The Austin Area Quilt Guild (AAQG) was founded in 1978 and is dedicated to preserving the heritage of quilting and promoting excellence and education in the art of quilt-making. AAQG is a non-profit corporation and membership is open to anyone with an interest in quilting; no actual quilting experience is necessary. AAQG is headquartered in Austin, TX.

The AAQG general membership meeting is held the first Monday night of the month, unless a holiday interferes and the meeting is delayed, usually until the second Monday. The meeting is held at Faith Lutheran Church located at 6600 Woodrow, Austin, TX. Non-members are invited to attend twice as guests before joining.

Show and Tell starts at 6:45 p.m. If you have made a quilt, wall hanging, quilted clothing, acquired a quilt, or have anything connected with quilting that you want to share, this is the time to do it.

The business meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. or when Show and Tell ends. Old and new business is discussed at the meeting, then the program follows. Many of our programs feature nationally recognized quilt teachers and speakers.

At the general meeting you may check out books from the library, turn-in or pick-up baby bundles, sign-up for workshops, purchase raffle tickets, perhaps win a door prize or just come visit.

From time to time, we will schedule a morning meeting which starts with Show and Tell at 10:00 AM. Watch for these morning meetings, especially if you can't attend in the evening. Usually, the speaker for the evening will also speak in the morning, sometimes on a different subject. You may attend both meetings.

Upcoming Programs:

July 6, 2009:    ''Quilty as Charged'' with Spike Gillespie          Time: 6:45 pm Show and Tell, 7:00 pm meeting
Spike is the author of Quilty as Charged: Undercover in a Material World , a funny and insightful book that takes a humorous look at the quilt world. And if you haven’t read her book, many AAQG members are quoted there. For more information: http://www.spikegillespie.com/
August 3, 2009:    ''Baby Bundles Sew-in'' with AAQG Members          Time: 6:45 pm Show and Tell, 7:00 pm meeting
	This meeting is all about Baby Bundles. Volunteers are needed to "Captain" the different stations at our Sew-In. We are hopeful That our "Captains" of past years will step up to lead again. Please contact a Baby Bundle cochair to let us know what team you will head up. All guild members are needed to complete our goal of finishing 100 quilts. We will have the yarn and needles for tying. You will need to bring your scissors and basic sewing kit. Six sewing machines will be needed. We will have refreshments provided by Hospitality. For more information: http://www.aaqg.org/html/community.htm
September 14, 2009:    ''Hand Appliqued Quilts'' with Tonye Belinda Phillips          Time: 6:45 pm Show and Tell, 7:00 pm meeting
Tonye blends a folk-art style with hand appliqué. Her work is bright, fun, and colorful in a scrappy setting. She is the author of the book Hand Appliqued Quilts. Lecture and Trunk Show will feature quilts from Tonye’s book. For more information: http://www.tonyebelindaphillips.com/ For workshops with this speaker: http://www.aaqg.org/html/workshops.php