More than any other topic, students ask us to help them become more confident in their color choices. You’ll learn color theory, not as a dry technical approach, but as it pertains to your quilts.
Linda Hahn of Frog Hollow Designs is going to get us into that New York (Beauty) State of Mind with her lecture and truck show
Technology has invaded the quilting world. Annie shares how technology can bring a fresh perspective to our quilting journey
Karen Miller shares her secrets to free motion quilting on a domestic machine!
Wear your favorite plaid shirt and join us for Tool Time. Have you wondered if that new tool is worth the money? That’s what we are going to find out.
This trunk show features over 30 of Lori's quilt designs with styles that will cover every quilter's favorites... from traditional to applique to modern and everything in between. Lori shares how Quilting Templates have always been her "go-to" tools for piecing fast and fun quilts.
Cindy Grisdela will be joining us virtually for a lecture on improv quilts. Have you ever wondered how to create an Improv Quilt without a pattern? Where do you start? How do you know when it’s finished? Author and a ward winning artist Cindy Grisdela will share her tips and tricks in this entertaining lecture about the process for working improvisationally from start to finish.
Come and learn the story behind the finishing of Rita's Quilt. This is an amazing story of honoring one women's work. This will be presented via Zoom after our monthly business meeting.
Diane Murtha will present an informative and humorous perspective on her quilt challenge experiences, including a trunk and slide show. This will be presented after our business meeting held via Zoom.
Join us with special guest Rhonda Pierce as we learn about types of needles, how they are made, needle types for different applications, clues to change the needles, and more. Bring your list of questions too.
Join us online!
Karen MIller of Redbird Quilt Co. presents a lecture and trunk show..... Aurifilosophy - the search for Knowledge and Truth, especially about the nature and behavior of Aurifil thread. Each attendee will receive an Aurifil bag of goodies.
Our previously-announced speaker and workshop for May 2020, Lori Dickman, has been rescheduled to February 2021.
Join us for the annual meeting featuring a pot luck and the election of officers.
We're sharing! Grab your special quilt (you don't have to have made it) and join in the fun.
Award-winning quilter Marla Yeager presents "Seams", featuring highlights and lessons from her 35 year journey into the art of quilt making and a trunk show marking her growth along the way. Don't miss it!
Join us for the annual fundraiser, the Brown Bag Hustle. Clear your sewing space, have some fun, get stuff and support your guild.
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!
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.
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!
Are you (and your quilts) ready for our October Show? Get your quilt ID cards and more at this meeting!
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.
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.
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.
We will be learning a bit about longarm quilting and spend the evening talking and exchanging thoughts and questions with the several longarm quilters who are members of our guild.
Send an email to programs@villagequilters.org with your questions and the longarm quilters in the guild will do their best to answer them for you.
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.
Put a hustle in your bustle!
Raid your stash! Donate your treasures to the Raffle and Silent Auction at the January Ways & Means meeting. Almost anything "goes" for Raffle items...thread, fabrics, yardage, books, patterns, kits, equipment and more. Silent Auction items are quilts, toppers, table runners, partially finished pieces, quilted garments, small quilts, pillow cases and more.
The meeting will start at 6:00pm. Drop off will begin at 5:30pm.
If you need to schedule a pick up contact Donna Fitzgerald.
Ticket prices:
6/$5 15/$12 24/$20
cash or checks only
MaryJo will delight you with her explanation and examples of color theory. A great refresher for those who learned long ago and a wonderful introduction to those just starting this journey of joy.
Jim Diebler of Sew n Save in Racine will speak to us on sewing machine maintenance and will have his assistant to take your machine into the shop for any service it might need.
An eclectic gathering of quilts from my studio. Some made by myself. Some Vintage. Some Traditional. Some Art. Something for everyone. Because after all there is enough fabric in the studio to make both Art and Traditional Quilts.
An exciting evening with lots of amazing quilts and table runners made using some of the many ways to work with precuts. How many ways can you work with precuts?
