Click on individual links to find out more, and visit our Calendar for upcoming events.
Public Activities
- Community Service Projects
- Quilting classes and demos
- Working at the North Plains Garlic Festival
- Partnering with other charity, conservation, and art groups
- Education Projects - We provide programs including lectures and hands on projects custom designed for all ages.
- Quilt Barn Trail of Oregon's Tualatin Valley - We have just completed our quilt barn trail. We now have 60 blocks installed. Click on the link to find our map and follow the trail.
- Quilt Shows - Our sixth biennial show is slated for 2021.
Guild Activities
- Block of the Month - We have a free monthly BOM at our guild meeting. Participating members receive a pattern. One or more blocks are made, with one entry received for each completed block returned the following month. A drawing is held to win the completed block
- Challenges - A new challenge on a different theme is issued each year, plus we have an annual UFO Challenge. Members may choose to make quilts and enter to win prizes.
- Programs - We present programs at our monthly meetings ranging from trunk shows through technique demos, to needlecraft sales. Our guild provides speakers, both local and national, for the majority of our meetings.
- Raffle Quilts - We create a raffle quilt every other year with proceeds supporting our community and education projects.
- Retreats - Retreats are held three to four times yearly.
- Round Robins - Members may arrange a round robin, exchanging each other's projects to work on them.
- Show and Tell - At each third Monday meeting we provide Show and Tell time for charity quilts, followed by newly completed or acquired quilts.
- Technique Demos - We may offer demos at our workshops, retreats, Sewing Saturdays, and meetings.
- Workshops - Workshops by national and local level teachers are provided to members at cost. On a space-available basis, they are open to non-members for a slightly higher fee.
Get Involved
Weekly
Thursday Threaders is a welcoming group that meets every Thursday at Sharon's
Attic in Hillsboro at 11:00 a.m. The group meets until about 2:30 p.m. or 3:00
p.m. Work on whatever you would like while getting to know other guild members.
Contact: Bev Halperin
Monthly
Charity Quilting meets at The Springs at
Tanasbourne on the 2nd Monday of the month from 9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.
This group is devoted to making charity quilts for the guild. Bring your own
project for charity, pick up a kit to put together, or cut kits for other
members. Lunch is available for a small fee. Contacts: Marcia Elliott or
Carolyn Drosd
TArts Art Quilt Group is a small group working on art
quilts. The group shares ideas, techniques, and use of embellishments, plus
providing quilting challenges. TArts meets monthly, the 2nd Monday,
from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at The Springs at Tanasbourne. Contact: Clara Mashek
Sewing Saturday: Usually the 3rd
Saturday of the month, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the North Plains Senior Center,
31450 NW Commercial St., North Plains, OR 97133. Lunch is on your own. Work on
whatever you wish or participate in the Block of the Month (BOM). There are
mini-classes for techniques, ideas, and so on. If you are a beginning quilter
or need help with a particular technique, you are welcome to come to any Sewing
Saturday or Sewing Weekend. There are always members who will be happy to
mentor you. Contact: Connie Gaebel
EQ Club meets the 3rd Saturday of the
month from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the North Plains Senior Center. If Sewing
Saturday is changed, the EQ group will probably change too, so watch the Sewing
Saturday announcements for time changes or exceptions. Contact: Toni Beattie
No Machines Required is a “handwork only” group that
meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at the North Plains Senior
Center from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. You can expect a lot of experienced help if you
are struggling through your project. No signup required. Contact: Connie Gaebel
Membership Committee If arriving early or staying
late for our 3rd Monday 6:30pm monthly meeting, please lend a hand
setting up tables and chairs. Help is greatly appreciated. We are growing and
new members tend to get lost among current guild members. The committee needs a
few volunteers to be new member buddies, staff the membership table, help with
check-in, help with renewals in July, and a few other jobs. Contact: Lori
Haugsten
As Needed
Quilt Barn Trail Volunteers from the guild, the
community and sponsors have worked together to complete our original goal of 60
blocks! We’re moving on to the next phase of promotion and marketing the trail.
Volunteers will work closely with the Washington County Visitors Association.
Contact Jane Fouste
Guest Housing At times we need hosts for our
guest speakers. Sue Hauser maintains the list of guild members willing to open
their homes to guest speakers. Contact Sue Hauser
