Upcoming Events -
 Carrie Zizza joins us for our January 9, 2021 Sew-In! More info on the Calendar Page.
 January 23, 2021 Another monthly Sew-in! 10am-1pm. Sew from the comfort of your own home, without hauling any sewing supplies. All members will be sent the link to participate in this informal 'sew-in'.
 Friday, January 29, 2021 Happy Hour 5:00pm – 6:00pm. Pour your favorite beverage into that special cup, mug, or glass and join us for the first Westside Quilter Happy Hour of 2021.
 Friday , February 5, 2021
Lilo Bowman"Adapting for Change, Learning to Adapt to the Changes in Your Life" 11am – 12 noon
Change doesn’t mean creativity has to come to a screeching halt. Whether it’s frequent moves, downsizing or bodily changes, learn easy and clever workarounds to keep the playing going for years to come.
 Saturday, February 6, 2021
Quarterly Meeting
Our Speaker will be Meg Cox. Presenting: "Behind the Scenes at the World’s Greatest Quilt Museum."
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Our monthly Sew-in 10am – 1pm
All members will be sent the link to participate in this informal 'sew-in'. Sew from the comfort of your own home, without hauling any sewing supplies.
 Friday, February 26, 2021
Happy Hour!
Pour your favorite beverage into that special cup, mug, or glass and join us for the first Westside Quilter Happy Hour
 Saturday, March 6, 2021
Saturday Workshop: "Quilt Coloring Fun" with Lauretta Crites 11am- 2 pm
You know coloring is great fun! Did you know you can color your quilts? Of all the supplies available for art quilts by far my favorite and the easiest to use is pencil colors. More precise than crayons, easier to control and blend than inks and paints. Add that they are inexpensive and with the application of “magic elixir” permanent on fabric, what’s not to love!
For a complete listing of upcoming workshops and events now updated into 2021 see our Calendar page.
Visitors are
welcome at our General Meetings for a $10.00 fee.
Refunds
of paid registration fees will be made only if the cancelled space can
be filled. We will maintain a waiting list. If we cannot fill the space
by our waiting list, you may designate a friend to take your place.
Please notify the Program Chair of the name of any substitute. If a
replacement for your space is not found, your registration fee will
be forfeited.
Click
below to view quilts by our members:
October, 2020 Quilters Showcase - Quarantine Edition
August, 2020 Quilters Showcase - Quarantine Edition
May, 2020 Quilters Showcase - Quarantine Edition
February 1, 2020 Quilters Showcase
October 19, 2019 Quilters Showcase
August 10, 2019 Quilters Showcase
May 18, 2019 Quilters Showcase
March 9, 2019 Quilters Showcase
October 12, 2018 Quilters Showcase
August 18, 2018 Quilters Showcase
May 12, 2018 Quilters Showcase
February 4, 2018 Quilters Showcase
October 21, 2017 Quilters Showcase
August 5, 2017 Quilters Showcase
May 13, 2017 Quilters Showcase
February 5, 2017 Quilters Showcase
October 22, 2016 Quilters Showcase
August 20, 2016 Quilters Showcase
May 14, 2016 Quilters Showcase
February 6, 2016 Quilters Showcase
October 17, 2015 Quilters Showcase
August 15, 2015 Quilters Showcase
May 2, 2015 Quilters Showcase
February
7, 2015 Quilters Showcase
October
18 , 2014 Quilters Showcase
August
16, 2014 Quilters Showcase
May
2, 2014 Quilters Showcase
February 8, 2014 Quilters
Showcase
October
12 , 2013 Quilters Showcase
August
17 , 2013 Quilters Showcase
May
18, 2013 Quilters Showcase
February
9, 2013 Quilters Showcase
October
12, 2012 Quilters Showcase
August
11, 2012 Quilters Showcase
May 12, 2012 Quilters
Showcase
February 11, 2012
Quilters Showcase
October 22, 2011
Quilters Showcase
August 13, 2011 Quilters Showcase
May 21, 2011 Quilters
Showcase
February
12, 2011 Quilters Showcase
October 9, 2010 Quilters Showcase
 Did
you get to Road To
California 2015 to see the Ontario Convention Center Atrium bedecked with 35
quilts from talented Westside Quilters Members? If not See
photos here. ..
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Westside
Quilters is open to all traditional, contemporary and art quilters of
any age, from beginner to expert. Lecture presentations, workshops and
field trips are held throughout the year.
Our
Mission:
A new kind of quilt guild organized for educational
and charitable purposes; to promote cooperation and the exchange of ideas
among quilters; to instruct members in methods and techniques of traditional
and contemporary creative quilting; to serve mini-groups and their philanthropic
endeavors within the community; to inspire personal achievement.
For the time being, according to the Los Angeles County Board of Public Health and the directions of the CDC during the Covid-19 pandemic, our in person meetings and workshops are suspended. We continue to monitor the situation and in case of significant changes we will re-evaluate and let you know accordingly.
In the meantime, until we can all be together in person , all of our programming will be provided virtually over Zoom.
 We would like to remind everyone to be responsible towards their own and others’ health. Follow the hygiene and travel guidelines and remain vigilant to your wellbeing. Consult your healthcare provider immediately if you feel unwell. We'll get through this together.
New Memberships just $30.00 until May 31 the end of our fiscal year.
Download the 2020-21
Membership Form
Check
our Calendar page often for a complete schedule
of lecturers and workshops through mid 2020.
Click here for ways that Quilters can help others through our philanthropy
projects.
