Meetings, Programs, Workshops...Oh My!
Meetings & Programs
|
Meetings are held the 2nd Saturday of the month at the Lakeport Senior Center with the exception of October when we feature our annual quilt show.
The central focus of monthly guild meetings are programs which may include an educational guest speaker, trunk show, technique demonstrations, slides, or movies. Just a few of the other activities during the general meeting are Show and Tell, Treasure Chest raffle and a pot luck buffet. There is no cost to attend. Members leave inspired and eager to pursue their quilting passion. Visitors are welcome for 2 meetings at no cost. General Meeting and Program
2nd Saturday Monthly Social Hour 9:00 a.m. Meeting Begins at 10:00 a.m. |
Lakeport Senior Center
|
Programs
For questions or sign ups, please contact Program Chair Suzanne Lee directly or email by selecting the button below. The workshops really are geared towards all skill levels and are a lot of fun. Come for the sewing and the comradery, and you just might learn something new as well. Classes may be open to non-members if space is available.
SEE UPCOMING PROGRAMS BELOW
PROGRAM SCHEDULES FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR 2023
December: Christmas Party
December: Christmas Party
2023 NOVEMBER: Karen Bolan
Karen Bolan is a quilter in Santa Rosa, California. Drawn to the layers of design and expression possible in quilting, she loves the learning that comes from experimenting. She endeavors to find efficiencies in process and material use. Her designs are out of the box, and integrate a love of geometry,
experimentation, interconnection, depth, and texture. Her work has been featured in magazines including Curated Quilts, Modern Quilt Guild Journal, Make Modern, and Modish Quilter, and her quilts have been exhibited at local and international quilt shows including Pacific International Quilt Festival and QuiltCon. You can learn more about Karen’s work by visiting her website at www.KarenBolan.com.
Lecture: Learn with Every QuiltEvery quilt is a learning experience. This lecture catalogs Karen’s quilting journey through the lessons learned from her quilts. View a trunk show of original quilts while we take an entertaining stroll through her development as a modern quilter. While she learned some lessons from renowned teachers, others she learned the hard way! Get ready for a few laughs and a lot of good advice; whether you choose to follow is up to you.
Class: Piece Curves and Play with TransparencyAre you intimidated by curves but love precision piecing? Start the Cool as a Cactus quilt in class, featuring pieced curves, a unique border treatment, and color palette that features transparency. Class will begin with an exercise in creating transparency effects, then we work from paper templates to accurately cut and piece large diameter curves. Learn to cut and precisely piece large-diameter curves from templates, assemble a quilt top with pieced borders, and plan a color palette that includes a transparency effect. Students must purchase the digital pattern and in-person students may request a printed copy. Leave class with at least one block and border complete.
|
|
2023 - OCTOBER: QUILT SHOW
Anelie Belden as our Feature Artist
Anelie Belden as our Feature Artist
2023 SEPTEMBER: LAURA FOGGS
Trunk Show with Emphasis on Techniques and Perspective
Laura Fogg has been a quilt artist for almost twenty years. Laura has been awarded numerous ribbons and awards at prestigious shows around the county. She was filmed on The Quilting Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Timms. Her segment debuted on February 26, 2017.
Laura is a textile artist, and most of her works are large fabric collage landscapes. They are sewn together like quilts, but are intended to be hung on walls, as they are made of a wide variety of shiny, metallic and fragile fabrics, and are frequently embellished with beads, buttons, and yarns. The technique is raw-edge appliqué, and most of the sewing is freehand machine quilting. All of her work has a three dimensional element, with surprising little things popping off the surface here and there. Laura likes to keep it playful.
Laura usually includes two perspectives of the same scene in each piece… the distant view in the background, framed by highly detailed and greatly enlarged plants/flowers/fence lines spilling over the foreground border area. She is also drawn to movement, which is so much a part of everything we see and do in our lives. To try to achieve a sense of movement in her pieces she cuts everything freehand and allows the pieces to buckle, twist and fold as she machine appliqués them onto the layers below.
To see her process, check out her website: https://laura-fogg.squarespace.com/the-process
Trunk Show with Emphasis on Techniques and Perspective
Laura Fogg has been a quilt artist for almost twenty years. Laura has been awarded numerous ribbons and awards at prestigious shows around the county. She was filmed on The Quilting Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Timms. Her segment debuted on February 26, 2017.
