The 2011 Quilt
Show was held on October 1 & 2
2011 Quilt Show Winners
We will post 2012 Registration Information as soon as it is available
Yahoo Group
The Guild has an email group at Yahoo Groups. The group enables us to keep in touch between meetings and share ideas.
If you would like to join the group please contact Susan Brittingham, by email
and ask her for an invitation. If you are a current member of the OCGQG then you are eligible to
join the group and will be very welcome!
Library Quilt Blocks
In 2009 the call went out to anyone who loved Floyd County to submit a quilt block to be included in a community quilt to be hung in the new library.
We received 70 blocks and the blocks were made into three quilts. The quilts were finished and hung at the 2009 Quilt Show.
They now adorn the walls of the Jesse Peterman Library in Floyd.
See photos of the blocks and quilts: Library Quilt
About the Guild
On July 7, 1986 a meeting was held at the Old Church Gallery to
consider setting up a quilt guild. Catherine Pauley gave an outline of things to
be considered and the following was adapted as our "purpose":
The Old Church Galley Quilting Guild shall come together as a
group whose main purpose shall be to:
- Establish a framework within which experienced and beginning
quilters may learn from one another, sharing techniques and quilting advances.
- To foster within the community, an awareness of quilting as both a
historical and a living creative contribution to our lives as a community.
There were approximately 12 members in the beginning.
Meetings were held monthly at the Old Church Gallery, which at that time was in the
OLD Presbyterian Church on Main Street.
The By-Laws of the guild can be reviewed here: By-Laws
Programs
We have a featured program each month, either a guest
speaker, a lecture, demonstrations or hands-on activity. Our speakers have included both
regionally and nationally known teachers, some of whom are members of our own guild.
The guild is currently working on a Raffle Quilt which
will be donated to our meeting place, the Jacksonville Center.
Visit the Programs
page for the latest information on recent and upcoming programs.
Show and Tell
Each month we also have an opportunity to present our
quilting accomplishments at show and tell. It is always fun and exciting to see what
members of the guild have been doing.
Annual Activities
Each year the Old Church Gallery Quilter's Guild
sponsors a Quilt Show, which is held in
conjunction with the Woman's Club annual Arts and Crafts Fair. The show displays over 150
entries from across the US which include every sort of quilt from traditional to
contemporary, and ranging from large bed quilts, to miniature quilts, with an always
impressive display of wearable art. Each year we also have a featured quilt artist.
The bi-annual Blue Ridge Quilt Festival
offers classes, vendors and a quilt show in nearby Blacksburg, VA. Many of our members help with the show and display their quilts at the festival.
Blue Ridge Quilt Festival
June 20 - 23, 2012
Wed: 4 - 6 (Opening Night and Artist Reception)
Thu & Fri: 10 - 6, Sat: 10 - 5
Daily: $7, Multiday: $10
Blacksburg, High School (same building, new name) 3109 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, Virginia
www.BRQFestival.com
The largest quilt show in SWVA offers an extensive quilt and wearable exhibit, two Special Exhibits
("The River Runs Through It" and "Vinescapes"), a large vendor mall, workshops and Friday night lecture.
Featured Quilt Artist: Annette Kennedy from Colorado. Other instructors include Susan Brittingham, Debby Kratovil, Karen Dumont,
Barbara Cline, and Paula Golden. Door prizes, Raffle quilt, Viewers Choice, and hand made ribbons round up a great show experience.
For questions please contact Karin Tauber, BRQFest@aol.com
Quilt Challenges
Old Church Gallery
Our quilt guild is affiliated with the Old Church
Gallery of Floyd, Virginia. Please visit their website, by following the link above.
