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Venice Area Quilters Guild

Venice, Florida

Welcome to the Venice Area Quilters Guild website


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21st BIENNIAL VENICE AREA QUILTERS GUILD
QUILT SHOW

Sun, Sand, Sea, & Quilts
March 14th & 15th, 2026


Venice Community Center
326 Nokomis Avenue
South Venice, FL

Vending opportunities available, for more information contact us at QUILTSHOW@vaqg.org

Our next Membership Meeting is Tuesday March 25th at the Hotel Venezia.
Our speaker will be quilt artist Diane Murtha with her lecture "License to Play – How Do I…"  
“I don’t even know how to start” modifying a pattern. I’ve heard this many times from quilters. Along with my humorous stories and mishap adventures, I’ll provide lots of tips and easy steps to making a pattern your own - from simple to advanced pattern modification ideas to tips for creating your own pattern designs.


Saturday March 22 from 10-2 is our biennial National Quilting Day Expo at the Venice Community Center.  We share our love of quilting with the community.  Admission is FREE.
Click here to download and share the flyer- NQD 2025 Poster

 

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Membership meetings are held on Tuesdays at the Hotel Venezia on the 41 Bypass in Venice.  Please note that meetings will start at 6:30 pm, and end around 8:30. The doors open at 6:00.  We hope to see you there.  Guests welcome with a guest fee of $5.

We also get together for informal Stitch Connections each month.  The Stitch Connection schedule is on the Event Calendar, look there for dates and details.

Have something quilt related to sell? Or looking for something?  Classified Ads are back.  Members must log in to post ads. See instructions on the Members Only page.


We hope our members are reading "Pieces and Patches" our newsletter, joining our VAQG Facebook Show & Tell group, and making sure to like and follow our public Facebook page: VAQG Facebook Page

Visit our website often to learn the latest Guild News.


Remember our Guild year runs June 1 to May 31.  Click to view or print:2024-25 Guild Schedule  
New Members: 
You can join on our website- Member Signup or, sign up at meetings or by mail.  New members joining now will have dues paid through May 31, 2026.

Members:  Click on "Member Login" in the upper right corner to see the full website including the MEMBERS ONLY pages.  Can't remember your personal login? - click on "Forgot My Username/Password." Please renew for '25-'26, and review and update your information if needed.  There is an online Membership Directory with the option of including your photo.  CLICK to view a YouTube video "Updating your Member Profile."
Members can renew by logging in and going to their profile. Click on your name in the upper right corner and then Profile and you will see a box with a link to renew.
For a printable Membership form that can be mailed with a check, click on the button:  2025-26 Membership Form
Honorary members must complete a Membership form each year to maintain your Honorary status for the coming guild year. 
Any questions?  Contact Membership @vaqg.org.




Every two years, VAQG members come together for our Quilt Show to promote the love of quilts, to encourage and preserve the art of quilts and quilting, and to share friendship as well as knowledge with others.  This show is one of the most exciting events we hold and showcases a wide variety of quilts made by our members. 


2024 Quilting by the Gulf quilt show was our 20th quilt show and the guild celebrated its 40th anniversary that year.  Our 21st Quilt Show will take place on March 14 & 15, 2026.  The 2026 Raffle Quilt will be revealed very soon.

Our 2024 gorgeous original-design raffle quilt was entitled "Sunshine & Sea Breezes." This custom design quilt measured 90" x 90" and featured a Mariners Compass in the center that was surrounded with art deco borders and was all custom quilted. 

Sunshine & Sea Breezes Raffle Quilt