About Us
"A bed without a quilt is like a sky without stars."  Anonymous

About Us

Our History

In 1996, guided by quilter Judy Forrest, ten quilters from Viewpoint Golf & RV Resort joined together to form the first quilting group on site. Judy had gone to the office of the resort to see if they had a room which could accommodate 10 women with sewing machines. Their first room was a computer room which flooded repeatedly, then they outgrew that room and took over a hobby room, then two hobby rooms, then three! The first President was Lou Ann Pedernell during the 2nd or 3rd year and that was when they had outgrown the hobby rooms as they had grown to 22 members the second year and then to 55 members the third year! Today we have well over 100 members! Listed below were the founding members - some who are still members today. We owe a debt of service to all of them for what they have done to help make the group what it is today. 

FOUNDERS
Karen Boxler, Judy Forrest, Joanna Reningans, Dot Baksa, Bev Saunders, Marci Kromminga, Ginny Palmer, June Ellingson, Cecilly Lathtop, Lorraine Donavan, Bev Smiley & Swany Schmidt.  
Thank you all so much!

Our Members

Regular Members – Attend and participate in weekly meetings, attend classes of interest, belong to subgroups of interest, participate in volunteer opportunities, support the annual Quilt Show, and participate in other activities as they come up and as interested.

Executive Board – The Executive Board consists of elected officers and include a President, President Elect, Vice-President, Past President, Secretary and Treasure. Each term runs from April 1 to March 31.

Executive Committee – The Executive Committee consists of the Executive Board members and the Standing Committee members who meet for the purpose of discussing business items relating to the club and to do future planning for continued club success. Standing Committees are responsible for areas such as Calendars/Classes, Charity, Education, Membership, Library, Socials, Tech Team, Web Site, Purchasing/Inventory, Quilt Show Publicity, and Shop Hops.

Our Memberships

New Members – After they have paid their dues and completed appropriate paperwork, they are provided an orientation packet, a personalized name tag packet is ordered for them to construct, they will receive information on the combination/key to the Craft Room, be set up with a Mentor and set up for a formal Orientation with the New Member Coordinator. 

Members - Pay dues to attend during the season between November 1st through March 31st of the year.  Once registered, they are free to take classes and participate in other activities.  Year- round members continue to meet throughout the rest of the year in the Craft Room.

Honorary Members – Though no longer honored by resort rules since 2016, there are some members grandfathered into QPOV at no cost. These members register every year like other members do.

Our Activities
Weekly Meetings – Regular meetings are every Friday between 9:00 a.m. and noon from the 1st Friday in November to the last Friday in March. Club business is gone over, class descriptions and sign up occurs, demonstrations and tips then show and tell happen in addition to time available to register for classes/memberships/socials. In addition, there are occasional speakers or activities. The meetings end with a social period.

Executive Board Meetings – Are scheduled and held at the discretion of the President.

Executive Committee Meetings – Meets the 1st Monday of the month from November to March. In March, the committee put together a budget for the following year and it is presented the next Fridays’ meeting.

Classes – A variety of classes are offered at different skill levels. Beginner and intermediate quilting classes are offered, as well as machine embroidery, applique, paper piercing, portfolios, iPad covers, and tote bags as examples.

Other – Other activities include varies challenges, shop hops across the valley, volunteering opportunities, and working together on quilts for charity or veterans.

Our Annual Main Event (Since Year 2!)
The hard work of the members is displayed in a Quilt Show the last Saturday of February. Each year this show draws hundreds of people from the local area to view the many varied projects on display. At this show, a gift quilt sewn by members of the club is raffled off. Some of the proceeds from this quilt are donated to local charities. See Our Events page for more information on this year’s Quilt Show and past year’s events.

Our Purpose and Goals: 
"Our goal is to provide educational opportunities in hand and machine quilting techniques for the new and experienced quilter, in a sharing and friendly environment, by providing weekly meetings, hands-on classes, show and tell, demos and tips, guest speakers, trunk shows and our annual quilt show." 
 Taken from QPOV Guidelines
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