We always have exciting programs with nationally known speakers and talented teachers. Please contact our 2nd Vice President for more information.
QGET is proud to be able to provide Tyler quilters with programs and workshops taught by many nationally renowned quilters. Our speakers are authors, quilt pattern designers, fabric dyers and nationally recognized instructors. Many have produced award winning quilts at some of the most prestigious quilt shows in the United States.
Programs are offered the second Thursday of each month following the QGET business meeting at First Christian Church, Tyler. There is no charge to attend a program.
Workshops vary in length from 1/2 day to a full day. They are held on the second Friday of the month. Full day workshops are generally $40 for members who sign up in advance and $45 for members who sign up at the meeting on Thursday just prior to the workshop. Cost may vary with the length of the workshop. Workshops begin at 9am. Participants are encouraged to arrive by 8:30 to set up machines and supplies if necessary. Workshops are in the workshop room at First Christian Church, Tyler. Participants in full day workshops are responsible for either bringing their lunch or obtaining lunch at a nearby restaurant.
PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS
June 13, 2019
Longarm Quilters Showcase
Come meet many of the longarm quilters in the Tyler area.
See their beautiful quilts, many of them are award winners! Get pricing information and see what techniques they use.
July 11 & 12, 2019
Cynthia England, englanddesign.com
Program: Creating a Pictorial Quilt
Workshop: Small Landscape quilt
Chose between one of two of Cynthia’s small landscapes, Smokey Mountains or Field of Flowers
August 1 & 2, 2019
Betsy Chutchian,
betsybestquiltsandmore.blogspot.com
Program: 19th Century Patchwork Divas
Workshop: Sister’s Baskets quilt. This quilt combines piecing and appliqué using the back basting or appliquick method using Hugs and Kisses paper.
September 12 & 13, 2019
Sandra Sims
Program: Trunk Show of quilts, jackets and other projects using
fabric origami
Workshop: Fabric Origami Techniques
October 10 & 11, 2019
taqg.org/teachers/martha-lindberg/
Program: Welcome to My Neighborhood
Martha is one of those quilters who is always looking for something new, a different technique or a quilt that she has never made before. You will see the different styles and phases she has gone through over the past 30 years.
Workshop: Wonky Dresden Neighborhood
This fun quilt is a twist on the traditional Dresden Plate block. Each blade is turned into a wonky house making this Dresden Neighborhood come to life. Pattern is $7 and Dresden Ruler is $8 to be purchased at the workshop.
November 14, 2019
Diane Rose, theamazingquilter.com
Program: Sewing without Sight
Diane is the only known totally blind quilter. Vision-impaired with glaucoma all her life, Diane became blind as a result of an accident in 1984, a mere four days before she was to undergo a cornea transplant. Not only has that condition not slowed her down, Diane has used it to serve as a means to motivate others to achieve their true potential. "The way I look at it, if I can do what I have done without sight, how much can you do?" Her quilts hang in the homes of many famous people including George Bush and Dolly Parton.
No Workshop
December 12, 2019
Christmas Party, no workshop
Membership dues for the period of March until the end of August just $10!
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