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Chino Valley Quilters members display the 2018 Opportunity Quilt at the annual Mother's Day at the Winery event.
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Chino Valley Quilters holds meetings the second Tuesday of each month to present educational programs, quilting workshops, Show & Tell and time for members and guests to socialize. We offer plenty of other creative activities, special events and opportunities to connect and give back to the local community. Scroll down to explore.
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Guild Activities
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Programs
Our educational programs cover a variety of quilting topics such as quilt styles, techniques and history. Presented at our general meeting each month, they are designed for many skill levels and help even the most experienced quilter learn something new. Meetings usually include a workshop to practice quilting techniques or a sew-in.
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Mentor's Table
A volunteer member staffs a Mentors Table at the monthly meeting to demonstrate fun and new quilt-making techniques. Mentors learn shortcuts, tips and tricks, and more, then share this knowledge with other quilters. Mentoring is a volunteer position that runs for one to two years (term is up to the volunteer). Mentors teach and inspire us, and get us more involved.
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Show & Tell
Show & Tell is a popular part of our monthly meetings. Members show one of their own quilting projects and tell us a little about how they made it and why. It's about creativity and inspiration, not critique, and is a great to inspire each other.
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Friendship Groups
Friendship Groups are our version of traditional intimate quilting circles. Groups usually have no more than 15 members so that we get to know each other and spend time on shared interests. Most groups meet monthly and many organize events such as sew-ins and shop hops.
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Community Work
Community is important to Chino Valley Quilters members. We volunteer to provide neighbors with valuable education and assistance through programs such as After School Quilting, Comfort Quilts, Hometown Christmas and participation with the local Chamber of Commerce.
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Blocks & Contests
Blocks and challenges are a tiny but important part of our guild activities. Blocks are the backbone of our Comfort Quilts program. Chairman's Challenge Quilts are small projects designed to challenge our creativity through a group competition done in the spirit of fun.
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Quilt Show
Every two years, Chino Valley Quilters holds a public Quilt Show. It includes a member quilt exposition, boutique, expert demonstrations, vendor fair, door prizes, and the raffle for our Opportunity Quilt. Funds raised from the show support our ongoing work in the community.
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Opportunity Quilt
A new Opportunity Quilt is presented at each Quilt Show. A member or group of members creates the quilt to be raffled off to raise funds supporting our programs and work in the community. About a year prior to the show, we display the quilt at venues around the area and sell raffle tickets.
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Special Events
A much as we love Chino Valley, we also like to get out of town for an adventure every now and then. We organize several special events throughout the year, including Shop Hops, trips to other quilt shows or festivals and local events such as Mother's Day at the Granite Creek Winery.
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