Speakers and Workshops

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month from 10:00 a.m. to noon at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Bankson Hall, 33501 Stonehill Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629.

Workshops are held at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 33501 Stonehill Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629 from 9:30 to 3:30 on the Wednesday following the SQG general meeting unless otherwise noted.

Any kit or book fees are payable directly to the teacher. The workshop fees are $25.00. Non-member fees are $40.00. Please make checks to Surfside Quilters Guild; the bank will not accept SQG.

SQG members have first priority for workshop reservations until the break at the previous general meeting. Non-members are put on a waiting list and will be confirmed to attend following the break.

If you have a reservation but are unable to attend, please attempt to find someone to fill your space and advise the appropriate guild representative by e-mail ASAP. Refunds are available until the break of the previous month’s general meeting.

Note: All Lecture and Workshop topics are subject to change without notice.

Speakers and workshops for 2025.

January Kristie Naranjo
www.kristienaranjo.com/
January 14
Scrappy Appliqué
January 15
Scrappy Appliqué
February Joanna Figueroa
figtreeandcompany.com/
February 11
Fig Tree Quilting
February 12
TBD
March Jean Impey
sewjean.com/
March 11
Showcase of Quilts
Karch 12
How to Make a Wonderful Portrait
April Robin Pickens
robinpickensinc.com/
April 8
TBD
April 9
Posies Pattern

Speakers and workshops for 2024.

2024 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January Heidi Stagno
quiltingwithheidi.blogspot.com
January 9
How to Pick Quilting Designs
January 10
Free Motion Fills
February Sarah Goer
www.sarahgoerquilts.com
February 13
Rules & Options of Planned Improv Piecing
February 14
Building an Improv Toolbox
March Cindy Lohbeck
www.quilts.com/faculty/cindy-lohbeck/
Narch 12
Dyehards Studios Presents
Mardh 13
Ice Dyeing
April Del Thomas
www.delquilts.blogspot.com
April 9
Quilts Extraordinaire!

May May 14
Meet the Board, President's Quilt

June Grace Errea
www.amazingquiltsbygrace.com
June 11
Value of Value Presentation
June 12
Heat Set Technique - Heat Applique
July Member Showcase
July 9
Michelle Howe - the Marvelous Michelle!
July 10
Bags with Vickie Janis and Janis Toman
August Susy Nash
crazyaboutcollage.com/
August 13
Crazy About Collage - The Laura Heine Method
August 14
Laura Heine Collage Project
September Jeff Warner
September 10
Bargello
September 11
Snowflake Bargello
October Karen
October 8
Karen Quilt Passions - The History of Hawaiian Quilting
October 9
In-House Retreat
November Pam Hadfield
www.mamapquilts.com/
November 12
Showcase of Quilts
November 13
All Around the Neighborhood
December
December 10
Holiday 'Give Back' Project


Speakers and workshops for 2023.

2023 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January Tina Curran
www.tinacurran.com
January 10
My Design Process
January 11
At The Beach
February Jane Haworth
janehaworth.com/
February 14
Journey As A Quilt Artist
February 15
No workshop
March Karen Brow-Meier
javahousequilts.com
March 14
The Smuggle Principle
March 15
Sewcial
April Lauretta Crites
laurettacrites.com
April 11
April 12
May Crossover Meeting May 9
Meet the Board, President's Quilt

June Lyn Brown
www.lynbrown.com/
June 13
Oops! I Made a Beautiful Quilt!
June 14
Pilgrim Ship Appliqué
July Shelley Swanland
www.shelleysstudio.com
July 11
A Quilter's Journey
July 12
Leaves - Plant Impressions
August Member Demos
August 8
SQG Challenge Quilts
August 9
Children Quilting Workshop
September Rami Kim
www.ramikim.com
September 12
Two by Two
September 13
Folded Hexigons
October Linda Ballard
www.letsquilt.com
October 10
TBD
October 11
Bella Nova
November
November 14
November Fest

December
December 12
Holiday Stocking Stuffing Party


Speakers and workshops for 2022.

