North Carolina
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State-Wide: North Carolina Quilters is a state-wide guild which is open to individual, quilt club, group, or guild with an interest in quilting. We meet twice a year in March and September at Caraway Conference Center. Dues are $20.00. We arrive on Friday afternoon and end on Saturday afternoon.  A newsletter is published 5 to 6 times a year. The membership year is June 1 to May 31. Write to the guild at P. O. Box 24604, Winston-Salem, NC 27114-4604 or contact Glenna Williams tyme2sew2@triad.rr.com for more information.
State-Wide:  Western North Carolina Quilters Guild. Western North Carolina Quilters Guild. Founded in 1982, we are a group of more than 200 men and women who are interested in quilting. Our skills range from beginner to professional, but we all enjoy a good time, and we are good at sharing and helping one another. We meet on the third Thursday of each month with alternating day and evening meetings. Guests are welcome. A meeting schedule is available on our web site. Our high quality, judged quilt show is held on the third weekend in October. Visit our website or E- mail info@WesternNCQuilters.org.

• Asheboro
  Randolph Quilters Guild. We have about 50 members who pay $15 ($9 senior) a year in dues. We have informative meetings, workshops and a quilt show every other year. We currently meet at the Jaycee Headquarters at 315 Country Club Drive the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm. Contact Sue Correll at smcorrell@velocenet.net for more information.
• Asheville
  Asheville Quilt Guild  AQG, PO Box 412, Asheville, NC  28802.  Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month; time alternates between 10 a.m. (odd-numbered months) and 7 p.m. (even-numbered months). Location usually Trinity United Methodist Church, 587 Haywood Road, West Asheville. Contact: Helen Kehoe hkehoe@charter.net 
• Beaufort
  Crystal Coast Quild Guild. Meets at 7pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month at St.Pauls Episcopal Church on Ann St., Beaufort. The guild will hold its 25th annual quilt show on May 19-20,2007 at the Cystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City,nc. Contact: Laurie Mayo at cmayo@starfishnet.com or at PO Box 1819, Morehead City,NC 28557
• Boone
  Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild. This guild has members from Ash, Avery, Burke, and Watauga counties of NC and some from near by towns in TN.  We have about 45 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet at 1:30 and at 6:00 PM the First Thursday of each month at the Senior Center Building, Poplar Creek Connector, Boone, N.C. We have interesting speakers, demonstrations or classes at our meetings as well as fat quarter swaps, quilt raffles, shows and donate comfort quilts to local charities. Write to P.O. Box 575 DTS Boone, NC 28607 for more information. Or e-mail  Millylou20@yahoo.com  
• Burlington 
  Alamance Piecemakers Contact: 2025 Nottingham Lane, Burlington, NC 27215.
• Burnsville
  Burnsville. Mountain Piecemakers Quilt Guild. We have about 40 members who pay $18 a year in dues. We meet at HOSPICE (George's Fork Road, East Burnsville)on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. We also have a morning work meeting on the 4th Tuesday at 10:00 am at the same location. We currently have members from Yancey, Mitchell, and Madison counties. Each year, we make a raffle quilt and work on community projects. Contact quiltinginwnc@aol.com for more information.
• Cabarrus County
  Cabarrus Quilt Guild. We have about 40 members wo pay $15 a year in dues. We meet the second Monday night of the month at Mt. Olivet UMC in Kannapolis. We have on going block-of-the-month groups, we do an annual raffle quilt as a group project to raise money for the guild as well as CVAN - a local battered women's shelter, we have a bi-annual quilters retreat weekend. Quilters with all levels of experience are welcome! For more information contact web.design@cabarrusquiltersguild.com 
• Calabash 
  Carolina Shores Quilters Guild Contact: PO Box 9000, Calabash, NC 28487
• Charlotte
  Charlotte Quilters Guild Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Doors open at 6:00 PM - Meeting starts at 7:30 PM Grace United Methodist Church 737 E Woodlawn Rd, Charlotte NC 28209. For more information see the guild's website. Permanent mailing address: P.O. Box 221035, Charlotte, NC 28222 
• Durham
  The Durham-Orange Quilters' Guild, Inc. meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month (except in December, when the meeting is the second Monday) at the Grace Church, 200 Sage Road (just west off 15-501, opposite Lowe’s), Chapel Hill. We welcome guests and new members anytime. Dues are $25.00 per year, payable in January. For more information see our web site or e-mail doqguild@yahoo.com or send snail mailto DOQ Inc. P.O. Box 51152, Durham, N.C. 27717-1152
  
