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• Abington
  Thimbles and Friends Quilt Guild. 30 members. Wait list. Meets once a month Sept-May @ Abington Public Library. Focus: charity quilts, workshops, BOTM, challenges, Quilt Show. For info: lindaquilts@comcast.net.

• Agawam
  Pioneer Valley Quilters meet the first Wednesday of the month,
  September through June, at the Agawam Baptist Church, 760 Main Street, Agawam, MA at 7:00 pm. Dues are $10 per year. A quilt show is held at the end of March every other year (even number years). Funds raised are used to help the "Special Needs" quilt committee, making quilting information available to local libraries, donations to the Quilt Museum, and for many other quilt- related needs. People of all quilting levels are welcome (even people who just love quilts!).  Pioneer Valley Quilters, P.O. Box 202, Agawam, 01001

• Amherst
  The Hands Across the Valley Quilters Guild is a guild with more than 130 members of western Massachusetts and beyond. We do many activities such as lectures, workshops with known instructors, charity donations, show and tells, and round robins among others. We have a quilt show every two years in Amherst College campus. We meet on the second Sunday of the month at 1:30 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Amherst from September to June. If you want to learn more about us go visit our website or write to P.O. Box 831, Amherst, MA 01004-0831.

• Arlington
  Quilters' Connection.  This 325 member guild has a large contemporary component. The guild meets the 4th Wednesday in Sept., Oct., Nov., and Jan. through May for information regarding membership contact N. Howard, 8 Cogswell Ave. Cambridge, MA 02140. There is a waiting list, however guests are welcome when accompanied by a guild member.
  
  Rising Star Quilters meet the fourth Tuesday of the month except December, July and August at 7:30pm, Unitarian Universalist Church, 631 Mass. Ave.,Arlington. The guild sponsors nationally recognized speakers block of the month swap and presents an annual quilt show.

• Attleboro
  Linsey Wooley Quilt Guild meets second Monday, 7-9 p.m., each month from September to June at the First Baptist Church in Attleboro. Dues are $20/year. Visitors welcome.

• Beverly
  Crossroads Quilters meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene, Route 1A, Beverly, MA. Workshops & trunk shows with well-known quilters, in-house workshops, and lots of friendly people.  Annual dues are $20.00, guest fee $3.

• Boston
  Proper Bostonian Quilters Guild. We meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. from Sept. to June at The Daughters of St. Paul, 50 St. Paul's Ave., Jamaica Plain. Dues are $20 per year. Contact pbquilters@yahoo.com for more information.

• Boston Area. 
  Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth.  We are a newly established quilt guild of African American Quilters. We meet the third Saturday of each month in Randolph, MA. We gladly welcome all level of quilters.

• Burlington
  Burlington Quilter's Guild meets at the Burlington Senior Center
  on the second Thursday of the month (from September to May). For more
  information, send e-mailto DAB731@aol.com.

• Cape Cod
  Cape Cod Quilters meets from 7-9 PM on the first Thursday of the month at the Dennis Sr. Center, 1045 Rte 134, Dennis, MA. We have monthly raffles, bom, show & tell, share our skills,lectures and workshops. All are welcome. Visit our website at www.capecodquilters.com. Our second quilt show, Quilts for All Seasons, will be presented on November 3 & 4, 2007 at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St, So. Yarmouth, MA 02664. See our website for details.
  
  Bayberry Quilters have 225 members, dues are $30. Day meetings are at 9:00am, 4th Wednesday of the month, Church of the Nazarene in South Dennis. Evening meetings, 7:00pm at Cape Tech High School in Harwich, the Tuesday before the Wednesday meeting. National quilt teachers lecture and give workshops; our annual quilt show features 300 quilts; members make quilts for wounded soldiers, disaster victims and ill and abused children. Guest meeting fee is $5. 

