San Fernando Valley Quilt Association

Lecture: Choosing Fabric with Confidence...and Some Quilts with Susan Bradshaw
2025-10-13 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Susan has worked at Quilt Emporium for many years and is always helping quilters choose fabrics. She will be giving some useful (& novel) advice in that regard and will be showing some of the quilts she made since she last spoke before the guild in 2016.
Below are two quilts that were accepted at national shows.
Location TBD as the Wilkinson Center (our usual meeting place) will be closed on October 13 for the holiday. Stay tuned.

Workshop: 3-D Folded & Padded Hexagons, Quilt & Bag with Rami Kim
2025-11-09 09:00 - 15:30 | Quilty Pleasures, 1555 Simi Town Center Way Unit #165, Simi Valley, CA, 93065, United States
A hallmark of convenience and comfort without sacrificing beauty, these “Hexie” pieces utilize Rami’s innovative “Quilt-As-You-Go” technique. Every step is completed by your sewing machine meaning you’ll no longer have to worry about achy hands or bulky quilting stitches. The sample “Hexie” quilts make use of gorgeous batik circles. By removing the hassles of cutting circles, this method redirects attention to the best part of the quilting process: watching a beautiful piece of art unfold before you!
In this workshop, you will create “Hexie” quilt and bag using this revolutionary, innovative technique. Every step is completed by your sewing machine, so no need for single ‘hand’ stitch or achy hands. Also the ‘Quilt-As-You-Go’ technique is used for whole projects.

The circles are folded and padded to make hexagons, and since the circles include built-in-backing, you do not need to add backing or lining once all the hexies are connected together by machine. No need to bind the quilt either. One by one, hexagons are folded, padded, quilted, and embellished with decorative threads and beads or iron-on crystals.

Lecture: Asian Designs in a Modern World with Rami Kim
2025-11-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Wilkinson Senior Center, 8956 Vanalden St, Northridge, CA, 91324, United States
Rami’s lecture is based on Rami’s third book, “Elegant Cotton, Wool, Silk Quilts,” which features a fusion of brand new Asian designs, with Western styles. With the current craze for Asian fabics and techniques, artists everywhere are eager to adopt something fresh and innovative. This lecture and trunk show will demonstrate many designs and concepts more than a few thousand years old, from the “Land of Morning Calm,” Korea. Quilts, wearable art, traditional costumes called “Hanbok,” bags, wrapping cloths called “Bojahgy” and many more items will be inspirational and practical projects for today’s needle artists.

SFVQA Holiday Party December 2025
2025-12-08 18:30 - 21:00 | St. James Presbyterian Church, 19414 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA, 91356, United States
It’s that time of the year again! Time to gather together to break bread, laugh, eat, and just enjoy each other’s company to celebrate the year.
There will be games, food, raffle baskets, fat quarter exchange, sock donation, holiday quilt exhibits, door prizes.
We’ll start earlier than usual – at 6:30 pm.
Dinner will be catered by Stonefire Grill: tri tip, chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, pear gorgonzola salad, nutty coleslaw, mac & cheese, and breadsticks.
Everyone please bring a dessert to share. Bring 3 fat quarters for the Left, Right & Center game. Bring another fat quarter for the fat quarter exchange. We’ll also have a Guess It Jar, so bring your keen mind.
We’ll have raffle baskets (mini-groups, can you donate one?), so bring some $$ for those tickets. We’ll be collecting socks to donate to local shelters as we have in the past. If you have a holiday quilt, please bring that to display.
We can’t wait to come together to enjoy food, fun, company, & merriment!

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Boutique Stitch-Up Day
2026-01-11 09:00 - 15:30 | Quilting for Community, 21706 Devonshire St, Chatsworth, CA, 91311, United States
Let’s get together, share some laughs and sew with a purpose. Bring your creative projects and help stock our boutique at the quilt show with unique sellable handmade items. We’re going to gather at Quilting for Community to work on these projects to sell at the boutique. Items that sell well are:
Table runners
Fabric bowls
Zipper pouches
Soft eye glasses cases
Small to medium sized quilts
But you can bring your own special ideas too!
Come join the fun as we gather together to inspire each other to create fun things to sell.
NO CHARGE!

