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Fidalgo Island Quilters. We have 230 members who pay $35 a year in dues. We meet on the first Monday of the month at the New Hope Community Church, 1319 35th Street, at 12:30pm and 7:00pm. We have a block of the month drawing, fat quarter drawing, speakers, classes, Community Quilts charity project, a raffle quilt, an annual quilt walk, and a biannual quilt show. Visitors welcome. More information on our website - Bellingham
Moonlight Quilters' Guild. We have about 100 members who pay $25 a year in dues. We meet at 6:30pm on the second Monday of the month at the Central Lutheran Church in Bellingham. We have friendship blocks, challenges, guild projects, raffles and a bi-yearly quilt show. Contact moonlightquilter@aol.com for more information
EverGreen Quilters, meeting at 10 am Tuesdays, est. late 1970's. Chapter of the NQA, EverGreen Quilters welcomes you to join us for our Tuesday morning meetings. There is something going on every week, if you care to participate. Business meeting, programs, community service days, workshops, study groups, trips to regional events. We hold a quilt show every other year. Contact Hazel at 733-8287 or email evergreenquilters@yahoo.com. - Bellevue.
Block Party Quilters. We have about 125 members who pay $35 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the first Thursday of the month at the Mary, Queen of Peace Church in Bellevue. We have a block of the month swap, monthly speakers, monthly workshops, auction, yearly quilt show, and raffle quilt to benefit the guild. Contact bpqweb@yahoo.com for more information. - Camano Island.
Camano Island/Stanwood. Camano Island Quilters. We have 165 members who pay annual dues of $20. The AM group meets at the Odd Fellows' meeting hall on Camano Ridge Rd. at 10 AM on the first Wednesday. The PM group meets at 6:30 PM on the first Thursday at the Stanwood High School library. We encourage volunteerism and make Comfort Quilts for patients and their families of Providence Children's Center in Everett. A quilt show is held every other year with the next to be held in the spring of 2007 to benefit our charity and guild member and community education. Contact CIQuilt@aol.com for information. - Centralia
Rainy Daze Quilt Guild We meet the second Tuesday of each month at Fords Prairie Grange, 2640 W. Reynolds Ave. We have an average membership of 70 quilters. Our activities include three yearly potlucks, an annual retreat, demonstrations, lectures, guest speakers, round robins, secret pals, block of the month, quilt show and various quilting challenges. For more information contact president@rdqg.org
Lewis/Thurston Counties. "Saturday Morning Material Girls Quilt Guild" meets twice a month. Meetings are at the Centralia Public Library from 10AM to 4PM the second Saturday; at a member's home or take a field trip the fourth Saturday each month. Currently there are 12 active members who pay $5.00 a year dues. We are a diverse group always open to new members and new ideas. We are currently researching charity opportunities and/or outreach possibilities. Carol Kuhlman kuhljc@netzero.net - Chehalis
We meet the second Tuesday of each month at the Chehalis Masonic Temple located at 123 Main St. in Chehalis. We have an average membership of 70 quilters. Our activities include three yearly potlucks, an annual retreat, demonstrations, lectures, guest speakers, round robins, secret pals, block of the month, quilt show and various quilting challenges. For more information contact president@rdqg.org - Chimacum
Cabin Fever Quilters of Jefferson County meets every Monday at 10:00 a.m. at the Tri-Area Community Center in Chimacum, WA. Visitors are welcome. The first Monday of the month is a business meeting; we feature classes, skill builders, block of the month, Christmas blocks, sit n' sews, and workshops to make quilts for Hospice and Children's Protective Services on the other days of the month. Contact mhuff@olympus.net for more info. - Clarkston
Seaport Quilters', P.O. Box 491, Lewiston, ID 83501, meets 4th
Monday of each month from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Pautler Senior Center, 549 5th Street, Clarkston, WA 99403. Dues are $10 per year. Visitors are always welcome. - Colfax.
