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• August Meeting with David Sirota-What Makes a Quilter Tick

  • When
    Mon, August 26, 2024
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM

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  What Makes a Quilter Tick? A Fun-Filled Look in the Mirror with Dave Sirota

  "Join me for a laugh-out-loud and interactive look at ourselves as quilters. We’ll examine the little quirks, passions, idiosyncrasies and obsessions we all share.

  We'll hold a mirror up to ourselves and to help us see what others see when they look at us. So, bring your friends and family along and maybe “What Makes a Quilter Tick?” will help explain to you and to them why they look at us the way they do."

  
  

  Learn more about David Sirota and his "Sirota No More Tears Paper Piecing” method at his website quiltmavendave.com. Join our workshop with David on August 27 to try the method out on Crossed Canoes.

  
  

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• August Workshop: David Sirota-Crossed Canoes

  • When
    Tue, August 27, 2024
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    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    17

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  Learn Quilt Maven Dave's paper piecing methods and how to deal with lots of pieces of fabric coming together in one place!
  

  "Paper piecing can be a quilter's challenge. There are so many ways to get it wrong, right?

  Wrong! I've taken the mystery out of paper piecing by making it easy to do and much faster and efficient. But you'll have to be the judge of that.

  The actual "Crossed Canoes" block is quite simple. But the quilt top assembly needs to be precise. This quilt isn't about the paper piecing, since all of the blocks are identical except for color.

  The fun part is putting the blocks together. We'll be using a different method for precision where TWELVE pieces of fabric come together into a single point.

  So get out your floss and let's go canoeing."

  
  

  • Session: August 27, 9:00am-3:30pm
  • Fee: $50 (members) (must  be a member both at sign-up time and day of workshop), $60 (non-members) 
  • Location: Zoom online platform
  • Supply list available here

  
  

  Questions can be directed to Jessie Becker, jteitz@gmail.com. 

  
  

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• September Meeting with Tammy Silvers-Interrogating Your Quilt

  • When
    Mon, September 23, 2024
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    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    ZOOM

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  Interrogating Your Quilt:

  Don’t be nice about it – force that fabric to talk to you! Get the real info on how it can work for you to help you achieve your “quilt” vision. This humor-laden lecture focuses on getting the most from your fabric choices and how fabric can (and does) influence the finished quilt! Supported by plenty of quilt examples from my retinue of quilts – good and bad!

  

  Tammy has been quilting since 1991, and designs and self-publishes her own quilt patterns under the label Tamarinis.

  Tammy enjoys working with almost any fabric, but her favorites, are batiks, bold prints, and almost any fabric with words on it. Having a background in art and literature, another of her guilty quilty pleasures is finding ways to use “words” in my work, be it in the fabric itself or by adding them to the piece. She is a Georgia native and currently lives in Acworth with my husband, children (when they come to visit!), one grumpy dog, and her favorite fat cat.

  
  

  Learn more about Tammy Silvers at tamarinis.com, and join us for Tammy's workshop on Tuesday September 24.

  
  

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• September Workshop: Tammy Silvers-Hack That Quilt Pattern-Three-hour workshop

  • When
    Tue, September 24, 2024
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM
  • Spaces left
    19

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  Hack That Quilt Pattern

  Let’s explore how to modify an existing pattern to make it uniquely YOU! In this combo lecture and mini workshop, we’ll look at some best practices – and the math! – to modifying a pattern to suit your current needs.

  This is a terrific half day workshop, and the fee includes the workbook and a pattern we will use in class.

  • Session: September 24, 9am-12pm (3 hours)
  • Fee: $30 (members) (must  be a member both at sign-up time and day of workshop), $45 (non-members) 
  • Zoom online platform
  • Supply list TBD

  
  

  Questions can be directed to Jessie Becker, jteitz@gmail.com.

  Tammy has been quilting since 1991, and designs and self-publishes her own quilt patterns under the label Tamarinis.

  Tammy enjoys working with almost any fabric, but her favorites, are batiks, bold prints, and almost any fabric with words on it. Having a background in art and literature, another of her guilty quilty pleasures is finding ways to use “words” in my work, be it in the fabric itself or by adding them to the piece. She is a Georgia native and currently lives in Acworth with my husband, children (when they come to visit!), one grumpy dog, and her favorite fat cat.

