Welcome | Calendar | Programs/Meetings |
P.O.
Box 641925 Los Angeles, CA 90064 |
For the rest of 2023 most of our programming will be online through Zoom, but in 2024 we're back to more in person events.Payments for lectures and/or workshops can be made in several ways:
When a workshop or lecture is open for registration, there will be a link added to the description to take you to the Workshop Registration Form. |
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Saturday, September 9, 2023 | ![]() ![]() |
Sew-in and lecture “Quilting with African Fabrics” with Lisa Shepard Stewart. Lisa Shepard Stewart is a writer and designer based in New Jersey. In her books, African Accents: Fabrics and Crafts to Decorate Your Home and Global Expressions: Decorating with Fabrics from Around the World, Lisa encourages others to express themselves creatively through culturally relevant techniques and materials. She published her third book, African Accents On The Go! Designing Accessories with Cultural Style in June 2007, and in 2011 began publishing FABRIGASM magazine, for Lovers of African Textiles. A zoom link will be sent to all members .
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Friday, October 13, 2023 Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
October 13, a Friday Workshop on Zoom. 9:30 - 3:30, ”How Do I Spell That? Improv Pieced Letters.” with Sarah Goer October 14, Saturday, General Meeting,“Rules and Options of Planned Improv Piecing” with Sarah Goer. Sarah likes options... but she also likes a plan. This lecture and trunk show will discuss how Sarah uses her planning nature to develop rules for herself which drive her Planned Improv quilt design work. She shares work in a series and shows how she iterates on a design. Sarah explains how she develops a formula for her project. Quilters leave with specific ideas of how to develop a set of rules to guide their improv piecing. |
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November, 2023 | ![]() |
November 4, 2023 Philanthropy Sew-in. 9:30am - 3:30pm. This year it will be In Person in the community room space at the Los Angeles Police West Traffic Division at 4849 Venice Blvd. | ||||
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Date TBD for our Annual Holiday Tea | ||||
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January 6, 2024 |
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Saturday, January 6, 2024 9:00am to 12pm. Deborah Boschert joins us for a three hour workshop on Zoom. "Emboidered Fabric Collage". Hand stitching brings fabric collage to life! Combine fused appliqué with improvisational hand embroidery to create two unique, personal small art quilt collages. Learn several embroidery stitches and how to incorporate them into your design for maximum texture, interest and artistry. We’ll cover tips for fused appliqué and improvisational composition. Plus demos of Deborah’s favorite stitches, time for one-on-one suggestions and Q&A. |
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February 3, 2024 | ![]() ![]() |
Saturday, February 3, 2024 our Quarterly General Meeting - our first in person meeting in over 3 years! Social Hour at 9:30, Meeting from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Location: Sewing Arts, 2306 Corinth Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Our speaker is Kristie Naranjo. Kristie will share the Scrappy Appliqué method as well as a trunk show to inspire you to create their own projects. Scrappy Appliqué is a raw edge fusible applique technique developed by Shannon Brinkley, that is quick, simple to pick up, yet allows for a lot of creative possibilities. This meeting is in person only. |
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April 6, 2024 | ![]() ![]() |
Our April 6 Saturday workshop on Zoom is a return date with Mel Beach! 9:30am - 3:30pm. Mel will teach her "Warning: Modern Improv Curves Ahead" workshop. Buckle up for a new take on modern, improv curves! We'll experiment and play with topstitch applique curves that are Finished, Freeing, Forgiving, and FUN! Once you see how quick and easy it is to create these improvisational curves, we'll add a modern, curvy twist to traditional quilt designs including borders, Pinwheels, Chinese Coins, Log Cabins, and Drunkard's Path blocks. Supply List. A zoom link will besent to al who register. | ||||
May 4, 2024 | May 4, 2024 our Quarterly General Meeting - In Person at Sewing Arts, 2306 Corinth Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Social Hour at 9:30, Meeting from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Our speaker on May 4 will be Rachel Derstine. who will be doing a lecture/trunk show on Architecture Quilts. "Bringing Architecture to Life" - A PowerPoint lecture featuring Rachel's architecture quilts. Her recent move to Philadelphia has inspired a new series of quilts featuring favorite buildings and vistas. She includes the techniques used to create these quilts in the lecture. This meeting is in person only. |
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Payments for lectures and/or workshops can be made in several ways:
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And some earlier programming....
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Saturday, December 4, 2021 | ![]() |
Our Annual Westside Quilters Holiday Tea. 2:00-4:00 pm on Zoom. A link will be sent to all members. |
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Saturday, January 8, 2022 | ![]() |
Sew- In January 8, 2022 10:00am-1:00pm
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Friday, January 28, 2022 | ![]() |
We're back to our normal once a month Friday Happy Hour! Join us along with your favorite beverage for an hour of quilty chat and shared experiences.
