What Is Lions Gate Quilters Guild?

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Lions Gate Quilters Guild is a quilt and textile craft guild whose website, lionsgatequiltersguild.com, serves as its member hub for events, workshops, sewing days, and membership registration. It is aimed at quilters, stitchers, and makers — people who already do textile work or want to join a group that does. The site is most useful if you are considering membership or want to attend a guild event; it is not a shop or a general quilting tutorial site.

What the Guild Offers

Based on the site's own description, the Guild presents itself as "a busy, active bunch of quilters, stitchers and makers" and lists these offerings:

  • Workshops — organized instructional sessions
  • Sewing days — scheduled group sewing time
  • Member benefits — described as "a whole heap of lovely member benefits," with details on the Membership page
  • A monthly newsletter — with a submissions deadline and an email send date
  • A lending library — members are reminded to return books borrowed in May
  • Block of the Month (BOM) — a recurring activity where members make blocks and bring them to meetings; each block entry earns a draw ticket, and winners take home all the blocks

Events and Meeting Rhythm

The site publishes a monthly calendar of guild events. The September listing shows the typical pattern:

Date Event
September 8, 7:00pm Executive Meeting
September 9 Newsletter submissions deadline
September 12, 9:00am–4:00pm COPS Day (registration and details on the COPS page)
September 15 Newsletter emailed to all members
September 19, 9:30am–4:00pm Community Quilts SEWcial Day (registration and details on the Community Quilts page)
September 22, 2:00–4:00pm Slow Stitch session, St Andrew's & St Stephen's
September 22, 7:30pm Guild meeting, St Andrew's & St Stephen's

The September guild meeting program featured an "Open Microphone: What I did this summer," inviting members to bring summer projects and stories to share. The calendar can be downloaded from the site.

The site also lists events run by other groups — for example, on October 3, Sunshine Coast Quilters Guild hosts "Hands Across the Water" in Sechelt, with information on that guild's own website.

Membership

Registration for the 2026/27 membership year is open. The site directs visitors to the Membership page for details, or to a linked registration form. The site's text uses the words "subscribe" and "subscription," but it does not publish prices, payment methods, or membership tiers in the material available here — so check the Membership page directly for cost and terms rather than assuming anything about fees.

When This Site Is Useful to You

  • You want to join a quilting guild and need registration details for the 2026/27 year.
  • You want to attend a specific event — a workshop, sewing day, COPS Day, Community Quilts SEWcial, or Slow Stitch session — and need dates, times, and where to register.
  • You are a member looking for the current month's calendar, newsletter deadline, or meeting program.
  • You want to participate in Block of the Month and need to know when to bring your blocks.

If you are looking for patterns, fabric, or beginner instruction, this site is not set up for that purpose based on the content available.