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!
Weekly Boutique Sew Day
The boutique sew day is every Wednesday morning at the Ashe County Center in classroom 1. Come on by and learn something new!
Quilt Speak: Uncovering Women's Voices Through QuiltsNow through March 8th, 2020
North Carolina Museum of History 5 East Edenton Street Raleigh, NC |
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Quilts speak. They reveal voices from the past—specifically women’s voices.
Some of these voices have long been silenced by illiteracy, exhaustion, racial oppression, and gender inequity. But if we know how to listen, we can understand what the quilts are saying. They speak of skill and power. They speak of economy and ingenuity. They speak of memory and forgetting. They reveal the experiences of women whose lives skirted the periphery of written history. What can quilts tell us about their makers? What can they tell us about ourselves? Click here for more info. |
November Guild MeetingThursday, November 14th
Ashe Senior Center 2 PM |
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Bring in a non-quilting tool that you use for quilting. For example, masking tape to create straight lines.
If you would like to join in this month's raffle, bring in a fat quarter with dots or plaids. Tree ornaments are due. |
Pillow case WorkshopFriday, November 15th
Ashe Senior Center Classroom #1 |
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Ann will be teaching us how to make a children's pillowcase, which is our holiday community service project. Click here for the pattern and here for a youtube video.
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December Guild MeetingDecember 12th
Snow Day: December 19th Ashe Senior Center 2 PM |
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Join us for refreshments, games and merriment as we celebrate the holiday season.
Our gift exchange will be decorated bags filled with sewing notions. There is a $15.00 limit. Betsy will be handing out the bags. Our holiday community service project will be pillow cases for needy children. |
Festival of TreesNovember 23rd-December 26th
Ashe County Arts Council Building |
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We will be participating in the Festival of Trees event at the Arts Council by decorating a Christmas tree. This year our colors will be saturated and our highlighted ornaments will be crazy quilts. You may create any type of ornament you would like but please make them no larger than 4 1/2 inches.
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2020 Carolina Lily Quilt ShowFriday, March 6th
Saturday, March 7th Union County Agricultural Center 3230 Presson Road Monroe, NC 28112 |
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Charlotte's Quilters Guild presents their annual quilt show. Free parking and $5.00 admission fee. For more information click here.
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Appalachian Heritage Quilters
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More information to come.
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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. |