Workshops & Speakers

Members and nonmembers are invited to attend. Workshop fees are $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers. For more information regarding supplies, time, and place contact Julia Bowden at johnjuliabowden@yahoo.com. Workshops are held at South Community Center located at 2235 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77380. Classes are from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm. There is a refrigerator and microwave to store and heat your food for the 30-minute lunch.

*Important Message from Workshop Folks*

Please read the supply list/instructions from the instructor fully and in time to do supply gathering and machine set-up before the workshop! Your cooperation is appreciated and ensures that we can spend more time sewing and learning.

Please join us and Patti Chevalier for a 

Lecture: Heirloom Quilt Restoration

Please join us and Lisa Erlandson www.lequilts.com for a 

Lecture: The Old Lady Who Swallowed the Fly Was a Quilter and 

Workshop: Quilt History: Dating Fabrics and Quilts

Seams like a good time for a SEW IN!

Would you like to meet other members of the guild? Just want a fun day out of the house? Everyone is invited to our SEW-IN! It’s a 1 day, local retreat! Come and go as you please. Bring a machine or bring handwork.  

Date: Thursday, May 29th 

Time: 9:00 to 4:00 

Location: The Woodlands Community Church of the Nazarene, 5401 Rush Haven Drive, The Woodlands

Cost:  Free but we’ll pass the hat and make a donation to the church

What to bring: Your sewing machine and basic sewing supplies, lunch and beverages (microwave, frig and Keurig are available), your project(s), extra extension cord/power strip, small iron and extra light, if you have them, and a fun spirit! We’ll provide some irons, a board, and big extension cords.  

RSVP Here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4AA4AD2CAAF85-55096640-may29th#/

Please join us and Kim Oleson QuiltaholicsAnonymous.com for a

Lecture: Batiks of Java and Bali &

Workshop: Beach Glass Quilts.

Kim Oleson is an award-winning quilter, longarmer, fiber artist and teacher

from the DFW area. She has been quilting since the late 1990’s and has been teaching since the early 2000’s. Kim studied textiles, design and printed surface design in college, and her style has continuously evolved since then. She has won numerous awards in quilting, including an AQS Choice Award and the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges’ Award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement in Quiltmaking. One of her quilts was juried into IQF Houston last year. Kim takes inspiration from nature, particularly the colors of the ocean and tropical flowers.

June 4th - Have you ever wondered how quilting batiks are made? In this lecture, I will share my experiences making and buying batiks in Java and Bali through video, pictures and samples. 1 hour +/- with time for Q&A

June 5th - Beach Glass Mini Quilt Workshop:
In this fun, easy full-day workshop, learn my methods and technique for

Beach Glass quilts. No fussing with fusibles! You will have several color options to choose from. Techniques include collage, machine quilting and facings. Leave with a finished project! Kit Required

Your kit will include everything you need to complete your mini quilt. You will have a choice of colorways, and the kit also includes background fabric, batting, facing fabric, glue pen, tweezers, and quilting thread. Kit price: $56

You will need to bring:

• ●  Karen Kay Buckley perfect scissors or similar
• ●  Sewing machine with basic sewing tools
• ●  Bobbin filled with white thread

Those “I LOVE that” projects most of us have started have somehow been in 

a bag, box or drawer for who-knows-how-long.  Here is just the challenge 

to help you complete six (6) projects over the next 11 months!  A UFO is 

defined as an object that you have ALREADY STARTED but have NOT FINISHED.  

The deadline for finishing the UFO Challenge is our January 2026 meeting. Those who participate commit to the completion of 6 projects – approximately one every two months. Those who complete all six projects will receive a ticket for each project and be included in a special drawing for great prizes at the January meeting!

A UFO is not necessarily a quilt, but it should be a quilted item.   It can be any size you choose, wall-hanging to king size, including table toppers, wearable art and other personal articles.  Other examples could be tree skirts, bags, jelly roll rugs, etc.  

Here are the Guidelines:

1.  As a guild member, you must enter up to 6 projects to participate.  If you are feeling energetic, feel free to enter more!

2.  Each entry should be listed on the WAQG UFO Challenge form.  You will be given two copies - one to complete and return to the Challenge Committee and one to keep for yourself to track how well you are doing.  We will accept completed forms at the March and April Guild meetings – the April meeting is the deadline for submitting your form.  If you cannot make either meeting, please contact either Linda Harris or Laurie Adams to e-mail your form.  Your form should include the name of the UFO, the state of the project at the start of the Challenge, and the date you present the project the committee for check-in. Projects do not have to be completed in the order listed.  However, once you submit your form, you are committed to those projects – no substitutions!!!

3.  In addition to the six required UFO’s for the challenge, you may add additional optional projects if you get on a roll and are feeling particularly industrious!!  Same rules apply to any optional add-ons.  PLUS, you’ll receive an extra drawing ticket for each optional UFO completed.  However, your original six UFO’s must be completed to be eligible to receive a ticket for any optional UFO’s.  

4.  “State at Start” – please indicate where you are in your UFO process: blocks cut out, blocks ready to put together, you’ve completed 6 of 12 blocks, just needs binding, etc.

5.  UFO’s are considered FINISHED when they are in their final form.  For example, a quilt must be quilted and bound.  Quilt tops “only” will not be considered finished.  Other fabric items must simply be in their final form.

6.  When a UFO is completed, either bring your project to the Guild meeting or have pictures of the completed project to show the Challenge Committee. You don’t have to wait until the end of the Challenge if you finish ahead of the deadline.  Your completion will be noted and given credit for an entry ticket for prizes at the end of the Challenge.

7.  As you complete your UFO projects, we invite you to bring them to the Guild meeting for “Show and Tell”.  You are encouraged to bring in your finished UFO’s beginning with the May meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact Linda Harris (lhharris1972@gmail.com) or Laurie Adams (Pablo90512@aol.com).

Click here for the pdf form. 

Thanks for accepting the 2024 President’s Challenge to create donation quilts and tote bags for the Montgomery County Women’s Shelter. 

Details:

·  Kits are available at meetings from July 3rd until gone.  

·  Completed projects are due March 5th 2025.

·  All quilts should be quilted and bound when turned in.  

·  Size:  

o  No smaller than 45” x 60”.

o  No larger than 60” x 80”.

·  Quilts can be created by one or more quilters.  

·  A complimentary tote bag is encouraged if fabric allows.  It should be simple- not with a lot of hardware, etc.  A pattern is available at www.pellonprojects.com called Simple, Sturdy Tote Bag.  (The only change I would recommend to this bag pattern is to add some kind of interfacing to the handles.) Here is the link for the pdf instructions. 

·  If you still have additional fabric, consider adding a simple cosmetic bag. 

·  Quilts will be shown at the March 5th meeting and membership will vote for Viewer’s Choice- 1st, 2nd and 3rd. 

Supplies:

·  Each kit contains a variety of fabrics.  You can use fabric from the kit plus any additional fabric.

·  Review your fabric carefully- some of the fabrics are seconds and have flaws.

·  Batting will be available at the October, January and February meetings.  Please email Karen Estalella (kkpayne52@gmail.com) the size of batting you will need a week in advance so you can pick it up at the meeting.

·  Your kit may not contain enough fabric for backing.  If you require backing, please email Karen with the amount you require and a picture of your quilt a week in advance, and we will try to supply a backing from the guild stash.  

Questions- Contact Mary Ellen Wahlheim or Karen Estalella.