Whitman Samplers Quilt Guild. We meet at 6:30 pm on the second Wednesday of each month at Sterling Savings Bank meeting room at 803 N. Main St., Colfax, WA. We do a quilt show every two years and make a raffle quilt. We do a project a each meeting, show and tell, and share ideas. We welcome new members and visitors. Dues are $12.00 per year. - Colville
Colville Piecemakers Guild, 509-684-5418. - Cosmopolis
Pieceful Discoverers Quilt Guild. Membership around 40-50 who pay dues of $24 per year. Business meeting second Tuesday evening at the Cosmopolis Fire Hall. We have a block of the month, craft raffle and an annual raffle quilt to help fund various local charities. We have a quilt show in even numbered years at the Aberdeen Museum of History. Visit us any Tuesday evening at the Fire Hall 6 pm. PO Box 921, Cosmopolis, WA 98537. - Coupeville
Quilters on the Rock Coupeville,Wa. We meet on the third Monday of the Month at St. Marys Catholic Church. Sit &sew 6-7p.m meeting 7-9p.m. We have a block of the month,2 yearly retreats, classes. We do a quilt show every other year and a raffle quilt on the alternate year. Contact lindaz@whidbey.net - Covington
Covington Quilters Guild. Dues $25/year. We meet from 7 - 9 pm at the Maple Valley Community Center in Maple Valley, WA the first Tuesday of each month. We feature guest speakers, secret pal, challenges, block of the month, HUGS charity quilts, satellite groups, annual quilt show, annual raffle quilt and much more. - Deer Park
The Fat Quarters Quilt Guild meets every Tuesday at Faith Lutheran Church, 218 S Weber Road, Deer Park, for either social sewing, demos or field trips at 10 am-2 pm. With a fun filled business meeting on the second Tuesday of the month at 11:30 am. We have block drawings, tea cup autions, Secret Pals, a yearly quilt show and raffle quilt. Also make “Comfort Quilts” to give to local families in need. cabinfeverquilter@dishmail.net - Duvall
Cascade Quilters Small group meeting third Monday of the month. Dues $10.00 per year. Block of the Month, Round Robin, retreats, girls day out, girls night out. For more information contact judith@cascadequilters.org or check out our website - Edmonds.
Quilters Anonymous. Meetings at the Edmonds Church of God, 8224 220th Street SW,Edmonds. Meetings are the second Wednesday of every month, 10am - 1 pm, and the Tuesday evening preceding the day meeting, 7pm. Social time begins 30 minutes prior to meeting times. Annual dues are $40. QA features national speakers, monthly workshops, retreats, satellite groups, secret pals, an annual raffle quilt, and many community service projects. Visit our website for more information. - Everett
Busy Bee Quilters, 206-337-5380.
Let-Us Patch. We are a very informal group who enjoy getting together. From time to time we do Round Robins, fabric exchanges, etc., and sometimes take turns teaching each other our "specialties". We meet the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Everett Pacific Fabrics store on Highway 99 and Everett Mall Way. No dues other than postage for a monthly newsletter. - Federal Way
Crazy Quilters of Federal Way meets the 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:00 p.m., at Emeritus Assisted Living, 31002 14th Avenue South, Federal Way 98003. We have ~75 members who pay $30 a year in dues. We have a block-of-the-month swap, fat-quarter swaps, a yearly raffle quilt to raise $$ to make charity quilts. See our newsletter at www.quiltersfedway.com, or contact Jill Ellis at jillzquilts@hotmail.com or 253-927-1260. We'd love to have you join us! - Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor Quilters. We have about 45 members who pay $30 a year in dues. We meet at 1:30 pm every first Wednesday of the month at the United Methodist Church, 7400 Pioneer Way, Gig Harbor, WA 98332 We have a yearly opportunity quilt, guest speakers and classes. We support Mary Bridge Childrens Hospital and the Wounded Soldiers at Madigan with pillowcases each year. Our quilt show is in October and coincided with the Gig Harbor Quilt Festival. - Hoodsport
Ladies of the Lake Quilt Group. We have about 30 members and we pay $36 yearly in dues. We meet each Thurs. of the month at Hoodsport Fire Hall. We do Challenge blocks which are incporated into sunshine quilts for the community. We also have a quilt show every three years, and at that show we raffle off a quilt. We also take trips, offer classes, attend a yearly retreat and make sunshine quilts for charities in the community. Contact arichter@hctc.com for more information - Kennewick.