  Durham African American Quilt Circle Meets 1st Saturday of each month at Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Fayetteville Street, Durham
• Elizabeth City  
  Colonial Quilt Lovers Quilt Guild Meets 1st and 3rd Saturday. Social at 9:30 a.m.; meeting at 10:00 at the Camden Senior Citizen’s Building. Contact: Bobbe Raasio 252-335-0395 or write P.O. Box 2198, Elizabeth City, NC 27906-2198 
• Fayetteville
  TTarheel Quilters Guild usually meets 3rd Sunday each month, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Village Drive, Fayetteville. Contack: President Nancy Moore, TQG, PO Box 36253, Fayetteville, NC 28303, 910-822-4085 or rmoore3589@aol.com 
• Fayetteville Cape Fear Quilters Meets monthly at Loving Stitches, Fayetteville. Contact: Sue Hall at suehall217@aol.com.
• Franklin
  Smokey Mountain Quilt Guild. We have about 100 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet at 9:30am the second Monday of each month. Contact Lillian Yates at 828-349-4290  Franklin Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild  P.O. Box 1381, Franklin, NC 28744
• Goldsboro
  Cotton Club Quilters, PO Box 668, Goldsboro, NC 27533 We have about 20 members who pay $20 a year in dues. We meet the last Thursday of each month at the YMCA, 1105 Parkway Dr, Goldsboro. We are a newly forming guild. We have a monthly demonstration, fat quarter swap, and a quarterly workshop.  Contacts: Email Guild Secretary Hope Hughes at hrhughes@nc.rr.com Permanent mailing address: PO Box 668, Goldsboro, NC 27533.  
• Greensboro
  Piedmont Quilter's Guild Meets at the Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC, the second Thursday each month at 7PM. Our guild has over 150 members. We offer workshops for nominal fee to members and have a quilter's retreat each fall. This friendly group welcomes new members. Visit and have some fellowship, or write to the guild at P. O. Box 10673, Friendly Center Station, Greensboro, NC 27404 for more information. 
• Greenville
  Greenville Quilters Guild Meets 2nd Thursday of each month (except December) at 7:00 p.m. at the Greenville Parks and Recreation Building located at Jaycee Park. There is also a small group of quilters from the Guild who meet at the same location at 1:00 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday (September through November and January through May). Guests are invited to attend both meetings. Guild membership is open to anyone interested in the art of quilting. Annual dues $15.00. Contact: Gretchen Kemmer, 316 Brookside Drive, Greenville, NC 27585 or gek331@aol.com or write P.O. Box 20184, Greenville, NC 27858
• Harrisburg
  Cabarrus County Cabarrus Quilt Guild Meets 2nd Monday 7 - 9 p.m. at Cabarrus Senior Center, Cabarrus Avenue, Concord Contact: bessie-ida@juno.com  or write guild at 5843 Timber Falls Place, Harrisburg, NC 28075
• Havelock  
  Croatan Quilt Guild Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month at the First United Methodist Church on Miller Drive in Havelock. Social starts at 6:30 p.m.; business meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. Door Prize and a Show-N-Tell at each meeting. Contact: President Peggy Geier at (252)447-4225 or pgeier@havelocknc.net. 
• Haywood County 
  High Country Quilt Guild Meets 3rd Thursday at 7p.m. at Maggie Valley Community Center. Contact: P.O. Box 706, Maggie Valley, NC 28751 For more info, contact highcountryquilt@bellsouth.net 
• Henderson
  Henderson, NC. Vance Quilts 'R Us. We meet at 6:30 PM on the second Monday of each month at the Senior Citizens Building located on Garnett Street in Henderson.  Betty Jo Pernell per@ncol.net
• Hendersonville
  Western North Carolina Quilters Guild.  Founded in 1982, we are a group of more than 200 men and women who are interested in quilting. Our skills range from beginner to professional, but we all enjoy a good time, and we are good at sharing and helping one another. Meets 3rd Thursday (alternating monthly meetings, day at 9am and evening at 7pm) at First Congregational Church of Hendersonville, 1735 Fifth Avenue West, Hendersonville. WNCQG, P. 0. Box 2231, Hendersonville, NC 28793-2231. Guests are welcome. A meeting schedule is available on our web site.  Visit our website or E- mail info@WesternNCQuilters.org.
• Hertford 
  Perquimans Quilters Contact: P.O. Box 235, Hertford, NC 27944
• Hiddenite
  Brushy Mountain Quilters Guild. We have 30+ members of all ages, skill levels, and interests  who pay $10 a year in dues.  We meet at 7pm on the fourth Monday of the month at the education complex of the Hiddenite Center in Hiddenite, NC. We have a block of the month instruction, a yearly guild challenge, a yearly raffle quilt and educational workshop/show and periodic half day workshops during the year.  Visitors and new members are always warmly welcomed. Contact  Garnet Underwood, President, by e-mail or call 828-632-6966
• Hickory
  Catawba Valley Quilter's Guild meets the second Thursday of each month and is open to all interested persons. The meetings are held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 547 6th Street NW, Hickory, NC. The day group meeting is at 10:00 a.m. and the night group meeting is at 7:00 p.m. Write to the guild at P. O. Box 352, Hickory, NC 28603-0352 for more information.  Contact: Call Barbara Huggins at 828-327-6536
• Hudson
  Caldwell Cty Pine Needle Quilter's Guild meets every Monday night from 6pm - 8pm. We have about 20 members and we enjoy working on projects and helping each other. We have a yearly treat, roadtrips, and quilt shops and shows. We donate quilts to various groups in our county. For more information, please contact dixiesquilting@charter.net

