San Fernando Valley Quilt Association

Quilted Leather Tote Bag Workshop with Doug Sobel
2021-06-06 09:30 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Join us for a virtual workshop with Doug Sobel to create a unique finished quilted Leather Tote Bag.
This workshop will focus on teaching how to quilt and sew on leather to create a finished bag: 12″x14″x4″.
With guidance, you will learn how leather is different than cotton and what different but easy techniques are necessary to use.
We’ll begin with how to transfer the quilting design to the leather, then how-to free motion quilt it. You will also learn a multi-layer quilting technique that creates a more contoured effect which helps bring the project to life. You will learn to confidently sew leather to make a tote bag that is both beautiful and functional. Leather is a great material for quilting since it is the new cotton!
The choice of quilting designs will include designs for a beginning free motion quilter (the tulips below are for the beginner; hibiscus is for the beginner/intermediate; turtle design above is an advanced design). You may also use your own design, but please let Doug review the design to make any suggestions about how to quilt it.

The choices of leather colors are: Black, Red, Turquoise, Beige, Royal Blue and Medium Brown (see photo below for color samples).
Choices of color will be on a first come, first choice basis. You will need to make a first and second choice. Every effort will be made to accommodate your first choice, but if not, you will get your second choice.
This class requires you to purchase a kit for $40.00. If you are out of the San Fernando Valley area, there will be a shipping fee to get the kit to you in addition to the Workshop Registration fee and Kit fee.
Most leather is not suitable for quilting so the instructor will be purchasing the leather you will need. You may contact the instructor directly about your leather color choice. He can be contacted at: Doug@quilthero.com or give him a call (818) 999-9808.

Workshop: Applique the Easy Way Using Apliquick Method with Kathy McNeil
2021-05-16 09:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
Learn the easy, new Apliquick method of turned edges in a virtual workshop with Kathy McNeil. Let these adorable little owls teach you how easy applique can be with this new method that is sweeping the applique world using Apliquick tools. Each bird is created as a unit off block. You will learn to take small, complex pieces and easily turn them with these tools from Spain. You will use special interfacing for her template material. Edges will be swept over the interfacing and left in place, unlike freezer paper that has to be removed. The cost of the workshop is $40.00. Pay online or by check to Debi Drake.
The workshop requires the following items:
1) Apliquick tool kit (if you don’t already have it) for $58.00. The kit includes two stainless steel turning rods, 1 yard of Apliquick interfacing/template and a glue pen. Order online through Kathy’s website: https://www.kathymcneilquilts.com/
2) Pattern and Fabric kit: $20. Order this item when you register for the class. It will be distributed via pick up through the SFVQA. You can pay online or by check to Debi Drake.
*PLEASE NOTE: If you already own the Apliquick stainless steel turning rods, but need some of the other supplies required, you may also order them on Kathy’s website.

Quilting on Leather: Lecture by Doug Sobel
2021-05-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Doug Sobel is a published photographer, Leather artist, Quilter and Long Arm Quilt artist.
His journey in quilting started with “apprenticing” under his wife, Tova Sobel, over 25 years ago, helping her make quilting sandwiches, occasionally ripping out seams and helping with picking out fabrics. Over 7 years ago he started working on his own quilting, piecing tops and long arm quilting after the purchase of a Long Arm quilt machine. He continues to develop his free motion quilting skills which has garnered several ribbons.
In 2016, he met Cathy Wiggins who was the featured artist at Road to California. Her quilted leather art was a revelation as he saw how he could combine his love of quilting with his love of leather work. He now wants to teach other quilters the joy of quilting on leather.

Quilting for Health & Happiness: Lecture by Kathy McNeil
2021-04-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Kathy McNeil is an internationally award winning quilt artist, author, pattern designer, teacher and judge. Sharing tips has always been a hallmark of the quilting community. Kathy shares tips on design, construction and quilting from her 20 years of award winning work with a sense of humor and real scientific studies to support all the benefits to a creative quilting life. Quilting is not just fun-it’s good for you! Come learn how creativity in you work affects your joy in life. Free to Members (Why not join now?)

Crazy Cushion Workshop featuring Becky McDaniel
2021-03-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
[MEMBERS ONLY] This “Crazy Cushion” is paper pieced with 3 different designs: Star Jasmine, Pineapple, and Flying Geese. Becky will show you how to do paper piecing using a light box. This technique makes it so much easier to get the points perfect. This is a two day workshop, March 14 and March 28. This workshop is currently open to MEMBERS ONLY (join now!)

Applique Journey, Lecture presentation by Becky McDaniel
2021-03-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
During this lecture, Becky will talk about her “Applique Journey,” where she will discuss the several types of of applique she does in her projects. Becky was the recipient of the Judges Recognition Award for her My Circle Jubilee quilt at the Spring 2019 Paducah show. Her recognition continued by being published in AQ magazine and in the March 2020 in the AQ Calendar.

