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 […]

Workshop: “Sew Scrappy Quilt As You Go” by Norene (Patricia) Skiles

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Norene (Patricia) Skiles will be teaching us her Quilt As You Go technique that she learned and fine-tuned as she was looking for ways to finish her quilts without paying a long armer for their wonderful services.  It changed her quilting life. She started with scrap string pieced blocks (even using scrap batting) and the […]

Lecture: Rachel Clark: “Ethnically Inspired Garments”

St. James Presbyterian Church 19414 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA, United States

Rachel is a contemporary fiber and folk artist who comes from a long line of family who sew, starting with her great-grandmother. She has been doing wearable art since 1973. Eclectic fabric mixes, vibrant designs and color and a keen sense of humor characterize Rachel’s work. While her garments and quilts can be whimsical, political […]

Workshop: Alaska Ruler Quilt Center with Paul Neumann

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

This workshop will focus on making the center part of the Alaska Ruler Quilt (see below for photo of full quilt pattern), consisting of nine 9" blocks.  With one border, this wall quilt will measure 31" square when finished. There are three kinds of blocks in the pattern.  In the workshop, you will focus and […]

Workshop: Quilted Jigsaw Puzzle Technique by Kim Brownell

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

Using the quilted Jigsaw Puzzle technique, students can combine two hobbies, because it is very much like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle.  A raw-edge fusible applique is used, leaving a negative space between each piece.  The background fabric can be in any color, but if black is used, the piece will have a wonderful stained […]

Lecture: Kim Brownell, “Wacky Fusion”

St. James Presbyterian Church 19414 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA, United States

Kim is known as the Wackydoodle Quilter due to her easy-going whimsical style.  Her work gravitates towards animals, nature scenes, and bright colors with techniques that include and blend fabric collage, free-form art quilts and raw edge applique.  She has been quilting since 1993.  Her lecture will teach ideas on how to approach quilt challenges, […]

Workshop: Colourbugs & Curves with Linda Sullivan

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

The workshop for October with Linda Sullivan is Colourbugs and Curves.  Her pattern is included in the workshop fee which students will receive in class.  A sample of the project will be available to preview at the August and September meetings. Linda has over 22 years experience as a professional quilter and self-publishes with her […]