Quilt Guild Programs

Below is a list of the current quilt guild programs I offer.  Most of my patterns can be offered as guild workshops as well.  The Brickyard pattern is a particularly great workshop because in most cases, the top can be finished in a day-long workshop!  Email me for pricing and additional information!

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History of Quilting in North Carolina

This is program based on the book, North Carolina Quilts through the NC Museum of History and my own wanderings. There are stories to be told of trends across the state and through time and stories to be told of the women who left a beautiful mark on the history of our state. The program includes a slide show and a trunk show of antique quilts that follow me home.

​What Was She Thinking?  
​Seeing What the Judge sees

Have you ever walked through a judged quilt show and wondered why one quilt won a ribbon and another one didn't?  Sometimes, from a viewer's standpoint, the decisions are obvious and sometimes, they make no sense at all.  During this program, I walk you through what happens on the judging floor for a quilt show and what the judge looks for in a prize winning quilt.  I critique my own work while you watch and hopefully, by the end of the program, help guild members feel more comfortable and encouraged to enter their quilts in your quilt show.

Bear Hug Quiltworks Trunk Show

For this program, I tell my story of how I became a quilter and bring my pattern samples and tell how they came about.  .There will be laughter and prizes!

​Calming the Chaos:  
​How we reclaimed my quilt studio

I am a borderline hoarder especially when it comes to fabric and quilting paraphernalia (okay...with pretty much everything). In this program,  I'll show you how, with the intervention of friend, we reclaimed my quilt studio. The before photos are kind of scary if you are a neat freak so be warned!  I'll give you the tips and tricks for organizing your sewing area.

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My "Gig" Calendar

January 11-12, 2019
The Quilting and Fiber Art Marketplace
Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center
1801 Nash Street
Sanford, NC 27330
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc.

January 17-20, 2019
Myrtle Beach Quilt Party
Double Tree Resort
3200 South Ocean Blvd
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc.

January 25-26, 2019
Quilting and Needle Arts Extravaganza
Statesville Civic Center
300 South Center Street
Statesville, NC 28677
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc in the Sew Original booth.

February 7, 2019
Gate City Quilt Guild
New Garden Friends Meeting
801 New Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 
History of Quilting in North Carolina

March 14, 2019
Catawba Quilt Guild
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
547 6th Street NW, Hickory, NC 28601
History of Quilting in North Carolina and Bear Hug Quiltworks Trunk Show

March 27-30, 2019
Lancaster Quilt Show
Double Tree Resort
2400 Willow Street Pike
Lancaster, PA
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc

May 17, 2019
Sweet Union Quilt Guild
Monroe Fire Station #4
3907 Old Charlotte Hwy
Monroe, NC
Trunk Show

June 3, 2019
Heart of the Triad Quilt Guild
Swisher Center, Kernersville
Program: TBD

June 20, 2019
Western Carolina Quilt Guild
Grace Lutheran Church
Hendersonville, NC
Program: "What Was She Thinking: Through the Eyes of a Quilt Judge"

July 26-27, 2019
Quilting and Fiber Arts Expo
Columbia, SC
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc

October 18-19, 2019
Cabarrus Quilters Guild Quilt Show
Concord City Club at Gibson Mill
325 McGill Avenue, Concord, NC 28027
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc

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