ROUGE VALLEY QUILTERS' GUILD

Next Guild Meeting: Monday February 27, 2012 at 7:00PM

HISTORY OF THE GUILD

The Rouge Valley Quilters' Guild is a not-for profit organization established in 1980 to bring together people interested in quilts and quilting.

In 2008 there are dozens of quilt guilds all across Ontario. With meetings and quilt shows, the world of quilts is more accessible then ever. Magazines, books and videos instruct and delight, while specialty shops cater to our every need. It was not always so easy.

In 1980, when the Rouge Valley Quilters' Guild was formed, it became the third quilt guild in Ontario, following Etobicoke Quilters' Guild in 1977 and York Heritage Quilters' Guild in 1979. The distance to meetings in Etobicoke and North York was prohibitive for many women in our area. We needed a guild to serve Scarborough, Pickering and points east.

Kay Sayer, a local quilting teacher and founding member of York Heritage Quilters' Guild, along with some students and quilting friends, formed Rouge Valley Quilters Guild in 1980. It attracted 70 members initially and has grown to 200.

Guild members love quilts. We love to talk about quilts, look at quilts, make quilts and expand our knowledge of quilts. Regular meetings give us the opportunity to share in the wonderful work of quilting