What’s Happening at TCQG 2026

Next Meeting: Tues, Jan. 13, 7:00 p.m. at Lifelong.

Next Virtual Retreat: Fri and Sat, Jan. 2-3, 10:00-5:30. Contact Bronwyn Mohlke.

Next Firehall Retreat: Jan. 24-25, Enfield Community Center. Contact Barbara Jastran.

UFO Challenge: Finished quilts to be shown at the Jan. 13 meeting.

Who We Are

The Tompkins County Quilters Guild is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 1974 to provide education in the art and history of quilting, and to support and encourage the practices and pleasures of quilt-making amongst our members and the local community.

What We Do

We meet twice monthly, mostly in person, occasionally online, for programs that showcase quilters’ work, quilting styles and techniques, perspectives on the social value of quilting and many other aspects of the art.

Every two to three years we hold a two-day quilt show presenting over 300 beautiful quilts of all sizes and styles, the work of a featured artist, vendors of fabrics and sewing wares, quilting books for sale and much more. We make a deluxe queen-size raffle quilt and sell tickets for the drawing that ends the quilt show.

We hold numerous quilting retreats at local venues and online, allowing time away for sewing together in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.

We enjoy group projects—block exchanges, “Round Robin” quilt-building, various challenges—that inspire creativity beyond our individual ideas.

We make quilts for local and national charities.

Once or twice a year, we offer workshops giving participants a hands-on introduction to varied quilting styles and techniques.

We hold occasional social events where quilting friends meet and share fun, stories and ideas.

Quilting retreat

“Iron Quilters” contest

2025 Raffle Quilt

Crib quilt, one of “50 Quilts for 50 Babies”