About Us
Camarillo Quilters Association is a nonprofit organization established in 1980 to promote quilting in the Ventura County, California area. Our specific purpose is to exchange ideas about quilting, learn new techniques, improve quilting skills, and inform the community about the history and preservation of quilts.
The Guild meets the second Tuesday of every month, except August, at 9:30 A.M. at Community Center Auditorium, 1605 Burnley Street, Camarillo, CA. 93010. Guild Parking is in the east side parking lot (front lot is reserved for the senior center).
We distribute quilts to the many charities that we support at the June and December meetings. Our Quilt Show/Event is held in the spring of even-numbered years.
Our guild membership is currently over 200 and our monthly meetings include a show and tell time featuring amazing examples of our members’ completed quilt works, an exciting raffle for multiple gifts provided by local quilt shops, and lectures and trunk shows by visiting speakers on a variety of quilting topics. During the break, there is time to socialize and to check out quilting books from our extensive library.
Workshops offer our members an opportunity to learn first-hand from the expertise and inspiration of quilting experts from around the country. In sharing our interest in quilting with the community, our members participate in community events such as the Ventura County Fair. We provide quilt displays in various organizations throughout the county to foster interest, and we contribute quilts to those in need through such organizations as the Casa Pacifica, Habitat for Humanity, Life Centers of Ventura County, Lighthouse, Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit, New Start for Moms, Kids to Kids, Safe Harbor and RAIN.
Be sure to check out our Programs page to see the great list of speakers we have scheduled! Guests are always welcome to attend our meetings (guest fee is $5.00).
CQA 2023-24 Board New CQA Board 2024-2025
Officers
President | Barbara Witman | Patti Westberg |
Vice President | Joey Strait | Rose Gamboa |
Secretary | Barbara MacDonald | Barbara MacDonald |
Treasurer | Patricia Wood | Patricia Wood (Interim) |
Directors
Membership | Jan Hunter | Jan Hunter, Pat Hibner |
Speaker Contracts | Tedi Patterson | Joey Figueroa |
Speaker Hospitality | Lou Dunne | Laura Divine (Sept.) |
Workshops | Vanessa Buescher | Vanessa Buescher, Susan Luberto |
Ways & Means | Kelly DuBois, Sue Hilliard, Marsha Morrow | Holly Winston, Kelly DuBois |
Standing Committee Chairs
Block of the Month | Lisa Gorski | Lisa Gorski |
Comfort Givers | Pamuela Hodson | Pamuela Hodson |
Facilities | Jonal Beck | Jonal Beck |
Member Hospitality | Sandy Cornelius | Kathy Adams, Becky Lowe |
Communications | Jennifer Bower | Jane Osbourne |
Storage Unit Manager | Pamuela Hodson | Pamuela Hodson |
Library | Yvonne VanHorn. Lynn Jurss, Susan Luberto, Elaine Ferguson | Susan Lubierto, Lynn Jurss, Yvonne VanHorn, Elaine Ferguson |
Small Groups | Vicki Geiger | |
Travel | Thelma Atkinson | Thelma Atkinson, Lynne Woods |
Newsletter | Jennifer Bower | Tedi Patterson |
Quilt Show/Event | Cheryl Collart | |
Website | Jennifer Rapacki, Joey Strait | Joey Strait, Jennifer Rapacki |
UFO Challenge
Zoom Guru Social Media Mavens |
Anne Sidell
Jane Osborne PamDransfeldt (FaceBook), Paula Hoffman (Instagram) |
Debbie Carr PamDransfeldt (FaceBook), Paula Hoffman (Instagram) |
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