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PTQG Chapters
Pine Tree Quilters Guild, Inc. (PTQG) is Maine's non-profit state quilting guild with over 2,000 members, including 70 chapters divided into 7 geographic areas. Chapter activities are one of the best ways you can enjoy quilting, share and expand your quilting skills, and make some great new friends. If you are interested in joining a chapter that doesn't have contact information listed, please contact us for their information at our address above or email Susan Gerhardt.
Have you wonderered about joining a chapter? One group describes their meetings, "...as we sit around our meeting room and work on our projects, we love to have good conversation...we laugh, cry, and talk about anything and everything...come visit - you'll be surprised where some of our conversations lead..."
Join today! You can belong as a Chapter member, as an Affiliate member (belonging to one or more chapters in addition to a "home" chapter) or as a Floater member (an individual membership). For more informantion, please contact Membership Registrar, Susan Gerhardt.
If you plan to visit a chapter, it is suggested that you call to confirm the meeting date and time.
Area 1 -- SOUTHERN
Area 1 Representative: Ann Morrissey 207/846-1386
| Chapter Name |
City |
Est. |
Contact Person |
Phone |
Meeting Location |
Day/Time |
| Calico Quilters |
Yarmouth Area |
Charter |
Diane Brause |
207/829-4762 |
Masonic Hall
Mill St., Yarmouth
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1st & 3rd Mon., 7-9 pm |
| Casco Bay Quilters |
Scarborough/South Portland Area |
Fall 1981 |
Janice Files |
207/799-3457 |
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church's Recreation Building, 611 Main St., S. Portland |
2nd Thurs., 10:30 am |
| Cobblestone Quilters |
Portland Area |
Fall 1988 |
Carol McLeod |
207/655-4586 |
Riverton School Community Center, 1600 Forest Ave., Portland |
1st & 3rd Mon., 6-9 pm |
| Evergreen Quilters |
York County Area |
Charter |
Callie Lavoie |
207/646-8773 |
St. David's Episcopal Church, 138 York Street, Kennebunk |
4th Mon., 6-9 pm except July and Dec., |
| Four Seasons Quilters |
Falmouth |
Fall 2001 |
Cathy Robbins |
207/797-6323 |
Norway Savings Bank, 240 US Route 1, Falmouth |
1st & 3rd Mon., 7- 9 pm |
| Nimble Thimble Quilters |
Windham Area |
Fall 1982 |
Lisa Simmons |
207/642-5385 |
Windham Public Library, 217 Windham Center Road, Windham |
2nd & 4th Thurs., 7-9 pm, year 'round |
| Valley Needlers |
Cornish/Limington Area |
Summer 1990 |
Sandra Negus |
207/637-3226 |
members' homes |
Last Wed., 7- 9 pm |
Area 2 -- Mid-Coast
Area 2 Representative: Vacant
Chapter Name |
City |
Est. |
Contact Person |
Phone |
Meeting Location |
Day/Time |
| Clamshell Quilters |
Damariscotta/Newcastle Area |
Charter |
Betsy Jewell |
207/975-5974 |
Skidompha Library Meeting Rm.
184 Main St., Damariscotta. |
2nd Mon., 7 pm |
| Coastal Quilters |
Camden/Rockport Area |
Fall 2001 |
Louisa Enright |
207/236-6215 |
Lions Club, Lions Lane, Camden |
2nd Sat., 10 am - 12:30 pm |
| Come Spring Quilters |
Union |
Fall 1990 |
Joyce Grotton |
207/785-2651 |
Peoples United Methodist Church, 31 Depot St., Union |
2nd & 4th Thurs., at 7 pm, year 'round |
| Country Thimbles |
Jefferson |
Fall 2002 |
Nancy Bishop |
207/453-7287 |
Country Creations Quilt Shop, 696 Waldoboro Rd.,
Jefferson |
2nd Thurs. & Fri. mornings, year 'round |
| Friendship Sampler Quilters |
Belfast Area |
Fall 1985 |
Dereka Smith |
207/338-9580 |
St. Margaret's Episcopal Church Parish House, 100 Court St., Belfast |
1st & 3rd Thurs., 10 am to noon |
| Georges Valley Quilters |
Thomaston/Rockland Area |
Fall 1987 |
Mathea Daunheimer |
207/354-7092 |
Federated Church, 8 Hyler St., Thomaston |
1st & 3rd Thurs., 10 - 1, Sept. thru June |
| Good Intentions Quilters |
Warren |
1978?
