2025 Programs, Workshops and Other Guild Opportunities

10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.

1:00-1:30 Social time

1:30- 3:00 Meeting: Fabric to Dye For with Sue Klinker 

9:30 am-2:30 pm Snails Trail/ Storm at Sea Workshop

Taught by Sue Klinker and Abbie Ross, a mother-daughter team, using Wendy Mathson’s cutting trimplates (a set of three) that provide for quick fabric cutting and greater accuracy.  These will create either Storm at Sea or Snails Trail patterns; the quilt top sewn at the workshop will focus on the Storm at Sea colorway. The workshop description with materials list is available in the Member Only area of this site (requires log-in). (SCROLL TO END)

Register by seeing Karen Shelnutt at the January 3 meeting or emailing her no later than January 4.  

12:00-2:00 pm Our February book is TBD.  Note:  The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month  at Evergreen, though meeting locations may change. All members are welcome.  Bring your own lunch. Check the home page or program page for the latest details. Contact Deb Sweeney to be added to the Between the Seams email distribution list. 

6:30-7:00 Social Time

7:00-8:30 English Paper Piecing hands-on, taught by guild members.

10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.

1:00-1:30 Social time

1:30- 3:00 Meeting: Program TBD

12:00-2:00 pm Our March book is TBD.  Note:  The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month  at Evergreen, though meeting locations may change. All members are welcome.  Bring your own lunch. Check the home page or program page for the latest details. Contact Deb Sweeney to be added to the Between the Seams email distribution list. 

Note date change due to RETREAT. 

6:30-7:00 Social time

7:00 - 8:30 pm Program TBD

Pack your bags, fabric, machine and some snacks for a fun filled long weekend of fellowship and stitching at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center.  Community service project, make and takes, mystery quilt, prizes, swaps and a boo boo piggy!   Registration is required.  Contact Sharon Pope.

12:00-2:00 pm This month's book is TBD.  The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month  at Evergreen, though meeting locations may change. All members are welcome.  Bring your own lunch. Check the home page or program page for the latest details. Contact Deb Sweeney to be added to the Between the Seams email distribution list. 

6:30-7:00 Social time

7:00 - 8:30 pm Program TBD

10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.

1:00-1:30 Social time

1:30 - 3:00 pm Meeting: Program TBD

12:00-2:00. Our May book choice is TBD.  Note: The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month  at Evergreen, though meeting locations may change. All members are welcome.  Bring your own lunch. Check the home page or program page for the latest details. Contact Deb Sweeney to be added to the Between the Seams email distribution list. 

6:30-7:00 Social time

7:00 - 8:30 pm Sharon and other retreat participants will share great stories and Show N Tell from our recent guild retreat.  Includes a trunk show!

10:00-12:00 Wool Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch

1:00-1:30 Social time

1:30 - 3:00 pm Program TBD

10- 12 Wool Stitchers  Toned Down using the pattern by Sue Spargo. Before the official Guild Meeting but concurrent with Sit and Sew .Bring a lunch.

10:00am -3:00 pm.  We will take a break from sewing for the June Guild meeting from 1:30-2:00. Come when you wish and stay as long as you can, Bring your projects, patterns, and basic sewing supplies.  While this is not a class, several quilters will be on hand to offer guidance or advice.

12:00-2:00 pm Our June book is The Basement Quilt by Ann Hazelwood. Note:  The book club will typically meet on the third Tuesday of each month  at Evergreen, though meeting locations may change.  All members are welcome. Bring your own lunch. Check the home page or program page for the latest details. Contact Deb Sweeney to be added to the Between the Seams email distribution list. 

7:00 - 8:30 pm Annual Social

Field Trip!  10 am: Carpool & Lunch (sign-up required by June 27)

1:30 pm Meet and greet with Sharon Hendrix

(a member of QGSC) at Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum

No meeting this month.   Note:  The book club will typically meet on the third Tuesday of each month  at Evergreen, though meeting locations may change.   All members welcome. Bring your own lunch. Check the home page or program page for the latest details. Contact Deb Sweeney to be added to the Between the Seams email distribution list. 

