Lectures and Workshops
Friendship Quilters of San Diego is proud to present the following lectures and workshops by some of the finest quilt artists in the country.
Lectures: Our programs are open to members and non-members alike. Programs are at our monthly guild meeting at the Incarnation Lutheran Church, 16889 Espola Rd, Poway, CA 92064 at 6:30pm the second Monday of the month.
Workshops: Unless otherwise indicated, our in-person workshops are at, Paradise Sewing, 13242 Poway Road, Poway, CA 92064.
If you have questions about the programs contact Karla Seyb-Stockton at friendshipquiltersinfo@gmail.com. You can sign-up for any workshop at the Programs Table or by contacting Karla at friendshipquiltersinfo@gmail.com.
Payments can be made by cash, check or by Zelle (friendshipquiltersinfo@gmail.com).
2025/2026 Program
Quick Links:
- September 2025: Member Quilt Extravaganza
- October 2025: Joyce Franklin
- November 2025: Christa Watson
- December 2025: Holiday Party
- January 2026: Diana Karna
- February 2026: Arlene Arnold
- March 2026: Philanthropy
- April 2026: Julie Burton
- May 2026: Ann Turley
- June 2026: End of Year Party
September 2025
Lecture: “Member Quilt Extravaganza”
Each member is asked to bring their favorite quilt to show the group and tell its story in one-minute. It can be a quilt you made, or one that was made by someone else. It can be old or new, red or blue (or any other color) big or little! We’ll enjoy seeing all the different quilt favorites hearing their stories.
Date: Monday Sept. 8, 2025 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop:
There will be no workshop in September.
October 2025
Joyce Franklin
Lecture: “Quilting Outside of the Box (Because My Box is Full)”
Joyce Franklin is the owner of Piece Works Quilt Shop, Winterset Iowa. Joyce shares her development and evolution as a quilter and quilt designer. She started quilting in the 1970s and has never looked back. Her journey has taken her through traditional, improvisational and art quilting styles.
Date: Monday, October 13, 2025 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop: “Oh My Ovals!”
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 10 – 4
Where: Paradise Sewing, 13242 Poway Rd, Poway
Cost: $50 members/$75 non-members
November 2025
Lecture: “How Do I Quilt This”
Lecture and Trunk Show
Date: Monday, November 10, 2025 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop: “Walking Foot Bootcamp”
The secret to successful quilting is in the planning and preparation. Christa will guide the class through the steps to make each quilting experience fun and stress free. Once you see her method, you will feel empowered to quilt your own quilts, with beautiful results from the start. She will go through her favorite basting method, making a quilting plan, choosing thread colors, dividing up the task of quilting into manageable ‘bites’ and quilting successfully with little to no marking. The only prerequisite is to have a good working knowledge of your sewing machine.
Date: Tuesday November 11, 2025, 10 AM – 4 PM
Cost: $50 Members / $75 Non-Members
Where: The Creative Coop, 2405 Main St #5, Ramona
December 2025
Holiday Party
Sport your ugly sweater, or not and join us for a fun social evening
with your friends for dinner, activities, games and hilarious fun. You won’t want to miss this!
When: Monday, December 8, 6:30 PM
Where: The Hamburger Factory
January 2026
Lecture: “Stitching Style Quilted Jackets”
Gain confidence to stitch your own coat with Diana’s lecture. She will use power point to guide you through the jacket making process, including getting accurate measurements to get a perfect fit. She’ll talk buttons and zippers too! Plus she will have plenty of jackets to try on.
Date: Monday January 12, 2026 6:30pm
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop:
There will be no workshop in January.
February 2026
Arlene Arnold
Lecture: “250 Years of History, Quilts and the Women Who Made Them”
As our country celebrates our 250th birthday, Arlene will show us many historical quilts and tell their stories from the 1700’s up through the current day. Arlene is an avid quilt collector and historian.
Date: Monday February 9, 2026 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop:
There will be no workshop in February.
March 2026
Philanthropy
Friendship Quilters Guild includes Philanthropy as part of its endeavor to make and donate fabric and quilted items to charitable, non-profit organizations in the San Diego area.
Once a year we have a Philanthropy Night as one of the monthly meetings. This meeting is devoted to creating kits to be sewn, quilted, and donated to the charities we support. Members come to cut fabric and make quilt kits, sew batting, and tie quilts from donated fabric to help fulfil the Philanthropy role of Friendship Quilters.
When: Monday, March 9, 2026, 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
April 2026
Lecture: “The Ins and Outs of Modern Quilting”
What, exactly, constitutes Modern Quilting? Is it working with solid colors? Yes, but there’s more to it than that. Is it repeating patterns? Yes, but that is also traditional. Is it big fast pieces? Yes, but little tiny ones too. Julie will give us the ins and outs, and thoroughly entertain us, while teaching us a thing or two. She has recently added improv quilting to her modern repertoire, so I bet we’ll hear a bit about that too.
Julie will come to us via Zoom from Georgia where she and her active family are currently stationed with the US Army. She is an athletic trainer by day and a quilter by night.
Date: Monday April 13, 2026 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop:
There will be no workshop in April.
May 2026
Lecture: “The Fun of a Series”
Ann Turley returns to present “The Fun of a Series” where she will reflect on the benefits of working within a common theme: the creative process, how one thing leads to another, and the freedom that comes with knowing you don’t have to use all your good ideas at once.
Date: Monday May 11, 2026 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop: “Making Faces”
Ann will lead us through the design process for creating a fanciful portrait that brings out some aspect of the subject’s personality, life or preferences. Make it a self portrait or feature someone you love, either way, it is a joy filled process.
Date: Tuesday May 12, 2026 10 AM to 4 PM
Where: Paradise Sewing
Cost: $50 Members / $75 non-Members
June 2026
End of Year Party
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When: Monday, June 8, 6:30 PM
Where: The Hamburger Factory
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