Fallbrook Quilt Guild meetings are held the first Thursday of every month (except January) at the Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Lane, Fallbrook, California. Guests are welcome at any of our meetings.
The meetings from April through September are night meetings: the doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. The meetings from October through March are in the afternoon; the doors open at 12:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 1:00 p.m.. Please note the change in time; we have split the year into the two time periods to accommodate those who work (evenings) and those who prefer meeting during the day.
There are opportunities to purchase drawing tickets or pick up a quilts of love package, or sign up for a workshop. Members are responsible for bringing a door prize in their birthday month. Door prizes should be quilting or sewing related items. The program follows the break.
Listed below is the meeting schedule.
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| July 11, 2024 | "Honoring Our Veterans" at Fallbrook Community Health & Wellness Center at 1:00 p.m. We will be honoring 15 veterans (families are invited), we will have refreshments, each veteran will be presented with a quilt. Please wear patriotic attire to this meeting. |
| August 1, 2024 | Tina Curran: My Excellent Adventure as a Quilter |
| September 5, 2024 | Bags, bags, and more bags (of all ages). Canine Companions |
| October 3, 2024 | Karen Brow-Meier: The S-M-U-G-G-L-E Principles |
| November 7, 2024 | Linda and Carl Sullivan: Colourwerx Trunk Show |
| December 5, 2024 | Holiday Meeting. Please bring items for show and tell. Come enjoy and share in the fellowship. Bring a dish to share that will serve 5-6 people (and a serving utensil). |
| January 2, 2025 | DARK |
| February 6, 2025 | Kristie Naranjo: Scrappy Appliqué from Shannon Brinkley |
| March 6, 2025 | TBD |
| April 3, 2025 | TBD |
| May 1, 2025 | Shelley Swanland: Trunk Show |
| June 5, 2025 | Installation of Officers. Start time is 5:30 PM. The program will include the installation of the new 2025-2026 officers. Please bring items for show and tell. Come enjoy and share in the fellowship. Bring a dish to share that will serve 6-8 people (and a serving utensil). |
| July 10, 2025 | TBD |
| August 7, 2025 | TBD |
| September 4, 2025 | TBD |
| October 2, 2025 | TBD |
| November 6, 2025 | DARK: Set up for Quilt Show | December 4, 2025 | Holiday Meeting. Please bring items for show and tell. Come enjoy and share in the fellowship. Bring a dish to share that will serve 5-6 people (and a serving utensil). |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| January 4, 2024 | Dark |
| February 1, 2024 | New challenge introduced. |
| March 7, 2024 | Jean Impey: An Insider's Look Into The Textile industry |
| April 4, 2024 | Barn Quilts with Chris Brewer. |
| May 2, 2024 | Anne Sonner: Vintage Through Modern |
| June 6, 2024 | Installation of Officers. Start time is 5:30 PM. The program will include the installation of the new 2024-2025 officers. Please bring items for show and tell. Come enjoy and share in the fellowship. Bring a dish to share that will serve 6-8 people (and a serving utensil). |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| February 2, 2023 | Shirley McGuire: Wool Appliqué and Beyond |
| March 2, 2023 | Cindy Myers: Coloring my Quilt World |
| April 6, 2023 | Member-Led Program: Quick, Quick Tips |
| May 4, 2023 | Claudia Dallas Gomez: COLORstory |
| July 6, 2023 | Julie Compton: Molas |
| August 3, 2023 | An Unseamly Occurence, an Interactive Event. Challenge reveal |
| September 7, 2023 | Jeff Warner: The Shape of Bargello |
| October 5, 2023 | Focus on Friendship Groups |
| November 2, 2023 | No meeting: set-up for quilt show |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2022 | Member Program: Tell Me A Story. The opportunity to hear the story behind some of our members' fabulous quilts. |
| April 7, 2022 | Member Led Program: Tips, Tricks, Tools and Techniques. |
