Meetings

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

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).

Next guild meeting: April 2, 2024

April 2, 2024
TIME: 6:00 PM SOCIAL TIME
6:30 PM MEETING START
Location: Beth Shalom
Program: Scrap Overload: 4 Methods to USE Your Scraps - Lori Dickman

APRIL 2, 2024 PROGRAM

“Scrap Overload: Four Methods to USE Up Your Scraps   

On Tuesday April 2, 2024, Lori Dickman will present a talk titled “Scrap Overload: 4 Methods to USE Your Scraps” Lori recommends that your watch her YouTube lecture “Speedy Solutions Techniques” prior to the lecture. With the information contained in the video and the lecture you will be well on your way to getting your stash ready to make gorgeous quilts! Lori will have some of her books and patterns available for sale. Lori’s website is https://quiltingwithlori.com.

LORI DICKMAN WORKSHOP

Photo credit: Lori Dickman

There will be a half-day workshop on Wed April 3 from 9-noon titled: Scrap Up Your Stash - the Speedy Way. Grab your scraps and get ready to get organized! During this workshop, Lori teaches her Speedy Solutions techniques as she shows how to cut, sort, organize and store your scrap stash. Students will learn Lori’s “First Scrapping Rule,” her techniques on how to handle bias scraps and selvages, students will learn the importance of cutting template scraps and strip stashes. The $30 fee includes the cost of the required book. Please invite your friends and guests.

Click the link for more information and a link to register.

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.