May 16 Techniques Day Registration Open
On May 16 we are offering our second annual Techniques and Embellishment Day. You will have the choice of various 2.5 hour classes. Each person will choose two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. There will be a limit of 10 persons per session, so sign up early to ensure you get your first choices.
Each class will have a KIT priced by and paid directly to the teacher. The kit will have everything needed to learn and practice the technique. There is also a Supply List which discusses the class in more detail how the technique/embellishment can be used in quilting, and what you need to bring. Go to the Supply Lists tab under Workshops to find the lists. Be sure to read it and come prepared for a wonderful day of learning new ways of enhancing your quilt tops.
Morning classes
1. Sashiko - Ellen Ellen McCarthy
2. Needle-Turn Applique - Cara Lamb
3. Kawandi - Jill Walker
4. Crazy Quilt Block Embroidery Embellishment - Helen Klee
Afternoon classes
5. Beading on Fabric - Helen Klee
6. Kumihimo - Gayne Barlow-Kemper
7. AccuQuilt - Kristine Ebersol
8. YoYos - Lori Camner
9. Transferring Stencil Designs to Fabric -Nancy Gonzalez-Caro
May 11, 2026 General Meeting
Sara Roche Trunk Show
Sara Roche, The Stitch Witch of PVQA, will be our guest lecturer for the May general meeting. Sara is originally from the East Coast where she went to art school to become a fine-artist. From there she became an award-winning weaver, which allowed her to travel to craft shows all across the U.S.
After getting married and moving to Watsonville, Sara turned her many artistic talents to Quilting. She now has a long arm business where she does many different types of quilting for a variety of causes, and for folks who like to “quilt by check.” Sara is also involved in art-quilting where uses her enormous artistic talents to create amazing art quilts to adorn her walls. Sara is an amazing fabric artist. Be sure to come to the General Meeting to hear the story of Sara’s journey into quilting and examine some of her gorgeous quilts.
There's still room, and time, to sign up for the May Techniques Workshop, also on the Workshops page.
Come to a Meeting!
Meetings are now available in a "hybrid" format, both in person and via Zoom.
Meetings start at 7 pm unless otherwise noted.
Information tables (Name Tag, Library, BOM, and so on) are usually available at 6:30 pm.
Mark Your Calendars!
May 11, 2026
June 8, 2026
July 13, 2026
August 10, 2026
September 14, 2026
October 12, 2026
November 9, 2026
December 14, 2026
For more information,
go to our Meetings Page.
Members
Time to Renew Your PVQA Membership!
Go to the Membership Page.
Renew Your PVQA Membership
Now!
We have over 300 active PVQA members. Our fiscal year ends May 31st and every year it seems to take months and many eBlasts to have everyone renew. This year let’s just renew right now! Dues remain $45 ($50 for affiliates ) the same as this year. You can go to our website and renew with PayPal or a credit card. You can send a check to PVQA PO Box 1412 Aptos, CA 95001, or come to the May meeting in person with cash, check, or card. Only fill out a membership form if you have changes to your information.
Please do it today! So far 3 members have renewed without being asked ☺. Our membership cards for 2026-2027 are purple and are available now!
We can’t set up automatic renewal so we have to do it ourselves. Don’t wait. Let’s see if we can have all our renewals complete before May 31st!