Guild MeetingsLocation
Time 7 pm - 9 pm, Doors open at 6:30 pm Visitors $5 Cash at the door. For winter Zoom meetings register here. Notes
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Membership
We welcome new members to our guild!
Registration is open now for our 2026-2027 guild year to new and returning guild members.
Join Our Guild for 2026-2027
Registration is open now for our 2026-2027 guild year to new and returning guild members.
Join Our Guild for 2026-2027
Objectives
The objectives of the Arnprior & District Quilters' Guild are:
- To foster interest, awareness, and education in the area of quilt making
- To encourage performance in the craft by providing a forum for fellowship and the exchange of experience, information, and ideas
- To be involved in charity projects that benefit our communities
Activities
Our guild meetings feature interesting speakers who often show their beautiful creations, hands on activities, our very popular Show and Tell where our members share their projects with us, access to books and magazines in our library, and a break with refreshments. There are draws for door prizes and other items mentioned below. We also sell tickets for draws for a basket of quilting goodies, and a 50-50.
Members have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities and events. Some are free and some have a nominal charge.
Members have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities and events. Some are free and some have a nominal charge.
- Contribute to our charitable work including quilts that are donated to a variety of needy recipients, little "preemie" quilts for the Rich Little Special Care nursery babies at the Ottawa Hospital, Christmas stockings to go with local foodbank parcels, placemats for local Meals on Wheels recipients, and other charitable organizations.
- Participate in “challenges” and various projects and activities organized by the Programs team.
- Participate in a Quilt Along with an additional set of instructions each month
- Fat Quarter Club - Bring a fat quarter to a meeting and qualify for a draw to win the fat quarters
- Quilters' Recycling table at meetings to donate to and rehome from your stash and other quilting items
- Attend workshops to learn new techniques and make interesting items
- Attend guild retreats for uninterrupted, focused, fun quilting
- Attend Sew Days, in person or virtually to sew with fellow guild members
- Volunteer your quilts and your time in our biennial quilt show. Our next quilt show will be in spring 2026.
- Meet other quilters from the area in and around Arnprior to learn from, and to share your quilting passion with
- Join our members only private Facebook group
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Arnprior and District Quilters' Guild |
We meet monthly from September to June, usually on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 7-9 PM.
In the 2025-2026 guild year we will meet in person in the fall (September to December) and in the spring (April to June), with remote meetings via Zoom during the winter months (January to March).
Doors open to in person meetings at 6:30 pm. See Schedule
In the 2025-2026 guild year we will meet in person in the fall (September to December) and in the spring (April to June), with remote meetings via Zoom during the winter months (January to March).
Doors open to in person meetings at 6:30 pm. See Schedule
Who We Are
We are a group of dedicated, and talented group of quilters from Arnprior Ontario and the surrounding areas in the Ottawa Valley.
Our guild logo is the Friendship Star block, symbolizing the spirit of friendship that is always present at the Guild. Blue represents the Madawaska and Ottawa rivers in Arnprior; gold, the sunshine and fields of corn around Arnprior; brown, the acres of farmland in the area; and green, Gillies Grove and surrounding forests and trees.
Constitution
The guild is governed by its Constitution and By-Laws.
For additional information see the the Executive/Board Positions document.
For additional information see the the Executive/Board Positions document.
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