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Visit the 2010 quilt events Calendar
The Flying Geese Quilter's Guild
meetings are held on the second Monday of the month
at 6:30 pm in Irvine, CA.
The Meetings are held at:
Rancho San Joaquin Middle School
4861 Michelson Dr.
Irvine, CA 92621
Directions:
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Upcoming Programs:
May 10, 2010-Program
Little Red Hen - Auction
June 16, 2010-Speaker
(This meeting has been moved to Wednesday June 16th at 6:30 pm.)
Guild Lecture – Terry Waldron – The Art of Doing it All
Terry's lecture is a trunk show of her work from one of the first quilts she ever made and extending all the way to her latest work. She will show how each piece is made up of things she learned from before, but also contains NEW ideas that she has learned from great teachers, as well as innovations Terry has thought up while working. Her goal is to inspire her audience with new ideas and give them the confidence to “go their own ways”, as well. Terry guarantees that we will be laughing throughout this lecture. We will have fun!
July 12, 2010-Speaker
Guild Lecture – Karen Kay Buckley – To Border or not to Border: How to Select
During this lecture Karen will discuss if a quilt needs a border and how to select a border for your quilt. She will also explain how to design many of her borders. Karen hope is that this lecture will inspire you to think about how to enhance your quilt with the right border.
August 9, 2010 -Speaker
Guild Lecture – Karen Combs –Quilts of Illusion
Explore the world of optical illusions with Karen as she shows you some of the wonderful quilts that quilters have created using optical illusions. Slides and quilts of illusion complete this lecture.
September 13, 2010-Speaker
Guild Lecture – Andrea Perejda – Trunk Show
Using Andi’s quilts as examples, learn about a variety of quilting motifs and possible ways to use them. Compares hand and machine quilting.
October 11, 2010-Speaker
Guild Lecture – Cindy Needham – Trunk Show - Collection of Vintage Linen Quilts
Cindy's trunk show, For the Love of Linens, inspires and teaches quilters how to take vintage tablecloths, dresser scarves, coasters, lace, etc. and turn them into beautiful, one-of-a-kind whole cloth quilts. She will share the stories of each quilt and also share tips and techniques. A one-page handout is provided for each guild member. Lots of quilts are brought for fondling.!
November 8, 2010-Speaker
Guild Lecture – Melinda Bula
Melinda has been involved in quilting and wearable arts, which has always been her first love. Her sense of color and design has won her numerous awards for both quilts and wearable arts. Her wearable arts are dynamic and modern and she loves to experiment with new techniques.
Her Fabulous Fusible Flowers quilts are unique. With the wonderful look of a painting, she uses fabric and thread to create beautifully artistic quilts. She has been lecturing and teaching, which she really loves. Creating and designing is an obsession with Melinda and whether it is fabric, wallpaper or quilts, it is her passion.
Melinda's lecture will take a humorous look through the eyes of a quilt artist as she finds her way through the world of art, quilting and wearable arts. This lecture includes a wearable fashion show along with her award winning Fabulous Fusible Flower quilts. Melinda shows the evolution of her art with humor and lots of inspiration.
December 13, 2010-Program
Guild Lecture – Nancy Ota – Trunk Show
Nancy will share over 30 quilts, wall hangings, garments and bags that
she has made since becoming a quilter in 1988. Many have been
published in books and magazines and have been finalists and won
ribbons in major shows in Paducah, Houston, Santa Clara, Ontario and
Japan. In April, 2006 her wall hanging "Infinity" won Best Wall Hanging
from the American Quilters Society and is now owned by the Museum of
American Quilters Society in Paducah, Kentucky. She will bring with her
a near duplicate of that quilt.
Nancy will talk about the different techniques she uses to create her work.
The Japanese embroidery technique of Sashiko is one of her favorites.
She enjoys sewing commercial cottons, hand dyed cottons, and silks from
neckties and kimono.
http://www.nancyota.com/
January 10, 2011-Speaker
Guild Lecture – Sue Spargo
Sue's folk-art imagery reflects her multi-cultural background and fascination with folkart from around the world. Her Inspiration comes from memories collected during her childhood living in African with its animals and grasslands, a sojourn in the green South of England and time spent in Connecticut, Tennessee, Utah and Ohio.
February 14, 2011-Program
VALENTINES: Pot Luck Appetizers & Valentine Desserts, Speaker of the Guild – Carol Culbert