The first meeting was held May 1, 1995 at the Lakeland Square Mall. The guild was started by Charlotte Gates, Jolene Wilcher, Carolyn Girvin, Nila Gorham, and Jacqui Anderson.

Original members were Mary Sterling, Victoria Zazarine, Connie Rowland, Linda Brimigion, Lauretta Onachilla, Bonnie Hawker, Gretchen Worth, Dorothy Slack, Naomi Peddle, Jeanne Simmons, Wilma Roberts, Lynn Van Wormer, Belle Andrade, Dorothy Anger, Sharon Bigelow, Sharon Horton, Sheila Lowe, and Millie Booker.

Past presidents:

Programs have been presented in the topics of art quilts, traditional quilts, fabrics, and threads. Our speakers have included:

Other activities include mystery quilt midnight madness, workshops in thread painting, landscape quilts, embroidery, and stack & whack.

Near and dear to our hearts, charity projects have included:

Quilts for Churches, Baptist Children’s Home, Lakeland Police Department Public, and Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
Teddy bears for Salvation Army
Easter baskets for Baptist Children’s Home
Baby shower for mothers-to-be in crisis

We have had great fun going on several different mystery bus trips. Many of our members have gotten to go to many places they otherwise would have missed. We always leave early in the morning. There are games, prizes, and fun for everyone! We have lunch somewhere nice, shop ‘til we drop (or melt our credit cards!)… then back on the bus to be home by evening. Places we have visited:

Come and join us… we welcome you into our guild of energetic and dynamic quilters!