SOUTH BAY QUILTERS GUILD WHAT'S NEW
The next Guild meeting is Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Zoom portion opens at 6:15 PM
The business portion starts at 6:45 PM
The demonstrations will start at 7:45 PM
Join us for the July General Guild meeting. July's program will be Quilters College.
Elevate your quilting skills and learn from four fellow guild members.
Elevate your quilting skills and learn from four fellow guild members.
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Twill Tape Application for a Flat Binding (Lynn Abelson)
Use narrow twill tape along the outside of your quilt to help your quilt lay flat. Bias, Pins, Needles and Threads, Oh my! (Carol Berg) Improve your piecing precision by using various sewing tools to achieve accurate results. Preparing Perfect Circles (and more!) for Applique (Julie Limbach Jones) Learn how to prepare circles, ovals, leaves and more for hand or machine applique using Karen Kay Buckley “Perfect” templates and other alternatives. Stitch Assist – Using AI for Your Quilting Needs (Alex Tsubota) Ever wish you had a clever helper in your sewing room? From figuring out how much fabric to buy to dreaming up quilt titles, this fun session is for you. |
**** You can find a PDF of the classes here ****
Members attending on Zoom will also be able to view the presentations.
We hope you can join us!
We hope you can join us!
Meeting Alerts:
-Snacks and Cleanup
-No Auction
-No Patchwork Star
-Intraguild
*** There are still a couple Bargello quilt kits left. Contact Diane to sign up!
*** 2025 Scrap Challenge: Ask Diane
*** UFO Challenge: August Sign up
*** Block Raffle: Autumn Theme (not Halloween) Sept meeting
-Community Service
-Turn in your Perkiomen blocks, pillowcases and quilts for those impacted by the recent fires
-Snacks and Cleanup
- Snacks: Summertime theme. Coffee, tea, juice, and water will be provided
- Volunteers with last names E-J: Bring a snack matching this month’s theme
- Volunteers with last names K-N: Remain after to tidy up the hall
-No Auction
-No Patchwork Star
-Intraguild
*** There are still a couple Bargello quilt kits left. Contact Diane to sign up!
*** 2025 Scrap Challenge: Ask Diane
*** UFO Challenge: August Sign up
*** Block Raffle: Autumn Theme (not Halloween) Sept meeting
-Community Service
-Turn in your Perkiomen blocks, pillowcases and quilts for those impacted by the recent fires
Meeting Guest Fee: $5.00
If attending in person: Sign in and pay at the meeting (cash or check)
Nothing else to do here!
If attending in person: Sign in and pay at the meeting (cash or check)
Nothing else to do here!
If attending via Zoom:
Complete the below form at least 24 hours in advance to receive the Zoom link to attend the meeting
Become a member! Click the Member page for the application.
Complete the below form at least 24 hours in advance to receive the Zoom link to attend the meeting
- Google form: SBQG Store Google Form
- You will be asked to enter your name, phone number, and email
- You will be asked to click a link to make a payment. That link will open in a new tab on your browser
- When you have completed the payment, return to the google form tab, complete the form, and click SUBMIT. The SUBMIT is how you receive the zoom link - be sure to do this final step!
Become a member! Click the Member page for the application.
Quilt Show 2026: A Celebration of Seasons
Announcing this year’s quilt challenge: A Celebration of Seasons. This is your chance to showcase your creativity and quilting skills by interpreting a single season--Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter—in a 24” x 24” quilt. Click for a PDF of the rules.
Quilt Show 2025 Our Quilt Garden
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Thank you to everyone for attending the show and for volunteering to make the show a huge success!
Click to see the individual quilts that were on display! Click to see the Opportunity Quilt winner! Click to see Viewer's Choice Winner Photos & general Quilt Show photos in the Members Only Presentations page! Click to see the quilts hanging in the show in the Members Only Presentations page! Click to see candid QS photos in the Members Only Presentations page! |
Community Service Projects: View ways to get involved making Comfort Quilts, Read Me A Quilt, Meals on Wheels placemats, pillowcases, Wounded Warriors, NICU, and more. Community Service page
Programs: The 2025-2026 Program is out! Visit the Programs page
Needed: Wounded Warrior quilts. A local military Chaplain has requested more quilts for our senior veterans. Contact the Wounded Warrior Project if you have a quilt in work or would like to make one.
Programs: The 2025-2026 Program is out! Visit the Programs page
Needed: Wounded Warrior quilts. A local military Chaplain has requested more quilts for our senior veterans. Contact the Wounded Warrior Project if you have a quilt in work or would like to make one.
**Members Only Section**
Officers & Contacts: Members click here for a complete list of officers and their emails
New ZOOM links for the Member Sew-ins. Get then here
Patchwork Star May Meeting Photos: Here
New Lifetime Members: Meet Donna Bowker and Nancy Payne on the Membership page
Intraguild (details here):
2025 Scrap Challenge
Fabric printing workshop: 8/23 with Jen
Lunch and Learn:
Officers & Contacts: Members click here for a complete list of officers and their emails
New ZOOM links for the Member Sew-ins. Get then here
Patchwork Star May Meeting Photos: Here
New Lifetime Members: Meet Donna Bowker and Nancy Payne on the Membership page
Intraguild (details here):
2025 Scrap Challenge
Fabric printing workshop: 8/23 with Jen
Lunch and Learn:
- Aug 5: Vacation Break!
- Sep 2: Planning with Scraps: Share ideas/examples for making scrap quilts. (1 pm Columbia Park)
- Oct 7: Memory Quilts: (Location TBD)
- Nov 4: Using the Color Wheel: (Location TBD)
- Dec 2: TBD