50+ Years
About CFG
In September 2025, the Creative Fiber Guild celebrated its 50th birthday, making it perhaps the oldest, and largest, fiber guild in Wyoming. Read more about its history and the birthday celebration here. The Creative Fiber Guild has weekly meetings, a monthly business meeting, and also schedules events and displays throughout the year. Guild info is available on Facebook.
For those interested in the fiber arts, Sheridan and surrounding communities provide an array of opportunities to get involved. Retail stores such as The Fiber House and The Quilters' Fix provide a variety of classes and crafting spaces to get to know others in the fiber arts community. In Buffalo, WY, The Buffalo Quilting Gals meet routinely to promote the history, tradition, and the art of quilting through friendship, learning, and service to the community. Quilts of Valor crafters meet weekly to handcraft quilts to honor the military. And the Wyoming State Quilt Guild's home is right at home in Sheridan.
Read more about all of these wonderful folks below.
THE FIBER HOUSE
The Fiber House was started in 2006 by previous owners Cathie Wallick and Kathy Crump.
On May 1, 2010, Donna Stubbs and Chris Alex purchased The Fiber House. “I like fiber,” Stubbs said. “I enjoyed hanging out there as well. I have been crocheting since I was a teenager and that is just something that appeals to me, so I bit the bullet and purchased the store. It was a very impulsive decision.”
Although the alpacas are not involved directly with the store anymore, Stubbs offers yarns from 30-plus brands around the world. “Some of the yarns come from Italy, Turkey, Peru, Australia and a lot of others,” Stubbs said. “The yarn depends on what the area is known for. Italy and Turkey are known for their super-washed Merino yarns. Australia is known for Merino wool also.”
Stubbs also offers a variety of classes for the public. She offers project classes, for example, on Fridays and Saturdays, gearing toward one specific project like knitting or crocheting. Stubbs chooses the project; however, she is open to suggestions. She also has “how to” classes on Wednesdays and Saturday mornings, going over the basics of fiber arts. Both classes typically run for three months with four different classes over that time frame.
“Once a quarter, I have a special class whether it is weaving or spinning and this is usually on Sundays,” Stubbs said. “It is hard to do when we are open because those are pretty intensive all-day classes. With spinning, I take you from the raw sheep fiber, then we clean it and I take you through all the steps to process it into yarn.”
Both the spinning and weaving classes run for two days, requiring the shutdown of the entire store to fit all of the participants. Stubbs caps off the participants at five. “We usually try to do smaller classes just because we are kind of limited in space,” Stubbs said. “We usually limit spinning and weaving to five. Once we get into the actual weaving portion, it can be difficult to find space for five people. The looms are small but they usually take up a bit of room.”
All classes are listed online. For those who wish to participate, call The Fiber House at 307- 673-0383.
WYOMING STATE QUILT GUILD
The statewide Wyoming State Quilt Guild began in 1997 with five women who were passionate about quilting and wanted to get together. Now, the Wyoming State Quilt Guide has increased to an estimated 743 members. Every July, the guild hosts a conference for five regions in the state.
“We get national teachers and regional teachers to come in for the conference,” says Jennifer Golden, a Sheridan quilter. “We make it affordable so people can stay for three or four days. We do have a registration fee and fees for the classes; however, compared to other conferences, we make it fairly cheap.”
Golden is a long-time member and owns her own alterations business, The Golden Needle. “I do alterations to support my quilting habit,” Golden says. “It is a good habit, however. I also started alterations to do something after retirement.” Golden also features a longarm in her store, willing to teach anyone interested.
Learn more about the WSQG here.
THE QUILTERS' FIX
For more than 15 years, The Quilters' Fix owner Jackie Jolovich has provided countless opportunities for those interested in fiber arts. When they first opened, The Quilters' Fix would have a late night sew, which is still ongoing. These late-night sews go from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. every third Saturday of the month. All participants bring in their own projects and snacks and no registration is required.
“We have snacks to stay awake,” Jolovich says. “Around 10 p.m., we have Dilly Bars and that gets the sugar going and keeps us awake for another couple of hours. We usually have six or seven diehard participants.” Participants can leave whenever they want and are not required to stay until 1 a.m.
For those who are not night owls, Jolovich offers afternoon sewing opportunities.“We have an afternoon group that meets on Tuesdays from 1-4 p.m. to do handwork,” Jolovich says. “Also, every first and third Tuesday evening from 5-9 p.m., we get together and have dinner and sew.”
Every session is entirely free and Jolovich welcomes all who are interested come out to participate. “The camaraderie is amazing,” says one participant. “If you have questions about something, someone is there to help you. We are all good friends and it is a night where we can all get together and talk and sew and laugh.”
Learn more about the Quilters' Fix here.
THE BUFFALO QUILTING GALS
The purpose of the Buffalo Quilting Gals (BQG) is to promote the history, tradition, and the art of quilting through friendship, learning, and service to the community.
Learn more about them here.
SHERIDAN QUILTS OF VALOR CHAPTER
The members of Sheridan's Quilts of Valor chapter express their gratitude for the work and sacrifices of Sheridan County veterans by making quilts and presenting them to Sheridan veterans nominated for the honor. To date, they have made several hundred quilts for this purpose.
Learn more about their work here.