Annual Auction 2024
November’s meeting—on the second Tuesday of the month—features a live auction and cash-and-carry tables. It’s a lively fundraiser, with great finds. Invite your friends … guests are free! The success (more...)
November’s meeting—on the second Tuesday of the month—features a live auction and cash-and-carry tables. It’s a lively fundraiser, with great finds. Invite your friends … guests are free! The success (more...)
Our December meeting — on the second Tuesday of the month — features activity tables where you can learn a nifty craft or make a quick project … a book (more...)
Join us for a lecture by Joanna Figueroa: Color and Design the Fig Tree Way. Joanna will explore how she views color in a nontraditional way, and will talk about (more...)
Join us for a lecture by Jane Haworth: Fabric Collage - "What’s it all About!" In this 45 minutes -1 hour combo slideshow and trunk show, we learn more about the Fabric Collage trend, who’s making fabric collage and how Jane makes her fabric collage quilts. We see various examples of Jane’s work over the (more...)
Join us for a lecture by Margaret Fabrizio: Playing with Textiles Without Machines Scissors, needles, pins and thimbles allowed. No rulers, no blade cutters. That is my approach. Margaret studied quilt-making with Grace Earl, designer at the Chicago Art Institute, and her prize-winning quilts have been exhibited in Northern California, and at New Pieces Gallery (more...)
Join us for conversations with Ribbon Winners from Quilt 2025. Afterglow is a new event, inspired by our friends at the Guild of Quilters of Contra Costa County, that will allow us to learn from our very own talented quilt show ribbon winners. We will ask a group of winners to share insights into their (more...)
Join us for a lecture by Julie Curry: You Be the Judge Have you ever wondered what is the judge looking for? What criterea does the judge use? This talk explains the judging process and provides tips to help take your quilt to the next level. About Julie Curry: Julie Curry is a life-long (more...)
Join us for a lecture by Kristin Echols: Seminole Patchwork Learn the history of the Seminole Indians and how their unique approach to patchwork became a vital source of income for the tribes. See examples of their patchwork over the decades in clothing and crafts and learn about the significance of the designs in their (more...)
Join us for a lecture by Scarlett Rose: Quirky Quiltmaking-Upcycle it! Get into upcycling, recycling and reusing fabrics/garments/found items for traditional, contemporary and art quilts Find out more about Scarlett on her website, @scarlettrosedesigner on Instagram, and FaceBook. About Scarlett Rose: Scarlett Rose started quilting in 1976, teaching in 1986 and quilt judging in the (more...)
Join us for a lecture by Kim Brownell : Challenges: What to do You are calmly sitting in your quilt group enjoying life. Then you hear " The challenge for this year is....". Does panic set in? Do you want to participate, but not sure what to do next? Learn good ideas on how to (more...)