| March 3, 2022 | Peggy Martin: Enjoying The Journey |
| February 3, 2022 | Wendy Mathson: Designing With Storm At Sea And Snail's Trail Blocks |
| November 4, 2021 | Mini Quilt Show/Showcase |
| October 7, 2021 | Guild member-led mini workshops: Hawaiian quilting by Tricia Voight; paper piecing by Mara Woods; quick and easy half-square triangles by Penny Bottomly; hexagons an easy method by Ann Turley; machine embroidery by Barb Anderson. |
| September 2, 2021 | Trudy Cleveland: Update Your Quilt Toolbox | August 5, 2021 | Allyson Allen: "51 Fun Ways To Use Fabric Yo-Yos" |
| July 8, 2021 | Patricia Belyea of Okan Quilts: "The Alluring World Of Japanese Yukata Quilts" |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 22 and 23, 2021 | Global Quilt Connection's Virtual Sampler. The meeting was held via Zoom. |
| April 1, 2021 | Michele Crawford: Just Cut The Scrap. The meeting was held via Zoom. |
| March 4, 2021 | Elizabeth Eastman: An Abecedary of Quilts. The meeting was held via Zoom. |
| February 4, 2021 | Anne Sonner: Family History Quilts. The meeting was held via Zoom. |
| January 7, 2021 | Lauretta Crites: 'Tis The Season. The meeting was held via Zoom. |
| December 3, 2020 | Member-Led Trunk Show. The meeting was held via Zoom. |
| November 5, 2020 | Leni Bosman: Rescue Quilts. The meeting was held via Zoom. |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 7, 2020 | Wendy Mathson: Trunk Show Canceled due to Coronavirus restrictions |
| April 2, 2020 | Susie Shkolnik: Batiks, the History/Mystery Revealed Canceled due to Coronavirus restrictions. |
| March 5, 2020 | Linda Wright: Trunk Show |
| February 6, 2020 | Sue Bouchard: Trunk Show |
| January 9, 2020 | Silk Fabric Challenge and University |
| November 7, 2019 | No Meeting: set-up for the quilt show |
| October 3, 2019 | Debbie Gordon: Beyond the 1/4" |
| September 5, 2019 | Pam Hadfield: Trunk Show |
| August 1, 2019 | Lyn Mann: Head for the Borders A lecture devoted to borders and all you ever wanted to know about them. Lyn will show many quilts with pieced borders and explain how she chose and constructed them. |
July 11, 2019 | Lyn Brown: Precut Paradise |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2019 | Sandy Corbin: Making Scrappy Quilts Fresh Sandy has always loved using lots of different fabrics in her quilts. |
| April 4, 2019 | Judy Ortega: Improving your Posture While Sewing Judy gives us hints on how to avoid sore shoulders, neck or back and other problems and improve our posture while sewing. |
| March 7, 2019 | Shannon Brinkley: Scrappy Appliqué Shannon will share how she began quilting, and what led her to develop her techniques and write Scrappy Bits Appliqué. |
| February 7, 2019 | Marti Michell: Short Cuts, Top Tips & Secrets This is a lively lecture-demo filled with information about a lot of different subjects and liberally illustrated with quilts. |
| January 10, 2019 | Guild Members Expanded Show and Tell Members share favorite quilts and tools with us! Let's spend a relaxing evening admiring the creativity of our fellow guild members. |
| November 1, 2018 | Heidi Stagno: Hints for Successfully Quilting Your Quilt Heidi shares the elements she considers when deciding on how best to enhance the quilt top through the quilting. |
| October 4, 2018 | Tina Curran: My Design Process -- From Concept to Quilt Tina shares her design process, step by step, highlighting the inspirations and obstacles that pop up along the way. |
| September 13, 2018 | Nancy Ota: My Quilting Journey A trunk show that takes you through her long quilting journey of many styles. |
| August 2, 2018 | Mel Beach: Challenge Yourself Mel recounts her adventures (including a few misadventures) while participating in Quilt Challenges at both the local and national/international level. |
| July 12, 2018 | Member Demonstrations: Quilt University Fellow guild members will share their tips and tricks with you. |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 3, 2018 | Becky McDaniel: My Appliqué Journey |
