Welcome to Common Threads

We’re excited to have you stop by to learn about our guild. Our purpose is to share the love of and exchange knowledge of quilting. Whether you are new to quilting, or have been quilting for years… and you love Modern or Traditional or Art Quilting… we’d love to have you come and join us!

Common Threads Quilting Guild of Parma, OH meets every month on the third Monday at 6:30 p.m.

To learn more about Common Threads, you can email us at CommonThreads+owner@groups.io and ask for details.

If you’d like to visit us, see current meeting details below.

Visitors are welcome!
You’ll love the new quilt friends that you find here!

January Meeting is Cancelled

Today’s meeting — on 17 January 2022 at 6:30pm — has been cancelled due to current weather conditions. Today’s scheduled program will be presented in February.

Meeting Details:

  • Program — Join us for a “hands-on” learning experience this month.
  • Show & Tell — Bring your finished (or mostly so) projects to share with the guild. Guests are also welcome to bring in items to show.
  • Block of the Month — Bring your Block of the Month to share and for the change to win “all” of the blocks.

Venue for 21 February 2022:

All Saints Episcopal Church
8911 West Ridgewood Drive
Parma, OH 44130
(On the corner across from Walmart.)

Questions? Contact us at CommonThreads+owner@groups.io.

2022 Quilt Show

We’re excited to announce that our 2022 Quilt Show “Creative Journeys” will be held on October 21 – 22, 2022 in Independence, Ohio.

One of the highlights of this show are the beautiful raffle quilts (scroll up for featured quilt). You can contact any guild member for tickets, or purchase at the show.

Admission is $5.00 at the Elmwood Recreation Center | 6200 Wisnieski Parkway | Independence, OH 44131.

We will have a Vendor Mall • Guild Quilt Challenge Display • Raffle Baskets • Food.

This is a judged show and there will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd in each category. And a prize for the “Viewer’s Choice”.

Quilt Entry Categories:

  • Large Quilt (61 x 80 inches or larger)
  • Lap Quilt (Smaller than 61 x 80 inches)
  • Wall Hanging
  • Minature (24 inch or less or any side)
  • Modern Quilt
  • Art Quilt
  • Hand Quilted
  • Machine Quilted (Hand guided)
  • Machine Quilted (Computerized)
  • Miscellaneous (Uniquely Yours!)
  • Non-Judged Entries (Use the same categories as above)

***Note—all quilts (judged and non-judged entries—are eligible for the Viewer’s Choice Award.***

Further details on entering your quilt (forms, information, etc.) to come. Watch for details on the website.

About Us…

Common Threads was started over 30 years ago by 15 founding members. We currently have over 60 members and are actively seeking new members to join us.

Our purpose is to “promote fellowship while increasing and encouraging the interest and knowledge of our members in all aspects of the art of quilting.”

Highlights of membership includes community, a triennial Quilt Show, and an opportunity to learn from seasoned guild members and speakers.

As a Common Threads guild member, we Learn • we Teach • we Give Back.

Thanks for stopping by!