  
  

  Learn more about Tammy Silvers at tamarinis.com.

  
  

  
  

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• October Meeting with Karen Foster - Capitola Quilter

  • When
    Mon, October 28, 2024
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    First Congregational Church, 1980 Hamilton Ave, San Jose, CA 95125

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  Capitola Quilter: Motivation and Method Trunk Show

  Karen is an award winning quilter who lives in Capitola, California and is often influenced by her surroundings. Her style is eclectic, evolving and broad in scope ranging from graphic minimalism to scrappy maximalism.

  She hopes her quilts will inspire others to discover the process that brings them creative joy and self expression.

  @capitolaquilter capitolaquilter.blogspot.com

  Join us for a great trunk show!

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Fall Marin Retreat November 1-3

  • Start
    Fri, November 01, 2024
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    10:00 AM
  • End
    Sun, November 03, 2024
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    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Marin Headlands
  • Spaces left
    32

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  Come join us for a weekend of sewing in beautiful scenery, eating delicious food and wonderful company at the March Retreat in the Marin Headlands.  It is scheduled for Friday, November 1st through Sunday, November 3rd. We can accommodate up to 36 attendees. Complete the registration form and mail your check today to hold your spot! Registration deadline is October  11^th . 

  Please register early if you can so we can ensure we meet our minimum participant number. 
  

  Cancellation policy: No refund will be given for cancellation after the registration deadline, unless a replacement is found.

  Choice of sewing seat assignment is based on date of reception of paid reservation. Upon receiving payment, the retreat coordinator will contact you so you may select where you want to sit and sew in the Sunset Room.

  Contact:

  • Cherese Currier at 408-569-7164 or cherese@currier.name

  
  

  
  

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• November Meeting with Lilo Bowman-Love Where You Create

  • When
    Mon, November 18, 2024
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    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    ZOOM

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  Love Where You Create: It's Not A One Size Fits Solution
  

  Are you overwhelmed by all the stuff that seems to be taking over but don’t know how to bring back order? If your current situation isn’t functioning--- it might be time to hit the refresh button. Learn how to build a creative place that works for you, your space, your budget and where you are right now.

  
  

  About our speaker: Lilo Bowman has worked as a floral designer, translator, tour guide, wedding planner, and is now editor-in-chief of TheQuiltShow.com. Her work has been varied, often challenging, but always creative. Since early childhood, she has been instilled with the desire for and love of doing something with your hands, learned by observing the varied and beautiful items crafted by both of her grandmothers. Raised in a German culture, Lilo was always keenly aware of and fascinated with objects (whether utilitarian or decorative) that were attractively displayed while still being orderly.

  Food, travel (both as a military wife and tourist), and curiosity about other cultures have also played a large role in shaping Lilo’s sense of taste and design and her understanding of how others prioritize the items they choose to have in their homes. Being surrounded by strong, independent, and civic-minded female role models has instilled a sense of “you can do this” and “consider others” along the way.

  When not working, Lilo travels, gardens, works on DIY projects with a ragtag bunch of rescue pets nearby, and spends time with her extended, loud, noisy, always food- and travel-talking family.

  Learn more about Lilo at https://www.lilobowman.com/.

  
  

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• December Meeting with Jane Haworth-All About Fabric Collage

  • When
    Mon, December 16, 2024
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    ZOOM

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  This is our last meeting for 2024 (note, 3rd Monday instead of 4th Monday). Happy holidays!

  FABRIC COLLAGE ~ “WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT!”
  

  In this online trunk show, Jane Haworth tells us more about the Fabric Collage trend, who’s making fabric collage and how She makes my fabric collage quilts. See various examples of her work over the years, her progression from only making fish quilts, working through various themes to her newer collage pieces. You will also learn how to make an enlarged pattern suitable for collage, the types of fabric and tools you will need and Jane's collage technique using glue.

  
  

  Learn more about Jane at janehaworth.com.

  
  

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