Welcome to our guild

Piedmont Piecers Quilting Guild is a non-profit organization formed to foster development in the art of quilt making and related textile areas by providing  educational opportunities, encouraging the sharing of our members’ talents, providing fellowship and sharing the Quilting Arts with the community.

We meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:15 pm in the Health Sciences Building at Spartanburg Community College's main campus. The campus is located at exit 3 off of I-85 Business. The street address for the Health Sciences Building is 850 Brisack Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29303. We begin to gather at 6:00 pm for registration, socializing, checking out library quilting books and handing in Blocks of the Month and community projects before the meeting begins at 6:15.

GUILD MAILING ADDRESS:
Piedmont Piecers Quilting Guild
P.O. Box 6202 
Spartanburg, SC 29304

For Visitors: Feel free to bring a project or two that you would like to share during Show & Tell. Please bring your own snack and drink, if desired. ​Guests are welcome to visit two meetings before choosing to join as a member.

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SSC Campus Map

We meet in the Health Sciences Building, marked as number 9 on this map.

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​2025 Challenge

Next guild meeting

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

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Upcoming classes    

June 17th – Faye Jones.  Making quilts distinctly yours. 

July 15th – Summer Social

August 19th – Marilyn Cooper.  QOV coordinator from Laurens County. 

September 16th – Schoolhouse Demos 

October 24th – Challenge Reveal 

November 18th – QOV Presentation 

December 16th – Christmas Social

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2025 Sparkle City Block of the Month 

​The 2025 Sparkle City Block of the Month has been revealed. A tiny two-color version was shown at the last guild meeting. The blue and green version is shown below. Each participant will receive a coloring page for designing their color plan. What colors will you choose?  All pattern instructions will be delivered by email. As a bonus this year we will have a fun monthly Zoom meeting on the last Friday evening of the month from 7-8 pm. A prize will be given to one lucky Zoom attendee each month. Congratulations to Eileen Andreassen. She is the January prize winner. Reminder: This is a fundraiser for the guild. The cost is 30.00. The design is suitable for a confident beginner quilter, but we will keep it interesting for more advanced quilters. There is still time to join. See you on Zoom, Kim 

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"Sew Sue Me!"
  A Quilter’s Guide to What’s (Legally) Threaded or Shredded
MOTHER MAY I? – QUILTER’S LEGAL LIMBO EDITION
Remember, I am NOT a lawyer. So play at your own risk. Or at least with your lawyer on speed dial.

