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.
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.
Our in-person workshops are at, Paradise Sewing, 13242 Poway Road, Poway, CA 92064. If you have questions about the programs contact Karen Schwartz at friendshipquiltersinfo@gmail.com. You can sign-up for any workshop at the Programs Table or by contacting Karen at friendshipquiltersinfo@gmail.com.
Payments can be made by cash, check or by Zelle (friendshipquiltersinfo@gmail.com).
2023/2024 Program
Quick Links:
- September 2023: Patricia Belyea
- October 2023: Demos and Desserts
- November 2023: Marjan Kleupfel
- December 2023: Holiday Party
- January 2024: Carolina Moore
- February 2024: Jenny Lyon
- March 2024: Philanthropy
- April 2024: Sandy Corbin
- May 2024: Wendy Mathson
September 2023
Lecture: “The Alluring World of Japanese Yukata Quilts”
Patricia and her daughter, Victoria Stone are the founders of the Seattle based company Okan Arts (okanarts.com). She is a former graphic designer quilting professional and an influencer with a strong presence in the quilt industry. Okan means “mom” in Japanese. Mesmerized by the beauty of Japanese textiles, they are makers of creative quilts, teachers and speakers. Patricia is the author of “East-Meets West Quilts”. Okan Arts sells Japanese fabric, leads international workshops, produces podcasts and leads quilting and textile tours in Japan. They import vintage textiles from Japan and offer quilts by Patricia in its online gallery. Currently Patricia is working on a quilt series that incorporates Japanese yukata cottons and her newest curved piecing technique-inserted curves.
Patricia will take our guild to Japan for a flashback of the Tokyo Quilt Festival, a tour of the 2022 Yokohama Quilt Show and a visit to a traditional chusen-dyeing workshop. Patricia ends her show with a Trunk show of her own quilts made with vintage Japanese cottons.
Date: Monday Sept. 11, 2023 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop:
There will be no workshop in September.
October 2023
Demos and Desserts
Lecture: “Demos and Desserts”
Join us for our version of “Quilt University”. Mingle with your friends and make some new ones as you rotate through stations where our talented members teach a tip, technique, or tool. Finish up with dessert.
Date: Monday, October 9, 2023 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop:
There will be no workshop in October.
November 2023
Lecture: “Evolution of an Art Quilter”
Marjan grew up in the Netherlands and has resided in Florida, Hawaii, Australia and South Carolina. Her inspiration comes from all the natural wonders she has encountered in these places, on land and underwater. She is an artist who uses fabric and thread as her medium. Most of her designs are organic, influenced by her love of nature. Marjan has taught at the Australian Quilt Convention in Melbourne, Seminars in Asilomar, CA and quilt guilds across the US, Australia, New Zealand and seminars at sea.
Marjan’s Lectures about her journey becoming an art quilter. With a big dose of humor woven in she describes her non traditional approach to quilting. She explains where her ideas and inspiration come from and why she does what she does. Marjan says you can learn from her mistakes so you won’t make them yourself! Her program is a slide lecture and trunk show.
Date: Monday, November 13, 2023 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop: “Shimmering, Sparkling Dragonflies”
Create a beautiful dragonfly wall quilt and learn how to add sparkle with iridescent Angelina fibers, foiling and machine embroidery threads. This is a fun and fast technique for new and experienced quilters. Learn about the many exciting ways you can use this unusual fiber. A kit with several colors of Angelina fiber is available for $5. The pattern is available in class for $10. Most people will go home with a finished project.
Date: Tuesday November 14, 2023 10am to 4pm
Where: Paradise Sewing
Cost: $45 members / $55 non-members
December 2023
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. An ornament exchange will follow. You won’t want to miss this!
