Guild Programs
CCQG meetings are held every third Thursday of the month at the First Presbyterian Church, 510 W. Ottawa Street, Lansing, Mi. Social time begins at 6:30 PM and meetings start at 7:00 PM.
You may sign up for workshops at the PROGRAM TABLE at Guild meetings or contact the Program Chair. Unless otherwise noted, workshops are held at Country Stitches, 9am to 4pm. Cost for the workshops vary.
NOTE...
Refunds will only be granted for special reasons or if a waiting list for the class exists AND you can be replaced.
While people are free to go out for lunch, most people bring their lunch because there aren`t convenient places near by.
Upcoming Programs
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| September 2011 | Romping Through the Decades Presented by: Cindy Brick Fads are a phenomenon centuries old…and quilting is no exception. View quilts and textiles dating from 1800 through the Bicentennial. Along the way, we`ll talk about each period`s favorite colors, patterns, fabrics and techniques, using a timeline handout to keep things tidy. We`ll also discuss what`s in quilting`s future. Visit Cindy`s website Brickworks at cindybrick.com | ||||
| October 2011 | Jan Gagilano - Road to California In 2010, CCQG member Jan Gagliano took to the road on her bicycle, hoping to fulfill a long-held dream of riding across the USA. Accompanied by former guild member Irene Blanchard, who drove a SAG (Supplies & Gear) van, they traveled for four months and 3,000 miles. Jan will share photos and stories of her trip. | ||||
| November 2011 | Small Groups | ||||
| December 2011 | Holiday Party Bring a finger food to share...drinks will be provided We`ll be playing "Quilto" (a quilting version of Bingo.) Merry Christmas to all and to all a great night of fun! | ||||
| January 2012 | Trunk Show with Sheila DeRose In 1996, Sheila took a class on Japanese Quilting, which began a love affair with Japanese fabric that hasn’t stopped blooming! Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 Dragon of the Night This is a dramatic 46” x 61" wall hanging with center medallion of the Ishi Guruma (stone cart). Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 Ogi Wall hanging “Ogi” is the Japanese word for fan, thus the three-fan wall hanging, 17 1/2” x 50”. In this workshop, you will learn a simple technique to make no-pin curves. Kits will be available for both projects (but are not required) at a cost of $20 to $25. Sheila advises members to bring a lunch if they would like to get more work done on their projects. Should be able to finish each wall hanging in the allotted class time. Photos of the two projects:
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| February 2012 | Trunk Show and Workshops by Deb Karasik In November, 2000, Deb got a call from her daughter saying she was pregnant with triplets. Deb picked up the quilting bug with a passion and joined her local guild, the San Francisco Quilters Guild. Now she quilts, teaches and writes professionally. She has written two books, with a third in the works. Deb is a quilter, teacher and writer living in San Francisco, CA. She has written two books, with a third in the works. Workshops Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 Look Ma, No Curves! Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, Batik Wheels 2.0 Visit Deb`s website at www.debkarasik.com | ||||
| March 2012 | Challenge Quilt Display and Heartwarmers Parade | ||||
| April 2012 | Lecture/Trunk Show with Patti Hempen Patti is a National and International quilting instructor, now residing at Canyon Lake, Texas. Colors, the brighter the better, are her love. Workshops Friday, April. 20 and Saturday, April 21, 2012 Serendipity Wedges This is a beautiful, large kaleidoscope quilt that takes one to two days to learn. Skill level for Serendipity Wedges: Intermediate to advanced Visit Patti’s website at http://pattihempen.com | ||||
| May 2012 | Quilting Outside the Box Our speaker will be Eleanor Levie presenting “Quilting Outside the Box”. She has some fun ideas. Check out her website at www.eleanorlevie.com! Workshop on Friday, May 18: Stretch-a-Block, Stretch the Imagination. We will have samples at upcoming meetings. Great for using traditional blocks in new ways and “outside the box ideas”. Detailed class info is included in the attached document. attachment: Stretch-a-Block-flyer-2.pdf | ||||
| June 2012 | Dan Burke Lecture and Trunk Show by our own Dan Burke, featuring 30 quilts by Dan, some using the paper piecing patterns by Jacqueline deJonge. As most of you know, Dan’s quilts are fantastic and colorful. Workshops (“BeColourul Quilts” will be held Friday and Saturday, June 22-23 on paper piecing patterns by Jacqueline deJonge. A list of many patterns to choose from and samples of some will be available starting in March. Also consider taking this class to finish up paper piecing UFOs! Dan’s website is www.quiltingbytheriver.com. | ||||
| July 2012 | Garage Sale and Guild Vendors | ||||
| August 2012 | Edyta Sitar Speaker Edyta Sitar will present a lecture and trunk show on Scrappy Quilts. Edtya will be teaching 2 workshops: Friday, Aug 17 will be "paintings with
fabrics", raw edge applique, kit will be Garden Trio, greenhouse
version, cost (kit and class) for
