Maryland & WDC Quilt Guilds
Maryland, the Old Line State
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Annapolis
The Annapolis Quilt Guild We have almost 300 members who pay $35 a year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the first Monday of the month at St Philips Episcopal Church on Bestgate Road in Annapolis. We have a business meeting followed by a show and tell of our member quilts and a speaker. That speaker usually conducts a workshop during the day prior to the meeting. Our annual quilt show is the second Saturday and Sunday of June. Each year we have a raffle quilt. We have numerous outreach projects that we sponsor. Please check our website for more information. about classes, trips and community outreach projects.
Baltimore
The African American Quilters of Baltimore Meetings are on the first Saturday of the month 11 AM to 2 PM, No meeting in July or August Meetings are at: St. Bartholomew’s Church 4711 Edmondson Ave. Baltimore, MD 21229 Free Parking on Church Lot. The African American Quilters of Baltimore P. O. Box 31528 Baltimore, Maryland 21207
Baltimore Heritage Quilters’ Guild. We have about 150 members, who pay $25 a year in dues. We meet at 7 PM the second Tuesday of every month at Woodbrook Baptist Church, 25 Stevenson Lane, Baltimore, Maryland. Meetings are preceded by a Sit & Sew at 6 PM. We have several nationally known speakers give talks and workshops each year, We hold summer challenges, annual charity projects, two retreats a year, trips to Lancaster & Harrisburg Quilt Shows,and put on a guild show every other year. Contact admin@baltimorequilters.com for more information.
Friendship Quilters has a membership of approximately 120. We meet from September through June, on the second Thursday evening of the month from 7-9p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 300 W. Maple Road. Our meetings usually feature a well-known guest lecturer or a demonstration of a new technique by one of our members. We join with our sister guild to do a quilt show every other year and a quilt bingo in the alternate year. Throughout the year we give back to our community by making quilts for charity. See our website for more information.
The Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild. Love modern fabrics, patterns, and techniques? Then join this growing guild. Meetings TBA. Visit our website or email us at baltimoremqg@gmail.com
Bel Air
Flying
Geese Quilt Guild The Flying Geese Quilt Guild is an active group of
160+ members. General meetinsg held 3rd Monday of each month at Fallston
Volunteer Fire Hall on Carrs Mill Road, Fallston MD, 7-9 pm. Dues is $30
for returning members, $35 for new members. Visitors welcome for $5.
Activities include National Speakers, Quilt Show (even year), Quilt
Bingo (odd year), weekly bees, retreats and workshops. For more info
inquire email fgqgharford@gmail.com.
Bethesda
Bethesda Quilters
Our guild currently numbers approximately 35 quilters, who come from Bethesda and surrounding communities in Montgomery County, Maryland. Meetings may include local or nationally known speakers, wonderful trunk shows, demos of new and interesting techniques or tools, workshops for donations and socials twice a year just for fun! We meet at the Chevy Chase Library, 8005 Connecticut Ave, on the first Tue. of each month with some changes due to holidays or library schedules: so check our website for details. We have traditionally held a Quilt Show every 2 years and hope to resume that practice in the next few years. Bethesda Quilters warmly welcomes visitors and new members. Email: kathypang@aol.com
Bowie
Southern Comforters of Bowie. Our active group of over 150 members
meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday evenings at 7:30 at the Christian
Community Presbyterian Church at 3120 Belair Drive. Visitors welcome!
Carolyn Martel cemartel512@comcast.net
California
The Patuxent River Quilters Guild meets the second Monday of the month at 6:30pm at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 20850 Langley Rd. in Lexington Park, MD.
Membership – Dues are $20.00 a year. Membership entitles you to our monthly newsletter, a large guild library, trips, speakers, seminars and retreats.
For more information contact Carol Evans at caroljevans@erol.com.
Catonsville
Village Quilters. We have about 110
members. Dues are $30. We meet at 10AM on the third Thursday from Sept
thru June at The Lodge, 2832 Nine Mile Circle, 21228. Meetings include a
speaker or special event, BOM, show and tell and a potluck lunch. We
have retreats, charity sewing days and workshops.
contact@villagequiltersmd.com
Centreville
Queen Anne’s County Quilt Guild. We have about 30 members who pay $20 a
year in dues. We meet at 7pm on the last Wednesday of the month at the
Goodwill Fire House. We have speakers, classes, exchanges and a raffle
quilt. We also have a “Sit & Stitch” group that meets the second Monday
of the month. Contact dermody2@verizon.net for more information.
