The Champlain Valley Quilt Guild began in 1979 with about 15 members.  It has since grown to over 250 quilters.

The purpose of the guild is to promote an interest in the art of quilting both among its members and in the community, to educate members and the community in all aspects of quilting and to provide an encouragement for quilters.

The guild meets on the first Tuesday of each month from September through June.  Meetings include socializing, business, show and tell, and a featured program.

At least one meeting during the quilt year is usually dedicated to mini-classes or a workshop.  In June the guild has a potluck dinner and Teacup Auction.

The guild structure includes an executive board and more than nineteen other officers and committee chairs (see Membership List and Officers Directory).

The basement of Shelburne Methodist Church was home for the guild until 1997-98 when growth required a move to the Essex Alliance Church.

A semi-annual newsletter served the communications purposes of the guild until 1995 when Ute Talley expanded the newsletter to a monthly publication, both reflecting an increase in guild membership and activities and encouraging future growth.

The guild went electronic in 1997-98 with a presence on the World Wide Web.  The Web site continues to expand its coverage of guild activities, connecting quilters to each other and to electronic quilting links.

The CVQG Quilt Show began in May 1982 at the Shelburne Museum as a Quilt and Hook Rug Show.  For many years, the Show was directed by Aileen Chutter until 1993, when the tasks were distributed among a variety of newly-formed committees.

The Show traveled from the museum, to Contois Auditorium in Burlington, to the Williston Armory to its current location at the Shelburne Farms Coach Barn.

The first miniature quilt auction occurred in May 1992 and developed into the current silent auction, increasing the fund-raising opacity of the show.

The guild acquired its own quilt frames in 1995, simplifying some aspects of displaying quilts at the ever-expanding Show.  Then in 1996 the show was moved to the fall.

In addition to the Quilt Show, the guild sponsors road trips, quilting retreats, workshops and other quilting-related activities.  In the quilting year 2007-2008, the guild provided 232 community quilts for local organizations.

This growing variety of committees and activities provides all members with an opportunity to be involved, to build friendships, or to learn new skills related to quilting.