members is $70 Saturday, Aug 18 is Broken Star Log Cabin, including a showing of her collection of log cabin quilts, cost (kit and class) for members is $80. Website: (www.laundrybasketquilts.com) | ||||
| September 2012 | Heartwarmers Parade and Whistle Stop Whistle Stop (formerly known as Round Robin): members give demos of handy ideas and techniques. Also Heartwarmers Parade and collection. | ||||
| October 2012 | Quilting in Detroit in the 1930’s Beth Donaldson will present a historical lecture on Quilting in Detroit in the 1930’s with a trunk show of some 1930’s quilts. | ||||
| November 2012 | Bonnie Hunter Lecture Bonnie Hunter lecture with workshops November 18 and 19. Bonnie is a nationally know columnist, author and lecturer, website: www.quiltville.com | ||||
| December 2012 | Christmas Party | ||||
| January 2013 | Lecture and workshops (Jan 18-19) by Pat Speth of Nickel Quilts. Pat Speth of Nickel Quilts fame will be our speaker in January. Pat is a dynamic speaker and a very down-to-earth teacher with many ideas to share. You will enjoy her classes and learn a LOT of great quilting tips. She will present a lecture (Thursday, Jan. 17) on FABULOUS NICKEL BORDERS. The lecture focuses on easy to piece borders that are made from 5" squares. She will present a trunk show of many quilts with sample borders and will walk us through her method of "auditioning" borders. On Friday, Jan. 18, she will present the workshop "Combination Units". You can choose from six quilts: Pinwheel or Labor Day Madness from her book Nickel quilts, Sugar Bowl (from More Nickel Quilts), Minnesota Windmill (Amazing Nickel Quilts), Liberty Star (Nickel Quilts and Borders), or Labor Day Stars (an individual pattern). On Saturday, Jan. 19, she will present the workshop Pieced Borders the Nickel Quilt Way: Jazz up your quilts by adding easy pieced borders. Learn unit construction methods for several basic border units (half square triangles, flying geese, hourglass units, picket fence and more) and how to fit any pieced border to your quilt top. All workshops will be held at the church for a cost of $40 each (members), $50 (non-members). For more information and examples, see Pat`s website: www.PatSpeth.com. Attached is supply lists for the workshops: Click here for Combination Units information Click here for Pieced Borders the Nickel Quilt Way information There are three sample pictures of the quilts: Click here for a picture of the Pinwheel Quilt Click here for a picture of the Labor Day Stars Quilt Click here for a picture of the Liberty Star Quilt | ||||
| February 2013 | Lecture by Coreen Strzalka and Vernita Dailey Thread by Thread lecture by Coreen Strzalka and Vernita Dailey. Dates to be announced. | ||||
| March 2013 | Challenge Quilts and Heartwarmers Parade | ||||
| April 2013 | GET READY for THE QUILT SHOW A fun and relaxing activity night | ||||
| May 2013 | Capitol City Quilt Guild show MAY 4-5, 2013—Capitol City Quilt Guild show at the Best Western Plus (formerly Causeway Bay) Hotel and Conference Center. | ||||
| June 2013 | Tim Latimer - Slideshow and Truck Show - $5.00 Guest Fee "Time Span Quilts: UFO to Heirloom Lecture/trunk show consisting of a power point presentation showing the stages of work on various antique tops from start to finish, including repairs as needed, washing, batting, hand quilting, and finishing…followed by showing the actual finished quilt. He also brings along other quilts for a trunk show. Check out Tim`s blog http://timquilts.com | ||||
| July 2013 | Garage Sale - Member Vendor Night Members sell their wares, quilting or not, as well as quilting related items no longer deemed needed. Be sure to ask John to put you on the table list. | ||||
| August 2013 | Whistle Stop demonstrations by members. Demonstrations by members for members on a variety of techniques or special gadgets. There will be four stations with a different demo at each station. | ||||
| September 2013 | Sue Nickols Sue Nickels will be doing a lecture and trunk show. Lecture will be Machine Quilting for Today’s Quilts. Workshop Friday only - “Machine Stipple Quilting and Much More! Visit her website WWW.sue-nickels.com for more information. | ||||
| October 2013 | Kathleen Tracy Lecture and class - "A Little History of Quilting" Takes quilters through different periods in American history showing examples of quilts with different styles and techniques. Kathleen has a website - www.countrylanequilts.com | ||||
| November 2013 | Kay Nickols Kay will be presenting her "Three Trunk Shows in One" on Thursday evening, November 21, 2013. Two classes are being offered. Thursday November 21, 2013 will be the "Venetian Tiles aka Curved Piecing Without Pins Wallhanging". Friday November 22, 2013 the class will be the "Wonderful 1 Fabric Curves". Both classes will teach you how to piece curves without pins. See Kay`s website at www.kaynickols.com for additional information. Classes will be at the church. Pre-cut kits are available for each class for $20.00. | ||||
| December 2013 | Christmas Party The theme is "Share, Share, Share, and Share". Share food with your fellow guild members by bringing something for our potluck. Finger foods suggested. Share your quilts with other during Show and Tell. Share food with the greater Lansing Community by bringing something for the food drive. Share your unloved, unused quilting items in an auction to benefit the Greater Lansing Foodbank. The guild will also be matching the auction proceeds up to $200.00. Contact John at johnthequilter@gmail.com if you have questions. | ||||