Chesapeake City
Upper Bay Quilters guild. We meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Good Shepherd Parish House, 310 George St, Chesapeake City. The meeting starts at 7:00, and doors open at 6:30 for demos and fellowship. Members pay $20 a year in dues.
Chestertown
Olde Kent Quilters Guild
The guild meets monthly on the third Tuesday from January through November at the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown, 905 Gateway Drive, Chestertown, MD 21620. Guest fees are $5./$10. Workshops are held on Wednesdays following meeting. Non-members may attend workshops for $10. above member fee if space is available. The guild’s activities include monthly programs and workshops with local, regional and nationally known speakers, special interest bees, comfort quilt and community outreach programs, an annual exhibit of small quilts, a biennial show and market, and two annual retreats. Quilters of all skill levels, including beginners, are welcome. Follow us on Instagram @okq_quiltguild_md/
Email: OKQGUILD21620@gmail.com
Chevy Chase
NeedleChasers of Chevy Chase. We welcome new & experienced quilters! Annual dues: $25. Members attend meetings & bees, receive a newsletter, borrow from our library & receive discounts at local stores. Meetings: 2nd Wednesday Sept-Jun from 10 am-Noon at North Chevy Chase Christian Church, 8814 Kensington Pkwy, Chevy Chase, MD. Meetings have a guest speaker, demos & show-n-tell for traditional & contemporary quilters. We have monthly bees & a biennial quilt show in the even years. We support many charities. E-mail us: Quilter@NeedleChasers.org
Bethesda Quilters
Our guild currently numbers approximately 35 quilters, who come from Bethesda and surrounding communities in Montgomery County, Maryland. Meetings may include local or nationally known speakers, wonderful trunk shows, demos of new and interesting techniques or tools, workshops for donations and socials twice a year just for fun! We meet at the Chevy Chase Library, 8005 Connecticut Ave, on the second Tue. of each month with some Zoom sessions and changes due to holidays or library schedules: so check our website for details. We have traditionally held a Quilt Show every 2 years and hope to resume that practice in the next few years. Bethesda Quilters warmly welcomes visitors and new members. Email: kathypang@aol.com
Clinton
Uhuru quilters guild. Annual dues are $24. We meet on the third Saturday of every month from 11 AM – 2PM at the Cedar Heights Community Center. Please visit our website for more information.
Columbia
Faithful Circle Quilters. Faithful Circle Quilters(FCQ) Guild, established in 1971, takes its name from a traditional quilt pattern shown in its logo to represent the fellowship found in quilting and in guild participation. We have about 125 members who pay $35 a year in dues and meet each week on Monday evenings and Thursday mornings at 9325 Presbyterian Circle, Columbia, Maryland, 21045. We have a variety of classes and speakers throughout the year, show and tell at each meeting, a block of the quarter, and a number of charity projects including our signature “Love Quilts” charity project, Project Linus, and a Fall Silent Auction to benefit Thanksgiving baskets. More information can be found on our website, facebook (https://www.facebook.com/faithfulcirclequiltersmd), and Instagram (faithfulcirclequilters_md). Email: president@faithfulcircle.com
Milltown Quilters
Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church, 10600 Shaker Drive, Columbia, MD
Milltown Quilters meet Tuesdays from 10: 00 am to 2:00 pm in the Trinity Room at the Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church located at 10600 Shaker Drive in Columbia, Maryland. We meet weekly. Come by and check us out Email: bobjo24@aol.com
Cumberland
Schoolhouse Quilters meets monthly (except for July and August) on the third Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the LaVale United Methodist Church. We welcome new members and you do not have to be a quilter to join us!!
Creative Needle Quilters. We meet on the 4th Thursday from September to June at Park Place UM Church, 80 National Hwy in lower LaVale, Cumberland. Dues are $10. We have door prizes, demos, and classes. Please join us. EMail: leola.saville@gmail.com
Denton.
