Programs and Workshops:
Meetings and Workshops are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the Lois E. Harrill Senior Center, 2nd Floor at 132 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone, NC. Click here for a map.
Upcoming Programs and Workshops
| MONTH
(2019) |
PROGRAM (P.Blanton)
1PM – 1st Tuesday of the Month |
WORKSHOP (S.Sweet)
9AM-2PM – 3rd Tuesday of the Month |
| January | No Meeting | Monthly Meeting, EQB & Accuquilt Presentation, Elmyra Morris Donation Quilt Workshop. Bring fat quarters or 3.5″ x 6.5″ scrap strips for a 9.5″ block |
| February | Needle Punch – Diane Holley | TBD |
Past Programs and Workshops
| MONTH
(2018) |
PROGRAM (P.Blanton)
1PM – 1st Tuesday of the Month |
WORKSHOP (S.Sweet)
9AM-2PM – 3rd Tuesday of the Month |
| January | Wheel of Mystery Curved Piecing – Sheri Elderfield | |
| February | Fabric Manipulation – Patty Blanton | |
| March | GUEST SPEAKER – Becky Shippy – ‘Color Theory’ | Presto Chango – Gail Lund; You will need (2) 5” charm packs and (16) solid 5” squares |
| April | GUEST SPEAKER – Susan Sharpe – Art Quilts; | American Flag wall hanging – Elmyra Morris |
| May | GUEST SPEAKER – Mona Alderson – Quilt Embellishments |
UFO Workshop |
| June | 11:30 Luncheon/Meeting at Grace Lutheran Church, King Street, Boone
Officer Installation – Show your favorite Quilt |
Blossom Quilt – Jill Sanders |
| July | GUEST SPEAKER – Annie’s Keepsake – wool felting, felted jewelry and accessories | Summer Flowers Wall Hanging – Georgie McKenzie
Fee = $10 |
| August |
Intro to T-Shirt Quilts – LeeAnn Williams |
Needle Turn Applique – Connie Sue Haidle
Registration required. Fee is $20.00. Class limit 20. Current members will have first priority. |
| September | Art Quilts by Sunny Vincent Ewanchew | Christmas Balls – Patty Blanton |
| October | Art Quilts by Sunny Vincent-Ewanchew | Paper Piecing Christmas themed blocks
Cost is $5.00. This includes a full kit to make two cards with envelopes. Bring your machine, threads (red, green, white) a good seam ripper and scissors. |
| November | Guest Lecturer Anike Thomas -Embellishments / Trunk Show | No Workshop |
| December | Christmas Luncheon 12/4 Grace Church . 11:30 AM Ugly Fabric Challenge | No Workshop |
| MONTH
(2017) |
PROGRAM (P.Blanton)
1PM – 1st Tuesday of the Month |
WORKSHOP (S.Sweet)
9AM-2PM – 3rd Tuesday of the Month |
| July | The Row-by-Row Experience – Patty Blanton | Name tag paper piecing – Pat Miller |
| August | Jelly Roll Pinwheel Pattern – Shari Elderfield | Instruction for making the Jelly Roll Pinwheel Pattern – Shari Elderfield |
| September | Auction/Fund Raiser | Overnight Bag – Susan Sweet |
| October | GUEST SPEAKER – Candy St. Lawrence – ‘What judges look for in winning techniques’ – | McKenna Ryan wall hanging – Susan Sweet |
| November | 11:30-4 – Donation Quilt workshop | No workshop – HOLIDAY |
| December | 11:30 Luncheon @ Grace Lutheran Church / Jelly Roll challenge – Gail Lund | No workshop – HOLIDAY |