Meet Cynthia Varnado







Cynthia Varnado was first inspired to quilt from watching quilt shows on television. She got herself some quilt books, and took off from there. She loves to hand piece and quilt. She says that the vision she gets when planning a quilt is her favorite part.






Cynthia met some members of NTQG at



Joannes, who invited her to join them. She is a dedicated member who has been the Chairperson for Community Service since 2000, a job she loves.


Cynthia currently works as a science teacher for the Chicago Public School System and states that quilting relaxes her and gives her a chance to create

beautiful things.

Meet Founding Member Julia Howard


The first organizational meeting was held on Feb.22, 1992 at the home of Julia Howard. Founding members were: Julia Howard, Mildred Calendar, Bessie Blake, Charlene Boyd, Juanita Graham, and Mildred Johnson.

Julia Greets Visting Member