2022 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January Michelle Jackson
www.quiltfashions.com
January 11
Finding Myself Floating in Color Soup
January 12
Designed by Nature
February Laura Fraga
www.laurafragaquilts.com
February 8
The World of Appliqué
February 9
Trapunto by Machine
March Jenny K. Lyon
www.quiltskipper.com
March 8
The Beauty of the Imperfect
March 9
Blooming Sheers
Blooming Sheers Class promo
April Dora Cary
www.orangedotquilts.com
April 12
My Unusual Path to Quilting
April 13
Arabesque (Foundation Paper Piecing)
May Mary Arter May 10
President’s Quilt & Meet the Board
June Sandy Corbin
www.sandycquilts.com
June 14
Let's Talk Borders
June 15
It's All About The Border
July Cindy Myers
wearablart.blogspot.com/
July 12
My Quilts Aren't Quiet
July 13
Prismatic Star
August Member Demos
August 9
Glenna Anderson, Sherri Hill, Dawn Johnson
August 10
No workshop
September Member Showcase
September 13
September 14
No workshop
October Cathie Hoover
October 11
Retrospective Trunk Show
October 12
Moo-Desto Cowblock
November Edyta Sitar
November 8
Reason for Quilts
November 9
Stars in Quilts
December Member Give-Back
December 13


Speakers and workshops for 2021.

2021 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January Mary Tabar
www.marytabar.com
January 12
Embellishment Techniques
January 13 & 15
Brita Nelson
www.questioningquilter.com
The Magic of Disappearing Blocks
February Elizabeth Eastmond
www.opquilt.com
February 9
Abecedary Quilts as a Zoom class
February 10
Criss Cross online Zoom class only $25
9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Feel like just doing a whole bunch of sewing,
without fussing with tricky patterns? Then
this is the class for you! We make sashed
four-patches, and slashed diagonals, mixing
up the pieces to create a lively quilt! This
quilt works wonderfully with solids or batiks.
Check Elizabeth Eastmond out on
opquilt.com and get her pattern from payhip.com for $10.
February 16
Follow up class 12:30-1:30 PM
March Linda J Hahn
www.froghollowdesigns.com
March 9
New York Beauty State of Mind Zoom Lecture
March 10
Ann Shaw: Ruth McDowell patterns:
Chicken Challenge Zoom workshop
April Rami Kim
www.ramikim.com
April 13
Asian Designs in a Modern World Zoom Lecture
May President's Quilt May 11
Meet the Board
May 19
Karen Combs: Chip out of every Block virtual workshop
June Julie Silber
www.juliesilberquilts.com
June 8
Keepin’ ‘em in Stitches
June 9
TBD
July Linda Sullivan
http://www.colourwerx.com
July 13
Got Color
July 14
Mod Blossoms
August Jan Hirth, Challenge Results Meeting
August 10
Surfside Quilt Challenge Meeting
September David Taylor
www.davidtaylorquilts.com
September 14
Artistry Through Appliqué
September 15
Pictorial Hand Appliqué
October Becky McDaniel
www.beckymcdaniel.com
October 12
My Appliqué Journey
October 13
Orange Peel Quilt
November November Fest
November 9
Lyn Mann - Quilt Auction, Raffle baskets and Boutique
December Member Showcase
December 14
Cathie Opila and big sister Sue Carroll


Speakers and workshops for 2020.

2020 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January Sandy Corbin
www.sandycquilts.com
January 14
Secret Society of Quilters
January 15
A New Twist
February Mel Beach
www.melbeachquilts.com
February 11
Challenge Yourself!
February 12
Mod Mandalas
March Jenny K. Lyon
www.quiltskipper.com
March 10
Quilting is a Contact Sport!
March 11
Fearless Freemotion Fills & Frills
April Dora Cary
www.orangedotquilts.com
April 14
My Unlikely Path to Quilting
April 15
Arabesque (foundation paper piecing)
June Jean Impey
www.sewjean.com
June 9
All About Fabric and the Backdoor into Hoffman
June 10
Teeny Tiny Group 5 (sewing themed collage)
June President's Quilt June 9
Meet the Board

July Leah Zieber
www.zieberquilts.com
July 14
Tiny Treasures
July 15
Orphans & Aliens: Creating Quilts from Space Junk
August Jay Seidel
August 11
Member Showcase