• Carver
  Plymouth county cranberry quilters. PCCQ. We have about 60 members. we meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at the Carver Library from 9:30 to 11:30. We have a block of the month, raffle of the month for fat quarters, charity quilts,and speakers. Barb Lundin membership@pccq.net Plymouth County Cranberry Quilters, PO Box 149, Carver 02330

• Charleton
  Cornerstone Quilters is a guild located in Charlton, Massachusetts. Meetings held on the third Sunday of ea. month Sept thru May 1 to 3:30-4pm. at the Charlton Baptist Church Hammond Hill Road, Charlton, MA. We have approx. 180 members who pay $24 a year in dues. We have show & tell, block of the month, annual challenge, round robin, Secret Quilter, Outreach, workshops, Guest speakers, Mini Groups.Guests are always welcome! Visit our website for more information.

• Chelmsford
  The Chelmsford Quilters’ Guild, with over 100 very active members, meets on the fourth Monday of the month (Sept. – May) from 7-9 p.m. at the All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 10 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford. Programs include guest speakers, show and tell, holiday parties, member workshops, round robins, mystery quilts, and challenge quilts. At every meeting, you can join raffles for a theme-related fat quarter, wearing your guild name-tag and monthly swap blocks. You can also purchase tickets for raffle prizes. Guild members donate quilts for community projects, such as Chernobyl Children and Comfort Quilts for nursing home residents, and support local charities. As a guild member, you have access to both the expanding library and the monthly newsletter, and we do a quilt show every other year. Dues are $20 a year. Guests pay $5 ($3 if there is no speaker) per meeting. For more information, contact Marie (EQAquilter@aol.com), 978-256-2672.

• Concord
  Concord Piecemakers Quilt Guild works with Comfort Quilts, ABC quilts and the community.  Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month Sept-May at 7:00pm.  The location is Harvey Wheeler school on Church Street in Concord.

• Douglas
  Douglas Quilters. We are a very small group looking for other quilters in the area to quilt together with. We meet every other Thursday at 7pm. Contact Kathy for  more information at kathy@handcraftedcompany.com 

• Duxbury
  Seaside Quilters Guild meets on the first Monday of each month September through June,at St. Pauls Church of the Nazarene, 136 Summer Street, Duxbury, MA at 7:30. Contact bodenga@aol.com for more information

• Falmouth
  The Crazy Quilter's Guild meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Gus Canty Recreation center in Falmouth from 7 to 9 p.m. Dues are ten dollars per year. We have many skill levels in our guild. Some are very skilled in certain areas, others are beginners, others just love quilts, and the companionship.  We recently took a trip to Keepsake Quilts in New Hampshire. All are welcome to join, or come and visit as a guest.
  
  Cape Cod Holly Berry Quilters- We are a small and warm guild of 50 members and more are always welcome. We meet on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 9:30am at the Barnstable County Fairgrounds. Each year we make a raffle quilt as a guild project, offer classes, speakers, swaps and a special mission project. Mailing address: P.O. 516, Mashpee, MA 02649-0516

• Fairhaven
  The Shining Tides Quilters

• Foxborough. 
  Artful Hands Quilt Guild. We are a group of about 45 members looking to grow to 55 members. Our annual dues are $25 and we meet monthly from Sept. through June on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the Bethany Church in Foxborough. We have a monthly fabric swap, speakers, workshops and a biannual quilt show. We have made quilts to donate to veterans, and raffle quilts. Contact Judy Anderson at judyabqa@hotmail.com for more information

• Framingham. 
  County Line Quilters. We have about 50 members. Dues are $20/year. The guild welcomes all ages and ability levels, including beginner. Meetings are generally held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, Sept thru June unless otherwise noted in the meeting schedule. Meetings are held on the 2nd floor (stair access only) of the Vineyard Metro West which is located on the Framingham/Southborough, MA line just off Route 9 West (near the Sheraton Tara). Address is 40 California Ave., Framingham, MA 01701. Ample parking is available. Meetings run from 7:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m. We are a social and hands-on type of group that enjoys demonstrating and sharing techniques and ideas. Meeting activities have included: training workshops where guild members teach each other, slide shows, guest quilters and their quilts, specialized fabric trunk shows, quilted vest workshops, silent auction of quilt related "stuff", quilt challenges, round robin exchanges, and block lotto's and charity quilt work. We do a show every other year. Contact LKaprielian@rcn.com or visit the guild website for more info. 

