2026 In Meeting Programs
Note: Some programs have workshops. See the workshop page for details.
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January 14 |
Installation of Officers — Truck Show Presented by Guild Member Denise Rifilato |
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February 18 |
Quilter’s Olympics — Get ready to go for the gold in the LA Quilters Guild Olympics. You will be able to show off your quilting and sewing skills through stitching, threading, ripping, tossing, and rolling. Laughter is a requirement and it is sure to be a fun filled morning. |
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March 18 |
Jeffrey Warner – Bargello Quilts — He is a self-taught stitcher in Long Beach, California with experience in sewing just about anything and everything. He has been creating original quilt designs since 1991. In 2012, he made his first Bargello quilt. That led him to develop his unique Kaleidoscope Bargello style. He will share his quilting journey with us. |
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April 15 |
Quilter’s University – Come learn a new technique. |
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May 20 |
Linda Nitzen – My Passion for all Things Tilda Trunk Show — At Sewing 101, we believe that quilting is not just a craft—it’s a way to weave love and creativity into every stitch. We are delighted to be your go-to destination for all things quilting, with a special focus on the beautiful world of Tilda fabrics and our own unique patterns and templates. She will also bring her pop-up shop. |
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June 17 |
Zena Clark – Stripology Trunk Show == She discovered quilting at 23 while living in her native Iceland, and what started as a creative outlet quickly turned into a lifelong journey. Before long, she launched Iceland’s first online quilt shop and began designing patterns that mixed traditional ideas with a fresh, modern twist. Always keeping things simple, fun, and approachable. In 2003, quilting led her, and her family, all the way to Minnesota, where GE Designs truly began to flourish. From her cozy studio just west of the Twin Cities, she spent the years designing patterns, publishing books, and creating tools that make quilting faster, easier, and a lot more fun. When she designed the first Stripology ruler, she knew there had to be a better way to cut fabric and save time. That innovation sparked a whole line of tools, including the GEasy tools, all designed to help quilters like you skip the frustration and get straight to the joy of creating. |
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July 15 |
Carol Ziagas – Sashiko Trunk Show — Carol Ziogas has been sewing most of her life, and became a self-employed artist at 17! She loves to collect textiles and books about textiles, and discovered a love for traditional Japanese stitching styles – so much so that she has demonstrated her skills at the Tokyo International Quilt Festival. Carol shares her passion for Japanese textiles and stitching with all of us here and on her blog and ETSY site. |
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August 19 |
Jennifer Wagner – Reverse Applique & Trunk Show — Jen Wagner, a quilt pattern writer and quilting instructor who loves morning coffee out on the patio. In the spring of 2022, she launched Snapdragon Quilting with a clear mission: to ignite creativity and bolster confidence in quilters of all skill levels by creating quilt patterns make sense and courses and workshops that dive deep into a myriad of quilt making skills. Her quilt patterns use bold design, lots of color and a blend of modern and traditional techniques. When she’s not quilting, you’ll find her outside. She loves golfing, hiking, swimming, skiing, biking, and gardening. |
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September 16 |
Shelley Swanland – Snips & Bits from Shelley’s Studio — For ten years Shelley has designed Cathedral Window Quilts using a three dimensional piecing technique she developed. She is the author of “Machine Stitched Cathedral Windows” and “Machine Stitched Cathedral Stars” and her line of patterns. She lectures and teaches nationally. She spoke at our guild back in 2022 but will share her new embroidery embellishments lecture with us this year. |
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October 21 |
Jan Brady – Quilts of the 30’s & 40’s — Jan Brady has been working with textiles since sewing doll clothes in her teens. She is a retired RN but also has her masters from Wright State University in museum studies with a focus on textiles. She loves quilts and textiles from the 1930s, 40’s and 50’s and the stories they tell about the women who made them. She was museum director for the Wayne County Ohio museum, managed textile collections for several museums in the Ohio/Indiana area. She judges textiles at county fairs throughout Indiana and Ohio. Jan lives on a farm in southwest Ohio with her husband and their lab, Zoe. |
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November 18 |
Quilt University – Details to follow |
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December 16 |
Holiday Party |