Our purpose is to educate members and the public about quilts and quilting, and to support deserving charities. Many guild members treasure their friendships and abilities to exchange ideas with other members most of all.
Our Mission.
Upcoming Meetings, Programs & Workshops
January 11 — Annual Guild Business Meeting
February 8 — Guild Meeting with speaker Julia Graves on Color Exploration via Zoom. SOQuilts.com Lecture will discuss how to select beautiful color combinations for your quilts and provide tips on how to fix color combinations that just do not seem to be working. Includes a slide show and trunk show illustrating classic color combinations and fascinating color illusions.
March 14 — Guild Meeting Discussion of 2025 Quilt Show and Electric Quilts video
March 15 — Workshop by Diana DeFrancesco on Creating Square Clothesline Baskets
April 11 — Guild Meeting with speaker Karen Stone. karenkstonequilts.com Lecture will be a trunk show on her evolution as a quilter.
April 12 — Workshop by Karen Stone on Improvisational Quilting
May 9 — Guild Meeting with Technique Demonstrations by Members
May 10 — Workshop by Sandy Labby on Disappearing 4 Patch blocks
June 13 — Guild Meeting with Mini Quilt Show with Go Texas Quilt Selection
June 14 — Workshop by Melody Nelson of the By Annie “Call Me” purse. Click Here to see pattern.
July 11 — Guild Meeting and Sally Robinson Trunk Show
July 12 — Workshop by Sally Robinson on Freezer Paper Piecing Method
August 8 — Care Quilt Workday (noon to 5pm) followed by potluck dinner and meeting with Parade of Care Quilts
September 12 — Guild Meeting and Fashion Show by Brazos Valley Wearable Arts
September 13 — Workshop TBD
October 10 — Guild Meeting with speaker Diana Murtha via Zoom. www.dianalmurtha.com Lecture is titled “Accept the Challenge & Win a Prize” and will be an informative and humorous perspective on her quilt challenge experiences. She will discuss what she has learned from various challenges, other ways to challenge yourself, and sources of inspiration. And most importantly how challenges can expand your quilting skills and inspire all your quilting!
October 11 — Workshop by Diane Murtha on Quilt as You Go Hexies
November 14 — Guild Meeting and Parade of Christmas Quilts and Cookie Fest
November 15 — Workshop TBD
December 12 — Holiday Party and Silent Auction
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Dream it.
Funds raised by the Guild are used to bring in nationally and locally recognized speakers to our monthly meetings and workshops. The programs are educational and interesting, providing quilting information on history, techniques, materials, and other aspects of this popular art form. Workshops are offered to further our knowledge.
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Grow it.
Quilt-Ed Project is directed toward educating our youth about the history of quilting as well as quilting as a learning tool and art form. Lectures by a guild member, along with hands-on activities are available to teachers as a fun resource activity. Quilts are a wonderful part of our heritage and bring comfort to our lives.
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Show it.
The Guild stages a biennial quilt show. A recent show displayed over 100 quilts, including judged entries and special exhibits. Attendees may shop at our Bluebonnet Store which offers goods made and donated by our members, as wells as supporting the numerous other vendors who participate in our show.