| January 2014 | Beth Donaldson Beth will be do a trunk show and power point lecture on Pieced Borders. Half-day classes on Pieced Borders will be scheduled on Friday, January 17th and Saturday January 18th, 2014 if there is enough demand. During the class you will learn to design pieced borders. You may bring a top to the class as your design project. I would like to schedule 15 students for each class. Class fee will be $20.00. Classes to be held at the church. | ||||
| February 2014 | Coleen Mertte Lecture and trunk show. No classes. Coleen Merte is a quilter, pattern designer and quilting instructor. Her lecture will be a display of her quilts while she shares quilting tips, inspiration behind the designs as well as ideas on how you might create your own designs. www.northwaterquilts.com is her website. Please visit for additional information. Non-guild members may attend the lecture by paying the $5.00 guest fee or with a member-provided guest pass. | ||||
| March 2014 | Challenge Quilts and Heartwarmers Parade | ||||
| March 2014 | Member`s Garage Sale | ||||
| April 2014 | Gwen Marston Gwen Marston Gwen will present her lecture and trunk show on Abstract Quilts in Solids. A recently developed program by Gwen. Gwen is a very entertaining speaker and I am sure the lecture will be of great interest. Class on Friday April 18, 2014 will be Abstract Quilts in Solids. Class on Saturday April 19, 2014 will be Liberated Baskets. Some of you may recall the special exhibit at the 2012 AQS Show in Grand Rapids featuring Liberated Basket Quilts created by Gwen and her students. Each class will be 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Cost is $45.00 for guild members and $55.00 for non-members. Payable when you put your name on the list. Contact John Putnam for additional information. Classes will be held at the Ramada Inn on West Saginaw at Canal Road. | ||||
| May 2014 | Suzi Parron from Stone Mountain, GA In May we have Suzi Parron from Stone Mountain, GA to speak on her book "Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement". | ||||
| June 2014 | Linda McGibbon and Leslie Peterson from Lakeview Quilting in Midland, MI Linda and Leslie will have a trunk show and on Friday we will have two three hour workshops. In the morning we will do Spectrum, an applique quilt which may be used as a wall hanging or made into a larger quilt (kits will be available or use your own fabric). The second class is in the afternoon and it will be a wool applique class. | ||||
| July 2014 | Guild Garage Sale Members will be able to sell their wares at the guild garage sale. Please notify the program chair if you will need a table (there is no fee for a table). | ||||
| August 2014 | Whistle Stop demonstrations Guild members will demonstrate techniques and projects. There will be 4 whistle stop stations with 15-minute demonstrations at each one. | ||||
| September 2014 | Heartwarmers quilts and presentation by Steve Cooper Steve is a local machine repairman. He will be speaking on machine maintenance and answer questions on common problems. | ||||
| October 2014 | Ann Loveless will give a lecture/trunk show Ann won the Grand Rapids Art Prize in 2013, the first quilt that has won the overall prize. She will also conduct a 3-hour class on Friday “Confetti”. Her website is quiltsbyann.com. Class signup will begin at the July guild meeting. | ||||
| November 2014 | Karen Duling will give a lecture/trunk show Karen specializes in Dog quilts and has recently published a book of patterns. She has promised to give equal time to both cats and dogs. Her website is karendulingquilts.com | ||||
| December 2014 | A time for sharing. Our annual Christmas Party Our annual Christmas Party will feature a potluck. A food drive and an auction to benefit the Greater Lansing Food bank will also be part of the program. We will be donating non-perishables, checks or money to the Food Bank as well. | ||||
| January 2015 | Laurie Simpson of Minick and Simpson Laurie Simpson lives in Ann Arbor and with her sister,
Polly Minick of Florida, the team designs fabric and patterns.
Their website is MinickandSimpson.com
Although Laurie will not be able to offer a workshop she
will be bringing 7 suitcases of quilts to show us!
It is exciting to be able to have her as our lecture in
January. | ||||
| February 2015 | Donna Kooistra of Heirloom Appraisals. Donna is a quilt appraiser and judge. She will make a presentation “You be the Judge”. She will also be available for quilt appraisals. She has taught and appraised at Grand Rapids and was co-chair of the judging room at Shipshewanna. Her website is heirloomquiltappraisals.com | ||||
| March 2015 | Challenge quilts and Heartwarmers quilts | ||||
| April 2015 | Beth Markel will be giving a lecture/ trunk show Beth is a modern quilter and fiber artist. In 2013 she won Best Wall Quilt at the Grand Rapids show. She will be conducting a workshop “Introduction to Abstract, Breaking Boundaries”. Her website is bethmarkel.com | ||||
| May 2015 | Quilters Without Borders Presented by Maggie Ball of Dragonfly Quilts. She lives on Bainbridge Island WA and has built a relationship with women in Mongolia, teaching/encouraging quilting as a means of self-sufficiency. Workshop on Friday for her quilt: Gateway to Mongolia. Photos available at www.dragonflyquilts.com | ||||
