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The names of quilting groups and guilds fascinate me…this bonding together of friends with a common interest. Some names are so imaginative; others have historic reference; still more reflect the area of the country where they’re located.
Here are 13 I’ve come across: 

Flying Needles Quilt Guild
Friendsville Memorial Guild
Patchwork Piecers
Heritage Quilt Guild
Walnut Valley Quilers Guild
Prairie Quilters
Emma Creek Quilt Guild
Friendship Quilters Guild
Teakettle Quilters Guild
Scraps & Threads Quilt Guild
Heirloom Quilters
Belknap Mill Quilters Guild
The Material Quilters

There are so many more quilting guilds, clubs and organizations and the names are fascinating.  Why don’t you tell me the name of yours…and a little about it?  It would be …read more

QuiltingAndPatchwork.com
Quilting bees generally involve several women gathering together to help one another on a project.  They may be working on a joint project or finishing one a quilting friend has started.  These gatherings were the social affairs for ladies in pioneer days and have continued to the present.
When my daughter became ill and experienced a lengthy hospital stay, she had a  commitment to help someone finish a quilt.  There was a deadline for the project but Beth now couldn’t help.
So….the ladies in her quilting group took turns helping to finish it.  If they couldn’t do the hands-on work, they were …read more