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Meeting Schedule

We have a great line-up of workshops and speakers for 2012. Pre-registration is required for all workshops. Quild members benefit from a discount on all workshop fees. We love to welcome quests for our evening programs. Invite a friend along. There is a small quest fee of $5.00. Please take a look below.

January 8, 2012

Evening Program: Member Market and Demos

Members who are interested in having a table (or half table) to sell their stuff, please contact Helle-May. There is no fee. This is just an opportunity for members to offer their homemade items for sale, clean out their closets or showcase their home-based business. It's still not too late to sign up for a table (or half) to make a few dollars and pay off those Christmas bills by selling your home-based business items or just by cleaning out that sewing room!

There will be no workshop in January.

February 12, 2012

10:00am to 4:00pm Workshop with Sally Davis

Blue Potpourri quilt ~ courtesy of Sally Davis

Potpourri Quilt

Class Fee $45.00 for members; $55.00 for non-members

We are pleased to welcome Sally Davis who will lead us in a workshop to make the Potpourri Quilt from Kaffe Fassett's book, Simple Shapes, Spectacular Quilts. This is a great class for all quilting levels.

Supply list

Evening Program: Award winning quilter, Sally Davis, will present a trunk show. Sally, former owner of Quilt Connection, now teaches nationally and works with Kaffe Fassett and Lucy Prior. We will have member Show & Tell along with refreshments. We welcome quests for a small fee of $5.00.

March 11, 2012

1:00 pm to 5:00pm Sew for the Show

Evening Program: Anniversary Party and 2012 Quilt Challenge

In addition to the quilt challenge , we'll also be celebrating the guild's anniversary/birthday a month early - with cake, of course! Feel free to bring some additional goodies befitting any party! While we enjoy our cake, we will invite everyone to reminisce and share with the group a favorite memory, workshop, speaker, quilt show memory, etc. Feel free to bring something to further enhance the memories. Let's take this opportunity to remember why we continue to come together - to enjoy a common passion and share our love of all that is quilting.

April 15, 2012

10:00am to 4:00pm Workshop with Gwen Marston

Liberated Log Cabin quilt ~ courtesy of Gwen Marston found in her book Ideas and Inspirations: Abstract Quilts in Solids.

Small Studies

Class Fee $45.00 for members, $55.00 for non-members

Gwen Marston is an internationally reknown quiltmaker, teacher and author with 21 books to her credit and 19 solo exhibits. We are fortunate to host Gwen as she will be conducting her "Small Studies" workshop which is built on the idea of exploring abstract design by making small studies. See www.gwenmarston.com. It's your ticket to play in a safe, worry-free space. Sounds like a great opportunity for a mini.

Registration for this workshop for non-members opens after our Februrary meeting.

Evening Program: Gwen Marston,internationally reknown quiltmaker, teacher and author with 21 books to her credit and 19 solo exhibits, is visiting us to lead a workshop during the day and present a trunk show in the evening. See gwenmarston.com.

Refreshments and member Show & Tell complete the evening. We Welcome guests for a small $5.00 fee.

May 20, 2012

Two Day Workshop with Rayna Gillman

Forever Plaid quilt ~ courtesy of Rayna Gillman

Saturday and Sunday, May 19 & 20 - 10:00am to 4:00pm each day

Cinderella Quilts: Reinventing the UFO

Class Fee $65.00 for members, $85.00 for non-members

Rayna Gillman will be be offering a workshop to help everyone finish their UFO in a most interesting way! Her latest book, Create Your Own Free Form Quilts, takes orphan blocks or quilts that just don't seem to want to get finished to a whole new place. Slice, dice, add strips and completely transform those stalled projects into beautiful blocks and quilts you never imagined you would make from them. Total fun in this 2-day workshop!!

Take a look at Rayna's blog: Ugly Duckling - See how you can transform an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan!

Registration for this workshop for non-members opens after Februrary meeting.

Evening Program: Rayna Gillman, author, artist and teacher, will be our quest to lecture on her new book Create Your own Free Form Quilts.

Refreshments and member Show & Tell complete the evening. Guests are welcome for a small $5.00 fee.