Quilters Guild of the Southern Crescent, PO Box 142061, Fayetteville, GA 30214, US
2025 Programs, Workshops and Other Guild Opportunities
The 2025 programs listings are in every newsletter. Please check the homepage or this page for the details of programs, workshops and other guild opportunities.
A non-member program fee of $10 is suggested for all programs. This fee will be applied to membership dues if paid at the same program meeting.
2025 Programs
Show and tell is offered at most meetings. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in your quilt(s).
Show and tell is offered at most meetings. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in your quilt(s).
Show and tell is offered at most meetings. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in your quilt(s).
Show and tell is offered at most meetings. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in your quilt(s).
Show and tell is offered at most meetings. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in your quilt(s).
Show and tell is offered at most meetings. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in your quilt(s).
Schedule SHIFT
Our meeting schedule is changing as of April 2025.
Check dates carefully, and refer to the current newsletter for the most up-to-date information.
June 17th 'Between the Seams Book Club' Meeting
12:00-2:00 pm Our June book is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen. 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.
June 26 Night Program - Summer Social and Funky Fun Fashion Show
6:30 Social time
7:00 - 8:30 pm Social and Funky Fun Fashion Show. Join the festivities as we celebrate our Summer Social. Wear something quilty and look at the attachment in the June newsletter’s email to participate in the competition for the “Funky Fashion Show.” PRIZES will be awarded!
June 27th Before Day Program
10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.
June 27th Day Program - Quilting to Cosplay --Teri Biglands
1:00 Social time
1:30-m -3:00 pm Meeting Quilting to Cosplay with Teri Biglands. Guild member Teri Biglands will be sharing her journey as a creative textile artist; from quilt maker to professional drapery designer to costume maker. Inspired by the Outlander TV series, her costumes have won best of show at Comic Con Cosplay Competitions. Best of Show, twice! She will be showing an Outlander inspired costume complete with corset, petticoat and all the underpinnings, as well as how to have fun and enjoy the process of creating. This is a preview to our October Daytime Field Trip to see her exhibit at the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum in Carrollton.
June 28 Community Service Sew-In at PTC Library
9:00 - 4:30 Community Service Sew-In. Floy Farr room on the lower level. Bring your machine and help making "crumb" quilts.
June 28 Intro to Quilting class for the community at PTC Library
9:00 - 4:30 Intro to Quilting at PTC Library. Small room next to Floy Farr room. Contact Teri Biglands to sign up to help with one or more of three "stations." See the newsletter and emails for more info.
July 15th "Between the Seams Book Club" Meeting
12:00-2:00 pm Our July book is Making a World of Difference One Quilt at a Time by Ruth McHaney Danner. The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen. 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.
July 24 Night Program - Making the Most of Half- Square Triangles with Jenny Hynes
6:30 Social time
7:00 - 8:30 pm Program Making the Most of Half- Square Triangles with Jenny Hynes. Guild member Jenny Hynes will show you how to play with half square triangles, using this simple unit to design quilts large and small, along with easy methods of making accurate half-square triangles. Jenny’s designs and creativity will surely inspire and influence your new quilts.
July 25th Before the Day Program
10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.
July 25th Day Program -History of African-American Quilting: Meet Cuesta Banberry - Lynette Warren
1:00 social time
1:30-3:00 Meeting Program History of African-American Quilting: Meet Cuesta Banberry - Lynette Warren. An avid quilter and quilt researcher, Lynette has presented on African American quilting and quilt history in the metro Atlanta area, Quilt Con 2025 and on The Quilt Show. She
will provide an overview of the life and extensive research on quilting conducted by Cuesta Benberry. Ms. Benberry was a powerhouse in quilt history and research. Her first work, “Always There: The African American Presence in American Quilts” is considered one of the most important published works on African American quilting. Lynette will offer a presenttion and trunk show.
July 26 Workshop - Making the Most of Half- Square Triangles with Jenny Hynes
10:00- 3:00pm WORKSHOP: Making the Most of Half- Square Triangles workshop with Jenny Hynes This workshop is perfect for beginners learning Half Square Triangle methods as well as experienced sewers who are exploring design or stepping outside of patterns or kits. Bring your own fabric, try out new methods, then design and begin to make a quilt of any size using your chosen method. Cost is $35 for members, $45 for not-yet members. The supply list is attached to the newsletter email. Sign up at a meeting or contact Karen Shelnutt.
August 19th "Between the Seams Book Club" Meeting
12:00-2:00 pm. Our August book is By Any Other Name by Jody Picoult. The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen. 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.
August 21nd Night Program - Star Light Star Bright, Stars Upon My Bed Tonight with Lisa Erlandson
6:30 Social time
7:00 - 8:30pm - Program Star Light Star Bright, Stars Upon My Bed Tonight with Lisa Erlandson https://www.lequilts.com
August 22nd and 23rd. Special Event: Quilt Appraisals by Lisa Erlandson https://www.lequilts.com
10:00-12:30 Friday and hours as needed Saturday: Quilt Appraisals ($60 per quilt) by Lisa Erlandson https://www.lequilts.com.