Southeast Washington Quilters (SEW-Q) Guild. We have about 80 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet at 6:30pm for social time and 7pm for the meeting, on the first Tuesday of the month (except July), at the Benton Public Utility District (PUD) Auditorium. The Benton PUD is located at Hwy 395 and 10th. All are welcome. We have fat quarter drawings, birthday and nametag drawings, block of the month, classes and workshops, and an annual auction. We have an annual contest for best auction quilts, parties in June and December, and two community service days per year. We love to share the love of quilts. The auction raises money for the guild members, mostly for the newsletter and classes, and 25% is donated to the local Hospice House. We also provide a decorated Christmas tree to Hospice each year, and then auction the ornaments the next year and give them the proceeds. Contributions to Hospice through 2004 is $21,000. Quilts are provided to La Clinica, Grace Clinic, Ronald McDonald house, TriCity Pregnancy Center and Habitat for Humanity, among others. Contact SEWQUILTERS@yahoo.com for more information. - Kent
Evergreen Piecemakers is a quilt guild that was formed 25 years ago to promote and preserve the art and craft of quiltmaking. We have about 150 members and meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7:30 at the First Christian Church, 11717 SE 240th. The first Monday is a business meeting with Show and Tell and the second Monday is a program meeting with speakers or perhaps a hands-on demonstration. Dues are $25.00 per year, and that includes a directory/handbook and a monthly newsletter. Special activities include workshops, Community Service, satellite groups, retreats, Block of the Month and Spring Break in March of each year. Please see our website for more information. Jan Crawford jackandjan3@comcast.net - Leavenworth
FAMILY EVENTS OF LEAVENWORTH is a new nonprofit association that now has the Leavenworth Quilt Show every other year in the even years. For more information, E-mail info@quiltersheaven.com - Long Beach
Peninsula Quilt Guild. The Peninsula Quilt Guild, located in the southwest corner of Washington, is a fun and active group. Members come from the many small towns in southwest Washington and northwest Oregon. Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 1:00 at the Peninsula Church Center. Dues are $20.00 a month. Each month there is a short business meeting followed by show and tell, block of the month, secret pal and a program. Members also gather every Tuesday at Anna Lena's quilt shop, www.annalena.com, to work on a raffle quilt. The guild hangs a wonderful quilt show at the Ilwaco Heritage Museum every year, the third weekend in March. Besides promoting the joy of quilting, the Peninsula Quilt Guild donates several thousand dollars a year to local charities. If you're in the area, please join us. Contact karen@annalena.com for more information. - Longview
Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild. We have about 100 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet on the 3rd Monday of the month (excluding July and December) at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in the Fellowship Hall (basement of Educational Building), 2218 E. Kessler Blvd in Longview. We have a block of the month, door prize drawing, show and tell. We have a quilt show in even numbered years. Contact srzerbe@earthlink.net. - Loon Lake
The Loon Lake Historical Society Schoolhouse Quilters meet on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Old Schoolhouse in Loon Lake, Washington. There are no dues. The club makes a quilt each year for the Historical Society to raffle off at the Summer Festival. Lots of conversation, show and tell and demonstrations. Relaxed and low key. Come
join us! - Lynden
Pieceable Quilters. We have about 50 members who pay $15 a year for dues. We meet on the third Tuesday of each month at the Firehall on 17th Street. We have block exchanges, secret sisters, mystery quilts, raffle at every meeting, demos, great speakers, classes, retreats, yearly raffle quilt, two potluck parties a year with fat quarter exchanges & games and much, much more. - Maple Valley
Covington Quilters Guild. Our Guild of +/- 100 members meets every first Thursday of each month, 7:00 - 9:00 pm at the Maple Valley Community Center on the corner of Witte Road and SE 248th in Maple Valley. Annual dues are $25.00. Other than an annual Quilt Show during Covington Days in Covington, WA, we also make and donate many charity quilts (our HUGS Program), block of the month, presentation blocks, nine-patch challenges, satellite groups, demonstrations, speakers, summer and holiday picnics, Secret Pal, Round Robin and an annual auction. - Mukilteo.