September HollyAnne Knight
www.wearableart.blogspot.com
September 8
Free Motion Quilting Tour Zoom Presentation
October Sarah Goer
www.sarahgoerquilts.com
October 13
Rules and Options of Planned Improv Piecing Zoom Presentation
November Yvonne Fuchs
www.quiltingjetgirl.com
November 10
Transparency Fabric Selection Tips and Tricks Zoom Presentation
December David Owen Hastings
www.davidowenhastings.com
December 8
Exploring Nature with Paper and Stitch Zoom www.davidowenhastings.com
December 9 & 10
Crazy Christmas Trees Zoom Workshop with Pam Hadfield

Speakers and workshops for 2019.

2019 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January     Jennifer Rapacki       January 8
Creativity Unleashed: Modern Technology
for Quilts
January 9
Weave That! Quilt Background
February Jill Finley February 12
Trunk Show Traditional Appliqué
February 13
To be determined
March Pam Hadfield March 12
March 13
To be determined
April Diane Ricks April 9
Trunk Show - Silk Painted Quilts and More  
April 10
Silk Painting
May President's Quilt May 14
Meet the Board
May 15
SewCial!
June Tiffany Hayes June 11
Trunk Show
June 12
Icicle Burst
July Allyson Allen
https://kuumba421.wixsite.com/quilts421
July 9
Traditional Quilting & the Modern Quilt Movement
July 10
Next Level Modern
August Jan Hirth and Debbie Myers
August 13
Hang Ten Challenge Results
September Linda Sullivan
www.colourwerx.com
September 10
Colourwerx Trunk Show
September 11
Colourbugs and Curves
October Laura Fraga
www.laurafragaquilts.com
October 8
The Phenomenon of the Dear Jane Quilt
October 9
Journey with Dear Jane (Pieced)
November November Fest
November 12
Annual Fundraiser

December Del Thomas
www.delquilts.blogspot.com
December 10
Member Showcase

Speakers and workshops for 2018.

2018 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January Shirley McGuire
http://www.ez-woolworks.com
January 8
How to do wool appliqué and not go broke
January 9
Wool appliqué and Needle
Felting
February Shelley Swanland
http://www.shelleysstudio.com
February 13
Cathedral Windows
February 14
Cathedral Windows
March Violet Vaughnes March 13
Feed Sack Quilts
April Jean Impey
April 10
Are You Crushing Your Cre·a·tiv·i·ty?
April 11
Vintage Postcards
May President's Quilt May 8
Meet the Board
May 9
Creating Modern Hawaiian Quilts, the Non-Appliqué Way, Claudia Gomez
June Kathryn Pellman
http://www.kathrynpellman.com
June 12
Art Quilts Whimsical to Traditional
July Tina Curran
http://www.tinacurran.com
July 10
My Excellent Adventure as a Quilter
July 11
Whimsical Garden
August August 9
Bring Your Little Quilter
August Demo Day August 14
Mary Arter, Judi Killberg, Odette Osantowski, Linda Rigdon
August 15
SewCial!
September Annie Unrein
http://www.byannie.com
September 11
Weekend Projects and Quick Gifts
September 12
Ultimate Travel Bag
October Lyn Mann
October 9
Head for the Border
October 10
No Ugly Fabric
November November Fest November 13
Annual Fundraiser
November 14
SewCial!
December Monica Shafer December 11
Trunk Show

Speakers and workshops for 2017.

2017 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January Sandra Bruce
http://www.sandrabruce.com
January 10
Material Matrix & Paths Taken
January 11
Material Matrix
February Joan Shay
http://www.petalplay.com
February 14
We've Bonded
February 15
African Violets
March Sylvia Davis
http://www.easysite.com/
SylviaQuilts
March 14
Stash Reduction
March 15
Sew Easy Bargello Quilt or Table Runner
April Ann Turley
http://www.annturley.info
April 11
Out On A Limb
April 12
Making Faces
May President's Quilt May 9
Meet the Board
June Heidi Stagno
http://quiltingwithheidi.blog
spot.com
June 13
How Do I Quilt That Quilt?
June 14
Grid It and Stitch It
July Cindy Cooksey
http://cookseyville.blogspot.com
July 11
Trunk Show
July 12
For the Halibut!
August Sandra Brucehttp://www.sandrabruce.com August 8
SQG Quilt Challenge
August 9
SewCial!
September Sandy Corbin
http://www.sandycquilts.com
September 12
Making Scrappy Quilts Fresh
September 13
My Basket Collection
October Claudia Gomez
http://www.devotedtocolor.com
October 10
Color Story
October 11
Quilt Market Tote
November November Fest November 14
Annual Fundraiser
November 15
SewCial!
December Angela Miller, guild member December 12
Trunk Show
December 13
SewCial!

