Waterloo County Quilters' Guild

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The Waterloo County Quilters' Guild (WCQG) was founded in June 1984. In the intervening years, we have grown from 20 founders to over 200 members.

Our mission is to celebrate the tradition of quilting in our area. Our monthly meetings always include "Show & Tell", in which members share their latest creations, and frequently feature a guest speaker. We offer workshops to our membership several times a year, to promote quilting skills.

The guild presents a Quilt Show biennially showcasing the work of our members, which enables us to share our passion for quilting with our community. During our Quilt Show, normally we raffle a quilt made by our members, and donate the proceeds to local charities.

We are proud of our community outreach programs, including our guild-sponsored Smile Quilts, Memory Quilts and Touch Quilts. These projects are often done at the Mannheim Quilting Circle, which meets second Wednesday of each month from October through May. These quilting bees are held at the Mannheim Community Cenre. Click Mannheim Community Centre for directions there.

Many members also make and donate quilts to other worthy charities dear to their own hearts, such as the Ontario Mennonite Relief Sale, the Library Project, Project Linus, The Quilt.

Last year our guild provided The Grand National: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with the funds for the Curator’s Choice Award, won by Anna Hergert of Saskatchewan, for both of her entries, Rejuvination and Fragments. Anna’s quilts can be viewed with all of the entries in the online catalogue at www.grandnationalquiltshow.ca. We are proud to be associated with this outstanding national exhibition.

Our guild is a non-profit organization, run entirely by volunteers. Members are encouraged to select volunteer duties that suit their skills and schedules -- sign-ups are coordinated by our Past President and Vice President. Many hands make light work, and enable us to offer our membership so many great activities!

The quilt above, "Star and Chains", was one of our two 2007 raffle quilts, .

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