Welcome to the Coachella Valley Quilt Guild
Our Purpose
Guild Meetings
Centrally located in the beautiful Coachella Valley of Southern California. The Guild shall be a non profit organization established to promote appreciation of quilting, to share and to uphold the heritage of a timeless folk art, and to further the education and skill levels of the members of the guild.
2025 Opportunity Quilt
Whimsical Leaves
Inspired by Pinterest Nancy Lou and Carole Gold's Quilted Art
Pieced and Appliquéd by Paul Reiss
Quilted by Treese Pflum
Winning ticket will be drawn Saturday, December 13, 2025.
Second Saturday of the month
Check out our Hybrid (In person and Zoom at the same time) meetings!
Meeting Times:
10AM to Noon
Doors open at 9:30AM
Membership: 2026 membership is $40 and includes 2 books of raffle tickets for 2026 Opportunity Quilt to be revealed January 2026. Click here to join.
Guests are welcome at all meetings: $10.00 guest fee
Location:
We are holding hybrid meetings -- in person at UCR and Zoom January to May and September to November.
June, July, and August are Zoom only.
University of California, Riverside
Palm Desert Campus
Auditorium Building
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211
For Directions Click Here
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Join or Renew Here for 2026!
Click here to go to Membership Page to join or renew for 2026!
Holiday Party 2025
Join other guild members at our Holiday Party!
Buffet, raffle baskets, silent auction and more!
Saturday, December 13
10am
Desert Willow Golf Resort
Tickets are $40
Buy through our website and save $3!!
Click here for more information and to buy tickets.
Non-guild members are welcome to join us!
November Meeting -- Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025
Karen Brow-Meier
Your Best Quilting Tools Are In Your Head
Hybrid Meeting -- Speaker In-Person
Meeting starts at 10:00am
Program starts at 11:00am
Karen Brow-Meier of Java House Quilts has been designing inventive, lighthearted patterns for over 20 years. As Karen says,
“Quilting is a joyful medium for creativity, innovation and personal expression, with all of us having something uniquely meaningful to say.”
As she sews and designs quilts, Karen asks herself questions such as:
- Is it a little boring right now?
- What’s missing?
- How can I make it “move”?
- Can I break up the block setting?
- Should I mix up fabric lines?
These “decision tools” move a project along towards something exciting! When working from a pattern, or designing a quilt from scratch, we can make it uniquely our
own by thinking about some of the above. Making a few small changes can bump up the “wow factor” of our work.
This program is about ways to move us forward in a project when we’re stuck or feel like something’s not quite right… or not enough. (All artists visit that space
on occasion!)
In this program Karen incorporates professional slides and finishes up with actual quilts which illustrate unique solutions and many of her special
techniques.
November 8 -- Karen Brow-Meier Lecture Guest Fee
$10.00
- Available
- Ships within 1-3 days
November Workshop -- Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025
Karen Brow-Meier
Fancy Feathers/Frog Table Topper Using the Middle to Middle Piecing Method
In Person
9am to 3:30pm
This is not paper piecing! Create either of these colorful, four-block table runners (approx. 12" x 36") using our Middle to Middle Piecing Method. (Think piecing a
log cabin block but with shapes instead of strips.)
In this workshop we'll cover:
- cutting pieces in multiples using the templates
- piecing the blocks by "matching middles" and trimming
- creating appliqué feathers
- using simple hand embellishment stitches
These can be created using any holiday colors and the finished lengths can be increased by simply adding more blocks.
Note: The pattern is included in the class fee and this same technique is used to create our Infrognito or Elephant Walk lap quilts.
Click here to pay for class -- $45 member and $55 non-member -- and download supply lists for the class.
December Quilt Retreat -- Dec. 8 to 10, 2025
Interested in a few days of interruption free quilting with some other members of our guild?
Showcase Entry Form for Desert Guilds Quilt Show
Any member of the Coachella Valley Quilt Guild may enter a quilt in the Showcase Category of the show. Our guild is able to have 40 members enter a quilt -- one per member -- ranging from wall hanging to full size bed quilt. You do not need to be juried into this show. It is the first 40 entry forms from our guild that will be in the show.
The entry form and instructions are available below.
Information on the 2026 Challenge Quilts and the Miniature and Miniature Art Quilts can be found on Desert Guilds Quilt Show 2026 page by clicking here.
Next Bus Trip!!
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
All Day Bus Trip to LA Fashion District and
Textile Creations!
Click here for more information.
Members' entries
Riverside County Date Festival -- Feb 13 to Mar 2, 2024
WATCH FOR ENTRIES INFORMATION FOR THE 2026 RIVERSIDE COUNTY DATE FESTIVAL
Quilts of Valor Friendship
Sit and Sew Group
Join other guild members to make Quilts of Valor (QOV) that will be given out to service members.
See flyer below for more information.
To download a flyer go to the Quilts of Valor page by clicking here.
SAVE THE DATE!
Next SewWhat Table
Saturday, December 6th
Friendship Groups
There are a number of Friendship Groups that are associated with the guild that meet on a regular basis. If you are interested in learning more click here.
Interested in learning more in the area of quilting?
Check out our upcoming classes by going to Programs 2025 or Programs 2026
Looking for quilt shows in the Southern California area?
WANTED
Baby Quilts for first time military moms and Kids Quilts.
Please drop off at Philanthropy at the locations below.
Thanks.
Philanthropy Quilt Drop Off
Joslyn Senior Center
Tuesdays
10am - 12pm
November Guild Meeting
Saturday, November 8
9:30am-12:00pm
UCR Palm Desert Campus
Bring in your quilts and placemats (12" x 18") and burp cloths
and fidget quilts.
Pick up a burp cloth kit complete with instructions!
NEW Instructions on making story pillows. Go to the Philanthropy page.
(If you need another time, contact Hilda Koning-Bastiaan -- hildakb@yahoo.com)
For more information on Philanthropy Quilts click here.
Join Us For Block of the Month
Click here to go to the page to download the directions to do the Block of the Month. It is a great way to collect blocks and try something different. Instructions for this block are available online and due at the November meeting.
See what members have been working on! Click here or go to PHOTOS -- Show and Share on the menu!
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If you or any guild member you know have won a prize at a recent quilt show, we would love to acknowledge your accomplishment. Please send an email with a photo and details to info@cvquiltguild.org
