Holiday Party for members only. Details TBD.

FCQ Meeting & SCHOOLHOUSE DEMOS !

Program: Featuring Kennette Bledsoe and Coleen Walter

This is a technique class.  You will be making several different fabric origami flower blossoms. I will provide you with patterns and directions for 9 different flowers (Daffodil, Wild Begonia, Columbine, Dogtooth Violet, Dogwood, Snowdrop, Fountain Plant, Orchid, & Corn Flower). You will then be able to design your own wall hanging, quilt, table runner, table mat, mug rug, etc.  This is your chance to play and design something original. 

Patterns come from Kumiko Sudo’s books “Fantasies & Flowers” (1999) and “Fabled Flowers” (1996).  Both books are out of print, however you may find them on eBay or Amazon if you want copies.

The Salt Creek Patchmakers Quilt Guild Presents “Sew Out of This World” Quilt Show

Clinton, IL – The Salt Creek Patchmakers Quilt Guild is excited to announce their annual show, “Sew Out of This World”, taking place on Friday and Saturday, March 6-7, 2026, at Little Galilee Christian Camp in Clinton.  Open from 9 AM to 4 PM each day, this year’s event invites quilt enthusiasts and newcomers alike to experience the art and tradition of quilting.  Admission is $8, cash or check only, with free entry for children under 12.

The show will feature a variety of quilts on display, including the Guild Round Robin Challenge and UFO’s-Finished! categories.  Attendees can explore a range of inspiring designs and techniques in these non-voting exhibits, showcasing the creativity and skill of Guild members.  There will also be a Winner’s Showcase of last year’s voters favorites, as well as a theme category Galaxy Quilts featuring star quilt blocks. 

A highlight of the show will be a special Bed Turning Event, scheduled for 10:30 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM daily.  This cherished tradition showcases quilts layered on a bed, turned back one at time as each quilt’s story is heard.  This year attendees will enjoy quilts from the collection of Shirley Monkman, owner of Quilter’s Delight in Clinton. 

The Quilting Expo will host vendors offering a variety of fabrics, tools, yarns, and notions for sale.  Additionally, visitors can browse gently used quilting supplies, books, and other crafting items as Guild members “de-stash” their sewing rooms.  The Patchmaker’s Boutique will offer a selection of unique, handmade quilted items crafted by Guild members-perfect for gift giving or adding a personal touch to your home.

Don’t forget to stop by the Quilter’s Café, where soups, desserts, and beverages will be served.

For further information, please contact us at SaltCreekPatchmakers.com. 

The Salt Creek Patchmakers Quilt Guild Presents “Sew Out of This World” Quilt Show

Clinton, IL – The Salt Creek Patchmakers Quilt Guild is excited to announce their annual show, “Sew Out of This World”, taking place on Friday and Saturday, March 6-7, 2026, at Little Galilee Christian Camp in Clinton.  Open from 9 AM to 4 PM each day, this year’s event invites quilt enthusiasts and newcomers alike to experience the art and tradition of quilting.  Admission is $8, cash or check only, with free entry for children under 12.

The show will feature a variety of quilts on display, including the Guild Round Robin Challenge and UFO’s-Finished! categories.  Attendees can explore a range of inspiring designs and techniques in these non-voting exhibits, showcasing the creativity and skill of Guild members.  There will also be a Winner’s Showcase of last year’s voters favorites, as well as a theme category Galaxy Quilts featuring star quilt blocks. 

A highlight of the show will be a special Bed Turning Event, scheduled for 10:30 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM daily.  This cherished tradition showcases quilts layered on a bed, turned back one at time as each quilt’s story is heard.  This year attendees will enjoy quilts from the collection of Shirley Monkman, owner of Quilter’s Delight in Clinton. 

The Quilting Expo will host vendors offering a variety of fabrics, tools, yarns, and notions for sale.  Additionally, visitors can browse gently used quilting supplies, books, and other crafting items as Guild members “de-stash” their sewing rooms.  The Patchmaker’s Boutique will offer a selection of unique, handmade quilted items crafted by Guild members-perfect for gift giving or adding a personal touch to your home.

