Calendar

January	February	March	April
May	June	July	August
September	October	November	December

General Info: Monthly Meetings | Newsletters | Board Meetings

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January 2024

• Board Meeting: January 8th
• Newsletter Deadline: January 10th
• Monthly Meeting: Thursday January 25th at 6:30pm
  • Topic: Start of Year Business Meeting
    • 2024 Membership Application
    • Note: Postage/printing fees are now $15 (not $10).
  • — Other Items —
    • BOM: TBD
    • Fabric Bonanza: TBD

February 2024

• Board Meeting: Monday February 5th
• Newsletter Deadline: February 10th
• Guild Retreat: Fri – Sun February 9-11th at 9am
  • $45 at Old Town Quilt Shop (More Info)
• Monthly Meeting: Thursday February 22nd at 6:30pm
  • Topic: Bed Turning and Quilting History
    • Presenter: Kathy Hatchell
    • Learn some history behind the quilts we love and cherish.
  • — Other Items —
    • BOM
    • Fabric Bonanza

March 2024

• Board Meeting: Monday March 4th
• Newsletter Deadline: March 10th
• National Quilting Day: March 16th
• Monthly Meeting: Thursday March 28th at 6:30pm
  • Topic: For the Love of Ric Rac
    • Presenter: Dawn Farrier
    • Learn some history, uses, and how Ric Rac is made.
  • — Other Items —
    • BOM: turn in completed blocks and get next months
    • Fabric Bonanza: Pastel Prints or Solids
• Workshop: Saturday March 30th from 11am – 4pm
  • Topic: For the Love of Ric Rac by Dawn Farrier
  • Learn how to use Ric Rac when quilting and sewing.

April 2024

• Board Meeting: Monday April 1st
• Newsletter Deadline: April 10th
• Monthly Meeting: Thursday April 25th at 6:30pm
  • Topic: Quilts of Valor (More Info)
    • Presenter: Mary Ann Carnegie
  • — Other Items —
    • BOM: turn in completed blocks and get next months
    • Fabric Bonanza: Polka Dots
• Workshop: April 27th
  • Topic: Simple Pattern Drafting by Marilyn Romine
  • Learn how to draft a pattern in the size needed.
• Board Meeting: Monday April 29th (for May)

May 2024

• Board Meeting: see end of April
• Newsletter Deadline: May 10th
• Monthly Meeting: Thursday May 23rd at 6:30pm
  • Topic: Maching Maintenance
    • Presenter: Grant from Grant House
    • Unravel the secrets to keeping machines running smoothly and flawlessly.
  • — Other Items —
    • BOM: turn in completed blocks and get next months
    • Fabric Bonanza: Moda Solids

June 2024

• Central Coast Shop Hop: Friday May 31st – Sunday June 2
  • Visit all 10 quilt stores on the central coast and enter to win prize basket at each shop.
• Board Meeting: Monday June 3rd
• Newsletter Deadline: June 10th
• Guild Retreat: Fri – Sun June 21-23rd at 9am
  • $45 at Old Town Quilt Shop (More Info)
• Monthly Meeting: Thursday June 27th at 6:30pm
  • Topic: Mix n Match Blocks
    • Make an orphan block comfort quilt at the meeting.
    • Bring six (6) 2 1/2″ strips and a half width of fabric.
  • Topic: Granny’s Attic (tentative)
    • Granny’s Attic is a sale and a major fund-raiser for the guild where members donate fabric and other quilting supplies and the guild sells them to raise money.
    • Think of it as Spring Cleaning and helping out your fellow quilters.
  • — Other Items —
    • BOM: turn in completed blocks and get next months
    • Fabric Bonanza: Patriotic Prints

July 2024

• Board Meeting: Monday July 1st
• Newsletter Deadline: July 10th
• Granny’s Attic: Saturday July 13th from 9am to 1pm
  • See Newsletter for details
• Monthly Meeting: Thursday July 25th at 6:30pm
  • Topic: AccuQuilt
    • Presenter:
    • Learning to use an AccuQuilt to cut and sew.
  • — Other Items —
    • BOM: turn in completed blocks and get next months
    • Fabric Bonanza: Batiks
• Workshop: Saturday July 27th
  • Topic: Patchwork Jacket by Judy Davis
  • Make a quilted patchwork jacket based on a sweatshirt.

August 2024

• Board Meeting: Monday August 5th
• Newsletter Deadline: August 10th
• Monthly Meeting: Thursday August 22nd at 6:30pm
  • Topic: I Love a Challenge – Trunk Show
    • Presenter: Yvonne Phoenicia of Inspire Quilts
  • — Other Items —
    • BOM: turn in completed blocks and get next months
    • Fabric Bonanza: Halloween
• Workshop: Saturday August 24th – 8:30am Setup, 9am Start
  • Topic: Ombre Bargello by Yvonne Phoenicia
  • Learn how to make a bargello quilt from ombre fabric.

September 2024

• Board Meeting: Monday September 9th
• Newsletter Deadline: September 10th
• Monthly Meeting: Thursday September 26th at 6:30pm
  • Topic: Demo-a-Thon (More Info)
  • — Other Items —
  • BOM: turn in completed blocks and get next months
  • Fabric Bonanza: Fall Colors
  • Opportunity Quilt: Ticket turn-in during or before the September meeting.
  • Granny’s Attic: Leftover sales and raffles!

October 2024

• Harvest of Colors Quilt Show : Oct 5th and 6th
  • by Coastal Quilters Guild in Santa Barbara
• Board Meeting: Monday October 7th
• Newsletter Deadline: October 10th
• Guild Retreat: Fri – Sun October 11-13th at 9am
  • $45 at Old Town Quilt Shop (More Info)
• Monthly Meeting: Thursday October 24th at 6:30pm
  • Topics:
    • Potluck: Please provide a list of ingredients for those with allergies.
    • Election of Officers
    • Opportunity Quilt: Drawing
  • 2024 Challenge Project: A Dream
  • End of Year Show and Tell
  • — Other Items —
    • BOM: turn in completed blocks
    • Fabric Bonanza: Christmas
    • Granny’s Attic: Leftover sales and raffles! (unless it all went in September)

November 2024

• Newsletter Deadline: Depends on whether there is a special edition.
• Monthly Meeting: No meeting as everyone is trying to figure out how to cook a turkey.

December 2024

• Newsletter Deadline: Depends on whether there is a special edition.
• Monthly Meeting: No meeting as everyone is trying to finish holiday projects.