| April 5, 2018 | Shelley Swanland: Cathedral Windows and Beyond The trunk show is a collection of approx. forty quilts from the last eight years. |
| March 1, 2018 | Leah Zieber: History Repeated Watch America's quilt traditions unfold before your eyes as we travel back through 130 years of quilting history. |
| February 8, 2018 | Edyta Sitar: Reasons for Quilting Edyta will be your guide on a walk through historical, political, and personal events that have inspired generations of quilters. |
| January 4, 2018 | Grace Errea: The Value of VALUE Color gets the credit but VALUE is what always makes a successful textile piece. |
| October 5, 2017 | Terry Waldron: The Art of Doing It All A trunk show of Terry's work beginning with some of the first quilts she ever made and extends all the way to the latest work. |
| September 7, 2017 | Rita Verroca: Travel through Quilt History Insight into different time periods of American quilt making, from its humble beginnings as utilitarian necessity to it's glorious statement of a Baltimore Album Quilt. |
| August 3, 2017 | Karen Cunagin: The Modern Quilt Movement -- Nothing New Under the Sun |
| July 6, 2017 | Jan Krentz: Great Star Review and trunk show. Historic look at the traditional 8-point star designs, ranging from Lone Stars, Hunter Stars, and the new Diamond Quilts. |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 4, 2017 | Stephania Bommarito: Trunk Show She delights in sharing techniques and embellishments of all kinds. |
| April 6, 2017 | Ann Turley: The Menagerie The Menagerie contains multiple giraffes, a dog or two and a large flock of birds. |
| March 2, 2017 | Nancy Rink: Quilts in History: Mill Girls and El Camino Real Her lecture will reveal her journey in exploring the history and creation of quilt patterns for two important periods in American history. |
| February 2, 2017 | Jenny Lyon: Quilting is a Contact Sport "Quilting is a Contact Sport!" is a digital presentation and a robust trunk show that combines to weave a story of how this quilting thing that we do really is a "contact sport". |
| January 5, 2017 | Julie Herman: The Big Finish. Learn all the tips and tricks to finish your quilts with precision and expertise. Includes focus on binding, labels and personalization options. |
| November 3, 2016 | Lyn Mann: Confessions of a "skewed" up quilter! This is a trunk show devoted to the concept of "skewing". |
| October 6, 2016 | Thom Atkins: Trunk Show: My Quilts Start To Finish Thom has been fascinated with beads for over 30 years. He bead embellishes quilts where the beads are embedded in the surface of the quilt and their application does the quilting. |
| September 8, 2016 | Joy-Lily: How to be a Carefree Quilter Let's thumb our thimbles at the Quilt Police while we break rules, clash colors and get a little loose with familiar quilt designs. |
| August 4, 2016 | Member Demonstrations: Quilt University |
| July 7, 2016 | Guild Members: Patriotic Quilt Trunk Show |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2016 | Claudia Gomez: Motion is Lotion |
| April 7, 2016 | Irene Althaus: Chicken Linens |
| March 3, 2016 | Sharon Schamber: Trunk Show |
| February 4, 2016 | Jill Rixman: The Evolution of a Pattern Design |
| January 7, 2016 | Members: Trunk Show & Mixer |
| October 1, 2015 | Jean Impey: Finding Your Passion & Running with It! |
| September 3, 2015 | Deb Raver: Trunk Show |
| August 6, 2015 | Juli Shulem: Conquer Your Quilt Room |
| July 9, 2015 | Shirley McGuire: How to do Wool Applique and Not Go Broke: Two Cheap Chicks' Wool Applique Journey |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 7, 2015 | Cindy Myers, a Judy Niemeyer Certified Teacher: Trunk Show |
| April 2, 2015 | Karen Brow: The Science of Exceptional Quilts |
| March 5, 2015 | Linda Pohlenz & Joanne Sundahl: Quilter's Journey |
| February 5, 2015 | Alissa H.Carlton: A Modern Quilt Trunk Show |
| January 8, 2015 | Jeananne Wright: Uncommon Quilts From Common Threads |
| November 6, 2014 | Sylvia Q. Davis: A Quirky Quilter's Alphabet |