• Jacksonville 
  Carolina Pine Needle Quilters meets at 7 pm, the 2nd Tuesday of each month at St. Anne's Episcopal Church on Henderson Drive. Contact Person: Jaleena Hudson, President, PO Box 821, Jacksonville, NC 28540 The Patchworkers Quilting Club meet the first and third Thursday of each month at 10:00 am at Onslow County Senior Services, 4022 Richlands Highway, Jacksonville, NC If we have a quilt in a frame, we meet every Thursday. The contact address is 606 Forest Grove Avenue, Jacksonville, NC 28540
  
  The Patchworkers Quilting Club We meet the first and third Thursdays of each month at 10:00A.M. at Onslow County Senior Services, 4022 Richlands Highway, Jacksonville, N.C. If we have a quilt in the frame, we meet every Thursday. The contact address is 606 Forest Grove Avenue, Jacksonville, NC 28540 

• Kannapolis
  Cabarrus Quilters Guild. We have about 55 members who pay $20 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the second Monday of the month. For more information, see our website or email cqgwebdesign@aol.com.

• Kernersville
  The Heart of the Triad Quilt Guild was formed in 1996. We meet the first Monday each month. We have a block of the month swap, annual charity quilt event where we make and donate to charitable organizations, secret pals and member library. For more information contact the Guild at P.O. Box 874, Kernersville, NC 27284. 

• Kinston
  Neuse Quilters Guild.  We meet each Wednesday (10 a.m.) at the Arts Council on Queen Street.  The first Wednesday is the business meeting, the third is an extended day of quilting and show & tell.  We regularly schedule programs and workshops.   We have block-of-the-quarter, fat quarter exchanges, and a challenge to work on!  We make lap quilts for the local nursing home and quilts   for Ronald McDonald House as ongoing projects.  Our dues are $10 each year. Our address is:  P. O. Box 2556   Kinston, NC 28503

• Laurinburg
  Cotton Piecemakers Quilting Guild meets 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Blue's Farm Road. Welcome new members ($20/yr) or visitors ($2).
• Lexington
  BBQ City Quilters. We meet at 7pm on the second Tuesday of the month at the Davidson County Recreation Building, 103 E.Center in Lexington. We are a small group who pay $15 a year in dues. We have monthly programs, members are participating in "Quilt in a Box", and we have community projects Barbara Bainbridge bbridge@triad.rr.com
• Lincolnton
  Lincoln Quilters meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7PM at the Citizens Center, 115 W. Main Street, Lincolnton. We have 30 members. We have hands-on programs, demonstrations, and lectures. We sponsor the annual Apple Festival Quilt Show which is open to the public for participation. Dues are currently $15 per year and $7 to Senior Citizens. All members recieve a monthly newsletter full of hints and tips, latest show listings and guild information. Current President: Laura Viola.  Contact: Jean Funderbunk, 1643 Poarch Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092 More info, Cindy at ccbeal@peoplepc.com.
  
