Quilters Etc. members enjoy a variety of activities including workshops, classes, sew-ins, retreats and our monthly meetings. We make comfort quilts to donate, get together for friendship groups, and inspire each other with a block-of-the-month program and our annual challenge project.
Special For 2025: Mini Quilt Auction
- Meetings
- Comfort Quilts : Public Service Donation Quilts
- Granny’s Attic : yard sale type fundraiser
- Quilt Show : for 2023
- Opportunity Quilt : annual guild fundraiser
Guild Member Only Activities
~ Meetings ~
Meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of each month from January through October (we take a break in November and December and sometimes the June meeting is the 3rd Thursday due to the Lompoc Flower Festival). Guests are always welcome. First-time visitors are free and admission for non-members that come back is $3.00.
We have a great time at our meetings. The regular meetings generally include a guest speaker or special event, show and tell, door prize and fabric bonanza drawings, and other fun.
Meetings take place in Lompoc at the Dick DeWees Community & Senior Center at 1120 W Ocean Avenue in Lompoc, CA . Social time and snacks begin at 6:30pm. Programs and Guild business begin at 7:00pm.
Membership
Members receive free admission to the meetings and a subscription to our monthly newsletter. In addition, members have the opportunity to participate in Guild activities such as retreats, workshops, etc.
Dues are $30.00 per year (half price if joining after May). Membership for those who are 80 and over at the first of the year is free!
The monthly newsletter is free if sent by email. To have them sent by snail mail (US Postal Service), there is a $15 / year to cover the cost of printing and postage.
- 2024 Membership Form *
- * The cost for newsletters in the mail in $15 not $10.
Door Prizes
Door Prizes are raffled off at each meeting!
Here are some of our door prize providers:
- Birch Fabrics – Home of FabricWorm (805-239-8888): 1244 Pine St. (corner of 13th & Railroad St), Paso Robles, CA 93466
- Bjskreations: (805-717-9239) 1209 E. Walnut Ave., Lompoc CA 93436 (Aurifil distributor)
- The Creation Station: (805-693-0174) 252 East Highway 246, Buellton CA 93427
- Grant House Sewing Machines: (805-926-0929) 336-B East Cota Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101
- Old Town Quilt Shop: (805-938-5870) 65-A West Clark Ave. Orcutt CA 93455
- Orange Dot Quilts: (805-423-4755) 1005 Railroad St. Ste 1 Paso Robles, CA 93446
- Quilter’s Cupboard: (805-466-6996) 5275 El Camino Real Atascadero, CA 93422
Fabric Bonanza
The Fabric Bonanza drawing is one of the regular features of our meetings. To participate, bring fabric in the month’s theme (see the calendar for the theme and below for the fabric requirements) and enter your name in the drawing. The lucky winner(s) get a stack of fabric to take home.
Acceptable Fabric for 2024
- 100% good quality quilting cotton
- ten 5″ charm squares or a fat quarter
Block of the Month
Get the pattern and information at the guild meeting or from the newsletter and bring the completed block to the following months meeting. The blocks will be collected and a winner, drawn from the names of those who submitted a block, will take home all the blocks.
- Pattern: Each month will feature a different pattern.
- Samples: One or two finished blocks for the upcoming pattern will be displayed at the guild meeting.
- Blocks: To enter the drawing, bring one finished . Do not square up the blocks. Allow the block winner to square up the blocks.
2024 Block of the Month: Block Kits are Back!
Each month pre-cut ready for easy assembly block kits will be provided for $1.00/kit. The money is donated to the guild to offset the cost of batting for donation quilts. The fabric comes from Leigh’s stash and costs the guild nothing.
- Purchase one or more kits at the meeting.
- Put them together before the next meeting.
- Keep them or turn them in at the next meeting to enter a drawing to win them all.
Challenge Quilt
Every year members are presented with a challenge, usually in the form of a piece of fabric and a few instructions or guidelines. Past challenges have included completing an unfinished project, creating a bag using recycled materials, and an ice cream challenge. It’s always exciting to see the creativity of the members on display and picking out a favorite often proves to be the real challenge.
2024 Challenge: A Dream
Imagine a creative fiber arts project, made with materials and supplies – everything you need – available right now in your own home! You don’t need to purchase anything. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and repurpose, using only materials and supplies that you have on hand.
- Theme: A Dream
- Size: No larger than 30×30 – any shape.
- Due Date: October 24, 2024 Guild Meeting
So get ready…get set…Sew ! And /or embroider, weave, quilt, crochet, knit, thread paint, collage, etc. I hope you feel inspired to explore and enjoy your creative journey by participating.
Please bring your completed creation for Show & Tell to our October 24, 2024 meeting. This project is just for fun, no voting on “the best” nor “viewer’s choice.” Thank you.
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