| October 2, 2014 | Katsy Chappell: My Life With Pieces |
| September 4, 2014 | Member-led School House: There will be four stations with four demonstrations. |
| August 3, 2014 | Peggy Martin: Adventure in Color |
| July 10, 2014 | Desiree Habicht: Reinventing the Wheel |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2014 | Sally Schneider, Confessions of a Scrap Maniac. Unfortunately, Sally did not make it; she became ill. |
| April 3, 2014 | Terrie Linn Kygar: Show and Touch, Melt-n-Blend Demonstration. |
| March 6, 2014 | David Taylor: TBD |
| February 6, 2014 | Nancy Ota: Japanese Textiles & Sashiko Trunk Show. The trunk show will include sashiko wall hangings and garments using Japanese vintage cottons. |
| January 9, 2014 | Member Trunk Show |
| October 3, 2013 | Mindy Gonzales: Textile Care and Preservation. |
| September 5, 2013 | Phyllis Binkley: Trunk Show, Needle Felting, 3D Embellishments. | August 8, 2013. Please note the change in date. |
Christal Carter: Wool for Today's Quilter. An inspiring talk which includes concrete examples of ways to become more creative in quilting and designing. |
| July 11, 2013. Please note the change in date. |
Ann Turley: Confessions of the Quilt Police. This program gently takes you through a mock judged show, with plenty of time to ask questions that will really help you to understand what occurs on the judging floor. |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2013 | Shelley Swanland: Cathedral Windows and More Trunk Show. The Trunk Show is a collection of approxmately forty quilts from the last eight years. |
| April 4, 2013 | Cathy Van Bruggen: No Time To Sew. Do you want to sew but just can't find the time? This program is an informative and humorous presentation designed to give members tips on how to use precious time to sew. |
| March 7, 2013 | Martie Winkleman: Trunk Show. |
| February 7, 2013 | Sue Rasmussen: A Desperate Housewife's Quilt Journey. This takes you through her development as a quilt maker in the two main quilt styles that Sue loves and is known for: Intricate Pieced Quilts and Machine Pieced Landscape--Pictorial Quilts. |
| January 3, 2013 | Mary Tabar: Art Quilt vs. Working Quilt. Slide show, discussing different types of quilts, and why we make them. |
| November 1, 2012 | Terry Waldron: You Are, Too, An Artist! In this combination talk and trunk show, the audience will be teased into remembering that once they were ALL artists... a long time ago when they were young! |
| October 4, 2012 | Ardie Skjod: Trunk Show by Ardie. |
| September 6, 2012 | 25th Anniversary: Members Trunk Show |
| August 2, 2012 | Karen Cunagin: All My Best Ideas. These 10 great tips (and many more), will change your quilting practice. |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 3, 2012 | Wendy Matheson: What Is Wrong With the Color Orange? |
| April 5, 2012 | Jane Tenorio-Coscareli: Quilt a Beast. This is a humorous look at the fabric beast in all quilters. From seasonal prints to classic calicos, you may discover that buying fabric is okay after all. And who ever said you have to cut it up? |
| March 4, 2012 | Maggie Ball: Bits and Pieces Quilt Show. A lecture with quilt show, reviewing Maggie's years as a quilter including her experiences teaching kids to quilt and voluntary work in Mongolia - inspirations, grown, and evolution. |
| February 2, 2012 | Helen Frost: Lots of Tricks for Better Quilts. Add these techniques for precise cutting, easier matching, and efficient pressing to your bag of tricks. Learn the secrets behind flat borders and great bindings. Get terrific ideas for improving your quilts and enjoy some magic tricks, too! |
| January 5, 2012 | Lily Marie Amaru: A Sewing Journey. Travel through Lily Marie's personal sewing journey as well as encourage you to re-travel your own. Everyone will receive a fun gift as part of this fun presentation. Look forward to a truly out of trunk experience. |
