What’s Happening at TCQG

Next Meeting: Tues, Dec. 9, 6:00 p.m. at Lifelong. Holiday party!

Next Virtual Retreat: Fri and Sat, Jan. 24-25, Enfield Community Center. Contact Bronwyn Mohlke.

Next Firehall Retreat: Sat-Sun, Dec. 13-14, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 at Brooktondale. Contact Cherly Moore.

Quilts for Cornell Elf Program: Due Dec. 8 (extended deadline) Make and donate a quilt, any size for a child. Contact Barbara Jastran for details.

UFO Challenge: Ends in December at Holiday Party.

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, supportive and creative atmosphere.

We make quilts for local and national charities.

Once or twice a year, we offer workshops giving participants a hands-on introduction to many 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