PHOTOS: Quilters Guild of East Texas Tyler Quilt Show features 200 hanging quilts

Published 5:30 am Sunday, March 26, 2023

The Quilters Guild of East Texas Tyler Quilt Show “Bits to Beautiful” was held Saturday at the First Christian Church.

The show featured over 200 hanging quilts of all varieties that were judged.

There were also vendors, demonstrations, a quilt drawing and more.

According to the nonprofit’s website, the annual show is held to further share the guild’s work and be a source of inspiration in the community.

The Quilters Guild of East Texas was founded in 1981. Its purpose is to preserve the heritage of quilting, to assist members in developing a high quality of excellence in quilting, to be a source of information and inspiration, and to provide a gathering of people with a common interest, according to the website.

It is a nonprofit and membership in the guild is open to anyone interested in quilts — beginning, intermediate, and advanced quilters, as well as collectors and admirers.

Monthly guild meetings are held the second Thursday of the month at First Christian Church, 4202 South Broadway, Tyler. Meetings provide an opportunity for quilt enthusiasts to enjoy fellowship, fun, speakers and programs covering many aspects of quilting. The monthly meeting also includes “Show and Tell” where members and guests present their recent work. Non-members are invited to attend twice as guests before joining.

For more information, visit www.qgetx.org.