The Mayne Island Quilt Guild was formed in 1992 by a group of quilters living on Mayne Island. They decided to meet monthly to share their love of quilting and to learn and develop their craft through sharing and educational workshops. Now, 30 years later, the Mayne Island Quilters’ Guild, with some of those same members, still meet monthly to promote our love of quilting, needlework and fibre arts.
In addition to regular monthly meetings, we hold a monthly workshop day, known as “Quilt Til You Wilt”, where members can come to the Ag Hall to work on individual projects, find help from more experienced quilters or work on community or group projects.
Community or group projects include:
- Comfort Quilts made for community members experiencing illness or trauma
- Days for Girls – an international program where feminine hygiene products are made and distributed to girls in under developed countries so they can remain in school and continue their everyday activities. The Guild initiated the program on Mayne, and we organize the sewing activities, but you do not need to be a guild member to join us to sew. Just call us if you want to join so we can be ready with an introduction. All new or experienced sewists are welcome! Contact: Sandy Sandvik for more details at: ssandvik@shaw.ca
Membership
Membership is open to any person 16 years or older, who accepts the Constitution and Bylaws and pays the prescribed yearly membership fees.
Guild meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month (July and August excepted), at the Agricultural Hall, 430 Fernhill Road, at 9 am. We meet to run the business of the guild, learn new quilting techniques, work on group or community projects and enjoy the the company of fellow quilters. Meetings are held in person, and on ZOOM, usually starting at 9:30am.
For more benefits of membership, click here.
For more information on the guild, please contact us at mayneislandquiltguild@gmail.com
Membership Fees of $50.00 per year can be mailed to:
Mayne Island Quilter’s Guild, 430 Fernhill Rd, Mayne Island, BC V0N 2J2 OR e-transfer to: miqgtreasury@gmail.com