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 2:00 p.m. and business meeting at 2:15 p.m. at the Ashe County Senior Center. The Senior Center is located at 180 Chattyrob Lane in West 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.

Enjoy these photos of quilts  we had on exhibit at the Ashe County Arts Council during the month of February.
The 2018 Fundraiser Quilt
"Seasons of the Mountains"
It will be displayed at various venues throughout the year
Tickets will be available at each event 
This gorgeous quilt, Cabin in the Woods, made by Margie Miller and quilted by Doris Phillips, will be on display at the Ashe County Library through the month of April.  
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The "Winter Blues" exhibit, at the Ashe County Arts Council, was held during January.  Here is what some of our members had on display.
Mary Catherine Finch:
Blue Diamond
Elvis and Blue Christmas
​Winter's Sapphire
Peg Hofstetter:
​Snowflake
Jennifer Ley:
​Meltdown
Adrienne Sherrow:
​Stitching in Blues
And the winner of the 2017 Fundraiser Quilt is:
Edi G. from Fleetwood!  Lee Sanderlin, of the Ashe Post and Times chose the winning ticket.
Our holiday community service project was to make fabric wreaths for seniors living in the Ashe Center for Aging Assisted Living Facility.  Paula Riggs, President, is presenting Bevin South with some holiday cheer for the residents of the Ashe Center for Aging.
Each December we give the Ashe County Senior Center a monetary donation.  Here is President Paul Riggs presenting this year's donation to Terri Hopkins.
We also donate quilts for needy seniors in our area.  Tammy Hutchinson has a pile of ten homemade quilts for Terri Hopkins.
The Christmas Miniatures exhibit at the Ashe County Arts Council features works of art  no larger than 12 inches square.  These miniature quilts were made by guild member Jennifer Ley.
It was a beautiful fall day at the
Festival of the Frescoes, October 14th.
Here is the fundraiser quilt during the Art on the Mountain event September 22nd.
Guild members presented their 2017 Challenge Quilts during the August meeting.  The 2017 challenge was to create a wall hanging, accessory, doll or home decoration incorporating the quilter's birth month flower and birth stone.
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1st place Peg Hofstetter
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2nd Place Michele Hayes
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3rd Place Jean Sherrill
Our Barn Quilts and Beyond Fair was a huge success.  A big thank you to all of our hard working volunteers and those who visited.  
Viewer's Choice Award Winners
1st Place
"Look at the Birds"
Quilter: Bobbi Rardin
2nd Place
"Seasonal Silhouettes"
​Quilter: Claudette Jacobs
3rd Place
"Jacobean"
Quilter: Josephine Seagle
The Janome Sewing Machine raffle winner was Pam Phillips.  She will have many happy hours with her new machine.  Thank you Lester Mullins at Ashe Sewing Center for donating the brand new machine.
Here we are at the Christmas in July Celebration
​July 1st
Selling Raffle Tickets
Fibers Arts Day at the Ashe County Farmer's Market
Saturday, May 27th
The 2017 Marathon Jam was on May 20th.  This is a fundraiser for “Fisher House” at Fort Bragg, NC. Fisher House is a place any veteran, service person, and/or immediate family can stay free of charge while being treated/cared for at the Fort Bragg Medical Hospital. At this event, approximately 16 lap quilts were given to veterans.
Guild member, and veteran, Laura Sage, being honored at the Marathon Jam.

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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