Speakers and workshops for 2016.

2016 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January Sherry Werum January 12
Sherry Werum
January 13
Mosaics & Quilts They Inspire
February Bonnie Hunter
http://www.quiltville.com
February 9
Trunk Show
February 10
Scrap System
March Kim Schrader Fauth
http://www.abcdquilting.com
March 8
Trunk Show
March 9
ABCD Block
April Becky Goldsmith
http://www.becky@pieceocake.com
April 12
A Practical Approach to Color
May President's Quilt May 10
Meet the Board
June Nancy Ota
http://www.nancyota.com
June 14
Trunk Show
June 15
Tote-It
July Cindy Seitz-Krug
http://www.cindy@quintessential
quilting.com
July 12
Free-Motion Quilting on a Domestic Machine
July 13
Christmas Stocking with Variety of FMQ styles
August August 9
Demo Day
August 10
Member Demonstrations
Betty Collins' Christmas Trees
September Patricia Beaver
http://www.quiltingbypatricia.com
September 13
Aunt Martha & Her Evil Twin
September 14
Crayons and Beyond
October Cathy Van Bruggen
http://www.cathyvanbruggen
designs.com
October 11
All About Appliqué
October 12
Garden Jubilee
November November Fest November 8
Annual Fundraiser
December Johanne Gibson December 13
Member Showcase

Speakers and workshops for 2015.

2015 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January Lisa Bongean
primitivegatherings.us
January 13
Trunk Show
January 14
Tulip Baskets
February Judy Sisneros
http://judysisneros@star
stream.net/
February 10
Cambodia/Trunk Show
February 11
Circle Pizzazz
March Nancy Lee Chong
http://www.prqc.com
March 10
Hawaiian Quilting
March 11
Hawaiian Quilting
April Mary Lou Weidman
http://www.marylouquilt
designs.com
April 14
Out of the Box
April 15
Flower Power
May President's Quilt May 12
Meet the Board
June Jean Impey
http://www.sewjean.com
June 9
Trunk Show
June 10
TBD
July Mary Tabar
http://www.marytabar.com
July 14
Color Theory for Everyone
July 15
Water Color Strip Quilt
August August 11
Surfside Quilt Challenge
September Rami Kim
http://www.ramikim.com
September 15
Asian Designs in The Modern World
September 16
No Sew Tumbling Blocks
October Sue Rasmussen
http://www.suerasmussen
quilts.com
October 14
A Desperate Housewife's Quilt Journey
October 15
TBD
November November Fest November 10
Annual Fundraiser
December Member Showcase December 8
Member Showcase

Speakers and workshops for 2014.

2014 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January Ami Simms January 14
Living with Quilts Survivor Guide
January 15/b>
Fabric Bowling
February Cathy Van Bruggen February 11
All About Appliqué
February 12
Summer
March Karen Combs March 11
Optical Illusions
March 12
TBD
April Sandy Klop April 8
American Jane
April 9
TBD
May President's Quilt May 13
Meet the Board
June Pat Speth June 10
1/2 inch Triangles and 4-Patch
July Sally Schneider July 8
Sensational Setting
July 9
Easy Peasy Pieced Sashings
August Demo Day August 12
Member Demonstrations
September Rob Appell
http://www.robappell.com
September 9
trunk Show
September 10
Endangered Species
October Peggy Martin
http://www.peggymartin
quilts.com
October 14
TBD
October 15
TBD
November November Fest November 11
Annual Fundraiser
November 12
Surprise Workshop
December Kathy Awender & Julie Vlahos December 9
Member Showcase

Speakers and workshops for 2013.

