January – “The Evolution of a Quilter” – Trunk Show by Janet Hughes
February – “We Love Our National Quilt Shows”
Marsha Walper gathered information on entering quilts at national shows that take place in our region of the country.
QU members who had a quilt accepted at a national show, brought them and talked about their quilts and the process of entering.
Gallery of members’ national-quilt-show quilts Spreadsheet of information about the shows.
March – Ellen Lindner, Speaker
April – “The Value of Value in a Quilt”
May – “Value does All the Work, but Color is Fun”
June – “Fun Quilts to Make & Quilt on Regular Machines – Patterns Available” – Sue Skornia
Sue’s lessons are now posted on the Lessons page!
July – “Quilts of Valor”
August – “Too Pretty to Cut: Focus Fabric & Panels”
September – “Quilters and their UFO Completion Challenges” and QU Challenge Quilt Reveal and Judging – “Autumn Reverie”
October – “How to Avoid Wavy Borders” – Marianne Clower
Marianne shared tips on wavy borders and much more! Most importantly, she shared her willingness to help when you have a quilt question. Her Q&A segment was excellent. It’s no surprise so many QU members are customers of the Quilt Peddler.
November – “Quilters’ Tricks”
The inimitable Pam Doffek shared tips from her lifetime of quilting (and other sewing) experience! Click HERE to see those tips or find them on the LESSONS page.
December – “QU Dinner Party”