Important Note

We are planning to return to in person meetings starting with our May 25th guild meeting.

Guild Meetings
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257 John Street,  Arnprior Ontario  (Christian Education Centre)

​Parking is available on the nearby streets.
​Please do not park in the adjacent church parking lot.

​7 PM - 9 PM      Doors open at 6:30 PM

Schedule

​$5    Fee can be paid at the meeting or in advance by e-transfer details here.
​​​Our meetings are allergy free. Please no perfume or perfume products.

​If a meeting is cancelled due to inclement winter weather, members will be notified on the day of that meeting by email and a cancellation notice will appear on the Home page by 12:30 PM.

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation no refreshments will be available.
Snacks are provided by guild members.
​Please include a list of key ingredients with your snack.

Membership
We welcome new members to our guild!

Registration for our 2022-2023 guild year will begin soon. Check back here for updates.

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.
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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.
  • Make a new block each month (block-of-the-month) 
  • Attend workshops to learn new techniques and make interesting items
  • Attend guild retreats for uninterrupted, focused, fun quilting
  • Volunteer your quilts and your time in our biennial quilt show. Our next quilt show is in the spring 2022.
  • 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 
   
​Arnprior and District Quilters' Guild

​We meet monthly from September to June, usually on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 7-9 PM with doors opening 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.

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​​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.  

Our History

To be added  test