The Hall County Guild was officially organized as a non-profit organization in 1978 by a group of Gainesville, Hall County ladies who were declared Friends of the Needle. The aim of the guild was to revive and restore skills of the waning and lost art of quilting. Membership activities included monthly meetings, visits with other guilds in the area, quilt shows and demonstrations, organized quilt classes, viewing channel 8’s quilt lessons, viewing rented films and participation in the annual Chestatee Regional Library Show. Monthly meetings were held at the College Branch of Home Federal Savings and Loan Association. A “Share-Show and Tell” fest began at 10:00 AM and continued after a bag lunch until everyone decided to go home.
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LIST OF HALL COUNTY QUILT GUILD PRESIDENTS
1978-1980 Kay Kesler
1981-1982 Susie Lee
1983 Thelma Nicholson
1984-1985 Mary Lewis
1986-1987 Sandy Myers
1988 Ann Taylor
1989-1990 Sally Babcock
1991 Fran Dadisman
1992 Alice Crawford
1993-1994 Donna Dopheide
1995-1996 Joan Nickels
1997-1998 Nancy Patchell
1999 Florine Johnson & Alice Crawford
2000-2001 Anne Smith
2002 Jean Leslie
2003 Julie Monroe & Martha Griffin
2004 Joyce Jones & Myra Taylor
2005 Linda O’Donnell & Roxan Brown
2006 Marion Moore & Ginny Hendrix
2007 Ginny Hendrix & Nancy Folsom
2008 Nancy Folsom
2009 Shirley Erickson & Fay Rawls
2010 Fay Rawls & Diana Carrillo
2011 Diana Carrillo
2012 Mary Colley & Mary Ann Cox
2013 Joan Garland & Diana Carrillo
2014 Terry Powers & Denise Ulrich
2015- 2016 Jean Edwards & Peggy Johnson
2017 Roxan Brown & Becky Bicknell
2018 Roxan Brown & Jenny Thomas
2019 Jenny Thomas & Margaret Johnson
2020 Margaret Johnson & Joyce Pinson
Hall County Quilt Guild 