The second meeting of each month typically includes a lecture or demonstration by an accomplished quilt teacher. There is a guest fee of $5 for Program Meetings with speakers.

Charitable Sewing
Nov 20, 2024 - In Person Lecture - "Giving Back Through Sewing"

Several charities will talk about ways that we can give back with sewing needed supplies for a range of community groups. Members can make these items as part of giving back to our community!

Dana Jones
Jan 15, 2025 - Zoom Only Lecture - "Around the Block: Creating Quilts from Blocks from Traditional to Contemporary"

From traditional blocks to modern blocks, from repeated blocks to one-of-a-kind blocks, from blocks you know to those you’ve never seen — quilters past and present (and likely future) love blocks. This trunk show includes more than 20 quilts from a range of quilting genres, including ones I've designed and ones designed by others and all constructed with blocks. Perhaps you’ll be inspired to join me in becoming a “blockhead” — newly defined as a quilter entranced by the infinite world of quilt blocks. I hope you’ll come away from this presentation proud to be a chip off the old block of our quilting foremothers and our quilting mentors and peers. Plan to join me on this colorful trip around the block.

Read more about Dana HERE

Dana Jones

Jan 18 & Feb 1, 2025 - 10am - 1pm - 6 hours - Zoom Workshop - "Peace Cranes Over Hiroshima"

I designed and made “Peace Cranes Over Hiroshima” after a visit to the peace park that is at the epicenter of the World War II atomic bombing site in Hiroshima, Japan. This foundation paper pieced quilt is based on an Origami folded peace-crane image from the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Experience with foundation paper piecing (machine paper piecing) is needed for success making this quilt. You’ll learn a lot about color value as value is key to creating this quilt’s three-dimensional look.

The workshop fee will be $50 for members and $60 for non-members.

The workshop requires a $20 kit that includes the pattern in two sizes, full-color cutting chart, full-color cutting labels, multiple handouts, and foundations on foundation paper for the portions of the quilt that will be pieced during the workshop.

Cathy Perlmutter
Mar 19, 2025 - Zoom Only Lecture - "Scrap Cities"

I’ve made quilts inspired by New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and many fantasy lands. We’ll go on a whirlwind tour with photos of real buildings, and how they inspire fun, mostly pieced fabric versions. This lecture stands on its own, or can be the opening of my workshop on the subject.

Cathy Perlmutter

Mar 22, 2025 - 10am - 4pm - 6 hours – In Person Workshop "Scrap Cities" - $50 for MQSC members and $60 non-members

After a tour of some of the world's most interesting buildings, and how I interpreted them in fabric, we’ll make our own, starting with the easiest, most playful techniques – like the “Hotel Bargello”, and a “Log Cabin Skyscraper.” Then you’ll learn:

My method for turning raw edges inward DURING piecing. This technique was designed specifically for architecture – modern or classical – with overhangs and setbacks. They become very easy to appliqué or piece in position, with no need to rip seams in order to turn edges under.
Artist’s perspective: Techniques and fabric choices that create a 3D effect, but without the microscopic accuracy required for artist’s perspective in drawing or painting.
Learn to love plaids and geometric prints! The delightful solution to depicting monotonous buildings that have too many identical windows!
Once you have two or more, buildings, I’ll show you how to play with layouts, audition backgrounds, and sew them in place with hand or machine appliqué.
Improv-friendly. All my tutorials offer measurements, but once you understand the principles, you’re going to have a lot of fun making up your own buildings, based on real ones or fantasy!

See quilt examples and read about Cathy HERE.

Signup for Cathy's workshop HERE.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

The second meeting of each month typically includes a lecture or demonstration by an accomplished quilt teacher. There is a guest fee of $5 for Program Meetings with speakers.​

The second meeting of each month typically includes a lecture or demonstration by an accomplished quilt teacher. There is a guest fee of $5 for Program Meetings with speakers.