PROGRAMS 2024
,The Coachella Valley Quilt Guild presents excellent speakers, including nationally known teachers and lecturers, that provide insight to a wide variety of topics related to quilting, from traditional to modern, from piecing techniques to design embellishments. The lecture presentations are given immediately after our monthly Saturday membership meetings, and classes are usually held on the Sunday following the meeting at the same facility or on Zoom. Classes can fill up fast, so if you see one that interests you click the PayPal button to sign up or contact the Programs VP, Judy Block and Cheryl Taylor, at programscvqg@gmail.com
Meetings of the Coachella Valley Quilt Guild will be hybrid meetings -- in person at University of Riverside, Palm Desert Campus and on Zoom -- January through May and September through November. June, July and August will be Zoom only. December is our Holiday Luncheon.
Classes will either be in person or Zoom but not hybrid. Check below for more information.
October Meeting -- Saturday, October 12, 2024
Wendy Mathson
Designing with Storm At Sea and Snail Trail Block's and Trunk Show
Hybrid Meeting -- Speaker In-Person
Meeting starts at 10:00am
Program starts at 11:00am
Wendy Mathson's presentation focuses on how you can get a fresh look with traditional blocks that are over a century old. Straight line piecing in these blocks gives the illusion of curves and a vibrant feeling of movement in a quilt.
Wendy is the author of "A New Light on Storm at Sea Quilts" and the inventor of Quilters' TRIMplates.
Guest Fee for October lecture by Wendy Mathson
$10.00
- Available
- Ships within 1-3 days
October Class -- Sunday, October 13, 2024
Wendy Mathson
TRIMplate Piecing: Storm At Sea and Snail Trail Blocks
In person class -- UCR Palm Desert
9am to 4pm
My TRIMplate® rulers are tools that allow you to trim after you sew for greater accuracy. All fabric pieces start as squares or rectangles, so they are easily and quickly cut from strips. This method uses no templates, no foundation or paper piecing, and there is no bias on the outer edge of the finished blocks. Learn to use the TRIMplates as you make one of the class projects. (Confident beginner to advanced)
Wendy will provide TRIMplates for students to use in class. (Optional purchase after class.)
October 13 Class Fee Members -- Wendy Mathson
$35.00
- Available
- Ships within 1-3 days
October 13 Class Fee Non-Members -- Wendy Mathson -- includes Saturday Lecture
$45.00
- Available
- Ships within 1-3 days
November Meeting -- Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
Rachel Derstine
Keep It Simple But Pack a Punch
Hybrid Meeting -- Speaker on Zoom
Meeting starts at 10:00am
Program starts at 11:00am
A PowerPoint lecture presentation demonstrating the idea that quilts do not need to be complex to be compelling. Rachel Derstine shares her thoughts on how to choose great fabrics and simple designs to create amazing quilts. Rachel shows some work from artists who have inspired her and also speaks about how her background has informed her work.
November Class -- Note this is a two part class
Sunday, Nov. 10 and Sunday, Nov. 17
Rachel Derstine
Keep It Simple But Pack a Punch
Zoom Class
9am to Noon -- both days
Two 3-hour workshops working on designing works to showcase simple but effective quilts. We will discuss color, values and design concepts, then sketch out a rough design on paper, keeping in mind that “simple” often makes more of a powerful statement than “busy”. This class will involve mostly improv quilting without a ruler. Alternatively, a very simple fused quilt will also be taught. Bring your hand dyed or commercial fabrics: various values in other hand dyes, batiks, silks or prints. Gradient fabrics are always fun. We will cut and piece or fuse our quilts. Quilting and facing will be demonstrated and discussed.
November 10 & 17 Class Fee Members -- Rachel Destine
$30.00
- Available
- Ships within 1-3 days
November 10 & 17 Class Fee Non-Members -- Rachel Destine -- Include Sat. lecture
$40.00
- Available
- Ships within 1-3 days