Events | Greater Hartford Quilting Guild
GHQG Events The GHQG holds a number of events for the public and our members including Annual Gathering, Sharing Day, a Spring Lecture, Quilt Show and Member retreat. We also participate in Stitches United in Hartford, a convention for all types of needle crafts; see details below.
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Quilt Show |
 2019 Quilt Show Raffle Quilt
The GHQG Quilt show is a biennial event.
Pictures from the most recent and prior shows can be viewed in our Photo Gallery page. The 2019 show was held on June 8-9, 2019, at Rentschler Field, 615 Silver Lane, East Hartford CT, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 10-4. The show theme, "Our Journey In Color", inspired many colorful and inventive quilts from our members; and each of the eleven GHQG chapters had chosen a Journey-related theme to illustrate in the Chapter Challenge quilts. Vendors, raffle baskets provided by the chapters, and special exhibits rounded out this special show. The vendors included Yankee Cloth, Easy Piecing, Lisa's Clover Hill Quilts, OoWhee! Slip Free Rulers, Six Gables Designs, Flew the Coop Designs, Stitch Chicks Quilt Shop, French Design Studio, Close To Home, Christian Lane Quilters, Quilters Treasure, Quilted Ewe, Sewcraft Inc., The Quilt Shop by Lois, Barboriginals, Sew Inspired Quilt Shop, New England Sewing, Charlie's Sew Unique Studio, Dragonfly Quilt Shop, and Christie's Quilting Boutique. Scissors sharpening was also available. The raffle quilt for the 2019 show, made by committee members, is shown at the left. The quilt is two sided and is 95" by 95". Congratulations to the lucky winner! Special thanks to Quilts and Treasures, Lisa's Clover Hill Quilts and Quilting By The Yard for their contributions. |
Sharing Day
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Sharing Day is an event where the local chapters and independent members of GHQG gather to share ideas, accomplishments, and fellowship. Chapters provide short demonstrations and display their challenge results and charity work.
Sharing Day 2019 was hosted by the West Hartford Quilters, and was helt April 13, 2019, from 9 AM to noon, at St. Marks the Evangelist Parish, 467 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford CT. The 2018 Sharing Day event, hosted by the Newington Schoolhouse Quilters chapter, was held on April 7, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Shriners Hall, 3066 Berlin Turnpike, Newington. Click on Photo Gallery to view pictures from the recent and previous Sharing Days |
Spring Lecture |
Annually, GHQG presents a free lecture by a well-known quilter for its members. Space permitting, non-members may attend for a $5 fee.
Spring Lecture 2019 was be presented in conjunction with Sharing Day 2019. The lecture was given by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill, who specializes in the design of custom modern quilts, patterns and surface design products. Her web site, www.wholecirclestudio.com, has many samples of her beautiful work. Sheri's quilts have gained national recognition including awards from QuiltCon, QuiltWeek at Paducah, and the Quilt Alliance. They also have been featured at art centers and galleries around the country, and included in books and publications such as Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century and Modern Patchwork. Click on Photo Gallery to view pictures from this and previous Spring Lectures. The 2018 Spring Lecture was held at 7 PM on March 9, 2018, featuring Rob Appell, "Man Sewing". Rob also offered a full-day workshop on March 11, 2018. |
Annual Gathering |
Each fall, one chapter of the GHQG hosts the Annual Gathering. After a short business meeting, this event continues with lectures by nationally-known quilters, designers and authors. Favors, vendors, boutiques, raffles and tag sales are frequently part of this event. Most years, the Annual Gathering is open to the public for a fee; the hosting chapter determines if space will permit opening it to the public, and also determines the fees of attending. It is always open to all GHQG members for a reduced price.
The 2019 Annual Gathering, hosted by the Berlin Sisters in Quilting, will be held on October 19 at the Shriners Hall, 3066 Berlin Turnpike, Newington CT. The event will be open from 9 to 3. The featured speaker will be Debbie Wendt, quilter and lecturer, and designer of the Brilliant Bindings tool, Hexamajig and Hexamajig Jr. Her lectures will be about quilting adventures around the world, and quilting in Egypt. Annual Gathering also features vendors, a tag sale, a raffle quilt, raffle baskets, snacks, friendship and sharing; we hope to see you there! Click on the link in the map section below for directions. The October 2018 Annual Gathering featured Kate Themel, an award winning Fiber Artist who has exhibited in art galleries and museums from Boston to Botswana. Kate presented two lectures. The first included a Trunk Show and electronic presentation of portrait quilts, and the second a demonstration of how she free- motion quilts her projects. Click on Photo Gallery to view pictures from this and previous Annual Gatherings. |
Retreat |
GHQG hosts a members-only 4-day retreat. It is held annually at the Incarnation Center in Ivoryton, Connecticut.
Click on Photo Gallery to view pictures from the previous Retreats |
Stitches United |
On March 22-25, 2018, GHQG participated in Stitches United at the Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT, to promote quilting and invite participation in our Guild. Stitches United, traditionally a knitting and weaving convention, has expanded to include quilting. GHQG (along with local quilt shops and other quilt groups) displayed quilts, hosted a raffle of quilted bags, and provided attendees a chance to participate in making a quilt and learning more about the craft of quilting.
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