Regional Guilds

Art Quilters of the Lowcountry

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Modern Quilt Guilds

Quilters of South Carolina is the statewide quilt guild with over 650 members. Along with quarterly newsletters, QSC sponsors two major events during the year. A fall Pieceable Retreat with over 30 classes and a Spring Meeting with a nationally known teacher who presents workshops across the state. Dues are $20.00 a year. Visit their web site for more information.

Abbeville
Abbeville Piecemakers Quilt Guild. We have about 20 members who pay $20 a yr in dues due at the September meeting. We meet on the second Monday,10am.We meet for business/planning four times a year (Mar/June/Sept/Dec) at Center Street Cafe. The remaining months, we meet for a workshop/special program. We participate in several community events and Quilts of Valor project.

Aiken
Carolina Pine Quilters meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 7PM at Trinity United Methodist Church @ 2724 Whiskey Rd, Aiken
The Carolina Pine Quilters has about 80 members who like to share their enthusiasm, skills and interest in quilting. EMail: cpqwebmaster@gmail.com

Banksia Quilter’s Society. The first meeting of a new daytime quilt group will be on April 20, 2009, at 11:00 AM, in Aiken SC. The new Banksia Quilter’s Society will meet on the third Monday of every month, 10:00 Am – 2:00 PM, at the Aiken County Historical Museum. Membership is open to all who want to enjoy or learn quilting, women, men, and children of any age. For more information, please contact the Aiken County Historical Museum at 803-642-2015 or Debbie Rosenbloom at aikentoquilt2@yahoo.com.

Anderson
Prickly Fingers Quilters Guild. We have about 55 members who pay $20 a year in dues. We meet at 9:30 am the second Wednesday of the month at the Anderson County Library, 300 N. McDuffie Street. We have a monthly program with speakers and presentations, annual quilters’ retreat, active philanthropy program and several bee opportunities. More information is on our webpage.

Electric City Quilters Guild. We have 55 members who pay $15 a year in dues. We meet at 6:30 pm at New Covenant Church on Simpson Road in Anderson. We have a monthly a guild library, an annual quilters’ retreat, a monthly bee, and wonderful programs. For more information go to our webpage.

Beaufort
Sea Island Quilters, Carteret Street United Methodist Church Community Room – 408 Carteret St, Beaufort, SC 29902
Sea Island Quilters has approx. 70 members who meet the third Thursday of every month at 6 pm at the Carteret Street United Methodist Church in downtown Beaufort. Our monthly meetings include a program, show-and-tell, and refreshments. We present a biannual spring quilt show (odd years), yearly challenge, and retreat. We do various charity projects and have several workshops every year. Visitors are welcome. Dues are $25/year. Please visit our website for more information or contact us at seaislandquilters@gmail.com.

Bluffton
Maye River Quilters, Palmetto Electric Co-op, 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville, SC
Maye River Quilters is a non-profit organization established in 2015 to promote the art of quilting by providing opportunities through growth, education, fellowship, and community service in a friendly climate. We are a group of approximately 128 members that meet the first Saturday of the month at 10:00 a.m. at the Palmetto Electric Community Room at 1 Cooperative Way, Hardeeville, SC. Our dues are $30 a year and we carry on many community service projects. We also sponsor workshops for our members both from speakers outside the guild and from our talented members. Please contact us via email or our website for more information. We will be waiting to meet you! Email: mayeriverquilters@gmail.com

Camden
Quilters of Kershaw County. We have about 50 members that pay $20 a year in dues. We meet at 10AM on the second Monday of the month (Sept. – May) at the Fine Arts Center in Camden. We have classes and trips, a yearly fundraising auction, a secret sister program, and meet the first Monday of the month to create charity quilts. There are several quilt bees that meet various times during the entire year to work on projects. We also have a night group. Contact qkcguild@yahoo.com for more info.

Charleston
Cobblestone Quilters serves Charleston, Berkeley, & Dorchester counties. We have over 250 members. Meetings include a program, block of the month, and show and tell. We host a show in the spring of even numbered years. Meetings start at 9:30 am (doors open at 9) on the second Saturday of the month at Yeamans’s Park Presbyterian Church, 5931 Murray Drive, Hannahan SC.

