Policy for Membership into the
Southern California Association of Quilt Shop Owners

Section 1. Eligibility for Membership shall be as follows:
  1. It is required that the shop be brick & mortar, which is a store open to the public on a regular basis in a commercially zoned area. Any new shop applying for membership must be in business prior to Jan 1 of the year of application.
  2. 75% of the shop is to be dedicated to quilting related sales of goods and services.
    Goods and services includes but is not limited to: fabrics, books, notions, patterns, sewing machines, long arm quilting services, fabric surface design products (dyes, paints, and associated products) and classroom space.
  3. The shop must be an independently owned retail quilt shop. The shop must be within one of the following counties: Ventura; Los Angeles; San Bernardino; Riverside; Orange; and San Diego.
Section 2. A `Member In Good Standing' is defined as the following:
  1. Member(s) must be current in their dues. Fiscal year is from Oct 1 through Sept 30.
  2. Member must be current in all payments to SCAQSO for any event
  3. Shop owner and/or manager* must personally attend four of the regularly scheduled six bi-monthly meetings in our fiscal year. *For this purpose, Manager is defined as a person employed by the Shop Owner and authorized to make all final decisions for their respective establishment. When signing in, the Manager shall sign as follows: "Jane Doe, Mgr. for Sally Shopowner".
  4. Association may waive attendance requirements by a majority vote if there are any extenuating circumstances, such as a death or illness.
  5. Re-establishment of the Member In Good Standing status is by a majority vote by ballot at a regular scheduled SCAQSO meeting.
  6. Members are required to join the SCAQSO Yahoo Group and participate in any voting that may occur though the Group postings.

Any questions, please contact the membership chairperson, Arlene Taormina @ 714-520-5304