Sewing Machine Maintenance Basics with Tim Brown of Kingdom Sewing

Kingdom Sewing & Vacuum Center 1790 E Los Angeles Ave Unit D, Simi Valley, CA, United States

Tim Brown of Kingdom Sewing Machine Center in Simi Valley is teaching a basic sewing machine maintenance workshop.  This workshop is for all machines Tim bought Kingdom Sewing in Northridge back in the 80's when they sold mainly vacuums, but he started to sell more sewing machines than vacuums which is still the case today. […]

August 11, 2024 Sunday Sew Day

Sewing Machine Warehouse 16214 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA, United States

Since we don’t have an official workshop scheduled for this month, we’ve set up a Sunday Sew Day at Sewing Machine Warehouse for Sunday, August 11, 2024, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The cost is $15. Bring your UFO’s, projects for holiday gifts or upcoming boutiques or quilt shows, any projects that might be giving you […]

Lecture: Art Quilts Demystified with Sue Rasmussen

Wilkinson Senior Center 8956 Vanalden St, Northridge, CA, United States

Sue, a charter member of our Association, has been quilting 50 years since she was in high school. Sue’s first hundred quilts were mostly traditional until she was exposed to art quilt teachers and friends who suggested trying different techniques in her quilting. Sue is a professional and international Quilt Teacher, giving lectures and workshops […]

Two Fabric Bargello Workshop with Yvonne Phenicie

Quilty Pleasures 1555 Simi Town Center Way Unit #165, Simi Valley, CA, United States

Yvonne’s class is Two Fabric Bargello, using an ombré fabric and a contrast fabric.  Yvonne says it's super easy and lots of fun!   Ombre fabric is usually a solid fabric, blending from light to dark. A bargello design is made using a focus fabric, inserted in the ombre and as borders and binding. The focus […]

Lecture: Yvonne Phenicie, “This is Me (& My Quilts)”

Wilkinson Senior Center 8956 Vanalden St, Northridge, CA, United States

Yvonne, of Inspire Quilts, hails from Northern California, Colusa to be exact.  She will share her passion for quilting and about her quilt teaching journey.  She specializes in Challenge Quilts, round robins, block exchanges, and all the different things you can do with them.  She'll be bringing 25-30 quilts with her to share.   Her most […]

Local Sleep-at-Home Retreat, Sept 27-29, 2024

Quilty Pleasures 1555 Simi Town Center Way Unit #165, Simi Valley, CA, United States

Three days of uninterrupted, non-stop sewing at Quilty Pleasures! You’ll enjoy the comfort of sleeping in your own bed each night!  And the camaraderie of friends and fellow quilters to inspire and motivate you to make progress on your projects. It's our third local retreat at Quilty Pleasures in Simi Valley this year. You’ll be […]

Workshop: Scrappy Appliqué with Kristie Naranjo

Quilty Pleasures 1555 Simi Town Center Way Unit #165, Simi Valley, CA, United States

In this workshop, you will learn a one of a kind technique called Scrappy Appliqué.  There are a lot of creative possibilities with Scrappy Appliqué so that no two projects ever look alike.  It's fun and easy to pick up for beginners, but interesting enough for advanced quilters alike.  Whether you're new to appliqué, or […]

Lecture: Scrappy Appliqué with Kristie Naranjo

St. James Presbyterian Church 19414 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA, United States

Kristie is a quilt teacher certified in teaching the Scrappy Appliqué technique developed by Shannon Brinkley. Her main goal in sharing her love of quilting with others is to help them feel confident and comfortable to do anything with the skills they currently have.  She will be sharing the Scrappy Appliqué method as well as […]

Sunday Sew Day, Nov. 3, 2024

Sewing Machine Warehouse 16214 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA, United States

Although we have an official workshop scheduled for this month, we’ve also set up a Sunday Sew Day at Sewing Machine Warehouse for Sunday, November 3, 2024, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The cost is $15. Bring your UFO’s, projects for holiday gifts or upcoming boutiques or quilt shows, any projects that might be giving you […]

Reverse Appliqué Workshop with Karen Van Den Brink

Quilty Pleasures 1555 Simi Town Center Way Unit #165, Simi Valley, CA, United States

Our own Karen Van Den Brink has offered to share her knowledge and talent to teach us Reverse Appliqué.  For reverse applique, the fabric is layered and the top fabric is cut away and stitched in place to reveal the design. The fabric can be used in many layers to create complex designs. The top […]

Lecture: Alicia Campbell, “Batting, Batting, & More Batting, Which One Should I Chose?”

St. James Presbyterian Church 19414 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA, United States

Better known as The Batty Lady to anyone who's frequented local quilt shows like Road to California probably at some point as encountered Alicia.  Alicia learned to hand quilt from her grandmother when she was in elementary school. She quilted until her second son was born and then took a hiatus while her three children […]