Membership Details

If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Membership Chair

Membership In GQCCC includes:

• Admission to the monthly general meetings featuring guest artists who stimulate new methods, ideas, tools and beautiful quilts in their trunk shows Link
• Daily access to the Guild’s “Farmhouse”  with a fun selection of weekly quilting activities held there Link
• Access to the Guild’s Lending Library of over 1,200 quilt-related books, patterns, quilting templates, DVDs and magazines Link
• Opportunity to attend monthly Member-taught workshops (guild members who have a technique to share) Link
• Opportunity to display quilts in our annual quilt show held in April Link
• Opportunity to participate as a consigner at our “Country Store ” boutique held annually at our quilt show Link
• Show & Tell (guild members show current works at our monthly meetings)
 *Link to section in Show & Tell Gallery coming soon
• Opportunity to participate in our Community Outreach programs, specifically Patriotic Quilts and Quilts to Share (PQ Link) QTS Link
• Subscription to The Weathervane (our monthly newsletter) and access to The Weathervane Newsletter Archive (via the Member’s Only Website Section Link)

All GQCCC members are welcome to attend monthly Board Meetings.

Member Responsibilities Each Year for GQCCC Annual Quilt Show:

• Participate with quilt entries;
• Volunteer on Quilt Show committees Link to Quilt Show Volunteering;
• Assist with set up and take down of the show or work in other ways at the show within your physical restrictions;
• Sell or buy at least $20 worth of Opportunity Quilt tickets;
• Donate two salable items to the Country Store or donate $10 for Country Store supplies Donation List

Affiliate Members

Affiliate membership supports the Guild by being listed in our monthly newsletter, and on our website.

Please support our Affiliates, listed here.

Meetings

Our general meetings are held at 7 pm at the Centre Concord 5298 Clayton Road, Concord.  Click for Map  Meetings are the third Monday of every month except for January and February when the meetings are the Tuesday after the third Monday due to Monday holidays.

The fee for guests is $5.00

See the calendar for all meetings and activities.

Newsletter

The Weathervane
Newsletter Editor: Erica Riekki

GQCCC publishes a monthly guild newsletter, The Weathervane.  Members with email receive their newsletter by email.  Members can also choose to have their newsletter mailed to their home for an additional membership fee of $20 annually. This will apply to any membership beginning with Quilt Show 2016.

Newsletter input for each month’s newsletter is due to Becky Styles by noon Thursday before the end of each month. Send email to: newsletter@contracostaquiltguild.org.

We welcome submissions from all members and publish as many as we can.

Advertisements in Newsletter

Appropriate advertisements are accepted for the monthly newsletter. Ads will be approximately 1/8 page. Rate is $10 for a business card size, $15 for 1/6 page, $30 for 1/3 page, and $45 for ½ page ad.

Send check payable to GQCCC Newsletter, 5554 Clayton Road, Concord, CA 94521.  Contact Becky if you have any questions.

The Weathervane Newsletter Archive:

If you missed any newsletters or would like to look back in time, archives are available online.

Members Only

Via Login, our members have access to:

• Library Requests & Renewals
• Guild Board Minutes & Reports
• Treasurer Reports
• Member Profiles in “Quilt Maker Stories” – Coming Soon!