We offer a wealth of activities for anyone in the Bay Area interested in quiltmaking and related arts.
Join us for a lecture by Karen Bolan: Engineer your Quilts. Free yourself from the need to use someone else’s pattern and appoint yourself head of your own design empire. View a gallery of original quilts and learn how to apply the engineering design process to your quilts. Learn to find and use sources of (more...)
Join us for a weekend of connection and community at Camp Newman & optionally arrive early on Thursday. See the QuiltAway Page for More information. Members Only. Register online here. Contact Christine Reiter for additional information.
Join us for a weekend of connection and community at Camp Newman. This newly rebuilt retreat facility in the Santa Rosa hills offers beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces, new accommodations, great food, and large program spaces. Camp Newman is accessible for all mobility needs. See the QuiltAway Page for More information. Members Only. Register online (more...)
SFQG board meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month, except December. Meetings are currently taking place via Zoom. Committee chair reports should be submitted by the Saturday before the meeting, by email, to all participants. Any guild member is welcome to attend; zoom link is in Members Only Page.
On the first Thursday of the month, members gather on Zoom for a virtual sewing circle. Bring a project to show off or work on and hang out! The link can be found on the Members Only page. To receive an emailed reminder to the virtual meeting, email our Web Manager.
The San Francisco Quilters Guild has a long history of making and donating quilts to organizations in San Francisco and the larger community. And this tradition continues in a new form while the pandemic prevents indoor gatherings. Called Curbside Outreach, it’s an opportunity to drop off completed work or donations and pick up any or (more...)
The SFQG library is now open IRL (In Real Life!) on the first and third Saturdays of the month, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Before you visit, please check the Event Calendar to confirm dates, as there may be exceptions. The library is located in Dottie McHugh’s home; see the Membership Directory for the (more...)
Join us for a lecture by Allie McCathren: Exhausted Octopus Raw Edge Appliqué One of the most delightful things about working with fabric and thread is the element of texture. Raw edge appliqué can be an overlooked and sometimes misunderstood technique in quilting. Allie loves to play with raw edge appliqué in her art quilts (more...)
In this workshop, Allie will teach how to break down an image into a gradient. This workshop covers techniques of using fabric in color families, how to arrange and use a fabric gradient, and how to break down complex shapes into simple lines to make an image into a quilt. Each participant will begin with (more...)
SFQG board meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month, except December. Meetings are currently taking place via Zoom. Committee chair reports should be submitted by the Saturday before the meeting, by email, to all participants. Any guild member is welcome to attend; zoom link is in Members Only Page.
On the first Thursday of the month, members gather on Zoom for a virtual sewing circle. Bring a project to show off or work on and hang out! The link can be found on the Members Only page. To receive an emailed reminder to the virtual meeting, email our Web Manager.
