Glendale Quilt Guild

Mission Statement

The Glendale Quilt Guild is a nonprofit corporation organized for educational and charitable purposes. Some of its purposes are:
• to contribute to the knowledge of and to promote the appreciation of fine quilts and quilt making,
• to sponsor and support quilting activities,
• to gain knowledge of quilting techniques, patterns and history of quilt making through educational meetings, travel and friendship.

The Guild meets the second Wednesday of each month at the:
Central Library of Glendale
222 East Harvard Street
Glendale, CA
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Special meetings are held three times a year. June is our annual business meeting, August is our summer “picnic in the library” and December is our annual holiday party. We encourage all of our members to attend these functions.

We begin the evening with a short business meeting. During the meeting we have announcements of interest to the membership regarding future programs, workshops, bus trips and quilt show meetings. We also set aside time for “Show and Tell” so that our members may show their work. We encourage everyone to share his or her work with us.

We attempt to keep the business portion of the meeting to a minimum. Board meetings take care of most of the Guild’s business.

Following the business meeting, we adjourn for refreshments and social time. Our Hospitality Chair will keep you informed through the newsletter when it is your turn to provide refreshments.

After the break we have our program for the month. Often this will be a well-known speaker and/or slide show. Sometimes, we have “hands-on” demonstrations by some of our talented members. Members also work on quilts for the Loving Hands Community Projects such as women’s shelters, battered and abused children’s shelters, AIDS hospices and homeless families. You are invited to join this group during their work sessions – just look for notices in our Newsletter.

The Guild actively supports various educational and civic groups to further the promotion of quilting educational and also provides quilts to charities in need. These recipients may be nominated by members and are chosen by membership voting.

Dues:  Members $30; Affiliates $40.  Our Membership year is July 1 - June 30.  Dues are payable July 1 and are delinquent at the end of the August General Meeting.  The Guest Fee is usually $5 per meeting.

Newsletter

As a member, you will receive our monthly newsletter, which you may receive either of two ways: we will mail it to you or you may download it off our web site.

The newsletter will contain information regarding the program topic for the upcoming meeting, a summary of board business, minutes of the previous meeting and the treasurer’s report as well as other information of interest to members.

We have an extensive library of quilting books and videos that may be checked out for a period of one month. If necessary, you may extend the time for an additional month. If you fail to return the book when due will result in a fine of $1 per month per book. Just show your membership card to the Librarian to check out your books.

Each month in the newsletter a pattern for the “block of the month” will be published. Each member who makes a block is eligible to participate in a drawing to win all of the blocks submitted.  Your name is entered in a drawing for each block you submit. The winner(s) are drawn during the meeting.

Board Meetings

Board meetings are open to all members. If you have any special concerns regarding Guild business, please feel free to contact any board member or attend the board meeting yourself. Meeting dates and times are published in our Newsletter.

Quilt Show

Our only fund raising project is our annual quilt show; it is held in March of each year.  We rely totally on funds made from the quilt show to run our Guild and finance our philanthropy projects. The only requirement for renewing your membership each year is that you work for the quilt show a minimum of two hours in some capacity. There are many tasks that need to be done to put on this show. Your membership application lists many of these tasks.