| September 2015 | Whistle Stop Whistle stop format with demos on wool applique, quilt as you go, binding and rag rugs | ||||
| October 2015 | Post Quilt Show Celebrations, Heartwarmers, Fabric Sale to benefit the Guild | ||||
| November 2015 | Longarmology- the science behind the magic The
LALA small group (Lansing area long armers) will be giving an in depth
presentation about working with your longarm quilter. They will discuss
prepping your quilt and backing, batting types, quilting types, what to
do and what not to do with your quilt. The program will include
a video/photo presentation as well as quilt samples. | ||||
| December 2015 | Holiday Celebration and Auction for Greater Lansing Food Bank | ||||
| January 2016 | Challenge Quilt- bring your completed quilt made with the theme of "Quilt That Tune" Pick a song title for theme of your challenge quilt. Any song from
any type of music, just don`t use actual words on the front of your
quilt Top 8 quilts selected at this meeting will be submitted to AQS. | ||||
| February 2016 | Frieda Anderson Hand dyed fabrics and fusible patterns Lecture: `Fabric To Dye
For` Workshops Friday, Feb 19 - "Laughing Leaves" Class Fee $45 plus kit fee of $25 Saturday, Feb 20 - "Deluth Trees" Calss Fee $45 plus kit fee $35 Money is due by January guild meeting | ||||
| February 2016 | Laura Heine of Billings, Montana Extended stay that will include 4 days of workshops, possibly including a 2-day workshop | ||||
| March 2016 | Bonnie Hunter We are excited to welcome Bonnie back to CCQG Workshops: Friday March 18 - Scrappy Bargello" Saturday, March 19 - "Cathedral Stars" BOTH WORKSHOPS ARE FULL. INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS: Supply list for Friday workshop Scrappy Bargello is here: http://quiltville.com/scrappybargellowrkshp.html Be sure to also print out a copy of the pattern here: http://quiltville.com/scrapbargellopf.html Please bring lots of strips so we can swap and share ! Supply list for Saturday workshop is here: http://quiltville.com/cathedralstarsclasslist.html and the pattern to print is here: http://quiltville.com/pdf/cathedralstarspf.pdf Workshops are at the Okemos Masonic Center. 2175 Hamilton Rd. Doors will be open at 9 a.m., parking and entrance are behind the building. There will be 1 community ironing station, and 1 large cutting mat to share. There is a refrigerator we can use. Thank you, Lisé Dibert | ||||
| April 2016 | Heartwarmers & Elections Community Service Spotlight Heartwarmers and other charitable projects by guild members well be featured Sign Up for May Workshops with Sally Manke Friday May 19, Confetti Landscape Art Quilts $45 plus $5 material fee -
full day class Saturday May 20, Precise Piping Technique $30 plus $5 material
fee half day class plus one hour demo on "What`s In My Toolbox" | ||||
| May 2016 | Lecture and Trunk Show by Sally Manke Will lecture on tools and offer a workshop. Friday May 19, Confetti Landscape Art Quilts $45 plus $5 material fee -
full day class Saturday May 20, Precise Piping Technique $30 plus $5 material
fee half day class plus one hour demo on "What`s In My Toolbox"
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| June 2016 | Nancy McNally Lecture "What Was I Thinking" ...no workshops | ||||
| July 2016 | Member`s Garage Sale Member/Vendor Sale - members may reserve a table to sell items to other members - Library will have books for sale | ||||
| August 2016 | Laura Heine of Billings, Montana Classes will take place on Monday-Thursday (August 15th-18th, 2016) BEFORE the monthly meeting Two - one day and One - two day workshop
Laura uses fusible techniques to create collage quilts
Each workshop will have several specific kits to choose from
Participants will need to purchase kits in advance and DO NOT START kits
prior to class
More details to follow...... contact program chair if interested in
class
Laura will present a lecture and trunk show at Thursday evening guild
meeting on August 18 | ||||
| September 2016 | Heartwarmers Parade/Member Demos Member Demos including specialty rulers, die cut machine and "InkLingo" | ||||
| October 2016 | Carol Loessel Friday October 21 - Pieceful Pines $45 plus $6 pattern fee Saturday October 22 - Holiday Table Runner and Place Mats (half day class) $30 plus $6 pattern fee. Pieceful Pines Workshop - Needs List: Click Here Holiday Table mat and Runner Workshop - Needs List: Click Here | ||||
| November 2016 | Community Service Sew-In | ||||
| December 2016 | Holiday Celebration | ||||
| January 2017 | Debbie Grifka of Eschhouse Quilts Speaker: Debbie Grifka of Eschhouse Quilts (eschhousequilts.com) Topic: Lines to Design No workshops | ||||
| February 2017 | Challenge Quilt Presentation | ||||
| March 2017 | Heartwarmer Parade and Quilt Show Pep Rally | ||||
| April 2017 | CCQG Election | ||||
| April 2017 | Beth Donaldson Lecture Beth Donaldson presents the lecture, "Michigan Quilters and Quilt Collectors".
Beth will have a power point lecture and encourages members to bring
old quilts from their collection or family for a special show and tell
after the lecture. Please joins us for this lecture by our fellow CCQG member. | ||||
| May 2017 | Beth Donaldson Lecture Beth Donaldson presents the lecture, "Michigan Quilters and Quilt Collectors".