• Freetown
  Bayside Quilters Cindy Barrett cindy.barrett@verizon.net 

• Franklin. 
  Yankee Quilters Quilt Guild. Our membership is about 45 quilters of all ages and skill levels. We meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Franklin Senior Center, with the first Tuesday of the month being our monthly business meeting. On the other Tuesdays, we actually sew! We have a monthly block raffle, a frienship exchange block, color challenge, pot luck dinners, an annual spring dinner with speaker, instructional workshops, midnight madness, bus trips, a weekend quilting getaway, as well as make charity quilts for three different local organizations. We hold a quilt show every other year, displaying members quilts. New members are always welcome. Contact cyndirich88@yahoo.com for more information.

• Granville
  Granville Quilting and Needlework Guild.  Meets 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 P.M in the basement of the Granville Church off Route 57 Dues: $10 a year, Also have a Wednesday Meeting Quilt Bee.

• Great Barrington
  Berkshire Quilters' Guild. We have about 45 members who pay $24 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the second Tuesday of the month at the Great Barrington Senior Center. Contact berkshirequiltersguild@yahoo.com

• Harwich
  Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod. 200 members, dues are $30 per year. Day meetings 9:00am 4th Wed of the month, Church of the Nazarene in S. Dennis.Evening meetings are at 7:00pm Cape Cod Tech H.S. in Harwich, the Tues before the day meeting. National quilt teachers lecture and give workshops; annual quilt show features 300 quilts; quilts made and donated to wounded soldiers, disaster victims, ill and abused children. Come quilt with us!  libbyhall110737@yahoo.com

• Haverhill
  Merrimack Valley Quilters Guild is composed of over 180 members - from young adults to seniors, and beginners to advanced quilters. The guild was formed in 1980 to encourage and develop the art and craft of quilting locally. MVQ meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m., September through June, in the Holy Angels Church, 8 Atkinson Road (Rte. 121 off Rte. 125), Plaistow, NH. Guest meeting fees are $5, and annual membership dues are $30 ($25 for senior citizens). For further information, come to the next meeting, visit our website or contact MVQ at P.O. Box 1434, Haverhill, MA 01831.

• Holbrook. 
  Sisters In Stitches Joined By The Cloth. We have about 35 members who pay $30.00 a year in dues. We meet at 1pm the third Saturday of each month at St John's Episcopal Church in Holbrook, Ma. We are a quilting guild of black women dedicated to preserving african-american quilting and educating the public via quilt shows of our cultural history. Contact isusquilts@yahoo.com for more information.

• Hopkinton
  Hopkinton Marathon Quilters. The Guild meets the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at The First Congregational Church, 146 East Main Street, Hopkinton. Activities include guest speakers, workshops, fabric raffles, community service projects and lots of fun. Annual dues are $25.00. New members are encouraged. We are a small group nad very friendly. For more information, contact : Kelsey Ullman (President) 508 497 9233 or Sarah Gravestock (VP) 508 893 6207.

• Leominster
  Material Girls Quilt Guild. Material Girls Quilt Guild. Wre have about 100 members who pay dues of $20. yearly. We meet the 3rd Thursday of the month Sept. through June, at the Holy Family Church at 750 Union St. We have many programs and guest speakers. We also have a monthly workshop. We have held 3 quilt shows and are looking forward to out fourth. Please contact Lynn Thibault 978-537-7461 or Kathie Peloquin 978-534-6861 for more information

• Lowell
  New England Quilt Museum Auxiliary.  The only way to join the Auxiliary is to join the Museum.  We do not have a separate membership. 
  
  Patchwork pals of greater Lowell. We have approx 28 members who pay $20 a year dues. We meet at 7:00 p.m. on the first Sunday of the month at the Polish American Veterans Club on Coburn Street in Lowell. We have fat quarter swaps, a raffle table, guest speakers, a yearly raffle quilt to benefit the guild, make comfort quilts for charity, and will be having a quilt show. We have block of the month, round robin, fat quarter swap, raffle table and a yearly raffle quilt. Contact lindallemire@yahoo.com for more information.
• Mattapoisett.
  Shining Tides Quilt Guild (formerly located in Fairhaven). We have about 120 members who pay $15 a year for dues. We meet at 10am on the 4th Monday of the month at the Knights of Columbus on Route 6 in Mattapoisett. We have Block of the Month, raffle basket, speakers and trips. We make quilts for a number of different charities. Our quilt show is held every other year on the even years. Donna Peirce Hadlee775@aol.com

• Mendon
  Thimble Pleasures Quilting Guild, P.O. Box 387, Mendon, MA 01756
  Meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Mendon Senior Center at 7:00 pm. New members are always welcome!