Mukilteo Lighthouse Quilters. We have about 40 members who pay $30 a year in dues. We meet at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Point of Grace Lutheran Church, 5425 Harbour Pointe Blvd. in Mukilteo. We have monthly speakers, trunk shows, retreats and classes. We do a show in conjunction with Mukilteo Way Garden Club every other year. Next Mukilteo Garden & Quilt Tour will be in July 2011. For further information, visit our website. - Nile Valley
Piecemakers Quilt Guild has 54 members who pay $10 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the third Thursday of each month except December at the First Church of the Nazerene in Galesburg. We have a bi-monthly row robin, monthly block lottery, monthly programs featuring local quilt teachers and shop owners, and sponsor frequent Saturday workshops. And of course, we have show and tell! Future projects include offering some basic and beginning quilting classes to the community; participation in the local civil war reenactment this summer; researching and choosing a charity or charities to support; a day trip to Rockhome Gardens in Arcola this June or July; and creation of a guild logo. Only a year old, our guild is a happy, friendly group. - Ocean Shores
Sea Gal Quilters. Sea Gal Quilters meet the fourth Wed. of the month at 1:00 p.m. at the Canterbury Inn in Ocean Shores. Our annual quilt show is in October at the Ocean Shores Convention Center. We make a raffle quilt each year and make comfort baby quilts for the local food bank and lap quilts for a local nursing home. - Odessa
Fronen Stepdecker, Odessa Quilt Club, 25 members, no dues. Meets at 7pm every Monday at the Museum Barn. Annual Quilt Show. Contact pandl@odessaoffice.com for more information. - Olympia
Washington Stars Quilt Guild. We have nearly 200 members, dues of $20 per year. We meet the 1st and 3rd Tues evenings, 6:30-9:00 pm, at the GULL HARBOR LUTHERAN CHURCH at 4610 Boston Harbor Rd NE. . Visitors/new members welcome. Block drawings, raffle quilt, programs, annual rummage auction, show, charity quilts, etc.Quiltmakers of Olympia 85 members, dues $25/yr. 9AM to 12Noon every Thurs. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1601 North Street SE, Olympia. Thurs.: #1: block project and classes. #2: business meeting, fun, lunch. #3: com. service quilting. #4: programs, classes. And: fabric exchange, challenges, excursions, raffle quilt, quilt show, picnic, holiday party. Diverse in age, skills, experience yet share a common thread of friendship and quilting. Martha Liska, mliska@comcast.net.
