Dahlonega Quilt Shops Road Trip

On the 19th, fifteen quilters headed to Dahlonega to visit their quilt shops Magical Threads and The Common Thread.

After all our purchases were taken care of, Magical Threads owner Laurelanne came outside to take our group picture.

Front: Bobbie
Second Row: Loretta, Diane, Maureen, Betty
Third Row: Kat, Betty, Ruth
Forth Row: Paula, Arlene, Janet, Lainee, Jeanine, Sharon, Veronica






After leaving Magical Threads, the group headed to beautiful downtown Dahlonega to check out a few shops.




Then it was off to the Oar House for lunch.


Outside seating is available....


...along the banks of the Chestatee River.


After lunch, more purchases were made at The Common Thread.

GAHA Quilt Exhibit

GAHA's (Gilmer Arts & Heritage Association) current exhibit is the Autum Arts Show and a vintage quilt show is part of the exhibit. Autum Arts runs through November 5th. Visit http://www.gilmerarts.org for the exhibits hours and coming shows.

The pictures are courtesy of Susan, a local blogger, and are just a sampling of the great pictures found on her blog. Also check out Susan's book reviews.

Guild Road Trip and Raffle Quilt Winner

This morning four car loads of guild members are heading to Dahlonega, GA to visit the two quilt shops there, take in the fall colors, and of course have lunch.

Members not going to Dahlonega will meet at the First Methodist Church and have a sew-in.




Maureen, Diane and Patti selling raffle tickets at the Apple Festival on Sunday morning.


Jeanine and Diane taking the last shift selling tickets.


Two young Apple Festival visitors help in drawing the winning ticket.


Sue, our winner, is a Lions Club member and was working at the Apple Festival when she heard her name announce on the PA system as the winner of our raffle quilt.

Happy Birthday To Us!

Last week we celebrated our guilds 16th birthday!




Merry, Warren, Betty, and Diane enjoying refreshments before the business meeting.


After everyone had a chance to put a plate of goodies together, we got down to business.

September Show, Tell and Ask

Diane brought her thrift store find in for us to see. It did require repair to some of the applique, but what a find!


Diane also brought in a bag that a friend had made for her. Her friend found the cord straps, which coordinate beautifully, at a thrift store.


Patty loves 30's fabric.


Patty's 30's fabric butterfly quilt.


Brenda's black & white quilt. The square block were designed specifically for the West Virginia Shop Hop.


Brenda also bought this kit on the West Virginia Shop Hop, which was this past June.


Paula is hand quilting this charity quilt.


Martha made this Tennessee Waltz table runner after watching Warren's (guild man quilter) demonstration earlier this summer.


Patti is doing an applique BOM quilt.


Another block from Patti's BOM quilt.


Patti's Halloween quilt top.


More beautiful embroidery work by Patti.


Martha and Veronica are taking a Sun Bonnet Sue Calendar BOM class at Quilt Shop On The Square, our LQS.


Veronica also brought in her "quilt as you go" blocks.


Destyne, Maureen, Betty, and Jane study the "quilt as you go" blocks.


Martha, Patty, Maureen and June take in the detail of the Sun Bonnet Sue blocks.

This is Business Meeting week for the guild and it will be held at the Hope Lutheran Church. We will also be celebrating the guilds 16th birthday at the meeting.

2010 Raffle Quilt

Y'all be sure and come to the Apple Festival, held here in Ellijay, on October 9th and 10th and October 16th and 17th.

Guild members will be at the festival selling raffle tickets, giving you a chance to win this beautiful quilt. One dollar will give you one chance to win and five dollars will give you six chances to win.

This Tuesday, we will meet at the First Methodist Church in Ellijay, at 10:00 a.m. We will be working on charity quilts.

Welcome To Our Guilds Very First Blog Posting!!!

Welcome to the Apple Country Quilters blog! We wanted a means of contacting and connecting with the quilting world and for the quilting world to contact and connect with us. Another goal for our blog is to let people know about our guilds activities and showcase the many talents of our members. Also important to us is having a way of keeping our members informed and having a place to share information and knowledge.

Joining the cyber age will be a real learning experience for many of our members. Until a few weeks ago, most members weren't really sure what a blog was all about and some didn't even know what a blog was. Every week at our guild meetings, we will be helping members get access to the blog and teaching them how to move around in the blog and use it's features.

OK, let's get on with the blogging!

Meet Apple Country Quilters newest member, Martha, who just joined this summer. Believe it or not, this is her very first quilt! Martha took a class at our LQS, Quilt Shop On The Square, to learn how to make this sampler quilt. This beautiful quilt is hand quilted.



Here it is on the bed.



Our next meeting will be this Tuesday, at 10:00 a.m., and will be held at the First Methodist Church in downtown Ellijay. We will be having Show, Tell, and Ask.