Past Programs and Workshops
2026
Meeting 6/15/2026
Time: 9:30 am
Spring Luncheon
Come join us for a Great lunch and Party!
Meeting May 18, 2026
Program: “Everything Quilt Show”
Quilt show information will be
shared.
April Monthly Guild Meeting
Program: Gina Perkes from The Copper Needle, Payson AZ
Time: 9:30 am
Lecture: “How Do I Quilt This?” Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the task of selecting quilting designs that are perfect for your quilt top? Gina will take you through her process of reading quilts to choose the most appropriate quilt design path and style. She will also show you how to find inspiration for creative quilt motifs for all types of quilting from edge to edge to custom and ruler quilting!
The Copper Needle Website click here
April 20, 2026 Half Day Workshop – Quilt as you Go
Mon. 4/20/26
1:00-4:00
Fee: $35
Supply Sheet: Click Here
Curious about Quilt As You Go? This fun, stress-free class is the perfect way to learn this versatile technique while creating a beautiful quilted project along the way.
In this class, you’ll learn how to:
- Piece and quilt individual manageable sections
- Join blocks neatly and securely
- Manage bulk and reduce quilting strain
- Adapt the technique for future quilts and projects
Whether you’re new to quilting or looking for a more flexible, portable approach, you’ll leave class with new skills, confidence, and a quilted piece you can be proud of.
All skill levels welcome. Come ready to sew, learn, and have fun!
April 21, 2026 Free Motion Ruler Quilting
Tues. All Day Class:
Tue. 4/21/26
9:00 – 4:00
Fee: $45
Supply Sheet: Click Here
In this hands-on class, Gina Perkes will guide you through the essentials of free motion ruler quilting, showing you how to create clean lines, graceful curves, and professional-looking designs using quilting rulers.
You’ll learn how to safely and confidently use rulers with your sewing machine, choose the right tools, and position your hands for smooth, controlled stitching. Gina will demonstrate a variety of ruler techniques and motifs, along with tips for troubleshooting common challenges like slipping, uneven stitches, and spacing.
This class is perfect for confident beginners who are comfortable with basic free motion quilting, as well as experienced quilters looking to expand their design skills. By the end of the class, you’ll have the confidence to incorporate ruler work into your quilts for borders, blocks, and all-over designs
March 16, 2026
Program: Sarah Thomas of Sariditty – Rainbow Quilt Color Method
Time: 9:30 am
Sarah’s website : https://www.sariditty.com/
Sarah Thomas of Saraditty Workshop – Sketch Book Quilting
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Setup 12:40 pm
Workshop Fee: $30
Other Fees: $0
Sketchbook Quilting is Sarah’s approachable, uninhibited, “no rules” style of free-motion quilting. In this fun hands-on workshop, you will become more comfortable with drawing your own style of free-motion designs. You’ll turn these designs into multiple groupings and combinations by building off the foundation pieces Sarah will teach. In doing so, you’ll be ready to create your own set of personal go-to designs, practice fillers, and develop the muscle memory of drawing the doodles. Sarah will show you how to use a variety of rulers and stencils to help create basic shapes and line guides for the doodling. Supply List click here
March 17, 2025
Sarah Thomas of Saraditty Workshop – Full Day Sampler
Time: 9:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Setup 8:40 am
Workshop Fee: $45
In this full day workshop, Sarah will teach different elements from her pattern book, “Rainbow Quilt Color Method,” for an info-filled day of different piecing methods and techniques. Once the class concludes, you’ll leave with blocks and units to continue making the quilts from her book. Sarah will provide templates for each section of the class. It should be a great learning experience!
February 16, 2026
Monthly Guild Meeting
Program: Renee Hromish
Time: 9:30 am
Join us to learn all about Renee’s Journey and see her beautiful trunk show!!
To see a slide show click on one of the pictures and use the arrows to slide
February 17, 2026
Renee Hromish – Exploring the
Art of Fabric Collage
Time: 9:00 pm – 4:00 pm; Setup 8:40 am
Workshop Fee: $25 Other Fees: $0
In this class we will discuss different methods of approaching fabric collage. You will learn options you have for fusing or gluing down and assembling your project. We will discuss fabric choices and how to use them to make your creation more interesting. Join in the fun and come create with us. Supply List click here.
January 19, 2026
Monthly Guild Meeting
Program: Show and Tell Extravaganza
Time: 9:30 am
Bring your quilts and show off what you have made. It is one of the best parts of being in the guild!! Share your stories and come and be inspired!! This will be an extended time of sharing.
