sfquiltersguild | San Francisco Quilters Guild |
We offer a wealth of activities for anyone in the Bay Area interested in quiltmaking and related arts.
Join fellow guild members to work on charitable projects, including baby quilt tops to quilt, kits to assemble, orphan blocks to turn into quilts, holiday projects to make, and more. Please bring your sewing machine and all necessary supplies. A lovely lunch will be provided, but you’ll need to bring your own beverage. Come for (more...)
With just scissors and a glue stick, create a scene of personal or fanciful imagery. From large-scale printed fabrics, snip and glue pictures and shapes into a surreal (or floral) collage over a patchwork-looking background. To secure your imagery permanently, cover your design with transparent tulle and choose from several different top-stitching options. Bring a (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.
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...)
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...)
This is the “wrap” meeting for the committee members who worked to mount the SFQG’s biennial Quilt Show on March 22–23, 2019.
The guild members on this committee are working to mount the SFQG’s biennial Quilt Show, scheduled for March 22–23, 2019. Co-chaired by Jane Strem and Becky Simpson, the group meets monthly. Volunteers are welcome! If you have questions, please get in touch with Jane or Becky; their contact info is in the Membership Directory.
Got little kids in your life? Here's a quick project that’s sure to please: making little stuffy kittens out of Minky Cuddle fabric. Dottie McHugh, a longtime member and now an affiliate, steps participants through the process of making a 7- or 9-inch kitten using a Carol ’s Zoo Kit. The class fee is $10, (more...)
The guild members on this committee are working to mount the SFQG’s biennial Quilt Show, scheduled for March 22–23, 2019. Co-chaired by Jane Strem and Becky Simpson, the group meets monthly. Volunteers are welcome! If you have questions, please get in touch with Jane or Becky; their contact info is in the Membership Directory.
The guild members on this committee are working to mount the SFQG’s biennial Quilt Show, scheduled for March 22–23, 2019. Co-chaired by Jane Strem and Becky Simpson, the group meets monthly. Volunteers are welcome! If you have questions, please get in touch with Jane or Becky; their contact info is in the Membership Directory.