Join us to heard from Brandy Maslowski, Quilter on Fire. After having her studio featured in Studios magazine twice and most recently in Quilter's Connection Magazine, Brandy dove into clearing clutter, organizing her stash, and managing her creative space in a way that works for a busy creator. She inspires with tips on storage and … Continue reading Guild Monthly Meeting – Brandy Maslowski
You’ve spent countless hours planning, cutting, sewing, trimming, basting, quilting, and binding your quilt, now how do you document your masterpiece!? Whether you have a point and shoot, a fancy DSLR but simply don't know how to use it, or even a smartphone, Kitty will teach you how to make the most of the tools … Continue reading Guild Monthly Meeting – Kitty Wilkin
Our final meeting of 2022 will feature lots of sharing... reviews of BOM, swaps, etc. Our end of year wrap up.
January's Monthly Meeting Lyric Montgomery Kinard - A Window into Inspiration Learn how easy it is to find inspiration in any environment as you create your own unique abstract designs by following this very simple exercise. The elements of line, shape, and value will be explored as you generate a plethora of little thumbnails, jumping … Continue reading Monthly Meeting – Lyric Kinard
Boro textiles are clothing and household items created by peasants in ancient Japan that were patched and mended many times over. These countless layers of patches and stitches resulted in warmth and sustainability in a way of life where nothing could be wasted. Once a source of shame representing poverty, Boro has become a trend … Continue reading Geri Patterson-Kutras – Boro: A Patchwork of Struggle and Survival
Appropriation or Appreciation Melissa will explain what cultural appropriation in quilting is and how to distinguish it from appreciation. She will walk us through a detailed explanation about how to think about culture in design, best uses, how to appreciate and be inspired responsibly and how to build a quilt community that is more just, … Continue reading Monthly Meeting – Melissa de Leon Mason
Sherri Lynn Wood describes her 4-month artist residency at Recology in 2016. Her goal was to explore the nature of making do while creating an exhibition, including 6 quilts made entirely of materials from the San Francisco dump. Note that the meeting will run a little longer than usual to accommodate a longer presentation. https://www.sherrilynnwood.com/workshops/
Join Lynett Muhaso as she shares her quilting journey, her design process, and the inspiration behind each quilt in her trunk show.
Join us as Karen talks about freeing yourself from the need to use someone else’s pattern and appointing yourself head of your own design empire. View a gallery of original quilts and learn how to apply the engineering design process to your quilts. Learn to find and use sources of inspiration, harness nifty software and … Continue reading Karen Bolan – Engineer Your Own Quilts
Join us as Jessica Plunkett shows us how to take traditional blocks and make them modern. After describing the tenets of modern quilting, she’ll explain her process in making blocks modern. Audience members will then make their own sketches and discuss how to continue playing with modern design. Note that the meeting will run a … Continue reading Jessica Plunkett of Maeberry Square: Block Play: modernizing traditional blocks
Join us to learn everything about Schmetz sewing machine needles. Successful sewing is often about paying attention to the little things – like the needle in your sewing machine. Get the low-down about how this little piece of steel can solve some big problems, including broken threads, skipped stitches and puckered fabrics.
David Owen Hastings will give an overview of his process for coming up with simple graphic quilt designs, starting with stitched paper models. He'll also show examples of how to translate an architectural photo into a quilt design. His techniques are also great for making unique modern quilt block designs. Walking foot quilting is an … Continue reading David Owen Hastings: Minimal Design, Maximum Impact