| October 5, 2011 | Martha Nordstrand: The Reason You Love Quilts. The colors, the fabrics, the textures, the skills - the reason you love quilts. |
| September 1, 2011 | Leora Raikin: Safari Through African Folklore Embroidery (and embellishment). Leora's lecture includes samples, displays and interactive discussion on the Ndebele tribe and techniques used for completing an African Folklore Embroidery design. |
| August 4, 2011 | Don Beld: Quilts for Union Soldiers. Don is one of the nation's leading experts on Civil War soldiers' quilts and has reproduced all of the existing Sanitary Commission quilts. In addition, he will exhibit his series of quilts dedicated to commemorating the sacrifices of those who have died in the terrorist attacks in the United States and Europe. Sadly, Don passed away in September 2015. |
| July 7, 2011 | Ann Turley: Why Am I Buying Broccoli When All I Want To Do Is Quilt? Imagine this scenario if you will. You have decided to start a new project, so you head to the hardware store where you will purchase door stops, duct tape, and a roll of shelf liner. Next, you stop at the office supply center for some sticky dots and a red clipboard. Finally, before going home, you run into the market for toothpicks and broccoli. At this point, if I were you I would be wondering "What is she doing - building a house or making dinner?" |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 5, 2011 | Grace Errea: Quilters Magical Journey. |
| April 7, 2011 | Lisa Coulombe: Everyday Wearable Art and Beyond. Lisa presents a fast-paced fashion show of over 40 of her jackets and coats in this trunk show of her work in the field of wearable art. |
| March 3, 2011 | Quilts of Love Construction. Guild members have an opportunity to support this philanthropic program of the Fallbrook Quilt Guild. Plan to bring your sewing machine, basic sewing supplies and willing hands to construct some quilts. |
| February 3, 2011 | Julia Zgliniec: What It Is and What It Isn't. She is a founding member and former president of Quilt Visions, and is a certified quilt appraiser. Julia will be presenting information about the appraisal process, and what you should be concerned about. |
| January 6, 2011 | Cindy Needham: Thread Facts and Fiction. |
| November 4, 2010 | Guild Member Trunk Show. A few of the Fallbrook Guild members will share their quilts. This will be a very special program featuring the talents of our own quilters! |
| October 7, 2010 | Quilt University. Guild members will demonstrate their special expertise at this meeting. Be sure to come to learn some new tips and techniques that will enhance your piecing and quilting. |
| September 2, 2010 | David Taylor: The Reluctant Journey of an Art Quilter. This humorous 50 to 60 minute retells David's recent abrupt introduction into the quilting world. He has only been quilting since 1999. |
| August 5, 2010 | Sharon Schamber: to be announced. |
| July 1, 2010 | Quilts of Love Sew In. We will be making quilts of love during the normal meeting time. Be sure to bring your sewing machine, rotary cutter, cutting mat, thread, scissors, pins and normal sewing supplies. |
| Meeting Date | Speaker/Program Information |
|---|---|
| May 6, 2010 | Joyce Becker: Landscape Quilts with Joyce Becker. Where do the ideas come from and once you have an idea, what next? Joyce shares inspirations, ideas and processes for creating landscape quilts. |
| March 4, 2010 | Carol Doak: One Quilter's Journey. This popular lecture features some of the over 150 quilts Carol has made in the last 20 years. Her experiences, both learning and lighthearted, are shared. |
| February 4, 2010 | Norah McMeeking: Bella Bella Patchwork. This slide lecture and trunk show examines the multifaceted designs of the fabulous marble floors of Italy. |
| January 7, 2010 | Lenore Crawford: Fusing, Fabric Painting, and Stitching to Create Your Own Work-of-Art Quilt. Lenore talks about her own interpretation of fusing and fabric painting techniques she now uses to create art quilts with depth and color from photographs she has taken in her travels. |