  Piecemakers Quilt Guild is a group of incredible women with a desire to share their love of quilting. We meet to learn and to teach, as each of us has knowledge and talents that are unique. We welcome new members of all skill levels. Please join us from 10:00-noon the lst Wednesday of each month (except July), in the Lincoln County Senior Center, 512 Academy Street, room 222. For additional information: Chris Blankenship 704-240-9693
• Littleton 
  Lake Gaston Piecemakers. We meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at Lake Gaston Baptist Church at and the 3rd Wednesday at Prospect Methodist Church at 9 am. We have BOM, block party, fat quarter swaps, and more. President, janatthelake@msn.com or VP, rashorter@embarqmail.com
  
  StillWater Quilters We meet the first Tuesday of each month at 10am in various locations. We share our love of quilting by showing each other what we have made, taking trips, and "Quilt Camps".  Betsy Freeman betsy@networkz.net 
• Long Beach 
  Long Beach Quilters Guild Contact: P.O. Box 1301, Long Beach, NC 28465
• Marion
  Mountain Glory Quilters Guild. Small guild with average of 20 members. Dues are $15 a year. We meet at 6:30 pm the first Tuesday of the month at St. Mark's Methodist Church in Pleasant Gardens. We have monthly programs, several workshops each year, quilt retreats, trips, and a raffle quilt to benefit charities every other year. Contack mrsbuck28762@yahoo.com for more information.

• Middleburg 
  Quilts R Us Contact: P.O. Box 76, Middleburg, NC 27556

• Mocksville
  Davie Quilters Guild meets at the Davie County Senior Center, 278 Meroney St., Mocksville, NC 27028 on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00PM. Dues are $10.00 per year. Block Drawing each month. Challenge Project each year. Contact Mickey Sturdivant at 336-998-3492 or Ann Cline at 704-546-7321. Everyone Welcome! Ann  Cline acline@yadtel.net

• Mooresville
  Mooresville Centerpiece Quilters' Guild meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 10 am to 12 noon at the Charles Mack Citizen Center at 215 North Main Street. We have lectures, classes, trips, Comfort Quilts, Quilts of Valor, and Sewing groups. We have a quilt show every 2nd year. We have over 100 members and our dues are $20.00 per year. Contact Marlyn Curnow 704-894-0668 or markaydesign@roadrunner.com for additional information.
  
  Lake Norman Quilters. We have about 45 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet the 4th Tuesday at 7:15 at the First Baptis Church in Mooresville. Social hour is from 6:45 to 7:15 with refreshments. We have a quarterly block/row swap, fat quarter swaps monthly. Contact Lynne Mott at 704-921-2657 or mottlykrew@netzero.com for more information.

• Morehead City
  Crystal Coast Quilters Guild.We meet at 7 pm on the third Thursday of the month at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 209 Ann St., Beaufort. We have 80+ members and dues are $15 per year. We have a program and a short business meeting each month. There is drop-in quilting on Tuesdays from 9-noon at Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC. Contact: Laurie Mayo cmayo@starfishnet.com or P.O. Box 1819, Morehead City,NC 28557
• Morganton
  Burke Quilters' Guild. Over 60 members. Dues $15 yearly. Meetings - 4th Monday of the month at 10:00a.m. Morganton Sr. Citizens Ctr - 501 N.Green St. Format: short business meeting followed by a program. We have a block swap and a fat quarter swap, interesting guest speakers, workshops and classes. Monthly "Therapy" day 2nd Monday 9am. We make a yearly donation quilt and have a Sept quilt show at COMMA. For info write to PO Box 3964, Morganton, NC 28680 or email shuf@aol.com.
• Mt. Gilead
  Mt. Gilead Quilters. We have a small group of members who pay $12 a year dues. We meet at 9am the second Saturday of the month downtown Mt. Gilead, NC. We have classes, block of the month, 
  fabric swaps, a yearly raffle quilt to benefit a local charity and we exhibit at our local museum every odd year. We also have a midweek morning group which meets 9am the second Wednesday of each month. Contact joroberta1@netnoir.net  for more information.

