Are you interested in joining a quilt guild? If so, please consider joining the Ashe County Piecemakers Quilt Guild.
We are a group of fun ladies and gentlemen (yes, we do have men in our group) who meet to sew and socialize together. Our guild meetings are the second Thursday of the month and we meet at the Ashe Senior Center at 2:00 PM. The Senior Center is located at 180 Chattyrob Lane in West Jefferson.There are several small groups that meet weekly (see bottom of page) and we have at least one workshop each month. We also go on day trips to quilt shops and shows. You are invited to attend any of our activities and we always welcome new members. Our quilters range from beginners to experts.
Monthly Community Service Quilt Workshops
The community service quilt workshops will be the first Thursday of each month following the board meeting from 1 to 4 PM. in classroom 1 at the Senior Center. Beginners are welcome!
If Ashe County Schools are closed due to bad weather, our guild meeting will be postponed until the following week.
Fundraiser Quilt WorkshopFriday, January 18th |
The Fundraiser quilt workshop will be held at the Senior Center in Classroom 1. For more information, contact Doris.
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February Guild Meeting
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Thursday, February 14th
Snow Day: February 21st 2 PM Ashe Senior Center |
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Jennifer will be here to tell us how to make the perfect bindings for our quilts.
The drawing for this month is a 5 X 5" Sister's Choice block. |
March Guild MeetingThursday, March 14th
Snow Day: March 21st 2 PM Ashe Senior Center |
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Carole Carter, author of From My Carolina Home blog, will be our guest speaker at the March meeting. She will be collecting quilts for the Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project at that time. You can donate a quilt that you created, one that you are not using, crochet an afghan or buy a blanket. Charities will take any size. If you or your group cannot make an entire quilt, please consider making a few blue & white Jacob's Ladder blocks and sending them to Kathy Carpenter. Use any blue you like. Use any white, off-white, or white with a small print that you like. Please be accurate so they will match blocks sent in by others and she won't have too much trouble putting them all together. They should measure 12.5" unfinished. Hey, you Snow Birds! This means you can participate, too! One Fat Quarter of white and one of blue will make two blocks.
The drawing for this month will be a bright green novelty print fat quarter. |
10th Annual Quilting and
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Relaxed shopping with all your favorite shops! Save Time and Gas! No Traffic Headaches! Unlike a shop hop, this is a “Shop Stroll”. Take your time, walking up and down the aisles, have some lunch, maybe a sweet snack, buy some fabric, look at books, plan a new project, maybe even buy a sewing machine. Do all this without leaving the building. Even the smallest purchase will let local shops know that quilters need and appreciate them.
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Small Quilt Groups
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You're invited to join any of our informal quilt groups.
Boutique Sew Day is every Wednesday morning at the Senior Center in Classroom 1. You do not have to commit every week. It's a great way to learn sewing techniques and find inspiration for your own projects. The High Country Quilters meet on Tuesday morning in the first floor conference room at the Ashe County library from 10-12. It’s an informal get-together of ladies who quilt, sew, knit & visit. Community Service Quilting: the first Thursday of the month, following the guild's monthly board meeting. 1:00 to 4:00 at the Ashe County Senior Center. For more information contact Kathy or Tammy. Knitter Critters: the third Saturday of the month. 10-12PM. Meet at the Ashe County Library in the first floor board room. Contact the library for more information. High-Country Doll Makers Club: 2nd Saturday of the month. Do you enjoy creating dolls? Or would you like to learn how to create them? If so, you are invited to join the High-Country Doll Makers Club. They mainly work in cloth and mixed media and celebrate the doll as art. Contact Adrienne Sherrow for location as it varies: 336-858-0096 or adrsherrow@gmail.com. |