Laura is a textile artist, and most of her works are large fabric collage landscapes. They are sewn together like quilts, but are intended to be hung on walls, as they are made of a wide variety of shiny, metallic and fragile fabrics, and are frequently embellished with beads, buttons, and yarns. The technique is raw-edge appliqué, and most of the sewing is freehand machine quilting. All of her work has a three dimensional element, with surprising little things popping off the surface here and there. Laura likes to keep it playful.
Laura usually includes two perspectives of the same scene in each piece… the distant view in the background, framed by highly detailed and greatly enlarged plants/flowers/fence lines spilling over the foreground border area. She is also drawn to movement, which is so much a part of everything we see and do in our lives. To try to achieve a sense of movement in her pieces she cuts everything freehand and allows the pieces to buckle, twist and fold as she machine appliqués them onto the layers below.
To see her process, check out her website: https://laura-fogg.squarespace.com/the-process
Workshop: Quilted Landscape Collage
Expect this to be a fun, creative, beginner-friendly, out-of-the-box class. You do not need to have any quilting skills besides knowledge of how to do freehand machine quilting on your home sewing machine, nor do you need to be a recognized artist. You will discover the “artist within” as you play with the fabrics of your choice to create a small collage wall quilt. Subject matter can be a landscape, a still life or even a fantasy scene. Start with a photo of your chosen scene for inspiration and beyond that your own imagination is the limit.
For more examples of her work, see her website: https://laura-fogg.squarespace.com/
The supply list is lengthy, but probably mostly things you already have on hand. Be sure to grab it when you sign up!
Expect this to be a fun, creative, beginner-friendly, out-of-the-box class. You do not need to have any quilting skills besides knowledge of how to do freehand machine quilting on your home sewing machine, nor do you need to be a recognized artist. You will discover the “artist within” as you play with the fabrics of your choice to create a small collage wall quilt. Subject matter can be a landscape, a still life or even a fantasy scene. Start with a photo of your chosen scene for inspiration and beyond that your own imagination is the limit.
For more examples of her work, see her website: https://laura-fogg.squarespace.com/
The supply list is lengthy, but probably mostly things you already have on hand. Be sure to grab it when you sign up!
2023 - AUGUST: GRETCHEN MORE
Trunk Show , Tricks, and Tips
Workshop: Pat Dandy’s Stained Glass Sweatshirt
2023 - JULY: DORIE JAVIER
Lecture: My Quilting Then And Now
Dorie has been designing quilt and sashiko patterns for over 20 years. With her practical approach to quilting and her extensive experience Dorie has been instrumental in introducing many new and traditional quilters to the unlimited potential of quilt piecing and designs.
Workshop: Sashiko
"My students know me as an enthusiastic and patient teach, one who encourages trying new techniques and expanding their repertoire of skills." In the classroom, Dories' students are treated to the specific techniques and involved in their class, and also to precision piecing tricks as well as efficient shortcuts which help to streamline the pleasures of quilt making.
She also liked the idea of using her favorite Asian/oriental fabrics together with other blenders that makes her quilts exquisites and one of the kind. Fabric selection is discussed on every class as a result of her beautiful quilts and patterns. Dorie encourages quilters to enjoy the process, to gather as much knowledge as possible and to challenge themselves with new techniques and processes.
Lecture: My Quilting Then And Now
Dorie has been designing quilt and sashiko patterns for over 20 years. With her practical approach to quilting and her extensive experience Dorie has been instrumental in introducing many new and traditional quilters to the unlimited potential of quilt piecing and designs.
Workshop: Sashiko
"My students know me as an enthusiastic and patient teach, one who encourages trying new techniques and expanding their repertoire of skills." In the classroom, Dories' students are treated to the specific techniques and involved in their class, and also to precision piecing tricks as well as efficient shortcuts which help to streamline the pleasures of quilt making.
She also liked the idea of using her favorite Asian/oriental fabrics together with other blenders that makes her quilts exquisites and one of the kind. Fabric selection is discussed on every class as a result of her beautiful quilts and patterns. Dorie encourages quilters to enjoy the process, to gather as much knowledge as possible and to challenge themselves with new techniques and processes.
UFO CHALLEGE! Suzanne Lee
Let’s get some of those UnFinished Objects out of the way! This month, we’re working on number 2 on your list. However, if you want to change your list, go right ahead. Think about what you think you can actually get done in a month. Break up the project into reasonable steps. If you don’t want to finish #2, work on whatever you do want to finish. Let’s get these projects finished!
