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: 

1. Flying Needles Quilt Guild
2. Friendsville Memorial Guild
3. Patchwork Piecers
4. Heritage Quilt Guild
5. Walnut Valley Quilers Guild
6. Prairie Quilters
7. Emma Creek Quilt Guild
8. Friendship Quilters Guild
9. Teakettle Quilters Guild
10. Scraps & Threads Quilt Guild
11. Heirloom Quilters
12. Belknap Mill Quilters Guild
13. 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 fun to feature quilt guilds here.

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(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Thursday Thirteen – 13 Names for Quilting Groups and Guilds

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 there with encouragement.  Today, the last finishing stitches will be taken.

Also, Beth’s group of quilting and fabric art friends made a friendship lap quilt for her.  Each one contributed some of the blocks.  Then her daughter delivered it to her hospital room.

Friendship and quilting bees continue to bind quilters together!

What have been some of your friendship quilting projects…either something you made for a friend or a joint contribution?

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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The Quilting Bee Goes “Modern”