Opportunities to Participate &
Give Back

The Guild provides many quilting and service opportunities for it's members

Library

The AQG Library is a great resource of quilting books ranging from appliqué to precuts, hand quilting to machine quilting.

You can come by the library to say hello to Liana and Carol and to check out a book or two during the AQG meeting break. Here is a list of AQG's current books.

The AGQ library stocks books in the following categories:

Appliqué
Borders
English Paper Piecing
Fiber Arts
Hand Quilting
History
Babies and Kids
Machine Quilting

Miscellaneous
Modern
Paper Piecing
Piecework
Precuts
Quilting
Seasonal

2 1/2" Fabric Strip Raffle

To participate, bring in 1 or more carefully cut fabric strips of the color or theme based on the list below and the membership committee will give you 1 raffle ticket for each strip you bring (max 7). One lucky winner takes home
all the strips!

2026-27 Colors:

September - Medium Brown
October - Orange
November - Black Print
December - None
January - White on White

February - Teal Blue
March - Green
April - Turquoise
May - Medium Pink
June - None

Block of the Month (BOM)

AQG's BOM involves creating blocks each month, with instructions available in the monthly AQG newsletters. Quilters are encouraged to make the blocks and bring them in for show and tell. By May, participants will have enough blocks to create a quilt, and instructions will also be provided for sashing. Anyone who brings a completed quilt top to the end-of-the-year banquet will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win a cash prize.

The August newsletter will feature the fabric colors. Furthermore, participants can enter their BOM quilts in the 2028 quilt show to display this fun guild activity.

Fabric Swap

For the 2025-2026 year, we teamed up with Block of the Month (BOM) and swapped civil war era's colors. Participants dropped off a fat quarter in the color of the month before the meeting, and took one at the break.

September - Burgundy & Brown
October - Burnt Orange & Slate Blue
November - Navy Blue & Pink
December - None
January - Red & Tan
February - Green & Black
March - Red Plaid
April - Golden Mustard & Blue & Green & Brown
May - Any Fat Quarter
June - None

2026-2027 Information coming soon!

Sunshine

The Sunshine program is designed to show our members that we care about them during important events in their lives. Sunshine in the way of a card with a kind message will be sent for Hospitalizations, Milestone Anniversaries, births, and other major life events as appropriate. In the case of a death, flowers or a donation to their charity of choice are sent.

Quilting Bees

Available for our members to get together and quilt with others from our guild! More information is available at guild meetings or in our newsletter.

Retreats

Twice a year, AQG members gather for a creative and relaxing getaway at the beautiful St. Methodios Faith and Heritage Center in Contoocook, NH. Our Fall and Winter Retreats draw 50–68 participants for a weekend (or long weekend!) of sewing, laughter, and friendship. Members enjoy spacious sewing areas, delicious meals, and cozy accommodations in either the Bunkhouse or Lodge. Optional chair and table massages, shared ironing stations, and plenty of time to sew, learn, and connect make each retreat a memorable experience. Whether you come for the creativity or the camaraderie, AQG retreats are the perfect way to recharge and share your passion for quilting in a welcoming, scenic setting.

Click here for the registration form!

NE Quilt Museum

We are proud to support the amazing regional resource that is the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. Our guild raises funds to support the museum through a raffle at our bi-annual quilt show and a March fund-drive in non-quilt-show years.

Challenge Quilt

Signups will be held at the September and October meetings. It only costs $5 to join the fun, and the challenge entries will be revealed and voted upon at the March 2027 meeting. The top vote recipient will receive a cash prize!

Mystery Quilt

Tarren has stepped into Celeste’s shoes this year and has designed a mystery quilt in three sizes - wall, twin, and queen. It will be revealed in three sets of instructions to participating members during the months of September/October, November, and December. The cost to participate is $5, and that money will be used for prizes that will be awarded to randomly selected participants that complete their quilt top and show at the reveal in May 2027. Sign-ups for the 2026-27 Mystery Quilt will take place at our September and October Guild Meetings.

A Quilted Gift

Throughout the year, A Quilted Gift committee has various activities to support our local charities. The Quilted Gift Program puts together kits for members to make, prepares batting and backing to allow the quilts to be quilted and bound by members. They also accept other completed tops and quilts members have completely finished and wish to donate. The Committee then decides who to donate the quilts to and arranges drop off. Depending on the volume on hand they may accept fabric donations. In the last 5 years over 850 quilts have been donated to various programs and charities!

Cases of Caring

The Cases of Caring program invites members of the Amoskeag Quilters Guild to make fun and attractive pillowcases. We donate these pillowcases to various local charities to bring cheer to children, veterans, and shut-ins. Members can pick up kits at the monthly meetings and return completed pillowcases to the chairperson. Every other year, we host a workshop in March to create as many pillowcases as possible. Directions for completing a pillowcase is included.

Quilt Show

The Guild puts on "Tomorrow's Heirlooms Quilt Show" every two years. Our next show will be held May 2028!

To learn how to add a quilt hanging sleeve to your quilts for display at the show, please click here!

Workshops

Workshops provide a fun opportunity to develop our quilting skills AND get better acquainted with fellow guild members. Not only will you leave with some new quilting skills, but also some new quilting friends!

Please click here to see the workshops we are offering this guild year.

Program Schedule

Our Guild meetings offer a variety of topics, activities, and speakers. Please click here to see the schedule for this guild year.

Raffle Quilt

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. Our 2025-2026 charity was Kidneys for Kindness!

Opportunities to Participate & Give Back