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!

Christmas stocking workshop

Friday, November 2nd
9-2PM
​Ashe Senior Center
Doris will be teaching a class on Christmas stockings.  These stockings will be given to elderly shut-ins.  This is our annual community holiday project.

Winston-Salem Quilts 2018

Friday, November 2nd
Saturday, Novembrer 3rd
Gateway YMCA
1300 South Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
There will be 2 trunk shows included for free with your admission – Nationally known Lee Chappell Monroe and  Patti Cline and Cindy Page from the Quilter’s Gallery.  Click here for a schedule of events.
Winston Salem Quilts will be hosting a special exhibit of Bonnie Hunter’s Mystery Quilts. Everyone loves Bonnie’s scrappy style and now you can see her beautiful quilts up close and personal.Events:
  • Quilts
  • Vendors
  • Special Trunk Shows, click here for Schedule
  • Demonstrations of Quilting Products and Quilting Techniques
  • Door Prizes
  • 2 Raffle Quilts
  • Boutique with Handmade Gifts
  • Granny’s Attic with Fabrics, Magazines and Books
  • Silent Auction
  • Quilts on a Stick for sale
If you have questions or need information about the quilt show, contact Patti Mansson or Adele Aiken at 2018QuiltShow@forsythquilters.org

Brushy Mountain Quilter's Guild
​Annual Quilt Workshop

Saturday, November 3rd
9-5 PM
Hiddenite Arts and Heritage Center
70 Hiddenite Church Road
Hiddenite, NC
Openings are available in each of the five classes: Jelly Roll Rug by Terrie Townsend,  Escher Quilt by Kathy Hill, Labryth by Lucille Amos, Barn Quilt by Carol Mitchell, and Woven and Quilted by Mary Anne Caplinger.
Workshop registration includes instruction in the five-hour class of each participant’s choosing, coffee break and instructor’s display, lunch, Lucas Mansion Gallery tour, and dessert.
The registration fee is $75 per person. Class sizes are limited; interested quilters are encouraged to register by calling the Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center at 828-632-6966 or email karen@hiddenitearts.org
In addition to the scheduled classes, the workshop will feature shopping in a special one-day Fabric Nook by J& S Linens of Statesville.
To learn more about the Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center call (828) 632-6966, email info@hiddenitearts.org

November Guild Meeting

Thursday, November 8th
2 PM
​Ashe Senior Center
The program for this month is "Calming the Chaos" by special guest Lisa Alley.  Lisa will be helping us to organize all our fabrics and notions.

The raffle will be for cat blocks.

Due:
Community service Christmas stockings 
Holiday ornaments for the Tree Fest

December Guild Meeting

Thursday, December 13th
2 PM
Ashe Senior Center

Our annual holiday party.  Refreshments, fellowship, fun and surprises!

We will be donating Christmas stockings stuffed with goodies for elderly shut-ins.  See Doris for the stocking pattern.

Our annual holiday exchange will be paper bags filled with quilting notions/supplies.  All items must be new, and no candy.  Please limit your cost to $12-$15.  

Small Quilt Groups 
You're invited to join any of our informal quilt groups.  

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 Gillian 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.