Guidelines: Quilts of an estimated value of $250 or more are suitable for written appraisal. All items of a collection, where the average value exceeds $250, should be appraised. Antique, contemporary, art and quilted clothing are all welcome. Lisa will supply all the paperwork and materials needed to complete the appraisals. No verbal appraisals. Appraisals will be written for insurance replacement value. They will take about 30 min per quilt, and are confidential between the owner and appraiser.
Cost is $60.00 per quilt and checks are made out to QGSC. (She will donate $5.00 per quilt back to the guild.)
Appraisals will take place Friday August 22 9am – noon at Evergreen Church, and Saturday August 23 9:00 am – all day if needed, at the home of Joan Willcocks.
Sign up to have your quilt/s appraised at the June guild meeting or email Karen Shelnutt.
August 22nd Before the Day Program - Slow Stitchers Group
10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.
August 22nd Day Program - Orphan Quilts, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with with Lisa Erlandson
1:00 Social time
1:30 - 3:00 Meeting- Program Orphan Quilts, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with with Lisa Erlandson https://www.lequilts.com
September 23rd "Between the Seams Book Club" Meeting
12:00-2:00 pm Our September book is TBD. The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen. 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.
September 25th Night Program - “What I learned from my Quilt Appraisal”
6:30 Social time
7:00 - 8:30 pm Meeting -Program- “What I learned from my Quilt Appraisal”
A show and tell from quilters who had their quilts appraised in August.
September 26th Before the Day Meeting: Slow Stitchers Group
10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunchNo Slow Stitchers on Sept 6 because of the workshop.
September 26th Day Program - Fit to be Tied with Joan Wilcocks and Judy Daymont
1:00 Social time
1:30 - 3:00 pm Program Fit to be Tied with Joan Wilcocks and Judy Daymont. Judy and Joan will show you how you can get those ties out of the closet and into some great projects for wearing, gift giving and decorating. Bring your own ties or use some of ours and we will get you started!
September 26th Neckties Workshop
Times/ info TBD
October 21st "Between the Seams Book Club" Meeting
12:00-2:00 pm This month's book is TBD. Note: The book club will typically meet on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen, thouThe book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen. 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.
October 23rd Evening Program - AUCTION!
6:30 Social time
7:00 - 8:30 pm Meeting Join the fun at our annual Auction!
October 24th before the Day Program
10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.
October 24th Day Program - FIELD TRIP!
Field trip to Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum
Teri Biglands, QGSC member, Featured Artist. Times TBD
November 18th "Between the Seams Book Club" Meeting
12:00-2:00 pm This month's book is TBD. The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen. 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.
November 20th Night Program - Holiday Make and Take
6:30 Social time
7:00 - 8:30 pm Holiday make and take, Led by Joan Willcocks and Guild members
Before November 21st Day Program
10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.
November 21st Day Program - Holiday Make and Take
1:00 Social tiem
1:30 - 3:00 pm Holiday make and take, Led by Joan Willcocks and Guild members
Saturday, December 6 - Annual Holiday Luncheon and Challenge Reveal
Enjoy lunch together and the reveal of the 2025 challenge quilts!
December 16th "Between the Seams Book Club" Meeting
12:00-2:00 pm This month's book is TBD. The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen. 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.
Past Programs 2025
Below are the programs from earlier in 2025. See our newsletters for more details.
January 3th Day Program - Community Service Sew-cial and Day Meeting
10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting.
10:00-12:30pm Community Service Sew-cial
Crumb Block Quilts
12:30 -1:30 Social time With sweet treats from the leadership team
1:30-3:00 Meeting. Lots of fun information
for 2025 and a presentation on ideas of how to prepare for our June
meeting!
January 21th 'Between the Seams Book Club' Meeting
12:00-2:00 pm Our January book is Quilt as Desired by Arlene Sachitano. Note: The book club typically meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen. 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.
January 23th Evening Program - CANCELLED due to Fayette County School closure.
CANCELLED!
7:00-8:30 Meeting - English Paper Piecing Workshop Part 1. Beginners will learn the basics with a Tula Pink video and kits for hands on making of a Hexagon flower. Experienced EPPers can bring current project and be ready to learn more tips and strategies for your current or an upcoming project. Do you have an English Paper
Pieced quilt or small piece? Bring it to the meeting to share! A lot to learn! So, we will continue this mini-workshop on March 7th.
February 7th Before the Day Program
10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.
February 7th Day Program - Fabric to Dye For
1:00-1:30 Social time
1:30- 3:00 Meeting: Fabric to Dye For with Sue Klinker. Sue started dying fabric in 2010 to get the color she needed for a quilt project. Enjoy the trunk show Sue and Abbie have created by using hand dyed fabrics. The possibilities are endless!
Saturday, February 8th WORKSHOP - Storm at Sea
9:30 am-2:30 pm 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 3.
February 18th 'Between the Seams Book Club' Meeting
12:00-2:00 pm Our February book is Hester by Laurie Albanese. This "quilt adjacent" choice has a main character who is an expert seamstress. The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen. 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.