1983?
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Janet Muddle |
207/354-0126
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Warren Fire Station
167 Western Rd., Warren |
1st & 3rd Tues., 10:30 am- 2:00 pm |
| Kaleidoscope Quilters |
Brunswick Area |
Charter |
Kathy Gaunt |
207/729-3572 |
West Bath Firehouse, 192 State Rd., West Bath |
2nd Thurs., Sept - June, 7:00 pm |
| Ocean Waves Quilters |
Orr's Island /Bailey Island Area |
Fall 1993 |
Ruth Alexander |
207/865-4740 |
Bailey Island Union Church, Rt. 24, Bailey Island |
Wed., 7 - 9 pm, except Ash Wed., |
| Sheepscot Valley Quilters |
Palermo/Liberty Area |
Summer 2001 |
Kerry Black |
207/589-4033 |
Liberty Library, Main St., Liberty |
3rd Tues., 6:30 - 9:00 pm, Sept. thru June |
Area 3 -- Western
Area 3 Representative: Barbara Swan Frost 207/743-8337
Chapter Name |
City |
Est. |
Contact Person |
Phone |
Meeting Location |
Day/Time |
| Chickadee Quilters |
Bridgton Area |
Charter |
Carole A. Hicks |
207/647-3632 |
Town Annex,
15 High St., Bridgton |
1st & 3rd Thurs, 7 pm; Tues. 10-noon, sewing & social group |
| Classic Quilters |
Lewiston/Auburn Area |
Fall 1984 |
Ethel DuBois |
207/783-3148 |
Campus Cuisine
100 Campus Ave., Lewiston |
Tues. 6:30-8:00 pm, Sept. - June |
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Country Aire Quilters |
Turner |
Fall 1988 |
Buffy Patrie |
207/388-3192 |
Tripp Middle School, 65 Matthews Way, Turner |
2nd & 4th Mon., 6:30- 8:30 pm, Mar. - Dec. |
| Country Square Quilters |
North Jay/Wilton Area |
Winter 1989 |
Joyce Rowland |
207/897-2433 |
Jay-Niles Memorial Public Library, 983 Main St., N. Jay |
2nd & 4th Tues., 9 am, Sept. - May
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| Cross Country Quilters |
Bethel |
Charter |
Virginia Keniston |
207/824-2661 |
Bethel United Methodist Church, 75 Main St., Bethel |
Thurs., 1-3 pm |
| Grammy's Choice Quilters |
Canton |
Charter |
Sally Bryant |
207/597-2114 |
Canton Municipal Building, 1088 School St., Canton |
1st & 3rd Wed., 10 am - 2 pm, Sept. thru June |
| Ladies of the Lake Quilters |
Peru/Rumford/Dixfield Area |
Winter 1989 |
Sue Rand |
207/364-8787 |
Rumford United Methodist Church, 455 Linnell St., Rumford |
1st Thurs., Sept. - June, 9 am - noon |
| Lisbon Krazy Kwilters |
Lisbon Area |
April 1980 |
Judith A. Doucette |
207/353-6952 |
Beaver Park, 37 Cotton Rd., Lisbon |
Mon., 9 am - noon, year 'round |
| Pine Needles Quilters |
Norway/South Paris Area
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Charter |
Barbara Varney |
207/743-8668 |
Norway Town Hall, 26 Danforth St., Norway |
Thurs., 9 am - noon |
| Scraps and Patches Quilters |
Poland |
Charter |
Nancy Petersons |
207/345-3134 |
Ricker Memorial Library, 1211 Maine St., Poland |
Wed., 10 am - 1 pm, year 'round |
| Village Scrappers Quilters |
Livermore |
Winter 1988 |
Rita Timberlake |
207/897-3761 |
Spring and summer at Community Building, Church St., Livermore; winter Livermore Town Hall, 2 Main St., Livermore Falls |
2nd & 3rd Tues., 9 - 2 |
Area 4A -- Central
Area 4 Representatives: Cynthia Magee 207/685-9318; Ann McCaslin 207/377-6780; Heather Betts 207/684-2205
Chapter Name |
City |
Est. |
Contact Person |
Phone |
Meeting Location |
Day/Time |
| Backroad Quilters |
Gardiner/West Gardiner Area |
June 1982 |
Ann Hussey |
207/582-5365
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United Methodist Church, 31 Highland Ave., Gardiner |
2nd & 4th Mon. at 6:30 -8:30 pm, Sept., thru 2nd Mon., June |