SFVQA Board Meeting Feb 2021
2021-02-23 19:00 - 21:00 | CA
This is a virtual meeting for board members only.

SFVQA General Membership Meeting Feb 2021
2021-02-08 19:00 - 21:00 | CA
This is a virtual meeting.

My Life Journals In Textiles; Lecture presentation by Pam Holland
2021-02-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Pam Holland, our February 2021 virtual speaker, known internationally for her creativity, ‘comes’ to us from Australia. A textile journey has been Pam Holland’s career for the past 60 years, which has imparted her lifetime appreciation of fabrics from all countries and all walks of life. Pam is now working with her three sisters to design fabric and beautiful garments. For 25 years, Pam has traveled the world teaching. Over the past ten years, her focus shifted to studying textiles in their purest form, from the cotton fields of India to the remote villages of Guatemala, Thailand, Morocco, Mexico and Africa and sharing her research with students. It’s been a journey of study from weaving, dyeing and printing, to sitting in a mud hut in the deserts of India and joining women to create day to day textile masterpieces to feed their families and supplement their income. For Pam, fabric communicates messages and ideas through her art quilts, and is a picture into one’s soul.
This event is open to non-members for a registration fee of $10.00. A link to the virtual meeting will be sent to all members and non-member registrants before the meeting date.

SFVQA Extended Board Meeting Jan 2021
2021-01-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Zoom

SFVQA General Membership Meeting Jan 2021
2021-01-11 19:00 - 21:00 | CA

Art Quilts: The Musical; Lecture presentation by Laura Wasilowski
2021-01-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Join Laura Wasilowski in celebrating the life of a quilt artist. Listen to her adventures in quilt making and hear traditional art quilt folk songs like “Everybody Gets Rejected Sometime” and the “Minnesota Quilter’s Polka.” It’s a quirky, funny documentary featuring songs from the “Chicago School of Fusing Bond Fire Songbook.” Laura was here at SFVQA many, many years ago, and those who were members then remember her absolutely hysterical presentation! So please join us in January where we will again be able to look at Laura’s crazy houses, wonderful creative colors and whimsical quilts. Open to SFVQA members. (Join now!)

Alex Anderson Workshop: Fun Fancy Faces
2021-01-10 13:00 - 16:00 | CA
More exciting news! We received a special message below from Alex Anderson for her workshop “Fancy Faces” coming next year, January 10, 2021:
“Could you use a little color, laughter and creative play in your life? Wouldn’t it be fantastic to forget your troubles, get happy, and indulge in some carefree quilting? I have just the solution! Join my virtual Fun Fantasy Face class and learn to use simple shapes (like Mr. Potato Head) and basic machine stitching to create a self-portrait reflecting your lighthearted side. This 3-hour adventure will spark your imagination and charge your creative mojo. Using fusing techniques and finishing with a machine blanket stitch, you’ll find the challenge to be simply child’s play! I hope you’ll join me, Alex Anderson!
The workshop will start at 1:00pm and end at 4pm. The cost for the class is $40.00 and a supply list will be e-mailed to you upon payment. More information will be provided as it becomes available. You can pay by credit card or send a check to Debi Drake. Please give her a call at (805) 501-1232 if you are interested in the workshop so you will be put on the list. We only have 20 openings for this class so do not delay payment when you sign up. All information on how to get into the zoom workshop will be e-mailed. If you have not used zoom, please contact me and we can get you to join us on a Sunday session to get practice.

SFVQA General Membership Meeting Dec 2020
2020-12-14 19:00 - 21:00 | CA

Jan Krentz Workshop: Quick Broken Star
2020-12-13 09:00 - 15:30 | CA
Zoom Workshop with Jan Krentz, December 13th on Zoom
The wait is over! Programs has been hard at work setting up workshops for 2020 and 2021. Several members were interested in taking a workshop with Jan Krentz after her lecture from the October meeting and programs jumped on getting that set up ASAP. The workshop will be her Quick Broken Star without Y seams from her book, Quick Star Quilts and Beyond. We have set up a virtual workshop on zoom for December 13 from 9:00am to 3:30pm. This includes a 30-minute lunch break.
You will learn how to sew this beautiful star quilt above with the ease of straight piecing, and no “Y” seams! You will be able to select several coordinating fabrics for the diamonds, background and borders. The Finished size: 58″ square without borders; approximately 65-68″ square with borders. This workshop is for Skilled Beginner & above. After talking to Jan, she said this quilt is pretty easy and everyone should have fun.
This will be a one-day workshop. Fabric selection is key to the quilt’s striking appearance. Design options and fabric placement will be discussed, aiding in final selection and cutting. Basic assembly begins in the afternoon. Confident students may pre-cut their fabrics prior to class, although this is unnecessary. Cutting will also take place in class. Please bring alternative fabrics you may be considering for your project. The Freckled Lily quilt features a large-scale printed floral, plus a coordinating bright stripe fabric which has been located in both the diamonds (fussy-cut to feature only the yellow-orange portion of the stripe) and the outside border.
Jan’s Tips from her website: Your quilt may feature a wide variety of fabrics, prints, batiks, etc. When cutting, you need a total of 32 diamonds, and may prefer to cut 4 groups of 8 diamonds, 2 groups of 16 diamonds, 8 groups of 4 diamonds, all 32 from different prints, etc. This quilt features a double border – the inner border matches the background (and is invisible in the photo). I recommend a similar double border for smaller quilts, or a border print for either quilt (border width is determined by the print width). She recommends large scale prints such as Kaffe Fassett, Laura Heine and Robin Pickens. Check around your house to see what you have and go from there.
The cost for the class is $40.00 and you supply your own fabric. You can pay by credit card or send a check to Debi Drake. Please give her a call at (805)501-1232 if you are interested in the workshop so you will be put on the list. We only have 22 openings for this class so do not delay payment when you sign up. You can check out her website to see the supply list ahead of time to help you prepare for the workshop. All information on how to get into the zoom workshop will be e-mailed. If you have not used zoom, we will be setting up a practice run for everyone who is taking the class.
If you have any questions regarding the workshop or help with your selection of fabric you can call Jan Krentz directly at (858)705-1406. You will be working with a 45-degree ruler. If you do not have one you can order from Jan. She has a limited supply, and the cost will be $18.00 for the ruler and shipping. Optional ruler is the #CGREU#2 Creative Grid ruler. You also can use a 6 ½” ruler.

