Monthly Meetings

Carolina’s talk will cover many different aspects of color so you can better choose color palettes for your next quilt creations. She’ll discuss the chromatic circle and the three variables of color, and explore five different color schemes that you can use in designing your color palette. By understanding these and a few other considerations, (more...)

Improvisational quilting is an intuitive way of creating quilts. Fern often starts her quilts by playing with scraps or an idea, drawing a rough sketch or wondering: What if? In this lecture, Fern describes her quilting process and how each decision informs the next, keeping her engaged, focused, and often unsure of what happens next. (more...)

In this virtual trunk show, Canadian quilter Brandon Wulff talks about his quilting journey, his business ventures, his autism, and his unique "Biscotti" process quilt. He will show images from his quilting art business, his collaborations with interior designers and decorators, and his personal works. Learn more at Brandon’s website and Instagram, where he posts (more...)

This month's program features member quilts from the following groupings: Sew & Tell - Judith Epstein, Moderator Chunk of the Month, Julia McLeod, Moderator Round Robin - Christine Reiter, Moderator Community Outreach - Jessica Church, Moderator Opportunity Quilts - Sue Fox, Moderator Members are encouraged to submit their photos to the relevant moderator as soon (more...)

The name Rachaeldaisy has become synonymous with bold, colorful, eye popping quilts. and it’s no wonder after 20 years of being a florist experimenting and mastering color and form. Whilst honoring the tradition of quilting she continues to find fresh ways and new techniques to interpret conventional designs. Her use of 3D elements such as (more...)

Join us in February for a Zoom presentation by fabric and embroidery artist Sandi DaRoza. Creative Stitching: Endless Possibilities to add Pop to your Textile Art.   Reveling in the rich medium of fabric, from bold hues and patterns to the interplay of textures and stitches, Sandi transforms those elements into playful and whimsical textile collages. You (more...)

Join us in March for a Zoom presentation by quilting artist Ben Millett: Learning to Quilt (and Live) in Full Color. If you had checked in on both Ben Millett the Person and Ben Millett the Quilter since 2013, you'd have seen how the Quilter exists as he does now only because the Person finally (more...)

In 1933, in the middle of the Great Depression, Sears Roebuck launched a nationwide quilt contest. The winning quilts would hang at the Chicago Worlds Fair and the top prize was $1,000. Over 27,000 quilts were entered and were designed and made by the quilter. All except the top winner. How did this happen? And, (more...)

This is an in-person meeting at a new venue. The meeting will also broadcast via Zoom, link available on the Members Only Page. Join us for a lecture by SFQG member and local artist, Catherine Sherman: “Color and Pattern Across Period and Place. Why I chase quilts, why I make them, and why art is (more...)