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  • In a New York State of Mind with Ana Buzzalino
    In a New York State of Mind with Ana Buzzalino
    In a New York State of Mind with Ana Buzzalino
    Sat, Oct 19
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    Oct 19, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
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    Oct 19, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
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    New York Beauties blocks are beautiful and seem very intricate and difficult to piece, when in truth they are quite simple once you learn a few tips and tricks.
  • Make a Pick Up Sticks Quilt with Lynn Koolish
    Make a Pick Up Sticks Quilt with Lynn Koolish
    Make a Pick Up Sticks Quilt with Lynn Koolish
    Sat, Nov 16
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    Nov 16, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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    Nov 16, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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    The idea behind the PickUP Sticks quilt is to improvise on the theme of intersecting straight lines inspired by the old game of PickUP Sticks.
  • Fast Piecing with Seminole Techniques with Rachel Clark
    Fast Piecing with Seminole Techniques with Rachel Clark
    Fast Piecing with Seminole Techniques with Rachel Clark
    Sat, Mar 15
    Mid County Senior Center
    Mar 15, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Mid County Senior Center, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Mar 15, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Mid County Senior Center, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Learn techniques for making seminole bands and quilting units.
  • Design your Own English Paper Piecing Block with Tina Craig
    Design your Own English Paper Piecing Block with Tina Craig
    Design your Own English Paper Piecing Block with Tina Craig
    Sat, Sep 21
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    Sep 21, 2024, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
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    Sep 21, 2024, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
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    Learn the basics of English Paper Piecing, and complete a project that is uniquely yours.
  • Pet Portraits Fabric Collage with Jane Haworth
    Pet Portraits Fabric Collage with Jane Haworth
    Pet Portraits Fabric Collage with Jane Haworth
    Sun, Aug 11
    Aptos
    Aug 11, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    Aptos, 7807 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA 95003, USA
    Aug 11, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    Aptos, 7807 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA 95003, USA
    "Have you ever wanted to a make a small quilt of your ‘best friend!’ In this workshop students will learn to enlarge a photo of a pet to about a 24” size design."
  • PM Techniques Workshop: Yes, Tuskineko Inks Can Help Every Quilter! with Kathleen Howard
    PM Techniques Workshop: Yes, Tuskineko Inks Can Help Every Quilter! with Kathleen Howard
    PM Techniques Workshop: Yes, Tuskineko Inks Can Help Every Quilter! with Kathleen Howard
    Sun, Jul 14
    Capitola
    Jul 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Jul 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Tsukineko Inks are non toxic, vivid, water based inks that can be very useful to the average quilter. They can be used  to transform the color of fabric and notions, stencil or paint designs on fabric, and repair small color related imperfections.
  • PM Techniques Workshop: Machine Reverse Applique Circles with Jeannie Land
    PM Techniques Workshop: Machine Reverse Applique Circles with Jeannie Land
    PM Techniques Workshop: Machine Reverse Applique Circles with Jeannie Land
    Sun, Jul 14
    Capitola
    Jul 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Jul 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    What you’ll learn: We will be making reverse appliqué circle samples using your sewing machine.
  • PM Techniques Workshop: Hexagons, Jewels & Diamonds. English Paper Piecing with Nancy Hanson
    PM Techniques Workshop: Hexagons, Jewels & Diamonds. English Paper Piecing with Nancy Hanson
    PM Techniques Workshop: Hexagons, Jewels & Diamonds. English Paper Piecing with Nancy Hanson
    Sun, Jul 14
    Capitola
    Jul 14, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Jul 14, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Learn the English Paper Piecing technique. This should be lots of fun and I look forward to teaching this technique. This will be a repeat of the AM workshop.
  • PM Techniques Workshop: Color and values in quilts with Nancy Gonzalez Caro
    PM Techniques Workshop: Color and values in quilts with Nancy Gonzalez Caro
    PM Techniques Workshop: Color and values in quilts with Nancy Gonzalez Caro
    Sun, Jul 14
    Capitola
    Jul 14, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Jul 14, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Color and value are integral to our quilting. Join other guild members in exploring color.
