2026 programs/workshops
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January 15
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Speaker: Kestrel Michaud
Program: Kestrel's Creations This presentation features a deep dive into my creative history and artistic process. My award-winning quilts are the culmination of a lifetime of artistic growth, and the first half of this presentation explains how I got to where I am today. It's a biographical look at my artistic life, from when I started drawing and won my first art show as a 9-year-old kid, through discovering fabric in High School, re-discovering fabric in art college, and finally transitioning to quilting in my late 20s. I'll share artwork I made in every phase of my life, although the focus is on the fabric. The second half of "Kestrel's Creations" is about my process. I've used the same fundamental creative process for every fabric picture or quilt I've ever made, although my workflow underwent a major overhaul as I transitioned from analog to digital. Using behind-the-scenes photos and videos from the makings of multiple quilts, I'll take you step-by-step through the process of my design in its entirety, from initial sketch to free-motion quilting. www.kestrelmichaud.com |
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February 19
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February 21
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Speaker: Krista Moser
Program: Color Theory Hi! I’m Krista Moser, the creative force and inspiration behind Krista Moser, The Quilted Life. I am the designer of the 60 Degree Diamond Rulers for Creative Grids, and I’ve published dozens of patterns, using the rulers, with more in development all the time. I love symmetry, clean lines with bold colors. I think shapes that tessellate in all directions are a playground for design. A quilting and fiber arts enthusiast, I started sewing at 8 years old. I began my professional sewing and machine quilting career at the spunky age of fourteen and have now been teaching sewing and quilting lessons for more than twenty years. www.kristamoser.com FanFaire is a six-month block of the month (but you could make it all at once like any bleary eyed quilter would do) with each block made twice to total twelve blocks. Every block teaches you a new way to use the Creative Grids 60 Degree Diamond Ruler. Cut a combination of diamonds, triangles, hexagons, parallelograms and trapezoids to create this fun quilt, and all with one ruler! This quilt goes together fast and is oh so striking!
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April 16
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Program: Comfort Quilt Sew-in
Join us as we spend the day making quilts for our those in our community that are in need of a quilt's hug.
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May 21
May 22
Workshop Top Secret Bindings 
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Speaker: Marci Baker
Program: Top Secret Bindings Recognized internationally for her expertise in quilting, Marci enjoys sharing ideas that simplify the process of quilting.
A native of Dallas, Texas, Marci has loved sewing for years, making her first quilt at age 9 and sewing her own clothes in high school and college. She began teaching quilting in 1989 for her local quilting guild and shops. Marci graduated with a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in math. In 1993, she started Alicia’s Attic with concepts that combine her love of math with her love of quilting. Quilting became a great way to share her knowledge with others. As an admirer of traditional quilts, Marci was inspired to author books on Not Your Grandmother’s(™) Quilts. This series uses traditional patterns people associate with the grandmother and simplifies the technique. She has invented several tools to help make quilting easier for all. Her Know Before You Sew(™) solution cards take common problems quilters encounter and provide easy-to-understand solutions. www.quiltwithmarcibaker.com Frustrated with your bindings? You don’t have to go under cover as a secret agent to learn the ins and outs of making a perfect binding because the secrets are revealed in this lecture. Marci will discuss the causes of common binding problems like rounded, pointed, and tucked in corners, lumpy finishes, and bindings that are not filled to the edge. You will find out how bias, grain, double-fold, strip width, mitered corners and a smooth ending come into play. By the end of the presentation you will know the secret to your own successful binding!
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June 18
June 19
Workshop Mini Art Quilt 
Example only!
"Fish & Chips" by Quilting Fabrications |
Speaker: Tina Hilton
Program: Malasian Batik Turtle Hand Batik pledges to offer outstanding Malaysian small batch handcrafted quilting fabric featuring traditional batik, artisan dyed fabric & one of a kind art panels.
