About Us

In 2002, Jean Williamson, Judie Ashbaugh, and Aimee Miller thought it was time that Ashe County had a quilt guild.  Agreeing that this would be a wonderful thing for quilters in our county, they put out the word that an organizing meeting was scheduled.  From that beginning, many quilters gathered and began the hard work of getting the guild up and running.  The first officers were:  President Judie Ashbaugh, Vice-President Jean Williamson, Secretary Janet Trembly, and Treasurer Pat Ware. In the following meetings, a name was picked, by-laws established, and Carrie McNeill designed the logo.  With much hard work and attention to detail, the charter members all contributed to making the guild what it is today; a place where people can come together to share their love of quilting. 

 

The Guild meets the second Thursday of each month with a social time at 1:00 p.m. and business meeting at 1:15 p.m. at the Jefferson United Methodist Church. The Jefferson United Methodist Church is located at 115 West Main Street in  Jefferson.  The meetings consist of a social time, business, Show & Tell, and a program. There’s a Sew Day on the first Thursday of each month at the Senior Center at 12:30 to give members a chance to work together on charity quilts and other projects. During the winter months meetings are canceled if schools close due to bad weather. In that case they are rescheduled for the third Thursday of the month.

Benefits of membership include a monthly newsletter, membership directory, voting privileges, and participation in guild activities. We have educational programs & workshops, Sew Days, road trips, Secret Pals, a Quilt Fair, Challenge Quilts, Mystery Quilts & exchanges, Charity Quilts, and an Opportunity Quilt.

Our goals are to educate, to preserve the heritage of quilting, to inform and inspire, to perpetuate a high quality of excellence in quilting and related arts, and to be a gathering for people with a common interest. We hope that you will participate and share your love of quilting with us. Welcome to our guild's site!


Sharing the art of past, present
​and future quilting.


We meet on the second Thursday of the month at
1 PM at a new location- Jefferson United Methodist Church at 115 West Main Street in Jefferson.  We do not meet for the purpose of a business meeting, but for socialization and sharing. Our board meetings are on the same day.  The board meets at 10 AM at Generations Ashe (formerly called the Ashe Senior Center) in the upstairs board room and all members are invited to come.  Check out the Upcoming Events page to see what we are up to.  Also, there is new information on the Mystery Quilt, Marathon Jam and Challenge Quilt pages.
This quilt, entitled The Cats’ Meow, was planned as a silent auction donation to Ashe Food Pantry’s Empty Bowls in 2020.  After 2 years of pandemic cancellations we were able to present this charming Block of the Month drawing project to Michael Sexton, executive director, and his assistant Caroline Greer, for their next fundraiser. Thanks to the many guild members who helped to make this quilt and especially to Kathy C. who spearheaded the project.
On April 22nd we received an award from the County of Ashe for volunteering.  Along with a plague and a certificate we each got a stainless steel cup filled with candy.  We donate quilts, made by our members, to fire victims and needy seniors in our community.
We may not be able to have our monthly meetings and workshops, but that's not stopping us from creating!  Here are some of the quilts that will be put in our community service pile to be donated to needy residents of Ashe County.
Each December we present our local senior center with a pile of quilts for needy seniors.  Here, Tammy, our community service quilt coordinator, drops the quilts off to Glenda Luther, the director of Generations Ashe. Glenda notifies the department heads at Generations Ashe that she has quilts available.  The department heads come to her with a request for a quilt for a specific person to whom the quilt will bring comfort. In this way, our quilts reach many different groups of people served by Generations Ashe. 
Each holiday season we participate in a community service project.  This year we made adult bibs and Christmas stockings for needy seniors.  The stockings were filled with goodies.
The 2021 Fundraiser Quilt,
​Reflections of Ashe, revealed.
The 2019-2020 Mystery Quilt is here!

 2019 Challenge Quilts

The rules for the 2019 Challenge:

1. Members drew a the name of a country. 
2.  They used the colors of that country's flag, but could add additional colors if desired.
3. They had to incorporate a "recognizable" symbol representing their country.
4. They could not use a flag or make a flag for this challenge.
The annual Ashe County Marathon Jam is sponsored by the New River Chapter of the Military Officers Association. On May 18th musicians played or "jammed" for 12 hours. Every dollar donated went to Fisher House at Ft. Bragg and Camp LeJeune. (Fisher Houses are the military equivalent of Ronald McDonald houses for the civilian population.)  Local veterans were honored individually, their stories told, and then wrapped in patriotic quilts made by guild members.

Project Graduation Quilt
​Celebrating 25 years

Chairpeople: Steve Witherspoon
Dorothy Witherspoon
Vickie Herman
Ken Mullen
Diane Eldreth
Designed and pieced by Dave Smith
​Quilted by Ann Becker

Ashe County is So Cool

The quilt guild partnered with a middle school academic intramural club to create this beautiful quilt.  Each of the 16 girls made a square that depicted a different aspect of Ashe County.  Part of their club experience was learning about the rich and unique heritage of the county, and the quilt was its culminating activity.  The club was led by teachers Ms. Richardson and Ms. Aldrich.  Kathy Carpenter taught the girls how to use a sewing machine and sew a quilt square.  She put the squares together and presented it the club members.  A grant from Blue Ridge Electric enabled the club to purchase a new sewing machine and fabrics.
Brenda Shofer donated this quilt to the girl scouts.
Bonnie K. Hunter, author and professional quilter, was at our February Guild Meeting.  She has a home in nearby Grayson County, Va.  Read about her visit in her blog, Quiltvilles' Quip's and Snips!
Sharing the love of quilting with local
​girl scouts.
Here is their finished quilt.  Great job girls!
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Fundraiser Quilt
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Marathon Jam
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Mystery Quilt
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Challenge Quilt
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To see some of the recent activities we have been involved in, click here.