Clinton
Loose Threads Quilt Guild Join us on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM at Broad Street Methodist Church in downtown Clinton. We also host Sew Much Fun Saturdays on the 3rd Saturday of each month and meet on 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 10 AM for hand-sewing and lunch at Jitter’s Café. Contact loosethreadsquiltguild@gmail.com for more information.

Columbia
The Devine Quilters. Location: Columbia, SC-First Presbyterian Church, 1420 Lady Street, The Palmer Building Room 200
We have about 40 members and our membership is currently $24.00 a year. We have a social time at 6:00 PM and our meeting begins at 6:30 and ends by 8:30. We offer a wide variety of programs and welcome the beginner to the seasoned professional.
EMail: DevineQuiltersInc@gmail.com

Living Springs Quilters meet the second and fourth Saturday’ from 9:30 – 11:30 at Living Springs Lutheran Church located at 4224 Hardscrabble Road, Columbia SC 29229. We work on a variety of projects, no experience required! Beverlyhoppert@gmail.com

Logan Lap Quilters of Metropolitan Columbia, Inc. We are the longest running quilt guild in South Carolina. We welcome traditional, modern and art quilters. Dues are $24 per year, pro-rated for new members. We have monthly programs and block of the month, weekly sit and sews (you don’t have to be a member), and good fellowship. We are the friendliest quilt guild in Columbia.
EMail: llindler62@gmail.com

Greater Columbia Quilters monthly meetings are at 9:30 AM on the 3rd Tuesday at Seven Oaks Presbyterian Church at 530 St. Andrews Rd. with business and show & tell followed by a program. Membership is open to anyone interested in quilts or quilting. We offer programs, classes, a newsletter, bees that meet in members homes and charity sew day. Dues are $25 per year, renewable in November.

Conway
Scraphappy Quilters. We have started a new guild in the Conway area. We meet at 1:00 pm every other Monday. All ages and all levels welcome. Currently, there is no evening group, but we would consider starting one if there are enough people interested. Please contact goldpin@aol.com for more information.

Conway Quilt Guild meets the 3rd Thursday of Each Month Time: 10am to 4pm Location: 2830 Oak Street, Conway, SC 29526. We have over 70 members. We meet every 3rd Thursday of each month at 2830 Oak Street, Conway, SC 29526. Our guild is highly focused on charitable contributions. We are always looking for new members and visitors are always welcome. We offer free classes and have challenges often. Please visit our website or email us at conwayquilters@yahoo.com for more information.

Florence
Swamp Fox Quilters. We meet the first Thursday of the month, John Calvin Presbyterian Church on corner of Marsh Ave. and Third Loop Road, 9:30 am, visitors welcome. We have monthly programs and show and tell every meeting. We also have a work day on the third Thursday of the month with activities planned. We have a yearly Raffle Quilt and Guild challenge which usually hangs in local museums. We attend and display quilts at a local Civil War reenactment yearly. Our dues are $15.00 per year.

Fountain Inn
Busy Bees Quilt Guild Guild We meet the second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 am at the Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church located at 307 N. Main St., Fountain Inn SC, 29644. We have approximately 70 members and each meeting starts with a short hospitality session, followed by the business meeting, door prizes and usually a program or speaker. We have a block of the month program, guild challenges, a monthly sew day and a bi-monthly philanthropy only sew day. We have our annual picnic in July and the guild auction and December holiday gathering. We are one of the few daytime guilds in the Upstate of South Carolina.

