Hammersmith Quilters Guild

The Hammersmith Quilters Guild was founded in 1981 by a group of women interested in the art, history, and making of quilts. The purpose of the guild is to pass on the knowledge of and the interest in quilting to others as stated in our Mission Statement below.

Meeting Schedule and Cancellation Policy

The Hammersmith Quilters’ Guild meets at 7:00 pm on the first Wednesday of the month
at the Saugus Senior Center, 466 Central Street, Saugus.
Meetings will not be held if Saugus schools are closed due to inclement weather.

If it is necessary to cancel a meeting before a school closing announcement has been made, notice of cancellation will be sent by e-mail and posted on the Guild website as early as possible on the day of such cancellation. Members without internet access should call a Guild Officer.

Festival of Quilts 2008

Our quilt show will be held this fall on October 18 & 19. Please check our Quilt Show page for details.

Mission Statement of
Hammersmith Quilters Guild
Saugus, Massachusetts

The Hammersmith Quilters Guild is dedicated to promoting the appreciation, enjoyment, and knowledge of quilting as an art form and a craft. The Guild also promotes ongoing charitable works within the community and offers support to the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Guest Policy

Hammersmith Quilters' Guild welcomes guests, whether they are visiting from another area, have come to see what the Guild is about or are accompanying a friend or relative who is a Member.

However, since the Guild presently has a waiting list for Membership, the Executive Committee thought it would be helpful to set forth the Guild's policy on Guest visits.

A Guest is a non-Member attending a Hammersmith Quilters' Guild Meeting. People who have put their names on the Guild's waiting list may attend meetings as Guests but only within the limits of the Guild's Guest policy.

1. Guests pay $3.00 to attend a meeting; $5.00 if there is an outside speaker.

2. Guests may not participate in regularly scheduled Guild activities (Raflle Basket, Block of the Month, etc.) when attending a meeting.

3. Guests may only attend two Guild meetings in a single "season", (September - June). Guests may not attend the December meeting.

Tidbits of Guild Information

These bits of information will be inserted in a membership booklet that is currently being worked on.

1. Postage:

Beginning in September 2003, the Guild will pay postage for newsletters.

2. Boutique/Penny Sale/ Raffle Tickets for Shows:

The overwhelming response (only one “no”) was that participation in the Boutique be voluntary but that each member be required to donate one item to the Penny Sale and sell two books of tickets for the Raffle Quilt. (Remember, this only applies every other year, when we have a Show.)

3. Responses to the proposed payment policy (below, for reference) were generally positive although a significant number of people wrote comments opposing the use of guild funds for scholarships. Accordingly, the Guild does not plan to offer scholarships at present.

An activity which costs money but is being offered at a meeting (e.g., speaker) will be paid for by the Guild, since all members will have an opportunity to attend/participate.

An activity costing a moderate amount of money which is made available to all guild members but not at a regular meeting (e.g., Saturday workshop, shopping trip) will be subsidized by the Guild (e.g., when the Guild paid one-half the bus cost for the trip to Keepsake Quilting) but members attending will be required to pay part of the cost.

Activities such as weekend quilt “escapes” or bus trips longer than a day “shop hop” may be arranged through the Guild but members choosing to attend will pay their own way. When this type of trip is planned, all deposits are non-refundable. This is guild policy.

Thanks to all who contributed to the above decisions.

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