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Welcome to Columbus Metropolitan Quilters
one of Central Ohio's oldest quilt guilds

Monthly Meetings

We meet the third Tuesday of every month at the Ohio State School for the Blind, 5220 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio.  Click here for directions.  Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. (unless noted otherwise) and generally last until 9:00 p.m.

We welcome guests to our monthly meetings, and we hope you will join us after attending two meetings.

2008 CMQ Quilt Spectacular

Find more information about our upcoming quilt show by clicking here.  The Demonstration Schedule is now posted.

2008 Calendar

  •  January 15 – Officers' Mini Trunk Show. Meet the new officers and learn about their quilting.
  •  February 1 – Deadline for members to submit Inniswood Quilt Entry forms.
  •  February 16-24 – Inniswood Quilt Show
  •  February 19 – Deadline for members to pay 2008 dues.
  •  February 19 – Justin McKenna, new owner of the Glass Thimble, will talk about plans for this long-time Clintonville quilt shop.
  •  March 18 – Sew-In. Keep your fingers busy and get the latest news on the quilt show preparations.
  •  March 28-30 – CMQ Quilt Spectacular
  •  April 15 – Get inspired by Fiber Artist Kate Gorman, who will host a trunk show and tell us about the inspirations for her masterpieces.
  •  April 19 - Workshop with Kate Gorman
  •  May 20 – Terri Tope, Material Girl Designs, "Story of a girl with a checkered past, and a future in pieces" Includes trunk show.
  •  May 24 - Workshop with Terri Tope, Material Girl Designs
  •  June 17 – "The Legacy Lives On; Five Generations of Quilters" Mary Ann Ciccotelli will talk about the five generations of quilters in her family, from her great grandmother to her daughters, and will show us the family legacy of quilts.
  •  June 19-21 – National Quilting Association show in Columbus, OH.
  •  July 15 – Summer potluck. Location and time TBD.
  •  August 19 – Leslie Floyd, OHS.  "Why preserve old quilts? What do we learn from them, and what can they tell today’s art quilter?"
  •  September 16 – Gayle Pritchard, author of "Uncommon Threads: Ohio's Art Quilt Revolution".  Gayle is the author of this book on the history of the Art Quilt and it's makers. She documents Ohio's importance in putting art quilts into the art world as art rather than craft. She'll talk with us about how the Art Quilt movement started in Ohio and has now infiltrated into the rest of the world.
  •  October 21 – Molly Butler and Dee Dadik, "Do I Really Want to be a Quilt?".  Discussion of what to do with orphan blocks and stray tops. Participants are asked to bring their "orphans" and "strays" for evaluation and suggestions for use. Some examples will be provided and handouts are given.
  •  November 18 – Sew-In. Well, here we are again, staring the holiday season squarely in the face! Let's take some time to finish up our various gifts and holiday projects together. We'll enjoy chatting together, seeing people's work that we don't normally get to see, and just relaxing a few moments together with our quilting. The time is scheduled for CMQ anyway, so come and escape the hassle and hustle of home and QUILT!
  •  December – Watch for date, time and location of Holiday Potluck.

Inclement Weather

In the event of a meeting cancellation due to inclement weather, members will receive an e-mail or a phone call. Please call one of the CMQ officers if you are not sure if a meeting is cancelled and you haven't been contacted.