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Fort Worth Quilt Guild Past Programs

We offer programs featuring local and nationally-recognized quilting professionals to provide instruction for Guild members and education for the public in the design and technique of quilt making.  ​

2026 Programs

April 2026  - Coming UP!

Pamela Gantz
Program: 4 Patch Posey
Workshop: 4 Patch Posey
Pam Gantz is a Texas-based art quilter, teacher, and workshop instructor known for her foundation piecing, kaleidoscope blocks, and art quilt trunk shows. 

March 2026

March we will have Lisa Erlandson, a quilt judge and appraiser. Her program will be "Make YOUR Best Quilt"​
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February 2026

February 17 Meeting Program - Member Led Demonstrations.  ​Our February program will be a few of our members demonstrating quilting techniques.

January 2026

January 20 meeting and workshop Jane Haworth.
Jane Haworth is an award-winning, professional quilter.
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2025 Programs

December Program

Our annual Christmas party will take place for the December meeting.   Come share food and fun!
Christmas party and pot-luck meal. Leadership will be providing meat for us, so we need to bring sides.

Bring a Christmas quilt or Christmas themed sewn item to donate.
We will start with a SILENT AUCTION of Debbie's Kits! Bring your checkbook or have your Zelle ready (please no cash) to bid on beautiful kits, many with ALL needed fabric included.
We will install new officers and ANNOUNCE the Auction WINNERS!   Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Dues:  Annual dues are being collected as well, so if you have not renewed, please bring a check or cash for your dues or next year.
Sec. 1. Dues are payable annually on or before the first general meeting of the fiscal year, unless the member has agreed to a payment plan lasting no longer than five (5) months.
Sec. 2. The annual dues for each member shall be $40.00. 
A. New Members joining after the sixth month of the fiscal year shall pay $25.00 for annual dues that year. 
B. Annual dues for senior citizens age 65 and over shall be $35.00 annually.
C. Dues will be waived for any member age 80 years and over who has been a member for at least 10 consecutive years.

November Program

Our program on November 18th will be our Quilts of Valor Award Ceremony.
Please join us as we recognize and honor several local veterans. Each veteran will receive a handmade patriotic quilt, made by our Guild members. You are encouraged to bring your friends and family.
Refreshments will be served immediately after the ceremony and then we will conduct our regular business meeting.


Cecilia Buckholz

October Program

Join our own member Dorene Joyce in her talk "Threads of Inspiration".  This talk is a fresh look at how technology is transforming the art of quilting. Join Dorene as she shares how she uses AI to design quilt patterns, generate fabric ideas, and create story quilts that speak with purpose. This talk explores the creative possibilities of blending digital tools with textile artistry—perfect for quilters, designers, and anyone curious about the future of fabric and imagination.  This will be an online Zoom meeting - so please watch the newsletter for the link.

Lecture Notes - Download PDF

September Program

September 16 Meeting, Danea Boquet, designer and creator of Fold&Sew quilting.
Fold&Sew is a family-owned business evolving the tradition of quilting in a fun, new, innovative way. With a patent-pending on its unique design, Fold&Sew quilts are unlike any other quilts you have encountered and are designed to be fast and simple to assemble. This makes Fold&Sew quilts ideal for novice quilters wanting to begin with a straightforward project, as well as veteran quilters wanting to create a handmade quilt in record time.

There will be a workshop to teach her unique and fun quilt method -- foldandsew.com – Fold&Sew
-- on Saturday, August 23rd, at 9:00 a.m. at the church.

August Program

August 19 Meeting
English Paper Piecing by Lynda Eliades. She has a great program. There will be a workshop on Saturday, August 23rd, 9:00 am at the church.  

June Program

Our last Debbie fabric raffle - Fund Raiser at Christmas was very fun!  Pictures below.  What will be there is more of the same but put together with nice selections that may or may not go well together!

​May Program 

April Program

March Program

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June 17, 2025  -  Debby Fabric Raffle!  

June meeting: We will have our second Debbie fabric raffle!
Please be sure to invite your friends and fellow quilters for this wonderful opportunity.
We had a lot of fun at the December raffle, and this is a great fundraiser for our guild. Raffle tickets will be bundled in $5, $10, and $20 packets. Tickets go on sale at 6:00, and the fun starts at 6:30.
We will take a break halfway through, so please bring a snack to share.
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​May 20, 2025 -  Ann Moore - Featuring Westalee Rulers

National quilting instructor and designer for Sew Steady/Westalee teaches free motion quilting.  A few years ago while attending Houston Quilt Festival, she discovered Westalee Rulers and became hooked.  Teaching quilting with rulers was a natural progression and many students have indicated that they find ruler work easier and more fun. 

Today, Ann incorporates free motion and ruler work into her quilts and classes and she recently collaborated with Jason Yenter from "In the Beginning" fabrics designing a pieced quilt with ruler work quilting using his amazing fabric.

Come see Ann and learn how Westalee Rulers could change your quilting!
Ann Moore Bio
April 15, 2025 -   T-Shirts

Terrific T-shirt Trio
Lynda McGee, Shelley Clauss, and Sarah Tutt will discuss various aspects of t-shirt quilts and show some that they have made. 

March 18, 2025 - Deb Atchison - Certified Quilting Instructor

Deb Atchison is an experienced educator, and quilter that enjoys leading participants through the process of creating beautiful works of art with fabric! Teaching is Debra's lifelong career and quilting is her passion.

