Under the auspices of AQG, our members participate in a variety of community oriented services utilizing their particular skills of quilt making. Some of these volunteer groups are:

A Quilted Gift

At one time, we were a part of "ABC Quilts", a NH-based organization that was founded in 1988 to give love and comfort to at-risk babies in the form of a handmade quilt, and a part of the process was to promote awareness, community service and prevention education. Sadly, the organization dissolved in 2006.

In 1994, the Amoskeag Quilters Guild started the "XYZ" project. Each year the guild made lap quilts and pillows for donation to local charities, such as nursing homes or hospital units.

Starting in 2007, we decided to combine the two projects into one covering all local charities of all ages which we call "A Quilted Gift".

NE Quilt Museum

We are proud to sponsor the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. Our guild has a special fund drive, typically in March, and donates the proceeds towards the cause of supporting and maintaining a regional area resource that is the museum.

Raffle Quilt

One of the reasons members join the Amoskeag Quilters Guild is to be able to provide a service to the community in which we all live. And what is of mutual interest to the guild members? Making quilts! One method we use to give back to the community is to create a quilt as a guild and then raffle it with the entire proceeds going to our designated charity. Every other membership year, the guild votes upon which charity will be the recipient of our group efforts and then creates a quilt and spends a year in efforts to raffle it off.