| Cabin Fever Quilters |
Monmouth/Wayne/Winthrop Area |
Fall 1982 |
Bonnie Cole |
207/685-9031 |
Ladd Recreation Center, 26 Gott Rd., Wayne & Wayne Community Church |
2nd Mon., 7-8:30 pm- Ladd Rec. Ctr, & 3rd Sat., 12 - 4 pm, @ Wayne Comm. Church, Sept.-June |
| Cross Patches Quilters |
Readfield/Winthrop/Augusta Area |
September 1983 |
Cynthia Magee |
207/685-9318 |
Members' homes |
2nd Tues., 7-9 pm |
| Cumston Area Quilters |
Monmouth/Winthrop Area |
Unknown |
Nancy Lewis |
207/933-2966 |
Cumston Public Library, Lower Level, 796 Main St., Monmouth |
1st Wed., 9:30 am |
| Friendly Ties Quilters |
Oakland Area |
August 2007 |
Patricia Michaud |
207/465-9049 |
Seams Sew Fun
Kennedy 886C Memorial Drive, Oakland
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2nd Mon., 6 pm & 4th Sat., 9 am
year 'round |
| Heritage Quilters |
Waterville/Winslow Area |
1980? |
Jane E. Hann Morey |
207/622-0343 |
Members' homes |
2nd Tues., |
| Loose Threads Quilters |
Readfield Area |
Fall 1993 |
Joan Wiebe |
207/685-4725 |
Maranacook Middle School, Home Ec. Room, 2100 Millard Harrison Dr., Readfield. |
Wed., 7 pm (6:30 in winter), Sept. - June |
| Mystic Quilting Friends |
Gardiner |
September 2005 |
Joann Lavallee |
207/582-6901 |
Mystic Maine Quilts
287 Water St., Gardiner |
Last Wed. of mth., Sept. - June. |
| Tacoma Lakes Quilters |
Litchfield |
Fall 1996 |
Beth French |
207/666-3537 |
Plains Baptist Church, 56 Plains Road,
Litchfield |
1st & 3rd Wed., 9:30 am |
| T.E.A. Cup Quilters |
Togus |
August 1981 |
Constance Beckim |
207/582-3053 |
Members' homes |
Call for mtg. day & time |
Area 4B -- Central
Area 4 Representatives: Cynthia Magee 207/685-9318; Ann McCaslin 207/377-6780; Heather Betts 207/684-2205
Chapter Name |
City |
Est. |
Contact Person |
Phone |
Meeting Location |
Day/Time |
| In Stitches |
Waterville Area |
1980? |
Linda Benn |
207/873-0363 |
Lutheran Church, 36 Cool St.., Waterville |
4th Thurs., August thru May, 7 pm |
| Kennebec Valley Quilters |
Madison/Norridgewock Area |
Fall 1996 |
Mary Hatch |
207/566-0101 |
Madison Municipal Building, 28 Weston Ave., Madison |
2nd Thurs., Sept. - June, 7 -9 pm |
| Maine Mountain Quilters |
Farmington Area |
Charter |
Patricia Libby |
207/778-3298 |
St. Joseph's Church basement, Quebec St., Farmington |
1st & 3rd Thurs., 7 - 9 pm, Sept. - 1st Thurs. in June, social time, 6:30-7 pm |
| Narrow Gauge Quilters |
Phillips/Strong Area |
Fall 1986 |
Mary Wilford |
207/639-3344 |
Camden National Bank (basement), 124 Main St., Phillips |
2nd & 4th Thurs. year 'round, 1-4 pm |
| Pieceful Pine Quilters |
Rangeley |
Fall 1985 |
Diane Trask |
207/864-5003 |
Congregational Church Barn, High Street, Rangeley |
1st and 3rd Thurs., 6:30 pm, every month |
| Somerset Samplers Quilters |
Skowhegan Area |
Fall 1985 |
Carmen Dickinson |
207/634-3838 |
Pinwheels Quilt Shop
95 West Front St., Skowhegan |
1st Thurs., 6:30 pm -8:30 pm |
| Stitchers in the Snow Quilters |
Kingfield |
May 1997 |
Glennese Taylor |
207/265-4231 |
Webster Hall, 38 School St., Kingfield |
1st & 3rd Tues., 6 pm |
| Stitching Witches Quilters |
Winslow Area |
Fall 1995 |
Deborah Marlett |
207/445-4374 |
Winslow Jr. H.S. Library, 10 Danielson St., Winslow |
2nd Thurs. 6:30 pm
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| Tumbledown Tackers |
Weld |
Fall 1991 |
Mary DeCristofaro |
207/585-2621 |
Weld Town Office, Multipurpose Room, , 23 Mill St., Weld |
1st Mon., 1 pm, Sept. to June |
