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2022 Workshops

Civil War Quilt-as-You-Go Workshop with Kate Mulberger (she spoke at our July meeting)
Date:   Saturday, 12/3/2022
Time:   9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Price:   $25
Lunch:  Please bring your own lunch.
Fabric needs and cutting directions will be given at time of payment.

Dignity Bib Workshop with Linda Mitchell
Date:   Saturday, 11/19/2022
Time:   9:30 am to 2 pm
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Price:   Free
Lunch:  Please bring your own lunch.

Secret Garden Friendship Tea with Charlene Hagerty and Cathy Fennell
Date:   Saturday, 9/24/2022
Time:   9:30 am to 3 pm
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Price:   Free
Lunch:  More info to follow.

UFO Zoom Workshop to complete quilts for the 2022 Quilt Show
Date:   Saturday, 8/20/2022
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 3 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Price:   Free
Take advantage of finishing those projects for the quilt show in the company of fellow quilters.

Boot Camp with Comfort Charity Quilt Workshop
Date:   Saturday, 7/23/2022
Time:   9:30 am to 3 pm
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Price:   Free
Lunch:  Lunch will be provided.
Boot Camp will encompass quilting skills which will be demonstrated by various members of the guild.

Dignity Bib Workshop with Linda Mitchell
Date:   Saturday, 6/18/2022
Time:   9:30 am to 2 pm
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Price:   No fee
Lunch:  Please bring your own lunch.

Broderie Perse with Cathy Fennell Broderie Perse
Date:   Saturday, 5/21/2022
Time:   9:30 am to 3 pm
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Price:   $10
Lunch:  Please bring your own lunch.
Broderie Perse is a form of raw edge applique using large flowers or designs cut from fabric. You will need to have a background made for this workshop.

Wooden Barn Quilt Blocks with GiGi Procario
Date:   Saturday, 4/23/2022
Time:   9:30 am to 3 pm
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Price:   $15
Lunch:  Please bring your own lunch.
During this workshop we will be making painted quilt blocks on wood, just like the ones we see on barns.

"Do Not Touch" Fabric Quilt Sign Workshop with Linda Hamel and Judy Snook
Date:   Saturday, 3/19/2022
Time:   9:30 am to noon
Place:  Judy Snook's house
Price:   No fee
Lunch:  Please bring your own lunch.
These signs will be made for the 2022 Quilt Show.

Mystery Quilt with Beth Mancini Mystery Quilt
Date:   Saturday, 2/19/2022
Time:   9:30 am to 3 pm
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Price:   $15
Lunch:  Please bring your own lunch.


Comfort Charity Quilt with Maxine Close
Date:   Saturday, 1/22/2022
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 3 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Price:   No fee


2021 Workshops

Dignity Bib Workshop with Linda Mitchell
Date:   Saturday, 12/4/2021
Time:   9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Lunch:  Please bring your own lunch.

UFO Workshop - including demonstration of an easy project that would make a nice gift
Date:   Saturday, 11/20/2021
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 3 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Take advantage of finishing some projects in the company of fellow quilters.

Accuquilt Workshop with Cathy Fennell, Judy Snook, Peggy Melachrinos and Maxine Close
Date:   Saturday, 10/23/2021
Time:   9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Lunch:  Please bring your own lunch.

Friendship Tea with Jean Hayden and Dottie Doldash
Date:   Saturday, 9/25/2021
Time:   9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Price:   $10
Lunch:  Please bring your own lunch.
10 am: Jacque Paltrinieri will have a demo on English Paper Piecing
1 pm: Jelly Roll Race

Summer Camp 2021: Dog Days of Summer BOW WOW (Block of the Week or Work on Whatever
Dates:  Saturdays: 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/31, 8/7, 8/14, 8/21, 8/28 (Note: 7/24 is the Comfort Quilts workshop)
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom starting at 9 am
Early each week we will send out the invitation and the link for that week's block.
We will use a different source for each block, so you may find your new favorite quilt blog or YouTube channel.
You are welcome to join the Saturday sessions and work on your own project to keep us company, too.
See the June newsletter for more details.

Comfort Quilts with Maxine Close
Date:   Saturday, 7/24/2021
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Contact Maxine if you need a kit, batting or backing.

Hawaiian Applique with Deb Graves Hawaiian Applique
Date:   Saturday, 6/26/2021
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Learn an easy way to make a Hawaiian applique. Turn it into a pillow or table topper.
Deb will be using techniques from Jordan Fabrics and the Gourmet Quilter.

