Quilting teachers in SC

by Adabelle
(Simpsonville, SC, USA)

How do I find teachers who will give presentations to Quilt Guilds in SC?

Reply

When I was the Program Chair for Pride of the Prairie Quilters here in Illinois, I used the Internet and Google to find the teachers I wanted to book. Nowadays, there's Facebook, too.

The nice thing about finding a teacher's website is usually they've posted their contract so that you can see what you're obligating the Guild to before you even contact the teacher.

Here are a couple of additional sources of names:

• National Quilting Association Certified Teachers list
• The International Association of Quilters sponsors list

If you are new to the job for your Guild, be prepared. It's not usual, more rather the norm, that you'll need to book national level teachers more than a year (and sometimes even 2 years) out.

Another thing you may want to do is check with other Guilds in the state...reasonably close but not too close...you may be able to share a speaker AND the expenses without endangering filling your classes.

Good luck with your search.

Readers, have you been a Program Chair for your guild? How did you find your speakers? Just use the 'comments' link below to share your experiences.

Thank you.

Piecefully,

Julie Baird
Editor

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