WELCOME!
Meeting
location
The Guild generally meets the second Saturday of
every month at the Imperial Centre. *January
and December are usually at an alternate location. Please
see the newsletter for details.
Guests are welcome.
| Place: |
The Imperial Centre - Arts Building * |
| Address: |
270 Gay Street, Rocky Mount, NC |
| Time: |
9:00 a.m. Social
9:30 a.m. Business meeting and Program |
Newsletter
You can read
our latest newsletter by clicking here.
Membership
The annual membership is $15.00. The membership
year starts and is renewable each September 1. Print
out and fill out the Membership Application, and
mail it with your dues to the address listed on the
form (click
here for the Membership Application - PDF). Guests
are welcome. |
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Here is a picture of our 2010 RAFFLE QUILT pieced and quilted
by our Vice-President, Frances Cooley
Every year we make quilt and raffle it off.
Call a member to buy tickets for this lovely quilt!
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Board Members
| Office |
Officer |
| President |
Karen Batts
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| Vice-President |
Gayle Helm |
| Treasurer |
Mae Carroll |
| Secretary |
Carol Myers |
| Membership |
Debbie Quitiquit |
| Bee Keeper |
Pam Kowalk |
| Newsletter & Web Site |
Kathy Bass |
| Member Liason |
Carolyn Evans |
| Cookbook Committee |
Sue Fry, Maryann Rettino, Sarah Wade |
| Community Outreach |
Maryann Rettino, Sue Fry, Sandy Harris, Gayle
Helm |
| Raffle Quilt & Ticket Sales |
Frances Cooley, quiltmaker; Virginia Ward, machine quilter; Lin Varney, ticket
maker; Mary Jones, ticket sales |
| Tarboro History Day |
Maryann Rettino |
Activities and Benefits
We have monthly meetings and lectures, workshops, we participate
in community outreach projects, and host an occasional
Quilt Show and Day of Sharing. Many of our members belong
to Quilting Bees, participate in our Quilt Challenges and
make use of our extensive library. Members also receive
our monthly newsletter, "Quilting
Times", which can also be found on this website.
You will also receive discounts from local quilt shops
for being a guild member.
The Guild’s community outreach efforts include neonatal
quilts year-round for Nash General Hospital and Heritage
Hospital; Patriotic Quilts for wounded soldiers, adoption
quilts, and various other charity/outreach venues throughout
the year. Maryann Rettino, Joyce Klett, Sandy Harris & Gayle Helm
head up our community outreach.
Mission statement
Tar River Piecemakers Quilting Guild was founded
in 2000 by a group of 9 women (Helen Alston, Carolyn Batts,
Rachel Cowley, Susie Crumpler, Sue Fry, Louise Janelle,
Ann Layton, Ramona Orzell & Teresa Pierce) to promote
their love of quilt-making and to provide fellowship with
other quilters. Our main purpose as a non-profit organization
is to promote and perpetuate the art of quilting. The work
of the Guild is designed to benefit and educate all persons
interested in preserving, continuing and advancing this
art. Our challenge is to encourage continuing interest
in the art in all its forms and to promote the art by teaching
and sponsoring workshops and exhibits.
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