Quilting Scraps - September 2026
Quick News from the Green Valley Quilt Guild
Future Public Events from GVQG Save the Dates! | Nov 20 -Fabulous Fabrics Sale We are selling yardage, panels, and precuts like jelly rolls, charm packs and layer cakes. Generous donations from members and quilters’ estates have met our charity quilt need for fabric, so now we’re raising money for batting, thread, and notions to make charity quilts. Our fabrics and our low prices are truly fabulous. March 19-20 , 2027 QUILT SHOW Our two-day quilt show happens in odd-numbered years, like 2027. This is a non-juried show with vendors, a food truck, and the display of 100+ quilts made by our members. We’ll bring back our Small Quilt sale to benefit our local school, and our boutique of new and gently used quilting items. | |
Thursday, Sept 17, 1:00 $5 for non-members | General Meeting at 1pm Followed by Trunk Show by Susie Weaver Details on the Programs page of our website Susie will present a lecture/trunk show that demonstrates how small changes can make big (or not so big) differences in a quilt. Susie Weaver will bring patterns to sell at the meeting and workshop. She is giving us the wholesale price of $5 each, cash only. Our new Opportunity Quilt Raffle will debut at this meeting. Check out the gorgeous custom quilting on this Queen Sized beauty. | |
Friday, Sept 18, 9:30-3:00 $30 for members $35 for non-members | Workshop: Let’s Make a Scene with Susie Weaver Details on the Programs page of our website Susie will demonstrate how to use her favorite (fast and easy) freezer paper reverse appliqué method to frame a fused silhouette against a pretty sky, or you can choose to frame out a favorite fabric or perhaps one of your small embroidered pieces. | |
Thursday, October 15, 1pm $5 for non-members | General Meeting at 1pm Followed by lecture by Trish Hastings-Sargent Details on the Programs page of our website Trish explains how she creates realistic landscape art from original photographs with thread-painting. | |
Friday, October 16 9:30-3:00 $40 for members $45 for non-members | Workshop: Thread Painting a Summer Meadow with Trish Hastings-Sargent Details on the Programs page of our website . Trish’s imagery has its realistic look because she keeps some very important elements in mind: perspective, object proportion, foreground, mid-ground, background and direction of the light. source. We start with a one hour talk and then create our landscapes. No sewing machines. | |
Future Programs/Workshops - Save the Dates! Details on the Programs page of our website Nov. 19, 2026 - Sharon Visk - Trunk Show 1pm Jan. 21, 2027 - Karen Fisher - Houston Intl’ Quilt Festival Exhibit Jan. 22, 2027 - Karen Fisher - Spice Up Your Borders Workshop Feb. 18, 2027 - Schoolhouse Feb. 19, 2027 - Barb's Adorable Chicken Pincushions | ||
Keep in Touch!
Website: https://www.greenvalleyquiltguild.com/
Facebook Group : Valley Quilters Guild https://www.facebook.com/groups/691116338354308/
Welcome!
Most member events take place in the Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 555 S La Canada Drive -The Fellowship Hall entrance is through the courtyard behind the church.
Our small groups like Slow Stitchers for handwork, Sew Happy for small group quilting, Mod Squad for art and modern quilting, Round Robin, and the FabFabrics Boutique Bee meet in other locations. See the website.
Our membership year started May 1. The cost is $40.
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