• Murphy
  A Gathering of Quilters meets every Thursday at the First United Methodist Church in downtown Murphy, NC. We currently have around 45 quilters. There are no dues, no officers-just come and visit a while or bring a project on which to work. Most bring a lunch. From 10-2 usually but if schools are closed because of weather we do not meet. Contact person-Sammie Simpson-828-837-7617- jsimpson@dnet.net 

• New Bern
  Twin Rivers Quilters Guild Meets every Thursday at 9:30am at the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Broad St. Activities include block of the month, twice yearly retreats at the beach, day of sharing, quilt show every other year, professional teacher workshops, etc.  Ruth Powers, President germ@cconnect.net

• Newland
  Newland,N.C. The RiverWalk Quilt Guild. We meet once a month on the second Thursday in the month at the Senior Center at 6:00p.m. Our dues are $12.00 yearly. We have a new project each month, for class. Me make donation quilts and have made several cancer quilts for charity. Contact nc_quilting_sisters@hotmail.com
• Pittsboro  
  Fearrington Quilters Contact: 435 Fearington Post, Pittsboro, NC 27312 
• Plymouth 
  Roanoke Valley Quilters Meets 2nd Thursday each month at Jo Storey Senior Center, 725 Jackson Street, Roanoke Rapids, NC. Contact: P.O. Box 126, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 or email Sally Thorpe at sthorpe@charter.net
• Raleigh
  Capital Quilters Guild meets at the Wake County Office Park, Commons Building, 4011 Carya Dr., Rooms 100 A, B, C on the 3rd Thursday of each month (no meetings in July/August) at 7:00 p.m. Social 7:30 p.m. Business.  Write to the guild at P. O. Box 20331, North Hills Station, Raleigh, NC 27619-0331 for more information.
• Roanoke Rapids
  Roanoke Valley Quilters Guild meets at Jo Storey Senior Center on Jackson Street in Roanoke Rapids on the 2nd Thursday every month at 7:00PM. Visitors are welcome. sthorpe@charter.net 
• Rocky Mount 
  Tar River Piecemakers Quilting Guild. We are a new guild with about 50 members. We meet from 9:00 a.m. until noon on the second Saturday of the month at the Environmental Services Building at 1221 Thorpe Road in Rocky Mount. We have a program at each meeting and also make quilts to donate to local charitable organizations. Dues are $15 (Sept. 1 - Aug. 31); $7.50 (Mar. 1 - Aug. 31). We also have three bees that meet in members homes. If you are a quilt lover, beginning or seasoned quilter, we hope you will join us. Visitors are always welcome and may attend two meetings before becoming a guild member. For more information, contact tjpiercerm@earthlink.net 
• Salisbury
  Salisbury Rowan Quilt Guild meets the third Thursday of the month (except June and July) at the Rufty Holmes Senior Center at 2 pm. Dues are $10 per year. 
• Salisbury. 
  Starry Night Quilters. We meet the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm /social time followed by our meeting at 7:00 pm. Following our business meeting and program, we have show and tell by those present. Our guild participates in a on-going service project by making pillow cases to be donated to children at Brenner Children's Hospital in Winston Salem, NC; a raffle quilt every two years; and a "block of the year" which is drawn for and given to participating members at our December meeting. We are currently gathering sewing supplies to be donated to flood victims in Eastern North Carolina. Dues are $14.00 per year (payable in July. For more information, contact Cindy Kluttz Adkins at turbine@statesville.net  or (704) 640-5236.  Also Phyllis Moysan at jmoysan@carolina.rr.com or 704-640-5236  We would love to have you!!! 
  
