Connecticut,
The Nutmeg State

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• Branford
  The Shoreline Quilter's Guild meets the 1st Monday of the month at the Canoe Brook Senior Center in Branford, starting at 6:45 pm. New members are always welcome (dues are $30/yr). Check our website for more information.   Interested quilters can send inquiries to PO Box 293, Branford, CT 06405, visit our new website , or send emailto us at shorelinequilters@yahoo.com 

• Bristol
  Bristolat BBT Quilt Guild meet the 2nd Friday of the month at 7at00pm. Meetings are held at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 154 Meadow Street Bristol CT. Dues are $22.00 a year, there are approx 70 members. All Quilters Welcome. Mailing addressat S Wentland, 240 Westwoods Terrace, Bristol CT 06010 or emailat carolynduren@yahoo.com
• Darien
  Goodwives Quilters meets every Tuesday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Darien Historical Society in Darien We have about 70 members, many very experienced ladies with quilting. We do many projects, including service projects of quilts for AIDS, HOSPICE, etc. About 45 members all skill levels.  Very congenial group.  Speakers, workshops, & some day trips.  Many service projects e.g. NNIC Unit at Stamford Hospital, Birthright, Norwalk, Veteran's, of Rocky Hill, CT, Malta House, Norwalk, Veterans New Haven, AmeriCares, Aids, Hospice, Breast Cancer Groups incl. Whittingham Center, etc. For more information contact Rita Phillips, Norwalk, CT or JAG24@aol.com
  

• East Lyme
  Clamshell Quilt Guild, 860-536-1772.

• Ellington
  Ellington Country Quilters meet the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Ellington Congregational Church, 7pm

• Enfield
  Enfield Quilters meets twice a month - workshop night is 2nd Wednesday at the Enfield Senior Center from 6:30pm to 8:00pm and regular meeting is 3rd Wednesday at H.B. Stowe Elementary School from 7pm to 9pm We are a very active guild and have lots of hands on programs for the coming year. Join us! Check out our website for more information . A Greater Hartford Quilt Guild member.

• Essex
  CT Hilltop Quilters meets 2nd Monday of the month, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Essex Congregational Church

• Gales Ferry
  Thames River Quilters meets at 7:00 pm the first Tuesday of the month at St. Lukes Church, Clark Road, Gales Ferry, CT. The dues for the year are $15.00 payable in September. The guild meets each month from September to June. All levels of quilters welcome. Send all inquiries to: P.O. Bax 529, Gales Ferry, CT 06335.

• Greenwich
  Common Threads Quilters meet the 2nd & 4th Tuesday evenings (7pm-10pm) each month on the 1st floor of the Greenwich Arts Society/Senior Center, 299 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, CT (near Exit 3 off I-95). Approx 30 members. Dues: $30/year or $3 per visit. New members & visitors are welcome. Our guild is an informal, international group; we each bring our own projects and enjoy sharing ideas and sewing time together. Interested quilters can contact either Barbara Hicks at bamhicks@optonline.net OR Lynnette Clemens at LynnetteClemens@yahoo.com

• Hartford
  Greater Hartford Quilt Guild, Connecticut There are 14 chapters in the  GHQG, as well as many independent members from around the area. We have 750+ members. Guests are always welcome at our chapter meetings. Each year a chapter organizes a members-only Annual Meeting and a Sharing Day. Members also receive our quarterly newsletter Basting Lines, and most local quilt shops offer members a discount at their stores. We have well known speakers, their classes, vendors, and special events at our meetings. Bi-annually we put on a quilt show open to the public featuring members’ quilts, wearables, and dolls, well known speakers, classes, vendors, the GHQG Schoolhouse hands-on and demo area, and a raffle quilt made by a few members. Another benefit for members is the participation in the GHQG retreat held opposite years of the quilt show. Visit our web site  for more information.  Greater Hartford Quilt Guild, PO Box 310213, Newington, CT 06131-0213
  
  The chapters of GHQG are:
  Apple Valley Quilters
  Southington Care Ctr., 44 Meridan Ave., Southington, CT
  2nd Tuesday of the month @ 7pm
  
  Building Blocks Together (BBTs) 
  Meetings held at Immanuel Lutheran Church 154 Meadow St. Bristol, CT. 2nd Friday of the month @7pm Mailing address: S. Wentland 240 Westwoods Ter. Bristol, CT 06010-9109
  
  Ellington Country Quilters
  Longview Middle School, Middle Butcher Rd., Ellington, CT
  3rd Thursday of the month @7pm
  
  Enfield Quilters
  Enfield Central Library, Middle Rd., Enfield, CT
  3rd Wednesday of the month @ 7pm
  
  Glastonbury Piecemakers
  Glastonbury High School, Hubbard Rd., Glastonbury, CT
  3rd Thursday of the month @ 7pm
  
  Heritage Quilters of Wallingford
  Masonic Healthcare Center, 22 Masonic Ave., Wallingford, CT
  4th Tuesday of the month @ 7pm
  
  Newington Schoolhouse Quilters
  JP Doyle Center, Cedar St., Newington, CT
  1st Monday of the month @ 7pm
  
  Quilters West
  Congregational Church Flagg Rd., West Hartford, CT
  3rd Wednesday of the month @ 7pm
  
  Berlin Sisters in Quilting (SQs)
  Berlin Public Library, 240 Kensington Rd., Kensington, CT
  1st Wednesday of the month @ 7pm
  
  Vernon Nutmeg Quilters
  First Congregational Church of Vernon Rte 30 and Center Rd., Vernon, CT
  2nd Tuesday of the month @ 7pm
  
  West Hartford Quilters
  Westmoor Park, Flagg Rd., West Hartford, CT
  1st Wednesday of the month @ 7pm
  
  Windsor Friendship Quilters
  Christ The King Lutheran Church, 485 Park Ave., Windsor, CT
  2nd Thursday of the month @ 7pm
  
  Stafford Mill Town Quilters meet 3rd Tues at Stafford Public Library, Leventahal Run, Stafford from 6:30p-9:30p. 
  
