About Us

NPQG is a Pennsylvania Nonprofit Corporation, and we were a registered National Quilting Association, Inc. Chapter until it disbanded in January of 2015

One of NPQG’s main goals is to further the quilting skills and knowledge of its members.   In pursuit of this goal, our guild sponsors workshops from  nationally known quilters/teachers at least once a year.  The types  of classes offered range from mastering the quilting stitch to perfect piecing to innovative design concepts.  In addition to workshops, NPQG also schedules lectures from local and national quilters during guild meetings throughout the year. 

The guild originated from students of Carol Jo Seapker’s quilting classes.  Carol Jo is still teaching Beginning Quilt making through Community College of Allegheny County.  Eleven people gathered for the first time at her home on March 29, 1981, for a planning meeting.  The first formal meeting of the group was held on May 26, 1981, at the home of Pat Krotzer.

The current membership is approximately 100 and some of those original members are still with us.

The guild newsletter is published on a monthly basis.

The NPQG quilt show is biennial.  It occurs every even-numbered year.   This is a major undertaking for the guild, and all guild members are asked to participate in some way.  Guild members are encouraged to submit at least one quilt for the show, but they can submit up to three entries.  Entry submissions for the show are open to the public; therefore, entries are juried as well as judged. 

*  Members will be notified of exceptions.


2019-2020 Officers

President: Liz Hodgkinson
Vice President:  Mollie Healy
Secretary: Nancy Jeffries
Treasurer: Sylvia Lynn
Hospitality: Alice Gibson
Sunshine: Anne Shearon, Rita Spontak
Members at Large:
         Donna Martin, Kathy Batykefer
Membership: Sara Provost
Fund Raiser: Carol Hartman
Community Service:
         Kathy Friel, Clarice Sabina
Newsletter: Jan Merritt
Historian: Betty Kania
Greeters: Connie Holko, Kathy Friel
Programs: Kelly Gascoine, Stacy Koehler
Quilt Show: Clarice Sabina, Jane Walker
Facebook Page: Connie Holko
Webmaster: Tracey Zigo