Louise Ragle, Vonnie Rivers,Carolyn Hampson, Cindy Buol, Sandy Kambic, Sharon Boehm Penny Quick, and Loretta Blanchard. The ribbon winners are:

First Place: Nancy Kessler
Second Place: Marcia Taschenberger
Third Place: Louise Ragle
Viewer's Choice: Vonnie Rivers

In addition to these four winners the other quilts chosen to be submitted to the AQS Ultimate Guild Challenge were created by:Carolyn Hampson, Cindy Buol, Sandy Kambic, and Sharon Boehm. Congratulations to all. See the slideshow of this meeting.

January 2012 Guild Meeting

Pat WysPat Wys from the Atlanta area gave a lecture on the "ABC's of Quilting". Pat's lecture was entertaining and she showed many quilts from her new book and patterns. See the slideshow

December 2011 Guild Meeting & Luncheon

Instead of a gift exchange, members donated food for Iva's and Good Shepherd Center. Shown here are Pat and Jan with our donations. See slide show.

Jan & Pat with food donations

November 2011 Guild Meeting

Dolly MadisonDolly Madison visited our November meeting. Muriel Pfaff gave a presentation on the life of Dolly Madison and showed quilts that were made from patterns of that era. We also had the opportunity to purchase items from Little Quilts of Atlanta, GA. See more photos from this meeting.

October 2011 Guild Meeting

Sally CollinsSally Collins lecture "Quality Workmanship and How to Achieve it". This presentation began with a discussion of quality workmanship, its meaning and importance to the quilt making process as well as suggestions and ideas on how to achieve quality workmanship in your own work. See a slideshow of the two classes she taught.

 

  • Show 'n Tell
  • Floating Heart
  • Friends
  • From The Jacket Class
  • Pat's Fan Jacket
  • Pat's Fan Jacket
  • Quilts
  • Terri's Quilt For Her Mom
 
2012 Workshop Photos

See the slideshows of workshops here.

 

Located in Loudon, Tennessee, The Village Quilters guild has over 294 current members. We meet the second Friday morning of every month. Meetings begin at 9:45 a.m. with socializing starting at 9:15. Come and join us and see that quilting is more than what your grandmother used to do!