About Our Guild
Paradise Quilters is a non-profit organization established in 1994 to promote the art of quilt making and to share the quilting experience. We are both an educational and a charitable organization. The funds raised through the guild's biennial show help to bring in teachers to expand our knowledge. They are also used to purchase supplies for quilts which we make for local charities to raffle as fundraisers. In addition, members are encouraged to make quilts to donate to needy babies through local hospitals and to local shelter programs. Present membership is approximately 60 members with a wide range of ages and quilting experience.
Meetings
Our guild meets on the first Thursday of each month at the Big Pine Key Community Center, 179 Key Deer Blvd., Winn Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key, FL. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting commences at 7:00 p.m. Meetings include sharing the current business of the guild, updates to current schedules, monthly Show and Tell and often a brief program related to quilting.
We hold weekly Sit and Sew sessions Tuesday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Big Pine Key Community Center. A Saturday Sit and Sew session is generally held the last Saturday of the month from 4:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m.. At the UPS Store in the Winn Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key - adjacent to the Community Center. During most months our guild holds workshops on the third Saturday at the Community Center. Scheduled times for the workshop are 10:00 a..m to 4:00 p.m. National Teacher workshops are available to members typically once a year.
Please check our Facebook page "Paradise Quilters" for up to date information concerning meetings, workshops and other guild events.
Quilt Shows
Our guild sponsors a biennial quilt show during odd numbered years. We were excited to return to holding our quilt show in 2023 at the Sugarloaf School and have begun planning for 2025. During even numbered years, our guild sponsors a member challenge and mini-show of small quilts at the Artists' in Paradise Gallery, 221 Key Deer Blvd., Big Pine Key, FL. Our 2024 Challenge Show - "Get Your 30's On" will be held during February 2024. The Artists' in Paradise Gallery is also located in the Winn Dixie Shopping Center.
Contact Us At
Paradise Quilt Guild
P.O. Box 430115
Big Pine Key, FL. 33043
email: paradisequilters@gmail.com
Paradise Quilters is a non-profit organization established in 1994 to promote the art of quilt making and to share the quilting experience. We are both an educational and a charitable organization. The funds raised through the guild's biennial show help to bring in teachers to expand our knowledge. They are also used to purchase supplies for quilts which we make for local charities to raffle as fundraisers. In addition, members are encouraged to make quilts to donate to needy babies through local hospitals and to local shelter programs. Present membership is approximately 60 members with a wide range of ages and quilting experience.
Meetings
Our guild meets on the first Thursday of each month at the Big Pine Key Community Center, 179 Key Deer Blvd., Winn Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key, FL. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting commences at 7:00 p.m. Meetings include sharing the current business of the guild, updates to current schedules, monthly Show and Tell and often a brief program related to quilting.
We hold weekly Sit and Sew sessions Tuesday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Big Pine Key Community Center. A Saturday Sit and Sew session is generally held the last Saturday of the month from 4:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m.. At the UPS Store in the Winn Dixie Shopping Center, Big Pine Key - adjacent to the Community Center. During most months our guild holds workshops on the third Saturday at the Community Center. Scheduled times for the workshop are 10:00 a..m to 4:00 p.m. National Teacher workshops are available to members typically once a year.
Please check our Facebook page "Paradise Quilters" for up to date information concerning meetings, workshops and other guild events.
Quilt Shows
Our guild sponsors a biennial quilt show during odd numbered years. We were excited to return to holding our quilt show in 2023 at the Sugarloaf School and have begun planning for 2025. During even numbered years, our guild sponsors a member challenge and mini-show of small quilts at the Artists' in Paradise Gallery, 221 Key Deer Blvd., Big Pine Key, FL. Our 2024 Challenge Show - "Get Your 30's On" will be held during February 2024. The Artists' in Paradise Gallery is also located in the Winn Dixie Shopping Center.
Contact Us At
Paradise Quilt Guild
P.O. Box 430115
Big Pine Key, FL. 33043
email: paradisequilters@gmail.com