  • AM Techniques Workshop: Conquering Kawandi-style quilting with Jill Walker
    AM Techniques Workshop: Conquering Kawandi-style quilting with Jill Walker
    AM Techniques Workshop: Conquering Kawandi-style quilting with Jill Walker
    Sun, Jul 14
    Capitola
    Jul 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Jul 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Learn how to make your own kawandi-style creation.
  • AM Techniques Workshop: Foundation Paper Piecing 101 with Kristie Shulman
    AM Techniques Workshop: Foundation Paper Piecing 101 with Kristie Shulman
    AM Techniques Workshop: Foundation Paper Piecing 101 with Kristie Shulman
    Sun, Jul 14
    Capitola
    Jul 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Jul 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Intimidated by foundation paper piecing (FPP)? If you tried before and couldn’t wrap your head around it, you are not alone.
  • AM Techniques Workshop: Hexagons, Jewels & Diamonds. English Paper Piecing with Nancy Hanson
    AM Techniques Workshop: Hexagons, Jewels & Diamonds. English Paper Piecing with Nancy Hanson
    AM Techniques Workshop: Hexagons, Jewels & Diamonds. English Paper Piecing with Nancy Hanson
    Sun, Jul 14
    Capitola
    Jul 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Jul 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Learn the English Paper Piecing technique. This should be lots of fun and I look forward to teaching this technique.
  • AM Techniques Workshop: An Introduction to the Japanese Art and Craft of Sashiko with Ellen McCarthy
    AM Techniques Workshop: An Introduction to the Japanese Art and Craft of Sashiko with Ellen McCarthy
    AM Techniques Workshop: An Introduction to the Japanese Art and Craft of Sashiko with Ellen McCarthy
    Sun, Jul 14
    Capitola
    Jul 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Jul 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Sashiko (often translated as “little stab”) is a traditional Japanese form of hand needlework that can be used in different ways. 
  • All Day Techniques Workshop: Bindings and Sleeves with Thom Atkins
    All Day Techniques Workshop: Bindings and Sleeves with Thom Atkins
    All Day Techniques Workshop: Bindings and Sleeves with Thom Atkins
    Sun, Jul 14
    Capitola
    Jul 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Jul 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Capitola, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    You'll learn ways to bind your small quilts and art quilts and add a hanging sleeve.
  • Block Print & Play and Mark Making Magic with Mel Beach
    Block Print & Play and Mark Making Magic with Mel Beach
    Block Print & Play and Mark Making Magic with Mel Beach
    Sat, Jun 15
    Mid County Senior Center
    Jun 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    Mid County Senior Center, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Jun 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
    Mid County Senior Center, 829 Bay Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Learn to hand carve your own blocks and play with marking fabrics.
  • Piece Curves And Play With Transparency
    Piece Curves And Play With Transparency
    Piece Curves And Play With Transparency
    Sun, May 12
    Temple Beth El
    May 12, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos, CA 95003, USA
    May 12, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos, CA 95003, USA
    Are you intimidated by curves but love precision piecing? Start the Cool as a Cactus quilt in class, featuring pieced curves, a unique border treatment, and a color palette that features transparency.
  • Kristie Naranjo Scrappy Applique
    Kristie Naranjo Scrappy Applique
    Kristie Naranjo Scrappy Applique
    Sat, Apr 20
    Online Workshop
    Apr 20, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
    Online Workshop
    Apr 20, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
    Online Workshop
    Learn the one-of-a-kind technique called Scrappy Applique so that no two projects will ever look alike!
  • Pieced Pets with Ann Shaw
    Pieced Pets with Ann Shaw
    Pieced Pets with Ann Shaw
    Sat, Mar 16
    Virtual Event
    Mar 16, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Virtual Event
    Mar 16, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Virtual Event
    Pieced Pets will tickle your fancy as these playful patterns bring these cherished family members to life in fabric.
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