River City Quilters' Guild

November 18 Workshop: 9 - 4 via Zoom! NON-MEMBERS WELCOME! Julia McLeod of Silk and Salvage teaches "The Basics of Working with Silks in Quilts." Learn two methods for piecing with silks and a burn test to determine fabric content. See Julia's YouTube video describing this workshop: https://youtu.be/MwkdimCz9Ko Cost $37! For more info and to sign up use this link: https://www.rivercityquilters.org/silkandsalvage.html

Our October presenters, The Material Girlfriends, are featured on this week's Missouri Star Quilt Co tutorial. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7-54zA8edc

We meet every third Tuesday of each month via Zoom! Beginning next month meetings will start at 6:30 PM. Please join us! Selected slides from our entertaining Guild meeting last night (10/20/20) are below.

Update: There is still time to sign up for our October workshop and there is a beautiful new colorway/option for the Confetti Hunter Star quilt - see first photo below. On Wednesday, Oct 21 the Material Girlfriends present (via zoom) "Confetti Hunter Star Workshop." Learn a revolutionary technique that super simplifies the cutting and piecing of the Hunter Star Block with NO "Y" seams and no special rulers!! The workshop requires a mailed pattern so please sign-up before Oct 6th if you'd like to join us. Cost $37 + $5 pattern (+$1 mailing). For more info : https://www.rivercityquilters.org/material-girlfriends.html

Korey Chase is at Swifty Stitches today (Saturday October 3, 2020) until 4 PM selling Opportunity Tickets. Please stop by and help support our Guild. Swifty Stiches is at 9045 Fair Oaks Blvd, Ste D, Carmichael, CA 95608. A ticket provides a chance to win the Opportunity Quilt OR an Empty Spools Seminar for either 2021 or 2022 at Asilomar, CA. The seminar features instruction from national and internationally renown teachers and is a $1,800 value. Ticket prices are: 1 Ticke...t for $1 6 Tickets for $5 30 Tickets for $20 Please check the Guild's website (https://www.rivercityquilters.org/) for the downloadable form We can take Cash, Square, Check or Money Orders in person, Check or Money order ONLY by mail.

October Guild Zoom meeting (October 20) features the Material Girlfriends hilariously helping us to overcome quilting disasters! On Wednesday, Oct 21 they present (via zoom) "Confetti Hunter Star Workshop." Learn a revolutionary technique that super simplifies the cutting and piecing of the Hunter Star Block with NO "Y" seams and no special rulers!! The workshop requires a mailed pattern so please sign-up before Oct 6th if you'd like to join us. Cost $37 + $5 pattern (+$1 mailing). For more info : https://www.rivercityquilters.org/material-girlfriends.html

Here are the slides from our last Guild Meeting held via Zoom on Tuesday, September 15. [Please note slides are edited for Facebook publication with some identifying info removed.] Please join us for future meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. For information on how to join see: https://www.rivercityquilters.org/join-the-guild.html

Members, please note this is happening tomorrow!! The second Community Service Drop Off - Pick Up Event will happen this Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, from 9 am to noon at Kris Kerr’s home in Carmichael. (Her address is in the members’ directory.) You can pick up a kit to make a quilt top, a quilt to bind or quilt. Shown here are a few recently completed community service quilts that were made collaboratively by Guild members. The last two slides are our 2020 Opportunity Quilt & info about the Asilomar opportunity. Tickets will be available at this event as well. See you there!

Guild Members don't forget: Free Zoom workshop for Guild members on September 16: Kim Brownell is teaching "Scrap Quilt Ornament" Workshop - a fun class where you'll learn to use your scraps and make some gifts at the same time! You will be using scraps of cotton and/or fancy fabrics to make a wonderful 3" x 3" collage quilt. Adorn it with fun trims and embellishments, then attach it to a hanger. It is the perfect size to hang on your Christmas tree or display on an ornament hanger. For more information including how to signup: https://www.rivercityquilters.org/kim-brownell.html Current RCQG members only. Space limited.

Here are Community Service quilts as well as Sew & Show that were shown at last night's Guild meeting (held via Zoom!) Thank you to all our talented contributors! [Posted by Brenda Perry, Program Chair]

In case you missed our great Guild Meeting (held via Zoom) last night, you can see the SPEQS (Society for the Prevention and Eradication of Quilts Stalled) slides below! Thank you to everyone who sent in photos of such beautiful work! [posted by Brenda Perry, Program Chair]