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West Sound Quilters has about 200 members who come from all around the South Sound. We have a quilt show each October, make a raffle quilt, make charity quilts, have mini-groups that meet throughout the month in members' homes. The guild has an extensive library of quilting books available for check-out for a period of 1 month. Classes, retreats, field trips, prizes, guest lectures, secret pals, etc Contact: genr8r1@aol.com for info. For more information, visit our website. - Poulsbo
Kitsap Quilters Our dues are $24 per year and we have about 215 members. We meet at 7pm on the 4th Tuesday of each month, (meeting the third Tuesday in November and December) at First Lutheran Church 18920 4th Ave. NE Poulsbo, WA 98370 We have a block of the month swap, fat quarter swaps, secret sister, fall and spring retreats, raffle quilt/challenge quilt/quilt show, charity quilts, workshops and classes with national and local educators, and so much more! Please visit our website for more information! - Puyallup
PuyallupValleyQuilters We have about 225 members, our dues are $25 per year. We meet at 6:30pm a the Elks Lodge in Puyallup Washington. We bring in nationally known speakers for programs and workshops, sponsor three quilting retreats each year and produce a biennial quilt show in the odd years. Come join us! Puyallup Valley Quilters. PO Box 1421, Puyallup, WA 98371. - Raymond/South Bend.
We have 35 members who pay $10 a year in dues. We meet 11AM on almost every Tuesday to sew. In the winter a evening group meets Thursday 7 - 9 PM. Business meeting first Tuesday of every month. We do a show each and produce a raffle quilt each year. As a community service we staff the Pacific County fair sewing building. zajcek@techline.com - Renton.
Cedar River Quilt Guild. Fifty members - dues $24. Usual meeting is 6:15 the third Tuesday at the Salvation Army, 720 S. Tobin Street, Renton. We have block exchanges, monthly raffle, annual retreat, IKEA Renton River Days Quilt Show, challenge quilt, raffle quilt, speakers, and classes. Smaller meetings on the first Tuesday of the month are for projects, classes, and making preemie quilts for Valley Medical Center, our guild charity. Contact murphy.sharon@comcast.net - Republic
Ferry County. Piecin'Pals. We have about 30 members who pay $12 a year in dues. We meet at 6pm on the third Monday of the month at the Carosel Building of the Ferry County Fairgrounds. We have classes and trips, a yearly raffle quilt to benefit charity and we do a show every year on "Prospector's Days" the second weekend of June. Contact danann@televar.com for more information. - Richland
Tri-Cities Quilters Guild We have over 400 member who pay $15 per year dues. We meet at 7:00 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at the Bethel Church Activity Center, 600 Shockley Rd., Richland, and the third Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Central United Church, 1124 Stevens Drive, Richland. We have block of the month swap, fat quarter swaps, programs, classes, annual quilt show. Contact information - P.O. Box 215, Richland, WA 99352 or tcquilters@gmail.com - Ritzville.
Peace by Piece Quilt Guild. We have 35 members and meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m., at the Zion Congregational Church in Ritzville. We have a block of the month, classes, a yearly raffle quilt to benefit community projects, and a yearly quilt show held at the Gilson Gymnasium the first Saturday of May. - Sammamish
Block Party Quilters. Come visit us! We meet at 7PM on the first Thursday of the month at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic church in Sammamish, WA. We have Programs, Workshops, Retreats and more. Visit our website or contact bpqweb@bpquilters.org for more information - Sequim
Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Club. We meet every Wednesday at the Sequim Masonic Temple. We meet weekly and have room for our members to bring their projects and work together. Our club does charity and community projects on a regular basis. Our area boasts mild summer temperatures and many outdoor activities for you to enjoy. Check our website for more information. - Snohomish.
Busy Bee Quilters of Snohomish, WA Come join us on the 3rd Thursday at 12:00 noon or at 6:30 pm at the The Bridge 2 Life Church. Both meetings are informal and everyone is welcome! - Spokane
Washington State Quilters - Spokane Chapter. Over 500 members who pay dues of $25/yr. Non-members pay $7 at the door. We meet at 1 pm and 7 pm the 4th Thursday of Jan., April, July & Sept. We invite well known speakers to lecture and then teach 2 workshops. We have an annual quilt show in Oct., quarterly quilting bees, block exchanges, bus trips, and an extensive library. Visit our website or write to us at P.O. Box 7117, Spokane, WA 99207-0117 for further information. - Stevenson.