For
questions or to join our mailing list e-mail to: Westsidequilters@yahoo.com
We're
on Facebook
and Pinterest
  
Click
on the links below to access Amazon.com and iGive.com. When
you purchase online through these links - books, electronics, almost
anything - Westside Quilters will automatically receive a percentage
at no cost to you. In addition, when you register with iGive.com, WQ
receives a bonus!
Westside
Quilters is a Member of
the Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds www.sccqq.org
Westside
Quilters is tax-exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code, and classified as a public charity under
section 170 of the Code, according to the determination letter dated
May 26, 2011 received from the Internal Revenue Service. The effective
date of exemption is June 17, 2010. Donations to Westside Quilters are
fully tax-deductible for individuals and other entities such as corporations,
partnerships, trusts; Westside Quilters also is qualified to accept
tax deductible bequests and gifts or transfers of gifts.
Workshop
Registration Form
Payments for lectures and/or workshops can be made in several ways:
Online:
Paypal - to Westsidequilters@Yahoo.com or Zelle (available through most online banking sites) to Treasurer@WestsideQuiltersLosAngeles.org
By Credit Card - Your info filled out on the Workshop Registration Form and either snail mailed or emailed. Instructions on the form.
By Check to Westside Quilters - instructions on the Workshop Registration Form.
If sending a check and mailing your Registration Form please email our Treasurer at Treasurer@WestsideQuiltersLosAngeles.org to let her know it's on its way.
2020-21
Membership Form
Officers
By-laws
Articles of Incorporation
Last
Update 1.13.2021
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Some of Our Recent Events -
 Our first Zoom Holiday Tea on Saturday, December 5. We put on our hats and pearls and enjoyed some Holiday Cheer.
Click image for a larger view.
 Our first day of our two part virtual Philanthropy Day "Giving For Thanksgiving!
See photos here...
 Saturday, October 3, 2020 Lyric Kinard joined us over Zoom for her presentation "Elements Of Art For Every Quilter" See photos here...
 Friday, October 2, 2020 we took a live virtual workshop
with Lyric Kinard.
"Bead It Like You Mean It" See photos here...
 Saturday, September 26, 2020. Another live WQ Sew-in via Zoom. We had nother opportunity to just sew ( or knit or embroider or bind) together.
See photos here...
Friday, September 11, 2020 at 5:00PM we enjoyed lanother Happy Hour over Zoom.
 On Saturday, September 5, 2020 Jane Haworth joined us for a Zoom Powerpoint presentation talking about her journey as a quilter, techniques that she uses and her desire to get other quilters into working out of their comfort zone and to play with fabric
 Friday, August 28 at 5:00PM We grabbed our everage of choice and joined our Programs Chairs for an informal Happy Hour gathering. We are looking for input on programs for the coming months as we adapt to our new Zoom format.
 Saturday, August 22, 2020 Another popular Zoom Sew-in for WQ Members. WE worked on our own projects as well as philanthropy blocks. Great to see so many of you!
 Saturday August 1 Tina Curran joined us over Zoom for our Quarterly Meeting to give us her PowerPoint presentation on "My Design Process - From Concept to Quilt".
See photos here...
 Friday, July 31, 2020 online workshop with
Tina Curran. Tina returned to teach us her "California Poppies" pattern.
See photos here...
 Saturday July 11 we enjoyed a virtual lecture on Zoom with well known Southern California quilter and teacher Jean Impey "Are You Crushing Your Cr-e-a-tiv-i-ty?"It included a trunk show and shared ways to boost your creativity including tools, technology and techniques.
See photos here...
 Saturday, March 7 we enjoyed being in the classroom at Sewing Arts Center with Suzanne Cole for her "Hawaiian Applique" workshop.
See photos here...
 Friday, January 31st -February 1st, 2020 a great two day visit from Mac Macnamara with a workshop on Friday and his trunk show as
our featured speaker at our Quarterly Meeting on February 1 See photos here...
 January 4, 2020 Sew - In
See photos here...
 The Annual WQ Holiday Tea came up early this season on Saturday, December 7th. Always a great event!
See photos here...
 Saturday, November 9th, 2019, we threw our annual WQ Philanthropy workshop "Giving For Thanksgiving". We cut, trimmed. sewed and layered kids' quilts to be distributed to charities around the city over the holidays. See photos here...
At our Quarterly Meeting on Saturday, October 19, 2019 improvizational quilter and teacher Cindy Grisdela spoke on "Playing With Colors" and we shopped the Annual Fabric Sale.
See photos here...
 On Friday, October 18th Cindy Grisdela taught her "Artful Improv - Permission to Play workshop.
See photos here...
 On September 7, 2019 we enjoyed a workshop with San Diego area quilter and teacher Mary Tabar. "Watercolor Strip Quilt". This lovely quilt is made from only three floral fabrics. Plus one border fabric. Students designed there own version of these strip stratas with great results!
See photos here...
 On August 9 and 10th, 2019 Internationally known art quilter and lecturer Esterita Austin (on the left) joined us for a Friday Workshop "Sheer Faces" and for our quarterly meeting where she gave her presentation "Cassic Rock"
See photos here...
On Friday, June 7th, 2019 we welcomed Singer Featherweight restorer , repair person, and collector Lloyd Askew who gave us a Featherweight Clinic where we learned the history and maintenance of these classic little workshorse machines.
See photos here...
 San Diego quilt artist Linda Anderson joined us on May 18th, 2019for a presentation and trunk show. Her painted quilts are superb and she jas a most interesting story.
See photos here...
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