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Patience
Quilters was established in late 1979, as the result of a
few who shared a common interest in quilting. Organization
and groundwork was largely the work of Nina Fisher who
published the first notice in the Town Talk. When a few
ladies responded, Nina continued to recruit members,
published the newsletter, conducted meetings, taught us what
she knew, and generally inspired us to continue on. Our
first meetings were in members’ homes: as our numbers grew,
we sought out free community meeting places.
By the end of the year we had 13 members and had
adopted bylaws and elected officers.
The name Patience
Quilters was adopted by the club as well as the
“Cotton Boll” for our logo submitted by Mae Couvillion in a
contest we held that same year.
Nina applied to the National
Quilting Association for membership, and we were Established
as NQA Chapter LXXIX, Louisiana Chapter 3, Patience
Quilters, January 7, 1980. We have amended our Bylaws as
needed, and added “Members-at-Large” to our slate of
officers to give proper representation.
Later on, we conducted a banner contest. The winning design
was submitted by Beverly Price. Several members combined
their skills to make the banner which
we display at public
functions. We also adopted The Piecemaker as the
title of our Newsletter which is a graphic of a lady
quilting a checkered quilt.
We have continued to grow, both in numbers and
in community service. As each of us strives to improve our
own skills and development, we also work to be a visible
part of the community we pride in our club membership. |
