MEMBERSHIP

    Membership in Piecing Partners Quilt Guild runs for a calendar year.  Membership entitles you to attend all general meetings and to recieve member pricing for special events and workshops.  It also entitles you to recieve the monthly newsletter, to utilize our extensive Library, to first priority sign up for workshops and, last, but not least, to discounts at a number of shops in the region! 

    Click here for the 2008 membership renewal form/application and print that page.  Fill it out completely and mail your check and the renewal form to the PO Box listed on the form.
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NEWSLETTER

    The newsletter is published monthly, January through November.  The deadline for submissions is the Tuesday following the general meeting.  
    To view the current issue of the newsletter, click here.  Once you've finished, be sure to click on the Back arrow to return!  All members are encouraged to submit material for publication in the Piecing Partners newsletter.  Contact ddont51@comcast.net AND ddont51@hotmail.com for more information.   
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TIPS AND TECHNIQUES ("ASK GUILDA")

    We started a simple information column in the newsletter this past summer called "Ask Guilda."  We will be further developing the "Ask Guilda" idea into a helpful tips, techniques and informational section based on member input. 
    So, please let us know what you're interested in, what you'd like to learn more about, specific techniques you may puzzled by, pretty much anything you may want to know about quilting or the guild.  
    Simply click here to send an email to the webmaster who will then go to work on getting you an answer!   
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PHOTO GALLERIES

    Piecing Partners members' work can be seen in the various Gallery pages on this site.  Galleries are broken down by monthly Show and Tell, Challenges, and Special Photos such as quilts on exhibition, prize winning quilts, etc.  Click here to go to the Photo Galleries to see what's being created by our members.
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ANNUAL QUILT CHALLENGE

    Each year the guild members are invited to participate in making a challenge quilt.  The Challenge Committee puts together rules for the challenge and publishes them in the spring.  Members then have about six months to design and make their quilt to unveil at the guild meeting in October.  The quilts are often displayed at local quilt shops for a month and participants have the option to include their quilt in the displays.  

    The 2008 Challenge involves selecting a block, having it appear at least twice in two different sizes in the piece, including fabric manipulation as part of the design of the quilt and adding embellishment to the piece.  For a complete set of 2008 rules, see the February newsletter.

    The 2007 Challenge theme was Songs From Movies.  Participants were asked to interpret a song from a movie and were required to use two fabrics with musical notes dancing across them (black on white and white on black).  The Challenge quilts were revealed at the October meeting.  Click here to see photos of the very creative entries!

    Also in 2007, Piecing Partners Quilt Guild was informed that the group of 2006 "Loco Motion" Challenge entries submitted to the Great American Guild Challenge had not only been juried into the American Quilters Society (AQS) Nashville show, but had also won a beautiful yellow Third Place ribbon!  

    
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LIBRARY    

    Piecing Partners maintains a very large library of books and numerous videos that are available to members.  These can be checked out for one month, to be returned at the next regular meeting.  

    A list of library contents is available at the Library table and also on this site.  Click on Category, Title or Author to view the Library database.  
    
    See the Librarian during social time before the meeting or at the break to check out books or videos.  If you know which book(s) you'd like to check out, you can contact the Librarian in advance to request them by clicking here.   

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BLOCK OF THE MONTH    

    Patterns for the Block of the Month are available in the newsletter and at general meetings.  The pattern will specify construction directions, color and when the block is due.  There will be a drawing for the blocks submitted at the meeting during which they are due.  

    If you need the current Block of the Month, click here and scroll to the correct page in the newsletter.  If you need blocks from prior months, contact the Block of the Month committee chair.  
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OPPORTUNITY QUILT

    Every year guild members make a quilt to be raffled off at the Holiday Party.  The quilt is displayed at local quilt shops and at various venues around town and around the area where tickets are sold.  In addition to these sales venues, we encourage each of our members to sell a packet of ten tickets.  The proceeds from this raffle are used to fund our outstanding programs by bringing in nationally acclaimed speakers and teachers.

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CHARITY QUILTS

    The Charity Quilts Committee is one of the most active in the guild.  Each year guild members make small quilts and other items to be dontated to charitable organizations in Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas.  The Committee often puts together very simple kits for members to pick up, make and return at the next meeting.  

    There are a number of work days throughout the year where members can get together to work on charity items.  The quilts and other items made individually by members are brought to regular meetings and dropped off at the Charity Quilts table for distribution around the region.  

    In 2007, Piecing Partners Quilt Guild recieved the first ever "Community Partners-You Make A Difference" award from the Department of Human Services for our decades of service to the community through the Charity Quilts program.  

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ROCK LEDGE SILENT AUCTION

    This activity is held annually in September during the Holly Berry show at Rock Ledge Ranch off 30th street in the Garden of the Gods.  Guild members provide quilts for auction to the public.  As this fundraiser pays for the following year's programs, we ask members to support the auction by providing a quilted piece for auction and/or by participating in the auction set up, take down or working the auction. 
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QUILTING BEES

    Many members enjoy the camaraderie of a quilting bee.  Quilting bees are smaller groups that get together regularly to quilt and socialize.  They are usually formed because of geography or a shared interest and often meet at a bee member's house.  

    Piecing Partners members belong to a number of active quilting bees.  If you'd like to start a bee, please click here to contact the Bee Keeper for assistance.  
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BOARD/COMMITTEES

    The 2008 Board is listed on the front of the newsletter.  We are currently looking for a few good quilters to fill some open Committee spots.  Contact President, Jane Cullyford, at 347-0414 to volunteer.  
    
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OTHER GUILDS

    Colorado Springs Quilt Guild meets on the second Thursday of each month starting at 6:00 pm.  For more information please visit their webiste at http://geocities.com/cosqg/. 

    Colorado Quilt Council (CQC) is a statewide organization that meets monthly at different locations throughout Colorado.  More information is available at www.coloradoquiltcouncil.com.

    Front Range Contemporary Quilters (FRCQ) is a large group of contemporary quilt artists that meets every other month in Westminster.  For more information contact www.artquilters.org.

    
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