Upcoming workshops

Karen Combs will be with us in April teaching “Patchwork Illusion” on Tuesday, April 2nd (she will be at our guild meeting the night before). There are 5 spots left; read about the workshop and see the beautiful project on our Workshops page. We’re all excited that David Taylor will be with Quilt North in May. His “Pictorial Hand Applique” workshop is full, but you can add your name to wait list. Details about this class are also on the Workshops page. To sign up for Karen’s class or to be added to David’s wait list, write to quiltnorth.org.

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February meeting, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 with Debbie Wendt

Our February speaker and workshop teacher Debbie Wendt, with be speaking about “Egyptian Tentmakers’ Applique” at our guild meeting Monday evening. She will give us a look into the artisans of Cairo, Egypt. Join us at the Shenendehowa United Methodist Church, 971 Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Doors open at 6:45 pm. Guest fee $5.

Debbie will be teaching her “Twirl-a-Tool” workshop on Tues., Feb. 4th. Details about it  and other upcoming events are available on the Workshops page.

Red, pink, or Valentine fabrics are being swapped this month.

January meeting – Mon., Jan. 7, 2019 Comfort quilt workshop at the Library

Our January meeting is tomorrow, Mon., January 9th. It is our annual Comfort Quilts Workshop held at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library, 475 Moe Road Clifton Park, NY 12065 from 2 pm to 7:30 pm. Look for us in the big room upstairs. Drop in or stay the day as we make quilts that will be distributed to those in need.

If you plan on sewing, bring your sewing machine and accessories. If you’re interested in tying quilts, please bring your scissors and large needles. Feel like ironing tops and backs? We’ll need folks to do that too. As you can see, there’s something for everyone.

Paula Dunn, our Comfort Quilts chair, has tops to be quilted or tied and many kits ready to be sewn. Write to the address on this page if you have any questions.

Pizza, salad and drinks will be provided by the guild for dinner. Treats to share are always appreciated! Hope to see you there.

Holiday Party tomorrow, Mon., Dec 3, 2018

The Quilt North December guild meeting is our annual Holiday Party at the Shenendehowa Adult Community Center, 6 Clifton Common Court, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Doors open at 6 pm. It’s always a fun way to kick off the holidays.

Read more about the meeting, including potluck assignments and our gift collection for the Saratoga Center for Rehab & Skilled Nursing Care, on our Meetings page.

November guild meeting Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 with Leni Levenson Wiener

Welcome our November speaker and workshop teacher Leni Levenson Wiener at our November guild meeting. Join us at the Shenendehowa United Methodist Church, 971 Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Doors open at 6:45 pm. Guest fee $10.

Leni  is a figurative fabric collage artist and focuses on the expressive and universal nature of body language. Read more about her and see her work at her web LeniWeiner.com. She also is teaching a workshop on Tues., Nov. 6th. Read about it on our Workshops page.

Red and green or Christmas fabrics are being swapped this month.

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October guild meeting Monday Oct. 1 with Debby Brown

Upstate New Yorker, Debby Brown will be joining us in October to speak at our meeting and teach two workshops. She has been a Handi Quilter educator since 2005 and inspires quilters all around the globe. She also teaches machine quilting classes at Craftsy.com.

Join us to hear Debby’s talk at the Shenendehowa United Methodist Church, 971 Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Doors open at 6:45 pm. Guest fee $5. Our Workshops page has all the details of her upcoming classes.

We will be “swapping” Autumn-colored fabrics this month – oranges, browns, reds and/or golds.

First meeting of the 2018-2019 year – Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 with Suzi Parron

Our first speaker at the first meeting of the new guild year is Suzi Parron. Her interest in quilting history led her to a fascination with barn quilts, which she discovered on a cross-country camping trip in 2008. Suzi spent 2 years documenting the barn quilt movement. This study resulted in the book, “Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement,” published in 2012; it was followed by “Following the Barn Quilt Trail,” published in April 2016. Read more about her at www.barnquiltinfo.com.

Join us to hear Suzi’s talk and catch up with all that is happening at QUILT North at the Shenendehowa United Methodist Church, 971 Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Doors open at 6:45 pm. Guest fee $5.

Suzi will be teaching a barn quilt workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Read about it on our Workshops page.