Friendship Groups
Check out the following groups and plan to come to at least one of them. It is a great way to make friends, learn about the Guild, work on your own projects, or select a group that makes quilts to donate to wonderful organizations. The photos below are from our Friendship Group Fair, June 2018.
(Residents Only)
Kristin Foster (760) 574-2272
November through April, Thursdays 1:00-3:00 pm
Debbie LoCicero (703) 725-5968
“Quilt Room”
Wednesdays and Fridays 10:00am -- 4:00pm
Linda Jones (760) 347-1050
Gloria Rodozach (831) 261-7480
Indio Senior Center, 45700 Aladdin St., Indio 92201
Tuesdays, 8:00 am-11:00 am
(Annual Membership to Indio Senior Center required $25 for Indio residents, $35 for others)
Dedicated to making quilts for the New Life program at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, and Olive Crest, which serves foster children.
Paul Reiss (760) 774-3378; PfhR147@aol.com
HOA #9 Club House, West Gate, Cathedral Canyon Country Club, Palm Springs, CA
Every other Wednesday 10:30am - 3:30pm
Contact Paul Reiss for more directions.
Linda Blake (760) 218-5350
Mondays, 9:00 am
Indio Senior Center, 45700 Aladdin St., Indio 92201
(Annual Membership to Indio Senior Center required $25 for Indio residents, $35 for others)
Linda Blake (760) 218-5350
Jer Williams (760) 625-3665
Fridays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
La Quinta Wellness Center
78450 Avenida La Fonda
La Quinta, CA
Sun City Shadow Hills
Cheri Stewart (909) 744-2653
cherylstwrt83@gmail.com
Barbara Young (909) 260-7165
Montecito Clubhouse, Cambria/Miranda Rooms
Mondays, 12:30-5:00 pm, All Hand and/or machine Needle Arts
Wednesdays, 9:00 am-12:30 pm, All Hand and/or machine Needle Arts
Sundays, 9:00-5:00 pm, All Hand and/or machine Needle Arts
(Guild members can join group as a guest of a Needles & Pins member)
Quilting for Good Times, Indio
Jer Williams (760) 565-6443
Linda Blake (760) 218-5350
Indio Senior Center, 45700 Aladdin St., Indio 92201
Wednesdays, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Work on child quilts for Camp Ronald McDonald
Quilting for Good Times, La Quinta
Jer Williams, (760) 565-6443
Linda Blake (760) 218-5350
La Quinta Wellness Center, 78450 Avenida La Fonda, La Quinta 92253
Thursdays, 1:00 - 3:00pm
Work on child quilts for Camp Ronald McDonald
Photo Galleries
Friendship Groups Fair -- June 2018
Stitches for Kids
Lunch Bunch -- February 13, 2025
For years, Jer Williams has been making dog beds stuffed with scraps collected by members of The Lunch Bunch Friendship Group. Borrowing an idea from Needles & Pins, the 20 or so Lunch Bunch members present decided to set aside one weekly session for a group dogbed production day. 11 beds were completed that morning, and Jer finished another 10 over the following 2 weeks. On 2/13, 4 of us delivered these, plus some cat privacy curtains and other supplies to the Palm Springs Animal Shelter, the area's only public no-kill shelter, where we got heartfelt thanks, and a behind-the-scenes tour of the shelter. Many agreed to repeat this day periodically.
