Mel Beach is a San Jose, CA based quilt artist, teacher and lecturer, who breaks away from tradition by adding her own modern, beautifully textured, and colorful twists. Her quilts draw upon her inquisitive nature of asking "What If?", “Why Not?”, working in a series, comedy improv studies, along with her love of nature, photography, […]
This 6-hour workshop includes cutting and piecing techniques to construct slabs to use as the building blocks for a project of any size... all without any math. Come play with angles in an easy and forgiving way to create a piece with great movement in your design. The class is fat quarter friendly. Students can […]
Sarah loves bold color, geometric designs, and inspiring others in their creativity. As a former math teacher, she enjoys the geometry and the math of quilting, and loves helping others learn and practice a new skill. She's been passionate about many things in life: math, dance, graphic design, photography, technology, and teaching to name a […]
Looking for something different and fun? Join us Sunday, October 17 and Sunday, October 24, 2021 for a Collage Magic Workshop with Libby Williamson. Create gorgeous, magical collages with hand-painted papers, canvas, and free-motion stitching using lusciously painted materials (vintage ledger papers, deli sheets, old phone books, and ephemera). The addition of free-motion stitching brings […]
Catherine Wilson, a certified Judy Neimeyer instructor, will be teaching us how to make this beautiful Scandinavian Snowflake table topper using the Judy Neimeyer paper piecing method. It measures 20" and can be customized for your favorite color palette. The cost of the workshop is $40, and the fee for the pattern and all the […]
Our February speaker is Catherine Wilson, a quilt designer and certified Judy Niemeyer instructor. Quilting since high school, she began designing quilts in her twenties. She started Queenie Quilts in 2010 as a means of providing quilters with world class instruction and custom built kits to assist them in making their own Judy Niemeyer masterpiece. […]
Our March workshop features Linda Ballard doing her Double Your Pleasure quilt. The fun in piecing this quilt is not only learning how to make two very traditional blocks (Log Cabin and Dresden Plate), but it's based on using a jelly roll, if not fabrics from your stash. The size of this charming wall hanging […]
This lecture will give you ideas on how to look at a quilt and "Discover the Possibilities" to make it come true. When we look at a quilt, how often have we wondered how did they do that? What are the components to this quilt? How could I piece what I see? Or, do I […]
Lizz Leral is the Executive Director and President of Quilting for Community (Q4C), a local non-profit based in Northridge and has been a proud resident of Northridge for almost 11 years. Moving from Brooklyn, NY, Lizz and her husband sought to live in an area of Los Angeles that was far enough from the […]
They say it's your birthday...well, it's our birthday too, yeah! Come help celebrate the 40th "Birth Day" of the San Fernando Valley Quilt Association. Much fun, merriment (and ice cream) will be had! It's also our Election Day for new officers for the upcoming year. So be there, or be square!
Although we don't have a formal workshop scheduled for April or May, we have planned a special workshop on Sunday, June 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This will be a self-led sewing get-together to make your choice of a sewing machine cover, machine mat, pin cushion, or scrap bag - your choice. Below […]
You may know Gigi for her infectious laugh or bubbling personality. The June meeting will feature our very own Gigi Slezak. When she was thirteen, Gig's family came from Cuba to settle in Lansing, Michigan. After marriage, she made her way to California. Gigi learned to sew at an early age from her mother, who […]