Let’s get some of those UnFinished Objects out of the way! This month, we’re working on number 2 on your list. However, if you want to change your list, go right ahead. Think about what you think you can actually get done in a month. Break up the project into reasonable steps. If you don’t want to finish #2, work on whatever you do want to finish. Let’s get these projects finished!
2023 - JUNE: BOOK SALE
2023 - MAY: YVONNE PHENICIE & OUR BIRTHDAY PARTY
Lecture: I LOVE A CHALLENGE
Yvonne has a passion for quilts and quilting. She has been quilting since 1990, but sewing much longer. In her spare time, she loves to travel and explore in their RV. Yvonne will share with us a grouping of 25-30 quilts that she hopes will inspire us to try our hand at a Round Robin or Challenge quilt. Maybe she’ll give us an idea for our next challenge.
Lecture: I LOVE A CHALLENGE
Yvonne has a passion for quilts and quilting. She has been quilting since 1990, but sewing much longer. In her spare time, she loves to travel and explore in their RV. Yvonne will share with us a grouping of 25-30 quilts that she hopes will inspire us to try our hand at a Round Robin or Challenge quilt. Maybe she’ll give us an idea for our next challenge.
2023 - april - Eileen milligan and daughter, melissa
Lecture: Starting Your Own Business
Eileen and Melissa, from Melissa and Mom Quilts will be visiting us. Eileen does a trunk show of their pattern collection and lectures on the ins and outs of starting your own business. Perhaps, you will start publishing patterns or begin lecturing and teaching classes after this presentation!
Melissa has been quilting since she was 8 or 9 years old. She started quilting with her grandmother and was given her first sewing machine by grandma on her 10th birthday. She designed her first quilt pattern for her college dorm bed, Star Bright, which is still in our pattern collection today. Melissa has lived in a lot of different places, most recently spending 5 years working on her PhD at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. She finds the inspiration for the quilts she designs in many different places. Along with designing for Melissa & Mom Quilts, she also designs for Villa Rosa Designs and most recently for Batik Textiles.
Eileen, "Mom", has been quilting for 45 years and sewing for longer than that. She loves a wide variety of fabric styles, especially batiks, and enjoys putting together the quilts that Melissa designs. Melissa is the inspiration for all the quilt designs and she writes the patterns. Mom proofs the instructions and the fabric requirements and makes up many of the samples. She also teaches classes on the construction of several of their patterns.
Workshop: None, it’s Easter! We could do an UFO class if enough people are interested or just Sit and Sew on Saturday. I probably won’t be here.
Eileen and Melissa, from Melissa and Mom Quilts will be visiting us. Eileen does a trunk show of their pattern collection and lectures on the ins and outs of starting your own business. Perhaps, you will start publishing patterns or begin lecturing and teaching classes after this presentation!
Melissa has been quilting since she was 8 or 9 years old. She started quilting with her grandmother and was given her first sewing machine by grandma on her 10th birthday. She designed her first quilt pattern for her college dorm bed, Star Bright, which is still in our pattern collection today. Melissa has lived in a lot of different places, most recently spending 5 years working on her PhD at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. She finds the inspiration for the quilts she designs in many different places. Along with designing for Melissa & Mom Quilts, she also designs for Villa Rosa Designs and most recently for Batik Textiles.
Eileen, "Mom", has been quilting for 45 years and sewing for longer than that. She loves a wide variety of fabric styles, especially batiks, and enjoys putting together the quilts that Melissa designs. Melissa is the inspiration for all the quilt designs and she writes the patterns. Mom proofs the instructions and the fabric requirements and makes up many of the samples. She also teaches classes on the construction of several of their patterns.
Workshop: None, it’s Easter! We could do an UFO class if enough people are interested or just Sit and Sew on Saturday. I probably won’t be here.
UFO CHALLEGE! Suzanne Lee
Let’s get some of those UnFinished Objects out of the way! This month, we’re working on number 5 on your list. I’ve got my first step done on the Mystery Quilt and am working on step 2. (Mystery Quilt is my #5.) Whoever completes the challenge for this month gets the satisfaction of a job well done, our congratulations and a prize!
2023 - march - Kerri Hershey - Building our own crazy quilting program
Kerrie Hershey will give us a brief history of Crazy Quilting and demonstrate a modern Crazy Quilt method.
