While Infinite Variety Red & White: Three Centuries of Red & White Quilts was on exhibition at the Park Avenue Armory in NYC, another quilt show was also in progress at the Fashion Institute of Technology. The Empire Quilters Guild was putting on their Urban Inspirations quilt show.
The Empire Quilters Guild was created 29 years ago by small group of people showing each other the ins and outs of quilting. The guild has now grown to over 300 members who meet once a month from September through June. Through their meetings they enjoy focus groups, show and tell, presentations from quilt professionals and shopping with vendors.
One of their top priorities as a charitable institution is supporting their community with their art. They routinely collect projects for charity to be distributed through the organizations they support, including abused or at-risk women, hospitals, and shelters. They even make cage quilts for abandoned kittens!
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