About

Important Note

Starting in September 2020, our guild meetings will be held remotely until the Covid-19 situation improves sufficiently for us to meet in person again.

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

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.

Snacks are provided by guild members.
Please include a list of key ingredients with your snack.

Our meetings are allergy free. Please no perfume or perfume products!

Membership

We welcome new members to our guild.

Due to the Covid-19 situation our membership fee is reduced to $15 for new members for the September 2020-June 2021 season. The membership fee for 2020-2021 is waived for returning members due to the numerous meeting cancellations in 2020.

To join our guild, please:

Download and print the Membership Form Membership Form
Mail the completed form and a cheque in the amount of $15 payable to "Arnprior and District Quilters' Guild"

Mailing Address:
Arnprior and District Quilters' Guild
PO Box 254
Arnprior, ON Canada
K7S 3H6

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.

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

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.

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