Meetings

Meetings are generally held on the first Tuesday of each month.
Meeting Location: Beth Shalom Congregation, 3750 E. 3rd Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47401.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION BY BETH SHALOM

Be aware of major construction at the intersection of 3rd Street and Smith Rd that will continue through August. Road work will impact access to Beth Shalom's parking lot, with Smith Rd closed, sometimes from the north and sometimes from the south. Traffic will also get backed up more than usual. Alternative parking can always be found at University Baptist Church, just west of Beth Shalom, and a short walk across the footbridge that separates the two properties.

Currently, vehicles cannot turn from Third Street (SR 46) onto South Smith Road (or vice versa). Instead, INDOT recommends that visitors reach the Beth Shalom parking lot by driving north on Smith Road. Unfortunately, the large barricades and “Road Closed” signage at the intersection of Smith Road and Hagan Street makes it seem like you cannot get into the parking lot. That is not the case! You are permitted to drive around the barricades near Hagan to park at Beth Shalom. Please go slowly and use caution, as not all drivers are aware of the new traffic pattern.

In-person meetings: Guests are invited to attend up to two meetings before being asked to join.

If you haven’t paid your dues yet this year, pay online or register by mail (PDF).

MAY 2024

Photo Credit: Kelly Young

At our May 7 meeting, Kelly Young, author, quilt teacher, and designer from west Tennessee, will present a lecture and trunk show. Her lecture has great ideas for making your scraps work with “structured improvisation” and she promises the mood will be light and fun! For more information, go to www.myquiltinfatuation.com.

The following day, May 8, Kelly will lead a full day workshop. Class will begin by learning how to piece your own scraps using the three methods for improv piecing outlined in Kelly’s book Scrappy Improv Quilting. These methods allow you to use plenty of larger pieces (even though all of the pieces in the finished quilt appear tiny!). Then, you’ll incorporate those happy, scrappy blocks into a fun quilt pattern called Churn, Churn, Churn.