Welcome to Mother May I? – Quilter’s Legal Limbo Edition, where your fabric-loving friends tiptoe through the murky threadlines of what’s actually allowed in the wild and woolly world of quilting. Get ready to answer TRUE or False to these slightly sassy, surprisingly legal (or not!) quilting conundrums.
1. Mother May I… Sell a Quilt Made with Disney Fabric on Etsy? It’s just Mickey Mouse, right?”
FALSE– Using copyrighted fabric in products for sale (like Disney, Marvel, etc.) is a big legal no-no. Those characters have lawyers more powerful than your long-arm machine.
2. Mother May I… Copy a Quilt Pattern I Bought and Give It to My Whole Guild? “Sharing is caring, right?”
FALSE–  Quilt pattern designers gotta eat too! Sharing copyrighted patterns without permission is illegal. Get them their own copy or risk being stitched and desisted.
3. Mother May I… Use a Quilt Pattern I Bought to Make Quilts to Sell at a Craft Fair?
TRUE-ish– Depends on the pattern's terms! Some allow it with credit, others don’t. Always read the fine print. If it says "for personal use only," don't try to sell it or you'll end up unpicking legal trouble.
4.Mother May I… Make a Quilt Out of T-Shirts Without Asking the Shirt Designers?
TRUE – If it’s for personal use, go wild. But sell it? That’s a grey area, especially if those shirts have copyrighted logos. Keep it cozy, not commercial.
5.Mother May I… Post a Photo of Someone Else’s Quilt on My Instagram Without Credit?
FALSE– That’s a no-no. Give credit where credit is due. Otherwise, it’s like showing off someone else’s baby and calling it yours. Awkward and legally sketchy.
6.Mother May I… Recreate a Quilt I Saw in a Museum and Enter It in a Contest?
FALSE– If it’s an exact replica, it’s considered copying. Inspiration is one thing. Carbon copying is another. Judges can smell a “borrowed design” faster than a rotary cutter slices through jelly rolls.
7.Mother May I… Use a “Free” Pattern I Found on Pinterest to Sell My Quilts?
TRUE-ish– Only if you verify it's actually free and doesn’t come with restrictions. Pinterest is a quilty minefield of misattributed content. Check the source or prepare to be quilt-shamed.
8.Mother May I… Modify a Commercial Quilt Pattern Just a Little and Claim It’s Mine?
FALSE– Changing a few blocks or colors doesn’t make it yours. It’s still based on someone else’s original design. That’s like adding sprinkles to a donut and saying you baked it.
9.Mother May I… Use a Famous Quilt Block (Like Log Cabin or Nine Patch) in My Own Design?
TRUE – Classic blocks are in the public domain. Play away! Just don’t call your pattern “Totally Original Never Seen Before” unless you’ve really done something new.
10.Mother May I… Trace a Fabric Designer’s Drawing, Embroider It, and Sell It?
FALSE– That’s fabric plagiarism, darlin’. You can admire it, stitch it for yourself, but selling it? That’s crossing the copyright border with a loaded needle.
11.Mother May I… Scan a Quilt Book at the Library to Save the Patterns?
FALSE– Even if you didn’t rip out the page, scanning copyrighted material is still off-limits. The feds don’t care that it was “just for a few fat quarters.”
12.Mother May I… Use AI to Design a Quilt That Looks Like a Famous Artist’s Work and Sell It?
TRUE-ish– If it’s “inspired by” and not a direct copy, you might squeak by. But if that quilt screams Van Gogh or Frida, prepare for a swirl of copyright drama.
13.Mother May I… Record a Step-by-Step Video Tutorial Using Someone Else’s Quilt Pattern?
FALSE– That’s like opening a magician’s hat on YouTube. No-go unless you have permission or it’s a public domain pattern. Otherwise, expect virtual tomatoes.
14.Mother May I… Put Together a Book of “My Favorite Pinterest Quilt Patterns”?
FALSE– That book will get shredded faster than a jelly roll in a toddler’s hands. Pinterest is not a free-for-all publishing zone. Always credit, always ask.
15.Mother May I… Sell My Quilt with a Store-Bought Appliqué on It?
TRUE-ish– You can use store-bought elements in your projects, but some come with “not for resale” clauses. Better read the back before you stitch and sell.
16.Mother May I… Use Quilt Patterns from the 1800s in My New Modern Quilt Book?
TRUE – If it’s pre-1929, it’s usually public domain. Those antique beauties are fair game! Just don’t claim you “invented” the Flying Geese block… the quilting world will revolt.
17.Mother May I… Enter a Quilt Made with a Commercial Kit into a Competition?
TRUE-ish– Some shows allow it but require disclosure. Others say kits kill creativity.”Always read the rules. Don’t get disqualified by your precut package.
18.Mother May I… Name My Quilt Pattern “Star Wars Stitch Fest”?
FALSE– The Force is strong with the cease-and-desist team at Lucasfilm. Best to call it “Galactic Glow” and avoid the Sith lawyers.
19.Mother May I… Sell Fabric I Bought at Retail Price in My Etsy Shop?
TRUE – You own it, you can resell it. Just don’t reprint it or claim you made it. It’s a resale, not a resurrection.
20. Mother May I… Use Copyrighted Fabric in a Quilt That’s Donated to Charity?
TRUE – If it’s a gift or a donation (not sold), you’re in the clear. No mouse will chase you down for giving away kindness.
21.Mother May I… Call My Etsy Shop “The Quilted Apple” Even Though There's Already One in Another State?
FALSE– False– Business names can be trademarked. If someone’s already apple-pie-protected it, you could be biting off more than your pin cushion can chew.
22.Mother May I… Use a Photo of a Celebrity Wrapped in My Quilt for Promotion?
FALSE– Even if they look fabulous, using a person’s image for commercial purposes without consent is illegal. Quilt clout is not worth a lawsuit.
23.Mother May I… Download a Quilt Pattern from a Blog and Sell It as My Own Design?
FALSE– That’s not just illegal, it’s sew-cial suicide. The online quilting community has pitchforks… and seam rippers.
24.Mother May I… Take a Quilt Class, Learn the Design, and Then Teach It Myself?
FALSE– Unless you’ve got permission or it's a public domain pattern, that's called intellectual shoplifting. Don’t be that quilter.
25.Mother May I… Make a Quilt That Spells Out a Song Lyric and Sell It?
TRUE-ish– Short phrases might be okay, but lyrics are protected too. That "Let It Go" quilt could leave you frozen in legal ice.
26.Mother May I… Use a Fabric I Designed on Spoonflower to Make and Sell Quilts?
TRUE – If you designed it, go wild! If someone else designed it, check their terms. Spoonflower isn't a free buffet.
27.Mother May I… Host a “Quilt Bingo” Night With Prizes Using Someone Else’s Pattern?
TRUE-ish– If you’re not charging or profiting, it's usually fine for fun. But again, always give credit. Nobody wants to get bingo-blocked.
28.Mother May I… Make a Memory Quilt Using Baby Clothes and Sell It Back to the Parent?
TRUE– You’re golden! That’s a commissioned work using their materials. You’re not violating copyright - just helping preserve diaper history.
29.Mother May I… Trace a Quilt Block from a Photo Online and Sell the Pattern?
FALSE– If the block is part of a copyrighted pattern, tracing is still copying. It’s not “inspired by”… it’s “nearly sued by.”
30.Mother May I… Sell a Quilt Book That Includes Blank Pages So Readers Can Draw Their Own Blocks?
TRUE– As long as your book doesn’t “borrow” other people’s content, you’re in the clear. And hey, blank pages are legally bulletproof and low effort. Genius!