Commonwealth of Kentucky,
The Bluegrass State

State flower: Goldenrod
State tree: Tulip Tree
State capital: Frankfort
State bird: Cardinal
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• Barbourville 
  Redbud Trail Quilt Guild. We meet at 5:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month at the Knox County Extension office, 215 Truehaft Blvd, Suite 7. We have quilt raffles and other events.  belinda.prichard@yahoo.com
• Burlington
  Stringtown Quilters. We have about 100 members who pay $23a year in dues. We meet at 7:00pm on the third Thursday of the month at the Ellis Extension Service Offices. We have a monthly raffle, show and tell, and a class/program each month. We do one charity/community project per year, and in July, have a quilters' night out with dinner and a visit to an area quilt shop.
• Cadiz
  Organized in 1983 with 38 charter members, the Trigg County Quilter's Guild now has about 70 members. We meet at 10:00a.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the VFW Post 7890 hall at 37 Lafayette Street, Cadiz. Member dues are $5 per year and open to anyone with an interest in any aspect of quilting. A Show 'n Tell follows each meeting with members showing newly created quilted items. Monthly projects/lessons are planned for each meeting. The guild normally co-sponsors 2 bus trips a year, with members and guests paying a nonimal amout. One trip will include a day at the AQS Quilt Expo in Nashville in August, and the second trip being a fabric shopping trip. Each October the guild sponsors a quilt show on Friday/Saturday during the Trigg County Country Ham Festival, and raffle quilt of a full to king size quilt. The guild participates in local art museum displays, upon request, and various charity quilt projects, such as quilts for foster care children. At least 3 pot-luck luncheons are held yearly in conjunction with meetings, Quilters love to eat. Contact mrquilt41@yahoo.com for additional information.
• Catlettsburg
  Threads of Friendship Quilt Guild meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Boyd County Extension Agency office. We started in March 2004 with 14 members and as of Dec. 2004 have grown to 45 members. Our meetings place a large emphasis on teaching and learning. We have a raffle quilt-block-a-month program, show and tell, secret sister. 
• Elizabethtown
  The Stitchers Quilt Guild.  We have approx 50 members who pay $12 a year for dues, of which $6 is for a Homemaker membership at out Cooperative Extension Office. We meet at the Extension Office in Elizabethtown at 6:30 on the last Wednesday of every month.  We have block exchanges, fat quarter fun swaps, a featured stitcher each month, workshops, demos, shop hops, a yearly charity project, show and tell, mystery classes and white elephant raffle of quilt related items 4 times a year (this is a wonderful fund raiser for the guild). This year will be our second annual quilt show that we host with the NinepatchersQuilt Club which is a day quilt club. 
  
  Nine Patchers Guild has about 47 members who meet the 4th Tuesday of every month at 9:30 a.m. until noon at the Hardin County Extension office. We have work shops, fat quarter swaps, and participate in an annual county Quilt show which features approximately 150-180 quilts. Our annual dues ar $17.00 which includes membership in the homemakers guild.  Kathy Conway traylesgranny@yahoo.com
  
  Stitchers Quilt Guild. We have about 60 members who pay $12 a year in dues. We meet on the last Wednesday of the month at the Hardin County Cooperative Extension Office. We have many quilting activities and a very active teaching and quilting awareness program that reaches all aspects of the community. Contact the Hardin County Extension Office at 270-765-4121. heartofkentuckyquiltshow@gmail.com
• Frankfort
  Central KY Homemaker's Quilt Guild.  We have 102 members and pay dues of $12 yearly. We meet at the Franklin Co Extension Office the 4th Tuesday of each month. We have hands-on demos, speakers, mini quilt shows for our programs each month. We do service projects for two local organizations. We have morning and evening quilt bees and host Quilter's Day Out each March.
• Hopkinsville. 
  Knot Just Quilters. We have about 25 members who pay $10 a year in dues. We meet at 7:00 P.M. on the third Tuesday of the month at the Southside Church of Christ on Country Club Lane in Hopkinsville. We have a short demonstrations each month, fabric swaps, make a block of the month, make lap throws for nursing homes, January work shop, in March" Quilters Day Out", participate in the annual Pennyroyal Museum Quilt Show in Hopkinsville, and have a summertime fabric shopping trip.
• Lawrenceburg
  The Anderson Piecemakers meet the first Monday of each month 7:00PM, at the Anderson Co. Extension Office, off US 127 in Lawrenceburg. We have a monthly program, show "n tell, have done a service project for a school, had a block contest and welcome new members. Our dues are $15 and our new membership year just began in April. Contact ameliasparrow@yahoo.com
• Lexington
  Quilters' Guild of the Bluegrass. We have about 100 memebers who pay $25 in dues. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Southside Christian Church, 1533 Nicholasville Rd., directly across from Alumni. We start at 6 pm for "Stitch at Six", followed by a short business meeting, the program for the month and show and share. We make charity quilts, have block challenges and a silent auction in December. Please contact dhnapier@insightbb.com for more information.
  
  Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society, PO Box 23392, Lexington KY 40523
  
  The Cardinal Valley Elem. Quilt Guild. We have a small group of quilters who meet together and do not pay dues. We have block exchages and group quilt projects. We meet one Saturday per month at the Cardinal Valley ES library. Contact the guild president for more information  ivonne.beegle@fayette.kyschools.us
• Louisville
  Circle of Friends Quilt Guild We are a small group of about 12 quilters who pay no dues. We meet every Thursday 10-12:30 to sit 'n' sew on our own projects with a coach available if we need help. On the first Thursday, we meet from 9-3 and all work together on charity quilts. Just before Christmas we delivered 40 quilts. We often take day-trips together. Contact marilou1037@msn.com for more information. Guests and new members welcome.
  
  Nimble Thimbles We have about 40 members who pay $20 a year in dues. We meet on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30pm and the third Thursday of the month at 10am at the Jeffersontown Community Center. We have workshops, classes, day trips, charity quiltmaking, block of the month, challenges, magazine swaps and more! Contact Barbara Rogers at button3@insightbb.com or visit our website for upcoming events and a map.
• Madisonville
  Piecemakers Quilt Club of Hopkins County, Kentucky. We have 45 members who pay $20 a year in dues. We meet at 6:00pm on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Badgett Center (old Madisonville Train Station) on Center Street. We have a business meeting and a program at each meeting. We have several projects going on at any one time including mystery quilts, fabric swaps, block exchanges, etc. We make quilts for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at our regional hospital for each baby to take home with them. We send quilts to Walter Reed Medical Center to be presented to injured American soldiers and we make quilts for Kentucky families who have lost a soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan. We do a quilt show every other year at the Mahr Center for the Performing Arts. For additional information contact chrisquilts@bellsouth.net for more information.
• Mayfield
  The Graves County Piecemakers guild meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 PM at the Graves County Public library on 17th Street in Mayfield. Currently dues are $10/year, plus SASE for a free copy of the monthly newsletter. The Piecemakers has about 25 members (looking for more!) who meet for a short program, block lottery, block exchange, show and tell, and, of course, quilt talking. We co-host a Quilter's Day Out exhibition each year, are active in charity quilting, and have a small lending library. Our members are at all skill levels from beginner to seasoned veteran. Visitors are welcome. We have many new plans and upcoming projects in the works for this year.
• Maysville
  Golden Needles Quilt Club meets at the County Extension Office, 800 US HWY 68, Maysville, 4th Wed., 9:30 AM, Sept. through May.  30 - 40 members. 
  Email: tansy@kih.net  Lessons, group projects, field trips, fun!
• Mt. Sterling
  Scrapbaggers Quilt Guild meets the first Thursday of each month at Hoffman's in the Woodlands's Industrial Park from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm.  The Scrapbaggers are active in the local community with charity projects as well as monthly programs and sit and sews.  For additional information, please contact Sharon Johnson 859-498-9839
• Monticello
  The Contented Heart Quilt Guild. For more information, e-mail
  BriteHopes@aol.com
• Murray
  Murray Quilt Lovers meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the Calloway County Library on Main Street in Murray, KY. Meetings start promptly at 6 pm, but the room is available at 5:30 for friends to visit! All quilters are welcome! We have a general meeting and a presentation or demonstration each month. Fun days and workshops are scheduled throughout the year. Dues are $5.  Patti Oakley QuiltLovers@qmail.com
• Owensboro
  The Owensboro Area Quilter's Guild meets on the first Thursday of each month at Crosspointe Baptist Church at 550 Worthington Rd. The meeting begins at 9:30am. Monthly Workshops are held on the third Thursday of the month. We have a 6-1/2" square swap as well as a block of the month drawing. We have a show every other year. Contact Candace Palmer at (812)649-9850 or candyjean@juno.com for more information.
• Paducah
  The Trigg County Quilters Guild of over 50 members meets every third Thursday at the St. Steven's Catholic Church Fellowship hall.  Our desire is to promote the heritage of quilting to the future generations.  We sponsor a Quilt show every Oct. and are very active in the Quilt Museum in Paducah KY and member of AQS
• Somerset. 
  Material Girls Quilt Guild Monthly Block give-a-way, mini classes, We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month. Pulaski Co. Extension Office, lower level. Contact UK Extension Office(606)679-6361
• West Liberty
  String-Along Quilters. We have about 16 members who pay $12 yearly in dues. We meet at 6:30 on the fourth Tuesday of each month at Kennedy Library. We make "Lovie Quilts" for children who are admitted to the local hospital. We also donate a full size quilt to each family in our county whose home has burned. We do classes and trips, as well as secret pals. We do not do a show.