An Invitation to Join A Guild

 

As a Quilter – I am a Maker.  I believe I am making things matter.  It happens in a smile, or conversation – a comforting fleeting moment of meaning that we must nurture in others, if we are to have our friends catch fire and make an impact in our world. 

Did you know that sparks become flames.  And the flickering light of a fire can be so constructive, warm and calming. Just this simple meeting with others proves to be a really big part of the fun that quilting can bring into our lives.   I have to say that I’ve met some of the finest people ‘around the quilting frame.’

It is the social aspect of meeting with other people who have similar interests.  This is also one of the ways this art of quilting has been passed from generation to generation.

As an organized unit, the Scissor Tales Quilt Guilt (STQG) plans to organize trips, organize quilt shows, invite speakers for trunk shows, make things together for community charity, and promote improvement on various quilting techniques through workshops, as well as encouraging members to show their quilts. To me – and to anyone else who has caught ‘quilting fever’, guilds are indispensable.  I strongly encourage quilters either join a guild -- one that is local to them, or (as I did) even start one of your own where none exist.