Quilt Events Calendar 2010

January 2010

• On going ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute. Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.
  
  
• Jan 11;   Flying Geese Quilt Guild Speaker - Cathy Hoover - more information


• Jan 14-17, 2010 - Road to California Quilt Show, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA
  Registration for classes begins July 7, 2009
  

• Feb 8; Flying Geese Quilt Guild Speaker - Kim Diehl - A Simple Trunk Show - more information


• Feb 12-13; Valley Quilters (Hemet) 30th Annual Quilt Show, Valley Wide Recreation Center 901 Esplanade Ave., San Jacinto, CA. Featuring over 100 quality quilts, consignment shop, boutique, quilt appraiser, venders, & featured quilter. 10 am - 4 pm. Admission $6.


• Feb 20-21; South Bay Quilters Guild Annual Quilt Show "30 Years of Quilting" at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3341 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Saturday, 10 to 5; Sunday, 10 to 4. Small Quilt Auction, Sunday, 1 pm. southbayquiltersguild.org $8 general and free parking.


• Feb 25-28; The Traveling Quilters Temecula Quilt-Away
  Website: www.travelingquilters.com


• On Going ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute. Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.

• March 8 ; Flying Geese General Meeting; Guild Shop Hop


• Ongoing ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute. Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.


• March 4-6; Thurs - Sat. 10-5; The Rusty Barn - Pomona's Quilt, Craft, and Sewing Festival ,
  at the Fairplex in Pomona, Bldg. 5. www.rustybarn.com/index.html go to their website for a coupon.


• March 6 & 7; Friendship Square Quilt Guild "A Bouquet of Quilts" March 6-7, Sat. 10-5 & Sun 10- 4. La Habra Community Center, 101 W. La Habra Blvd., La Habra, CA 90631. Admission $6.00 Website: www.fsqg.org
  


• Mar 19-21, Glendale Quilt Show - "Asian Odyssey " - Marriott Burbank Airport and Convention Center. $9. Friday : 10AM-8PM Saturday: 10AM-6PM Sunday: 10AM-4PM , For more information go to www.glendalequiltguild.org


• Mar 27 at 11 am - FGQG 25th Anniversary Celebration. High Tea, Silver Lining Challenge Quilts Exhibit, and speaker Kay England. $10 pre-sale tickets are being sold at the general meetings. Tustin Banquet Center. 721 W. First St. Tustin.
  If you missed the tea party or would just like a memory.
  click here to see photos of the tea party
  click here to see photos of the challenge quilts .


• Mar. 26,27,28 - Spring Fling Shop Hop.
  The participating stores are Bears Quilt Shop in Garden Grove, Cozy Cottage Fabric in Brea, Flying Geese Fabrics in Tustin, The Calico House in Placentia, The Quilt Cupboard in Garden Grove, Timeless Quilts in Anaheim, and new this year Quilter's Garden in Placentia.
  Passports, Flyers, and Directions are available at each store.

• April 12;   Flying Geese Quilt Guild Speaker -– Barbara Olsen – Quilting a Life, Expanding our Creativity - more information


• April 22 - 25; Flying Geese Quilt Guild Quilt Retreat - more information
  Retreats are always fun and productive weekends. It's a great opportunity to finish projects or start something new. Each person has a large sewing space in a well-lit classroom. We'll be staying at the Vina de Lestonnac Retreat Center in Temecula.


• April 24; The Traveling Quilter's Mystery Tour -the famous Mystery Trip has returned! And they are not telling you where you will be going. Thus the Mystery! $42, for more info go to www.travelingquilters.com


• On going ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute. Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.

• May 1; Airing of the Quilts and Winding of the May Pole. Fullerton Arboretum.
  
  


• May 1 & 2; TLC Quilters Biennial Quilt Show Saturday, May 1, 9:30 am to 5 pm; Sunday, May 2, 10 am to 4 pm. Held at Covina Woman's Club, 128 S. San Jose Ave., Covina, Ca. The theme, "The Artist in Everyone." Website: tlcquilters.org
  


• May 10;   Flying Geese Quilt Guild Program - Little Red Hen - more information


• May 20-22; Thurs - Sat. 10-5; The Rusty Barn - Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.
  Del Mar, CA 92014 www.rustybarn.com/index.html


• May 26th; 10:00am to 4:00pm. Wednesday Philanthropy - Flying Geese Quilt Guild - Sew Day at the Orange Quilt Bee.... The store opens at 10:00am
  Orange Quilt Bee is at 628 East Katella Avenue in Orange.
  "Philanthropy" is the effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations.....
  Gosh... just a little quilt, pillow case, or place mat can do all that?


