What Happens at Monthly Meetings?

Monthly membership meetings

Every month Guild members get together to learn new skills and simply enjoy talking to other quilters! All ages and experience levels are welcome. Your first meeting is free of charge, unless there is a special program which may require a small fee. After your first meeting there is a $10 charge for subsequent meetings. Typical activities include:

Block of the month

Members participate in fun Block-of-the-Month challenges. Everyone is given a pattern to complete and sometimes there may be guidance on colors. The hope is that we will all return the following month with interesting and different takes on the pattern. Then there's a raffle for everyone who has entered a block and the winner takes all the blocks home.

Learning New Skills

Many meetings feature a special program focusing on a specific skill or design. Sometimes members are encouraged to follow-up with examples they have created at subsequent meetings. Some programs are led by our members and others feature experts from outside of our Guild.

Community Outreach

As a quilting guild, we believe the main way we should support the community and give back is to make quilts! Sometimes guild members all work on one quilt and sometimes members create their own for donation to local organizations. So far, SMQG has donated over 25 quilts to The Cross Roads House, a facility that provides secure, transitional housing to individuals and families experiencing homelessness on the seacoast.

show and tell

This is everyone's favorite part of the meeting! Members share their work and talk about their quilting journeys. Every month we are amazed at the beautiful work that is happening. Truly inspiring! See the Quilt Stories section of this website for a glimpse at the kind of work our members do.

Add a footnote if this applies to your business