South Bay Quilters Guild

This 100 year old WWII Veteran received one of our Wounded Warrior quilts on July 4th. He was “truly touched and loves his quilt”. We get many requests for panel quilts for Vets in our area that are deserving of special recognition and they are a great morale boost. The Guild has a long history of participating in the Wounded Warriors Quilt Project, and has donated more than 1,000 quilts over the years! We gladly accept donations. For more information about our community service projects, please visit our website: https://southbayquiltersguild.org/community-services---our-projects--initiatives.html

Feb. 22 & 23, 2025: Annual Quilt Show. Open to the public, this is a “no miss” event and it will be here before you know it!

WORKSHOP: September 18th & 25th, 10am-1pm: Circle & Curves Sampler” with Maria Shell via ZOOM. You will learn ways to improvisationally piece a circle and/or curve, and leave class with a collection of curve quilt blocks to make a sampler. The class is split into 2 days so students can practice techniques and come back the second day with questions. $50 ($60 non-members). Sign up at the Workshop table or send an email to [email protected]. For a preview of Maria’s work, visit her website at https://mariashell.com/

GUILD MTG: August 20th. In-person & via Zoom: Redondo Beach Center for Spiritual Living, Richelieu Hall. 6pm doors open/6:45 meeting starts. Guests welcome for $5 (email: [email protected]). Local quilt artist/designer, Kena Dorsey, will share “The Big, the Bold, the Beautiful: Quilting with African Fabric”. Using modern, appliqué, and traditional patterns, Kena will share how these fabrics can be used to make a piece “shout with joy!” and give ideas for incorporating vivacious African wax prints into your quilt projects.

Look at the fabulous quilts members made & shared at the last meeting. WOW!

Scenes from the "Landscapes Made Easy" workshop with Alex Tsubota.

We have another Workshop for you in August! Join us for “Let’s make a Selfie Portrait” with Kena Dorsey on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at the Palos Verdes Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, Palos Verdes 90274. Learn Kena’s step-by-step process to create an original template and pattern based on a photograph. In this class, you will create a raw-edge appliqué based on your pattern. It should be a really fun way to learn something new for all skill levels. $50 ($60 non-members).
Contact Robin Fernandez at [email protected] to sign up. After you register, mail your check, payable to South Bay Quilters Guild, with the class name listed in the note section of the check to Robin Fernandez. For a preview of this workshop, visit Kena’s website: https://kenaquiltstudio.com/

MEMBERS!! We still have space in the FREE August Workshop: Christmas Stockings with Nadine Kirk – Saturday, August 17 - 10am to 2pm at the Lomita Library Community Room. Join us for a fun Saturday of making Strip Pieced Christmas Stockings. Nadine will show us how easy these are to make using the quilt-as-you-go process. Please bring your lunch and your holiday stash. The stockings are a community outreach program. Contact Robin Fernandez at [email protected] to register.

Our July 16th Guild meeting will be held both in person and via Zoom at the Redondo Beach Center for Spiritual Living, located at 907 K**b Hill Ave in Redondo Beach (at the corner of Prospect and K**b Hill), (Richelieu Hall entrance is through the parking lot).Doors open at 6 pm and the meeting starts at 6:45 pm. Guests are welcome for a fee of $5.

Our speaker this month is Jaimie Davis. At 7:00 pm, she will be speaking on “The History and Mystery of Baltimore Album Quilts.” The history of Baltimore album quilts is a look into America headed for a civil war through stories of women who made these quilts, learn about how the industrial revolution, the struggle over slavery, and the social and moral climate of the time contributed to this beautiful art form.

Jaimie Davis is an award-winning quilter who designs patterns, kits, and technique- based workshops.

Our 2025 Quilt Show Boutique Committee hard at work for next year's show! Let Pam Wilkerson or Rachelle LaCroix know if you want to help create boutique items for the Quilt Show..

