Show and Share- Heirloom Sewing Items- via Zoom
This is a show and share of an item in your quilt legacy. Do you have a doo-dad that was your grandmother's and passed on to you? Own a unique […]
Quilts of Valor/National Sew Day Workshop
St Paul Lutheran Church 1427 W Lake Avenue, Peoria, IL, United StatesThis workshop is IN PERSON. Did you catch the One Block, Two Block, Red Block, Blue Block bit at the Gems Christmas Party? We are excited to make these fun […]
Julie Silber “Keeping Them In Stitches: America’s Funniest Quilts” (Zoom)
Julie from Julie Silber Quilts is an advisor on quilt collectors and museums in organizing, evaluating, managing and documenting collections.
Julie Silber: Keeping Them In Stitches-America’s Funniest Quilts (Zoom Meeting)
Julie from Julie Silber Quilts is an advisor to quilt collectors and museums in organizing, evaluating, managing and documenting collections.
Marquetta B Quilting “Quilting and Music: A Mindfulness Practice (Zoom)
Marquetta Johnson, coming to us from Georgia and Marquetta B Quilting. Her focus has been on Art Educations and integrating and infusing art in the classroom. She has appeared on […]
Marquetta B Quilting: Quilting and Music-A Mindfulness Practice (Zoom Meeting)
Marquetta Johnson will be talking to us from Georgia and Marquetta B Quilting. Her focus has been on Art Education and integrating and infusing art in the classroom. She has […]
National Quilting Day -Service Projects Workday
St Paul Lutheran Church 1427 W Lake Avenue, Peoria, IL, United StatesDetails TBA WHAT TO BRING TO GEMS WORKSHOPS: SEWING NOTIONS- scissors, seam ripper, rotary cutter, ruler. (Gems has cutting mats, irons and pressing mats.) SEWING MACHINE- If this is difficult […]
Panel Discussion “National Quilt Shows and Show Quilts”
St Paul Lutheran Church 1427 W Lake Avenue, Peoria, Illinois, United StatesSheri Zalar, Jackie O'Laughlin, Sue Krause, and Leslie Swearinger, all Gems members, have participated in national shows and may bring some examples of quilts they have entered in these large […]
Panel Discussion: National Quilt Shows and Show Quilts (In-Person Meeting)
St Paul Lutheran Church 1427 W Lake Avenue, Peoria, IL, United StatesSheri Zalar, Jackie O'Laughlin, Sue Krause and Leslie Swearinger are members of our guild who have participated in national shows and may bring some examples of quilts they have entered. Bring your questions on everything from how to enter, what to expect with judging to how to choose the quilt to show!
Bucket List Blocks Workshop
St Paul Lutheran Church 1427 W Lake Avenue, Peoria, IL, United StatesDetails TBA. WHAT TO BRING TO GEMS WORKSHOPS: SEWING NOTIONS- scissors, seam ripper, rotary cutter, ruler. (Gems has cutting mats, irons and pressing mats.) SEWING MACHINE- If this is difficult […]
Tony Jacobson and the Art of “What If”
St Paul Lutheran Church 1427 W Lake Avenue, Peoria, IL, United StatesTony Jacobson of Piece Works Quilt Shop in Winterset, Iowa is known for his many nationally known quilt designs and his art quilts utilizing hand-dyed fabrics. He actively works with […]