We offer a wealth of activities for anyone in the Bay Area interested in quiltmaking and related arts.
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...)
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; click this Zoom link. Should you need (more...)
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...)
Join quilt maker Julia McLeod for a full day workshop focused on precision piecing and swift ways to build traditional blocks. Learn accurate ways to make the classic elements of traditional quilt blocks: Nine Patch, Half Square Triangle, Quarter Square Triangle, Flying Geese, Square in a Square. Beginner quilters are welcome in this class, as (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...)
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; click this Zoom link. Should you need (more...)
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...)
Good news! We’re having a mini retreat at Walker Creek Ranch, October 6–9, 2022. You’ll find the registration form on the Members Only page. To secure your choice of lodging, be sure to mail your completed form and payment by September 16th. This is an Open Studios event, and participants can arrive with their projects (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...)
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; click this Zoom link. Should you need (more...)
Learn to create your own original quilts with no pattern using improvisational piecing techniques. Students will learn to let go of the “rules” and piece blocks in an intuitive, free form fashion and may wish to begin with blocks or other elements left over from previous projects. We will explore contemporary Improv log cabin style (more...)
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 San Francisco Quilters Guild is celebrating its ruby anniversary with a members-only event at the Forest Hill Clubhouse in San Francisco on Tuesday, November 15th, from 3–6 p.m. Please join us for dessert, beverages, and a short program with time to mingle, look at the Community Built Opportunity quilts, and pick up quilt-show tickets (more...)
There’ll be an Outdoor Free Table on November 19, 2022, outside Valerie Lienkaemper’s house - two blocks away from Curbside Outreach, from 10 a.m. to 1pm. Please contact Valerie if you’d like to drop off fabric or quilting supplies before the 19th. Her contact info is in the Membership Directory. As a reminder, the Free (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; click this Zoom link. Should you need (more...)