We will have kits available for purchase at the meeting.  A group will be getting together to work on the kit after we have determined time and place.   It's set for Sat. May 17th, 2025.  See Workshops!






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February 18, 2025 - Pat Speth - ZOOM Lecture!

Five Inch is a Cinch
How Nickel Quilts Are Created –This trunk show is sure to get quilters fired up about using 5" squares of fabric and many of the ideas can also be adapted for using other precuts; such as 2 1/2" strips and layer cakes.  I'll show a great assortment of quilts from my collection and we focus on the blocks in the quilts and the simple components they are made from.
Quilts for all skill levels will be shown. One of my favorite things to do is to design a quilt using simple piecing and have the result look like a much more intricate quilt! 

Pat Speth began quilting in 1988 when she purchased a wool quilt batting from her Grandmother's auction. "I checked out a stack of quilt books from the library and fell in love with the patterns and designs, I knew I could not stop with just one quilt."
Pat started working with 5 inch squares as a basis for her quiltmaking in 1993 after attending her first retreat. She was asked to do a program for her guild in 1997 using the 5" squares, which gave her the push to explore new uses and techniques for working with the squares. Pat, while working a full time job, started on the book, Nickel Quilts in 1998 and was able to have it ready for the publishers in June 2001.
After juggling her full time job and her quilting for many years, Pat moved into a full time quilting career in July 2003. "I have found my passion in life, and I can't imagine doing anything else."
Pat is currently working on her line of individual patterns, building a creative community on her Facebook Group, and presenting Zoom Lectures to quilt guilds.
Pat lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
March 18 Meeting    Deb Atchison with Legit Kits - Paper Piecing

Teaching is Debra's lifelong career and quilting is her passion. Combining them both...her dream job!

Deb Atchison is an experienced educator, international technology consultant, and quilter who enjoys leading students of all ages through the process of creating beautiful works of art with fabric! Teaching is her lifelong career and quilting is her passion. Combining them both...her dream job! Deb has many years of training students of all ages including adult learners.
As a technology education expert, Deb has taught numerous workshops virtually as well as face-to-face! She is an ambassador and Certified Instructor for Legit Kits and a Scrappy Applique Certified Teacher. Deb enjoys teaching quilters of all experience levels how to make beautiful works of art!
April 15,2025 ​-  Terrific T-shirt Trio
Lynda McGee, Shelley Clauss, and Sarah Tutt will discuss various aspects of t-shirt quilts and show some they have made.

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May 20 Meeting  -  Anne Moore

Ann Moore is a national quilting instructor and designer for Sew Steady/Westalee.
Anne started quilting several years ago after years of making her own clothes.  She enjoys making quilts even more because if the quilt doesn’t fit, you can find a different wall or bed.  Anne attended classes with an international instructor several years ago and before long was asked to teach free motion quilting. 

A few years ago while attending Houston Quilt Festival, Ann discovered Westalee Rulers and became hooked.  Teaching quilting with rulers was a natural progression and many students have indicated that they find ruler work easier and more fun.  Today, I incorporate free motion and ruler work into my quilts and classes and recently collaborated with Jason Yenter from In the Beginning fabrics designing a pieced quilt with ruler work quilting using his amazing fabric. 
Ann has won numerous awards including Judge’s Choice, People’s Choice, Best Machine Quilting on a Domestic Machine and Best in Show along with a few 1st Place ribbons.  All of her quilting is done on domestic machines and they are her preference.
Ann lives outside of Houston in the community of Huntsville, Texas, with her husband Andrew.  She is a happily retired insurance agent and now gets to focus full time on quilting.  
You can find Ann, and her ruler work classes along with instructional videos on the Sew Steady website and University, where she has several designs and classes to her credit.  Learn more about her amazing quilts at this lecture!
January 2025 - Officer Dwayne Kelley

​Personal Safety
Officer Kelley has over 30 years of law enforcement experience with twenty years at Arlington Police Department and 12 + years as Tarrant County College District Police Department Training Coordinator.  He has extensive experience and training in law enforcement and holds many honors and training certificates, such as:
  • Advanced Concepts for Predicting Violent Behavior
  • Violence Reduction Through Open-Source Intelligence
  • Threat Assessment and Rampage Shootings
  • Victim Privacy in the Digital Age
  • Active Shooter: Four Pillars of Prevention & Responses
In January he will be presenting a great program on Personal Safety! ​
December 2024

December Christmas Extravaganza!

​Come One, Come ALL to our
December 17, 2024
FWQG meeting for fun bidding on FABULOUS QUILTING BUNDLES!
Everyone SHOULD leave a WINNER.
​You have the opportunity to BID on:
TOTES,
Bundles of beautiful fabric,
Rulers & Quilting what-nots!
Start saving $10 and $20 bills to buy your tickets. We are selling tickets for $0.25 each in $10 or $20 bags. You will get 40 tickets per $10 bag and 80 tickets per $20 bag of tickets. You may buy multiple bags to your heart's content!

The long white tables will be lined with delightful bundles of quilting fabric neatly bundled together with ribbon, and a paper bag taped in front of it for depositing your ticket(s).

A winner from each bag will be selected. Come and rejoice when your number is called!! Bring a Big Bag to take home all your winnings. We will have 50 Bundles for bidding, so bring yourself and a buddy to catch up with your Quilting family, have a blast and snack on favorite finger foods. Please bring one to share with the members. YUM!!

This will be a memorable event and FUN event. Looking forward to your company on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 @ 6:15 PM.

Janet Swords
Program VP and
Yvette Richey VP in Training

  

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