Beth will have a power point lecture and encourages members to bring
old quilts from their collection or family for a special show and tell
after the lecture. Please joins us for this lecture by our fellow CCQG member. | ||||
| June 2017 | Nancy Mahoney (www.nancymahoney.com) Author, teacher and fabric designer, Nancy Mahoney has enjoyed making quilts for over 25 years and has authored 14 books. She will give a lecture to the Guild on June 15 and will have workshops on Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17. Topics are being finalized so watch for more details. Paper piecing pattern is included in the class fee. Supply lists are downloadable below. Supply Lists Dancing Dots, Friday, June 16 Summer Heat, Saturday, June 17 | ||||
| July 2017 | Annual Garage Sale Members may
sell their quilt related and other items. If you would like a table and
have not asked for one, please contact the Program Chair for
reservations. | ||||
| August 2017 | NO MEETING THIS MONTH | ||||
| September 2017 | Karen Combs (www.karencombs.com) She will present a trunk show and lecture on Thursday, with workshops at Country Stitches on Friday and Saturday. Her trunk show and lecture will be "Quilts of Illusion". She will have some items for sale including fabric for her Friday workshop as well as a book no longer in print. Karen is a native of Michigan and was a member of CCQG. She is an author, teacher and fabric designer. Karen is intrigued with quilts of illusions and has been designing quilts with a 3-D look for years. Her website is www.karencombs.com Sign ups continue for her workshops. Both workshops are open for non-guild members with an additional $10.00 charge. Friday, September 22, "Chip out of Every Block". The fee is $45.00. Click Here for the supply list. Saturday, September 23, "Celtic Illusions". The fee is $45.00. Click Here for the supply list. Both
workshops will be held at Country Stitches from 9am-4pm. After
unloading your things for the class, please park away from the entrances
to allow customers closer access. Thank you. | ||||
| October 2017 | Heartwarmer`s Parade Our October meeting will feature "Heartwarmer`s Parade" and last minute details regarding the Quilt Show. | ||||
| November 2017 | Annual Auction This year it will be a 50/50 auction with half of the proceeds going to the Greater Lansing Food Bank and the other half going to CCQG. Please bring quilt-related items to be auctioned and remember this is a fundraiser, so be generous in your bidding. You must pay for the items you win at the time of the auction, so bring cash or your checkbook, no exceptions! | ||||
| December 2017 | Holiday Party We will have our Holiday Party with time to visit, "Quilto" and door prizes. Please bring finger food for sharing snacks. The Guild will provide water, plates and napkins. | ||||
| January 2018 | Round Robin With 3-4 different stations. Everyone will get a number when the arrive and they change stations as a group when the whistle blows. It should be fun and a way to learn something new. | ||||
| February 2018 | Types of Foundation Piecing by Dan Burke Dan`s background is given, a brief history of Foundation Piecing, a show-and-tell of the types of media used to foundation piece, such as: a. Tissue paper b. Freezer paper c. Newsprint d. 20 pound paper (regular old copy paper) e. Interfacing f. Coffee filters g. Velum A show of approximately 40 quilts. | ||||
| March 2018 | Guild Challenge quilt reveals This year`s challenge is `The Great CCQG Bake-off`. Your quilt must be related to a baking idea with the size of 36x48 inches. If we get 8 entries, we will enter as a group to the Grand Rapids AQS Guild challenge. | ||||
| April 2018 | Election of the new board Election of our new board and a presentation by a featured small group. Please consider being on the board as it is a way to meet new people in the Guild. | ||||
| May 2018 | Lenore Crawford Lenore Crawford, Michigan award winning quilter, presenting a lecture at our Guild meeting and workshops on Friday and Saturday. The lecture on May 17 will be "Fusing, Fabric Painting, and Stitching to Create Your Own Art Quilt". The Friday (May 18th) workshop will be "Fusing and Fabric Painting to Create Realistic Fabric Art" and the Saturday (May 19th) workshop will be "Myra`s Window Boxes". The workshops will be held at Country Stitches from 9 am to 4 pm. Lenore`s website address is www.lenorecrawford.com. Her quilt "Emma" won 1st place in the Movable Machine Quilted category at the 2017 Grand Rapids AQS show.
Click Here for the Supplies List for May 18 Fusing/Fabric Painting Workshop Click Here for the Supplies List for May 19 Myra`s Window Boxes Workshop
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| June 2018 | Debra Richmond Lecture and Demonstartion Debra Richmond will be giving a lecture and demonstrating several quilting gadgets that will be available for purchase during the meeting. | ||||
| July 2018 | Karen Brow Lecture and Workshop Karen Brow is giving a lecture during the 7/19 meeting and one workshop on Saturday July 21st. The workshop is for a wall hanging of her Newly Hatched pattern. The workshop fee is $45 and will be held at Country Stitches from 9 am - 4 pm. Karen will have a limited number of wall hanging kits made from Hoffman Fabrics for $24.95 (plus tax). If interested in purchasing a wall hanging kit, please indicate that when you sign up for the workshop. Sign-up began on 4/19 and will also be available during the May and June Guild meetings.