The Heartland Quilters of the Eastern Shore has a membership of over 65 quilters. Throughout the year, we offer a variety of programs, retreats, lectures, and classes/workshops related to quilting. We meet the first Thursday of every month at 7 pm at the Choptank Electric Meeting Room (Alt 404 & Rte 328) in Denton,MD. Contact Kay Butler: quilts4kay@aol.com
Earleville
We’re a small friendly group that loves to socialize. We have a published author, several long-armers, and a quilt shop owner in our Guild. Show & Tell is important to us since we honor & celebrate quilters of all levels of expertise. We meet at 6:00 the 2nd Thursday each month for a business meeting & “sew-in”. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church 1687 Crystal Beach Road Earleville, MD 21919 myfavoritequiltshop@gmail.com
Easton
Bayside Quilters of the Eastern Shore, inc. , PO Box 2672, 116 East Dover Street Easton, MD 21601
Bayside Quilters of the Eastern Shore, Inc. We have over 100 members who pay $50.00 dues per year. We meet at the Trappe fire hall ( 4001 Powell Ave, Trappe) on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 9:30 AM. Bayside Quilters of the Eastern Shore is a guild committed to the creation, study, and sharing of quilts and quilt making. We encourage members to practice and improve their skills through bees and classes. Programs and field trips provide opportunities to enrich our experience. Active involvement in outreach programs allows us to share our knowledge and love of textiles while giving back to our community. Guild membership is open to anyone. baysidequilters@gmail.com
Elkridge
Elkridge Evening Quilters. We are a small NQA registered guild located in central Maryland. Our dues are $15 a year. Guests are always welcome at no charge. Our membership ranges in age from 8 to 80+. We welcome all ability levels. Our meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the first and third Thursday of the month at the Elkridge Baptist Church. Activities consist of show-n-tell, fat quarter swaps, group block Christmas raffle, NQA Day celebration, quilt ’till you drop pizza party, UFO event, shopping and quilt show trips, a yearly raffle quilt to benefit a local cause, and many more fun events. Contact Pat Pool at pattypool@verizon.net.
Ellicott City
Baltimore Appliqué Society. We meet 7 pm on the third Wednesday, September – June. BAS supports the preservation of quilts, textiles, and related documents in museums and historical society collections, and promotes the art of appliqué and quilting. Members all over the world include quiltmakers, collectors, historians, nationally known teachers, lecturers, appraisers, and museum curators.
Finksburg
Calvary Quilters We have about 15 members, no dues. We meet at 7 pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at Calvary United Methodist Church, 3939 Gamber Road, Finksburg, MD. First meeting is a work session; last is a member-taught program. Beginners welcome. Our focus is charity, especially Project Linus. carolynhill69@gmail.com
Fort Washington
Sewful Sisters Quilting Bee A Real Working Bee We meet every 1st Saturday of the month. Our annual quilt retreat in scheduled for the second weekend in August. During this retreat we have classes,block exchanges, and many other events and learning opportunities. We meet once a month to work on projects, share ideas and lend a helping. The Bee is a group of quilters both beginning and experienced. We teach and help each other. There is no membership fee. For more information: joan.redfearn@worldnet.att.net
Frederick
Clustered Spires Quilt Guild
Our guild was founded in 2001 and our approximately 80 members include beginners through experts, with interests from art quilts to traditional quilts in an array of materials. Our purpose is to share a love of quilts and quilt making. We also sponsor seminars, exhibitions, workshops, and community service projects. All are welcome! We meet monthly, on the second Thursday of the month at 6:15 p.m. at the Delaplaine Center for the Arts, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick, MD. For information on our upcoming programs, see our website.
A typical meeting consists of a scheduled program, refreshments and social time, show and tell, and raffles/prizes. We also sponsor seminars, workshops, and community service projects. Whether you just have an interest in quilts, would like to learn more about them, or are an experienced quilter, we would love to meet you. We hope you will come to a meeting and consider joining our guild. All are welcome to attend their first meeting as a guest, (walk-ins welcome!) After which we ask you join the guild. Membership is $35/ annually. We hope to see you soon!
Fulton
Baltimore Applique Society.
We meet at 7 pm on the third Wednesday, September – June. Members enjoy
the Society Sampler Newsletter, lectures and workshops by nationally
known quilters, demonstrations, show and tell and field trips. BAS
supports preservation of quilts, textiles, and related documents in
museums and historical society collections, and promotes the art of
appliqué and quilting. Members all over the world include quilt makers,
collectors, historians, nationally known teachers, lecturers, appraisers
and museum curators. baspresident@gmail.com
Gaithersburg
Friendship Star Quilters Guild Gaithersburg. Friendship Star Quilters has about 100 members and meets on the first Monday of the month at 7:30 pm at the Gaithersburg Church of the Nazarene. Our guild is incorporated to foster fellowship and support for beginners as well as advanced quilters. We cover topics from piecing to applique, machine to hand quilting, etc. Membership is $35/yr for Maryland residents and $20/yr for non-residents payable the May or June meetings. For more information email mbrshp@friendshipstar.org. Or, visit our website, facebook page, Pinterest boards or follow us on Instagram. We are social!
Gettysburg
Mason Dixon Quilt Professionals’ Network meets 4+ times a year at the Gettysburg Quilting Center 523 Baltimore St., Gettysburg, PA 17325. For more information, contact Ann Holte 717-338-0665 or 800-676-2658 holted@cvn.net Mason Dixon Quilt Professionals’ Network is an organization that supports, promotes, and encourages quality professionals quilt services, goods, and programs and acts as a resource for members to market their talents.
