All About Angles Workshop by Sarah Goer

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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 […]

Rules and Options of Planned Improv Piecing: Lecture by Sarah Goer

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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 […]

Collage Magic: Workshop by Libby Williamson

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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 […]

Workshop: Catherine Wilson – Paper Piecing the Judy Neimeyer Way

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

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 […]

$40.00

Speaker: Catherine Wilson of Queenie Quilts

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

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.  […]

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Workshop: Linda Ballard “Double Your Pleasure” quilt

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

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 […]

$40.00

Speaker: Linda Ballard “Discover the Possibilities”

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

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 […]

Program: Lizz Leral “Quilting for Community”

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

     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 […]

SFVQA 40th Birthday Bash!

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

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!

June Sew-In Workshop at Quilty Pleasures

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

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 […]

Speaker: Our own Gigi Slezak, “You Gotta Do What You Love”

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

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 […]

Workshop: Quilted Coat Class by Angie Kirk of Quilty Pleasures

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

In this class you will learn to turn your old quilt into a coat. Skill Level: Beginner Skill Details: All levels of skill are welcome. Requirements: Bring your sewing machine in good working condition, sewing notion, thread, scissors, pins etc. Fabric for binding your coat will be needed. Instructor Name: Angie Kirk of Quilty Pleasures […]