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.
2022 Opportunity Quilt
Music Is Universal
82" x95"
Machine pieced by Ann Nonimus
Machine Quilted by Hester Mastero
Original Design
Dedicated to the Countless Generations of Nameless Quilters
Drawing December 3, 2022
Do not need to be present to win.
Tickets 1 for $1 and 6 for $5
Contact VP Opportunity Quilt for tickets
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: 2022 membership dues: $35.00
Renew on line by clicking here.
Guests are welcome at all meetings: $10.00 guest fee
Location:
We are holding hybrid meetings -- in person at UCR and Zoom.
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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2022-2023 Officers Installed at the May Meeting
Mary Gorfine presented each Board officer elect for the 2022-2023 term with a star wand to help them create magic for the guild in their job! Thank you, Mary, for such a clever start to their term.
Congratulations to the Board officers who were selected for the next term! They are:
Tony DeZego, President
Cheryl Quesnell and Nancy Wilhelm, VP of Programs
Patti Reyes, VP Opportunity Quilt
Treese Pflum, VP Facilities
Kathy Dunham, Secretary
Cal Trimpey, Treasurer
Stephanie Beasley and Marcia Ulrich, Membership
Janna Calkins, Parliamentarian
Jackie Mason and Judi Moran, Philanthropy
Wool Embroidery Sew Along
Sundays April 10, May 15 and June 12
10am to Noon
On Zoom
A Wool Embroidery Stitch Along is coming to the Guild Zoom in April, May and June. This event is free to all guild members and non guild members, and is directed towards those who want to try wool applique; however, all skill levels are invited to attend. Joanne Hunt and Laura Fiedler will be giving instruction as needed. At the first Zoom class in April, there will be about ½ hour of direct instructions to those who are just starting out. This ½ hour session will be recorded and put on the guild website.
We suggest you order a Candle Mat pattern and kit from Bareroots.com for a simple kit to get started with. The kit and pattern will be around $22 and the kit will include all the wool and thread you will need for your project. The easy patterns we are suggesting for beginners are Chicks Candle Mat, Fall Leaves Candle Mat, or Beeskeps Candle Mat. Of course, feel free to choose another if these don’t appeal to you.
Watch your email blast for a link to sign up and the link to the Zoom for the Sew Along. Download the supply list here.
Interested in joining the Stitch Along? Sign up at SignUpGenius by clicking here.
Here is the first meeting recording if you missed the meeting or review what Joanne and Laura went over -- Pass code: Rb$c1726
Desert Guilds Quilt Show
Here are the Viewers' Choice quilts. And then all the guild entries. To see those presented with a ribbon click here or go to the Quilts Show 2022 page. Miniature entries coming.
Viewers' Choice
Showcase Viewers' Choice
"Lollipops"
Loretta Duffy
Coachella Valley Quilt Guild
Fortune Cookie Challenge Viewers' Choice
Pene Owens
Coachella Valley Quilt Guild
Miniature Quilt Viewers' Choice
"The Twisted Wreathe"
Alan Calgaro
Coachella Valley Quilt Guild
Miniature Art Quilt Viewers' Choice
"Ike"
Cheryl Quesnell
Coachella Valley Quilt Guild
CVQG Quilt Show Entries
On Saturday, February 12 we displayed the guild entries to the Desert Guilds Quilt Show challenge which was to make a quilt based on the fortune in the fortune cookie and to use 5 square inches of the red fabric. Members attending the meeting voted on their favorite quilt. Cheryl Quesnell, Pene Owens, and Judy Elliot received the most votes in that order.
Come to the show to see the quilts in person and the challenge quilts from the other guilds! See you March 4th and 5th.
Sew What Table
Saturday, April 23, 2022
9am to 11am
Well, our hard work paid off! A huge thanks to those people who volunteered to prepare, setup, staff, and clean up after our Sew What Table on Saturday! I know you worked as hard as I did, and everyone did their part extremely well. The event ran smoothly and the flow of traffic was handled expertly!
How’d we do, you want to know? Click here to find out more.
UP COMING CLASSES -- CHECK THEM OUT
Sundays, April 10, May 15, June 12 -- Wool Embroidery Stitch Along -- 10am to noon -- Zoom only
See above for more information. Not too late to join.
Sunday, Oct. 9
Pam Hadfield
Whimsey Wedges
9am to 3pm
In person class at UCR
Whimsy Wedges gives the maker an opportunity to be creative with their fabric choices. Every Dresden in the class will be different. This is a great pattern for a full sized quilt, wall hanging, table runner, or a pillow.
Saturday, Nov. 12
Lyric Montgomery Kinard
Bead It Like You Mean It
2pm to 5pm
NOTE: This is a 3 hour Zoom following the morning meeting.
Add beads of all shapes and sizes to your quilts and wearable art, easily and after you are done quilting. Here’s the prize: no knots or mess on the back! Learn to embellish in a way that adds to the overall design instead of looking like an afterthought.
Students will create a small fabric flower collage on batting and learn different beading techniques such as solid line bead embroidery, attaching bugle beads, and creating a beaded bezel used to attach a cabochon to the fabric’s surface.
To enroll in either (or both) theses classes go to the Programs 2022 page by clicking here.
May/June
Newsletter is available HERE!
See what members have been working on! Click here or go to PHOTOS on the menu!
Stitches For Kids Friendship Group
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
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