Then members with anything Crazy Quilt will share their items and stories . We have vintage quilts and a doll with a crazy quilted dress, vests, modern crazy quilts, blocks with amazing embroidery, or anything else with this theme that you would like to share! You’ll be the building blocks of this program! Tell us your story of the quilt.
Bring your sewing machines and scrap fabric and Barbara Haddon will get us started at Sit and Sew. If you have favorite embroidery books, bring them to share.
Then members with anything Crazy Quilt will share their items and stories . We have vintage quilts and a doll with a crazy quilted dress, vests, modern crazy quilts, blocks with amazing embroidery, or anything else with this theme that you would like to share! You’ll be the building blocks of this program! Tell us your story of the quilt.
Bring your sewing machines and scrap fabric and Barbara Haddon will get us started at Sit and Sew. If you have favorite embroidery books, bring them to share.
2023 - February - Dora cary
Dora Cary from Paso Robles, CA will be delighting us with her stories and trunk show. Dora is a Romanian-born engineer and designer who moved to the United States in 2001, discovered quilting in 2006, made her first quilt and became an American citizen in 2008, and wrote her first quilt pattern in 2013. I met her on my cruise to Alaska this year. She is a joy to work with!
Lecture: From Iron Curtain to Cotton Quilts is the story and trunk show of her journey from Romania as an engineer to California as a quilter, quilt shop owner, and quilt teacher.
Workshop: Only One THIS IS A TWO DAY WORKSHOP
Dora will show us her simplified stack-and-whack technique for making her “Only One” quilt. There is no waste with her technique. The workshop is a 2 day affair. She will bring fabrics with her to sell that are perfect for this technique, but you are welcome to bring your own as well. Don’t forget to take the supply list when you sign up.
After the meeting, we will be taking our large cutting mats, rotary cutters, long rulers and machines to SVWC to get started on our quilts. We can set up and leave the machines over night and continue on Sunday with no wasted time with setup. She has some great techniques that I think will apply to other projects as well!
Lecture: From Iron Curtain to Cotton Quilts is the story and trunk show of her journey from Romania as an engineer to California as a quilter, quilt shop owner, and quilt teacher.
Workshop: Only One THIS IS A TWO DAY WORKSHOP
Dora will show us her simplified stack-and-whack technique for making her “Only One” quilt. There is no waste with her technique. The workshop is a 2 day affair. She will bring fabrics with her to sell that are perfect for this technique, but you are welcome to bring your own as well. Don’t forget to take the supply list when you sign up.
After the meeting, we will be taking our large cutting mats, rotary cutters, long rulers and machines to SVWC to get started on our quilts. We can set up and leave the machines over night and continue on Sunday with no wasted time with setup. She has some great techniques that I think will apply to other projects as well!
2023 - January - Merri caywood
January brings us Merri Caywood from Orland, CA.
Her lecture is called, “Playing with Border Prints.” There are some lovely ones out there! It’ll be fun to see what she has done with them. There is no workshop this month.
Her lecture is called, “Playing with Border Prints.” There are some lovely ones out there! It’ll be fun to see what she has done with them. There is no workshop this month.
Workshops & Classes
|
Sometimes a guest speaker may offer a workshop or class. Workshops or classes are typically offered the day following the general meeting. There is generally a fee to attend and attendance could be limited. Pre-registration is required.
Join us for a full day of skill building, inspiration, friendship and fun! Don't forget to bring a lunch. Held at the Scotts Valley Women's Center
Door opens at 9:00 a.m. Workshops begins at 10:00 a.m. |
Scotts Valley Women's Center
|
Skills Day
Skills Day was created for guild members to share their skills, talents and abilities with other guild members. We are so lucky to have such talented members willing to teach various quilting techniques!
It's held once a quarter on a Saturday at the Scotts Valley Women's Center (see map above for directions). Door opens at 9:00 am and sewing fun begins at 10:00 am.
Sign up at any general meeting along with a refundable $10 deposit to reserve your space. Bring your lunch and plan on a day of fun and friendship while you hone your skills.
Contact Skills Day Chairman Suzanne Lee for further information.
It's held once a quarter on a Saturday at the Scotts Valley Women's Center (see map above for directions). Door opens at 9:00 am and sewing fun begins at 10:00 am.
Sign up at any general meeting along with a refundable $10 deposit to reserve your space. Bring your lunch and plan on a day of fun and friendship while you hone your skills.
Contact Skills Day Chairman Suzanne Lee for further information.