Lectures and Workshops

April 9, 2026

Sandy Jewett

Join us for what is sure to be a meeting full of laughs, tips and beautiful quilts.  Sandy will no doubt regale us with her repertoire of jokes and funny stories while inspiring us with a trunk show of amazing quilts.  She always has great tips and techniques to go along with the trunk show.

May 14, 2026

Jessica and Cici Marquez
Sharing Family History

May 15, 2026

Jessica Marquez
“Sashiko Embellishment”

Embellish & strengthen your clothes using Sashiko inspired
stitching. Students will work directly on their garments to
draft a sashiko pattern and sashiko stitch. Learn a variety
of different patterns, best tools and materials, several
techniques to draw a pattern, how to sashiko stitch, how to
care for your garment and the history of this technique
developed in Japan. Students are invited to bring a per
sonal garment to work on. Please bring several options —
you never know where the inspiration will take you. Jessica
will also provide materials to practice on, so you can test
out techniques. Woven garments are preferred for this
class like cotton, linen, denim, canvas. Button up shirts,
denim jeans and jackets, canvas totes are some items
that work well for this class.

June 11, 2026

Linda Sullivan
Aurifilosophy

Who knew thread could be so interesting??  In this new lecture, Linda will cover thread basics, including information on weight and ply, spool positioning, bobbin weights, needle and tension settings.  She’ll also offer helpful tips and tricks and share personal projects and quilts from her 25 + years of quiltmaking demonstrating thread weights, techniques, practice pieces and decorative stitch embellishment aimed to inspire and expand your use of Aurifil threads!   You’re sure to be inspired and have the confidence to use any weight or type of thread in all of your future quilting projects!  Each program attendee will receive an Aurifil Swag Bag courtesy of the best thread company in the world – Aurifil!  

June 12, 2026

Linda Sullivan
“Precision Piecing with All Stacked Up”

Fine tune your precision piecing skills and learn tips and tricks for fast and accurate half square triangles while making this fun and easy to piece quilt.   Clever positioning of your blocks make this quilt look complicated but it is so easy to piece and goes together in a breeze! Choose one of three sizes to get started on in this fun and relaxing workshop!