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Friday, February 4, 2022 | ![]() |
Sew-In Friday, February 4, 2022 10:00am - 1:00pm.
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Saturday, February 5, 2022 Quarterly Meeting |
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10:00am -12:30am. Social Hour at 9:30am.
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Friday, February 25, 2022
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Friday Happy Hour! Join us along with your favorite beverage for an hour of quilty chat and shared experiences. |
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Friday, April 8, 2022 | ![]() ![]() |
Join Jenny Kae for a 6 hour workshop..."Color Courage For the Fabric Phobic". 10:00am - 4:00pm with a lunch break. The room will open at 9:30 am.
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Friday, April 29, 2022 | ![]() |
Friday Happy Hour! Join us along with your favorite beverage for an hour of quilty chat and shared experiences. Note the NEW TIME! 5:00 P.M. -6:00 P.M. A Zoom link will be sent to all members. |
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Friday, May 27, 2022 | ![]() |
Friday Happy Hour! Join us along with your favorite beverage for an hour of quilty chat and shared experiences. Note the NEW TIME! 5:00 P.M.- 6:00 P.M. A Zoom link will be sent to all members. |
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Friday, June 24, 2022 | ![]() |
Friday Happy Hour! Join us along with your favorite beverage for an hour of quilty chat and shared experiences. Note the NEW TIME! 5:00 P.M.- 6:00 P.M. A Zoom link will be sent to all members. |
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Friday, August 12, 2022 | ![]() |
A workshop with Carol Morissey "Fabric Postcards". 10:00am - 1:00 pm. This has been Carol's most popular workshop for several years. These colorful little pieces are fun to create, they're quick, and they make great gifts. Plus, they're a standard size, so they can be easily and inexpensively framed! Carol has three different postcard collections from which to choose (pattern purchase is required for the workshop). And, as a bonus, if you give Carol enough advance notice, she will design a couple of original postcards just for your group! The workshop fee is s $30 plus a $14 for the pattern available directly from her. ($16 if it includes the heavy-duty interfacing). Supply List. |
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Saturday, September 10, 2022 | ![]() ![]() |
Karen Eckmeier will teach her workshop "Accidental Landscape Magic" Here is an introduction to creating landscapes "accidentally" using Karen's layered topstitching technique. These little scenes are quick and easy to make, no templates, not fuss - just free form rotary cutting and topstitched edges. Personalize your piece by adding collage details. Workshop Fee $30.00. Supply List. A free pdf of the pattern will be provided to participants approximately one week prior to the workshop. This workshop is now open for registration. Download a Workshop Registration Form. |
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Saturday, October 8, 2022 Quarterly Meeting |
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10:00am -12:30am. Social Hour at 9:30am. |
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Saturday November 12, 2022 | ![]() |
Our annual Philanthropy Sew-in "Giving For Thanksgiving". 10am -1pm
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Saturday, January 14, 2023 | ![]() |
10:00am - 1:00 pm A relaxing slow-stitch sew-in...Relax after all the holiday activities and start the New Year slow stitching with fellow guild members via Zoom. All members are welcome. Slow stitching is optional, so make progress on your current project whatever it is. |
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Friday, February 10, 2023 |
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A Friday Workshop 9:30-3:30, “Dames and Diamonds” with MJ Kinman |
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Friday, March 10, 2023 | ![]() ![]() |
Sew-in and lecture, “Patingabangay: the Quilts and Quiltmakers of Caohagan Island” with Dana Jones A zoom link will be sent to all members . |
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Friday, April 7, 2023 | ![]() ![]() |
April 7, Friday, Sew-in and lecture, “Barn Quilts” with Suzi Parron A zoom link will be sent to all members . |
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Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7, 2023 | ![]() |
The Global Quilt Connection All Star Virtual Sampler Platter. These programs are purchased and brought to you by Westside Quilters as a special treat. A Zoom link will be sent to all members. |
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Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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May 12, Friday, 9:30-3:30, “Stash Busters” workshop with Carole Lyles Shaw
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Friday, June 9, 2023 | ![]() ![]() |
10 am - 1 pm Sew-in and lecture, “How Do I Quilt This?” With Jane Hauprich
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Saturday, July 15, 2023 | ![]() |
An in-person handwork workshop with Susanne Cole, Sewing Arts Center Manager and WQ Member.
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Saturday, August 12, 2023 Saturday August 19, 2023 |
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On Saturday, August 12, at our quarterly meeting, we welcome Julia Graves giving her lecture “Make It Your Own - Design Guidelines for Quilters”. And the following Saturday, August 19, a Workshop with Julia Graves 9:30-3:30 “Amazing Abstracts”
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