For more information about the programs and workshops listed below, contact our guild representative via e-mail.
Most programs, presented by nationally known and local quilters, are held during our regular meetings. The guest fee for visitors and Subscription members is $10.
The cost for an all-day workshop is $45 for members and $55 for non-members unless otherwise specified in the listing. Registration is filled on a first come, first served basis: members first, then non-members. Both meetings and workshops are held at the Faith United Methodist Church, located at 59th Street and Fairview Avenue in Downers Grove, IL.
As of March, 2022, we will return
to in-person meetings
unless otherwise specified.
Check the listing below for specifics.
2022
March 23, Wednesday 7pm
Faith United Methodist Church (In person)
Sue Pawlowski, A Year of Thread and Scraps
WORKSHOP April 23 (Date change), Saturday 9am - 3:30pm
Faith United Methodist Church (In person)
Threadneedle Street
Pattern $10
Template (varies by size of strip chosen)
1.25" $6; 1.5" $8; 2" $12; 2.5" $15
April 27, Wednesday 7pm
Lyric Kinard, Excuse Me, Is That a Quilt You're Wearing!?! (Fashion Show)
WORKSHOP April 28, Thursday 9am - 3pm
Abstract-a-Licious (Exercises in abstract design)
May 25, Wednesday 7pm
Vicki Hodge, Two for the Show (Two-sided, reversible quilts)
May 28, Saturday 9am-3pm
Saturday Sewing Day (Zoom)
June 22, Wednesday 7pm
Lisa Ruble, Hooked on Improv Quilting (Trunk Show)
WORKSHOP June 23, Thursday 9am-3pm
Wonk Around the Block (Intro to Improv Piecing)
July 27, Wednesday 7pm
MJ Kinman, Gems and Joy (Gem Quilts)
WORKSHOP July 28, Thursday 9am-3pm
Bite-Size Gems (Piecing with freezer paper)
August 24, Wednesday 7pm
Members' Studio Tour
August 27, Saturday 9am-3pm
Saturday Sewing Day (Zoom)
September 28, Wednesday 7pm
Toby Lishko, Curves are NOT a Dirty Word!
WORKSHOP September 29, Thursday 9am-3pm
Glorified Nine-Patch with a Twist (Curved Piecing)
October 26, Wednesday 7pm
Maribeth Schmidt, Entering Your Quilt in Shows: What a Judge Sees
WORKSHOP October 27, Thursday 9am-3pm
Fantastic Finishes (Master bindings to meet judges' expectations)
November 16, Wednesday 7pm
Jamie Davis, The History and Mystery of Baltimore Album Quilts
November 19, Saturday 9am-3pm
Saturday Sewing Day - A String Party (Zoom)
December 14, Wednesday 6pm (Note earlier time.)
Holiday Party
2023
January 25, Wednesday 7pm (Zoom Only)
Schoolhouse Demos
February 22, Wednesday 7pm (Zoom Only)
Reeze Hanson, Sacred Geometry: From Fibonacci to Fiber Art
(Note: Ash Wednesday, so NO in-person meeting in church.)
WORKSHOP February 23, Thursday 9am-3pm (Zoom Only)
Stained Glass Mini (Paper piecing)
March 22, Wednesday 7pm
Sandra Mollon, Adapting an Image for an Art Quilt
WORKSHOP March 23, Thursday 9am-3pm
Waterlily (Raw edge appliqué, inking and color pencil work)
Faithful Circle Quilters * P.O. Box 1071 * Downers Grove, IL 60515and
