Quilt Guild celebrates 40th anniversary

Members reflect on the stitches in time of guild history

The Nimble Thimble Quilt celebrated its 40th anniversary on Tuesday, Sept. 23 with 25 members still carrying on their love of quilting.
The Nimble Thimble Quilt celebrated its 40th anniversary on Tuesday, Sept. 23 with 25 members still carrying on their love of quilting.

Aurora’s Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild celebrated its 40th anniversary last Tuesday afternoon with games and prizes. Among those celebrating the milestone was cofounder and original vice president Lorna Epp. Epp founded Nimble Thimble with the original president, Brenda Groelz, in October of 1985. The original name was the Nimble Thimble Quilting Guild. “We were at a farmers meeting and we happened t…