Glendale Quilt Guild, Inc.

This beautiful garden of hexi flowers was made by GQG Member Kate U. Swipe over for close-ups. Each hexagon was sandwiched with batting and hand sewn before being joined to the others. #glendalequiltguild #hexagon #hexagonquilt #hexagonquilts #quiltsinthesnow #quilts #handmadequilt

Fiber Art Frenzy workshop Saturday May 15 9am-12noon with Brandy Maslowski. Brandy will teach us fiber art techniques through the creation of gift bags for bottles shaped to fit oblong bottles such as those used for olive oil and wine. The beauty is that you can take what you learn and design creative gift bags of different sizes and uses. Fee $30. Register on Bookwhen https://bookwhen.com/gqgregister

Does the prospect of having to decide what machine needle to use with this thread for that project fill you with dread?! Fear no more..Terri Sontra will answer all these questions and more this Wednesday evening in her presentation "Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know About Sewing Needles...but Were Too Afraid to ASK" Join us Wednesday May 12. Program will start promptly at 6:30pm via Zoom with business meeting to follow. Zoom link will be sent by email blast this week. Or you can email [email protected] and someone will send you the link

Paisleys and Homespun is Kathi Coleman Wilson’s 18th quilt made for Loving Hands this year. She incorporates blocks donated by others in her pretty arrangements. She has pledged to complete one per week this year. #glendalequiltguild #lovinghands #lovinghandsquilts #patchworkquilt #quiltinthewild #patchwork #orphanblockquilt

Roses and quilts, two heartwarming things to compliment one another. This pretty quilt was donated to GQG’s Loving Hands arm. #glendalequiltguild #lovinghands #lovinghandsquilts #quiltsinthegarden #prettyquilt #quiltlove #quiltsandflowers

This quilt was given to our Loving Hands division. #glendalequiltguild #lovinghands #lovinghandsquilts #patchworkquilt #quilting #quiltsinthegarden #quiltsoutside #quilt

Number 8 of 52 for Kathi Coleman Wilson’s 2021 quilt a week for charity challenge. She is salvaging orphan blocks, adding bits and pieces, and turning them into finished quilts for our guild’s Loving Hands work. This quilt is called Evening in Beijing.#glendalequiltguild #lovinghands #quiltsforcharity #quilting #quiltsfromorphanblocks #quiltingufos

Here is another pretty quilt demonstrating the value of scrapssave, use, enjoy! #glendalequiltguild #scrapquilt #scrapquiltsarethebest #quiltsofinstagram #patchworkquilt #scrapquilting #scrapquilts

Guild member Homa A. did this lovely quilting in a class our guild hosted with teacher Jill Schumacher. #glendalequiltguild #quilting #quiltedstar #wholeclothquilting #wholeclothquilt

Adorable and practical this zippered pouch was made by GQG Member Ibby R. It’s perfect for storing project supplies. Swipe to see details. #glendalequiltguild #pouch #zipperedpouch #handmadepouch #embroiderybag

Join us for a relaxed day of sewing, talking, sharing tips. Stay as little or as long as you’d like. Interested quilted please email us. Guests are welcome and currently free. #glendalequiltguild #sewtogether #quiltingismytherapy #quilttogether

Pathfinder star blocks are GQG’s March BOM. These are by Guild members 1) Kathy F. and 2) Kathi W. The pattern is linked in our bio and free from MCCall’s Quilting. #glendalequiltguild #starblock #starblocks #blockofthemonth #patchwork #patchworkblock

GQG Member Cindy A. fashioned her scraps into this lovely, autumnal tribute. She quilted the front, put a zipper in the back, and inserted a 20 pillow form from IKEA. What an inviting spot to sit down and enjoy cooler days! #glendalequiltguild #quiltedpillows #quiltedpillowsofinstagram #falldecorations #decorativepillows #ikeahome #ikeadecor

This wonderful cabinet of poison bottles was created by GQG Member Kathy F. She is still adding embellishments, but we couldn’t wait to share it. Thanks again to Misty Cole for the fun Poison Bottle Workshop. Watch for more mysterious brews to appear here in the coming days. #glendalequiltguild #appliqué #appliquequilt #poisonbottlequilt #pickyourbraindesigns @playmyste4me @fogelkathy

Join us for a relaxing day of quilting and talking this Wednesday, October 28, from 9:30-4:00pm PDT. We will be joined by Quilter Diane Harris at 10:00am, whose quilt is pictured here. She is stopping by to tell us about her upcoming talk, Make Extraordinary Scrap Quilts, which will be held on Nov. 11, 6:30pm at the GQG General Meeting. She will also share information about her workshop, Color, Contrast and Cohesion, which the guild is hosting on Nov. 14. Zoom information... for the virtual sew will be in this week’s email blast for members. Currently, guests are welcome for free at our virtual sew and general meeting, but need to email us ahead. Guests can also participate in our workshops. Fees and registration are on our website. All links are in our bio. Come share in our quilting fun! #glendalequiltguild #dianeharris #quilting #scrapquilt See more