  Salisbury Rowan Quilters' Guild. Dues are $15 per year. We meet at 1 pm on the third Thursday of each month except June and July. Sharing time is usually at 9:30am the same day as the meeting. Our ongoing project is making cuddle quilts for the women's shelter. Contact gma1pat@yahoo.com for more information.
• Sanford
  The Hearts and Hands/ECA Quilter's Guild meets at the McSwain Agricultural Center in Sanford on the 2nd Monday of each month at 10:00 a.m. and the 4th Tuesday night of each month at 7:00 p.m. We have around 30 members and dues are $27 per year. We have a raffle quilt and quilt show every odd numbered year. We also have a social in May and December when the day and night guilds come together for a time of fellowship. We also enjoy a Saturday Sew Day the 1st Saturday of each month. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 222, Lemon Springs, NC 28355. For more information contact quilt1@charter.net.
• Shallotte 
  Brunswick Quilters Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Shallotte Moose Lodge, 253 Holden Beach Rd SW (Rt. 130), Shallotte Contact: Donna Lockwood 2869 Island Drive SE, Bolivia, NC 28422 910 842 8474 or dlockwood@atmc.net
• Shelby
  Foothills Quilters Guild meets at 7:00 P.M. on the fourth Thursday of each month at Ascension Lutheran Church on N. LaFayette Street, Shelby, NC. Dues are $20.00 per year and visitors are welcome.  We have 100 members, have a bi-annual quilt show and raffle quilt. We have fat quarter swaps, secret pal, workshops and our service projects are making quilts for a home for children and for police cars.  Contact: PO Box 3052, Shelby, NC 28108 or foothillquilts@bellsouth.net
• Southern Pines
  Sandhills Quilters Guild We meet at 9:30am the third Tuesday of every month at the Moore County Senior Enrichment Center, Hwy 15/501, 2 miles north of the Pinehurst Traffic Circle. We offer a variety of quilt-related programs and have a show every other year. Contact admin@sandhillsquilters.org for additional information,
• Stanly Co.
  Three Rivers Quilt Guild  We are a small guild with 29 members, but we get a lot done! We meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at Highlands Baptist Church in the little town of New London, NC. Dues are $5.00 per year. New members are always welcome! For more information contact Bonnie at tpreslar@ctc.net.
• Sneads Ferry, Onslow County. 
  Patchwork Squares has about 25 members who pay 50 cents per meeting. We meet twice a month, the first and third Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. at the Sneads Ferry Presbyterian Church, have a workshop, eat lunch, business meeting, and show and tell. We have had two quilt raffles in the last year. Our charity project is the Barium Springs Childrens Home for abused and neglected children in Statesville, NC. We make quilts for the children, lap size, and baby size for the nursery, and so far have made over 100. We have hosted two beginners classes and welcome new members or visitors. The group has just started on a new national project making commerative quilts for the fallen heroes of the Iraq war who resided in North Carolina, who number almost 40 at this time. We welcome other groups to help out on this endeavor. Contact Carol Smith, carolsquilts@earthlink.net for more information.
• Washington
  Pamlico River Quilters’ Guild Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month at 10 a.m. at Senior Resource Center, Main Street, Washington. Contact: Glenda Barnes, P.O. Box 905, Washington, NC 27889-0905 
• West Jefferson. 
  Ashe County Piecemakers Quilt Guild. We have about 50 members who pay $20 a year in dues. We meet the second Thursday of the month at 1:30 at Ashe Services for Aging on Ray Taylor Road. We have speakers, programs, trips, make donation quilts for local charities and we have a quilt fair yearly. Contact ashbaugh@skybest.com for more information.
• Wilkesboro Wilkesboro County Quilters Guild Meets 4th Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Wilkesboro United Methodist Church, Wilkesboro and at 6 p.m. at Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes County, 911 Main Street, N. Wilkesboro, NC. Contact: Joan Scorof, Public Relations, 34 Souther Road, N. Wilkesboro, NC 28659 or email scorof@aol.com
• Wilkesboro
  Wilkes County Quilters. Meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month: 1 p.m. at Wilkesboro United Methodist Church and 6 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Atonement. Contact Amy Greene, Public Relations, 289 Old NC Hwy 268 West, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 or email sagreene@earthlink.net 
• Williamston 
  Pieces 'n Patches Contact: Route 3, Box 29, Williamston, NC 27892 Estelle McClurg  starza@ec.rr.com
• Wilmington
  Quilters By The Sea. The guild meets the fourth Monday of each month at First Christian Church, 2035 Oleander Dr., Wilmington. Doors open at 6PM and meeting starts at 7PM. For more information please contact bbcochran@yahoo.com  Quilters by the Sea Guild of Wilmington, NQA Chapter 197, P.O. Box 955, Wilmington, NC 28402.  
• Winston-Salem
  Forsyth Piecers & Quilters Guild meets on the second Monday of every month at Parkway Presbyterian Church at the corner of Silas Creek Parkway, between Yorkshire and Kirklees Roads, Winston-Salem, NC and are open to the public. Fellowship begins at 6:30 p.m. business meeting at 7:00 p.m. and then the program at 7:30 p.m. Dues are $20.00 per year ($15.00 for Senior Citizens). payable in May-June. For more information, email wcadmin@forsythquilters.org or write to Guild at P.O. Box 15334, Winston-Salem, NC 27113-0334.