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Pine Tree Quilters Guild, Inc. (PTQG) is Maine's statewide quilting guild with over 2,000 members, including 74 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 e-mail 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, please confirm the meeting date and time.

Area 1 - SOUTHERN

Area 1 Representative:

Chapter Name
City
Contact Person
Meeting Location
Day/Time
Calico Quilters Yarmouth area Diane Brause Casco Lodge, Yarmouth 1st & 3rd Mon.,
7-9 pm
Casco Bay Quilters Scarborough/South Portland area Donna Hezlep St. John's Community Center, S. Portland 2nd & 4th Thurs.,
Sept.-June
Cobblestone Quilters Portland area Jane McDermott Riverton School Community Center, Portland 1st & 3rd Mon.,
7 pm
Evergreen Quilters York County area Joan Emerson St. David's Episcopal Church, Kennebunk 4th Mon.,
except July and Dec.
6:30-9 pm
Four Seasons Quilters Falmouth Cathy Robbins Falmouth Memorial Library , Falmouth 1st & 3rd Mon.,
7- 9 pm
Lakeside Mini Quilters Sebago Lakes area Esther Libby Standish Congregational Church, Standish 2nd & 4th Wed.,
6:30 pm
Nimble Thimble Quilters Windham area Lisa Simmons Windham Public Library, Windham 2nd & 4th Thurs.,
7-9 pm
Pine Point Quilters Scarborough Tina Flaherty Pine Point Fire Barn, Scarborough 1st & 3rd Mon.,
Sept.-June
5:30 - 7:30 pm,
Valley Needlers Cornish/Limington area Sandra Negus members' homes Last Wed.,
6:30- 9 pm

 

Area 2 - Mid-Coast

Area 2 Representative: Anne Titus 207.785.2218

Chapter Name
City
Contact Person
Meeting Location
Day/Time
Clamshell Quilters Damariscotta/Newcastle area Sarah Monaghan-Houghton Faith Baptist Church, Newcastle 2nd Mon.,
7 pm
Coastal Quilters Camden/Rockport area Louisa Enright Lions Club, Camden 2nd Sat.,
10 am - 12:30 pm
Come Spring Quilters Union Anne Titus Peoples United Methodist Church, Union 2nd & 4th Thurs.,
Sept.-June
7 pm
Country Thimbles Jefferson Nancy Bishop Country Creations Quilt Shop,
Jefferson 		2nd Thurs., 6:30 pm
Friendship Sampler Quilters Belfast area Dereka Smith St. Francis of Assisi, Belfast 1st & 3rd Thurs.,
10 am to noon
Georges Valley Quilters Thomaston/Rockland area Mathea Daunheimer Federated Church, Thomaston 1st & 3rd Thurs.,
Sept.-June
10 am
Good Intentions Quilters Warren Janet Muddle Warren Fire Station , Warren 1st & 3rd Tues.,
10:30 am- 2 pm
Kaleidoscope Quilters Brunswick area Kathy Gaunt West Bath Firehouse, West Bath 2nd Thurs.,
Sept - June
7 pm
Ocean Waves Quilters Orr's Island /Bailey Island area Mary Ann Douglas Island's Community Church, Bailey Island Wed., Jan. - March 4th Wednesday only
7 - 9 pm
Sheepscot Valley Quilters Palermo/Liberty area Elizabeth Holzer Liberty Library, Liberty 3rd Tues., Sept. - June
6:30 - 9 pm,

 

Area 3 - Western

Area 3 Representative: Barbara Swan Frost 207.743.8337

Chapter Name
City
Contact Person
Meeting Location
Day/Time
Chickadee Quilters Bridgton area Beth Brown Community Center, Bridgton 1st & 3rd Thurs,
7 pm; Tues. sewing group 10-noon;
Sept. - June
Classic Quilters Lewiston/Auburn area Ethel DuBois Campus Cuisine, Lewiston Tues., Sept. - June
6:15-8 pm
 
Country Aire Quilters
Turner Mary Richardson Tripp Middle School, Turner 2nd & 4th Mon.,
Feb. - Dec.
6:30- 8:30 pm
Country Square Quilters North Jay/Wilton area Nancy Simonds Jay-Niles Memorial Public Library, N. Jay 2nd & 4th Tues.,
Sept. - May
9 am through lunch, to 3 pm if desired,
Cross Country Quilters Bethel Virginia Keniston Moses Mason Barn (historical society), Bethel Thurs., 1-3 pm
Grammy's Choice Quilters Canton Mary Learned Canton Municipal Building, Canton 1st & 3rd Wed.,
Sept. - June
10 am - 2 pm
Ladies of the Lake Quilters Peru/Rumford/Dixfield area Sue Rand Rumford United Methodist Church, Rumford 1st Thurs.,
Sept. - June
9 am - noon
Lisbon Krazy Kwilters Lisbon area Judith A. Doucette Beaver Park, Lisbon Mon.,
9 am - noon
Pine Needles Quilters

