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We offer a wealth of activities for anyone in the Bay Area interested in quiltmaking and related arts.
SFQG board meetings take place at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month, except December. Executive board members and committee chairs generally meet at the Ortega Branch Library. Committee chair reports should be submitted at least one day in advance, by email, to all participants. Any guild member is welcome to attend.
This is the “wrap” meeting for the committee members who worked to mount the SFQG’s biennial Quilt Show on March 22–23, 2019.
Our scheduled lecture has been canceled because of a snowstorm in Chicago. But we have lined up a great substitute: Alex Anderson! A rock star of the quilting world, Alex is perhaps best know as co-host and co-founder of The Quilt Show.com (with Ricky Tims). The 12-year-old program now boasts 27/7 access to more than (more...)
SFQG board meetings take place at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month, except December. Executive board members and committee chairs generally meet at the Ortega Branch Library. Committee chair reports should be submitted at least one day in advance, by email, to all participants. Any guild member is welcome to attend.
One workshop … two customized purses! Alex introduces you to purse-making basics by providing a pattern, a 6-inch frame, and the technique to follow with your choice of fabric. After you’ve completed Purse #1, she'll discuss how to make your own pattern for frames of any shape or size. Then you’ll make Purse #2, (more...)
Find out how you can transform your photographs into artworks as guest speaker Martha Wolfe shares her process and representative quilts from her work.
SFQG board meetings take place at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month, except December. Executive board members and committee chairs generally meet at the Ortega Branch Library. Committee chair reports should be submitted at least one day in advance, by email, to all participants. Any guild member is welcome to attend.
Look at Denise Labadie’s art quilts, and you could easily mistake them for stone! She’s celebrated for her stonescapes, and in this hands-on workshop you’ll learn some of her techniques. She’ll focus on appliqué and in-setting—exploring why and when to use reverse appliqué … versus turned-edge appliqué … versus raw-edge appliqué … versus in-setting. (more...)
Color plays an important role in our lives. The colors we choose when creating a quilt say more about our state of mind than we realize. A quilter’s stash can represent years of color therapy! Enjoy twin sisters Lora Zmak and Lisa Norton of MaterialGirlfriends.com as they explain color psychology, share the meanings of the (more...)
Join us for a day devoted to Community Outreach quilts. Activities may include sewing preemie quilts, making pillowcases, piecing batting, quilting donated tops, finishing and binding quilts, and more. Please get in touch with Adrienne Hickman to let her know you’ll be participating; her contact info is the Membership Directory.
SFQG board meetings take place at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month, except December. Executive board members and committee chairs generally meet at the Ortega Branch Library. Committee chair reports should be submitted at least one day in advance, by email, to all participants. Any guild member is welcome to attend.