UFO Workshop
Date:   Saturday, 5/15/2021
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Take advantage of finishing some projects in the company of fellow quilters.

UFO or Dresden Plate Houses with Judy Snook Dresden Plate Houses
Date:   Saturday, 4/24/2021
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Feel free to sew along on your UFO.
Or learn more ways to use Dresden Plate templates.

Comfort Quilts with Maxine Close
Date:   Saturday, 3/27/2021
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Contact Maxine if you need a kit, batting or backing.

Making Magic, a Disappearing Block Sampler Quilt with Brita Nelson Disappearing Block Sampler Quilt Date:   Saturday, 2/27/2021
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Price:   Free
See info about the class at https://questioningquilter.com/classes/
Members will make 9 blocks before the workshop. Then the fun will happen as we cut them up in class.

UFO - Sewing Saturday
Date:   Saturday, 1/23/2021
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom


Previous 2020 Workshops

Sew...This is a Panel? with Jacqui Santangelo Secret Window Panel Wall Hanging
Date:   Saturday, 11/14/2020
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Join Jacqui as she shows you how to transform a panel into a fabulous quilt!
Before the workshop, watch the
Panels? "Secret Window" Pattern??.
Here's the pattern, Secret Window Panel Wall Hanging by Donna Jordan for Jordan Fabrics.



Turkey Talk and UFO Workshopwith Molly Lorenz and Judy Snook
Date:   Saturday, 10/24/2020
Time:   There will be a Zoom link from 9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Get ready for Thanksgiving! Join Molly and Judy as they show you how to make big and small turkeys to enhance your Thanksgiving/Autumn decor. You are welcome to join in to work on anything your heart desires.


Virtual Friendship Tea and UFO Workshop with Kate Sevensky Sewing Machine Cover Project Second Picture Sewing Machine Cover Project First Picture
Date:   Saturday, 9/22/2020
Time:   There will be two sessions with two different Zoom links:
    --9:30 am - Making the 1/2 square triangles
    --2 pm - Putting the quilt together
Place:  At your home via Zoom

The project will be a sewing machine cover with applique or add your own block as the center.

Wear your finest tea outfit for all to see. Some fun facts about tea will be discussed before we break for lunch. Make sure you have a teacup handy.

Bring your UFO to work on and share with fellow quilters.

Summer Camp #4: Summer Camp Quilt with Jenny Doan (via YouTube) and Cathy FennellMissouri Star Summer Camp
Date:   Saturday, 8/22/2020
Time:   There will be three sessions with three different Zoom links:
    --10 am - Making the 1/2 square triangles
    --11:30 am - Making the Half Log Cabin Blocks
    --2 pm - Putting the quilt together
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Pattern: Please purchase the pattern at Missouri Star.

Here's the Supply List.

Please join Jenny Doan (via YouTube) and Cathy to celebrate the end of summer and our first ever Zoom Summer Camp.

See Creative Log Cabin Layouts for inspiration for other layouts.

Summer Camp #3: Rainbow Riot with Deb GravesRainbow Riot Rainbow Riot
Date:   Saturday, 8/1/2020
Time:   10 to 11 am: slide show and demonstration
           2 to 3 pm: Q&A and Show-n-Tell
Place:  At your home via Zoom

Summer Camp #2: Comfort Quilt Workshop
Date:   Saturday, 7/11/2020
Time:   9:30 am to 4 pm
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Note:  You can use your own fabric and design or contact Maxine Close to see how you can get a kit.

Summer Camp #1: Making Blocks for Quilts of Valor
Date:   Saturday, 6/20/2020
Time:   10 am for a demonstration and Q&A
          2 pm for Show-n-Tell
Place:  At your home via Zoom
Star Block for Quilts of Valor

Happy Villages with Karen EckmeierHappy Villages
Date:   February 22, 2020 (Saturday)
Lecture Time: 9 am to 10 am Happy Villages and Accidental Landscapes (open to all guild members for free and to visitors for a $5.00 fee)
Workshop Time: 11 am to 5 pm (for those who signed up and paid)
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Price:   $40
Lunch:  Please bring your own lunch.
Explore the freedom of fabric collage! No seams to piece or match, no lines to trace. Just free form cutting of step and window shapes. Step by step your little village will magically come to life. Finished size is 16.5 inch square.

Comfort Quilt Workshop with Maxine Close
Date:   January 25, 2020 (Saturday)
Time:   9:30 am to 4 pm (9 set up)
Place:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, Pa
Price:   Free
Lunch:  Wonderful lunch provided by the Comfort Quilt Committee

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