NOTE:  This general meeting is on a TUESDAY! 

Ellen Lindner

What do 750 pins, window screening, and paint have in common?  They’ve all been used by Ellen Lindner in creative ways as she’s made art quilts.  Join her in an amusing accounting of some of the wacky things she’s done over the years, some of them successful and some of them resulting in “rough drafts.”  She’ll share with you why even the unsuccessful ones are useful and why she fearlessly embraces experimentation.

More About Ellen

A former flight instructor, Ellen didn’t try her hand at art until her forties. After learning the basics, she quickly began to experiment and over the course of years developed her own fabric collage technique. More recently, Ellen has been dyeing all her own fabric and working abstractly. She finds abstract design to be very challenging, which is exactly why she likes it.

She often participates in juried shows and has won quite a few awards throughout the country.

Now using her teaching skills at a lower altitude, she teaches online, as well as via her episodes on Quilting Arts TV (PBS) and “The Quilt Show” online. Ellen has also written two eBooks and several articles.

Check out her website at adventurequilter.com

    

Lorraine Woodruff-Long

Lorraine will share the inspirations for, and creation of, her ongoing Commentary Quilts series. Sharing artists and creators that have provided inspiration, she will discuss how to use quilting arts to express beliefs, frustrations and aspirations for you community, country and the world.

Find out how using your own quilt art practice can provide both a creative outlet, and source of healing and action and how to share your message and art for greater visibility.

Attendees will gain ideas on how to repurpose textiles into statement art, seek sources of inspiration, and use quilts to express concerns and beliefs as well as take action publicly and online.

More About Lorraine

A self-taught quilter based in San Francisco, she focuses on color, improvisation, and recycled/repurposed fabrics.  She is passionate about creating quilts as political and social commentary. 

Raised in Houston, and educated at University of Texas/Austin, Lorraine served in Peace Corps Kenya and afterwards moved to California. After a career in marketing and advertising, Lorraine worked in the nonprofit sector while raising two city kids with her architect husband before pursuing a fiber art practice prompted by the pandemic.

Lorraine’s work has been juried into art exhibitions and received numerous awards at local, national and international quilt shows. She is a member of several guilds and associations, and is a volunteer with the Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project. Her work is included in the 2021 book, “Stitching Stolen Lives: The Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project.”

She currently teaches quilting at City College of San Francisco Extension and SCRAP-SF and teaches quilting workshops online and to guilds around the country.

Check out her website at quiltinginthefog.com

  
  

Join us to celebrate the completion of another successful quilt show!

Quilt show ribbon winners (1st and 2nd place) will be asked to speak about their lovely quilts.  What inspired you?  What was your process?  What did you learn in the making of the quilt?

Hope to see you there!

Sujata Shah

Through 30 years of quilting, Sujata has realized that the art of stitching, the very thing she disliked growing up, has become her favorite way to write personal stories onto quilts.

In this presentation Sujata will share her latest quilts in a slide show and the stories behind each quilt.

More About Sujata

Sujata is a graphic designer and textile artist, originally from Mumbai, India. The mother of three grown children, she lives with her husband in the San Francisco Bay area.

She has won awards for her quilts in local and national quilt shows and designed quilt patterns under the name of Rangoli Designs. Her teaching experiences include workshops inspired by the quilts of Gee's Bend, needle-turn applique based on her original designs, and color and design workshops in the Seattle area and Philadelphia. Her quilts have been shown at AQS in Lancaster and Padukah and the Pacific Northwest Quilt-Fest.

In 2014 she wrote the book, Cultural Fusion Quilts - A Melting Pot of Piecing Traditions in which she introduced free-form blocks as abstract interpretations of traditional quilt blocks.

Check out her website at therootconnection.blogspot.com 

   

Fashion Showcase

Join us for a fun evening of fashion and creativity featuring works by Margaret Linderman. 

All members are invited to celebrate their creative craftsmanship by modeling or displaying items they have created by hand or machine, whether quilted or not.  

Entries may include:

 • Garments: Jackets, vests, tops, skirts,

 • Wearables: Scarves, hats, wraps, and more,

 • Bags & Purses:  Tote bags, crossbodies, clutches, organizers,

 • Accessories: Belts, jewelry, slippers, aprons.

