2022-2023 Meetings and programs

May 3rd 2022

• It's up to us to show what we've all been working on - hope you all have much to show and share, especially what you've made from your findings at Little shop! Please send in your beautiful creations as soon as possible.

April 5th 2022

• Our speaker for April will be Jane Bromberg, from Kansas City, MO. Her presentation will be "Finishing up your quilts". This will feature a trunk show featuring over 40 quilts that highlight various forms of edge finishes. Jane focuses on the many different design choices available to quilters as they finish the edges of their quilts. Techniques range from the very simple to the more complex, from pieced bindings to bindings pieced to match the quilt top’s piecing. Other topics covered are facings, added accents, and edge treatments. There are unlimited options to spur your imagination!

March 1st 2022

• Our speaker will be Virginia Postrel, author of The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World. It is a fascinating read that is available from Amazon, Bookshop (independent bookstores), and wherever you buy books.

February 1st 2022

• Our speaker will be Jan Doyle. Her presentation is: "Fact or Fiction: Quilts of the Underground Railroad - This is a huge controversy in the quilting world. I present both sides, historians and storytellers, and let you decide." Some say this was an integral part to freedom, while others say it is just folk stories- time to take a look at this controversial topic, examine the facts, and see what you think!

January 4th 2022

• For the New Year, we will start with a terrific presentation, from "Across the Pond"! Dr Kate Strasdin who is a Senior Lecturer of Cultural Studies from Falmouth University, Cornwall England, will present to us "The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes." This is a dress diary kept by an Englishwoman in the 19th century, full of fabric swatches of clothes belonging to her and her family. There is even an American connection - one of the women featured in the album is Maria Balestier, wife of the first American Consul to Singapore and daughter of Paul Revere. Her clothes swatches are included. 

December 7th 2021

• Our December meeting is all about you, our members, and the beautiful and exciting work you've made.

• Mini Challenge # 3 - Show your creations inspired by "circles". Think polka dots, yoyo’s, applique, etc.

• WAGS, Art Quilt and Knit and Crochet all have special projects they will be sharing.  

• We'll show our final CIRCLE challenge projects along with our traditional show and tell.  We're adding an additional fun category featuring our pets "helping" with our work.  

November 2nd 2021

• We will have our Sewing Machine/Sewing Computer questions answered by our local expert, Dan Schoenberg, owner and Head Technician of the Sewing Machine Shop in Walnut Creek.

October 5th 2021

• Our program features a presentation from the Vesterheim Museum in Decorah, Iowa, on Nordic Sweaters! Learn about the history of different types and styles of Norwegian sweaters. We will also talk about the symbolism behind some of the patterns and colors on sweaters made today. 

• The program also includes our Mini-Challenge #2 Final Photos – even if you’re not “done” , share where you are in the process so we can inspire one another with this fun challenge.

September 7th 2021

Trudy Cleveland is our September speaker. She will show us how to use our Smartphones to photograph our projects with great results.

August 3rd 2021

• Our program features you, our creative and talented members! The program includes:

Mini-Challenge #1 Results – your creations inspired by June brides, love, and

weddings. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue......or just something that moves you!

Subgroups:

WAGS Special Presentation

Art Quilt Slow Stitching

Knit and Crochet Linus Project squares Your Favorite Things

Traditional Show and Tell

July 6th 2021

• Nina Clotfelter will give the following presentation: Threads - What's the BIG Deal?

You will learn everything you didn't know you needed to know about threads - different types of thread, their purpose, ply, what is weight and why it matters and much more.

June 1st 2021

• Lilo Bowman will give the following presentation: Adapting For Change: Learning To Adapt To The Changes In Your Life.

Change doesn’t mean creativity has to come to a screeching halt. Whether it’s frequent moves, downsizing,     or bodily changes, learn easy and clever workarounds to keep the creativity going for years to come.