  Tolland Homestead Quilters, meet 3rd Tues at Tolland Fire Training Ctr, Merrow Rd, Tolland at 7pm.

• Middlebury
  Southford Falls Quilters. Guild Established in 2006, 65 members. $25 yearly dues. We meet at 7pm, the first Friday of the month. Meeting held at Shepardsons Community Center in Middlebury. Raffles each meeting, speakers, show and tell.

• New Fairfield
  First Monday at the public library in New Fairfield, main road, 7-9pm all are welcome after 15 years, the Calico Cats founded by Linda Decker and Jennfier O'brien of New Fairfield.

• New Milford
  Mountain Laurel Quilters Guild. We have about 60 members and meet at New Milford High School on the 2nd Thursday of the month (when school is open-meetings mooved to the following Thursday if Holiday). We have a quilt show biannually, block of the month, Spring VT quilting retreat, Mystery Quilt, Challenge quilt, community quilt projects, Show & Tell, vendors at some meetings and interesting lecturers from well known speakers several times a year. Dues $25.00 a year. Come join the fun!  joquilter13@yahoo.com.  Please note: When the school is closed due to holiday or bad weather, the meeting is cancelled and do not meet until the next regular monthly meeting.

• Newington
  The Greater Hartford Quilt Guild,  P.O. Box 310213, Newington, CT 06131

• Portland
  Heart of the valley Quilt Guild. We have about 60 active members who pay $25.00 a year in dues. We meet at 7:00 PM on the second thursday of each month at the Portland Senior Center. We have a show & tell program every other month alternating with a speaker/demonstration. we do a yearly charity project, quilt challenges, and a quilter's retreat every other year.

• Ridgefield
  Nutmeg Quilter's Guild, Inc., Members 300. The Guild meets the 2nd Wednesday of the "odd" months at the Ridgefield Play House located on East Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Doors open at 6:30. Dues are $25 year; guest fee is $5. Workshops, lectures, hands-on meetings, raffles, entry blocks, trips to different quilting events and places of interest. The guild produces a newsletter, "DisPatch", six times a year. For more information visit our 
  website.

• Simsbury
  Farmington Valley Quilters meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at Eno Memorial Hall, 754 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT. Social time at 6:45pm, meeting at 7:00. Annual membership $25.00. Guest fee $5.00. Meetings feature nationally know as well as in house quilters giving demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on-workshops. All day Workshops, Quilt Challenges, Friendship Blocks, Service Projects, and Socials are only part of what membership offers. We. welcome everyone who is interest in quilting. Come join us. All are welcome.

• Stamford.
  Museum Quilters. This group has been meeting at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center for over 25 years, producing quilts whose sale benefits the museum. Join us in the Bendel Mansion every Monday morning at 9 AM for quilting and conversation. No dues required. Stamford Museum & Nature Center is located at 39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT 06903. Contact volunteer@stamfordmuseum.org for more information.

• Stevenson
  Connecticut Piecemakers, PO Box 23, Stevenson  CT  06491

• Storrs
  Parrish Piecers.  Meet Wednesdays from 9:00 - 2:00 Storrs Congregational Church Community House.
  

• Trumbull
  The Connecticut Piecemakers' Quilt Guild (formerly the Trumbull Piecemakers) meets on one Monday a month at 9:30 a.m. from September to June at the Trumbull Library on Quality Street in Trumbull. Lectures, workshops, community service projects, show & tell, quilt library, and lots more. The guild produces a monthly newsletter and holds a quilt show on the even years.  Membership dues: $25.00. For information, contact: Beazie@aol.com

• Vernon
  Vernon Nutmeg Quilters. We meet at 7pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, at The First Congregational Church Rt 30/Center Road. September through June

• Wallingford
  Heritage Quilters of Wallingford Meets 4th Tuesday, 7:00 pm
  Masonic Home, 4th floor rec. room

• Washington
  The Meetinghouse Quilters are a group of 16 quilters who meet once a month at the First Congregational Church in Washington, CT. and also at members' houses. There are no dues collected. We have sponsored 4 quilt shows at the
  Meetinghouse, made two raffle quilts and have helped raise money for the Connecticut Quilt Search Project. At each meeting we have a show
  'n tell, and a member shares a quilting technique with us. We also serve delicious food at our meetings. Contact suereich@charter.net  for more information.

• Waterford
  Clamshell Quilt Guild  meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Waterford Community Center, Rope Ferry Road, Waterford @ 6:30 p.m. Yearly dues $25. All are welcomed. Clamshell Quit Guild PO Box 3, Waterford, CT 06385

• West Hartford
  Quilters West Meets the third Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM at the West Hartford Rehab center at 130 Loomis Drive in West Hartford CT. Deborah Rychert  m.rychert@comcast.net