SURVEY

Dear Guild Members:
We have not performed a survey in the guild for quite some time, and thought it would be an excellent way to get feedback from you the members regarding the various aspects of the Guild and its operations. Please know that your answers to these questions will be kept strictly confidential. The Board will use the results of the survey as we make plans for future Guild activities, programs, etc.

GENERAL QUESTIONS

In order to identify the surveys while maintaining privacy,
please provide your birth month and year (For example: Jan. 1953)

1. How long have you been a member of River City Quilters’ Guild?

2. Why did you join?

3.What do you like or dislike about where and when we meet?

4. How can we best make our new members feel welcome and part of this large guild?

5. What do you enjoy most about being in a quilt guild?

6. Do you attend meetings regularly? If not, why not?

7. Is there anything we could change that would enable you to attend meetings more frequently?

8. How would you change our Guild?

9. What offices have you held in the Guild?

10. What are your favorite quilting activities?

11. Do you feel free to take your ideas to the Board?

12. How do you think we could attract new members?

13. Does the Guild do enough outreach, to educate the community at large as to what Quilting is all about?

ACTIVITIES

14. In which Guild activities do you regularly participate (circle all that apply)?

Meetings

Quilt Show Exhibitor

Quilt Show Committee

State Fair

Community Service

Workshops

Secret Pals

Quilter’s Treasures

Neighborhood Circle

Library

Sew & Show

Mentors

Studio Tour (either showing off your studio, or taking the tour)

15. What Guild activities do you enjoy most?

16. What Guild activities do you enjoy least?

17. Would you be interested in attending a Guild Retreat?

PROGRAMS

As you answer the next two questions, think about the following as they relate to
our Guild Meeting programs: meeting location, meeting day & time, speakers, topics,
associated workshops, mentor nights, community service, social evenings, anything
else you can think of about programs

18. What do you like about our Guild Meeting programs?

19. What do you dislike about our Guild Meeting programs?

20. Which of the following activities would you like to have (or continue to have) as part of the Guild meetings:

Fat Quarter Exchange (or even larger amounts of fabric)

Block-of-the-Month

Snacks provided by Guild Members (divided up by alphabet, i.e. A-C bring snacks for January, etc.)

Quilter’s Treasures

Other:

21. Do you attend workshops? If not, why not?

22. Is there anything we could change that would enable you to attend workshops more frequently?

PROGRAM IDEAS

Indicate whether you think it should be a Guild Meeting Program, Workshop, or Both		Program	Workshop	Both
23-1.	Learning techniques to improve my quilting
23-2.	Learning ways to become more creative
23-3.	Interacting with other quilters (food, fun and laughter)
23-4.	More Show & Tell( from members and/or guests)
23-5.	Quilt Challenges
23-6.	Hands-on mini workshops
23-7.	Hand applique-needle turn
23-8.	Hand applique-reverse applique
23-9.	Machine applique
23-10.	Scrap quilts
23-11.	Using 30's fabrics
23-12.	Quilt label making
23-13.	Watercolor quilts
23-14.	Landscape (scenery) quilts
23-15.	Choosing fabrics/color study
23-16.	What's new in quilting
23-17.	Tote bags/purses
23-18.	Dyeing fabric-Procion dyes
23-19.	Dyeing fabric-marbling
23-20.	Dyeing fabric-light reactive dyes
23-21.	“Ugly” fabric swap and sew
23-22.	History of quilting
23-23.	Cathedral Window quilts-easy way
23-24.	Insuring/ appraising your quilts
23-25.	Demonstration night - choice of several
23-26.	Machine quilting - free motion
23-27.	Hand quilting
23-28.	Fabric folding- 3 dimensional quilts
23-29.	Easy quilted vest or jacket ideas
23-30.	Friendship quilts
23-31.	Table runners and tree skirts
23-32.	Fringed Flannel Quilts-(“rag” quilts)
23-33.	Fantasy Flower quilts
23-34.	Making chenille quilts, rugs or totes
23-35.	Baby and Children's quilts
23-36.	Fat quarter quilts
23-37.	Christmas ornaments
23-38.	Holiday quilt ideas
23-39.	Caring for quilts
23-40.	Attic window quilts
23-41.	Choosing threads and embellishments
23-42.	Bargello quilts
23-43.	Quick and easy quilts – includes strip quilts
23-44.	Miniature quilts
23-45.	Using Photos in quilts
23-46.	Log cabin quilts
23-47.	Crazy quilts
23-48.	Quilted picture frames
23-49.	Kaleidoscope quilts
23-50.	Quilted wallets, eyeglass cases, etc.
23-51.	Quilted sewing machine carrier
23-52.	Hawaiian Quilting
23-53.	Finishing quilts – miters, binding, etc.
23-54.	Measuring and cutting with precision
23-55.	Square in a Square quilts
23-56.	Quilt in a Day quilts
23-57.	Art quilts
23-58.	Garden Gate quilt
23-59.	Workshops presented by members of our Guild

Other:

NEIGHBORHOOD CIRCLES

24. Do you belong to a neighbor circle or mini-group?

25. Have you ever belonged to one?

26. If yes, how long has your group been meeting?

27.Does your group have River City Guild members as well as non-members?

28. If you have belonged to a group in the past, but are not currently a
member, why not?

29. If you do not currently belong to a neighborhood circle or mini-group,
would you like to belong to one?

30. How far would you be willing to travel to a group?

31. In your opinion, what makes a good neighborhood circle or mini-group?

32. Would you be willing to host one or more meetings of a new group?

33. Would you be willing to help in the creation of a new group in any other way?

34. If not, do you know of a location where a group could be held, such as a
Community Center, a fabric store, or other public area?

ONE LAST QUESTION!

35. Please add anything else that you think is appropriate about the guild, that is not covered above.

Your name and e-mail address are not collected when you submit your survey.
These questions will be kept confidential.

Thank you for participating!