April, 2008

Garden of Quilts: Quilt Show & Auction

Dates: April 25-26, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. April 27, 2008 from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.

September, 2008

34th Annual Quilting Seminar

Dates: September 10 - 13, 2008

Location: Amherst Museum, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst, NY | Telephone: 716-689-1440

Nationally recognized instructors and expert quilters will give classes for beginning to advanced quilters. This event sells out quickly.

Please check back for the schedule and course list.

AMQG Opportunity Quilt - 2008, shown left, was pieced and quilted by Guild members.

Drawing Date: September 13, 2008, during the 34th Annual Quilting Seminar.

Raffle Tickets: $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 can be purchased from

• Any AMQG member or the Amherst Museum office
• Download tickets here . After adding your information, send them with your check to the address printed at the top of the page.

Quilt Details: queen size, 100% high quality cotton (top, back, Quilter's Dream batting), machine pieced, hand appliqued, and custom machine quilted.

To View: On display in the Amherst Museum during normal business hours or contact the Quilters Guild liaison, Betty Lerner, bettylerner@roadrunner.com.

December 11, 2008

Fabric Bingo: Last year we had a wonderful time playing this game. Best of all, we created over 100 quilt blocks that were used to make quilts for charity. The instructions here should make it easier to prepare your "cards." Your computer must have Adobe Reader installed. You can download the free program here.

Click here for instructions in color.