Click Here for a flyer on Newly Hatched Applique Secrets! by Karen Brow-Meier, Java House Quilts
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| August 2018 | Garage Sale CCQG Member and Garage Sale where members can bring their items for sale and sell to other members. We will also invite other local quilt Guilds. | ||||
| September 2018 | Heartwarmers Parade Beth Donaldson speaking about Quilts and Health and the Teal Quilt Project and Small Talk | ||||
| October 2018 | On My Way to Baltimore Linda Theifoldt from the Quilted Goose will provide a lecture "On my Way to Baltimore" | ||||
| November 2018 | Guild Auction - featuring Bonnie Bus as the Auctioneer Please donate your gently used, or new unused quilting supplies, UFOs, fabrics, books etc. to support the Greater Lansing Food Bank and the CCQG Guild | ||||
| December 2018 | Holiday Celebration Holiday finger-food pot luck and Fat Quarter Exchange game. Please bring three Fat Quarters for the Fat Quarter Exchange game. | ||||
| January 2019 | Kathyrn Groves from Brighton Kathyrn will give a Quiltworx lecture and trunk show, with Judy Niemeyer patterns for sale. Visit Kathryn's website at https://bobkatquilts.com/ | ||||
| February 2019 | Bonnie Bus Presents... Bonnie Bus will present a lecture on 1930`s quilting and quilts. | ||||
| March 2019 | Guild Challenge Quilt Heartwarmers Parade and CCQG Guild Challenge Quilt. The 2019 Guild Challenge Quilt will be Birds and the Bees. Finished quilt size is 36 x 36. The quilts must be completed and brought to the March, 2019 Guild meeting for display and voting. | ||||
| April 2019 | Debbie Grifka Presents... Debbie Grifka will present a lecture entitled Lines to Design. Visit Debbie at Esch House Quilts (http://eschhousequilts.com/) | ||||
| May 2019 | Greg Barner Presents... Greg Barner will present a lecture/trunk show Visit Greg's website at gbarnerquilts.com | ||||
| June 2019 | Mary Hertel Mary Hertel will be our guest, providing a lecture entitled Paper Piecing and Fabric Selection | ||||
| July 2019 | Annual Guild Member Vendor/Garage Sale Annual Guild Member Vendor/Garage Sale. Members can reserve a table to sell quilting related or other items (i.e., honey, soaps, etc.) | ||||
| August 2019 | Lynn Carson-Harris presents Do it for the Process Lynn Carson-Harris will be giving a lecture "Do it for the Process." Lynn will share some of her quilts and talk about her journey from the first quilt she made as a teenager in 1976 to her current work. She has found that the steps of making a quilt are often more meaningful to her than the completed quilt. Focusing on the creative process rather than the finished product allows her time in the studio to be filled with play and discovery. | ||||
| September 2019 | Heartwarmers Parade | ||||
| October 2019 | Gundrun Erla from GE Designs Attendees will need to purchase the book for the class they wish to take. Lupine and Aurora are in the Quilts of Iceland book, and Crooked Patch and Stella are in Stripology Mixology. Country Stitches will have some books, the books can be ordered online at GE Designs Website: https://gequiltdesigns.com/collections/books and Gudrun will have them available during the workshop. Supply Lists: QOI Lupine Aurora Supply Lists Crooked Patch Stella Supply Lists Gundrun Erla from GE Designs, lecture and two classes.
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| October 2019 | Ruth Ann Berry with The Quilters Clinic Ruth Ann`s Bio: Ruth Ann Berry is the author of "Bargello Quilts in Motion", C&T Publishing 2014, "Braided Bargello", C&T Publishing 2017, Simplified 3D Quilts, self published 2018, Stunning 3D Quilts Simplifed, C&T Publishing 2020 and over 50 quilt patterns available at major distributors. She owns and operates a small-town quilt store and online business, the "Quilter`s Clinic" and travels extensively to exhibit and teach at guilds and festivals. Ruth Ann`s Presentation/Trunk Show Will be a 45 to 60 minute presentation Ruth Ann brings about 50 quilts total, in three different styles: Bargello, 3D and Stacked Frames. She gives a brief history and explanation of the design process and demonstrates the construction techniques for each style. She brings her books, patterns and kits for sale. Ruth Ann`s work can be viewed at quiltersclinic.com Greg Barner will be teaching a class on One Block Wonders on Friday, January 17, 2020 at Country Stitches. Greg did a trunk show last May for our guild There was an overwhelming interest in bringing him back to teach a class! Please contact Kathy Kittle to sign up for this class at programchair@capitolcityquiltguild.org One Block Wonders: For a One Block Wonders workshop, Greg supplies fabric requirements and provides the book "One Block Wonders" for sale for $20 to be used in the class. He can also bring optional $70 kits which include the book and a variety of fabric choices. This workshop uses a 60° ruler. | ||||
| November 2019 | Guild Auction The guild auction will be held at the November meeting. Half of proceeds will go to the Lansing food bank and half to the guild. Bring kits, quilting items, and/or fabric packs. No patterns, magazines, or books. A brief description of item is very helpful. | ||||
| December 2019 | Holiday PartyLibrary Amnesty Night Bring finger food to share and eight (8) 2 1/2" strips for games. | ||||
| January 2020 | Mary and Kate Edgar - 19th Century quilts Our very own members, Mary and Kate Edgar, are going to do a trunk show on 19th Century quilts at the guild meeting. No class on Friday January 17. | ||||
| February 2020 | Susan Kruszynski (landscape artist) from Muskegon - "story quilts"  | ||||
| May 2020 | Program Cancelled | ||||
| June 2020 | Program Cancelled | ||||
| July 2020 | Heartwarmers Parade & Guild Challenge Quilt Judging & Election of Officers | ||||
| August 2020 | CANCELLED - Small Group Presentations Cancelled | ||||
| September 2020 | CANCELLED - Heartwarmers Parade Rossie Hutchinson from Rossie Crafts CANCELLED  | ||||
| October 2020 | CANCELLED - Susan Cleveland - Lecture & full day class at Country Stitches CANCELLED  | ||||
| November 2020 | CANCELLED - CCQG Auction - Proceeds will go to the Lansing Food Bank & CCQG Cancelled | ||||
| December 2020 | CANCELLED - CCQG Holiday Party CANCELLED | ||||
| April 2021 | Parking Lot Social Meeting (outdoors and social distanced) Thursday, April 15th at 7p.m. It will be in the parking lot of the First Presbyterian Church (our usual meeting place), outdoors and socially distanced. There will be no business meeting, and no organized program/speaker. Bring your show and tell quilts, bring your lawn chair, bring your mask if you are wearing one. Some members are now comfortable, having had their series of COVID vaccines, with dispensing with masks while outside and distancing. Everyone is encouraged to find their own comfort level in terms of distancing, masking and attending as well as respecting others` preferences for distancing and masking. We will also be relying on common sense in terms of the weather – if it is pouring rain, the meeting will not happen. | ||||
| October 2021 | First meeting back in the building
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| November 2021 | Videos by Jackie O`Brien We will collect the dressed dolls and bears for delivery to the Salvation Army.
