How To Join
Wecome Bee
Membership is open to all interested parties who pay annual dues. 

All adults (18 and over) pay full dues and enjoy full membership privileges.  $25.00 per year, payable June 1st, $30.00 after August 15th .

Juniors (under age 18) enjoy a limited membership $10.00 annual dues. 
Each member must make a commitment to spend at least 4 hours each year at or for the Annual Busy Bee Quilt show.  There are also many more opportunities for community service within the Busy Bee's Guild. 

*Generally members must have been on the Busy Bee's Roster at least 3 months before participating in any of the events.

Busy Bee Quilters
 Membership Registration Form 
2010-2011

Happy BeeAll new and returning members must fill out registration a form.  Please return form to Membership Chairperson. 
Dues are payable June 1st each year and are delinquent on August  15th of the same year.

Attention:  An additional $5.00 fee will be charged to all returning members paying dues after September 1st .  

New member’s names will be published in the monthly newsletter so everyone can update their Handbook.

Programs, Lectures and Workshops
School Bus
 Throughout the year, Busy Bee's have several programs, lectures and workshops.  Most programs and lectures are free to club members, while workshops usually have a small registration fee to cover the expense of the teacher.   These events are published in the monthly newsletter and are online under calendar.

Charity Work
Girl at sewing machineAs a ongoing community service, members make Comfort Shell quilts Doll Quilts and Gracie Quilts   Throughout the year, opportunities are available to help others in need.

 

 

Welcome from the Busy Bee Quilters Executive Board

Sometimes as a new member in an organization, it's easy to feel "lost".  And if you're totally new to quilting, the feeling can be overwhelming, because not only are you being orientated to a whole new group of friends, you also might be feeling inundated with a whole new "language" and terminology!  Often times, we forget that everyone might not know what we're talking about!
We hope this page might help you in that regard and we hope that you will "jump right in". and get involved with us. There are many opportunities in Busy Bee's, for fun experiences in the art of quilting and for making long lasting friendships.

         Quilt Show
 The Busy Bee Quilt Show is an annual event.  It is a huge endeavor and we ask the involvement of every Busy Bee member.  Many of the jobs to make the Quilt Show a success are easy to do, and do not take too much of our precious quilting time. Sometimes new members struggle with getting to know other members, but the best way to bond with people is to volunteer with them.  The show provides many fun opportunities for us to develop friendships.  It is also a great way for members to display their finished quilts.  This show is opened to the public for viewing.

Retreats and Day Camps
 Woman at sewing machineBusy Bees have two retreats a year, in the fall and in the winter.
And there are two Day Camps a year, in the fall and in the spring.
Retreats and Day Camps are open to Club Members in good standing.

Point Award Program
Points are awarded for being involved in several different types of activities in the Busy Bee Quilters membership. These points are accumulated, and after earning a set number of points, you can have a group quilt made.  You provide the material and pattern, and the members will take the fabric home and piece together the blocks for you. When all the blocks are returned, it's up to you to put the quilt top together. Then the group will help you baste and hand quilt your group quilt.

Some of the ways to earn points are:
Attend monthly General Meetings
Wear your name tag at General Meetings, Serve on an Executive Committee or Standing Committee
Contribute Doll quilts and/or Gracie quilts, Sell raffle tickets for our Busy Bee Raffle Quilt (A group cooperative effort), Basting of a group quilt or raffle quilt, Hand quilting of a group quilt or raffle quilt, Construction of quilt blocks for group or raffle quilts, volunteer your time at the Quilt Show.

 For more detailed information about the Point Award Program, please refer to the current Busy Bee Quilters' Handbook.

     Challenge Quilt

 This is an fun opportunity to use your creativity to design a quilt following rules set by the Challenge Quilt Committee.  We do a "challenge" once a year and there is a ribbon category in our annual quilt show for the submitted challenge projects.