2013 Speaker Lecture Workshop
January Lyn Mann January 8
Trunk Show
February Julie Herman February 12
Modern Quilt Trunk Show
March David Taylor March 12
The Reluctant Journey of an Art Quilter
April Cathie Hoover April 9
Trunk Show: Quilts and Garments
May President's Quilt May 14
Meet the Board
June Marcia Stein June 11
Travel Inspired Quilts
June 12
Picture This
July Freddy Moran July 9
Parts Department
July 10
Parts Department
August Leah Zieber August 13
History Repeating
September Debbie Gordon & Helen Frost September 10
Lullabies in Cloth
September 11
Bright Hopes
October Grace Errea October 8
Introduction to Value-Based Heat Set Appliqué
November Challenge Fest November 12
History Quilts
December Candy Martin December 10
Trunk Show

Speakers and workshops for 2012.

2012 Speaker Lecture
January Jill Schumacher January 10
Creating our Heirlooms of Tomorrow
February Karen Brow February 14
Feature a Creature
March Linda Schmidt March 13
Short Attention Span Quilting
April Velda Newman April 10
Painter's Approach to Quilt Design
May President's Quilt May 8
Meet the Board
June Jan Steffen July 10
It's Hip to Be Square
July Helen Young Frost July 10
Quilter's Magic Show
August Table Hop August 14
Mini Workshops
September Wendy Mathson September 11
Trunk Show
October Anelie Belden October 9
Dresden Dance
November November Fest November 13
Annual Fundraiser
December Victoria Crayne December 11
Trunk Show

Speakers and workshops for 2011.

2011 Lecture Workshop Website
January January 11
Sue Spargo
January 12
Sue Spargo
http://www.suespargo.com/
February February 8
Peggy Timmons
February 9
Peggy Timmons
March March 8
Karen Cunagin
March 9
Karen Cunagin
April April 12
Sandy Sutton
May May 10
Del Thomas
May 11
Del Thomas
http://delquilts.blogspot.com/
June June 14
President's Quilt and Meet the Board
July July 12
Lyn Brown
July 13
Lyn Brown
http://www.lynbrown.com/
August Table Hop August 9
Mini Workshops
September September 13
Bev Remillard
September 14
Bev Remillard
http://www.ladylikedesigns.com/
October October 11
Leora Raikin, African Folklore
Embroidery
http://www.aflembroidery.com/
November November 8
November Fest, Annual Fundraiser
December December 13
Julia D. Zgliniec, Quiltmaker and
Appraiser
http://www.quilthistory.com/
teachers/zgliniec.htm

Speakers and workshops for 2010.

2010 Lecture Workshop Website
January January 12
Grace Errea
January 13
Grace Errea
http://www.amazingquilsbygrace.com
February February 9
Kim Diehl
February 10
Kim Diehl
http://www.kimdiehl.com/
March March 9
Susan Trindle
March 10
Susan Trindle
http://www.quiltsonthewall.com/quiltArtists/
trindle.html
April April 13
Norah McMeeking
April 14
Norah McMeeking
http://www.bellabellaquilts.com/
classes.html
May May 11
Sally Collins
http://www.sallycollins.org
June June 8
Sue Rasmussen

http://www.suerasmussen
quilts.com/lectures.htm
July July 13
Jake Finch

http://www.jakefinchdesigns.com
August August 10
Susan Axelrod

September September 14
Nancy Ota

http://nancyota.com/
October October 12
Sheryl Smith-Bailey

November November 9
November Fest, Annual
Fundraiser
December December 14
Jinny Hoffman


Speakers and workshops for 2009.

2009 Lecture Workshop Website
May May 12
Del Thomas
May 13
Nancy Ota
http://delquilts.blogspot.com
http://nancyota.com/
June June 9
Jan Hirth
June 10
Jan Hirth
July July 14
Diane Collins
July 15
Joann Bishop
August August 11
Suzanne Stanton
August 12
Suzanne Stanton
September September 8
Lillian Gordon
September 9
Lillian Gordon
http://elegantexpressionsonline.com/
October October 13
Odette Osantowski
October 14
Odette Osantowski
November November 10
Patricia Beaver
November 11
Patricia Beaver
December December 8
December Fest: Potluck and Fundraiser


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