Sit ‘n Sew
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm; Setup 12:45 pm
Workshop Fee: $5
Other Fees: $0
Join us for an afternoon of fun and camaraderie!! Bring your unfinished projects, sewing machine, and whatever you usually bring to a class. It can be
machine sewing or handwork. Bring your own lunch and have a blast with your friends! There will be door prizes. We are still working on a few more things for this day of fun!!
2025
December 15, 2025
Monthly Guild Meeting
Holiday Luncheon Time: 9:30 am
Join us for our annual Holiday Luncheon. The Guild will provide turkey and ham. Sides and Table decorations will be provided by the members.
Christmas Swap – Please bring a fat quarter to swap at your table during game time, wrapped up or in a small gift bag.
Mon. November 17 – Swan Sheridan of Swan Amity Studios. Lecture, Contextualized Quilting
Time: 9:30am
Explore the creation of quilting concepts that pair with or accentuate the quilt top design, looking at a variety of samples and discussing the process from concept to completion. The 45-minute lecture includes 20+ examples of quilts and details the process of making decisions that guide the quilter towards the best possible quilting plans, employing the strengths of the quilter and the imagination. This process can be applied to both free motion design work as well as working with your favorite longarm quilter to find the best programmable options.
Monday, November 17 – Swan Sheridan – Color Mastery:
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm set-up at 12:40
Workshop Fee $30.00
Does color feel mysterious? Do you find yourself uncertain about how to talk about color, what you want to make your quilt stand out, and/or even have difficulty describing the exact fabric you’re looking for? Color theory is the tool for you! In this class Swan will guide you through the details of color from the language of color to the most effective ways to approach pulling color into your quilts. This interactive class will have you testing your new principles from start to finish and sending you out of class with an excellent set of color tools to make your quilts beautiful from the beginning. Supply Sheet click here
Tue. November 18 – Swan Sheridan – Free Motion Quilt Lab:
Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm set-up at 9:10
Workshop Fee: $45.00
“Do you find it difficult to know where to start with your free motion work? Do you have a project that is hard to plan for? Bring a finished quilt top to Free Motion Quilt Lab and get the guidance you need! Learn to make choices about your specific project, discover tricks to make your projects more approachable, and ultimately create a personal plan for the project you bring to class. Swan will help you test your plan, tailor it to your abilities, and help you to organize an order of operations (where to begin and where to finish).” Supply Sheet click here
Mon. October 20- Member Elizabeth Phinder
Time: 9:30am
Elizabeth is doing a trunk show. Come see her beautiful quilts.
Mon. October 20 – Finished Edge Hand Applique workshop from Elizabeth Phinder:
Time: 12:30 – 4:00, set-up at 12:15.
Workshop fee: $20
Pattern fee: $11 (paid to Elizabeth in class)
Elizabeth will teach you have to hand applique with a finished edge that is not needle turn. Choose from one of 3 mug rug patterns for the class. They are washable and fun to make. When signing up, please indicate which pattern you wish to use. Supply Sheet Click Here
Mon. September 15- Member Joan Carrell
Time: 9:30am
Joan will be doing a Trunk Show. Can’t wait to see her quilts!
August 18, 2025
Program: Sharing on Steroids Time: 9:30 am
Bring your quilts you’ve been working on this summer to share. This is going to be an extended time of sharing.
ECHOS will take place after the meeting with Diana Ramsey showing us how to make the foster bags.
August 19, 2025
Tue. August 19- Member Janice Zolnierwicz Workshop- Easy Does It bag
Every one enjoyed the Workshop! Thanks Janice.
Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm, set-up 8:10.
Workshop fee: $20
Janice will give you the pattern before class. In addition, you will also need your sewing machine and normal sewing supplies. The guild has cutting boards, rotary cutters, irons, and ironing boards. You may bring your own of these if you like. Supply Sheet Click Here
July 21, 2025
Kay Wentworth, Member Time: 9:30 am Kay will be doing a trunk show. Please plan on staying and enjoying what Kay has to share with us.
July 22, 2025
Kay Wentworth Workshops Applique Lettering Time: 9:00 am – Noon Workshop Fee: $10 Other Fees: None Kay will be doing a half day workshop on applique lettering. How to Make Eyes Time: 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm Workshop Fee: $10 Other Fees: None This half day workshop will focus on making eyes.
