Guild Information

Our Guild Meetings

Our business year runs from September to the following August with a meeting held all months except July and August (for summer break) and then December (for a Christmas activity). We meet in the Taylor Auditorium, located inside of the Taylor Health Sciences Building located at 1526 East Medical Center Drive in St. George, Utah. Our meetings give us a time to meet for Guild Business, have a Program on quilting, as well as time for members to ‘Show-n-Tell’ about projects they have worked on. Membership offers many benefits (see the Membership Tab), including opportunities to meet others at meetings, join a Friendship Group, and serve as a volunteer in Guild positions. Visitors are welcome at our meeting.

Activities & Events Overview

There is an activity for everyone. Each is designed to provide a learning experience and a lot of fun for our members.

Show & Tell

A part of each Guild Meeting is a Show and Tell where members can bring a quilt or project they have worked on to show-off to others in the Guild. It is amazing to see the beautiful quilts, wall hangings, bags, and other items that are created by members of the Guild.

Sew Simple Retreat

Each year members of the Guild go to Springdale, Utah for a fun retreat. We lodge in a hotel and have a great time quilting together. This retreat is a great way to get in some bulk quilting time and have fun with Guild Members. The annual Retreat is usually held in February, with information announced in the Fall during Guild Meetings and is also published in the Newsletter.

Charitable Opportunities

The Guild members work with charities and groups to help others outside our area. We have supported Sew Much Hope, Hobbs Charity and other giving programs. Our Philanthropy group, noted below, also is a large charity work. Members are able to participate and support charity functions in many ways.

Philanthropy Group

The goal of Philanthropy is to make a quilt that brings comfort to people in need. This includes young children, adults that are grieving, ill, abused, had homes destroyed, orphans, and veterans. Organizations that have received quilts include the Dove Center, Youth Crisis Center, St. George Regional Medical Center, Veterans Home, Orphanages, Police and Fire Departments. Members help by working on kits that can be picked up at a Guild Meeting. These quilts vary in size and range in skill level from beginner to advanced. All materials are donated to the Guild and all labor is donated.

Workshops

Workshops are available to all Guild Members with a nominal cost, due at the time of registration. Some months the workshops are geared towards beginning quilters and some are for the more advanced. All Guild Members are welcome regardless. The workshop is intended to be a fun social gathering and a chance to learn from each other. A great day of learning and fun with friends.

Friendship Groups

Friendship Groups are groups of Quilters from our Guild who get together monthly to socialize and/or work on projects. Groups are usually 6 to 10 quilters. The Group decides when to meet and what they want to work on when together. Some groups just do show-n-tell and share what they have learned. The members of these groups become good friends and often expand their activities beyond just quilting. Inquire about joining a Friendship Group – a great way to socialize and learn from other quilters.

Monthly Meetings

The Guild has a meeting most months of the year. Our Fiscal Year is September thru August with our Fall meeting in September, a Christmas Luncheon in December. We do not have a meeting in July or August. Meetings are held at the Taylor Health Sciences Bldg, Taylor Auditorium, 1526 East Medical Center Drive, St. George.

Charitable Opportunities

Sew Much Hope Charity

A special thank you to Jina Barney and Moana Burgess of Down Under Diversions for our November 2017 program. They gave us a history of their friendship, and quilting through the years in a trunk show; how they acquired the former HMQS and renamed the show the Utah Quilting and Sewing Marketplace; and, how they came in contact with the Sew Much Hope Charity.
From their website SewMuchHope.org: SMH helps to restore hope and balance to communities abroad devastated by war, genocide and poverty working closely with other organizations, governments and communities to develop creative solutions and programs that allow the poorest of the poor to earn extra income, start a micro-business, or simply mend clothing and improve living standards for their families. ...We work to outfit durable machines from the 1940’s—1950’s with hand cranks or treadles to be used in rural communities without access to electricity.

To Donate

Anyone wishing to donate a machine to Sew Much Hope can take it to Rene Hall’s home at 1075 S 960 E. Enter from 900 South and go down the lane to the end where you will see a box for UPS & FedEx. You may leave your donation in that box and Rene will make sure that they are picked up by the driver for the charity.

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Quilting Resources

Quilting Shops and Services in the Surrounding Area

St. George, UT

Cedar City, UT

Las Vegas, NV

This resource is an on-line quilting help page. Sites listed here have been found helpful by Guild Members. Suggestions for additional sites are welcome! If you have a site you would recommend to others, please send an email to Trudy5407@gmail.com Enjoy!

Listed in Alphabetical Order:

bunnyhilldesigns.com – Bunny Hill Designs – the creator of this site frequently shares a block of the month free of charge for a pattern she is designing. Sign up for her blog on this site.

cozyquilt.com – Cozy Quilt Designs – featuring “Strip Club”! Don’t worry, they mean 2 1/2″ fabric strips

henryglassfabrics.com – Henry Glass Fabrics offers a very generous number of free patterns.

inspirationsmagazine.com.au/ – Inspirations Magazine (printed in Australia). While a bit pricey, the magazine contains such beautiful pieces of needlework of all types (serious eye candy).

jordanfabrics.com – Jordan Fabrics with Matt and Donna Jordan offers tutorials, instructions, patterns, etc.

mansewing.com – Man Sewing with Rob Appell – we have used his tutorial for a scrap bag and pin cushion project.

missouriquiltco.com – Missouri Star Quilt Company with Jenny Doan offers tutorials, instructions, etc.

onpoint-tv YouTube Channel – OnPoint Tv with Nancy Roelfsema offers lessons, tutorials, etc.

thequiltshow.com – The Quilt Show is an online ‘television’ series that provides a wealth of information. While they offer some free options, an annual fee provides access to their past shows, block of the month and many more educational activities.