Workshop: Jean Impey, “Twinkle Star Quilt”

Quilty Pleasures 1555 Simi Town Center Way Unit #165, Simi Valley, CA, United States

Twinkle is Jean Impey's liberated star.  Based on her super-sized star quilt (below), she decided that it was time to teach this as it is one of her favorites.  No two blocks are alike… different sizes, colors, fabrics, dimensions!  This makes it so personal and unique. Create a Liberated Eight Point Star quilt using a […]

Lecture: Jean Impey, “Cre-a-tiv-i-ty”

Lifehouse Church Northridge 18355 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA, United States

Art has been an integral part of Jean's life since she was a child.  Her exploration of all things creative and life-long creative journey includes painting, sewing, photography, ceramics, embroidery and gardening.  Jean's style, passion, and energy are boundless.  She doesn't worry about doing it wrong - there is no such thing in the creative […]

Sheila Collins, “Mandala Blossom” Workshop

Quilty Pleasures 1555 Simi Town Center Way Unit #165, Simi Valley, CA, United States

Mandala Blossom 20" x 20" Art on Canvas Inspired by Sheila's love of flowers, this Mandala Blossom was created using fusible appliqué on a Peltex foundation, with some fancy stitching and gluing. Dimension is achieved by building the design in layers and adding fabric covered buttons, a favorite of Sheila's! The background is a fabric […]

Lecture: Sheila Collins, “Creative Exploration”

Lifehouse Church Northridge 18355 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA, United States

Sheila's art is a celebration of color and design.  She combines her background in fashion design and graphic design with her love of sewing to make bright, cheerful and fun quilts.  Her preferred method to bring these ideas to life is fusible machine applique.  Sheila's lecture describes her creative journey from art festivals to quilt […]

Workshop: April Sproule, Japanese Boro Inspired Stitching

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IMPORTANT NOTE:  THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ON ZOOM IN TWO SESSIONS ~ SUNDAY, MARCH 12 AND SATURDAY, MARCH 25 - 9:00 am-12:00 pm In 19th century Japan, textiles were a valued commodity. Japanese Boro Stitching originated then as a way for people to extend the life of their worn-out textiles by repurposing them into […]

Lecture: April Sproule, “Making Your Mark with Textiles”

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April Sproule is an artist who loves to work with textiles.  With a strong background in design, sewing, and quilting, she has been a full-time award-winning studio artist at Sproule Studios for many years.  In her workshops, she has a knack for making even the most difficult tasks seem simple as she leads students through […]

Speaker: Frances Rice-Ferrand

Lifehouse Church Northridge 18355 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA, United States

We will have one of our members present for our April meeting - Frances Rice-Ferrand - to share her journey into quilting. Frances grew up in the San Fernando Valley and attended Sun Valley Jr. High and Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley. She has been sewing since she was a young girl. Her mom […]

Sunday Sew Day – In person!

Quilty Pleasures 1555 Simi Town Center Way Unit #165, Simi Valley, CA, United States

Since we don't have an official workshop scheduled for this month, we've set up a Sunday Sew Day at Quilty Pleasures for Sunday, May 7, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  The cost is $15. Bring your UFO's, projects for our Boutique in October, any projects that might be giving you grief that you […]

SFVQA Birthday Meeting

Lifehouse Church Northridge 18355 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA, United States

Come to the Ice Cream Social in May!  It will be a night of socializing and fun We'll celebrate the election of new board members, thank the outgoing board for their service, and commemorate the Association's 32nd anniversary.   Frances (our April speaker) is bringing her Red Cross teddy bear project for us to help with.   […]

Workshop: Featherweight Maintenance Workshop

Kingdom Sewing & Vacuum Center 1790 E Los Angeles Ave Unit D, Simi Valley, CA, United States

Tim Brown of Kingdom Sewing Machine Center in Simi Valley is teaching a basic Featherweight maintenance workshop. Tim bought Kingdom Sewing in Northridge back in the 80's when they sold mainly vacuums, but he started to sell more sewing machines than vacuums which is still the case today. He opened the second store in Simi […]

Speaker: Paul Neumann, SFVQA member, “Piecing a Life Together”

Lifehouse Church Northridge 18355 Roscoe Blvd, Northridge, CA, United States

Paul is our in-house speaker for the June meeting.  He will be sharing his quilt journey with a talk titled, "Piecing a Life Together." Paul is honored to be asked to speak to the guild. He was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, graduated Cleveland High School in 1975, and graduated CSUN Summa […]

Lecture: Patricia Skiles, “Using Spoonflower”

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Patricia is a retired public school library media specialist who believes creating is as necessary as breathing.  She learned to sew at an early age and made mainly garments for decades.  She began quilting in 1995 when expecting her first grandchild.  Patricia began as a traditional quilter who dabbled in art quilting.  Now she is […]