Columbia River Gorge Guilters' Guild. We have about 110 members who pay $25 a year in dues. We have regional meetings quarterly Feb, May, Aug, Nov)at various locations throughout the Gorge with an educational lecture, demonstration, or trunk show presented by a Northwest quilt teacher. Some of our Guild programs are Round Robin, Fat Quarter Swap, classes, "Feel Good" Hospital Quilts (our charity quilt program), show-n-tell, and an annual fall Quilt Show. For more information visit our website. - Tacoma
St. Anne's Sew-shul Club. We meet the second Saturday of each month to learn quilt making and create quilts for donation to The American Red Cross and St. Joseph's Hospital Dialysis Unit. Meeting are from 10 am to noon at St. Luke's Memorial Church, 3615 N. Gove St. A potluck lunch follows. Please e-mail marti_dirkes@msn.com for more details.
Tacoma. Quilters by The Bay. We have aprox 60 members, Dues $30 yr. We meet the 4th Wednesday at the Environmental Services Building, 9850 – 64th Street West. 6:30 pm Social & 7-9 pm meeting. Our purpose is to advance quilting through education, charity work , fun and celebration. We have a block of the month swap, classes, retreats, a yearly quilt raffle, Speakers and demonstrations. Contact QBTB@comscast.net for more information. - Vancouver
Clark county quilters The guild meetings are held at Vancouver Church of Christ, 9019 NE 86th St, Vancouver, WA on the second Thursday of the month from September thru June. No meetings during July and August. Activities and social time begins at 6:00 PM and the meeting starts at 7:00 PM. More information about CCQ on our website or contact us at ccquilters@yahoo.com for other questions. - Walla Walla.
Walla Walla Valley Quilt Guild. We have about 50 members and meet on the 2nd Tues. of the month. Check for calendar of activities. Block of the month, secret pals, yearly raffle quilt, classes, and participation in the WWV Quilt Show each year. - Wenatchee.
North Central Washington Quilt Guild. We have approximately 250 members who pay $20 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the last Wednesday of the month (except July and December) at the Masonic Center, 811 N Chelan Street in Wenatchee, WA. We have many round robin groups, a monthly raffle block, host periodic workshops, and a yearly raffle quilt at our October quilt show. We help serve our community by providing Comfort Quilts to those in need. - West Richland.
The White Bluffs Center for Quilting and Fiber Arts is an umbrella organization representing all quilt guilds and groups in the Mid Columbia Basin. For a listing of meeting times,dates and locations, check out the web site at - Woodinville
Stray Threads Quilt Guild meets the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Sammamish Valley Grange Hall in Woodinville. quiltkind@mac.com - Woodland
Lewis River Quilters. Small group of 30 who meet Tuesday nights at 6:30pm at the School District meeting room, 800 3rd Street. Voluntary donation of $1/week during school year & $10 for summer qtr. All skill levels welcome. July 21st "Quilts in the Garden" quilt show at the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens. We do lots of projects! Monthly birthday fat quarter party & show-n-tell. For info contact Mari Ripp 360-225-8088 or Linda Goetz 360-225-7096. - Yakima
Yakima Valley Quilters' Guild has about 65 members. Dues are $20 annually, with seniors, 75 and older free. We meet on the first & third Wednesdays of each month, at the Harmon Center. We host a bi-annual quilt show in the Modern Living Building at State Fair Park in Yakima. We sponsor workshops, programs and make comfort quilts for a variety of Yakima Valley charities. Hold two retreats yearly. Show and tell at each meeting. Contact the guild at: yvqg2003@yahoo.com for more information. - Yelm
Prairie Points Quilt Guild Located where else, in the prairie. We are a new quilt guild and hope we will be great. Things are already going with our block of the months and our quarter yard swap. We meet at the Mill Pond fire station on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. We begin at 7pm. Hope to hear from you or we'll see you there. You can email me (Teresa) if you have any questions at tnt2ok@ywave.com
