New Members

Welcome to the Region of York Quilters Guild! If you are a new member or are contemplating joining the Guild, please feel free to ask questions of any Guild members.

 

Membership:

Membership runs from July 1st to June 30th inclusive. Space is limited, so please apply for or renew your membership by June 30th.

Guests:

Guests are welcome at each of our meetings for a fee of $7.00.

 

Affiliations:

The RYQG maintains membership with the Canadian Quilters Association.

 

 

Welcome To Our Website!

 

Our May 25, 2016 meeting is the last meeting of the 2015-2016 guild year and will be the Annual General Meeting for members.

 

We will also be hearing from three guest speakers who are members of our guild and will be sharing thier quilting journey with us.

 

Our meeting will include a light desert and refreshments will be served. Please bring your mug.

 

 

The Region of York Quilters Guild is a non-profit organization whose aim is to bring quilters of the region together, to share knowledge of quilting, to encourage the development of old and new skills, and to expand our interests into the community.

 

Our members are diverse and dedicated, possessing a broad spectrum of skills. Some members are new to the art of quilt making while others are nationally or internationally acclaimed quilt masters. All members enjoy working in traditional or contemporary design, using a variety of hand and machine techniques, old and new, from simple to challenging. Guild members meet regularly with a view towards sharing their experiences and skills with one another.

 

Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Newmarket Community Centre, 200 Doug Duncan Drive, Newmarket, from September to June, excluding December. Doors open at 7:00 pm for socializing, exchanging library books, picking up or dropping off "Quilts from the Heart" Outreach quilts, dropping off Block of the Month (BoM) or signing up for workshops. The formal part of the meeting starts at 7:15 pm, which may consist of a business update, followed by a guest speaker. After a short break, we have display, quilter(s) of the month as well as any other business. Because some of our members have chemical sensitivities, we ask that you come to our meetings, workshops and retreats scent-free.

 

 

Part of our service to the community is supporting local charity with proceeds from Raffle and Marathon Quilts. Past recipients include, but are not limited to, Southlake Regional Hospital, Rose of Sharon, Yellow Brick House, Breast Cancer Research, Doane House Hospice, Community Home Assistance to Seniors (CHATS) and the Alzheimer Society of York Region. Members of our Guild have donated wall hangings to Southlake Regional and York Central Hospitals. Quilts completed by our membership also hang in the Town of Aurora and Newmarket Town offices.

 

"The love of quilting is our common thread"