Norway/South Paris area

Barbara Varney Norway Town Hall, Norway Thurs.,
9 am - noon
Scraps and Patches Quilters Poland Nancy Petersons Ricker Memorial Library, Poland Wed., Sept. - June
10 am - 2 pm
Village Scrappers Quilters Livermore Rita Timberlake Wayside Baptist Church, Livermore 2nd & 4th Tues.,
9 am

 

Area 4A - Central

Area 4A Representatives: Cynthia Magee 207.685.9318 and Ann McCaslin 207.377.6780

Chapter Name
City
Contact Person
Meeting Location
Day/Time
Backroad Quilters Gardiner/West Gardiner area Ann Hussey United Methodist Church, Gardiner 2nd & 4th Mon. at 6:30 -8:30 pm;
Sept. thru 2nd Mon. June
Cabin Fever Quilters Monmouth/Wayne/Winthrop area Bonnie Cole Ladd Recreation Center, Wayne & Wayne Community Church 2nd Mon., 7-8:30 pm @ Ladd Rec. Ctr
& 3rd Sat., 12 - 4 pm, @ Wayne Comm. Church, Sept.-June
Cumston Area Quilters Monmouth/Winthrop area Nancy Lewis Cumston Public Library, Lower Level, Monmouth 1st Wed., 9:30 am
Friendly Ties Quilters Oakland area Patricia Michaud Seams Sew Fun, Oakland
2nd Mon., 6 pm
& 4th Sat., 9 am
Heritage Quilters Waterville/Winslow area Jane E. Hann Morey Members' homes 2nd Tues.,
Loose Threads Quilters Readfield area Joan Wiebe Maranacook Middle School, Home Ec. Room, Readfield Wed., 7 pm (6:30 in winter), Sept. - June
Mystic Quilting Friends Gardiner Joann Lavallee Mystic Maine Quilts, Gardiner Last Wed. of month, Sept. - June.
Tacoma Lakes Quilters Litchfield Barbara Duffy Plains Baptist Church,
Litchfield		 1st & 3rd Wed.,
9:30 am
T.E.A. Cup Quilters Togus Constance Beckim members' homes E-mail for mtg. day & time


Area 4B - Central

Area 4B Representative: Heather Betts 207.684.2205

Chapter Name
City
Contact Person
Meeting Location
Day/Time
In Stitches Waterville area Linda Benn Lutheran Church, Waterville 4th Thurs.,
August thru May,
7 pm
Kennebec Valley Quilters Madison/Norridgewock area Mary Hatch Madison Municipal Building, Madison 2nd Thurs., Sept. - June, 7 -9 pm
Maine Mountain Quilters Farmington area Patricia Libby St. Joseph's Church basement, Farmington 1st & 3rd Thurs., 7 - 9 pm, Sept. - 1st Thurs. in June, social time, 6:30-7 pm
Narrow Gauge Quilters Phillips/Strong area Mary Wilford Camden National Bank (basement), Phillips 2nd & 4th Thurs. 1-4 pm
Pieceful Pine Quilters Rangeley Diane Trask Congregational Church Barn, Rangeley 1st & 3rd Thurs., 6:30 pm, every month
Somerset Samplers Quilters Skowhegan area Carmen Dickinson Pinwheels Quilt Shop, Skowhegan 1st Thurs., 6:30 pm -8:30 pm
Stitchers in the Snow Quilters Kingfield Glennese Taylor Webster Hall, Kingfield 1st & 3rd Tues., 6 pm
Stitching Witches Quilters Winslow area Deborah Marlett Winslow Jr. H.S. Library, Winslow

2nd Thurs. 6:30 pm
Tumbledown Tackers Weld Mary DeCristofaro Weld Town Office, Multipurpose Room, Weld 1st Mon., 1 pm, Sept. to June

 