SFVQA Board Meeting Nov 2020
2020-11-24 19:00 - 21:00 | CA

SFVQA General Membership Meeting Nov 2020
2020-11-09 11:00 - 13:00 | CA

2019 Biennial Quilt Show: A Stitch in Time
2019-05-04 03:00 - 10:00 | Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Avenue, Van Nuys, CA, 91406, United States
Date and TimeSaturday, May 4, 2019- 10AM – 5PM
Sunday, May 5, 2019- 10AM – 4PM
LocationAirtel Plaza Hotel7277 Valjean AvenueVan Nuys, CA 91406
Admission FeeGeneral Admissions is $10.00 for one day and $15.00 for a two day pass.
Buy your tickets on line at https://valleyquiltmakersguild.com/shop
LIVE Auction Saturday NightThere is a LIVE Fiber Arts Auction and Cocktail Party on Saturday Night at 6PM. For more information go to https://www.valleyfiberarts.com
Admission is $25.00 and tickets may be purchased at https://valleyquiltmakersguild.com/shop
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QUILTING IN THE VALLEY QUILT SHOWP.O. BOX 3385, GRANADA HILLS, CA 91344, US

Vendors:
KINGDOM SEWING AND VACUUM OF NORTHRIDGE
DRAGON LADY QUILTS
SEWING MACHINE WAREHOUSE
BARON’S SEWING CENTER
HAPPY APRONS FOR YOU
THE QUILT EMPORIUM
CANDY’S QUILTWORKS
STICHIN’ BY THE RIVER
MELANIE MADE THIS WOODWORKING
AFRICAN EVERYTHING
PEGBOARD HIGHWAY
HOBBIT HOLE ART
JULIA FIKSE – QUILT APPRAISER
QUILTY PLEASURES
J&S APPAREL
RIBBON BUTTONS WITH DAWN SKLAR
UNICORN FIBER ARTS
VALENTINE FASHIONS
ART QUILTS BY TINA CURRAN
CREATIVE EWE
COPPER CAT APOTHECARY
ALLY ROSE CREATIONS
MARY KAY
LILIANE SAGINIAN – Ice Dying Linens and Custom Photos Albums
JENNIFER SHER ART
SEWING BIRD
DAMSEL IN DEFENSE
LAURE ARNOFF – SCULPTING WITH WOOL
PAMPERED CHEF
ARTE.LAETITIA
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY WOODWORKERS ASSN.

Auction
Check out the Auction Quilts here!

Featured Artist
Betty Vandevort

Betty Roberts Vandevort, born January 27, 1932 in Missouri, was the second of six kids. The family moved from Missouri to California in the mid 1930’s and ended up in a small town in the bay area, Albany.
Betty came from a family of quilters. Her mother sent fabric scraps leftover from the clothes she made for the six kids back east to her grandmother in Oklahoma. Her grandmother hand pieced the scraps to make quilt tops and sent them back to California for Betty’s mother to quilt.
Betty started making her own quilts in 1987. She retired from Budweiser in 1995 and quilting became her life. She joined the SCVQG (Santa Clarita Valley Quilt Guild) in 1995 and was a member about 10 years. She joined a mini group called Sisters in Stitches the same year. This group is still together meeting every Wednesday at her house. She also belongs to two other mini groups that meet once or twice a month, the Tuesday Floozies and the Frazier Park the Pine Needles.

Our Charities
Los Angeles Veterans Quilt Project
SFVWW Cradles of Love
Foster Children’s Resource Center
My Stuff Bags
Glendale Adventist Cancer Center
Penny Lane