We will have the theme of Kaleidescope / One Block Wonder / Stack-n-Whack patterns. We will collectively watch the tutorial videos by Jackie O`Brien. Members who have completed and in-progress projects of this nature will bring their projects in for display and we will do Q & A. | ||||
| December 2021 | Holiday party (No Food) Brown Bag Exchange. To participate, bring an item of value from $10 - $20 in a brown bag. Tape or staple the bag closed. We will draw for the Board Quilt. | ||||
| February 2022 | Lecture / Demo by Nancy Roelfsema. Nancy, coming to us from the Grand Rapids area, has authored 3 books and has a popular YouTube channel, OnPoint-TV & Quilting with Nancy. She will be giving a lecture on creating custom fabrics with mono-printing. There will be 2 fat chances. Dots and Red. | ||||
| March 2022 | Bring in your charity quilts for a parade and collection. Also, bring in the oldest quilt you have made that you can still get your hands on for a special Show & Tell. | ||||
| April 2022 | Board Elections and video demonstration on Double Wedding Ring construction. | ||||
| May 2022 | Concert by Ann Marie Rowland. Ann Marie is a singer / songwriter and columnist of Michigan Girl - Dirty Knees - The Apologetic Chef. You can find her on the web at annmarierowland.com | ||||
| June 2022 | Lecture by Pepper Cory. Pepper is a lifetime member of our guild. She was here at the beginning and has been back again and again since her move to North Carolina. This trip she is going to give a lecture on scrap quilting with a Japanese flavor.
Class at Country Stitches: It`s a Wrap!
Friday, June 17, Pepper will be teaching an all-day class on sashiko stitching in the first half and then turning that into a furoshiki (wrap) in the second half. See the two attached images of a demo wrap and a wrapped bundle.
Sign-up starts at the April Guild meeting. The class is $70 plus $25 for the kit. Contact Pepper if you have questions: pepcory@gmail.com | ||||
| July 2022 | Member Garage Sale Annual Member Garage Sale. The meeting attendees (the first 100) will receive a coupon for use at the garage sale, to be used at one vendor only, and will be worth up to $2.00 at that vendor. | ||||
| August 2022 | Whistle Stop program There will be several tables around the room where members will demonstrate different techniques and tips to all the other members at the meeting. If you have an idea/tip that you could demonstrate, please contact Adrienne Scherer or Peg Stiffler to be a part of that meeting. | ||||
| September 2022 | Challenge Quilt Judging and Heartwarmers Parade. | ||||
| October 2022 | Show and Tell—Fall and Halloween Quilts, plus Dolls and Bears distribution. | ||||
| November 2022 | Auction. Start gathering your donations (quilt-related items only please). | ||||
| December 2022 | Holiday Party & Gift Swap. As in the past, quilt-related gifts are brought to the meeting in bags. Value range will be announced later. | ||||
| January 2023 | Ugliest Quilt Competition
Winner receives a crown to wear for a whole year.
Show & Tell Theme: Bring your quilted crafts: postcards, bags, coats
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| February 2023 | Member Spotlight: Jan Asmann will be having a Trunk Show. Guild Challenge Quilt Announcement Draw 4 winners from Novi Expo Raffle Show & Tell theme: Love and Hearts | ||||
| March 2023 | Heartwarmers Parade Member Spotlight: Jan Asmann will be having a Trunk Show. Signup will be available for the July Member Garage Sale Show & Tell Theme: Seeing Green | ||||
| April 2023 | Board Elections Small Group Presentation Signup will be available for the July Member Garage Sale in July and Whistlestop Activities in June and August Show & Tell Theme: Think Spring | ||||
| May 2023 | Member Spotlight: Jan Gagliano will be having a Trunk Show with an emphasis on design. | ||||
| June 2023 | Quilt Show Boutique Whistlestop: seeking volunteers to demonstrate small items we can make for the show | ||||
| July 2023 | Annual Guild Member’s Garage Sale: Members will be selling quilt/fabric items or any other items (candles, makeup, homegoods etc) they would like to sell to other members. Show & Tell Theme: Christmas in July/Your favorite tools | ||||
| August 2023 | Whistlestop Demonstrations: seeking 3-4 participants to share a technique or tool | ||||
| September 2023 | Heartwarmers Parade and Challenge Quilt Presentation: Reinterpret a Classic Painting Announcement of Bingo Blocks for Holiday Party Show & Tell Theme: Panels | ||||
| October 2023 | Distribution of Dolls & Bears | ||||
| November 2023 | Collection of Dolls & Bears and the CCQG Board Houses Quilt will be raffled (must be present to win!) | ||||
| December 2023 | Holiday Party - Quilt Block Bingo and other quilt themed games with prizes, | ||||
| January 2024 | Ugliest Quilt Competition Winner receives a crown from last year’s winner (Billie!) to wear for a whole year. | ||||
| February 2024 | Art Quilts Trunk Show Presented by guild members Peg Arnold, Cindy Mielock and Peg Stiffler. They have been making traditional and art quilts for hundreds of years. They will show beautiful pieces of art as well as discuss techniques and unique materials.