Glen Burnie
Eternal Quilters is a day group meeting the 2nd Thursday from 10 to 2 at St. Alban’s church in Glen Burnie, MD. We hold a Quilt Show and Quilt Bingo in alternate years with a sister quilt. For more information contact us at pcjjsk6@gmail.com
Hagerstown
Antietam Quilt Guild. We have about 50 members who pay $30 a year in dues. We meet at 6:30 pm on the second Tuesday of the month at the Hagerstown Seventh-day Adventist Church at 11507 Robinwood Drive. Contact Antietam_Quilt_Guild@yahoo.com for more information.
Jefferson
Valley Quilters, TLC
Our friendly guild meets on the first Wednesday of each month at St. Paul Lutheran Church at 3864 Jefferson Pike in Jefferson, MD. We have a variety of programs at our monthly meetings, hold a monthly Sit & Sew at the Brunswick, MD library, and offer occasional workshops or retreats. Members vary from very beginner to advanced quilters, so all are welcome to join. Please send an email to valleyquilterstlc@gmail.com, or visit our Facebook group/page for more information. The annual dues are $25.
Kensington
Bethesda Quilters.
Location: Kensington Library, 4201 Knowles Ave, Kensington, MD.
Bethesda Quilters is a small guild of about 45 people who love all kinds of quilting. While many are traditional quilters, there is always interest and participation in new ways to express their art in fabric. Meetings are from 1 to 3 pm on the first Tues of each month and may include demonstrations of new techniques, speakers of interest to fabric lovers, or creative workshops. The group makes many quilts for donation to babies and children in hospitals or through community agencies like the DC Diaper Bank as well as lots of cheery placemats for folks in the Meals on Wheels program. Every meeting includes a show ‘n tell of members’ new art. The guild has traditionally hosted a quilt show every 2 years–and hopes to begin again when the world opens. Email: kathypang@aol.com
Lexington Park
Pax River Quilters Guild
TThe Patuxent River Quilters Guild meets on the second Monday of the month at 6:30 pm at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 20850 Langley Rd. in Lexington Park, MD. Membership – Dues are $25.00 a year. Membership entitles you to our monthly newsletter, trips, speakers, sit and sees, and retreats. For more information email prqgsomd@gmail.com
Linthicum
Friendship Quilters meets from September to June, on the second Thursday evening of the month from 7-9 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 300 W. Maple Road. Meetings feature a well-known guest lecturer or a demonstration of a new technique by one of our members. We join with our sister guild to do a quilt show every other year and a quilt bingo in the alternate year. Throughout the year we make quilts for charity. See our website.
Mt Airy
Four County Quilters Guild
Meets at the Calvary Methodist Church; 403 S. Main St., Mt. Airy, MD 6:30 PM – 9 PM. With currently 160 members and annual dues of $25, we have speakers, workshops, bingo, and a quilt show every other year. A 30-minute sewcial is held prior to each meeting to allow for getting to know members, demos, and snacks. Show and Tell is held at most meetings. We raffle Opportunity Quilts and encourage quilters of all skill levels to visit us. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Calvary Methodist Church in Mt. Airy, MD. Sew-cial begins at 6:30 PM with the business meeting called to order at 7:00 PM. We have speakers, demos, field trips, retreats, winter, and spring banquets, create and donate charity quilts, and have a community bingo and quilt show on opposite years. Visitors are welcome to attend meetings for $5 per visit and new members are encouraged and welcome from all skill levels. Email: maryjo.richmond@fourcountyquilters.org
Ocean Pines
Quilters by the Sea
We have 80+ members, over 60% live in Ocean Pines. We meet every Wednesday: 1st Wed. is Volunteer Day from 10-3 when we create, sew and tie quilts for local charities; 2nd, 4th, 5th Wed. 10-3 are for UFOs, workshops, or quilt adventure trips; 3rd Wed. is our General Membership Meeting from 12-3 where we always have Sew & Tell. We do a Quilt Show every other year highlighting all the guild’s talented members. We make a Raffle Quilt every other year as a fundraiser for our educational and charitable activities. Special programs include Christmas in July, Brown bag projects, Friendship block drawings, BOM, guest speakers, and teachers. Dues are $30 per year. For more information contact the Ocean Pines Community Center — Assateague Room, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 at 410-641-7052.
