Guild Activities

The Trinity Valley Quilters' Guild is involved in many activities both within the quilting community and the local community.

Quilting Community

Annual Quilt Show

This year's theme is Conquering the West...One Stitch at a Time.  The dates are September 15-17, 2006.  It will be held in the Amon Carter Exhibit Hall in the Will Rogers Memorial Complex.  Please see the Quilt Show section for more details.

Save Our Stories Project

Starting at the 2001 Quilt Show, our guild has participated in the Quilters S. O. S. - Save Our Stories project.  We conducted audiotaped interviews with participants in which they talk about their quilts and how quilting has impacted their lives.  Participants are invited to bring a quilt that has special importance to them as a vivid beginning point for their stories.  Paul Jones of Fort Worth photographed the quilt makers and their quilts as part of the project.

These tape-recorded interviews become part of the national Quilters' Save Our Stories (Q.S.O.S.) Project as well as being archived by the guild.  Q.S.O.S. is devoted to capturing the history of the 20th and 21st century quilt making and quilt makers.  The QSOS, a project of the Alliance for American Quilts, is currently housed at the Center for American Material Culture Studies at the University of Delaware.

The information that is shared will be important both to researchers interested in the history of quilt making, and to the families of those interviewed.  Imagine how exciting it would be to not only see and touch a quilt made many years ago but to actually hear the quilt maker’s own account of how, why and when the quilt was made.  All the interviews and photographs will eventually be available on the Internet on the Alliance's webpage <www.quiltcenter.org/qsos>.

For more information about Q.S.O.S., contact www.tvqg.org, or visit the Q.S.O.S. web site or contact The Alliance through their web site <www.quiltcenter.org/>.

 

Annual Retreat

Late January or early February each year, our members retreat to the Tanglewood Resort for fun filled days of quilting and fellowship away from the stresses of home.  To learn more about this year's retreat, contact the Tours Chairmen at tours@tvqg.org

Local Community

JPS Baby Quilts

This Guild year 2005 Trinity Valley Quilters' Guild donated the following to John Peter Smith Hospital:

295 baby quilts
74 Resolution squares
51 knitted caps
15  knitted/crocheted blankets
3  large crocheted blankets
4 fleece blankets

We also gave 51 knitted/crocheted blankets to the NI Grad Clinic Program. 

Women's Services

Proceeds from ticket sales of our annual Donation Quilt benefit women and children in our community.  Members also donate toys and clothing at monthly meetings to support local organizations and community services.  Our Mini Silent Auction held during our Annual Quilt Show raises funds designated for educational scholarships.

Senior Citizen's Fair

Members assist seniors selling their quilted creations every October at this event.  Contact the Special Projects Chair at www.tvqg.org  for more information.

Annual Donation Quilt

Every year the Trinity Valley Quilters' Guild makes a donation quilt.  The proceeds go to support educational opportunities and local organizations benefiting women and children.  The winning ticket is drawn on Sunday at the Quilt Show.  Contact the 2006 Donation Quilt Sales Chair  at www.tvqg.org for information on obtaining tickets.