Area 5 - Eastern

Area 5 Representative: Linda Throckmorton 207.259.3646

Chapter Name
City
Contact Person
Meeting Location
Day/Time
Bedtime Quilters Bucksport area D. Marie Jackson Masonic Temple, Orland 2nd & 4th Wed.,
7- 9 pm
Sept. - May
Downeast Quilters
 Southern Washington County Linda M. Throckmorton Jacksonville Grange Hall, East Machias 1st & 3rd Fri.,
3 pm
Hancock County Quilters Hancock County area towns Anne Desmond Community Christ Church, Ellsworth 1st & 3rd Wed.,
9:30 am - 12,
Sept. - May
Island Quilters Bar Harbor area Laura Shelby Mt. Desert Island High School, Bar Harbor 2nd & 4th Wed.,
7 pm, Sept. - 2nd Wed. in May
St. Croix International Quilters Calais and surrounding area Jane Eaton Calais Methodist Home, Rec. Room, Calais 1st Wed. workshop - 6 pm; 3rd Wed. business - 7 pm; 1st Sat. workshop 9 am

 

Area 6 - Northern

Area 6 Representative: Khris LaChance 207.223.5424

Chapter Name
City
Contact Person
Meeting Location
Day/Time
Among The Pines Quilters Hermon Laurie Scott Home of Roger and Laurie Scott. Sat., monthly, time varies
Backroom Stitchers Brewer/Orrington/Bangor area Andrea Dill Straight Stitch Fabric Shop,
Brewer
2nd & 4th Tues.,
6:30- 8:30 pm
Bear Paw Quilters Bangor Area Shelley May Gay Hannaford's Corporate Offices, Bangor 2nd & 4th Wed.,
Sept. - June,
9:30 am - 2 pm
Clueless Quilters Stetson Shirley Farnsworth Stetson Meeting House, Stetson 2nd & 4th Tues.,
6:30 pm
Hampden Highland Quilters Hampden Jody Dickey Hampden Town Office, Hampden 1st & 3rd Thurs.,
Sept. - May, 7 pm
Heart In Hand Quilters Pittsfield Area Jan Frost Stitches,
Newport		 3rd Tues., 6:30 pm
Memory Makers Quilters Dover-Foxcroft/Guilford/Abbot Areas Lilly M. Weatherbee PHEC, Dover-Foxcroft. 3rd Thurs.,
6:30- 8:30 pm,
Sept. thru June
Orono Quilters Orono Carlene Thompson
Orono Senior Center
Orono		 2nd & 4th Wed., (adj. for holidays) 7 pm Sept. - May, picnic in June
Pieceful Patchers Quilters Dexter Shirley C. Grant Hartland Library, Hartland; Dexter First Baptist Church, Dexter Usually 3rd Wed., 8:30- 11:00 am @ Hartland Library & 1st Tues., 6:30- 8:30 pm @ Dexter First Baptist Church
Pleasant River Quilters Milo/Brownville area Myrna Ricker Brownville Church Mon.,
9:30 am-2:30 pm
Schoolhouse Quilters Lincoln area Diane Lufkin Ballard Hill Comm. Ctr.
Lincoln 		Sept. - May
2 Mon., per mth, 2:30 pm -5:00 pm
Scrap Baggers Quilters Troy/Unity area Barbara Haley Unity Community Center, Unity 2nd & 4th Tues.,
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Winterport Clippers Quilters Winterport Sandy Horn Victoria Grant Center,
Winterport 		1st & 3rd Mon.,
7 pm, Sept. - June

 

Area 7 - AROOSTOOK COUNTY

Area 7 Representative: Kathren Albert 207.728.4311

Chapter Name
City
Contact Person
Meeting Location
Day/Time
Acadian Quilters Madawaska/Fort Kent/Edmundston area Kathren Albert Madawaska Safety Complex, upstairs 1st Tues. except July,
1 - 3 pm,
Crown of Maine Quilters Caribou/Presque Isle area Sheila Belyea Odd numbered months @ Grant Memorial United Methodist Church, Presque Isle; even numbered months @ Gray Memorial Methodist Church, Caribou 2nd Wed., 6 pm
Houlton and surrounding area Rita Kingsbury Houlton Regional Hospital Education Center, Houlton 1st Wed.
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Northern Neighbors Greater Fort Kent area Leonette Pelletier Ft. Kent Town Office Meeting Room 2nd Thurs. except July,
1 pm

STATE-WIDE

Art Quilts Maine
Anne Walker
Saturdays, 10-2:30 Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct., Dec.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Augusta

Crazy Quilters of Maine
Suzanne Bruno
Saturdays, 10 - 2, Sept., Nov., Jan., Mar., Apr.
Congregational Church, Winthrop

Maine Machine Quilters
Janet Michaud
Oct. 19, Feb. 28, Apr. 26, June 27 at 10 am; Dec. 7, 12 - 4
Quiltworks Unlimited, Wales

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