Don’t forget to stop by the Quilter’s Café, where soups, desserts, and beverages will be served.

For further information, please contact us at SaltCreekPatchmakers.com. 

Program: Featuring Giucy Giuce

Learn to successfully work with ‘tiny little pieces’ as a technique to use in quilts, table runners, pillows, etc. Join Giuce Giuce for this skill building workshop.

Program: Featuring Catherine Redford

Saturday  May 2,  9am -5 pm

 Sunday  May 3,  10am -4 pm

Special Exhibit: ROUTE 66   The featured special exhibit for our 2026 Quilt Show comes from the Bits n Pieces Quilt Guild in Baldwin, MO.  From their Art Quilt Project and is their version of “Drive Down Route 66”.  So buckle your seat belt and rev your engine for an exciting ride down the Mother Road!!  It features 66 individual 24”x24” pieces each depicting a different location or attraction from all 8 states from Illinois to California, representing the beginning, middle, end, and birthplace.

Our Raffle Quilt: In My Garden by Kelli Saffell.  This Quilt is an original collection of beautiful Birds, Baskets, and Blossoms to make it a Garden Paradise!! It is set in 12 blocks with a beautiful mix of Applique and Piecing and finished is approximately 76” x 88”.  The blocks we constructed by a past member of our guild Lily Rude, and assembled and quilted by the members of our guild. 

 Display and Bed Turning: Ruby Short McKim

Ruby McKim was an American Quilt Designer, Art Teacher, Writer, Magazine Editor, Wife, and Mother of 2.  She was born in Millersburg, IL on July 27, 1891 and died July 26, 1976, at the age of 85.    She was inducted into the Quilter’s Hall of Fame in 2002.  She graduated from the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts in 1912.  She was a nationally known top quilt designer of the 1920’s.

Her only book was published in 1931, 101 Patchwork Patterns.  She was an editor of the magazine Doll Talk where she then published a few more of her patterns.

She died in a nursing home in Independence, MO in 1976.

She had two personal motto’s:  “If you don’t feel good, Put on your company face and keep going.” And “You only fail when  you don’t try.”

Saturday  May 2,  9am -5 pm

 Sunday  May 3,  10am -4 pm

Special Exhibit: ROUTE 66   The featured special exhibit for our 2026 Quilt Show comes from the Bits n Pieces Quilt Guild in Baldwin, MO.  From their Art Quilt Project and is their version of “Drive Down Route 66”.  So buckle your seat belt and rev your engine for an exciting ride down the Mother Road!!  It features 66 individual 24”x24” pieces each depicting a different location or attraction from all 8 states from Illinois to California, representing the beginning, middle, end, and birthplace.

Our Raffle Quilt: In My Garden by Kelli Saffell.  This Quilt is an original collection of beautiful Birds, Baskets, and Blossoms to make it a Garden Paradise!! It is set in 12 blocks with a beautiful mix of Applique and Piecing and finished is approximately 76” x 88”.  The blocks we constructed by a past member of our guild Lily Rude, and assembled and quilted by the members of our guild. 

 Display and Bed Turning: Ruby Short McKim

Ruby McKim was an American Quilt Designer, Art Teacher, Writer, Magazine Editor, Wife, and Mother of 2.  She was born in Millersburg, IL on July 27, 1891 and died July 26, 1976, at the age of 85.    She was inducted into the Quilter’s Hall of Fame in 2002.  She graduated from the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts in 1912.  She was a nationally known top quilt designer of the 1920’s.

Her only book was published in 1931, 101 Patchwork Patterns.  She was an editor of the magazine Doll Talk where she then published a few more of her patterns.

She died in a nursing home in Independence, MO in 1976.

She had two personal motto’s:  “If you don’t feel good, Put on your company face and keep going.” And “You only fail when  you don’t try.”