Member Sign In | Account | Sign Out Click Icon to Select Page Endowment Fund The Grant Program of the Quilter’s Guild of Dallas (QGD) is administered by the Guild’s Endowment Committee. The Helena Hibbs Endowment Fund was created in 1986 with the Guild accumulating funds each year until the original funding goal was reached enabling QGD to make its first award of grant funds in 1988. The maximum amount of funds awarded in any one year is $5,000. All proposals will receive equal consideration, regardless of the amount of funding required. The Quilter’s Guild of Dallas, Inc. is not obligated to award the entire $5,000, or any part thereof, if the quality of the proposals does not merit it. The purpose of the grant program is to fund projects that will have a long-term impact on preserving the heritage and furthering the art of quilts and quilt-making. The grant program seeks to achieve a balance in the awarding of funds between history and art projects as well as between traditional and contemporary style quilts. All grant proposals should result in a specific end product and must include a plan for exhibition or publication of the finished work, if applicable. The Endowment Committee considers several criteria in evaluating each grant application. These include: Overall impact of the project on the world of quilting Compatibility of the goals of the project with the mission of the Quilter’s Guild of Dallas Ability of the applicant to complete the project Quality of the project Quality and completeness of the application Contribution of the project to the body of knowledge about quilts or awareness of quilting Funds are not awarded for: Personal travel or mileage reimbursement Salaries or direct income to individuals with an exception for contract labor necessary for the execution of the submitted project (example: professional photographer Purchase of capital items where the ownership benefits an individual rather than a group (example: quilt guild) Applicants may apply by completing and submitting the QGD Endowment Fund application. Application Deadline: August 31, 2021 More Information: endowment@quiltersguildofdallas.org Endowment Application Form Previous Grant Recipients 2019 Texas Woman’s University – Denton, TX Let’s Talk About Quilts A Research Project on Quilting & Families. Project will document the “everyday quilter.” Many industry professionals (pattern writers and fabric designers) are often interviewed for podcasts. This project will focus on active members of local guilds, a teacher at a quilt store, a local quilt shop owner, a hobby longarmer, a group of friends who often retreat together, and other everyday quilters. This project will give them a voice by recording their oral histories and making the audio interviews available in podcast format. The interviews will be transcribed for archive, accessibility, and research analysis. Additionally, the research aspect of the project hopes to help quilters be able to articulate the benefits of quilting to others, help quilting professionals understand how family/quilting relationships might be better used in quilting-related marketing and products, and to help promote quilting as a medium in which family bonds are strengthened. The goals of the project are: 1. To provide a voice to quilters who are often anonymous. 2. To provide lasting documentation of the interactions between quilters and their families. 3. To provide exposure to quilting as a meaningful medium. These goals will be achieved through publication of quilter’s interviews in the podcast and archival of the transcripts through the Quilt Alliance Quilter’s Save our Stories Project which ensure that stories are archived in the Library of Congress. These goals will also be achieved through professional publications in an academic journal and through presentations to quilt guilds and academic conferences. 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 Our Meetings 1st Thursday of the month 7:00pm Meeting Information Upcoming Programs Event Calendar Meeting Location Congregation Shearith Israel 9401 Douglas Avenue Dallas, TX 75225 PLEASE NOTE: We are currently meeting via Zoom Quick Links Membership Information Programs Workshops Newsletter Endowment Fund Keeper Quilt Collection © Quilter’s Guild of Dallas, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy