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 |