Meetings
- Dates: First Tuesday of the month, September through May
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Location:
- Berkeley Hills Lutheran Church
- 517 Sangree Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Also during the evening, our Cup and a Quarter fund raiser will be running. Mugs filled with a few fat quarters of fabric are raffled off. Tickets are 3 for a dollar.
Programs for 2026-2027
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Glad To Be Back - Final Prep for the Quilt Show - Show 'n Tell
September 11-13, 2026
Our QUILT SHOW!! at Ross Community Center
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 In-person meeting & ZOOM
My Design Process from concept to Quilt with Quilt Artist Tina Curran from California
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 In-person & ZOOM
Wiggles & Waves- free form curves with Karen Eckmeier, owner of the Quilted Lizard
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Holiday Party/meeting
Tuesday, January 4, 2027
Zoom meeting - Speaker Beth Helfter
Saturday, January 23, 2027
Zoom workshop - accordion half squares
Tuesday, February 2, 2027
Zoom meeting - Speaker Julia Graves - Color Magic
Tuesday, March 2, 2027
In-person meeting - Community Service project
Tuesday, April 6, 2027
- Speaker Nancy Hershberger
Wednesday, April 7, 2027
- All Day Workshop with Nancy Hershberger - Landscapes
Tuesday, May 4, 2027 - TBA
May 13-16, 2026
- Guild Retreat at Crestfield
2025-2026 Programs
September 9, 2025: Kickoff Meeting & Quilt 2026 Discussion
October 7, 2025: "Don't Get Stuck in a Scrap Trap" presented by Colby Cartledge, Minneapolis, MN
November 4, 2025: Fabulous Nickel Borders - Pat Speth
December 2, 2025: Holiday Get Together
January 6, 2026: A Peek into the Past - Margo Krager via Zoom
February 3, 2026: Hand Yoga - Heidi Parkes via Zoom
March 2, 2026: Community Service
April 7, 2026: Mastering the Tucker Ruler - Anne Walizer
May 5, 2026: Louise Silk Recent Work
June 3, 2026: Banquet
July 7, 2026: Picnic
2024-2025 Programs
September 3: "Creating Heirlooms" presented by Heirloom Quilting, Brookville, PA (in person speakers & Trunk Show)
**Also kickoff of Secret Pal
October 1: Speaker Tammy Silvers - Interrogating Your Quilt (in person & Zoom speaker)
- Tammy is also presenting a workshop on Saturday, October 5 - Bombshell Baby, paper piecing
December 3: Holiday Get Together - "All Wrapped Up"
January 7: (Virtual)"The Museum of Lost Quilts" presented by Jennifer Chiaverini, author of the Elm Creek Quilt book series
Jennifer will also preview her new book out in April 2025.
February 4: (Virtual) "Beam to Seam: The Flynn Story of Laser Cutting Fabric" & Trunk Show, presented by Kate Flynn Nichols, Billings, Montana
March 4: "Tie Up in Knots" by Jean Martz, St. John's Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, PA. This will be a good old fashioned quilting bee, just bring scissors & large eye needles. Surprise prizes.
April 1: "Working in Wool" presented by Tracey Zigo --Wool techniques plus a small project
May 6: Speaker 5 guild members - Vignettes of Creativity - A variety of quilting techniques will be given
in 10 minute segments. A take away of great ideas.
June 3: Banquet
July 8: Picnic
2023-2024 Programs
September: Speaker Karen Combs - Quilts of Illusion
October: Round Robin - tips, tricks, techniques
November: Speaker Judy Gough - Collage Quilts
December: Christmas Party
January: Speaker Mel Beach - Free Motion Quilting (Virtual)
February: TBD (Virtual)
March: Community Service.
April: Quilt Show Prep.
May: Speaker Brita Nelson - Disappearing Blocks and Trunk Show
June: Banquet
July: Picnic
2022-2023 Programs
September: Anniversary Special. Make it Quick: Polaroid Block
October: Round Robin. pics
November: FABRIC SALE. Speaker-Sue Cook on Paper Piecing. Make it Quick: Little House Blocks
December: Christmas Party & Games. Make it Quick: The Three Bears
January: Diane Murtha on Slow Stitching (Virtual)
February: Colleen Wise on Casting Shadows(Virtual)
March: Community Service.
April: Tradition Unchained-Rail Fence.
May:Speaker on Victorian Crazy Quilts
June: Banquet
July: Picnic
2021-2022 Programs
September: Graffiti Challenge Quilts
October: Speaker - Jan Rogers presentation on Quilt Appraisal
November: Round Robin
December: Holiday quilts - Show n Tell
January: Members Book and Movie Review via Zoom
February: Zoom meeting - Feb. 15 Our virtual speaker will be Diane Harrias of Stash Bandit.
She will be presenting her program 'Taste Test: Unexpected Sampler Quilts."
March: Community Service
April: Speaker - Renee King - "Orphans & Scraps" and the Navajo Quilt Project
May: Speaker Stacy Koehler - New ways to set quilt blocks
2020-2021 Programs
September: Machine Binding via Zoom
October: Houses for Witches and Birdies and Snowmen OH MY! via Zoom
November: Speaker Gyleen Fitzgerald via Zoom
December: Historical Quilts and the quilters who made them via Zoom
January: Game Night via Zoom
February: TBA
March: Speaker Cyndi McChesney - Panel Palooza via Zoom
May 4: Pattern Exchange in-person and Zoom
May 11: Zoom Lecture Anatomy of an Improv Quilt by Cindy Grisdela. You can check out her website:www.cindygrisdela.com
2019-2020 Programs
September: Speaker - Augusta Cole - A Stroll Through My Quilt Garden
October: Speaker - Pepper Cory - How to Become a More Creative Quilter
November: Holiday Project using strip insertion technique
December: Round Robin
January: Game Night!!
February: “Injury Prevention for Quilters”, presented by Kim Kelley DPT & Sarah Nowlen DPT, with Allegheny Health Network.
March: Community Service -
April: Meeting Cancelled due to coronavirus
May: Speaker - Gyleen Fitzgerald - It's a Polygon Affair - Meeting and Workshop delayed due to coronavirus