Sierra Quilt Guild Activities
Monthly Meetings at Sonora Senior Center
on Greenley Road in Sonora, Meetings start at 7:00pm.
2012 Guild Workshops
March 12, 2012
Sandy Turner - Seascape or Giant Hibiscus ---
T. C. Ambulance Center
April 10, 2012
Sue Spargo
- Leaf Play or Flower Pot --- T. C. Ambulance
Center Workshop:
May 15, 2012
Lyn Mann - Happy Birthday Quilt --- T. C. Ambulance Center
July 10, 2012
Jody Orht - Don’t Watch the Needle (Beg. Machine quilting) --- T. C. Ambulance
Center
August 13, 2012
Sandy Klop - [To
be determined] --- T.C. Ambulance Center
2012 Guild Challenge
Community Activities
The Community Quilts
Project has been in existence for at least 10 years. Its purpose is to promote
quilting, educate the community about quilting and return something to the
community. Over the years we have donated many quilts to local organizations,
helped some people teach school children quilting, put on quilting
demonstrations for the community and donated quilts for fundraisers. Also, we
have used our sewing skills to help local organizations, such as the Humane
Society, by making dog vests, which were used by the Society for money-making
projects.
Last year we donated a number of quilts: 18 to Interfaith Social Services, seven each to Beverly Convalescent Hospital, Mountain Women's Resources and Tuolumne County Victim-Witness. Christmas Partners received about 150 dolly quilts and 70 crib size quilts, while the Senior Center was given several quilts to hand out to persons in need; we also donated another quilt that the Senior Center used for fund-raising project.
Those who want to contribute to the Project meet each Tuesday afternoon (1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) at the Senior Center to create the quilts, which are made from materials donated by individuals and the Guild. Not only are quilts finished off, but kits are made up to be distributed to Guild members who complete them at home; some guild members also donate quilts that they have made at home from their own "stash."
Dolly quilts are 22" x 26" and crib quilts are 40" x 50". The larger quilts are kept until after the September Show and then sorted and distributed to the different organizations.
Humane Society and the Spay and Neuter Group of Tuolumne County
Over the
years we have supplied dog vests, quilts, and wall hangings to the Humane
Society and Spay and Neuter Group of Tuolumne County for their fund raising
events.
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Quilt Camp
Twice a year members of our guild are invited to go to Quilt Camp. This is a very popular activity and you need to sign up early to reserve a space. We hold our camp at Old Oak Ranch in Sonora. Rooms and meals are included in the cost of $205.00. All you need to bring are your projects, sewing machine, and a willingness to share and talk quilting for five days. Contact us for the dates of the next camp and availability.
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