Programs
Gain a front-row seat to all the stories, comments, and jokes when we meet, and oooh and ahhh over the skill of the art, the quilts and insights from artist explaining their creative process. Quilts are passed around and questions answered. It’s fascinating!
Our guild offers lectures and workshops to members and guests. All gatherings are casual. Photos are usually allowed, and a question-and-answer session ends the lectures.
Our meetings begin at 7pm on the first Thursday evening of most months with doors opening at 6:30, so you can explore the library & various guild tables. Workshops may follow on subsequent days. Our programs and workshops are held at Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 460 Sunset Ridge Road, Northfield, IL.
Scroll down to sign up early for all of our events below.
Up-to-date information is found in our monthly “OakLeaf” newsletter emailed to all members.
Most lectures are in-person and available by Zoom. Watch for the guild email with the Zoom link sent before the meetings. Guests: register and pay $10.00 for the Zoom link and you’ll be sent an email the day before the meeting. We will discount that fee from your membership if you join the guild. Or attend in person and pay $10.00 at the door. We hope you’ll join us!
How to pay with Zelle
A great new way to send a payment to the guild is to add Zelle to our online banking. To get started using Zelle, just go to your bank’s website, find their Zelle information and follow the steps. Then you can add the Zelle app to your cellphone.
Then using the Zelle app, purchase a program. Indicate that payment should be sent to illinoisquiltersinc@gmail.com
(In the box specifying what you’re paying for, please note what the purchase is, otherwise you can’t complete payment.) That’s it – easy-peasy!
2023-24 Calendar:
IQI Programs and Workshops
Marin Hanson
Live & Zoom Lecture:
Why Study Quilts:
An International
Perspective
An International
Perspective
Thursday
September 7, 2023
(6:30-9pm)
September 7, 2023
(6:30-9pm)
IQI Member Showcase
Live Lecture:
Amy Parker,
Amy Spungen and
Ariel Towers
Amy Spungen and
Ariel Towers
Thursday,
October 5, 2023
(6:30-9pm)
October 5, 2023
(6:30-9pm)
Tory West
Live Workshop:
“Little Bird”
Needle Keeper
in Wool
Needle Keeper
in Wool
Saturday,
October 7, 2023
(9am-2:30pm)
October 7, 2023
(9am-2:30pm)
December Potluck
Live Meeting:
Social Meeting
and Potluck
and Potluck
Thursday,
December 7, 2023
(6-9pm)
December 7, 2023
(6-9pm)
Jane Dunnewold
Zoom Lecture:
Archetypes and
the Creative Process
the Creative Process
Thursday,
January 4, 2024
(6:30-9pm)
January 4, 2024
(6:30-9pm)
Lynn Contri
Live Lecture:
Quilt Repair
and Restoration
and Restoration
Thursday,
February 1, 2024
(6:30-9pm)
February 1, 2024
(6:30-9pm)
Lynn Dykstra
Live Workshop:
Using Solids
with Prints
with Prints
Saturday,
February 3, 2024
(9:30am-3pm)
February 3, 2024
(9:30am-3pm)
Lynn Dykstra
Live Lecture:
Solids and Prints:
Using Fabric
On Your Shelves
Using Fabric
On Your Shelves
Thursday,
March 7, 2024
(6:30-9pm)
March 7, 2024
(6:30-9pm)
Schoolhouse
Live Workshop:
Schoolhouse to
Celebrate National
Quilting Month
Celebrate National
Quilting Month
Thursday,
March 9, 2024
(9:30am-4pm)
March 9, 2024
(9:30am-4pm)
Allie McCathren
Live Lecture:
Painting with
Fabric Scraps
Fabric Scraps
Thursday,
April 4, 2024
(6:30-9pm)
April 4, 2024
(6:30-9pm)
Allie McCathren
Live Half-Day
Workshop:
Workshop:
Deco Tiles
Quilt Mini
Quilt Mini
Saturday,
April 6, 2024
(9:30am-1pm)
April 6, 2024
(9:30am-1pm)
Workshop registration form
If you’re not paying for your workshops online, click here to download and print your registration form. Indicate which workshop(s) you’re attending and your payment method: PayPal, Zelle or check. Then mail the form to: IQI, PO Box 39, Wilmette, IL 60091-0039.
Challenge Quilt
The Challenge Quilt is a fun project offered yearly to the guild. Organizers create a “challenge” project for members to create, with the specifics of fabric, size and theme specified.
At the August and September meetings, members sign up for a small fee and get the details. The competed projects are exhibited and voted on at the June meeting. The fun is seeing the variety of responses to the original challenge!
Community Service and Friendship Days:
The Service Committee will post the meeting dates in “The Oakleaf” newsletter. Check the dates and join us!
Members can make kids’ quilts at home per guidelines below. There are also quilt tops ready to be quilted.
Contact info@illinoisquilters.com with questions, donations or pickup of tops and batting.
Service and Friendship Days:
Due to Covid-19, Service will post their meeting dates when available.
Please make kids’ quilts at home per guidelines below. Top ready for quilting are available.
Contact info@illinoisquilters.com with questions, donations or pickup of tops.
Due to Covid-19, Service will post their meeting dates when available.
Please make kids’ quilts at home per guidelines below. Top ready for quilting are available.
Contact info@illinoisquilters.com with questions, donations or pickup of tops.
Community Service
and Friendship Days:
The Service Committee will post the meeting dates in The Oakleaf newsletter. Check the dates and join us! Members can make kids’ quilts at home per guidelines below. There are also quilt tops ready to be quilted. Contact info@illinoisquilters.com with questions, donations or pickup of tops and batting.
and Friendship Days:
The Service Committee will post the meeting dates in The Oakleaf newsletter. Check the dates and join us! Members can make kids’ quilts at home per guidelines below. There are also quilt tops ready to be quilted. Contact info@illinoisquilters.com with questions, donations or pickup of tops and batting.
IQI members are active in service to the guild and to the greater communities we are part of. You will find us volunteering at the annual Fine Art of Fiber show each fall, constructing the annual raffle quilt, and creating beautiful and practical quilted items for our communities.
We gather at monthly “Service Sews” to work on projects. Quilters of all levels are encouraged to join us for a day of sewing and friendship. Pack a lunch and your sewing machine, we provide materials and ideas.
We are glad to take your overflow projects and get them a new home. If you know of specific needs in your community, please get contact information so we can explore how to help. Watch for dates and locations in the monthly “Oakleaf” newsletter. Questions or ideas? Want to help? Contact Jan Skilbeck.
Quilt Sizes needed: Younger children (5-10 years): 36-44” x 36-48”. Older children (11-18 years): 40-45” x 48-60”.
Snail Mail:
Illinois Quilters, Inc.
P.O. Box 39
Wilmette, IL 60091
P.O. Box 39
Wilmette, IL 60091
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