• Milton
  Proper Bostonian Quilt Guild. Meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7:30pm from September to June at St. Pius X Church on Walcott Road in Milton. Dues $20.00 per year.

• Newton
  Newton Patch Works. Meets the first and third Wednesday of each month, Sept. to June, At the Horace Mann Community center, corner of Brookside and Watertown Streets in Newton. We mostly a social group and make comfort quilts for local shelters and hospitals.

• North Reading. 
  North Parish Quilters. 20 year old guild of 150 members meets at 7:00 PM the second Wednesday of each month, September thru June. Union Congregational Church, 148 Haverhill St., N. Reading. Annual dues $25; 60 & over $20. Block of the Month, Fat Quarter Raffle, Raffle Basket, Raffle Quilt, Charity Projects & Quilt Show. Guests welcome. Usually 5 or 6 speakers & vendors each year & other evenings to socialize & share the love of quilting. Contact smoky315salem@yahoo.com for more info.

• Norwell
  Herring Run Quilt Guild has over 100 members. Guild is full but we welcome visitors to meetings. Meetings are 1st Sat. of the month, Sept-June (except Sept. & Dec. on 2nd Sat.) at 9:30 a.m. at the Church Hill United Methodist Church, Norwell, MA. Members enjoy a rich and diverse selection of lectures and workshops. For information visit our website.

• Orleans
  Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod, PO Box 1253, Orleans 02653

• Pittsfield
  Pittsfield. Yankee Pride Quilter's Guild. Our membership of approximately 60 members meets the third Tuesday of every month, except July when we have no meeting. Meetings are held at the Italian American Club on Newell Street, in Pittsfield and we start at 7:00 p.m. We offer education and fun programs at each meeting, hold workshops, take group trips, and we participate in a variety of charitable projects each year.

• Quincy
  Quilters' Compass in Quincy Center  has their own guild that meets the 2dn Friday of every month from 6:30 - 8:30. Give us a call or check out our website. 

• Randolph
  Sisters in Stiches, joined by the cloth. We have about 30 members who pay $20 a year in dues with a $25 initiation fee. We are interested promoting African American quilting. We meet at 1PM every third saturday of the month at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Randolph, MA. contact isusquilts@yahoo.com for more information.

• Reading
  Nimble Thimblers. We meet at Reading Municipal Light Dept. Cafeteria at 7pm on the last Tuesday of the month (changes with holiday dates in Nov. & Dec.). We have guest speakers, class offerings, BOM, raffle quilt, charity & challenge projects and a springtime get-a-way. Limited to 50 dues-paying members by charter, we very much welcome visitors. Please contact us at P.O. Box 781, Reading, MA 01867 for more information.

• Saugus
  Hammersmith Quilters Guild. We have 100 members; dues are $15 per year, $12 for seniors 70 and older. We meet on the first Wednesday of the month from September through June at the Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central Street, Saugus. Doors open at 6:30 PM and programs begin at 7:00 PM. We have Block of the Month drawings, fat quarter drawings, free name tag drawing (if you wear your nametag, you are entered in a drawing for a free prize), and a Goodie Basket raffle every month. We also have several speakers per year, and we work on ongoing charity projects. Our annual auction is great fun and helps us raise extra money for charity. We have a biennial quilt show in the even years. Contact Dottie Macomber at mcandmac@comcast.net for more information.

• Shelburne Falls
  Mohawk Trail Quilters Guild. We meet the 2nd Monday of each month (year round), with annual dues of $25.00 or $3.00 per meeting or a $5.00 meeting charge if a guest speaker. Approximately 35 members. We meet at A Notion to Quilt on 623 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne Falls, MA at 6:30 p.m. Most meetings have a member led demonstration of a technique. Monthly FQ swaps, and monthly show and tell. Contact sevenhearths@yahoo.com for more information.