February 27th Evening Meeting - Stitch with Color
6:30-7:00 Social Time
7:00-8:30 Meeting: Stitch with Color and Trunk Show with Carol Stanek. Enjoy Carol’s trunk show as she talks about her quilting journey and shows quilts which include Judy Niemeyer foundation pieced quilts, Jacqueline de Jonge foundation pieced quilts, and Deb Heatherly’s quilts that use Creative Grids Tools. https://stitchwithcolor.com
March 7th: Before the Day Program
10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.
March 7th: Day Program - English Paper Piecing Workshop, Part 1 (rescheduled from Sept. and Jan.!)
1:00-1:30 Social time
1:30- 3:00 Meeting: DON'T MISS the announcement of the 2025 CHALLENGE!
Program: English Paper Piecing Workshop Part 1. Beginners will learn the basics with a Tula Pink video and kits for hands on making of a Hexagon flower. Experienced EPPers can bring current project and be ready to learn more tips and strategies for your current or an upcoming project. Do you have an English Paper Pieced quilt or small piece? Bring it to the meeting to share! A lot to learn! So, we will continue this mini-workshop on March 20th.
March 18th 'Between the Seams Book Club' Meeting
12:00-2:00 pm The QGSC Book Club meeting will be a little different this month, and we hope you will join us. We plan to:
- Enjoy a delicious, homemade dessert after our bag lunch
- Chat about what types of books we want to read and how often to meet
- Select books for the rest of the year
- Jenny Hynes has agreed to lead the discussion of the 2 short stories listed below that are
free to read on-line!
If there is any interest, we will talk about The GoldenThread by Kassia St. Clair.
Check out these short stories (for free). You can find movie adaptations on-line also!
“Everyday Use” (1973) by Alice Walker https://harpers.org/archive/1973/04/everyday-use/
“A Jury of Her Peers” (1917) by Susan Glaspell https://www.owleyes.org/text/a-jury-of-her-peers/read/a-jury-of-her-peers Contact Deb Sweeney to be added to the Between the Seams email distribution list.
March 20th (Date changed for Retreat) Evening Meeting - English Paper Piecing, Part 2
Note date change due to RETREAT.
6:30-7:00 Social time
7:00 - 8:30 pm DON'T MISS the announcement of the 2025 CHALLENGE!
Program- English Paper Piecing Workshop, Part 2 Beginners will learn the basics with a Tula Pink video and kits for hands on making of a Hexagon flower and continue the piecing if you started on January 23. Experienced EPPers can bring a current project and be
ready to learn more tips and strategies for your current or upcoming project.
March 27-30 QGSC 11th Annual Retreat
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 FULL. Contact Sharon Pope.
April 15th - 'Between the Seams Book Club' - April meeting
12:00-2:00 pm Our April book is The Museum of Lost Quilts by Jennifer Chiaverini. TThe book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen. 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.
April 24, 2025 - Night Program -A Tour of Free Motion Quilting with Holly Anne Knight
6:30-7:00 Social time
7:00 - 8:30 pm Program: A Tour of Free Motion Quilting with Holly Anne Knight. A fun evening with an excellent teacher, HollyAnne Knight, the owner of String and Story, a quilt store in Duluth. A note from HollyAnne: “Rockstar, I get it. You’ve tried before (and messed up the quilt), taken the in-person class from the famous teacher (and still couldn’t figure out what you were doing by the time you got home), or shared the dream of a gorgeous quilting plan and you’ve just about lost hope that you can learn this free motion quilting thing. Intro to FMQ is special because I’ve proven that it works with thousands of students!” https://www.stringandstory.com
April 25th Before the Day Program
10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.
April 25th Day Program - Planning Your Quilting Adventure with HollyAnne Knight
1:00-1:30 Social time
1:30 - 3:00 pm Meeting: “Planning your Quilting Adventure” HollyAnne Knight. HollyAnne is back to answer the classic, frustrating question: " How the heck do I quilt it?" Discover what quilting plans are, why they help, and how to make them so you can confidently create a roadmap to quilt your next project!
May 20th "Between the Seams Book Club" Meeting
12:00-2:00. Our May book choice is Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland. The book club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at Evergreen. 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.
May 22rd Night Program - Meet the Artist and Intro to Kawandi Quilting
6:30-7:00 Social time
7:00 - 8:30 pm Overview of Kawandi Quilting and Trunk Show with Aleathia Chisolm
May 23rd before the Day Program
10:00-12:00 Slow Stitchers gathering before the Guild Meeting. Bring a lunch.
May 23rd Workshop Kawandi Quilting Workshop with Aleathia Chisolm
10:00- 12:00 Workshop Make a Kawandi style 10" x 10" scrap quilt with Aleathia Chisolm during this 2 hour workshop prior to our day meeting. Learn a traditional style of quilting that originated in Western India and Pakistan using hand piecing and big stitch quilting. Cost: $20.00 members/ $25.00 non-members. Sign up at the meetings or contact Karen Shelnutt.
May 23rd Day Program - Kawandi Quilting History and Technique
1:00-1:30 Social time
1:30 - 3:00 pm Meeting: Kawandi Quilting History and Trunk Show with Aleathia Chisolm
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