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!

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.

My "Gig" Calendar

January 12-13, 2018
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 18-21, 2018
Myrtle Beach Quilt Party
Sea Trail Golf & Resort Center
211 Clubhouse Road
Sunset Beach, NC 28468
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc.

January 26-7, 2018
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 9, 2017
Piedmont Quilters Guild
Starmount Presbyterian Church
3501 West Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27403
Trunk Show

February 21-25, 2018
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
Hampton Roads Convention Center
1610 Coliseum Drive
Hampton, VA 23666
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc

March 2, 2018
Wish Upon a Quilt Retreat
The Brookstown Inn
200 Brookstown Ave
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Workshop

March 12, 2018
Forsyth Piecers & Quilters Quilt Guild
Parkway Presbyterian Church
1000 Yorkshire Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Trunk Show

March 17, 2018
Forsyth Piecers & Quilters Quilt Guild
Parkway Presbyterian Church
1000 Yorkshire Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Workshop

March 19-25, 2018
Lancaster Quilt Show
The Continental Inn
Lancaster, PA
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc

April 2, 2018
Greensboro Modern Quilt Guild
Greensboro, NC
Trunk Show

April 9, 2018
Mooresville Quilters Guild
Mooresville, NC
Program: "Calming the Chaos"

April 19, 2018
Roanoke Modern Quilt Guild
Roanoke, VA
Program: "Calming the Chaos"

May 2, 2018
Salisbury-Rowan Quilt Guild
Salisbury, NC
Judging

May 4-5, 2018
Salisbury-Rowan Quilt Guild
Salisbury, NC
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc

May 10, 2018
High Point Quilt Guild
High Point, NC
Program: "History of Quilting in NC"

May 14-15, 2018
Floyd Quilt Guild
Floyd, VA
Judging

June 18, 2018
Durham-Orange Quilters Guild
St. Thomas More Friends and Family Hall
940 Carmichael Street Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Program: "Calming the Chaos"

July 19-21, 2018
Quilting and Fiber Arts Expo
Columbia, SC
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc

August 2, 2018
Randolph Quilters Guild
Asheboro, NC
Program: "Calming the Chaos"

August 7, 2018
The Quilting Party
St Michael Lutheran Church
2308 Merrimac Road
Blacksburg, Va
Program TBD

September 7, 2018
Wilkes Quilters Guild Quilt Show
North Wilkesboro, NC
Judging

September 10-11, 2018
Cabarrus Quilters Guild
Concord, NC
Program: "What Was She Thinking: What the Judge Sees"
Workshop: Brickyard

Septmber 13, 2018
Pinehurst Quilt Guild
Pinehurst, NC
Judging

October 11-13, 2018
Catawba Quilters Guild Quilt Show
Hickory, NC
Vendor selling my patterns, kits, fabrics, etc

October 16, 2018
Certerpiece Quilters Guild
Mooresville, NC
Judging