Heritage Quilt Guild

The Heritage Quilt Guild is made up of quilters in Jonesboro, LA and the neighboring area. Early in 1992 a meeting was held at the Jackson Parish Library to form a quilting group. The guild was formed to provide means for quilters and quilt lovers to promote the preservation of quilts. The guild is a forum in which skills of quilting are shared so that the art will be handed down to others. The guild seeks excellence in quilting to add to the history of fine needlework for those who follow.

Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 9:30 A. M. at the Jackson Parish Library in Jonesboro, LA. The meeting includes the business portion, the program and show-and-tell. Beginning on January 1, 2000, dues for the year are $10.00. For those members who are 75 or more years of age, the dues for the year will be $7.50. Dues are to be paid in January. A monthly newsletter is mailed to each member.

The first officers for the Heritage Quilt Guild were: Betty Rogers, President; Shirley Jones, Vice-President; Martha Gilbert, Secretary; Geneva Nomey, Treasurer; Ladye Harveston, Historian. Others who have served as president of the guild are Sue Adams, Martha Gilbert, Geneva Nomey, Corinne Gray, Sharie Blalock, Mary Rasberry and Aline Williams. The officers for 2001 are: Pat Maxwell, President; Elaine DuBois, Vice-President; Rhonda Ponder, Secretary; Melva Beard, Treasurer; Debbie Culpepper, historian; Tracey Medhurst, Reporter & Newsletter; Linda Cox, Librarian.

Heritage Quilt Guild held their third quilt show on September 25, 1999. To visit the webpages for the quilt show, click here.

The Heritage Quilt Guild will have their fourth quilt show on September 28-29, 2001. For information on their upcoming quilt show, click here.

If you live in the Jonesboro, LA area and would be interested in joining the Heritage Quilt Guild, contact me at the address below.

If you have comments or suggestions, email me at razz@bayou.com