2024 Program Lineup
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Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Guild Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m.
January 18
Julie Silber: Keepin' 'Em In Stitches. Quilters have expressed their love, losses, accomplishments, joys, sorrows, and humor in their quilts. Enjoy some very funny 19th and 20th century quilts that will have you smiling.
February 15
Trudy Cleveland: Shoot Your Quilt. Trudy will share how to get professional looking images of your quilts with your smartphone.
March 21
Chris Moline: You be the judge! AQS appraiser and judge Chris Moline shares tips and trick to enhance your quilts.
April 18
Annie Maier: The Underground Railroad
May 16
Pat Adams: Member Trunk Show
June 20
Laura Strickland: Collage & Portrait Quilts
July 18
2024 Challenge Quilts & Quilt Show Prep
August 15
Quilt Show Wrap Up
September 19
Tony Jacobson: Quilting and the Art of What If
October 17
Kathy Easter: The Bag Lady from the Sewing Studio in Hudson, IL
November 21
Year in Review & Dessert Potluck
December
No Meeting
2023 Program Lineup
January 19
It's a Quilting Bee! Sew day for Charity quilts for YMCA kids
February 16
Annie Maier: The Underground Railroad
March 16
Sheryl Hinman: Elizabeth Keckly: Dressmaker and Quilter, and the clothing of Kate Warne
April 20
Vicky Metelka: EQ 8 Demonstration
May 18
Kelly Harvey, Certified Studio 180 by Deb Tucker instructor: trunk show of Studio 180 Quilts and Patterns
June 15
Catherine Redford: Lessions Learned while Quilting
July 20
Diane Murtha: Chalelnges 1: Trunk and Slide Show
August 17
Jill Shaulis: Yellow Creek Quilt Designs
September 21
Celebrating 25 Years
October 19
Chris Moline: You Be The Judge
November 16
Year in Review Dessert Potluck
December
No Meeting
2022 Program Lineup
January
A virtual show and tell of members's sewing spaces.
February
Vicky Metelka will demonstrate EQ8 (Electric Quilter), a computer program quilters can use to design blocks and quilts, and play with color and value placement.
March
Trunk show with quilter Sarah Guerrero of Our Crafty Life in Geneseo, IL.
April
Deanne Eisenman of Snuggle Quilts will share a trunk show and host a workshop on wool applique on Friday, April 21.
May
Trunk show with member Jean Near.
June
Mini quilt demos by fellow guild members. Always a popular event!
July
Presentation and voting of Quilt Show Challenge quilts.
August
Post-quilt show recap.
September
Trunk show from members Rich Eaves and Sylvia Pace
October
Trunk show Sue Penn of Sue Penn Designs, and will host a workshop on fabric dying on Friday, October 21.
November
Social Hour
2021 Program Lineup
In-person meetings and programs are slowly coming back. Here is what we've done and what's in the works for 2021.
March
Our first in-person meeting in a year! No formal program. We took time to meet each other again and get reacquainted. Lots of lovely quilts were shared!
May
Rhonda Kistler shared a program on modern vs. traditional quilts and sparked some great conversations! Here are some the quilters she mentioned in her research.
The Geeky Bobbin; Sew Kind of Wonderful; Jaybird Quilts; Meadow Mist Designs; Stitches of Love; Tales of the Cloth; Wendt Quilting; Quilting Jetgirl; Seams Like a Dream; Quilt Addicts Anonymous (located in QCA); Modern Quilt Guild
June
Even though we had to cancel our quilt show in 2020, we still displayed and voted on the challenge quilts that our members made. The kit included a specific pink fabric and quilters created a piece so that this fabric wove or wound its way through the quilt top. You just had to have 3" of it along both sides of the quilt. The quilts would be hung to "connect" the pink from quilt to quilt. We had seven wonderful quilts on display! And the winners were: 1st Place: Kathy Roche; 2nd Place: Vicky Metelka; 3rd Place: Donna Sproston. See photos of all quilts.
July
My Favorite Quilt—Bring your favorite quilt and tell us it’s story! It can be a quilt you made or one that was gifted to you. Can’t make the July membership meeting? Send a photo of your favorite quilt and the story to Annette (annette.pickrel@gmail.com) and she will post it on Facebook.
August
Members were updated on quilt show progress and played two rounds of Left-Right-Center for prizes!
September
To be announced.
October
Trunk show of member quilts made by Kae Hankes
November
Social meeting
December
No Meeting
2020 Program Lineup
Sadly, we only were able to do the January and February programs. But here is an example of the programs we plan. And like quilters everywhere, look forward to when we can gather again as a group!
January
Preparing Your Quilts for the Longarmer
February
Demo: Quilters Select Products by Alex Anderson
March
Cake Mix Quilts--It's a Quilting Bee!
April
My Favorite Quilt: Each member brings in their favorite quilt, whether they made it or it was gifted or purchased, and tells the story of the quilt and why it means so much to them.
May
Demo night (preparation for exhibiting at the quilt show)
June
Let's Talk About Your Quilt: A session with certified quilt and textile appraisers Charleen Richtsmeier and Valorie Bonk. Bring your quilt for a roundtable discussion.
July
Challenge Quilts/All About the Quilt Show
August
Jill Shaulis, a nationally known speaker, teacher, fabric designer, quilting enthusiast, and owner of a distinctive quilt shop in Pearl City, Illinois, Yellow Creek Quilt Designs.
September
Pattern/Book Designing, a short demo on wool appliqué, and information about The Little Red Hen Quilt Shop.
November
Year in Review: Photos of events from 2020 and a Dessert Potlulck!
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