Greenville
Foothills Piecemakers Quilting Guild – meets first Thursday of each month at Grace Baptist Church, 5020 Old Spartanburg Rd., Taylors, SC. Time: 7 PM till 9 PM. We have Block of the Month Drawings, Quilting Bees, Name Tag Drawings, Show and Share, along with special guest speakers. Guest Workshops are offered. Come join the fun! E-mail contact: foothillsmail1@yahoo.com

Greer
Peach Patchers Quilt Guild Guild Information Greer Peach Patchers Quilt Guide. We have 40 members who pay $15 a year in dues. The guild meets 4th Tuesday of month at 6:30 p.m. at Greer First Baptist Church, 202 W. Poinsett St, Family Life Bldg., Room 402, Greer SC 29651. Guild Contact Information Mary Kelley, president

Greenwood
The Needlers Quilt Guild: We have 19 members who pay $20.00 a year in dues. Our meetings are held at 10:am, at the Turner House, located on Bailey Circle in Greenwood. We meet on the second Saturday of each month, except for November & December, our meeting are held on the first Saturday of the month. We have show & tell at each meeting. Work shops are held several times a year. Our Guild takes a trip to Pegion Forge each year to the Quilt Fest. Quest speakers and vender are invited to our meetings from time to time. We participate in the Art Guild’s exhibits in Greenwood. Each year we make a quilt and raffle it off at the Greenwood County Fair. Norma Whitmire Nwhitmire@nctv.com

Heath Springs
Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets the second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Heath Springs Baptist Church. There are 25 members. We are participating in a block of the month for traditional quilters and an alternate block of the month for applique quilters, classes, trips, weekend quilt projects and yearly projects for charity. Membership is $20. Nurturing beginning quilters and challenging experienced quilters is our goal. New members welcomed. dusawyer@comporium.net

Hilton Head
The Palmetto Quilt Guild. We have about 150+ members who pay $35 a year in dues. We meet at 1pm on the third Thursday of the month, except August and December, at the Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Resort, 40 Folley Field Road, Hilton Head Island, SC. We have nationally known speakers at our meetings with workshops the following day. We also have several “bees” that meet regularly.

Lancaster.
Magic Needle Quilt Guild. We have about 22 members who pay $20 a year in dues and newsletter. We meet at 10:00am on the second Thursday of the month at the First Presbyterian Church. We do classes, have joint programs with Piecemakers Guild, and do community service for the hospital making pillow cases for the pediatric patients. We were commissioned by the hospital to make around 15 wall hangings for the newly remodled Womens and infants wing. Contact Janet Nelson (803) 289-2969 for more information. Lancaster Piece Makers Quilting Guild. We meet the second Monday or each month at 6:00pm at Beaver Creek Presbyterian Church, 1928 Country Club Road in Kershaw, SC and pay $20 per year for dues. We have classes, have joint programs with Magic Needle. We work on making quilts for the Crisis Pregnancy Center as our community service project. Members have free quilt lessons each month, plan shopping trips, door prizes, a quilt tip of the month, workshops and monthly programs and projects. Quilt show with the Magic Needle Guild held as often as possible. Both guilds make their own donation quilt. Together with the Magic Needle Guild we were commissioned to make quilts for the local hospital. Contact Donna Sawyer (803) 285-3375 for more information.

Landrum
Landrum Quilters, We have 120 members who pay $20 annually in dues. We meet at 9:30 am on the second Thursday of the month at the Gowensville Community Center, near the intersection of Highway 11 and Highway 14. Our bee takes place on the fourth Monday at 9:30 in the same location. We sponsor a biennial quilt show in odd-numbered years and an Airing of the Quilts on alternate years. Philanthropy projects include Ronald McDonald and Hospice lap quilts, tote bags and pillow cases for the Hope Center for Children and monthly food and health times for a shelter for victims of domestic abuse. Workshops and classes take place periodically. The meetings include a program, show and tell, and business. mcdolynn@yahoo.com

Latta
PD Patchwork Quilters meets last Thursday of each month at 7 pm at RJK Frames and Things, E. Main Street, Latta, SC. Contact: Rebecca Grant, PO Box 1839, Dillon, SC 29536.

Lexington
Threads of Time is located in Lexington, SC. We have over 100 members who pay $24 annual dues. We meet on the 1st Saturday of the month at 10am at the Lighthouse building of Saxe Gotha Church in Lexington. Doors open at 9am. We are a welcoming, friendly, inclusive group of all ages who are learning & loving all things quilting. president.threadsoftime@gmail.com

Mauldin
Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild. We meet the second Monday of each month in the GYM at Messiah Lutheran Church, 1100 Log Shoals Road, Mauldin (suburb of Greenville, SC). Dues are $15 a year. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. with a brief business meeting followed by Show & Tell and a quilt related lecture. We sponsor a quilt show the first weekend of October each year, a donation quilt and workshops.

