The Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild furthers the art of quilting through
education, provides a means of sharing ideas, materials, skills, and
fellowship, and encourages self-expression through the art of quilting.
Meetings -- Meetings are held at 7 PM on the third Monday of
every month at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center, located at 134 Main
Street in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. One of the summer meetings (June, July, or August) is an annual guild
picnic, usually held at 6 PM at the Ives Run Recreation Area on Route
287 several miles north of Wellsboro; the December meeting is a guild
holiday dinner, usually starting at 6 PM. Meeting dates occasionally
change to accommodate the schedules of national-level speakers. Those
changes are announced on the guild’s website and newsletter, as well as
in local media.
Each meeting includes a program on quilting and a show-and-tell of
members’ recently-completed quilts. These gatherings provide an
opportunity for guild members and guests to share ideas about quilting
and to provide encouragement and support for various quilt projects. New
members and visitors are always welcome. Although there is no charge to
attend the meetings, visitors are asked to join after attending their
third meeting.
Membership -- The guild currently has about 120 members, of all
ability levels, mostly from North Central Pennsylvania and the Southern
Tier of New York. Annual dues are $20 and are due by February 1 every year; members
must renew their membership by the March meeting in order to continue
to receive the guild monthly newsletter and other member benefits.
Activities -- MLQG sponsors workshops and lectures by
nationally-known quilters, as well as workshops by guild members. There
are several informal smaller groups within the guild which allow members
to work on their own quilting projects in a comfortable atmosphere with
other quilters. Other activities sponsored by the guild include a
community outreach program and bus trips to national-level quilt shows.
Ten popular MLQG exhibits have been held at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center.
The MLQG By-Laws (amended November 2021 version) can be found by clicking here.