Pax River
Pax River Quilters Guild Meetings are the 2nd Monday of the month at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 20850 Langley Rd, Lexington Park MD, 6:30 p.m. $20/yr membership includes newsletter, guild library, workshops/lectures. Info contact – Julia Graves
juliagraves82@gmail.com
Pocomoke City
Shore Birds meets the second Tuesday of each month at 10:30 am in the Pin Cushion in Pocomoke City. A workshop follows the business meeting.
sbeyma@aol.com
Potomac
Nimble Fingers Quilt Group. Nimble Fingers Quilters, an affiliate of the National Quilting Association, meets in Potomac, MD every first Wednesday at 10 AM from September to June at the Potomac Rec Center on Falls Rd. We have about 140 members and are a very active guild. We do a great deal of charity quilting, have speakers and classes, and mini-groups, and we put on a wonderful quilt show every two years.
Prince Frederick
Calvert County Quilt Guild meets on the Second Tuesday of the month at Harriet Brown Community Center. We currently have 40 members. We have monthly meetings and workshops. We promote a love of quilting for all. We have block of the month swaps and community charity projects. We meet twice a month at the county library for sewing and fellowship. Yearly dues are $30.
Email: natediehl@comcast.net. For more information and to join, visit our website.
Prince Georges County
Uhuru Quilters Guild. meets the third Saturday of every month from 10:30 am – 2:00 pm at the Leeland Hall, Saint Barnabas Episcopal Anglican Church, Upper Marlboro, MD. After a brief business meeting, there are activities such as Show & Tell and workshop/program. We work with several organizations and agencies to provide demonstrations, workshops, trunk shows, and exhibits to our community. We also donate quilts and other items throughout the year. Annual dues are $30. Please visit our website for more information. Email: info@uhuruquiltersguild.org
Pylesville
Quilting on the Line
We are a casual group of 70 quilters of all skill levels. The majority of our members hail from northern Harford County, MD and southern York County, PA. QOL meets the last Tuesday of the month (except December.) at Norrisville Fire Co., 2134 Harkins Rd, Pylesville, Md 21132. 5:50 – 6:30 – Sit and Sew, socialize, watch demonstrations. Meeting – 6:30 – 9:00. Our meetings feature local and nationally known speakers. We alternate Quilt Bingo (November, 2024) and our Quilt Show (November, 2023). In addition to bingo and the quilt show, our guild sponsors: sewing bees, shop hops, classes, workshops, and retreats. Activities include mystery quilts, round robins, block of the month, and challenge quilts. Dues are $20 per year. Visitors are welcome! Email: quiltingontheline@gmail.com
Rockville
Nimble Fingers Quilters has approximately 150 members, both traditional and art quilters, drawn mainly from Montgomery County, Maryland, and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The guild sponsors nationally known speakers, workshops, and a quilt show, and participates in a variety of charitable quilting projects. Meetings are September through June on the first Wednesday of the month, at 10:00 a.m. at the Potomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac. Visit our website for more information.
St Michaels
Nifty Needles Guild. Guests and new ideas in piecing, quilting, and fiber arts welcome. Guild coordinates donations of money and handmade items to charitable causes. Dues: $15/year. Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of every month, 7-9 PM, St Luke’s United Methodist Church, 304 S Talbot St, rear entrance. Contact lcjanda@atlanticbb.net for more information.
Towson
Baltimore Heritage Quilters’ Guild presents Quilt Expo 2013
Meetings are the second Tuesday of the month at Woodbrook Baptist Church on Stevenson Lane.
Washington, DC
PM Patchwork – We have about 30 members who meet at 7:00 pm on the third Thursday of the month at the Bethesda Library Meeting Room, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD. Membership dues are $20 a year. For more information, you may contact pmpatchwork@gmail.com.
Waldorf
The Quilter’s Guild of Southern Maryland meet every third Wednesday from 7 pm to 10 pm at the Calvary Methodist Church, located on Rt.5 in Waldorf. Yearly dues are $20, which entitle you to a monthly newsletter, discounts at local quilt shops & fabric chain stores, lectures & workshops from Celebrity Quilt Teachers & designers, opportunities to go on Quilt Retreats, great meeting activities, and of course, the company & fellowship of other quilters & quilt lovers. We are a very friendly bunch & would love to help you with your latest project or just give you a pat on the back for a job well done! Please join us!
Westminster
Everybody’s Quilt Guild. Membership is now 90+. Meet first and third Wednesday of every month at St. John’s Catholic Church in Westminster at 7:00 p.m. First meeting of the month usually includes a speaker or presentation as well as a business meeting. The second meeting is demos, mini-workshops, or sit and sew. We have a Bingo annually and a Quilt Show every other year. The guild sponsors two retreats yearly. dot_w@verizon.net
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