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.

New Time and Place for Monthly Meetings

Meetings are usually held the third Wednesday of each month at Temple Emanu-El, Dayton Road, Waterford, CT. For directions click here. Doors open at 5:30 PM and there is a social hour until the meeting begins at 6:30.

Click here to see the Clamshell photo galleries.

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

Click here for the New Member's Manual.

Clamshell will hold its regular monthly meeting on February 15 at Temple Emanu-El. Trish Hodge will speak and give a trunk show on Batik Textile Traditions of Indonesia. On February 16 she will conduct a workshop "Playing with Paintsticks" at the Waterford Library from 9:30 - 3:30. Contact Robin Minevich to register for the workshop.

The January issue of Ink Magazine has a wonderful article on Clamshell Quilt Guild. Ink is a beautiful magazine available for free at some area stores.

In honor of their 25th Anniversary, the New England Quilt Museum is offering free admission on the 25th day of each month. For their web site click here.

The 2012 Raffle Quilt is now on display at local shops and community locations!
To see a larger image click here.

Save the date! The next Clamshell quilt show will be held August 4 - 5, 2012 at the College Center, Connecticut College, New London. The next meeting of the Quilt Show Committee is Wednesday March 7, 2012, 6:30pm at the East Lyme Senior Center. See more details on the Show Page.

Directions for the Clamshell 2011/12 blocks of the month are available at BOM.

Clamshell members are helping make “American Hero Quilts” for soldiers or family members who have lost a loved one. Workshops are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 10am - 2pm at the Dolphin Community Center, 49 Protues Ave., Groton. Christina Douglas is the contact.

Clamshell members are invited 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 evening of the month at the East Lyme Senior Center from 5pm - 11pm. Members are also welcome to gather on third Fridays from 5pm - 11pm and may bring a dish to share (optional).

The list of library books is updated. Click here for the library page.

To see The City Quilter guild in NYC featured in a New York Times article click here.