Red Rose Quilters Guild
Our Mission:
To promote the art of quilting in its many forms
through an active program of education and study.
The Red Rose Quilters Guild is an organization with the goal of promoting the art of quilting in its many forms through an active program of education and study. To this end, the Guild provides lectures, hands-on workshops, and educational programs on a variety of subjects relating to quilts and quilting at its regular monthly meetings.
In addition, the Guild and its members seek to maintain the tradition of many quilters who historically have provided items of warmth and comfort to those around them by making quilts for a variety of shelters and other organizations in need.
Our meetings are informative and fun, while providing a place for fellowship with others who share the love of quilting. We offer outstanding workshops at rates much lower than at other venues as well.
We have nationally known speakers, an extensive library, the Weekly Web News (WWN), a weekly email newsletter filled with events and tips, smaller groups within the Guild where you can get to know other Guild members, and participation in our monthly Red Rose Studio Sessions as well as membership to our Facebook page.
We have about 130 members of all ages and levels of quilting skills. Many members are just learning how to quilt. We have contemporary fiber artists and craftswomen as well as the traditionalists who hope to preserve our quiltmaking heritage here in Lancaster County.
Our Meetings
Our regular Guild Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Unless otherwise indicated, these meetings take place at High Auditorium in The Crossings Building, Landis Homes, 1001 E.Oregon Rd., Lititz PA 17543
The doors open at 6:30 pm with a time for visiting each other. Our business meeting begins at 7:00 pm. Following the business meeting, our featured program begins. The meeting ends with a period of “Show and Tell.”
Landis Homes - The Crossings Building
1001 E.Oregon Rd., Lititz PA 17543 (see map below)
Turn into Freesia Lane (main entrance) – go straight ahead, and park in the large lot to your right. High Auditorium is just down the hall from the Owl Hill Bistro in "The Crossings" apartment building
Studio
Studio is held on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 1:00 – 5:00 pm, at West View Community Rm. of Landis Homes. Studio is unstructured quilting time for our members to gather and work either on their own individual projects or to work together on comfort quilts. The sessions provide great opportunities for our members to meet other quilters, exchange ideas, and learn as we work with each other. Dates can be found on the Programs tab.
Meeting Closure Policy
Our in-person meeting or Studio will be canceled if:
The National Weather Service issues a Winter Weather Warning or Travel Advisory starting at 6:00 pm.
Manheim Township or Warwick Township schools are closed for the day. The school districts use public announcements on WGAL local channel 8 on TV and www.wgal.com on the web.
We will send a broadcast email if either of those things happen. Please contact any member you know who does not have email.
Membership
We have members of all ages and skill levels, ranging from the beginner to the more experienced quilter. Our membership is open to anyone who appreciates quilts. We encourage and welcome you to come and visit or join our Guild.
Membership Fee – $35.00 per year, which runs from April 1 to March 31
Visitor's Fee – $5.00 (fee is waived during Zoom meetings)
Questions? Email Membership Chairs
Click on this link to fill out a membership form.
Returning members: If you have been a member within the last two years, you need to renew at the full amount of $35. Otherwise, you may rejoin at the prices below.
New members:
If you join between April 1 and September 30, the cost is $35.
And, if you join between October 1 and March 31, the cost is $25.
Guild Contact Information
Snail Mail to the Guild
Red Rose Quilters Guild
P.O. Box 8684
Lancaster, PA 17604