In 2009,  The Georgia Quilt Council formally selected Carrollton, Georgia as the future home of the new Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum to be housed in the former Cotton Producers Association/Gold Kist Cotton Warehouse located on Bradley Street in Carrollton. Since 1998, the Georgia Quilt Council has continued to pursue its goal for a new quilt museum to be located in Georgia. 

The Georgia Quilt Council welcomes new members, and our activities continue to encourage quilters to participate in sharing their quilting experiences with others. The Council remains a statewide organization, reaching out to Georgia quilters as it continues to grow, develop, promote, and encourage.

The Georgia Quilt Council has been in existence since 1983 when the North Georgia Quilt Council was formed out of the dreams of Rosie Wade of Chamblee, Georgia for a statewide organization of quilters. At the time the council was organized as a concortium of guilds represented by delegate. The Council’s purpose was to promote quilting education, information sharing, community service projects, and leadership opportunities. To accomplish these goals, the Council published its first newsletter and sponsored its first show in 1984. Classes conducted by local teachers were offered in conjunction with that show

In 1990, the Council shifted from a consortium of guilds to an organization of individual members and began holding two annual conventions. The North Georgia Quilt Council incorporated as the Georgia quilt Council, Inc.

Over the years, the Council has undertaken a number of statewide projects. In 1989, the Georgia Quilt Project was formed to document quilts with a Georgia connection. More than 10,000 quilts were recorded. This information is available at the Atlanta History Center, James C. Kenan Research Center, in Atlanta. When the 100th anniversary Olympic Games came to Atlanta in 1996, the Georgia Quilt Project organized the Olympic Quilt Project. Georgia Quilt Council members created and gave two quilts to each of the 200 participating countries. These endeavors have resulted in the publication of two books.

The Georgia Quilt Project was incorporated as a separate entity in 1989 and is no longer affiliated with the Council, but all members of the Georgia Quilt Project are or have been members of the Council.

To further its purpose of promoting quilt education, in 1994, the Georgia Quilt Council began sponsoring The Georgia Quilt Symposium, a three day event of fellowship and classes with nationally and internationally known speakers. The event later became the annual Spring Quilt Retreat. The Council retired the Retreat in 2003 when it was determined to no longer be economically feasible. As an alternative, the Council began offering three days of regional workshops held in conjunction with the Spring and Fall conventions.

The Georgia Quilt Council continued to pursue its dream of one day having a quilt museum in Georgia. This new museum would be the only one in the Southeast, therefore represent focus on quilts form Georgia but quilts from around the Southeast region of the United States. 

The Georgia Quilt Council welcomes new members, and  activities continue to encourage quilters to participate in sharing their quilting experiences with others. The Council remains a statewide organization, reaching out to Georgia quilters as it continues to grow, develop, promote, and encourage the appreciation of quilting not only as a hobby but as art.