Common Thread Quilt Guild

Frequently Asked Questions

Our FAQ page provides you with quick and simple answers to the most commonly asked questions .

All quilters, regardless of skill level are welcome.
Yes, we encourage visitors to join our guild meetings. The cost is $5 per meeting.
It costs $40 per year to become a guild member .
Our membership year runs from July 1st to June 30th, but members can sign up anytime if space is available.
We meet at the Greenbelt Church, 839 Shefford Road, Gloucester. It is near Hwy#174 and Montreal Road exit, beside the SensPlex east. 
We meet in person at 7:30 p.m on the second Tuesday of the month from September to December and April to June.  In January, February and March the meetings are virtual (Zoom meetings).  For in-person meetings, the doors open at 6:30. 
Meetings usually last 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
No, we do not quilt at our meetings.  However, we do have sew days, quilting workshops and quilting retreats available to members and non-members. These are usually scheduled on weekends throughout the year.
 Most retreats and workshops are held at Notre Dame des Champs on Navan Road in Navan. 
No, the Guild does not sell quilts, but individual members may be willing to sell their quilts.
Yes, we offer a number of quilting workshops on different projects throughout the year. We also offer an educational program as part of our monthly meeting, featuring speakers who show their work.
We offer workshops, in-town quilting retreats, Sew Days and a library.

Quilting retreats offer members and non-members the opportunity to quilt in a group setting and use Guild equipment such as irons, ironing boards, cutting mats and rulers. An AccuQuilt cutting machine is also available for use during retreats and Sew days.

Quilting workshops are designed to teach new techniques and projects to members and non-members. The library has a large selection of quilting books, magazines and some rulers that can be borrowed by members, free of charge, for one month.

Common Thread Quilt Guild