• On Going ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute. Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.

• June 3-6 ; The Traveling Quilters Temecula Quilt-Away Retreat
  Website: www.travelingquilters.com


• June 5 & 6; FantaSea of Quilts Quilt Show Beach Cities Quilt Guild is proud to present their bi-annual quilt show, FANTASEA OF QUILTS! Located at SOKA University, 1 University Dr.,
  Aliso Viejo. $8 Website: www.beachcitiesquilters.org
  


• June 12; Weaving, Spinning and Dyeing with Natural Plants, Demonstrations
  at the Huntington Library. www.huntington.org in the herb garden from 10:30-4:30.
  


• June 16;   Flying Geese Quilt Guild Speaker - – Terry Waldron –The Art of Doing it All.
  - more information
  
  
• June 17-20 & June 24-27; Southern California Quilter's Run. Great Prizes.
  Too many stores to list! For a list of the over 35 stores participating
  and more information click here.


• June 24-26; Quilting, Stitching, and Craft Expo in Reno, Nevada. www.qscexpos.com
  Grand Sierra Resort, Nevada Conference & Exhibit Center,
  2500 E. Second ST., Reno, NV 89595
  
  
• On Going ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute. Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.

• July 3 - March 28, 2011; Bower's Museum Exhibit -- Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique Guest curated by Julia D. Zgliniec, Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique presents the patterns, stitches, fabrics and other construction techniques of the Bowers’ most popular quilts, and many that have never before been exhibited. To satisfy our curious and creative visitors, the top and bottom sides of several quilts will be visible. The exhibition features a variety of 19th and early 20th century patterns, a “Whole Cloth” or “Linsey-Woolsey” quilt dating to 1776, a 1930s “Utility” quilt made of men’s suiting samples, and an unfinished variation of a “Crazy” quilt from c. 1850. Made using paper templates of old receipts, bills, letters and other documents, this particular quilt is every bit as interesting as a historical item as it is a textile. http://www.bowers.org/
  Gallery Talks on the Quilts are at 1 pm on July 13 and 29 for 20 minutes.


• July 16 - Aug 15, Orange County Fair, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
  Come see the FGQG on July 29, from noon to nine pm.
  


• July 12;   Flying Geese Quilt Guild Speaker - Karen Kay Buckley – Folk Art Appliqué - more information


• July 23-25; International Quilt Festival, Long Beach. Long Beach Convention Center. www.quilts.com.
  Don't wait in line. Purchase your tickets online. Click Here to purchase your tickets on line
  


• On Going ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute. Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.

• Thru Aug 15, Orange County Fair, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
  The Orange County Fair runs from July 16 to August 15.


• August 9;   Flying Geese Quilt Guild Speaker - Karen Combs – Quilts of Illusion - more information
  


• August 17; 1:30 pm LECTURE: THE PHENOMENON OF THE GEE`S BEND QUILTS at the Bowers museum.
  Bridget R. Cooks, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Art History and African American Studies, UCI, presents the unique history of quilting in Gee’s Bend, and the recent attention that they have received through exhibition, books, plays, music and more.Sponsored by The James Irvine Foundation. M $7 / G $10
  http://www.bowers.org/


• August 21-22; Yorba Linda Quilt Daze VIII August 21&22,2010:Yorba Linda Quilt Daze VIII (Quilt Show) honoring Southern California Quilt Guilds & local quilters. Yorba Linda Community Center 4501 Casa Loma, Yorba Linda (Imperial Hwy & Casa Loma. Admission $7.00 10-4 Saturday & Sunday.
  
  
• On Going ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute. Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.


• Thru - March 28, 2011; Bower's Museum Exhibit -- Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique Guest curated by Julia D. Zgliniec, Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique presents the patterns, stitches, fabrics and other construction techniques of the Bowers’ most popular quilts, and many that have never before been exhibited. To satisfy our curious and creative visitors, the top and bottom sides of several quilts will be visible. The exhibition features a variety of 19th and early 20th century patterns, a “Whole Cloth” or “Linsey-Woolsey” quilt dating to 1776, a 1930s “Utility” quilt made of men’s suiting samples, and an unfinished variation of a “Crazy” quilt from c. 1850. Made using paper templates of old receipts, bills, letters and other documents, this particular quilt is every bit as interesting as a historical item as it is a textile. http://www.bowers.org/ There is a Gallery Talk at 1 pm on August 17 for 20 minutes.

