Modern Wedding Ring Quilt (Above)

Class Sample by Diane Mullis-Waddell, instructor; from Jan 2009 class/Photo: Barbara

Local Assistance and Support:

All People Quilt: 2010 1-Million Pillowcases Challenge! Home page. See Creative Stitches Photos from APQ 1-Million Pillowcase Challenge Sew-In on April 10, 2010! Creative Stitches is a 2010 Challenge Sponsor! Check Calendar for current Sew-In dates and details.

Lynn O’Neal of Creative Clutter Quilting offers long arm quilting services, both freehand and with her Gammill (Tm) Statler Stitcher (Tm) . See her Quilting Samples in the Show’n Tell Album at Creative Stitches and Email Lynn or ask Linda for details.

Carol Jaynes of Carol Ann’s Quilts offers freehand long arm quilting. See her Thimbleberries 2009 Quilt as Samples in the Show’n Tell Album and in Classroom; meets clients at Creative Stitches to pick up and drop off quilts; Savannah, GA.

While you are in the Lowcountry:

1. • City of Beaufort, SC
   

2. • Finishing Touches Etc.-917-G Bay St, Beaufort: in the Old Bay Marketplace.
   

1. • Town of Port Royal, SC
   

1. • Hunting Island State Park

List Order: Local to National

Sea Island Quilters - Meets 3rd Thursdays at 6 PM at the Lind Brown Activity Center, Corner of Greene and Hamar Streets, Beaufort, SC. Also see Southern Comforts Quilt Show photo slideshow and details.

The Palmetto Quilt Guild - Meets 3rd Thursdays, (except Aug and Dec), at 1 PM at Christ Lutheran Church, Hilton Head Island, SC.

State and National Support Groups:

All People Quilt: 2010 1-Million Pillowcases Challenge! Home page. See Creative Stitches Photos for first APQ 1-Million Pillowcase Challenge Sew-In on April 10, 2010! Creative Stitches is a 2010 Challenge Sponsor! Check Calendar for dates and details.  (Find Challenge Sponsors for your area.)

The Quilters of South Carolina - Sponsors a retreat called Pieceable Retreat each Fall, at the White Oak Conference Center near Winnsboro, SC. 

Waving Girl Smocking Guild - meets 4th Mondays at 6:30 PM Aug-May, in Coastal Center for Developmental Services on Eisenhower Dr, Savannah, GA. Chapter of SAGA, Smocking Arts Guild of America.

To Carpool from Beaufort, Bluffton or Hilton Head, Call 524-1892 or Email Creative Stitches.

The American Quilter’s Society: Quilt Shows, Workshops, Quilting Publications

National Quilting Association: promotes the art, craft, and legacy of quilt-making, encouraging high standards through education, preservations, and philanthropic endeavors.

The American Sewing Guild

Smocking Arts Guild of America (SAGA): "Our purpose is to preserve and foster the art of smocking and related needlework for future generations, through education, communication, and quality workmanship."

Web Smockers, Chapter of SAGA, Smocking Arts Guild of America: Meet 2nd Tuesdays, 9pm Eastern

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