Meeting Schedule Changes

Due to illness, we had to switch meeting agendas around and do donation quilts this past Tuesday. The Pentagon Quilt Block demonstration will be held this coming Tuesday, May 1st.


Late last week, our President Maureen was contacted by a reporter from our local newspaper that was interested in finding out just what we did as a quilt guild. Maureen arranged for her to come to our meeting and then contacted members (through our new message system) to bring in examples of their quilting. Maybe there will be an article about us in the paper soon!




A special surprise was waiting for members when they arrive for our meeting. A former member donated a table full books, patterns and templates to the guild.

Our lunch for this donation quilt day was: chicken gumbo from Sherry, vegetable soup from Jeanine, cake from Jeanine, and a carrot cake from Ginger.

February Show ,Tell & Ask

Pat's Iris Quilt

Here's a close-up.

A donation quilt by Pat.

Sherry started this table runner about ten years ago when she took a class and was looking for input on finishing it.

Sherry's sister did these embroidered biblical blocks and gave them to her to make into a quilt.

Patti wanted to use up some of her stash to make this quilt.

Close-up of center.

Elaine's black and white sampler.

Close-up of stitching.

Here's Loraine's 30's quilt again.

Close-up of her embroidery work.

Brenda's (left) quilt from a kit that she bought on a shop hop road trip. Loraine (right) bought (and finished) the same kit.

Here's the back.

Loraine longarm quilted this for Brenda.


Brenda bought this kit in West Virginia.

Brenda used crayons to color the flowers.

Kathy was a visitor from Big Tree, near Jasper, and brought a stack and wack that she had started to show us.

For some reason she is not happy with it and says she will probably make it a donation quilt.

Kathy said she will be heading back to Alaska for the summer...hopefully she will stop back when she returns this fall.

On February 22nd, we will meet at the First Methodist Church in Ellijay and will have a program presented by Veronica. She will show us how to make a pentagon block quilt using a Quilt As You Go method.

Museum Quilt In Front Of Georgia State Capitol

Apple Country Quilt Guild's donation quilt to raise funds for the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum is now in the hands of the Georgia Quilt Council.

The next guild meeting (Feb. 15th) will be at the First Methodist Church in Ellijay at 10 a.m. We will be having show and tell.

February Donation Quilts and A Little Show and Tell

These lovely ladies were visitors at last weeks LQS class and came back this week to help us put together donation quilts. Meet Sherry, Ginny and Carol...our new members.


Camera shy Paula's manly donation quilt.


Loraine's (on right) 30's fabric throw.




After announcements and a mini show and tell, we all were hard at making donation quilts.



At every meeting, that we have at the First Methodist Church, the rolling library comes out. It's loaded with quilting books, patterns, and all kinds of acrylic templates.


Pat brought a huge pot of very tasty vegetable soup and cornbread. Janet brought a delicious bundt cake.

This Tuesday, the 8th, we will have our business meeting at Hope Lutheran Church, starting at 10 a.m.

2011 Guild Officers

Martha - Recording Secretary, Maureen - President, Lainee - Vice-President, Pat - Treasurer

Stay turned for a picture of our 2010 officers.

January Class At LQS

Our January class was held at The Quilt Shop On The Square in Ellijay.


Everyone enjoying a chat before class starts.



Before Pam (LQS owner) started our class, she wanted to show us our Museum donation quilt that Judy (on right) had long arm quilted and the binding then put on. It's now ready for the state capitol.


Pam presented us with information that a beginning quilter needs to know in order to have a pleasant and productive quilting experience. Even some of the long time (some self taught) quilters picked some bits of knowledge. Here Pam is demonstrating her pinning technique for matching seam where you don't have to sew over your pins or have to remove them.

If you ever wonder if anyone besides your guild members reads your guild blog...meet Kate and Linda...they've been reading the blog and joined us for the class. It was great to meet them!