The New Braunfels Area Quilt Guild was founded on April 17, 1982,
by the following ladies and original charter members:
Sally Wetz, President
Susy Wilkinson, Vice President
Sherry Flume, Vice President
Linda DeWitt, Secretary
Frances Wilson, Treasurer
Kathy Tyzzer Lamon
Sandy Smith
Delores Spicer
Carol A. Cailouette

Other members who joined the first year were also considered to be charter members:
   Mattie Boulter     Ann Gravink          Trudy Rotan
        Hazel Brady        Lois Johnson        Elizabeth Seibert
   Ann Burrus       Marcia Johnson       Edna Serold
   Audrey Cobb        Helen Leone          Kristy H. Serold
   Ruth Cochran     Mary Beth Lozo        Susan Spicer
           Fern Copple         Evelyn Meehan       Virginia Stockhurst
        Susan Derkacz     Grace Mellard    Anne Stone      Pat Dial


The Guild became a non-profit corporation in 1994 dedicated to...
  • fostering the appreciation of quilts and the art of quilting among both quilters and the public.
  • increasing the knowledge of traditional and contemporary techniques of quilting and providing an encouraging environment in which quilters can practice and exchange ideas.
  • educating the public as to the significance and history of quilting as an art form as well as an ongoing craft.
  • preserving the heritage of quilts as an enduring art form and craft.
Meet the 2022 Executive Board
Carolyn Shelton
President
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Michelle Watts
Co-Chair 2nd V.P.
Programs (2023)
Sherry Duringer
Secretary
Sharon Mason
1st Vice President
Membership
Nancy Evans Hanley
3rd Vice President
​Communications
 
​Linda Bligh
​Treasurer
Jackie Bevilacqua
Co-Chair 2nd V.P.
Programs (2022)
Laura Wooldridge
4th Vice President
QuiltFest
Marj Polay
Parliamentarian

Committee Chairpersons

Habitat for Humanity - Frankie Sorrell and Camilla Sloan
Historian - Debbie McHolick
Hospice - Sandy Druebert
Hospice, Children's - Mary Salmon and Marj Polay
Librarian - Judy Gaines
Newsletter - Michelle Cole Beer
Nominating - Vicky Simmons, Charlotte Mooring, and Vi Eng
Publicity - Sandy Druebert
QuiltFest - Nancy Evans Hanley (2024), Charlotte Kieliszek (2026)
Quilts for Those in Need - Sherry Lambrecht and Gloria Villalobos
Refreshments - OPEN
Retreat - Charlotte Kieliszek (2023)
Scholarships - OPEN, Jackie Bevilacqua, and Pat Walters
Special Projects - Karen Stoltz and Cheryl Jacobs
Storybook Quilts - Brenda Goggans
Website - Michelle Cole Beer and Nancy Evans Hanley
Welcoming - OPEN and Sandy Gantick
Workshops - Leslie Prather Forbis and Judi Edwards

Past Presidents Include:

Sarah Wetz (1982-1983)
Teresa Molthan (1984-1985)
Jacque Zunker (1986-87)
JoAnn Walsh (1988-89)
Evelyn Meehan (1990)
Georgia Freiling (1991)
June Herzog (1992-94)
Teresa Walton (1995-96)
Linda Woodward (1997-98)
Ronna Hammel (1999-2000)
Rhonda Gabriel (2001)
Ginger Jackson (2002-2003)
Sandy Jackson (2004-2005)
Phyllis Jordan (2006-2007)
Sandy Druebert (2008-2009)
Carol Sweeden (2010-2011)
Linda Bligh (2012-2013)
Marj Polay (2014-2015)
Shelley Haines (2016-2017)
Sherry Lambrecht (2018-2019)
Nancy Evans Hanley (2020-2021)
Carolyn Shelton (2022-)

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