ABOUT US
2026-2027 Guild Officers & Executive Board
President - Heidi Kestner Kuchta
Vice President - Sue Brittingham
Secretary - Debbie Coverdale
Treasurer - Judy Elrod
Parliamentarian - Mary Ann Genech
Past President - Heidi Kestner Kuchta
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Officers are selected by a nominating committee and then voted into office by the membership at the guild meeting.
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Additional nominations are accepted from the floor.
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Voting takes place at the July meeting.
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Officers are installed at the September meeting.
2026-2027 Committee Chairs
Communication Chair - Sandrah Pederson
E-blast Coordinator - OWQGEblasts@gmail.com
Facebook - Kelly McGrath
Newsletter Editor - Emma Miller
Publicity Coordinator - Sandrah Pederson
Website Manager - Sandrah Pederson, Kelly McGrath, Mary Shepherd
Community Service Chair - Marilyn White
Angel Gowns - Melissa Sopko
Comfort Quilts - Darlene Jack
Duffle Bags & More - Mary Shepherd
Glade Quilters - Terry Cassanelli
Heart Pillows - Carol Fisher
Memory Bears for Hospice - Sue Brittingham
Patriotic Quilts - Kathy Varga
Pillowcases of Love - Izetta Claybrook
Quilts of Love - Pat DeVoll
Teddy Bears - Daria Ewanik
Tiny Tots - Mary Martinez
Education Chair - Wendy Ferranti
Basket Quilt - Suzanne Worrall, Karen Guyer
Classes - Helene Bergeron-Smith
Joanne Hammen
IT Support - Janet Denson
Retreat - Irene Chandler, Linda Grigsby
Speakers - Wendy Ferranti
Fundraising Chair - Barb Ignatius
Second Time Around - Barbara Ignatius,
Katie Teague, Donna Holmes.
Cheryl Boyd
Quilt Show Coordinators - Mindy Patton, Monica Chmielewski
Membership Services Chair - Karen Guyer
Bee Coordinator - Carla Kahlbaugh
Historian - Rachael Straus
Hospitality - Karen Guyer
Room Setup - Elaine Stine
Membership Coordinators - Delcia Hall
Valerie Yingling
Quilt Buddy Coordinator - Pat DeVoll
Sunshine - Judy Parson
Yearbook - Janet Denson
Ocean Waves Quilt Guild
P.O. Box 63
Lewes, DE 19958
For general information about the Guild ~
President ~ Heidi Kestner Kuchta
For class or program information ~
Helene Bergeron-Smith
For membership information ~ Karen Guyer
To contact the newsletter ~ Emma Miller OWQG.Newsletter@gmail.com
To donate fabric, quilts, notions, etc. ~
For community service project information ~
Marilyn White
OWQG.CommunityService@gmail.com
The Sunshine Chair; for cards to be sent ~
Judy Parson
Webmaster to submit information ~
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Who We Serve & Sew For
Our History
Ocean Waves Quilt Guild will celebrate it's 30th birthday in April, 2027.
On April 7, 1997, Ocean Waves Quilt Guild came to be. Ocean Waves quilt Guild began as a conversation among three members of a guild that met in the evening, which was at a distance from their homes. It was a long drive and difficult to always attend with family responsibilities. They felt there was interest in starting a daytime quilt guild. A group of 18 friends, looking to have fun and expand their quilting knowledge and learn new skills - closer to home and meeting in the morning.
The logo of the Ocean Waves Quilt Guild is a blue and white Monkey Wrench or Snail's Trail quilt block. It was chosen by the charter members because it resembled a rolling wave.
Ocean Waves Quilt Guild Banner
