Affiliations

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 Many of our guild members are also members of our state organization, Mississippi Quilt Association (MQA). The first Gathering of MQA was hosted by Pine Belt Quilters in Hattiesburg in February 1991, and PBQ members have remained active and supportive in all aspects of this vital organization. Seven of MQA’s presidents have come from Pine Belt Quilters: Martha Ginn, Ollie Jean Lane, Ella Lucas, Ellen Hall, and Mary Nell Magee, Shirley Wiltshire, and Marietta Johnson.  

 Many PBQ members are also active participants in the four-state organization, Gulf States Quilting Association (GSQA), which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.