Program: Holiday Party
Holiday rush getting you down? Need to laugh, talk, and enjoy a meal with your quilting friends to celebrate winter? Join us for our annual social gathering for a great meal with good company. After all, winter is quilting season and that’s reason enough to celebrate!
Speaker: Deborah Strain, Moda Fabric Designer, “Designing Fabric”
Enjoy a lecture and trunk show on fabric design featuring Deb Strain’s fabrics designed for Moda. She will be vending her designs as well.
Speaker: Maribeth Schmit, Quilt Judge,” Entering Your Quilts in Shows, What a Judge Sees”
How are quilts judged in competitions? What takes a quilt out of ribbon contention? Learn about quilt judging standards and processes. Hear about the common mistakes quilters make and how to avoid them. Become a savvy exhibitor and increase your chances of success at any show!
Program: It's All About the Show!
Are you (and your quilts) ready for our October Show? Get your quilt ID cards and more at this meeting!
Woven Flower Baskets with Laura Wasilowski
Create a colorful woven basket quilt full of joyful flowers with Laura Wasilowske using fusing techniques like pattern transfer, bias weaving, and bias braiding.
Speaker: Laura Wasilowski, "I Quilt, Therefore I Am"
A colorful and humorous history of the artist’s life presented with slides of her narrative quilts, followed by information about the design process and techniques used in creating them. Featured with the lecture is a display of small art quilts and a trunk show of hand dyed fabric and threads from the Artfabrik dyers.
Moths and Moons with Jane Sassaman
Spend the day with Jane Sassaman making marvelous moths using Jane's special applique techniques!
Speaker: Jane Sassaman, Under the Influence
A lecture of the visual and philosophical ideas that have influenced Jane Sassaman and her work. This is a very colorful lecture designed to excite and inspire the audience by exposing them to an unusual combination of fantastic images.
Working with Large Scale Prints
Learn to combine large scale prints with other prints with Bill Kerr of the Modern Quilt Studio.
Speaker: Bill Kerr, What Makes a Quilt Modern
What makes a quilt modern? Using examples from the book "Quilts Made Modern", Bill Kerr will explain what makes a quilt modern and how you might include modern techniques and design approaches in your next project.
Paper Piecing with Marney
Have fun learning paper piecing basics and all the little tricks for success with Mary Hertel. This class is suitable for beginning quilters as well as more advanced students. We will be making two whimsical blocks from Mary’s book, "Sew Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".
Guild Workshop
This will be a working UFO and BOUTIQUE item making day. Let Barb or Edie know that you will attend and they will make sure you have a table. There is no charge for this day.
CANCELLED (Guild Workshop: Boutique)
Because of inclement weather, this workshop has been cancelled.
Quilt of Valor Sew In Event
Come and join the fun as we cut, piece and complete a Quilt of Valor quilt top in 2 hours! Once it’s finished it will be quilted for the Quilts of Valor presentation during the 2019 Quilt Show.