Creating a community of quilters to share ideas, develop skills and encourage the tradition of quilt making.

Welcome to the Common Threads Quilt Guild's website.  We are a group of people who have one thing in common--our love of quilts and the people who create them.  We would love for you to join us.  Please check out the About Us page for information on when and where we meet.

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Programs and Workshops

Here is a calendar of programs and workshops that I have scheduled so far.  If you would like to sign up for a workshop, please contact Sara Kelly.  We also have a new registration form that you can print and bring to the next meeting.  The form includes all the rules for signing up and cancelling of shows.  Be advised that any guest who come to the guild meeting when we have a paid speaker will be charged a $5 entrance fee.    Here's the registration form. 

Our meetings begin at 7:00 pm on the first Thursday of each month, however we have a one hour social time before that. 

August 5, 2010                            Installation of New Officers

August 7, 2010                            Postcard class by Sara Kelly

Fabric Postcards are a go!  Thanks to Angie Mendes-LeRoy, who found a free place for us, I (Sara Kelly) will be teaching a Fabric Postcard workshop on Saturday August 7 from 9 am to 1 pm in Trinity Hall, 470 Champion St. Lemoore.  The workshop will be free for Common Threads members and $20 to non-members.  Just bring as much as you can from the supply list.  Look for me, Sara Kelly, at the next meeting to sign up and get a supply list.  If lots of you join in, we can have a great fun swapping postcards at our monthly meetings. 

SUPPLIES:  Hardware:  Sewing machine (should have zigzag); Iron and ironing pad (small will do); Rotary cutter, ruler, and cutting pad; 90/14 topstitch needles

Software;  Fusible web (WonderUnder, Steam-a-Seam 2 Light)—1 sheet should do; One sheet of a very stiff stabilizer such as Peltex, Timtex, or stiffened felt;  Scraps of batting (minimum 5” x 7” in size)  One fat quarter of very light fabric for back of postcard;  One or more novelty fabrics with motifs or pictures you can fussy cut; Scraps of colorful fabrics; Tulle netting

Interesting bits of ribbons, yarns, trims, lace that can be sewn down A variety of sewing threads; any fiber art supplies you might want to play with; eg. Angelina, rubber stamps, fabric paint, glitter, glitter glue, foils, etc. 

FOR NEXT YEAR - HERE'S WHAT'S PLANNED SO FAR.  

September 2—Lecture by Terry Waldron

 September 4— Workshop by Terry Waldron, The Scavenger Hunt Art Quilt - http://www.terrywaldron.com/  

October 7—trunk show by Barbara Sindlinger

October 9—

December 2—will be the White Elephant Sale

January 6, 2011—Deb Karasik, lecture/ trunk show    http://debkarasik.com/index.php

January 8, 2011—Workshop with Deb Karaski on paper piecing.

February through July will be posted later.

August 4, 2011 will be installation of new officers and trunk show with Cindy Needham

August 6, 2011—Open Thread Bar class with Cindy Needham.        http://www.cindyneedham.com/

     For the latest General Meeting and Board Meeting minutes