This stunning Coming Home quilt was made by GQG Member Lynn D. @droegelynn It was the 2019 Block of the Month project designed by Sarah Fielke @sfielke. Lynn’s version is bright and cheerfuljust the way she likes it! #glendalequiltguild #sarahfielkebom2019 #housequiltsofinstagram #cominghomequilt

The rag quilt on the left and the great pile of tops with matching backs on the right were made by Marie W. and Anne W. for Loving Hands. They pooled their Christmas fabrics to complete 12 holiday quilts, plus two brights (swipe to see), and the rag quilt. Now other volunteers will quilt and bind the tops, and finally they will be donated. This is how we work together and care for each other . #glendalequiltguild #lovinghands #patchworkquilt #quiltinglove

Wash Your Hands is a good reminder at any time. This fun wall hanging was made by GQG Member Denise K. @dab558092 from a pattern designed by Dawn Cavanaugh of Rockin’ Bobbin Quilting @dawnmcavanaugh #glendalequiltguild #applique #wallhanging

Holiday Block Exchange for GQG members. Make some glittering stars to brighten your New Year. Put together 9 blocks, keep 1 and drop the other 8 off at WAC on Dec. 4. Two weeks later on Dec. 18 you will be able to pick up a set of 8 different stars. If you want to make two different sets, you can keep one star block from each and exchange the other 16. Long distance members please email us for info on how to participate. The pattern is linked in our profile along with a link for a paper piecing version. #glendalequiltguild #quilting #starquiltblock

After finishing this baby quilt, GQG Member Leah B. made a teddy bear quilt with the leftover fabric. She donated both to our philanthropic arm, Loving Hands. #glendalequiltguild #quiltsofinstagram #quilting #quiltinglove

We had fun yesterday with Misty Cole creating our own poison bottles. Wonderful to see everyone's creativity and being together. AND the Dodgers won! forcing game 7 today. What could be better -sewing and baseball. Our thanks to Misty Cole for a wonderful workshop. You can find her at www.mistycole.com.

Here are GQG Member Tim S.’s Poison Bottle blocks. They were made yesterday in our workshop taught by Misty Cole @playmyste4me. More of these wicked brews might appear on member quilt tops in the days ahead. We had fun concocting them! #glendalequiltguild #halloweenquiltblock #poisonbottlequilt #fusibleapplique

These quilts were made by Cindy A. using techniques she learned in the guild’s Yikes, Stripes! Class which was taught by GQG Member Elke Miyahara. Cindy is donating them all to Loving Hands. The two little ones are teddy bear quilts. They will be given to the Shriners Hospitals for Children where children being treated receive a teddy bear and a quilt to keep it warm. #glendalequiltguild #quiltsofinstagram #stripedquilts #shrinershospitalsforchildren

Welcome to Misty Cole. Misty is a quilter and educator. In her work she mixes traditional hand techniques with machine techniques, hand applique with fusibles and hand dyes with commercial fabrics and batiks. Many of these techniques she will share with us on Wednesday evening when she talks with us about the Poison Bottle Quilt she designed and their fascinating history. AND THAT IS NOT ALL! Come join Misty and the rest of us for Saturdays (10/17) workshop where we will ...learn Misty's techniques using fusible appliques and different embellishements to make our OWN poison bottle quilt. Just in time for Halloween!! Details about how to connect to Wednesday's General Meeting via Zoom are in the Newsletter and upcoming email blast. Or email [email protected] for the info. Everything gets started at 6:30pm Wednesday. Register for the poison bottle workshop via Zoom through Bookwhen at this link: https://bookwhen.com/gqgregister Workshop cost $50.00 which includes the $10 fee for all poison bottle patterns. Supply list and patterns will be sent once registration is complete.

GQG Member Marie W. @mehitabelw hung this out to celebrate July 4th when it was still just a top. It dazzled then, but it’s even more impressive finished. Swipe to see the the quilted stars and anchors. #glendalequiltguild #quilts #quiltsofinstagram #redwhiteandblue #redwhiteandbluequilts #patchworkquilt

Finish up your spooky quilts and join the GQG Halloween House Drive-by on Oct. 30th. See the newsletter for details and add your home to the list. This block was designed by Leila F. @leila.rosie and is part of a family pumpkin quilt being made by member Rebecca F. @bluecattails #glendalequiltguild #halloweenquiltblock #halloweenquilt #appliqué #halloweenapplique #pumpkinquilt