January 10

Carol Doak (www.caroldoak.com) presents Paper Piecing: When, Why & What if . . .This lecture defines the origin of paper piecing, why paper piecing has become so popular, explores what creative opportunities exist and what new horizons lay ahead.

January 11 Workshop: Carol Doak: Carol will do a workshop on the Friday following the Guild meeting based on her latest book, Mariner’s Compass Stars.  Called Fire and Ice, it features one block called the Iceland block from the book, and makes one 46” square wall hanging.  They may look complex, but using her paper piecing techniques, they are easy to make!

February  14

Deana Hartman (www.chameleonquilts.com) presents Confessions of a Bead Freak - Deana says, "I must confess. . .I am a bead groupie. . .a crow at heart who has a fondness, no, a weakness for those little shining gems! Whether it's seed, bugle, tear drop, cube, tri-cut or any other bead, they all call their siren song to me. Follow my 'bead trail' as I describe my journey from adding 'just a few beads' to art quilts to creating designs and projects around embellishment. Topics covered include passing along what I've leaned about materials, stitches and designing with embellishment in mind."

February 15 Workshop: A day with Deana Hartman (www.chameleonquilts.com) "You know what I'm talking about...those glorious beads are calling you to add them to your artwork. You feel the need to bead!  Beading techniques to add to your fiber and fabric include, running stitches for various sizes of beads, stop stitches and charm application, couching, bead collage and other raised beading stitches. Beading stitches learned in class may be applied to clothing, pillow, fiber and quilt art or 3 dimensional fabric-based object."

March 13

Lujean Segal lujeanquilt.com. Lujean’s lecture is called Having Fun with Color and Design and will show us how colors and components interact to create vibrant, dramatic, and powerful visual effects in your quilts.

March 14 Workshop: Color and Design. Lujean will introduce us to a color workbook dealing with the fundamentals of color, and then we will design a colorwash nine-patch quilt, focusing on color and value. Sounds great, doesn’t it?

April 10

Karen Boutte is a fabulous quilt and wearable arts designer. Her Guild presentation is “African American Quilts and Quilters,” and her workshop is an “Easy Art Jacket.”   She has a book out called Delightful Diva Designs: Wonderful Whimsical Wearables. Check out her website at www.karenboutte.com and you will see some of her beautiful work!

April 11 Workshop: Easy Art Jacket. Turn an ordinary sweatshirt into an extraordinary jacket using fabric collage, embellishment, raw edged applique, and your imagination. At the end of this workshop, you will be on your way to creating a truly one-of-a-kind wearable art treasure.

May 8

Bonnie Lyn McCaffery bonniemccaffery.com presents Inspiration & Development of a Quilt Artist Slide Show. Traveling through time, we will witness the evolution of one quilter from traditional bed quilts to contemporary wall pieces. You will see what has influenced some of the quilter's designs. This is a fast-paced slide lecture.

May 9 Workshop: Painted Faces for Beginners. Bonnie’s specialty is incorporating painted faces into her quilts. She transfers a very recognizable face from a guideline drawing under the fabric to the quilt itself. Check out her website at and you can see the results!  By the end of the class you will have a painted face ready for the addition of hair and clothing. Once you learn this technique you will be able to paint your own choice of faces - family and friends.

NOTE: This is a five hour class that begins AN HOUR LATER THAN USUAL. Please arrive at 9:45 to set up for class.

Challenge Quilts will be revealed during the most popular Guild meeting of the year. Our members will present their skill and creativity in response to our annual design challenge. See Challenge

No workshop this month.

You need to go to the GAP!

That’s the Guild Annual Picnic!

The July Guild Meeting will be our annual Member Picnic.  This is a chance to find out which magnificent quilter is also the most fabulous cook!  The answer is….all of them!  Every year the food gets better and better.  Mountains of salads, scrumptious hors d’oeuvres, unbelievable desserts–it’s a veritable gourmet feast.  Come and join us for this light-hearted meeting–no speaker, but lots of fun and even a game to play.  Members who have joined since the last picnic are the featured guests and they do not have to bring food.  A list will be posted for dividing up the foods so that we don’t have 56 chocolate desserts and 2 salads.  (Good grief, what am I saying?  Can you just imagine what this Guild would do with the command, “Go and Make 56 Chocolate Desserts??!!??”) For questions or offer of help, contact Susan Carty

August Meeting is a Silent Auction

OK, I made my first mistake of the new year!  The Silent Auction is not in July, but is in AUGUST!
                                   –Susan Carty, Senior Citizen and Program Chair

This meeting is a great favorite of our members.  Bring in items that you want to get rid of, and see the Guild benefit from your cleaned out closets and stash!  If you have a big (fancy, expensive, large, or really cool) item to donate, please let us know ahead of time so it can be publicized in the newsletter and at the Guild meeting.

Cathe Hedrick has volunteered to head up the plans for the Silent Auction, so please let her know if you have good ideas, Big Things you want to get rid of, if you want to help, if you want to change the way things are done, or if you’re curious about how it works.  Call her at 899-3947 or email at chedrick@cox.net.

September 11

Vikki Pignatelli www.vikkipignatelli.com presents 10 Attributes that Make a Quilter Better. Passion, humor, persistence, courage, and faith in your work...these five attribute and others all play a role in your quiltmaking. What does it take to be a great quilter? She will discuss how she learned these attributes the hard way while creating her quilts.

September 12 Workshop: Improvisational Curves. This relaxing, impromptu approach to piecing curves offers students total freedom in quiltmaking. With a play-as-you-go spirit, students create several "blocks" of shapes (circles, ovals, curvy rectangles or triangles or teardrops) learn manipulations and how to arrange them into a free-form contemporary quilt. This class features techniques from Vikki’s new book, Quilting By Improvisation. All skill levels.

October 9

October 4-5: Our bi-annual quilt show!
Workshops: Joe Cunningham & Andrea Perejda