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Lecture: Chloe Cumbow, "Quilt Reflections, Responses, & Fabric Rescues"
2026-01-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Wilkinson Senior Center, 8956 Vanalden St, Northridge, CA, 91324, United States
Chloe currently is a volunteer and teacher at Quilting for Community (Q4C). She’s been a quilter for 50 years and is also a painter, metalsmither, former fabric and needlework shop owner, as well as a former quilt guild president in Massachusetts. She has exhibited some of the quilts you will see all over New England, New York, Texas, and South Africa. Chloe “rescues” fabric and makes quilts in response to world events. She is going to share some of those fabric rescues she’s turned into quilts and the stories behind them. After all, art often helps us express and process our emotions and helps us find connection and hope when life gets tough. In her presentation, Chloe hopes to encourage everyone to find their own voice to express their creativity and response to life events. Chloe currently teaches beginners to quilt at Q4C.

Workshop: Strip Pieced Mariner's Compass Basics with Robin Ruth
2026-02-08 09:00 - 15:30 | Quilting for Community, 21706 Devonshire St, Chatsworth, CA, 91311, United States
Have you ever wanted to make a Mariner’s Compass block but were too intimidated? Not a fan of paper piecing or using tedious templates? You’ll love this class for learning how to make 16-point compass blocks in 16 different sizes using Robin’s design rulers and strip-piecing method.
In this workshop, Robin will give a detailed overview of the modern technique and projects using her system of rulers, books, and patterns for Strip Pieced Mariner’s Compass blocks and variations. You’ll learn all the basics for making either a Skinny Robin or Fat Robin Mariner’s Compass block. She brings the Mariner’s Compass block into the 21st century with her modern technique. She will also show us projects and different ways for you to create your own modern mariner’s compass project. You’ll be making one of the blocks featured above, but here’s a sample of what you can create once you learn the basics! You’ll be amazed at the variety of projects that can be created!
Skill level: Intermediate
Also note this class will be held at Quilting for Community in Chatsworth and Robin will have her rulers available for sale.

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Lecture: Robin Ruth, "Modern Mariner's Compass, Strip Pieced!"
2026-02-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Wilkinson Senior Center, 8956 Vanalden St, Northridge, CA, 91324, United States
Robin Ruth is a celebrated quilter and author known for her expertise in creating Mariner’s Compass quilts without paper piecing. Her revolutionary approach to this traditional block has inspired many quilters to explore new techniques and push the boundaries of their craft. Through her books and workshops, Robin shares her knowledge and passion for quilting, helping others to achieve precision and accuracy in their own projects.
Her interest in Mariner Compasses began in 1992 when her husband became a Naval Officer in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She wanted to celebrate with a Mariner Compass quilt and discovered a better way than paper piecing. Her approach to the famously complicated compass block is surprisingly simple. But also, her unique aesthetic sing bright fabrics (Including Kaffe Fasset fabric lines) yield novel and unique quilts.
Robin Ruth’s quilts are a testament to her skill and dedication to her craft. Her Mariner’s Compass designs are particularly renowned for their intricate detail and precision. She recently was the featured quilter at the 2025 Washington State Quilters Quilt Show and was featured in the December 1029 Love of Quilting magazine. Robin continues to inspire and educate quilters of all levels, encouraging creativity and innovation in their work and offering fresh perspectives on traditional techniques.

Local Sleep-at-Home Retreat at Quilty Pleasures Feb 20-22, 2026
2026-02-20 - 2026-02-22 | Quilty Pleasures, 1555 Simi Town Center Way Unit #165, Simi Valley, CA, 93065, 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.
You’ll be able to sew from sun up to sun down and beyond, and there’s plenty of restaurants and food options within walking distance in the Town Center ~ or you can bring your own food.
For all 3 days:
Members: $50
Non-Members: $60
Need minimum of 9 attendees or it will be cancelled.

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Lecture (Zoom) Teresa Duryea Wong, "Sewing & Survival, Native American Quilts 1880-2022"
2026-03-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
more info to come

Lecture: Gwen Weedon, "25 years as a Quilt Artist"
2026-04-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Wilkinson Senior Center, 8956 Vanalden St, Northridge, CA, 91324, United States

Ice Cream Social & 44th Birthday Party!
2026-05-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Wilkinson Senior Center, 8956 Vanalden St, Northridge, CA, 91324, United States