September 2010

• September 13;   Flying Geese Quilt Guild Speaker - Barbara Olsen -
  Quilting a Life; Expanding our Creativity - more information


• Sept. 15-18 -The 28th annual San Diego Quilt Show will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, Preview Wednesday 6-9 pm $25 presale,$35 at door, Thursday & Friday 10 am. to 6 pm, & Saturday 10 am. to 5 pm, $8-12


• Sept. 16-19 ; Flying Geese Quilt Guild Quilt Retreat - more information
  Retreats are always fun and productive weekends. It's a great opportunity to finish projects or start something new. Each person has a large sewing space in a well-lit classroom. We'll be staying at the Vina de Lestonnac Retreat Center in Temecula.


• On Going ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute. Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.
  


• Thru - March 28, 2011; Bower's Museum Exhibit - Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique Guest curated by Julia D. Zgliniec, Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique presents the patterns, stitches, fabrics and other construction techniques of the Bowers’ most popular quilts, and many that have never before been exhibited. To satisfy our curious and creative visitors, the top and bottom sides of several quilts will be visible. The exhibition features a variety of 19th and early 20th century patterns, a “Whole Cloth” or “Linsey-Woolsey” quilt dating to 1776, a 1930s “Utility” quilt made of men’s suiting samples, and an unfinished variation of a “Crazy” quilt from c. 1850. Made using paper templates of old receipts, bills, letters and other documents, this particular quilt is every bit as interesting as a historical item as it is a textile. http://www.bowers.org/ Gallery Talks on the Quilts are at 1 pm on Sept. 9 & 15 for 20 minutes.

• Oct 2 to April 3 Costume exhibit at LACMA
  "Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915"
  www.lacma.org A fascinating look at the details of luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring techniques, and lush trimmings. Highlights will include an eighteenth-century man's vest intricately embroidered with powerful symbolic messages relevant to the French Revolution; an evening mantle with silk embroidery, glass beads, and ostrich feathers and spectacular three-piece suits and gowns worn at the royal courts of Europe.


• Oct 3 FGQG Sew Day; At "A Time to Sew" Philanthropy sew day. The store opens at 10:00am Join us for a fun day of sewing for others, "use that fabric......use that fabric......use that fabric......"
  A Time to Sew is at 27071 Cabot Rd. Suite 101 in Laguna Hills. See their website for directions.
  www.a-time-to-sew.com


• Oct 7-9 ; Thurs - Sat. 10-5; The Rusty Barn - Pomona's Quilt, Craft, and Sewing Festival,
  at the Fairplex in Pomona, Bldg. 5. www.rustybarn.com/index.html
  


• October 11;   Flying Geese Quilt Guild Speaker - Cindy Needham – Whole Cloth Vintage Quilts - more information
  
  

October 23 from 2 pm to 5 pm. Quilted Treasures Quilt Auction and Tea. $5. at the Trinity United Presbyterian Church. 13922 Prospect, Santa Ana for directions click here

• Early Oct. Valley of the Mist Quilters Guild and the City of Temecula "Outdoor Quilt Show" Sat 10-4, FREE,
  I-15 Exit Rancho California Rd. in Temecula For more information go to www.valleyofthemistquilters.com


• On Going ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute.
  Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.
  


• Thru - March 28, 2011; Bower's Museum Exhibit - Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique Guest curated by Julia D. Zgliniec, Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique presents the patterns, stitches, fabrics and other construction techniques of the Bowers’ most popular quilts, and many that have never before been exhibited. To satisfy our curious and creative visitors, the top and bottom sides of several quilts will be visible. The exhibition features a variety of 19th and early 20th century patterns, a “Whole Cloth” or “Linsey-Woolsey” quilt dating to 1776, a 1930s “Utility” quilt made of men’s suiting samples, and an unfinished variation of a “Crazy” quilt from c. 1850. Made using paper templates of old receipts, bills, letters and other documents, this particular quilt is every bit as interesting as a historical item as it is a textile. http://www.bowers.org/

• November 8;   Flying Geese Quilt Guild Speaker -Melinda Bula - more information


• November 5-6; Orange Grove Quilters Guild "A Patchwork of Quilts" quilt show by guild members @ Garden Grove United Methodist Church, 12741 Main St., Garden Grove. Friday, Nov.5, 12-6pm; Saturday, Nov.6, 9am-4pm. Admission:$7 at the door; $5 pre-sale.
  Quilt appraiser will be present.
  www.orangegrovequiltersguild.com
  


• Nov. TBD ; Santa's Holiday Shop Hop.    9 Orange County Stores:
  The participating stores are Bears Quilt Shop in Garden Grove, Cozy Cottage Fabric in Brea,
  Flying Geese Fabrics in Tustin, The Calico House in Placentia, The Quilt Cupboard in Garden Grove, Timeless Quilts in Anaheim, Quilter's Garden in Placentia, Fresh Picked Fabrics in Yorba Linda, and the Orange Quilt Bee in Orange.
  Passports, Flyers, and Directions are available at each store.


