(FRANKLIN) Yankee Quilters, a nonprofit quilt guild, will present a program by Janet Elia on inspiring quilt projects at its meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 9th, at Emma’s Quilt Cupboard in the Horace Mann Plaza, East Central Street in Franklin. Elia is a quilter, instructor and lecturer from Taunton. Her slide show will reveal her creative process and sources of inspiration to develop quilting motifs and designs. See her work at https://janetanncreations.blogspot.com .  Open to non-members for a one-time fee of $5.

The June meeting will also include the organization’s annual “Strawberry Social,” which wraps up the program year, dates for summer events, and a report on the many quilts donated for charity in the past six months.

Yankee will hold a summer “staycation” open to all quilters Friday July 31st to Sunday August 2nd at Christ The King Lutheran Church in Holliston. Cost for 3 days of quilting space is $125 for non-members ($100 for members). Annual membership for the 2026-2027 program year will be $40 for new members and includes an embroidered name badge. Contact [email protected], call 508-657-4770 or mail payment in full to PO Box 53, Franklin, MA 02038.

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