Marys River Quilt Guild
Programs
Our programs have included regionally and nationally known quilters who share their quilts, processes, and other aspects of their quilting adventures with our Guild. We occasionally have members of our Guild present new techniques and knowledge gained from classes and travels.
Lastly, we also have held workshops taught by our speakers or our members.
Where and When We Meet
Guild meetings are held at the Benton County Historical Museum located at 1101 Main Street in Philomath. Generally, meetings take place on the fourth Thursday of the month beginning at 7:00pm (social time begins at 6:30pm).
Programs for 2025
January 17 and 18, 2025: Sew days at Consumer's Power: Friday 9am-4pm and Saturday 9am-3pm. Yvonne Thomas and Debbie Jensen will be present to answer questions. Bring your sewing machines and projects to work on, share and enjoy.
February 27, 2025: Allison Aller will be our speaker at 2:00pm at the Museum. Her topic: Her Hands and Mine: Vintage Textiles in Quilts.
March 13 and 14, 2025: Sew days at Consumer's Power (same hours as January). Bring your sewing machine and projects. There will also be Service Committee projects to work on.
April 24, 2025: Challenge Quilt Reveal
May 22, 2025: Janet Fogg: Journey of a Quilt
June 27, 2025: Alice Mill Morrow and Beth Rietveld: What Happens with all our Quilts, Fabric, Equipment and Supplies When We Permanently Retire? Estate Planning for Quilters.
July 24, 2025: Guild Picnic at Philomath Park at 6:00. Bring a dish to share.
August 28, 2025: Corey Arentz: 50 Years of Quilting
September 25, 2025: Cynthia Brunz: Small Changes; Big Results
October 23, 2025: Challenge Quilts Presentation
November 20, 2025: Service Committee Annual Review and Round Robin Show and Tell.
Quilts in the Garden
Quilts in the Garden is the premier event put on by the Guild for our community. This event takes place every 3 years. On Saturday, June 18, 2022 we had a lovely tour of beautiful gardens and quilts attended by over 600 participants. Watch this space for information about our next Quilts in the Garden Event in Summer, 2026.
Round Robin
Round Robin quilts are fun to work on and provide plenty of opportunities to get to know other Guild members. Each participant starts a quilt and chooses preferred colors, then passes the quilt to another member who creates the next "round" until a finished quilt is returned to each participant. These quilts are presented to the rest of the Guild at one of our meetings.
Quilting Friends (formerly Secret Sisters)
Quilting Friends is a social group that meets on the 2nd Sunday of each month. They plan various gatherings and activities to encourage fellowship and fun. Contact Mary Lou McLocklin if you are interested in participating.
Challenge Quilts
The Guild offers an opportunity to stretch the boundaries of our members in creating a quilt or quilted object that is presented at our Challenge Meeting. Challenges are wide-ranging and inevitably push members to their limits in creating their quilts or creating a story about why their quilt did not get done in the 1-year time frame that they were allotted.