Our mission is to keep Malaysian Heritage Crafts alive & thriving thus supporting and enhancing the livelihood of individual artisan batik producers & their communities. www.turtlehand.com We will be making a miniature art quilt using Batik Art Panels and Hand-dyed Fabrics.
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previous programs & workshops
2025
January - Speaker: Sara Zander
Program: “Crazy Quilting; Past, Present and Future”
February - No Meeting due to weather
March - Speaker: Deb Atchison
Program: Scrappy Applique Trunk Show
April - Comfort Quilt Sew-in
May - Speaker: Pam Gantz
Program: Art Quilts Trunk Show
June - Speaker: Annie Smith
Program: The Art of Understanding Color and Fabric
July - Rex Shrauner, Trunk Show
August - School House
September - Auction
October - Dianne Harris
Program: Make Extraordinary Scrap Quilts
November - Shirley Reagan, Trunk Show
December - Program: Holiday Party!
2024
January - Speaker: Linda Neal
Program: “How to Create an Award-Winning Quilt”
February - Speaker: Ledine Watson
Program: “Lecture and Trunk Show”
March - Speaker: Carole Lyles Shaw
Program: “What Is a Modern Quilt?
The Myths and the Magic!”
April - Comfort Quilt Sew-in
May - Speaker: Kim Oleson
Program: Modern Batiks of Java and Bali
June - No program due to technical issues
July - Speaker: Cyndi McChesney
Program: Panel Palooza
August - Speaker: Pat Speth
Program: Fabulous Nickel Borders
September - Our Biennial Quilt Show
October - Speaker: Kelly Young
Program: Make Your Scraps Work!
November - Speaker: JoLynn O'Neal
Program: Family Quilts Trunk Show
December - Program: Our Holiday Party!
2023
January - Speaker: Randy Cole
Program: “My First 50 Years in the Sewing Machine Business”
February - Speaker: Krista Moser
Program: “Diamonds are a Quilter’s Best Friend”
March - Speaker: Laurie & Mark Cohen
Sew Much Love Quilt Store, Granbury
Program: “Sewing Love with Every Stitch”
April - Comfort Quilt Sew-In
May - Speaker: Sally Brown
Program: “Every Quilt Has A Story”
June - Speaker: Barbara J. Eikmeier
Program: “It's All in the Sashings”
July - Speaker: Linda & Carl Sullivan Colourwerx
Program: Wonky Piecing and Machine Applique
August - Program: Schoolhouse!
September - Guild Auction
October - Speaker: Libby Ashcraft
Program: “Cut and Stitch—Crafting with your Digital Cutter”
November - Speaker: Doris Rice
Program: X-Block Quilts
December - Program: Our Holiday Party!
2022
January - Speaker: Lisa Erlandson
Program: Make Your Best Quilt
Program: Make Your Best Quilt
February - Speakers: Anita Ruthenberg, Donna McGibboney and
Becky Klein
Program: Our Favorite Quilts
Becky Klein
Program: Our Favorite Quilts
March - Speaker: Karen Brow-Meier
Program: Movin' On - Creating Movement in Our Quilts
Program: Movin' On - Creating Movement in Our Quilts
April - Comfort Quilt Sew-in
May - Schoolhouse
June - Speaker: Jane Bromberg
Program: Finishing Up!
Program: Finishing Up!
July - Speaker: Melinda Stanton
Program: English Paper Piecing
Program: English Paper Piecing
August - Speaker: Charlotte Angotti
Program: Your Stash – My Stash (Stories and Quilts)
Program: Your Stash – My Stash (Stories and Quilts)
September - Quilt Show
Program: Quilt Show
October - Speaker: J. Michelle Watts
Program: The Beauty of the Southwest
Program: The Beauty of the Southwest
November - Speaker: Doris Rice
Program: Collage Quilting Trunk Show
Program: Collage Quilting Trunk Show
December - Program: Holidays Are Here!
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