Spring Luncheon Time: 9:30 am The June meeting will be our luncheon to honor all the members of our guild. We will be providing a summertime lunch. The theme is “Free For All”. There will be 18 tables of 8. Tablecloths and silverware will be provided. If you would like to decorate a table there will be a sign up sheet at the May meeting.
Monday May 19, 2025
Alyce Leach is coming to us from The Copper Needle. She is going to do a trunk show. 1/2 Day workshop following meeting.
Monday 1:00-4:00 her workshop, “Fundamentals of Piecing”, is going to take you from start to finish. Beginner, new to quilting or experienced and not quite sure what went wrong, this workshop is for you. Come and let Alyce teach you, from start to finish. Setup begins 20 minutes before start time. AND continues on Tuesday, Supply List Click Here Tuesday, 5/20, 9:00-4:00. Fee is $40. No kit or pattern fee. Set-up begins 20 minutes before start time.
Alyce’s Class
June 16, 2025
Monday, April 21, 2025
Marti Winkelman is providing a trunk show for us.
To see a slide show click on one of the pictures and use the arrows to slide!
Free ECHOS Following the meeting. Mini-Workshop
Lolly Platt is going to teach us how to do very, very narrow borders, not flange. The process she uses is from Sally Collins.
Monday, February 17
Monday March 17, 2025
Swan Sheridan
Trunk Show and Lecture starting at: 9:30 am. Lecture will be on “All About the Base”, using basic shapes and heirloom blocks as jumping off points to create more intricate or modern design work. There will be a 1/2 day workshop Monday from 1:00 to 4:00 “Label Making Workshop”. Workshop Fee: $30
Other Fees: None. Swan is going to teach us a variety of label making methods.
Some of you have had this before, but most of you have not. You’ll be ready for our next quilt show, labels in hand. Swan was a vendor at our last quilt show.
Tuesday, March 18, 2024
Swan Sheridan Threadscapes Workshop Time: 9:00 – 3:00 Workshop Fee: $45 Other Fees: None. This is an introduction to creating landscapes with sky, mountains and desert foreground with a cactus. You will learn to play with
thread on top. Suggested book, Stitched Textiles by Kathleen Matthews. Check out her website, SwanAmityStudios.com for more information and pictures.
Swan’s Class Pictures
Click a picture to see a slide show.
Karen Bolan Trunk Show
Karen Bolan will present Trunk Show and share how to engineer our own quilts. There will be a 1/2 day workshop Monday from 1:00 – 4:00 which will be her Special Effects with Color Workshop. The cost is $30. You will develop color confidence and basic color theory, all while having fun!
Tuesday, February 18
Karen Bolan Pieced Curves and Play with Transparency workshop will be at 9:00-4:00. The workshop fee is $40.00, plus $15.00 For a Digital Pattern is required. (Karen will bring a printed copy for you.) You will learn to cut and precisely piece large diameter curves from templates, make a color palette that features transparency, and assemble a quilt top with pieced borders.
Class Pictures
To see a slide show click on one of the pictures and use the arrows to slide!
SEWLABRATION 2025. Monday 1-20 9:30 -12:00 Tuesday 1-21 9:00- 3:00. This is a celebration for the new quarter century, maybe the first of many. Come join the fun. Ann Novak, Nadeen Van Dyke, and Nancy Stewart will share their quilt journeys with us via interviews by John Ramsey. Community Quilts will have a huge destashing sale set out. You will be able to start shopping before the meeting, during the break, and after the meeting. To see a slide show click on one of the pictures and use the arrows to slide!
Chili Cook off
To see a slide show click on one of the pictures and use the arrows to slide!
Tuesday, January 21.
Schedule for Tuesday,
● 8:00: Set-up for those with a Sew Shop Table, Demoers, Chili Cookers, Cupcake Bakers, and Ask the Expert Participants.
● 8:45: Doors Open. Sew Shop Tables (fellow members destashing sale)
open and stay open until 3:00.
● 9:00-11:00: Rotating Demos Start (there will be a list of what the demo
is at the meeting on Monday the 20th. Come and see.
● 11:30-1:30: Chili Cook Off until all the chili is gone. Can’t wait to taste all
the yummy chili!
● 12:30-1:30: Ask the Experts. Did you want to see those prize winning
quilts, a tree skirt, and jackets from our show just one more time? The
makers will be at Sewlabration 2025 to share their beautiful work and
answer your questions.
● 2:00: Chili Champion Crowning
● 3:00: That’s All Folks