Yakima Valley Quilters' Guild

Be sure to go to our "Charities" page and read about our latest donation! 

NEW QUILT SHOP!!! Quilter's Cafe is opening on November 29th and is located at Scarborough Fair, 9th & Summitview. They will be open from 9-6pm on Friday and from 10-6pm on Saturday. They will carr good quality 100% cotton fabrics, Batiks, Green batting, tools & notions, patterns and more. Stop by and get to know them!

Is everyone working on their Poinsettia project for the Christmas party? Go to the Christmas Party link for information.

Could you use a little help with binding your quilt? Go to our Free Patterns N  Stuff and take a look at this!

Have you been "toying" with the idea of learning to quilt but would like to read more about the whole process? Here is a website that was suggested by some of our younger readers who are working on earning their Girl Scout Quilting Badges. Check out http://www.paradisefibers.com/quilting-resources and thank you for the great suggestion!

LOOK AT OUR NEWSLETTER & EVENTS PAGE FOR INFO ON OUR CLASS IN MARCH! Curved Piecing Without Templates will be presented by Barbara Sherrill. Click on the name of the class for information and registration form. The dates are March 19, 2014 for a trunk show at our Guild meeting and March 20th from 10:00 to 4:00 pm for the class. You may visit Barbara's website at http://barbselegantdesigns.com/.

Facebook!

We now have a Facebook page under Yakima Valley Quilters' Guild. Go to the page and click "Like" and you will get our posts on your Facebook page. You can post pictures of your projects and/or comments.

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO!

 The Yakima Valley Quilters' guild was founded in 1983 and started with approximately 40 members.  The group has grown to a present day count of around 100 members. Our purpose is to foster the art of quilt making through sharing and teaching, sponsoring workshops, demonstrations and quilt shows. We are a non- profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of quilting and other needle arts through education and community service.

Many hundreds of quilts have been made by the guild and directly donated to local charities including YWCA Battered Women's Shelter, Yakima Memorial Hospital Neonatal Unit, Epic Crisis Center, Northstar Lodge, Buddy Bags through Voices for Children. Other quilts made by members are auctioned at our biannual show. Our first quilt show was held in June 1984 and we continue to present our quilts for all to share in our shows.

One of our proudest moments is when we donate a large portion of the monies earned through raffle ticket sales and our silent auction to women in our valley in the form of "gift certificates" through 'OHana Mammograms. Read more about this on our Charities page.

MISSION STATEMENT:

The purpose of this organization is to preserve and continue the traditions, culture and history of quilting; to promote fellowship among interested persons in all aspects of quilting; to contribute to the knowledge of and to promote the appreciation of fine quilts; to sponsor and support quilting activities through charity; to encourage quilt making and collecting; and to contribute to the growth of knowledge of quilting techniques, textiles, patterns and quilt makers through educational meetings and travel.