Area 5 -- Eastern
Area 5 Representative: Linda Throckmorton (207/259-3646)
Chapter Name |
City |
Est. |
Contact Person |
Phone |
Meeting Location |
Day/Time |
| Bedtime Quilters |
Bucksport Area |
Winter 1991 |
D. Marie Jackson |
207/223-4207 |
Masonic Temple, 87 Lower Falls Road, Orland |
Wed., 7- 9 pm |
Downeast Quilters |
Southern Washington County |
Charter |
Linda M. Throckmorton |
207/259-3646 |
Jacksonville Grange Hall, East Machias |
1st & 3rd Fri., 3 pm |
| Hancock County Quilters |
Hancock County Area Towns |
Charter |
Anne Desmond |
207/667-3303 |
Community Christ Church, 238 State St., Ellsworth |
1st & 3rd Wed., Sept. thru 1st Wed., June at 10 am |
| Island Quilters |
Bar Harbor Area |
September 1983 |
Laura Thibodeau |
207/244-0546 |
Mt. Desert Island High School, 1081 Eagle Lake Rd., Bar Harbor |
2nd & 4th Wed., 7 pm, Sept. thru 2nd Wed. in May |
| St. Croix International Quilters |
Calais and Surrounding Area |
Fall 1982 |
Jane Eaton |
207/454-2812 |
Calais Methodist Home, Inc. Rec., Room, 10 Sunrise Circle, Calais |
1st Wed., workshop -- 6 pm, 3rd Wed., business -- 7 pm; 1st Sat., 9 am workshop |
Area 6 -- Northern
Area 6 Representatives: Ginny Waldo (207/884-8455); Khris LaChance (207/223-5424)
Chapter Name |
City |
Est. |
Contact Person |
Phone |
Meeting Location |
Day/Time |
| Among The Pines Quilters |
Hermon |
1-30-08 |
Laurie Scott |
207/848-5595
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Home of Roger and Laurie Scott. |
Sat., monthly, time varies |
| Backroom Stitchers |
Brewer/Orrington/Bangor Area |
November 2006 |
Andrea Dill |
207/989-7612
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Straight Stitch Fabric Shop
401 N. Main St.,
Brewer
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2nd & 4th Tues., 6:30- 8:30 pm |
| Bear Paw Quilters |
Bangor Area |
Charter |
Shelley May Gay |
207/942-0456 |
Hannaford's Corporate offices, 208 Maine Ave., Bangor |
2nd & 4th Wed., Sept. - June, 9:30 am - 2 pm |
| Clueless Quilters |
Stetson |
Fall 1996 |
Shirley Farnsworth |
207/924-7429 |
Stetson Meeting House, Rt. 222, Stetson |
2nd & 4th Tues., 6:30 pm |
Hampden Highland Quilters |
Hampden |
September 1992 |
Jody Dickey |
207/862-2015 |
Hampden Town Office, 106 Western Ave., Hampden |
1st & 3rd Thurs., Sept. - May, 7 pm |
| Heart In Hand Quilters |
Pittsfield Area |
Fall 1999 |
Malinda Philpott |
207/368-5888 |
Stitches
162 Elm St., Newport |
3rd Tues., 6:30 pm |
| Memory Makers Quilters |
Dover-Foxcroft/Guilford/Abbot Areas |
September 1996 |
Lilly M. Weatherbee |
207/564-0791 |
PHEC, 50 Mayo St., Dover-Foxcroft. |
3rd Thurs., 6:30- 8:30 pm, Sept. thru June |
| Orono Quilters |
Orono |
Charter |
Carlene Thompson
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207/582-3463 |
Orono Senior Center
10 Birch St., Orono |
2nd & 4th Wed., (adj. for holidays) 7 pm Sept. - May, picnic in June |
| Pieceful Patchers Quilters |
Dexter |
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Shirley C. Grant |
207/ 924-5499 |
Hartland Library, 16 Mill St., Hartland; Dexter First Baptist Church, 5 Main St., Dexter |
Usually 3rd Wed., 8:30- 11:00 am at Hartland Library & 1st Tues., 6:30- 8:30 pm at Dexter First Baptist Church |
| Pleasant River Quilters |
Milo/Brownville Area |
Fall 2004 |
Myrna Ricker |
207/943-7497 |
Brownville Church |
Mon., 9:30 am-2:30 pm |
| Schoolhouse Quilters |
Lincoln Area |
Fall 1989 |
Diane Lufkin |
207/736-3031 |
Ballard Hill Comm. Ctr.
