Presented by the San Fernando Valley Quilt Association and Valley Quiltmakers Guild This is an indoor event featuring a variety of vendors and unique handmade craft items. There will be something for everyone! Table runners, quilts, holiday items, jewelry, kitchen items, decorations, coasters, fabric bowls, bags, sewing items, and more. Come see for yourself. Location: […]
Since we don't have an official workshop scheduled for this month, we've set up a Sunday Sew Day at Quilty Pleasures for Sunday, November 12, 2023, from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The cost is $15. Bring your UFO's, projects for holiday gifts or next year's Boutique, any projects that might be giving you grief that you […]
OUR HOLIDAY BASH IS HAPPENING MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2023 Cost: $35 Location: St James Presbyterian Church, where we’ve been the last few months: 19414 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana 91356 Start time: 6:30 p.m. Menu: Stonefire Grill More options this year! Garlic Pepper Tri tip, Mesquite BBQ chicken breast, BBQ chopped salad w/ avocado (vegetarian), Garlic mashed potatoes […]
The mission of the California Heritage Quilt Project was established at its inception in 1984 and remains relevant to this day. Its mission is: to seek out and record the history of California quilts and quiltmakers; to foster conservation and preservation of California's quilt heritage; to increase public awareness and appreciation of quilts; and to […]
How would you like three days of uninterrupted, non-stop sewing without the hassle and expense of driving or flying to a distant city? Or having to clean your project off the dining room table each night at home? Not only that, but you'll have the comfort of sleeping in your own bed each night! And […]
Lilo Bowman has worked as a floral designer, translator, tour guide, wedding planner, and is now editor-in-chief of TheQuiltShow.com. Her work has been varied, often challenging, but always creative. Since early childhood, she has been instilled with the desire for and love of doing something with your hands, learned by observing the varied and beautiful […]
For twenty years, Shelley has been creating Cathedral Window Quilts entirely by machine. In this workshop you will learn to make a Cathedral Window quilt completely by machine using three-dimensional piecing. First you will learn the basic elements: squares, triangles, and an X and O block. Then we will put it all together in the […]
How would you like three days of uninterrupted, non-stop sewing without the hassle and expense of driving or flying to a distant city? Or having to clean your project off the dining room table each night at home? Not only that, but you’ll have the comfort of sleeping in your own bed each night! And […]
Officer elections and an evening of socializing. Details TBD.
Installation of officers followed by talk by Julie, Melanie, and Sandy describing the World of Quilts tour they took last September to France to the European Patchwork Meeting and other textile points of interest. More details to come!
San Fernando Valley Quilt Association – THIRD annual retreat is set for Thursday, June 20 – Sunday, June 23, 2024 at the Vina de Lestonnac Retreat Center in Temecula. This is a great opportunity to be with friends as you work on your own unfinished projects or begin something new. Enjoy days and nights of […]
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. […]