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| March 2024 | Celebrate CCQG’s 40th Anniversary and National Quilt Day Show & Tell
Bring your stories to share with members about your time in the guild, we are celebrating 40 years together this month. There will be birthday treats to share! Also bring items you made during National Quilt Day for a special show & tell! We will also have the HeartWarmers Parade! | ||||
| April 2024 | Board Elections and presentation from Lianne Wendling Elections for the new board and presentation from Lianne Wendling, owner of Diamonds in the Rough quilt shop is coming from Pinconning to explain the All Michigan Shop Hop. She is bringing ShopHop magazines which has maps, patterns etc. She will also be bringing:
The Shop Hop Kit is:
BONUS- When you buy the Kit, you can get the electronic copy of this list. Links take you right to .. Google or Apple maps per Shop She will also be doing several Giveaways! Preferred payment methods: | ||||
| May 2024 | Presenter Deb Gorman from The Quilt Factory Deb Gorman will be discussing the creative process about how patterns make it from design to production to sell. She will bring patterns to sell to members. | ||||
| June 2024 | Jackie Lehto, Trunk Show & Lecture [GENERAL MEETING] Jackie Lehto has quilted for 25 years, teaching hundreds of quilters through camps, classes and junior and senior high schools. She will share her quilts, which display a wide array of styles from traditional to modern, and realistic to abstract. They all have one thing in common, however – a display of her love of color! https://www.jackiessewingservice.com/ Show and Tell Theme: Red, White & Blue and Patriotic Quilts PDF Flyer Workshop Class: Color Theory: Exploring Color in Quilt Making, with Jackie Lehto JUNE 21, Friday, 10a-4p, $50 LOCATION: Consumers Credit Union, Cedar Event Room, 6935 S. Cedar St, Lansing MI 48911 BRING A SNACK to share for lunch Sign up at the May meeting or send form with check payable to CAPITAL CITY QUILT GUILD by June 14, to ensure receipt: Jolee Hamlin, ATTN: CCQG, 2813 Greenbriar Ave, Lansing MI 48912 | ||||
| July 2024 | April Anue Shipp, Lecture & Trunk Show April Shipp’s work recently was featured as part of the Afrofuturism & Quilts exhibitions at both the MSU Broad Museum and the MSU Union. A native of Detroit, April is an interdisciplinary fiber artist featured throughout Detroit TV and radio, and at innumerable museums and galleries nationwide. You will find her work to be spell-binding! https://aprilanue.com/ Show and Tell Theme: Appliqué | ||||
| August 2024 | Take home project: Designing mini quilts for Dolls & Bears activity coming in October We will be using orphan blocks and assorted fabrics to design mini quilts during the meeting. Please bring batting in the size of your mini quilt or a towel to roll up your design to take home (suggested size: fat 1/2 yard - 25”x36”) Machines not necessary, we will take these home to finish | ||||
| September 19, 2024 | We will have our Heartwarmers parade! Bring your charity quilts for the parade and collection In September we always have our guild quilt challenge, well this year’s challenge is a bit different. Adrienne, the past Program Chair, is shaking things up one last time! The challenge theme this year is "Every Member Makes A Block!” Members will be given 4” of purple fabric to make one 6.5” block that represents themself and/or the guild. As we celebrate the guild turning 40, we will use these blocks to create a 40th anniversary quilt top. The goal is that all active members make a block for this quilt top. To create some cohesion, Adrienne is providing light purple and dark purple fabrics to help members make their blocks. *Any members not in Michigan that want to participate, email Adrienne and she will mail you a fabric square. If everyone participates, we could have over 100+ blocks to make one pretty amazing quilt or two! Everyone will be winner!! The challenge rules are pretty simple: 1. 1 - 6.5” block per guild member 2. Take home the 4” purple square, add some of your favorite fabric and get creative! Sky’s the limit! a. Use the 4” of purple fabric to create a 6.5” block b. Make your block uniquely “You” 3. Bring back your 6.5” block to the September meeting During the meeting, we will be sharing our blocks and adding them to a design wall. We will also have a special presentation by guild member Billie Piazza. Side Activity: Guild garage sale to the public, first weekend in September. Please bring quilt/fabric items to Jean Kaufmann. Show & Tell Theme: Heartwarmer Parade & Challenge Block - Quilt Top Design | ||||
| October 17, 2024 | Presenter: Shae Vaughn, quilt historian and owner of Stitchery Niche Quilting Shae Vaughn will look at how quilts fit into history and why antique quilts are so important. She will offer a trip down memory lane, sharing her own collection of historical quilts and how quilts have changed in color, pattern and technique over the decades. Distribution of Dolls & Bears to dress for Salvation Army. ** Reminder: to start finishing your mini quilt for your Doll or Bear! Show & Tell Theme: Fall Quilts | ||||
| November 21, 2024 | Bring back your Doll or Bear and mini quilt. Our annual auction. Our annual auction: bring complete quilts, quilting items and fabric! Bundling items and a brief description is always appreciated. No patterns, books or magazines. Half of the proceeds support our Greater Lansing Food Bank! Show & Tell Theme: Good Things Come in Small packages (wall-hanging or ‘small’ quilt) | ||||
| December 19, 2024 | Holiday Party - Details TBD Show & Tell Theme: All Creatures Great & Small: Quilts with animals and spotlighting living creatures |
