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.

The 2019-2020 Mystery Quilt is here!
We are busy behind the scenes getting ready for the 2020 Quilt Fair.  There will be two exciting changes!  We will have a quilt category for the use of panels and we are having a Master Quilter's Challenge.  Guilds from N.C., Virginia and Tennessee will compete against each other and the winner will be chosen by Viewer's Choice.
We are participating in the Festival of Trees event at the Arts Council with a decorated Christmas tree.  Our "Crazy for Christmas" tree features crazy quilt ornaments in saturated colors.  Stop by the Ashe Council Arts building in West Jefferson to see all the beautiful trees.  They will be on display until December 27th.
This safari themed quilt, made by Tammy Hutchinson, can be found at the Ashe County Library during the month of November.
The 2019 Fundraiser Quilt
"Autumn Splendor"
The quilt will be on display at the Art on The Mountain Festival Saturday, September 28th, near the Ashe County Arts Council in downtown West Jefferson.  You can also find it at the Church of the Frescoes Festival, Saturday,  October 12th, in Glendale Springs.  Come on by and purchase some raffle tickets.

 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.
Our Christmas In July booth.
Here is the quilt on display at the Farmers Market during Fiber Arts Day.
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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To see some of the recent activities we have been involved in, click here.