Every Monday at 10 am the members are doing
something at First Christian Church on San Jose Blvd.
The first Monday of the month is the board meeting
(”An excuse to go to lunch” they say), the second is a
Sit & Stitch or community service project, the third
is the general meeting with an educational program,
and the last Monday is usually a class day.
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5 Yard Quilt class show & tell
Started in 1989, the guild has grown to 112
members and includes quilters from beginner level to
professionals (motto:" Where everyone can shine!").
Their on-going charities are Daniel Foundation
(children’s quilts), placemats for Meals on Wheels,
and support of the local food bank. They give over 50%
of their raffle quilt funds to charities, such as
Seamark Ranch (a home for children) or Hicken
Foundation (assistance to women with breast cancer).
Last year they sewed and filled 108 Christmas
stockings for a variety of organizations, and made 15
quilts for the teenage boys at Safe Harbor. This year
they will be supporting Wounded Warriors with adult
quilts.
All Star Quilters are one of the “seven sister
guilds” who sponsor QuiltFest, a regional show of over
400 quilts, held annually in downtown Jacksonville.
Later this year they will host a Quilt Discovery Day
in support of the Florida Quilt Project. They also
have a retreat near Silver Springs every year. This
year’s retreat in May will be “Spring Cleaning”,
especially devoted to UFOs. One fun event they had
last year was “Mini-Quilts & Quiche”, a small show of
small quilts with a fancy luncheon. Their 2009
challenge was quilted and embellished bras. Voting for
Viewers' Choice was done with dollar bills, and the
money raised went to breast cancer research.
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The All Star booth and raffle quilt
at QuiltFest 2009
All Star Quilters can be found online at http://www.orgsites.com/fl/allstarquiltguild/
or The All Star Quilters Guild, PO Box 23772,
Jacksonville FL 32241