Our June 18th Guild meeting will be held IN PERSON at the Redondo Beach Center for Spiritual Living, located at 907 K**b Hill Ave in Redondo Beach (at the corner of Prospect and K**b Hill), (Richelieu Hall). The Zoom portion of our meeting will be abbreviated after dinner and there will be no Free Table.

This meeting is our Annual Wrap-Up Party!
Just a reminder that this meeting is the annual potluck dinner and charity quilt tying. Please bring your favorite dish at 5:30 pm to share with other guild members.

Dinner will be served at 6 pm.

Tea, coffee, water, and utensils will be provided. Thank you for your generosity. See you there.

There is space available for a special repeat of Alex Tsubota's "Landscapes Made Easy" workshop that was sold out on June 1. It is being held on June 8 from 10 am to 4 pm at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church in Rolling Hills Estates and the cost is $50/members and $60/non-members, as well as an available kit to purchase from Alex. Email [email protected]

MEMBERS!! Free August Workshop: Christmas Stockings with Nadine Kirk – Saturday, August 17 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm – Lomita Library Community Room.

Join us for a fun Saturday of making Strip Pieced Christmas Stockings. Nadine will show us how easy these are to make using the quilt-as-you-go process. Please bring your lunch and your holiday stash.

You can email [email protected] to register. The stockings are a community outreach program.

Sadly, Quiltmania is shutting down. They've made the digital edition of their final issue available for free download until May 31. (Keep scrolling for the English downloads)

Here's the link:
https://free.quiltmania.com

Our May 21st Guild meeting will be held IN PERSON at the Redondo Beach Center for Spiritual Living, located at 907 K**b Hill Ave in Redondo Beach (at the corner of Prospect and K**b Hill), (Richelieu Hall). There will be a FREE table in April.

The May meeting will feature Alex Tsubota, speaking on “Landscapes - From Here to There.” Alex is an award-winning quilter who has exhibited quilts at the National Quilt Museum and was a winner at the Artichoke Festival in 2019. Alex will share her journey into landscape quilting and what inspires her.

Just a reminder - The Facilities Team arrives at 5:30 for set-up (sanitizing tables, placing signs, etc.). The doors open at 6:00 pm for the general membership. Unless you are helping the Facilities Team please remain outside until 6:00 pm. Thank you!

In April, eighteen students spent an enjoyable Saturday learning the basics of wool appliqué from Catherine Redford. In the morning we cut out, layered, and basted our pieces down, then whip-stitched around each piece. In the afternoon we learned 5 or 6 embroidery stitches, starting with the basics and advancing to fly, bullion, feather, and drizzle stitches, as well as beaded backstitch. If you ever have a chance to take a class from Catherine, you'll learn and laugh all day!

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Our March 19th Guild meeting will be held IN PERSON at the Redondo Beach Center for Spiritual Living, located at 907 K**b Hill Ave in Redondo Beach (at the corner of Prospect and K**b Hill), (Richelieu Hall). There will be NO FREE table in March and refreshments will be provided. This is our Quilt Show wrap up meeting both in-person and Zoom. Come see all the amazing winners!

The meeting starts at 6:45 pm and doors open at 6:00 pm. Guests are $5. Contact [email protected] for visitor information or to join us!

Our next Workshop will be on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at St Luke’s Presbyterian Church, 26825 Rolling Hills Rd, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274, from 10 AM to 4 PM, Catherine Redford will be teaching “Introduction to Wool Applique.”

Learn the techniques required for successful whip stitch wool appliqué while working on a small piece that can be finished into a needle case or pin cushion. You will learn beautiful embroidery stitches to embellish and add further dimension to your project. Join the workshop -- Catherine is an engaging and entertaining instructor!

There is a mandatory $35 kit - which will give you all the supplies necessary to finish the sampler, while learning a variety of stitches and decorative methods to use when doing wool applique.

