What is the best part of going to a Guild meeting? Seeing your friends? Sharing new quilting ideas or Show and tell? The best part is — Being Part of a Bee.
A bee leader may have a chair waiting for you! If you are interested in forming your own Bee; or would like to find out more about the Bees and how they work, please contact the BeeKeeper. We will see if we can get you buzzing along within the hive.
The more Bees, the more fun, the more quilts … what could be better?
Current Bees
BEEfriended Bee: Monday evening Bee
Currently Open
Meets the 4th Monday of the month from 7:00 -9:30pm at member’s homes (primarily in zip codes 27103, 27104, and 27106). Contact: Pat Peacock, 336-749-0042.
BEEcassos: Tuesday morning Bee
Currently Full
This group is focused on non-traditional quilting and styles such as art quilts, various types of fabric, digitized images and three-dimensional techniques. The group meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 9:30am. Meeting location is the Litt
le Creek Recreation Center, 610 Foxcroft Dr in W-S. The contact person is Gail McNeill, 721-9150
The Beecassos have periodic group challenges, which are tons of fun and push our creativity to new levels. These examples are the results from those challenges. In this challenge, each participant was given an identical bag of “stuff” and was to incorporate at least 9 of the items. It is inspiring to see other’s creative side.
The Quilting Friends: Wednesday morning Bee
Currently Open
Meets every Wednesday at the Old Town Recreation Center, 4550 Shattalon Dr, WS, from 9:30 am-noon. Contact: Patti Mansson, 760-2017 or 624-6792.
The Busy Bees: Thursday all-day Bee
Currently Full
Meets every Thursday at Georgia Taylor Rec Center for sit and sew, by hand or sewing machine. We have the room from 9 am til around 3:00+. At the moment this group is closed to new members but feel free to ask if there is room. Contact person is:
Applique Bee: Thursday morning Bee
Currently open
The primary focus is appliqué quilting projects.
Contact: Patti Mansson, 760-2017 or 624-6792.
We are joining with an already existing applique group at Sew Original everyone is welcome, come join the fun!
BEE Creative: Saturday Bee
Currently open
The members bring sewing machines or handwork and gather to sew for the day on their own projects.
Contact: Linda Fichthorn (at 336-414-8812 or lfichthorn@twc.com) or Sharon Ehlers (at 253-720-8298 or skehlers@gmail.com) .
BEE Creative meets one Saturday each month – dates vary – at the Southside Branch of Forsyth County library located at 3185 Buchanan Street, Winston Salem NC. Location can also vary. Contact Linda or Sharon to get on email list to keep up to date.
JOIN A BEE
One of the best ways to learn more about quilting and gather friends among Guild members is to join a quilting bee. Contact if you are interested in starting a new bee.