When: TBD
Where: The Hamburger Factory
January 2024
Lecture: “My Favorite Notions”
Carolina is a Pattern Designer, Award winning quilter, and fan of all things quilting. She lives in San Diego with her husband and two boys. In addition to designing her own line of patterns, she designs patterns for Accuquilt. Carolina is a Sewcialite for Art Gallery Fabrics and it is the only brand of fabric she uses. In 2019 she designed the Spot on Dot, which is a set of magnifying lenses to help see the lines on rulers better. They are sold around the globe and in her online shop. Carolina will present a 90 minute hour lecture-demo. Carolina has developed an addiction to quilting rulers. You will learn about her favorite rulers and how they make projects easier. You’re sure to learn more about some fabulous tools and possibly discover a few you may want to add to your collection. Designed to have you leave inspired to have more fun in your sewing room! She gets rave reviews for her program.
Date: Monday January 8, 2024 6:30pm
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop:
There will be no workshop in January.
February 2024
Lecture: “Quilting is a Contact Sport!”
Jenny teaches at various guilds, shops and events across the country. She is a C&T author, an award winning quilter and garment maker. Jenny uses her domestic machine to create art quilts and wearable art. She has been teaching since 2006. Her work has been juried into a variety of major shows including Houston and Paducah as well as art galleries and SAQA exhibits. Jenny loves seeing her students realize they CAN quilt their own work on a domestic machine. She calls herself the Quilt Skipper because once while quilting her own quilt she was so delighted by the unexpected beauty of it and what emerged from her needle that she found herself cheerfully skipping around the house when taking breaks!
Jenny’s lecture takes a humorous look at how quilting affects our lives and relationships. It includes a trunk show of award winning quilts and garments.
Date: Monday February 12, 2024 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop: “Julianne Pillow”
In this playful, low stress creative class we will make a fabulous pillow cover using 3 techniques. This is your chance to try free motion quilting with metallic thread and sewing beads on with a machine.
Date: Tuesday February 13, 2024 10am to 4pm
Where: Paradise Sewing
Cost: $45 members / $55 non-members
March 2024
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 11, 2024, 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
April 2024
Lecture: “Let’s Talk Borders!”
Sandy lives in Laguna Hills, California with her husband Brad. Like many quilters Sandy started sewing in Junior High and by High School she was making her own clothes. She began quilts in the 70’s and started taking classes in the 80’s. By the 90’s Sandy was obsessed with all things quilted. Sandy’s Designs was founded in 2002 when she started creating patterns. She has been teaching classes since 2004. In 2016 Sandy became a Certified “Quilt In a Day” Teacher. She has been quilt show Chair for FantaSea of Quilts and co-chaired the Beach Cities Quilters Guild Quilt show. Sandy’ Lecture illustrates the impact a border can have on a quilt. You will learn to determine if a quilt needs a border, the different styles of borders and how to size your border to fit any quilt.
Date: Monday April 8, 2023 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop:
There will be no workshop in April.
May 2024
Lecture: “Designing Storm at Sea/Snail Trail Blocks”
Wendy’s approach to quilting is “If you’re not having fun, you need to find another way to do it.” She has invented a number of quilting rulers in an effort to make block construction easier and more enjoyable. After working for 20+ years in the publishing field – as an editor, pattern designer, technical illustrator, and book designer – she finally got around to writing her own book: “A New Light on Storm at Sea Quilts”. Her passion for teaching has taken her to Empty Spools at Asilomar, and on a number of quilting cruises and retreats. Wendy and her husband, Dan, live in a vineyard in Escondido. They stay busy growing grapes and having fun with their family, including four rambunctious young grandsons.
Date: Monday May 13, 2024 6:30 PM
Where: Incarnation Lutheran Church
Workshop: “Piecing Storm at Sea/Snails Trail with Wendy’s Trimplates”
Forget the templates and paper piecing. In this workshop you will conquer 2 traditional quilt block using Wendy’s Trimplates for easy trim after you sew accuracy. There is no requirement to purchase the tools, Wendy provides them for each student to use in class.
Date: Tuesday May 14, 2024 10 AM to 4 PM
Where: Paradise Sewing
Cost: $45 members / $55 non-members