Details about entering your contribution will be provided closer to the date of the showcase.

Join us for an evening of food, friendship and sewing for a good cause. We will be working on projects for various veteran organizations and community outreach.  

Come early to set up and enjoy a sampling of salads and appetizers brought by fellow stitchers.  You can indicate the salad or appetizer you plan to bring to share when you register. You are not required to bring food to share to attend this event!  Just bring yourself, and consider inviting friends.  

Doors open at 5:00 PM for set-up

Appetizer/Salad Bar from 5:15 to 6:00 PM

Sewing from 6:00 to 9:00 PM

Kits with fabric for the projects will be provided.  There are also opportunities for people to iron and do some hand sewing. 

Please bring the following supplies:

•  Sewing machine (unless you plan to help with possible cutting, ironing or hand work),

•  Neutral thread,

•  Scissors,

•  Rotary cutter and mat,

•  Straight pins.

ATTENTION NON-MEMBERS!

The visitor's fee has been waived for this event.  We hope you will consider helping for a good cause and meeting our members.

Sandra Mollon

Join us for a classic trunk show of Sandra's work.  She will share her love of quilts, both the traditional hand appliqué quilts that she has made, but also raw-edge fused work and her interest in thread painting and mixed media.  Nothing compares to seeing her beautiful creations in person!

More About Sandra

Sandra L. Mollon is an award winning quilt artist living in Northern California. Originally from Michigan, she graduated from Central Michigan University with a BS in Biology. She credits her interest in quilt making as starting from erroneously receiving a quilt magazine in the mail.  She has been quilting for over 30 years, and teaching for 18 years.

Several of her traditional quilts were published in the book “500 Traditional Quilts” by Lark Publications.  In 2021, her book "Seasons of Life" was released by C&T Publishing, which features her award-winning quilt that is now in the permanent collection of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky.  Additionally, her work in art quilting has been honored with many place awards.

She enjoys teaching as well as working on her art, and loves to travel and meet new people.

Check out her website at sandramollonquilts.com

    

Marjan Kluepfel

This is an educational slide lecture and trunk show with a big dose of humor woven in. You will learn about Marjan's untraditional approach to quilting and how she creates her hand-dyed fabrics. She explains where her ideas and inspiration come from, how her work has evolved over the years and why she does what she does. Learn from Marjan’s mistakes so you won’t make them yourself!

More About Marjan

Marjan grew up in the Netherlands. After living in Florida, Hawaii, South Carolina and Australia, she now makes her home in Northern California. Her inspiration comes from the natural wonders encountered in these places, both on land and under water.

Check out her website at marjankluepfel.com

  

Fern Royce

Improvisational quilting is an intuitive way of creating quilts. Fern often starts her quilts by playing with scraps or an idea, drawing a rough sketch or wondering: What if? In this lecture Fern describes her quilting process and how each decision informs the next, keeping her engaged, focused and often unsure of what happens next.

More About Fern

Fern was born and raised in Northern California, surrounded by sewing, textiles and quilts.  She took her first quilt class in 1995 and learned the basics, but never followed patterns. She studied old quilts and quilt books – focusing especially on antique, Amish, and African American quilts. She was also greatly influenced by the books and work of Gwen Marston. and quickly followed her sharp left turn onto the Liberated Quilting path.  In 2012, with Gwen’s blessing and encouragement, she started teaching. 

Check out her website at fernroycequilting.com

  

Patricia Belyea

Join Patricia for a flashback of the Tokyo Quilt Festival and a tour of the 2024 Yokohama Quilt Festival. She will also show her own quilts, made with vintage Japanese cottons, and will talk about how these special fabrics inspired her.

More About Patricia

A creative quilt maker, speaker and teacher, Patricia co-owns Okan Arts with her daughter Victoria. The small family business imports vintage Japanese textiles, hosts online quilting workshops and in-person retreats, and leads textile tours to Japan. 

Patricia also writes a blog, speaks at quilt guilds and teaches workshops around the US.  She is the author of East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs , a book about making improv quilts with Japanese fabrics, released in 2017.

Check out her website at okanarts.com