PQG Community Outreach

"The purpose of the Guild shall be to stimulate an interest in quilts, to promote and advance the art of quilt making, and to conduct educational programs and provide services in the design and techniques of quilt making."

Listed below are some of the ways PQG promotes the art of quilt making in the community.

Community Quilts

PQG members make and distribute quilts to designated community charity organizations. Members of all skill levels are encouraged to participate.  More Information

Community Education

The Education Committee is an outreach program to enhance knowledge of quilting in the community. Programs may include presentations to school children or working with senior citizens and/or other community groups to foster the love of quilting.  PQG now offers beginning quilting classes in conjunction with Escambia County Libraries.  

Quilting Classes at West Florida Public Libraries 

Program Offerings for Children:

Programs will be presented by PQG members at local schools and pre-K programs.  A demonstration of how a quilt is layered and a story related to quilting will be included in each program. An age-appropriate blackline master-drawing will be provided to teachers so that students may color their own quilt designs.  If you are interested in having a program for your students, please contact Patti at info@PensacolaQuiltersGuild.org

List of Books featuring quilts

GGAF - Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival

The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival is held each year in Downtown Pensacola’s Historic Seville Square. PQG often participates in this local event held the first full weekend in November. The PQG booth may exhibit some of the award winning quilts from a recent PQG Quilt Show, have quilted items for sale by members, or provide demonstrations of quilting techniques.

GGAF Information

PQG Quilt Show

PQG sponsors a judged quilt show which is open to the public showcasing quilts made by current PQG members. The Quilt Show is a biennial event held in odd numbered years (i.e. 2023, 2025). Judging is provided by a member of the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ). Ribbons are awarded in a variety of categories including - Best of Show, Viewer's Choice, Judge's Choice and the Meticulous Workmanship Award.

2027Quilt Show

Opportunity Quilt

The Opportunity Quilt is designed, sewn and quilted by PQG members. Tickets are sold to the public for an "opportunity" to win the quilt through a raffle drawing at the conclusion of the Quilt Show. Tickets may be purchased from any PQG member. The Quilt can be seen throughout the community during the months preceding the quilt show.

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Many Mini Quilts

On November 10, 2022 PQG held its first Mini Quilt Auction.  The auction was open to the public to bid on and win any of the 75-plus  pieces of original artwork made by our members. This quilt auction was a fund-raiser for our guild and Sleep in Heavenly Peace, the chosen non-profit agency recipient. The Guild continues to produce Mini Quilts and places them for sale at the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival or at our biennial Quilt Show.

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