Lincoln |
Sept. - May
2 Mon., per mth,
2:30 pm -5:00 pm |
| Scrap Baggers Quilters |
Troy/Unity Area |
Charter |
Barbara Haley |
207/948-2910 |
Unity Community Center, 32 School St., Unity |
2nd & 4th Tues., 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
| Winterport Clippers Quilters |
Winterport |
March 2006 |
Sandy Horn |
525-4433
sandyleeh@prexar.com |
Victoria Grant Center, 40 Park Dr.,
Winterport |
1st & 3rd Mon., 7 pm, Sept. - June
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Area 7 -- AROOSTOOK COUNTY
Area 7 Representative: Kathren Albert (207/728-4311)
Chapter Name |
City |
Est. |
Contact Person |
Phone |
Meeting Location |
Day/Time |
| Acadian Quilters |
Madawaska/Fort Kent/Edmundston Area |
Jan. 1992 |
Kathren Albert |
207/728-4311
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Madawaska Safety Complex, 344 Main St., upstairs. |
Tues., 1 pm - 3 pm, except July |
| Crown of Maine Quilters |
Caribou/Presque Isle Area |
Fall 1988 |
Marlene Staples |
207/492-5414 |
Odd numbered mths Presque Isle at Grant Memorial United Methodist Church, 79 Fleetwood St.; Even numbered months Gray Memorial Methodist Church, 2 Prospect St., Caribou |
2nd Wed., at 7 pm |
Friends and Needles Quilters |
Houlton and Surrounding Area |
September 1983 |
Rita Kingsbury |
207/429-9350
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St. Mary's Parish, 110 Military St.,
Houlton |
1st Wed. of mth. (workshop to follow on Sat., Sept. - June
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| Katahdin Shadow Quilters |
Sherman/Patten/Benedicta Area |
Fall 1997 |
Jane Cummings |
207/365-4120 |
Katahdin High School, 800 Station Rd., Stacyville |
2nd Thurs., Sept. - May., 6:30 pm |
| Northern Neighbors |
Greater Fort Kent Area |
December 2004 |
Leonette Pelletier |
207/444-5230 |
Ft. Kent Town Office Meeting Rm., 416 West Main St. |
2nd Thurs., 1- 3 pm, no meeting in July |
STATE-WIDE
Art Quilts Maine, estabished April 1998
Anne Walker, PO Box 496, Rangeley ME 04970, Tel. 864-2792
Saturdays, 10-2:30 Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct., Prince of Peace Church, 209 Eastern Ave., Augusta
Crazy Quilters of Maine, established May 2005
Suzanne Bruno 4 Christina Court, Raymond ME 04071, Tel. 627-4979;
Saturdays, 10 - 2, Sept., Nov., Jan., Mar., Apr., Congregational Church, Bowdoin St., Winthrop
Maine Machine Quilters (207/375-221) established October 2007
Koleen Painchaud, 99 Avenue Road, Wales ME 04280, Tel. 375-8221
Alternating last Saturday or Sunday of the month, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Aug., Oct., Feb., Apr., June at Wales and Wiscaset
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NOTE: * denotes a PTQG Charter Chapter (organized between 1978 and May 18, 1979)
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