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News and Current Events
On January 1, 2024 we moved to the Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 100 East Street, Auburn. This is our new venue for general meetings, classes, workshops, the country store and big events like the spring luncheon and bunco event. We are very excited about our new venue! If you can't find parking in the lot behind the hall, we have permission to park in the parking lot across from us on East Street.
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
February 2026 - Community Service work day (fun!) Start at 9am, enjoy a break for lunch and a short business meeting, end around 3pm.
March 2026 - Birthday Party and Member spotlight, Kathy Sanchez
April 2026 - Sew Katie Jean - Days in the life of a quilt store owner.
May 2026 - Christa Watson,"How Do I Quilt It?" Class the next day, Machine Quilting with your domestic machine walking foot
June 2026 - Business Meeting
SKILL BUILDING PROGRAM:
Based on member survey results, quarterly Skill Building events will be held, in addition to our Program Speaker workshops and Discovery Days. The new Skill Building program won’t necessarily be project oriented, although projects might be used to teach or review particular skills. There will be some classes and some topics will be covered with demos before a general meeting. At our first two events, you will learn to use a Walking Foot to quilt a small project such as a placemat or a small lap quilt. We will teach you to “sandwich” your quilt and help you choose an appropriate quilting design for your project. Quilting options will include “stitch in the ditch”, geometric quilting patterns, and creating quilting designs using freezer paper.The first two will focus on quilting. Class will be presented on two days, January 24 and January 31 at the Newcastle United Methodist Church, 410 Buena Vista Ave, Newcastle. For more information, see our Activities page.
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:
We are soliciting applications from current High School seniors and/or college students interested in pursuing their interest in fiber arts. The application form, with additional information, can be found here.
MEMBERSHIP:
Our membership year begins July 1, although we welcome new members all year round. The membership form can be found here.
QUILT CAMP:
Our next camp at Zephyr is April 12-17, 2026. Signups began at our August meeting; you'll need the form plus your $350 deposit. Camp is full but we are maintaining a waiting list. More information and the signup form is on our Activities page.
LUNCHEON:
Our Luncheon is scheduled for Saturday, May 23 - it will be a High Tea! Stay tuned for more information.
QUILT SHOW:
Our next quilt show will be in 2027.
OUR OPPORTUNITY QUILT FOR 2026:
is "Ode to Freddy Moran." See our Opportunity Quilt page for more information about this bright and fun quilt.
WE'RE DOING GREAT GETTING MEMBER PICTURES!
We have pictures of about 2/3 of our members on the Members Only page. If you're not there, we try to take pictures at meetings - or if you have a picture you like, email (colleenvoet@gmail.com) or text (916-390-2272) it to Colleen Voet. (If you text, be sure she knows who you are.)
FABRIC DONATIONS:
We welcome donations of quilting fabric, notions, and tools. Fabric that is 100% cotton is what we need for quilts for our Community Service projects -
BOARD MEETINGS:
Board Meetings are held on Zoom on the 4th Monday of the month, starting at 4:00pm. All committee chairs are members of the Board. All members are welcome to attend Board meetings. If you would like to attend, please contact Marylee Drake to obtain the Zoom login.