2025-2026

2025/ 2026 Meeting Dates and Programs

May 5th Meeting

• Our May meeting will feature you, our creative and talented members!

April 5th Meeting

• Our speaker for April will be Kimberly Bennefield - an avid sewist,shoemaker, modern quilter and bag maker.

www.nwpepper.com https://createwhimsy.com/projects/spotlight-kimberly-bennefield

March 3rd Meeting

• Our March program will feature Lisa Cox, a Portland, Oregon-based fiber artist who brings her ideas to life using a blend of crochet, weaving, and felting, often combining these techniques in a single piece.

• www.iamlisacox.com

Feb 3rd Meeting 

• Our February program will feature Celeste Chalasani, Needle Artist, Designer & Teacher. Celeste is a graduate of the National Academy of Needlearts (NAN) Teachers’ Certification Program specializing in Stumpwork. 

• You can find out more about Celeste and her work at: www.celestechalasani.com 

Jan 6th Meeting

• Our January speaker will be Hollis  Chatelain. She wil be talking about the relationship between drawing and quilting.

• Hollis Chatelain is an internationally renowned and award-winning artist. Through a dynamic and characteristic style marked by dreamlike imagery, elaborate use of color, and intricate thread detail, Hollis creates unique compositions that address challenging social, environmental, and political themes. She specialises in textile painting and reflects 12 years of experience living in West Africa and working with humanitarian organisations.

Dec 2nd Meeting

Nov 4th Meeting

• Relics in Situ, presenting: The Benefits of Wear: Examining the Support Structures of Embroidery 

Oct 7th Meeting

• Our October speaker will be Margaret Abramshe, who will be talking about Quilting Photographs. 

Sept Meeting

August 5th Meeting

• • Our August Speaker will be Helen Knott, fabric and fiber artist, quilt teacher, and pattern designer. 

  • Helene will be presenting Transcending the Vision: “Quilt inspirations come to me like visions. Often, they spring to life fully formed, like Venus on the half-shell, and then the chase starts. Pursuing the idea is frequently ephemeral and elusive. Drawings must be made, fabric collected, techniques considered, and the final assembly when everything comes together into a successful quilt – or not. 

  • Her  background is in art, primarily drawing and painting. 

July 1st Meeting

• • Our July speaker will be Casey Newman, botanical print and natural dye artist. 

  • Her website is https://www.cedardelldesigns.com/ 

June 3rd Meeting

• • Our June speaker will be Margaret Abramshe from Saint George, Utah.

  • She will talk about her favorite photo editing app - PicsArt. 

  • You can check out Margaret’s work at: margaretabramshe.com.