Clamshell Quilt Guild was organized in 1989 to bring together people interested in:

• Preserving the art of quilting
• Learning new methods of quilting
• Sharing expertise among the members
• Meeting and making friends with other quilters

Our members come from eastern Connecticut and southern Rhode Island. Meetings are held at 6:30 PM on the second Wednesday of each month at the Waterford Community Center, 24 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT.

Considering joining?
Click here for a membership form (pdf)
Print the form, fill it out and bring it to a meeting.

Clamshell's July meeting is a potluck supper at 6:00pm on July 8, 2009 at the Waterford Community Center. Note that the meetings now begin at 6:00pm, not 6:30. Doors open at 5:30pm.

The Clamshell 2010 Quilt Show will be held on July 17 and 18, 2010 at Connecticut College in New London. More details will be posted soon on the Quilt Show page. Quilt Show Chair Betty Rushin may be contacted at

Clamshell members are welcome to come to open sewing on the first Monday afternoon of the month at the East Lyme Senior Center from 1pm - 5pm, and on the last Tuesday afternoon of the month at the East Lyme Senior Center from 5pm - 10pm.

Click here to see the details of the 2009 Clamshell Quilt Guild Challenge for members.

Click here to see the Clamshell photo galleries on PBase. PBase is a site that makes it easy to display photos for all to see. We have photos of our last three shows, award winning quilts made by members, quilts from recent Guild events, and quilts made for local charities by guild members. More photos will be added as photos are made available to the Web Site Committee .

The 08/09 blocks of the month and the library list are on the About Page. The library list is now available by author or by title and was updated in May 2009.