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 September, 2021, we will return
to in person meetings, but
some speakers and workshops
will be held ONLINE via ZOOM
Check the listing below for specifics.
2021
January 27, Wednesday 7pm
Schoolhouse Demos
February 24, Wednesday 7pm
Jamie Wallen, How Do I Quilt This?
March 24, Wednesday 7pm
Nancy Eha, Beyond Bling: Creating Beaded Focal Points
WORKSHOP March 25, Thursday 9am - Noon
Beaded Kaleidoscopes (Session 1 of 2)
WORKSHOP April 1, Thursday 9am - Noon
Beaded Kaleidoscopes (Session 2 of 2)
April 28, Wednesday 7pm
Diane Murtha, Accept the Challenge
WORKSHOP April 29, Thursday 9am - 1:30pm
Fantastic Flowers, Leaves, and Wings
Workshop fee: $25 for members, $35 for non-members
May 26, Wednesday 7pm
Karen Eckmeier, Wiggles & Waves
WORKSHOP May 27, Thursday 9am - 3:30pm
Accidental Landscape Technique
WORKSHOP June 12, Saturday 9am - 3pm
Happy Villages
June 23, Wednesday 7pm
Raymond Houston, Nacho Grandma's Quilts
WORKSHOP June 26, Saturday 9am - Noon
Woven Celtic Knot
Workshop Fee: $25 for members, $35 for non-members
July 28, Wednesday 7pm
Cheryl Sleboda, Not Your Grandmother's Quilt
August 25, Wednesday 7pm
Monique Jacobs, Designing Fabric
WORKSHOP August 28, Saturday 9am - 3:30
Faith United Methodist Church (In person)
Lotus Quilt
September 22, Wednesday 7pm
Faith United Methodist Church (In person)
Jane Sassaman, Under the Influence
WORKSHOP September 23, Thursday 9am - 3:30pm
Faith United Methodist Church (In person)
Wings and Wedges
October 27, Wednesday 7pm
Faith United Methodist Church (In person meeting; speaker via Zoom)
Patricia Belyea, Spirit Quilts: When a Quilt is More than a Quilt
November 17, Wednesday 7pm
Faith United Methodist Church (In person meeting; speaker via Zoom)
Gyleen Fitzgerald, Art of Color Blending
WORKSHOP November 18, Thursday 9am - Noon (Zoom)
Trash to Treasure Pineapples 2 (Session 1 of 2)
WORKSHOP November 19, Friday 9am - Noon (Zoom)
Trash to Treasure Pineapples 2 (Session 2 of 2)
December 15, Wednesday 7pm (Zoom)
Holiday Party: Beating the Winter Blues
2022
January 26, Wednesday 7pm
Schoolhouse Demos
February 23, Wednesday 7pm
Faith United Methodist Church (In person meeting; speaker via Zoom)
Deborah Boschert, Stitching, Symbols, Signature Style
WORKSHOP February 24, Thursday 9am - 3:30pm (Zoom)
Personal Symbols: Art Quilt Collage
March 23, Wednesday 7pm
Faith United Methodist Church (In person)
Sue Pawlowski, A Year of Thread and Scraps
WORKSHOP March 25, Saturday 9am - 3:30pm
Faith United Methodist Church (In person)
Threadneedle Street
Faithful Circle Quilters * P.O. Box 1071 * Downers Grove, IL 60515and
