NorthEast Iowa Quilter’s Guild Membership Info.

or NEIQG

NEIQG has been in existence for over 40 years.

The guild has a wide variety of interests it is our hope you will come join us for a meeting sometime in the near future we are meeting in different locations the first Tue. of the month.

Challenges

Guild President. Lynette is calling for a continuation of the President Challenge.

Program Challenge for 2025-26 is America, Why I Love Her.

Challenge info

Come join us! Please fill out this membership form and either mail or bring it to a meeting

Membership Form to fill out

Upcoming Bus trips: We have a NEW bus trip planned for June 11-13th. The plan is to go on a shop hop trip to Southeast Iowa. Check our home page for more information on this trip. There is a link to a google form on the home page for this event. Sign up by Jan 30th for the early bird special of $25 dollars off.

RETREAT

April 9-12, 2026 at EWALU Stone Center Cost $52 per night per person.

Please fill out this form if you are going on the retreat. If questions please contact Lynette Matter-Rose neiqgpresident@gmail.com

Retreat Registration form

As a new member what you need to know!

There are two download link one for a membership handbook and other is the guild by-laws. These two documents should help you know more about the guild an as a member what we hope you will participate in.

Bylaws

Membership Handbook

We encourage all new members to make a name tag and this year we are suggesting that your name tag look like this. You are welcome to create your own name tag by your own design.

Name Tag instructions

Sign up for the Retreat at the EWALU Stone Center

Next date to be announced

Cost is 150 dollar for Thursday thru Sunday

Cost is 100 dollars for Friday thru Sunday

Program information:

The Northeast Iowa Quilters’ Guild will meet on Tuesday, April 7, at 2 & 7 pm for its monthly meeting. The meeting will be held at the Bethel Presbyterian Church, 208 N. Vine St., West Union.

Wendy Smethurst, owner of the Happy Heifer Quilting Company, will present a trunk show for the program. Happy Heifer is located at 606 Rossville Road in Waukon. The store opened in December 2025.

Wendy has been quilting for about 15 years and dreaming of her own business for the last few years. The shop sells Janome sewing machines and accessories and Arrow quilting furniture. She also has a selection of items for bag making, as well as fabrics for quilting.

Originally from New Hampton, she now lives in Prairie du Chien, WI, with her husband and family.

The meeting can also be viewed virtually via zoom, and the link will be sent out to members closer to the meeting date. For more information, please check out the NEIQG home page (www.neiqg.com) and the NEIQG Facebook page (Northeast Iowa Quilters’ Guild).

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The Northeast Iowa Quilt Guild will meet in person on May 5, 2026, at 6:00 pm, at the Bethel Presbyterian Church. 208 N. Vine St., West Union. The potluck will start at 6 with the meeting to follow at 7 p.m. This will be our annual meeting and reveal of the America, Why I Love Her challenge quilts. Membership with C-F, last names will provide desserts; last names L-P, please provide salads; last names of S-Y, please bring a hot dish, main dish, or sandwiches. Please bring your own plates, silverware and cups/glasses. The board members will provide the beverages.

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The Northeast Iowa Quilt Guild will meet in person on June, 2026, at 2 and 7:00 pm, at the Luana savings Bank, 100 Harvest Drive, Luana, Iowa.

Haley Madison of Madison’s Crafts and Fabrics Store in Monona will present a program on June 2 at the Luana Savings Bank. She will have kits for sale.