Clamshell Quilt Guild was organized in 1989 to bring together people interested in:

• Preserving the art of quilting
• Learning new methods of quilting
• Sharing expertise among the members
• Meeting and making friends with other quilters

Our members come from eastern Connecticut and southern Rhode Island.

New Time and Place for Monthly Meetings

Meetings are usually held the third Wednesday of each month at Temple Emanu-El, Dayton Road, Waterford, CT. For directions click here. Doors open at 5:30 PM and there is a social hour until the meeting begins at 6:30.

Click here to see the Clamshell photo galleries.

Considering joining?
Click here for a membership form (pdf)
Print the form, fill it out and bring it to a meeting.

Click here for the New Member's Manual.

NO LAST Tuesday open sew May 29

The East Lyme Senior Center is not available to use on Tuesday May 29 due to a scheduling conflict and no alternative date is available. There will also be a change for June. The Tuesday night open sew will be on June 19 NOT June 26, again due to a scheduling conflict.

Upcoming Monthly Meetings

Clamshell will hold its regular monthly meeting on May 16 at Temple Emanu-El. The meeting will be devoted to the upcoming Quilt Show and there will be a dessert social with members bringing a dessert, sinful or healthy.

The June 20 meeting is also dedicated to getting ready for the quilt show. There will be a short presentation by the owner of Six Packa Alpaca farm. She is bringing an arrangement of beautiful hand dyed Alpaca yarns and fiber art in the form of rugs and clothing to shop from. There will be a workshop by Alice Means on Saturday, June 23; Robin Minevich is the contact. Alice's Fancy Stitches workshop is a wall-hanging with a woven look using the stitches on your machine. Very fun!

July 18 is the Clamshell Quilt Guild Picnic.

August 15 Jackie Kunkle lectures on "How You And Your Long Arm Quilter Decide What Kind Of Quilting Designs Will Go On Your Quilt." She will also share her quilts with us. On August 16 Jackie will teach a workshop about foundation piecing a Judy Niemeyer design.

September 19 is the Clamshell Birthday meeting.

Clamshell members are invited to come to open sewing on the first Monday afternoon of the month at the East Lyme Senior Center from 1pm - 5pm, and on the last Tuesday evening of the month at the East Lyme Senior Center from 5pm - 10:00pm. Members are also welcome to gather on third Fridays from 5pm - 10:00pm and may bring a dish to share (optional).

Quilt Show August 4 - 5

Save the date! The next Clamshell quilt show will be held August 4 - 5, 2012 at the College Center, Connecticut College, New London. The next meeting of the Quilt Show Committee is Tuesday May 15 6:30 - 8:00pm at the East Lyme Senior Center. See more Show details on the Show Page.

The 2012 Raffle Quilt is now on display at local shops and community locations!
To see a larger image click here.

In honor of their 25th Anniversary, the New England Quilt Museum is inviting quilters to take part in their “Silver Threads Quilt Challenge.” They are also offering free admission on the 25th day of each month.