Judith Seibold (1938-2023), a long time member of GQCCC, passed away on June 2.

She was a generous woman and loved sewing and crocheting. She loved her guild friends and especially the Zoom groups during the pandemic.  She made many, many quilts for her large family and many friends. Every scrap of fabric became a quilt. She was a woman of faith and described her life as “charmed and blessed” ~ Tammy Zanella

Judith used to comment to me personally how I always made her laugh. I think about the song don't shed a tear for me, my life won't end without you. Judith was generous of self, had stern principles and adored by all ~ Nancy Van Meter

Thank you, Judith, for your love and caring devotion to your quilting. Bless your family in their loss ~ Pat Abernathy

I remember sitting with Judith at a GQCCC meeting and she wanted to see pictures of the quilts I have made. So I showed her on my phone and we ended up looking at all of them. She was a wonderful spirit and I will miss her ~ Monica Kaseman

Thank you to all the members who volunteered to make this year's quilt show a success!

The Past Quilt Shows page on the website has been updated with links to slideshows of the winning quilts and the Pass the Envelope Challenge entries.  Take a minute to admire the depth of talent of our members!

Patsy Ronat and Valerie Sauban traveled with this year's opportunity quilt one last time to present the work to the raffle winner, Jeanne Myers.

The winning ticket was purchased at one of the early ticket sales events at The Ruth Bancroft Gardens & Nursery in Walnut Creek, where Jeanne and friends were celebrating a birthday. Her plans are to prominently display the quilt in her home on a wall with a cedar backdrop. 

Patsy and Valerie tirelessly sold tickets at many  sister guild meetings and venues in the months leading up to this year's quilt show.  Ticket sales were brisk during the show.  Over 12,500 tickets filled the raffle drum to near-capacity on the day of the drawing!

Congratulations, Jeanne!

Each year the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek hosts Pollinator and Friends Day. Learn what you can do to protect them and their habitat in your own garden and beyond.

The event will be held on April 8, 2023 from 10:00 am to 4:00pm. 

The GQCCC 2023 Opportunity Quilt will be on display and raffle tickets may be purchased.

For all the details, visit the Bancroft Gardens website.

Valerie and Patsy, our traveling quilt ambassadors!

Please share the quilt show flyer with family, friends, and local businesses and organizations!

Visit the vendors page to see the list of diverse vendors that will be selling at the quilt show on April 15 and 16, 2023.

The Undercover Quilters are currently busy sewing felt and attaching baubles for the pins they sell at the quilt show.  Although this year's pin design has yet to be revealed, we do now have a gallery of all the pins since the tradition began in 2016. 

Do yourself a favor and add a bit of whimsy to your day by clicking over to the Quilt Show | Galleries page!

Click on over to the Past Quilt Shows and Galleries pages, and get ready to be inspired!

Members should have received the latest issue of The Weathervane newsletter in their email inbox yesterday.

Current and past issues are always available on the newsletter archive page (members only). From the website main menu, navigate to News|Newsletter Archive.

The full archive of both the Block of the Month and 40th Anniversary blocks are now available!  They can be accessed from the Block of the Month page, or just click the links below. 

The archives are best viewed on a large screen, and are only accessible to members.

40th Anniversary Block Archive

From the main menu, navigate to Activities|Block of the Month to learn about the program and access the archive pages.