Meeting Programs & Events

Unless otherwise stated, all meeting programs are held at:

Faith United Methodist Church

432 59th Street, Downers Grove, IL, 60516

7:00 - 9:00 PM

January 28, 2026

Program: Schoolhouse Demos

Schoolhouse Demo night is an annual favorite for all Faithful Circle Quilters. For this evening’s program, four or five member volunteers will each teach us a quilting-related technique or share a few sewing tips. The presentations are planned to make the demonstrations go smoothly.

This year, we are going to back to presenting this program via Zoom. Note the empty classroom in the image. We will not meet in person that night, but rather through your phones, iPads or laptops.

Meet our Schoolhouse Presenters!

  • Sara Hochhauser will be demonstrating Non-marking Free Motion quilting.

  • Dawn Wocjik will be demonstrating a Cathedral Window technique.

  • Claudia Moffet will be demonstrating Thread Portraits.

February 25, 2026

Program: My Creative Adventures and Mistakes

Kennette Bledsoe

Kennette Bledsoe has been a Faithful Circle member since 2016. She learned to knit at the age of 13, and from there she was hooked on all forms of creative hand work. Kennette was a weaver for many years. She also learned to do crewel work, gel printing, quilting, embroidery, and pottery.

When she was weaving, Kennette’s one claim to fame was selling her items at local art fairs. Illinois House of Representative Diane Nelson purchased one of Kennette’s items. Some months later, Rep. Nelson sent Kennette a note wanting her to know that Diane had worn Kennette’s item at the White House earlier that day.

Kennette has many other wonderful stories to go with the many items she will share with us in her talk. She is a very prolific quilter and knitter. For her, it’s the process of creating and making things that makes it all fun.

March 25, 2026

Program: Journey as a Quilter

Guicy Guice

Giuseppe Ribaudo, also known as Giucy Giuce, will share his background growing up in a Sicilian-American family in Long Island, learning to sew from his grandmother, and later discovering a passion for quilting during college.

After moving around the country, Giucy Giuce returned to New York to pursue a career in textiles, eventually working at Andover Fabrics and launching several fabric collections including a collection called Nonna, an homage to his grandmother, as well as a true crime-inspired trilogy.

In 2020, Giucy Giuce relocated to Portland, Maine, where he continues to design, lecture, and teach quilting workshops.