See the Latest Photos from Meetings in 2006 and 2007,
visit the PROGRAMS page
This year's Quilt
Show was held on October 6 & 7, 2007.
2006 Quilt Show Winners
Updated with Photos!
11/10/06
About the Guild
On July 7, 1986 a meeting was held at the Old Church Gallery to
consider setting up a quilt guild. Catherine Pauley gave an outline of things to
be considered and the following was adapted as our "purpose":
The Old Church Galley Quilting Guild shall come together as a
group whose main purpose shall be to:
- Establish a framework within which experienced and beginning
quilters may learn from one another, sharing techniques and quilting advances.
- To foster within the community, an awareness of quilting as both a
historical and a living creative contribution to our lives as a community.
There were approximately 12 members in the beginning.
Meetings were held monthly at the Old Church Gallery, which at that time was in the
OLD Presbyterian Church on Main Street.
Programs
We have a featured program each month, either a guest
speaker, a lecture, demonstrations or hands-on activity. Our speakers have included both
regionally and nationally known teachers, some of whom are members of our own guild.
The guild is currently working on a Raffle Quilt which
will be donated to our meeting place, the Jacksonville Center.
See pictures of the Raffle Quilt Blocks
Visit the Programs
page for the latest information on recent and upcoming programs.
Show and Tell
Each month we also have an opportunity to present our
quilting accomplishments at show and tell. It is always fun and exciting to see what
members of the guild have been doing.
Annual Activities
Each year the Old Church Gallery Quilter's Guild
sponsors a Quilt Show, which is held in
conjunction with the Woman's Club annual Arts and Crafts Fair. The show displays over 150
entries from across the US which include every sort of quilt from traditional to
contemporary, and ranging from large bed quilts, to miniature quilts, with an always
impressive display of wearable art. Each year we also have a featured quilt artist.
Another local show,the Mountain Comforts Quilt Show, is held
each year as part of the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival in Ferrum VA. The show includes
antique and contemporary quilts which are judged by an NQA certified judge. Monetary
prizes and fabulous, unique ribbons will be awarded in numerous categories. There is also
a Young Quilter division for youth aged 13 or younger.
Blue Ridge Quilt Festival
www.BRQFestival.com
This annual festival offers classes, vendors and a quilt show in nearby Blacksburg, VA.
Quilt Challenges
Old Church Gallery
Our quilt guild is affiliated with the Old Church
Gallery of Floyd, Virginia. Please visit their website, by following the link above.