• On Going ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute. Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.


• Thru - March 28, 2011; Bower's Museum Exhibit - Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique Guest curated by Julia D. Zgliniec, Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique presents the patterns, stitches, fabrics and other construction techniques of the Bowers’ most popular quilts, and many that have never before been exhibited. To satisfy our curious and creative visitors, the top and bottom sides of several quilts will be visible. The exhibition features a variety of 19th and early 20th century patterns, a “Whole Cloth” or “Linsey-Woolsey” quilt dating to 1776, a 1930s “Utility” quilt made of men’s suiting samples, and an unfinished variation of a “Crazy” quilt from c. 1850. Made using paper templates of old receipts, bills, letters and other documents, this particular quilt is every bit as interesting as a historical item as it is a textile. http://www.bowers.org/


• Thru - April 3 Costume exhibit at LACMA
  "Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915"
  www.lacma.org A fascinating look at the details of luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring techniques, and lush trimmings. Highlights will include an eighteenth-century man's vest intricately embroidered with powerful symbolic messages relevant to the French Revolution; an evening mantle with silk embroidery, glass beads, and ostrich feathers and spectacular three-piece suits and gowns worn at the royal courts of Europe.

• December 13;   Flying Geese Quilt Guild Speaker -Nancy Ota – Trunk Show - more information



• Thru - March 28, 2011; Bower's Museum Exhibit - Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique Guest curated by Julia D. Zgliniec, Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique presents the patterns, stitches, fabrics and other construction techniques of the Bowers’ most popular quilts, and many that have never before been exhibited. To satisfy our curious and creative visitors, the top and bottom sides of several quilts will be visible. The exhibition features a variety of 19th and early 20th century patterns, a “Whole Cloth” or “Linsey-Woolsey” quilt dating to 1776, a 1930s “Utility” quilt made of men’s suiting samples, and an unfinished variation of a “Crazy” quilt from c. 1850. Made using paper templates of old receipts, bills, letters and other documents, this particular quilt is every bit as interesting as a historical item as it is a textile. http://www.bowers.org/


• Oct 2 to April 3 Costume exhibit at LACMA
  "Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915"
  www.lacma.org A fascinating look at the details of luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring techniques, and lush trimmings. Highlights will include an eighteenth-century man's vest intricately embroidered with powerful symbolic messages relevant to the French Revolution; an evening mantle with silk embroidery, glass beads, and ostrich feathers and spectacular three-piece suits and gowns worn at the royal courts of Europe.

• Jan 10;   Flying Geese Quilt Guild Speaker - Sue Spargo – Folk Art Appliqué - more information


• Jan 20-23, 2011 - Road to California Quilt Show, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA
  Registration for classes begins July 8, 2010


• On Going ; Quilting and Patchwork Class, Irvine Valley College Emeritus Institute. Tustin Senior Center, 9 am - 11:50 Thursday. www.ivc.edu/emeritus.
  


• Thru - March 28, 2011; Bower's Museum Exhibit - Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique Guest curated by Julia D. Zgliniec, Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique presents the patterns, stitches, fabrics and other construction techniques of the Bowers’ most popular quilts, and many that have never before been exhibited. To satisfy our curious and creative visitors, the top and bottom sides of several quilts will be visible. The exhibition features a variety of 19th and early 20th century patterns, a “Whole Cloth” or “Linsey-Woolsey” quilt dating to 1776, a 1930s “Utility” quilt made of men’s suiting samples, and an unfinished variation of a “Crazy” quilt from c. 1850. Made using paper templates of old receipts, bills, letters and other documents, this particular quilt is every bit as interesting as a historical item as it is a textile. http://www.bowers.org/


• Thru - April 3 Costume exhibit at LACMA
  "Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915"
  www.lacma.org A fascinating look at the details of luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring techniques, and lush trimmings. Highlights will include an eighteenth-century man's vest intricately embroidered with powerful symbolic messages relevant to the French Revolution; an evening mantle with silk embroidery, glass beads, and ostrich feathers and spectacular three-piece suits and gowns worn at the royal courts of Europe.