• Shrewsbury
  School House Quilters. Meets 2-4 pm first Sunday of the month at
  the Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Shrewsbury.

• Southboro
  County Line Quilt Guild Massachusetts $25 dues Two Tuesdays a month Sept-June 6:30 @ Southborough Public Library rt85 Block of the month,speakers,workshops, charity quilts,demos bi-annual show 

• Sudbury
  Wayside Quilters. Wayside Quilters. A 100 member strong guild meeting September through June, the 2nd Monday of the month at Goodnow Library, 7pm. Speakers, workshops, activies, outreach and a bi-annual quilt show are some of the offerings of the guild. Membership is $25 a year.

• Taunton
  Silver City Quilt Guild. We have over 80 members who pay $30 a year in dues. We meet at 7PM the third Monday of the month at the Arbors in Taunton. We have a block of the month raffle,show & tell, charity quilts, field trips, door prizes and more.   kellyquilts@comcast.net 

• Tewskbury
  Tewskbury Piecemakers  100 Member Guild which meets the second Tuesday of each month Sept-May. 7-9pm at the Tewksbury Senior Center. Guests are always welcome $3 non-member fee/$5 on evenings with guest speaker. All meetings feature raffle table, FQ swap, Block of the month, Show and Tell. Quilt show of members work each year in April. Come join us!

• Townsend
  The Squanicook Colonial Quilt Guild meets the first Monday of the
  month, October through June, and the first Monday after Labor Day in
  September. The meetings are held at the Spaulding Memorial School Cafeteria, with the business meeting starting at 7:15 pm. The annual dues are $13.00/member. Guests may come twice for free. Contact
  EFeltus1@aol.com" for more info.

• Townsend
  Squanicook Colonial Quilt Guild. 200 members from 40 towns in MA and NH. Very active guild with Quilt Shows during odd years. See our webpage for more information.

• Walpole
  Rhododendron Needlers Quilt Guild. We have about 150 members who pay $40/year in dues. We have members of all skill levels, and encourage everyone to share their talents and to share their quilts at show and tell. We have a block of the month, lecturers and classes, charity quilt workshops, an auction, an extensive borrowing library, and a potluck supper in June. We meet at the Italian-American Club on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, Sept-June at 7:30 pm except for December. Guests are welcome for $5 a meeting. We have a quilt show every other year in the odd years. For more information check out website:  or email Judy at judyswaim@comcast.net

• Wellesley
  Quinobequin Quilters. We have about 100 members and welcome guests to each meeting. Meetings are held at the Wellesley Community Center (at the intersection of routes 9 and 16 in Wellesley) beginning at 7:30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of the month (September through May). We host a quilt show in the Spring of even numbered years. Visit www.quinobequin.org for more information.

• Westford
  East Coast Quilters Alliance  (National Organization.)  There are approximately 1000 members to date.  There is unlimited open membership &it includes quilters of all levels.   The membership fee is $10.00 per year A periodic newsletter is sent 2-3 times a year Notices on 2 major events are sent to members first before being sent to the public.  For more information  send SASE ($.78) to E.Q.A. at: East Coast Quilters Alliance, P.O.Box 711, Westford, MA 01886 
  
  Nashoba Quilters. We have about 12 members who currently meet in member's homes bi-weekly. Current project is "Westford 2008 Quilt," which is a fundraising project for Habitat for Humanity. Contact westford2008quilt@comcast.net  

• Weymouth
  Crosstown Quilters, 100 Fuller Road, Weymouth, MA 02191-2048, meets at the Tufts Library at 9:30 am on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month (September to June). WE have about 100 members. Please contact Giaccai@attbi.com for more information.

• Williamstown
  Friendship Knot Quilters Guild. We have about 40 members who pay $10/yr in dues. We meet @ 12:30pm on the third sunday of the month @ St. John's Church, Park St., Williamstown, MA. We have block pulls, fabric pulls, workshops and we make childrens quilts for an area hospital's pediatric AIDS unit and pediatric oncology unit.