June 16, 2018
Karen Kay Buckley's "To Border or not to Border, That is the Question"
Karen will discuss whether a quilt needs a border, how to select a border for your quilt, how she designs many of her borders, and how to measure to ensure a flat quilt. As she shows may of her quilts, she will discuss her border choices and share some fun stories along the way. Her hope is to inspire you to think about how to enhance your quilt with the right border. Designing your own borders is much easier than you might think!
Karen Kay Buckley's "To Border or not to Border, That is the Question"
Karen will discuss whether a quilt needs a border, how to select a border for your quilt, how she designs many of her borders, and how to measure to ensure a flat quilt. As she shows may of her quilts, she will discuss her border choices and share some fun stories along the way. Her hope is to inspire you to think about how to enhance your quilt with the right border. Designing your own borders is much easier than you might think!
July 21, 2018
Rhonda Dort's "Quilting with Vintage Linens"
Rhonda makes beautiful quilts using vintage handkerchiefs, dresser scarves, pillow cases, doilies, quilt blocks, dish towels, and any other item she can find to put together into a "new" quilt. Go to her website (rhondadort.com) to see what she has made.
Rhonda Dort's "Quilting with Vintage Linens"
Rhonda makes beautiful quilts using vintage handkerchiefs, dresser scarves, pillow cases, doilies, quilt blocks, dish towels, and any other item she can find to put together into a "new" quilt. Go to her website (rhondadort.com) to see what she has made.
August 18, 2018
Nova Montgomery's "A Century of Progress: The World's Fair of 1933 and its Quilt contest"
In this program, Nova takes you back in time to see the background in our country leading up to the Chicago World's Fair of 1933, including the factors that contributed to almost 25,000 people entering the quilt contest held during the fair, some of the quilts made for the fair, and the people who made them.
Nova Montgomery's "A Century of Progress: The World's Fair of 1933 and its Quilt contest"
In this program, Nova takes you back in time to see the background in our country leading up to the Chicago World's Fair of 1933, including the factors that contributed to almost 25,000 people entering the quilt contest held during the fair, some of the quilts made for the fair, and the people who made them.
September 15, 2018
M.J. Fielek's "Bucket List of Quilts - the quilts you want to make before you die"
M.J. has been sewing and quilting for over 40 years. Her talent for selecting color combinations and attention to detail are reflected in her quilts. The lecture includes a trunk show.
M.J. Fielek's "Bucket List of Quilts - the quilts you want to make before you die"
M.J. has been sewing and quilting for over 40 years. Her talent for selecting color combinations and attention to detail are reflected in her quilts. The lecture includes a trunk show.
October 20, 2018
Charlotte Angotti's "Why Aren't You Making More Quilts? I know you have the fabric!"
Charlotte's lectures are humorous, light, and yet full of information and real quilts. Lights will be up and ideas will be flowing. Bring cameras for ideas and be ready to laugh.
Charlotte Angotti's "Why Aren't You Making More Quilts? I know you have the fabric!"
Charlotte's lectures are humorous, light, and yet full of information and real quilts. Lights will be up and ideas will be flowing. Bring cameras for ideas and be ready to laugh.
November 17, 2018
Shannon Brinkley's "Scrappy Applique"
Shannon will share about herself, her background, how she began quilting, and what led her to develop her techniques to write Scrappy Bits Applique. She will take us through the whole process and provide a lot of ideas and inspiration for how these techniques can be used. Lastly, she will have a trunk show for her different quilts, discussing fabric selections, quilting decisions, and more.
Shannon Brinkley's "Scrappy Applique"
Shannon will share about herself, her background, how she began quilting, and what led her to develop her techniques to write Scrappy Bits Applique. She will take us through the whole process and provide a lot of ideas and inspiration for how these techniques can be used. Lastly, she will have a trunk show for her different quilts, discussing fabric selections, quilting decisions, and more.
December 15, 2018
Officer Confirmation & Guild Luncheon
Come out for some friendship and fun at the annual Guild Luncheon. This event is a potluck, so bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to share. There will be an award ceremony along with fun and games.
Officer Confirmation & Guild Luncheon
Come out for some friendship and fun at the annual Guild Luncheon. This event is a potluck, so bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to share. There will be an award ceremony along with fun and games.
