Meeting Information and Location

If you are looking for a dynamic, fun quilt guild, Common Threads Quilters Guild is it!  We have engaging speakers, Saturday Sewcials for learning new techniques and make many quilts for community charities.

Monthly Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of every month
  (check the calendar for November and December meeting dates). 
Meetings are from 7-9pm at:
  Mills Chapel Baptist Church         
 85 Country Club Road
   Newnan Ga 30263

Visitors are Always Welcome! For more info see our Contact Information page above under the Home Tab. Hope to see you soon!

 2020 Board members

President  - Michelle Fambro
Vice President of Membership - Linda Brown
Vice President of Programs -  Kaye Harris, Lynda Johnson,
Martha Walker               
 Secretary - Pat Lincoln
Treasurer - Louise Lawrence
   
Standing Committees:
Newsletter/Historian (web site) - Jo Dennin
Ways & Means - Julie Crudo Stroud & Lynn Bauer
Community Service - Sandy Whitlock & Hetty Mapp
Saturday Sewcial –Andrea Thompson
Christmas Fair – Judy Crane, Linda Orizondo, Jo Dennin
Special Events - 2020 JoAnn Schrepfer

Mystery Night Fun.​

Thursday Sewing Group

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Our Guild members have the opportunity to meet every Thursday for a "Thursday Sewcial" at Mills Chapel Baptist Church from 10:00-2:00. It is a great time to share ideas and socialize while working on projects. Stop in any time and don't forget to bring a lunch. ** Note: The 2nd Thursday of every month will be dedicated to working on our Compassion quilts. Please join us.

 
​                         2020 Calendar

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  •   February 21-22 Imagine 2020: A Quilting Expo   Carrollton GA
  • February 24 -  David Gilleland   Vector Quilts – Foundation Piecing vs Traditional.  He creates his own patterns!
  • March 5  Thursday Sewcial special event watch for sign up
  • March 12-14  Original Sewing & Quilt Expo Atlanta
  • March 14 Saturday Sewcial  Danielle Morgan – Quilted Post Cards.  Watch for sign up.
  • March 30 -  Guild Meeting  Sue Williams Trunk Show
  • April 11    - Saturday Sewcial  TBA
  • April 27 – Claudia Wood – Quilt Artist
  • May 9  -  Saturday Sewcial
  • May 18  Guild Meeting
  • June 13 - Saturday Sewcial
  • June 29 - Teri Biglands   Trunk Show/ Journey
  • July 27  -  Christmas in July
  • August  31  - Birthday Party

​** No Saturday Sewcials in Juy and August.

Longarm Services

If you have quilts that are ready for quilting. These longarm quilters are available to take on customers.Please contact them for fees and information. 

​​ Jean Raines
       Edge to edge and Custom
       678-378-2000
       jfraines@charter.net

JoAnn Schrepfer
      Edge to edge
      770-969-5728
      schrepfer@bellsouth.net
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   Kris Townsend Davis
       Edge to edge
       404-606-0887
       skristownsend@yahoo.com

**Special Announcements
  •   February 21-22 Imagine 2020: A Quilting Expo   Carrollton GA
  • February 24 -  David Gilleland   Vector Quilts – Foundation Piecing vs Traditional.  He creates his own patterns!
  • March 5  Thursday Sewcial special event watch for sign up
  • March 12-14  Original Sewing & Quilt Expo Atlanta
  • March 14 Saturday Sewcial  Danielle Morgan – Quilted Post Cards.  Watch for sign up.
  • March 30 -  Guild Meeting  Sue Williams Trunk Show
  • April 27 – Claudia Wood – Quilt Artist

February Guild Presentation     
​ Feb. 24  David Gilleland

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 David Gilleland will do a presentation on Foundation Piecing.  He is a long time quilter, pattern designer and he enjoys teaching quilters new techniques.

Learn more about him at his website:
​ David Gilleland

Christmas Market

Wow! Our Christmas Market this year was better than ever! We exceeded last years earnings.  Thank you all for making this such a great event. Thanks to all of your hard work we will be able to continue offering great programs and continued Community Outreach.  You are all awesome!

​Guess what? In January you can once again start making those wonderful items for the 2020 Christmas Market. Keep up the great work! 
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March 14  Saturday Sewcial

We will be making quilted postcards with Danielle Morgan.  Wathc for the sign up information.

Thursday Compassion Sewing

Check out these wonderful quilters! On Thursday, Feb. 14, yes, that was Valentines Day and these quilters put their hearts into making quilts for the Veterans at Fort MacPherson. What a great way to spend the day. Quilting and visiting with fellow quilters to benefit others!  Every month on the 2nd Thursday you can find these quilters stitching and sharing their talents for others. Feel free to join us at Mills Baptist Church from 10-2 on the second Thursday of every month.
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February Birthdays

Julie Gray  3   Diane Harris  16
​ Paula Brown  27

Time to Renew your Membership
Welcome packet on Newsletter page. 

membership_form_2019-2020.pdf
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 It is time to renew your membership.  We love new members so be sure to invite a guest to come to one of our meetings to meet us and experience what a great quilt guild we are!

You can print off a membership form(above)  and either bring it to our next guild meeting or send it to the address on it.
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Please check the roster at the link for the CTQG Member Roster above for your personal information. (Password protected.)  If anything needs to be corrected be sure to let me know.

 Happy Quilting!