Get Involved

This page includes summaries of our ongoing activities. 
Scroll down for overviews of: Facebook, member meetings, volunteering, and bees (subgroups), 
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​We now have a vibrant facebook private group!  Cindy Cutsforth created the group called Valley Quilters Guild - Green Valley, AZ and it now has 100+ members who are sharing ideas, news, and quilt pictures.

This is an interactive way of keeping in touch during this trying time. Maybe you can add a picture of a project or two that you’ve been working on.

To join, go to Groups in Facebook and search for Valley Quilters or click on the link below.  When you find the group, click on Request to Join and Cindy will let you in.
Find us here: 
​www.facebook.com/groups/691116338354308

Volunteers Needed

 Currently, we need a Beekeeper.  See the info below.

 Meetings

Meetings- Some in Zoom and some at Church of the Risen Savior, 
  • ​Member Meeting -3rd Thurs of each month at 1:00 pm. 
  • Slow Stitchers Bee - 1st Thurs of each month; 12-3, Friends Indeed
  • ​Mod Squad Bee - 4th Monday of each month at 10:00 am.
  • Block of the Month Bee - 4th Tues of each month at Sunrise Pointe Clubhouse.  1:00-4:00
  • Show and Tell is virtual, too. Send a picture of your quilts and projects to the webmaster.gvqg@gmail.com for the member meeting.  I'll add them to an end of meeting presentation. Be sure to post your current projects on Facebook, too.

The link to the Zoom meetings are sent out to members in email, and in your newsletter.  Beekeepers send the link to all of their members.

The password to the Members Only page is on your membership card or contact one of the Board members for help.
  • Click HERE for a helpful support page about using Zoom. 
​Keep yourself and those close to you safe during this uncertain time. 
Volunteers are always needed.  If you have some time and a skill, or want to learn, there's a role for you!
See the newsletter for current volunteer openings or contact a board member about getting involved as:
  • Newletter  editor/contributor
  • Historian
  • Editor
  • Website/Facebook
  • Programs
  • Membership
  • Beekeeper
  • Charity Projects
  • Quilt Show
Beekeeper Needed!
As we transition to in-person meetings in the fall, we anticipate the need to fill the open “Beekeeper” position. The Beekeeper is the primary contact for a Bee when a Friends in Deed meeting room is needed for Bee use. As rooms are needed, the Beekeeper will gather pertinent information regarding the room needs requirements and in turn, works with Friends in Deed to determine cost and availability and to seek approval from the guild Board.

At the present time we have two active Bees – the Modern Bee and Block of the Month Bee, both of which are meeting in private homes; however, if any of our Bees choose to meet at Friends in Deed, or as new Bees are formed, the Beekeeper position will be needed. The position requires minimal time and effort to keep things running smoothly. If you are interested in learning
more about the position, please contact the President, Cindy Cutsforth at ​quilter828@yahoo.com.

Active Bees
Mod Squad - Modern and Art quilting - 4th Monday at 10am

 The Mod Squad Bee - Modern and Art Quilting group is all about learning from each other in a supportive environment. It's a chance to expand your knowledge of modern quilting techniques by creating a small challenge project every two months, and to create blocks that are pulled magically together in charity quilts. 

Slow Stitchers-  1st Thursday -noon to 3pm​

If you enjoy hand work (sewing, applique, cross stitch, embroidery), this Bee is for you! Our first  meeting will be on Thursday, January 6th, 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Friends in Deed, meeting  room C. We will continue to meet on the first Thursday of each month. If you are interested in  
joining, please email Cindy Cutsforth, quilter828@yahoo.com so she can add you to the email  list.  ​

​Block of the Month Bee - 4th Tuesday 1:00-4:00

Meets 4th Tuesday of the month at Sunrise Pointe Clubhouse 1:00-4:00.  We’d like to invite you to join our Block of the Month Bee.  We started in November of 2020 but you can begin participating  anytime.  You must be a member of our guild to participate in our Bees.  Click on this LINK Block of the Month  for the Members' Only Block of the Month Page. (Check your membership card for the password to our Members' Only pages.)

Together we will create 12 different 12 ½” by 12 ½” blocks using your own colors.  Each block is designed to review a different sewing technique or teach a new concept that will help improve your quilt making.  By doing only one 12 ½” pattern each month,  I hope everyone who wants to join us can find the time to make one or more of our squares each month. 
You can make the 12 blocks into a lap quilt at the end of the year or by making additional squares using different placements or chose of fabric, you can expand it into a queen or even king size quilt. I suggest you get 6 different coordinated fabrics.  Can you say trip to your favorite quilt shop?  Or find them in your stash.  You will want 3 yards or more of a basic fabric or a total of 3 yards in two different coordinated fabric.  Get ½ yard to one yard of 4 to 6 other matching colors with a couple of them being solid colored fabrics.  You will want to think about light, dark and medium tones.   If you want to make a larger quilt, be sure to get more of each fabrics.  With different placement or chose of the fabric, each block can be used several places in your quilt.  You can also make each block out of your scraps for a scrappy quilt. You do not need coordinated thread for the construction of the squares.  Most of us use a light tone of tan, grey, brown or cream. You are also free to make the blocks without the group but please post them on the webpage. 
 
 If you’d like to join our Bee, please contact:  Peg Hadley, text 541-944-8245, or hioaks@yahoo.com.  If you're not currently a member of our guild, our dues are only $25.00 per year.  Peg can help you get signed up if you would like to join our guild.

Example Block:  Month 1 Block Block of the Month Instructions