Monthly Meetings
General Meeting Location
MEMBERS: The March meeting is 100% virtual/online.
Due to restrictions that were in place when planning the March meeting, the Guild is unable to host an in-person meeting in March. Members will receive email(s) with meeting information. We are planning for an in-person meeting in April.
We are located in the Quad-Cities area and have members in both Illinois and Iowa. We meet the first Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. an 7 p.m. The Sept. - Dec. meeting location is at the American Legion, Post 26, 702 W, 35th St., Davenport, IA. Click the address above to open the Google Map (linked via the American Legion).
The previous meeting location, the First Congregational Church, 2201 7th Avenue, Moline, IL,, is currently unavailable.
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Monthly Meeting Info & Minutes
programs & classes
programs & classes
programs & classes
Programs & Classes are discussed at each meeting as well as outlined in the monthly Newsletter. Programs will also be included on a Website Calendar soon.
Click Newsletters, to be taken to the Newsletters Webpage, from which you may download the current, and previous years', Newsletters.
doohickey drawing
programs & classes
programs & classes
An Americanism dating from 1910-1915, a doohickey is a gadget; a dingus; a thingumabob; a nifty quilting tool that a quilter may want, has never heard of, or is too expensive to purchase.
Each month a new Doohickey is offered to our membership. It may be a new “cool” tool or it may be something tried and true; expensive or not so much.
Tickets are $1.00 and monthly prizes are determined by the number of tickets sold the previous month. The winning ticket will be drawn at the end of the evening meeting.
Block to raffle
programs & classes
Block to raffle
What is Block to Raffle? It is a way to have a chance at having enough blocks to make a quilt that you only have to sew a couple blocks. There are usually 4-5 done each year.
The Block to Raffle Chair (BTRC. Refer to Newsletter for current chairperson) chooses a block. It may be a typical pieced block, something seasonal, paper pieced, or maybe a little applique. She then chooses a background fabric or sometimes a specific fabric to include in the design. Kits are created with enough fabric to make 1-2 blocks.
The kits may be purchased for $1 each. That's quite a deal, folks!
Meeting minutes
Meeting minutes
Block to raffle
Minutes are taken at each general (member) meeting and may be downloaded/viewed in the Minutes section below.
Guild Library
Meeting minutes
Guild Library
The Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild has more than 800 books and magazines in it’s library dealing with all aspects of quilting and quilt making. Visit the library during the regular Guild meetings and take home some books for quilting inspiration!