I just returned from teaching for the Ozark Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild in Missouri. My guild contact, Elaine, was wonderful. You know I always mention how much I like an organized program chairperson and Elaine was very organized. That always makes me happy and the workshops run smoothly. The first thing Elaine did was to drop my stuff off at the hotel and then she took me to their meeting location. When she said they had their own meeting room I did not understand what she meant until we arrived. The guild actually has their own meeting location in a strip mall. I have been traveling and teaching for a very long time and this is a first. The guild is very proud of their meeting room and talked about all the fund raisers they have in order to keep the location. But, they all said the same thing, “It’s worth it”. And I would have to agree. The space is awesome. They hold their meeting, workshops and lots and lots of open sews in the room. In the back they have tons of storage and a very large library. Below are some photos I took during the morning and evenings meetings so you can get a sense of their great space.
There is no doubt if I lived in this area I would belong to this guild. Every guild member I met was positive, upbeat and really appreciated all they had.
After we checked out the meeting location Elaine offered to take me to two of their local quilt shops. I think because I owned a quilt shop many years ago I love seeing other shops and I like to see what’s new. Our first stop was Quilt Sampler. Check out the photos below of the shop. It was fabulous. You can find out more about the shop at http://www.quiltsampler.com
The next shop we visited was called Merrily We Quilt Along. The website is listed right on the sign below if you want more information. Another wonderful shop.
There were some crazy people working in this shop! My kind of people.
And then the next day in between the morning and evening lecture Betty took me to another quilt shop. It is located in Ozark, Missouri and you can find out more on the shop’s Facebook page. Betty sews with a group of ladies at the shop on Tuesday and since it was Tuesday all the ladies were there sewing.
Here are Betty’s friends. One of them even brings her wonderful dog along. That dog was so well behaved. You know how much I love dogs so I loved that she took her dog along.
There is no doubt that if I lived in this area I would be happy to be part of this guild and I would visit every single one of these quilt shops on a regular basis.
Thanks ladies from Missouri for making my trip a memorable experience.