Meeting Information

Attending the Meetings via Zoom

All members will receive the Zoom link a few days before the meeting with instructions on how to join the meeting. The link will be active 30 minutes before the meeting so members can visit with each other.

Attending the Meetings in Person

The meetings are held in Wesley Hall at Spring Valley United Methodist Church, 7700 Spring Valley Road, Dallas, Texas. Please park in the back parking lot to enter the building. Wesley Hall is the first room on the right.

If you’re new, the flurry of activity may be a bit bewildering. Let’s take you on a “virtual tour” of a meeting, so you’ll know what to expect.

Member Check-In

Member Check-In and Door Prizes

Your first stop should be the membership table located at the main entrance to the meeting room. It’s usually surrounded by lots of people clutching their door prize ticket stub.

First, you’ll sign in on the Membership List, and then you’ll receive a door prize ticket stub. You could be a lucky winner of a door prize at the conclusion of the meeting!

We encourage and welcome guests and visitors at our general meetings. There’s a $5.00 guest fee for non-members attending any meeting which hosts an out-of-town speaker.

Name Tags

Wearing a name tag helps fellow members put a name to your face. All members can receive a free printed name tag, just sign up at the Bee Hive.

Pre-Meeting Activities

As members and guests gather before the meeting, there are several tables set up around the room that will be of interest.

Guild Store

The Guild Store is often available at monthly meetings and offers a variety of items for sale including pins, T-shirts, and coffee mugs. Other items for sale include selected items with quilting themes.

Bee Hive

A new member introduction table. Assistants at this table introduce new members to the meeting, guild activities and other members.

Covers for Kids

Members can pick up kits to make quilts or finish quilts ready for binding for the Ronald McDonald House, Vogel Alcove or the Children’s Advocacy Center. Finished quilts can be turned in at this table.

Lesson of the Month

Sponsored by the VP, Education, members can sharpen their skills with a quick 10-15 minute lesson. These lessons are given several times prior to the meeting, and members are often given a handout to take home to refresh the skill.

Program and Workshops

Check this table to receive information about upcoming workshops and programs. Our speaker may also offer books, patterns, fabric, and other items for sale.

Meeting Agenda

Business Meeting

The president will call the meeting to order at approximately 7:00 pm. The business of the Guild will be discussed, committee chairs will give reports and anyone else with announcements will come forward to share their news/information.

The president may honor one or more outstanding guild members.

Bring and Brag

Next to the program itself, “Bring and Brag” is one of the most eagerly anticipated portions of the meeting. This is your chance to share something you’re proud of with people who will really appreciate your effort! Perhaps you just finished that quilt you started hand-quilting ten years ago. Maybe you just finished a quilt top that you are so proud of you want to show it off before you get it quilted. You took a workshop from one of our program presenters, and want to share the results with the other Guild Members. Whatever you want to share, we promise to “ooh” and “ahh” appropriately. Sometimes we have a theme for Bring and Brag quilts. Recent examples are red and white quilts, first quilts, picnic quilts and hot weather quilts. The quilts are then displayed on tables for closer looks during the break.

At the close of the business portion of the meeting, the president may announce a short break. During the break, you can make a trip to the program table to register for a workshop, buy a chance on a fund-raiser quilt from another Guild or organization, pick up information or materials from the Community Service committee, get a glass of water, or make a restroom visit.

Program

The program is the highlight of every meeting. We feature both nationally known and local quilting personalities as guest speakers. (Sometimes, they even fit into both categories; local quilting personalities who have become quilters of national prominence!) The Quilter’s Guild of Dallas is proud to have hosted quilt artists such as Elly Sienkiewicz, Libby Lehman, Karen Kay Buckley, Bonnie Hunter, Barbara McGraw, Irene Blanck, Jacquie Gering, Janet Nesbitt, Vicki Conley, Sue Heinz, Marilyn Henrion, and Amy Friend. Some of our local stars have included Karen K. Stone, Anne Colvin Mosher, Gabrielle Swain, Sue Benner, Lilo Bowman, Carol Morrissey, Sharon Wilhelm, Deborah Boschert, and the late Pat Campbell.

Door Prize Drawings

At the close of the meeting, there’s a drawing for door prizes. Door prizes are generously donated by local quilt shops, vendors, and Guild members. If you regularly shop at a quilt store that has donated a door prize, be sure to tell them how much you appreciate their generosity! They’ll appreciate the “pat on the back” from a loyal customer.

Board of Directors Meetings

The Board of Directors usually meets the fourth Tuesday of the month via Zoom.