Myrtle Beach
Palmetto Crafty Quilters Meet at the Grand Strand Sr. center, 21st street, Myrtle beach SC. On Wed. Mornings at 9:30 , there are no evening meetings at this time.

Coastal Carolina Quilters. We have over 150 members, many are snow birds from Canada who arrive in the winter months. the organization meets in Oceanside Village Community Building. Meetings vary with charity quilt workshop, round table demonstrations, lottery blocks, outside speakers, and one or two business meetings a year. mariano333@sc.rr.com

North Augusta
Pieceful Hearts Quilt Guild meets at the Lake Park Baptist Church, 211 Milledge Rd, Augusta, GA 30904. The Pieceful Hearts Quilters Guild meets monthly for fellowship and to encourage a common interest in the art of quilt making. Members share a desire to promote and perpetuate all aspects of quilt making. Knowledge, techniques and skills are shared with each other and the community through club programs, community outreach projects and demonstrations. In addition, the guild periodically invites professional guest instructors to present workshops and seminars. The guild hosts a quilt show every other year (odd years). We welcome members from the entire CSRA area, in both Georgia and South Carolina.

Orangeburg
The Starlight quilters meet the first and Third Tuesday of the month at the Edisto Gardens Art Center 6:30 – 8:30 pm during the standard daylight time, (winter) and from 7:00-9:00 during Day light savings time. All level of quilters invited. Linda Coleman ljc6190@aol.com

Pickens
UpCountry Quilt Guild meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at Pickens Presbyterian Church, 311 W. Main St. in Pickens, SC 29671.
The UpCountry Quilters Guild of Pickens County, South Carolina represents quilters of all ages and interests who share in the enjoyment of quilting and fabric art. Founded in 1992, we currently have a membership of approximately 60 members. Our stated purpose is to foster the art of quilting. We believe that the best way to expand one’s growth and knowledge of quilting is through education and fellowship. We hold meetings each month to share techniques, designs, and projects. EMail: Webmaster: janicelhinson@gmail.com

Rock Hill
York County Quilters Guild,Inc. We have 150 members who pay $20/year dues. We meet at 6:45 PM on the 3rd Monday of the month at Grace Lutheran Church, 426 Oakland Ave. We have speakers,workshops, small groups, show and tell, block exchange, quilt show every other year and an auction the year there is no quilt show. or York County Quilters(Facebook)

Seneca
Lake and Mountain Quilters Guild. We meet on the 1st Monday of the month at Eternal Shepherd Lutheran Church, 220 Carson Road, Seneca. Socializing starts at 6:30PM followed by a meeting at 7PM. Check us out on the web.

Spartanburg
Piedmont Piecers Meet at the Cleveland Park Pavillion the third Tuesday of each month. tsparks920@yahoo.com

Springs
Piecemakers Quilt Guild (formerly of Lancaster) meets the second Monday of the month at Heath Springs Baptist Church, in Heath Springs, SC. We have about 25 members, dues are $15 per year. We have monthly programs, Saturday work days, classes, trips and yearly service projects. patlogshack@comporium.net

Surfside
Coastal Carolina Quilters meets the third Monday of each month.

Travelers Rest
Swamp Rabbit Quilt Guild meets at the Travelers Rest Library/Sargent Branch at 17 Center St, Travelers Rest, SC on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7 PM. Our 40 members make quilts for various charities, make a quilt challenge item every year, have a monthly “Sew Day” on the 4th Tuesday to work on various projects and ask each other for advice, and donate Quilts of Valor to be awarded to nominees. Our programs and workshops include out of town speakers as well as programs presented by members of our guild. We also enjoy a summer picnic and a Christmas party together. Visitors are welcome. Email: SwampRabbitQuilters@outlook.com