7:00 - 8:30 pm Turning your travel stories into quilts:  Viewing the world through quilt colored glasses. Frances will talk about the places where we ga i n i n spi r a t ion, whether it be as exotic as a palace in India, or as local as a high school dance in Georgia. She will explore methods and ideas for turning those inspirations into wonderful quilts.

www.francesquilts.com

10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.

9:00 am - 3:00 pm - Community Service sew in.   Bring your machine, sewing supplies and your lunch to sew with your "quilty friends". 

1:30 - Break for a regular business meeting.

12:00-2:00 pm. Our August book (a non quilter/summer read) is Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. We meet at Evergreen Church. Note:  Bring your own lunch and ideas for next year's book choices.  Contact Deb Sweeney to be added to the Between the Seams email distribution list. 

5:00 pm  All hand stitchers are invited to come, and bring hand applique,

EPP, embroidery, wool. Contact Karen Shelnutt for more information.

5:00 - 9:00 pm  Community Service sew in.   Bring your machine, sewing supplies and your dinner to sew with your "quilty friends". 

7:00 pm - Regular Meeting time.

9:30 am- 12:30 pm  A 3 hour workshop learning to print on a variety of fabric with botanicals, home tools, lace and more.  Go home with a stack of squares ready for a quilt.  www.lisathorpe.com  Guild members should contact Susan P. for more info and to register.

1:30 - 3:00 pm  Your Photo Stories Onto Fabric:  Design in the Palm of your Hand with Lisa Thorpe.  Lisa  will demonstrate how to take a simple photo with your smart phone or tablet, manipulate it in an app, and print the image onto fabric on a home printer.www.lisathorpe.com  Guests may register here (NO REFUNDS).

9:30 - 2:30 pm  Choose Your Adventure:  Color and Stitch —Birds or Blues or Kitchen Organics with Lisa Thorpe.  Dive into an exploration of fabric coloration and stitching to create a personal unique art quilt with all your favorite backyard birds or kitchen motifs.  Class will teach use of dye pastels, boro patches, Indian Kantha and crazy quilt stitching.  www.lisathorpe.com. Guild members should contact Susan P. for more info and to register.

12:00-2:00 pm  Our September book is Fool's Puzzle by Earlene Fowler. She's an award willing author who has a series of quilt themed books. This book is available through Thriftbooks and other sites.  All members are welcome. Bring your own lunch. Check the home page or program page for the latest details. Contact Deb Sweeney to be added to the Between the Seams email distribution list.  

7:00 - 8:30 pm English Paper Piecing…Discover the hexagon

and other magical shapes! A short introduction video to EPP will start the

conversation for all! Are you brand new to this technique or experienced? No matter, you will learn something new! Small groups will meet to practice with the hexies for beginners. The experienced group will explore manydifferent ways of EPP. All of this taught by our own guild members. All who have EPP quilts or other EPP items are invited to bring them for a special show and tell.

10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.

1:30 - 3:00 pm . Mary Kerr will share history of southern quilts. The south has a rich quilting history, steeped in tradition and passed down through the generations. Mary Kerr will

share some of the glorious designs, colors and patterns that are unique to our region. NOTE: This meeting is BOTH in person and via ZOOM.  www.marywkerr.com

12:00-2:00 pm  Tuesday, October 22 (This is a change) This month's book: A Quilted Life by Catherine Meeks  Note:  The book club will typically meet on the third Tuesday of each month  at Evergreen, though meeting locations may change.  All members are welcome. Bring your own lunch. Check the home page or program page for the latest details. Contact Deb Sweeney to be added to the Between the Seams email distribution list. 

7:00 - 8:30 pm This will be a LIVE auction hosted by Martha Walker. Members are asked to donate salable items with a minimum value of $20 and be suitable for gift giving…the more unique the better! It would great if we could have a couple of big ticket items.