Previous Programs
May 19, 2018 - Carolyn McCormick's "The Evolution of the Add-a-Quarter"
Carolyn designed the Add-a-Quarter ruler in the beginning to decrease the frustration she was having in making a template-required quilt for a friend. She told us about that beginning step and how the ruler has become the go-to tool for many paper-piecing enthusiasts, as well as the new versions of the ruler.
April 21, 2018 - Doris Rice "X-Block Quilts"
Doris entertained us with X-blocks adventure tales while showing her inspiring collection of quilts. She demonstrated how the X-blocks tool and color placement combine to create new designs from otherwise "ho hum" blocks. See the Photo Gallery for photos from her presentation.
March 2018 - Tana Mueller's "Got Crayons?"
Tana showed us how she adds crayon artwork to 100% quality cotton quilt fabric to create unique artwork designs that can be used for many applications.
February 2018 - Trisha Stuart's the "Color & the Importance of Value"
There's a secret to creating consistently stunning quilts: value. Trisha showed us an assortment of quilts (successful and not so much) and taught a little more about how colors and values work together along with some stories that brought us all together with a little laughter.
January 2018 - The officers and committee chairs explained their plans for 2018. The QuiltFest committee gave a special presentation about QuiltFest 2018, including an unveiling of the donation raffle quilt!
December 2017 - The new officers were confirmed. Afterward, the guild enjoyed a luncheon and sock exchange.
November 2017 - Suzi Parron's “Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement”
Suzi’s took us on a journey along the quilt trail, beginning with the very first barn quilt, which stemmed from Donna Sue Groves and her wish to honor her mother’s quilting art. The presentation featured over 100 stunning photos of barn quilts, some of which rival cloth quilts in their intricacy. See the Photo Gallery for photos from the workshop.
October 2017 - Kim Fauth's “ABCD Quilting Trunk Show”
When Kim came up with the ABCD technique, she shared it with her Monday quilting group. They encouraged her to write a book because the technique was so new and different. Her background in teaching is evident throughout her book. The directions are in white, gray and black with areas of emphasis in blue. Each step is broken down with accurate drawings and hints to make sewing easier. Then the designing and creativity begins!
Carolyn designed the Add-a-Quarter ruler in the beginning to decrease the frustration she was having in making a template-required quilt for a friend. She told us about that beginning step and how the ruler has become the go-to tool for many paper-piecing enthusiasts, as well as the new versions of the ruler.
April 21, 2018 - Doris Rice "X-Block Quilts"
Doris entertained us with X-blocks adventure tales while showing her inspiring collection of quilts. She demonstrated how the X-blocks tool and color placement combine to create new designs from otherwise "ho hum" blocks. See the Photo Gallery for photos from her presentation.
March 2018 - Tana Mueller's "Got Crayons?"
Tana showed us how she adds crayon artwork to 100% quality cotton quilt fabric to create unique artwork designs that can be used for many applications.
February 2018 - Trisha Stuart's the "Color & the Importance of Value"
There's a secret to creating consistently stunning quilts: value. Trisha showed us an assortment of quilts (successful and not so much) and taught a little more about how colors and values work together along with some stories that brought us all together with a little laughter.
January 2018 - The officers and committee chairs explained their plans for 2018. The QuiltFest committee gave a special presentation about QuiltFest 2018, including an unveiling of the donation raffle quilt!
December 2017 - The new officers were confirmed. Afterward, the guild enjoyed a luncheon and sock exchange.
November 2017 - Suzi Parron's “Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement”
Suzi’s took us on a journey along the quilt trail, beginning with the very first barn quilt, which stemmed from Donna Sue Groves and her wish to honor her mother’s quilting art. The presentation featured over 100 stunning photos of barn quilts, some of which rival cloth quilts in their intricacy. See the Photo Gallery for photos from the workshop.
October 2017 - Kim Fauth's “ABCD Quilting Trunk Show”
When Kim came up with the ABCD technique, she shared it with her Monday quilting group. They encouraged her to write a book because the technique was so new and different. Her background in teaching is evident throughout her book. The directions are in white, gray and black with areas of emphasis in blue. Each step is broken down with accurate drawings and hints to make sewing easier. Then the designing and creativity begins!