We must have your payment to add you to any class list. You can register at our monthly meeting or send an email to: [email protected]. $50 ($60 non-members). After you register, mail your check, payable to South Bay Quilters Guild, with the class name listed on the note section of the check, to Robin Fernandez.

Here's a link to Catherine Redmond's blog with a peak at the project for our class!
https://catherineredford.com/a-good-start-to-the-year-road-to-california-2024/

Here's a challenge you might be interested in...

This year the challenge will feature Peach Fuzz, Pantone’s 2024 Color of the Year. They describe it as a “velvety gentle peach tone whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body, and soul.”

We’ve looked over all of our color cards, and listed some solid fabric equivalents below. Note that none of these are perfect matches, but they’re what we felt was closest to the Peach Fuzz fabric swatch we ordered from Pantone! You don’t have to use these specific shades, and you don’t have to use solids, but we hope this gives you a helpful reference point for this year’s color.

https://saroy.net/2024/03/announcing-the-2024-pantone-quilt-challenge/

Our March 19th Guild meeting will be held IN PERSON at the Redondo Beach Center for Spiritual Living, located at 907 K**b Hill Ave in Redondo Beach (at the corner of Prospect and K**b Hill), (Richelieu Hall). There will be NO FREE table in March and refreshments will be provided. This is our Quilt Show wrap up meeting both in-person and Zoom. Come see all the amazing winners!

The meeting starts at 6:45 pm and doors open at 6:00 pm. Guests are $5.

If you missed our annual quilt show, “It Takes a Village” this past weekend, join MA Couture Crafting as she walks through the show. Thank you MACC for visiting us again this year! You’re amazing!

Hang with me live at the 2024 South Bay Quilters Guild Quilt Show I'm in Torrance CA hang with me!LET'S CONNECT!Website: https://www.macouturecrafting.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MACoutureCraftingInstagram: https...

The Quilt Auction is tomorrow, SATURDAY, February 17 at 3:30 pm. Lots of beautiful quilts and it’s in person and Zoom, but you have to register by noon for Zoom.

https://southbayquiltersguild.org/live-auction.html

We’re ready for SBQG’s 2024 Quilt Show, "It Takes a Village." It definitely takes a village to put this show together! From checking in quilts, to hanging them, then setting up a special exhibit! Plus the vendors are hard at work getting their booths ready for customers this weekend. You can find jewelry, storage for jewelry or quilting supplies, quilting tools, quilting fabric, vintage textiles as well as raffle baskets and an SBQG boutique and consignment booth.

Hours are 10:00 to 4:00 on February 17 and 18. We’re at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center on Madrona and Torrance Blvd.

We are counting the days until our 2024 Quilt Show "It Takes a Village"! Come join us at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center on February 17 and 18 from 10 am to 4 pm both days.

Remember! The Quilt Auction is SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 AT 3:30 PM!

South Bay Quilters Guild next workshop is Saturday, February 24 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Palos Verdes Library. It will be Foundation Paper Piecing "SBQG by the Sea" taught by Anne Sonner. For more information contact Robin Fernandez at [email protected].

$50 for Members - $60 for Non-Members

The February 2022 guild meeting is Tuesday the 20th from 6:00-9:00PM at the Redondo Beach Center for Spiritual Living. The in person speaker is Ann Sonner, who will be speaking on "Vintage to Modern". Guests are $5.

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It's almost time for the South Bay Quilters Guild's 2024 QUILT SHOW! "It Takes a Village" is the theme of our show this year and the Opportunity Quilt is "Block Party". You can win the beautiful quilt by buying a raffle ticket for $1 or 6 for $5. The drawing is Sunday, February 18 at 4:00 pm.

We have beautiful quilts to see, a quilt auction on SATURDAY, February 17 at 3:30 pm, raffle baskets lots of great vendors. Click this link to get a printable flyer to get a discount on admission:https://southbayquiltersguild.org/uploads/1/2/1/2/121237680/2024_postcard.pdf