The Gulf States Quilting Association was organized in 1984 to create, stimulate, maintain and promote an interest in all things related to quilts and quiltmaking through community service endeavors, quilt shows, seminars, and workshops.
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The Gulf States Quilting Association was organized in 1984 to create, stimulate, maintain and promote an interest in all things related to quilts and quiltmaking through community service endeavors, quilt shows, seminars, and workshops. |
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President’s Message from Jane Ramee
GSQA represents the four states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. We aim to foster knowledge and participation in all aspects of quilting with our annual teaching Seminar in March, our biennial Quilt Show in even years, and with our traveling Circuit Teacher Program. Quarterly general meetings are held at alternating sites in January, April, July, and October. The meetings include a special afternoon program, member show and tell, followed by an optional Pursuit of Excellence class. Our quarterly publication “Quilt Talk” is mailed to all members and is available on this website. Being a member of GSQA has nurtured my
creativity, given me lifelong friends, and made me a better quilter. As
GSQA celebrates 25 years of quilting, I look forward to celebrating and
sharing this experience with each and every one of you! |
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Jane Ramee has spearheaded a drive to aid the quilters who lost so much in the devastating floods this summer. She has encouraged GSQA members to offer their help with quilting supplies and equipment, much as quilters from many other states generously sent supplies and equipment to Louisiana quilters after our disasters. To see how you can help in this national effort to provide a measure of comfort and caring to the victims, click here.
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July Quilt Talk |
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GSQA
Quilt Guild List
and Quilt Shop List These lists are quite small, so to enlarge them, use the + button at the bottom of the page.
The files have
been saved in Adobe PDF (portable document format) which uses Adobe
Reader to access. If you do not have Adobe Reader you can download
it for free from the link below. |
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New Circuit Teacher Updates and Additions
Linda Pourciau, Circuit Teacher Coordinator, has added changes to the Circuit Teacher Information Page, including exciting new classes!.
Connie, Michael, Paula and Dorothy all added classes. Gayle Wallace
has a new email address.
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Seminar 2009 Early Registration Form Two exciting teachers will be having multiple day classes at the 2009 Seminar. Here is your chance to sign up now for Ann Johnston's class Battle of Line vs. Shape and Harriet Hargrave's three-day Master Piecing Class.
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At the March 13, 2008 meeting of the Krotz Springs Quilters’ Guild, members made a special presentation to the families of three local fallen soldiers. In gratitude for their service and sacrifice, handcrafted quilts made by Guild members were presented to the families of Jonathan Ray Reed (Krotz Springs), Jarred S. Fontenot (Port Barre) and Craig Davis (Opelousas). Terry Graham, Louisiana contact for the National effort of the Home of the Brave Quilts Project, presented each family with a quilt along with history of the project. These quilts are replicas based on the Civil War U.S. Sanitary Commission Quilts which measured 48” X 84”. For more information on the Home of the Brave Quilt Project and others honoring our troops, go to their website: www:homeofthebravequilts.com.
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April General Meeting
The General Meeting of the Gulf States Quilting Association was held on April 26, 2008 at the Managan Recreation Center, in Westlake, LA. For Highlights of that meeting, click here. |
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Got News?
We invite you to submit pictures and stories of
what your guild is doing.
Also, be sure to send
your stories to Quilt Talk Editor Mary Gillette for publication in
GSQA's quarterly newsletter at
gsqanewsltr@yahoo.com
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Chapter Membership Form and
Guidelines.
Chapter Membership Form has been saved in Adobe PDF (portable
document format).
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Site Links |
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Updated on July 30, 2008 |
Welcome
to the Gulf States Quilting Association website. This is an exciting and
busy time as GSQA celebrates 25 years of quilting excellence in 2008. I
hope that this website will be a valuable resource for our talented
members and for those of you who are interested in joining our
organization. 
