A small group of quilters held its first official meeting at the former Pleasanton Quilt shop âGoing to Piecesâ on Feb. 14, 1981.
Quilting for charity was one of the âQueen Pinâ ideas from the onset of the Amador Valley Quilters. Over the years, Amador Valley Quilters have donated about 600 quilts annually to local charity organizations. In addition, AVQ has provided more than 175 military veterans with patriotic quilts of valor.
All of the AVQ past presidents have led the guild forward through many milestones, but current president Elizabeth Taylor has been uniquely challenged with finding a way to accommodate the members through the restrictions imposed by the presence of the Covid-19 pandemic - and she rose to the occasion!