2024 - 2025 Programs and Workshops
MEETINGS/LECTURES
Meeting Location
The Community House (Rotary Room) 415 West Eight Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521
Meeting Hours
We meet from 7:00 - 9:00 pm on the second Thursday of each month, September through May. "Doors" open at 6:30 pm.
Meeting Costs
Guests are welcome to attend most meetings/lectures at a cost of $10 for nonmembers.
WORKSHOPS
Members of the Salt Creek Quilters Guild can sign up for workshops at the monthly meetings or by contacting the Programs Committee at scqgprogramchairs@gmail.com. Other contact information can be found in your membership list or you can use the form on the Contact page.
Workshop Location
Township of Lyons
6404 Joliet Road, Countryside, IL 60525 Entrance is at rear of parking lot.
(South side of Joliet Road, between Willow Springs Road and Brainard.)
Workshop Hours
Doors open at 8:30am
Full Day Workshops from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Workshop Costs
Classes are $40 members and $50 for nonmembers.
Classes are open to nonmembers 60 days prior to class date.
You may email to be placed on a waiting list.
September 12, 2024 Thursday
Jill Shaulis https://yellowcreekquiltdesigns.com
Lecture 7:00 pm
“Quilting Through the Years--My Yellow Creek Story”
Don’t be nice about it – force that fabric to talk to you! Get the real info on how it can work for you to help you achieve your “quilt” vision. This humor-laden lecture focuses on getting the most from your fabric choices and how fabric can (and does) influence the finished quilt!. Supported by plenty of quilt examples from my retinue of quilts – good and bad!
September 13, 2024 Friday
Workshop 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
“Ruler Box Woolies”
TomTurkey Leaves Just a Swingin'
Kits fit in either square or hexie box
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Order kit at https://yellowcreekquiltdesigns.com $15 each.
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DMC Threads will be available for purchase at the class
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Order 5" square box for $12 or 6.25" hexagon box for $15 from
"Me and My Stitches"
https://www.meandmystitches.com
Additional supplies
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Chenille needle #24
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1/4 yard of fusible of their choice (like Steam A Seam Lite II)
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Sharp (preferably serrated) scissors (like Karen K Buckley)
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Pencil
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Embroidery floss or threads. There will be several available
in class for purchase
Jill Shaulis is a fabric and pattern designer. Jill loves using antique quilts/pieces to draw inspiration, and often changes up the scale and colors to fit her ‘style’. Since she’s a scrappy designer for the most part, she doesn’t design around a color theme, but instead tries to offer a wide range of colors to work into any scrappy project. She currently owns and operates the store Yellow Creek Quilt Designs (YCQD), located in Pearl City, IL. Creating and sewing have been a part of Jill’s life since she was very small. Her mom taught her to sew clothing and they took their first quilting class together in the late 1980s.
Jill opened a quilt/gift shop with her sister Vicki in 1992. The pattern company, YCQD launched and has grown to be a well-respected and trusted pattern company in the quilting industry.
September 14, 2024 Saturday
Open Sew at Lyons Township Building
9:00 am-3:00 pm
October 10, 2024 Thursday
Darlene Price QUILTSCAPES by Darlene - Home
Lecture 7:00 pm
Trunk Show
Landscape Quilter
Darlene Price has been around a needle and thread and a sewing machine all of her life. After she retired from life as a Commercial Real Estate Paralegal her goal was to figure out quilting. In 2013, armed with a needle, thread and cardboard templates she embarked on her first quilt. When she got to the binding, she couldn’t figure out how to do that by hand so she bought a machine. Darlene hasn’ t looked back and is the happiest she has ever been.
October 11, 2024 Friday
Workshop 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
“Lacy Beach”
Learn to create this lacy beach landscape with turned edge top stitched curves. Finish with quilting of your choice. Students will bring their own fabrics. Pieces of Lace will be available.
October 12, 2024 Saturday
Workshop 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
“Dune Beach Thread painting”
Learn to create a dune beach landscape with curved piecing and thread painting. Practice walking foot and free motion quilting too.
November 14, 2024 Thursday
Candace C. Graham https://icandyfiberart.com/
Lecture 7:00 pm
“Dresden Plate Revisited”
November 15, 2024 Friday
Workshop 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Start with a photo or picture of a vase of flowers. Create your own masterpiece by designing the vase, background and the Dresden blocks that will be uniquely yours. Color, value, and placement of element instruction & guidance throughout the class.
I have been fascinated with fabric, sewing and quilting since the age of nine, when I took my first sewing class and won a prize for my corduroy jumper and print shirt. When I saw an ancestor’s quilt in the Smithsonian at age thirteen, I was hooked. I taught myself to quilt from a book and used cardboard templates and scissors to make my first quilt, a Log Cabin. It has been a love affair ever since.
I love using fabrics, themes and colors from nature, but also lean more and more to bright fabrics with prints. Many of my works have a “traditional with a twist” quality. I rely on inspirations from generations gone by and
put a contemporary feel to my designs.
November 16, 2024
Thursday Open Sew
December 13 and 14, 2024
Friday& Saturday Open Sew
January 9, 2025 Thursday
Cyndi McChesney https://www.cedarridgequilting.com
Lecture 7:00 pm Zoom
“Panel Quilts”
Cyndi McChesney - a quilt artist, author, long-arm quilter, teacher and lecturer who revels in finding simple solutions to complex questions about quilt making and quilt design.
Cyndi designs a few steps ahead of herself, planning her next quilts while her current project is still on the design wall. That keeps her creativity at a constant flow, and Cyndi rarely encounters the question, “What do I do next?” She dives right into the next quilt! She teaches quilting in much the same way. Nothing gives her more joy than seeing a student’s creative spark ignite and take them places they never realized they could go.
January 10, 2025 Friday
Open Sew
Bring a gadget that you bought and have never used.
January 11, 2025 Saturday
Open Sew
February 13, 2025 Thursday
Natasha Lewis, Fiber Artist https:/www.natashalehrerlewis.com
Lecture 7:00 pm
In my pieces, I strive to build a foundation using materials that shape my core. My fibers come from local farms as well as our own flock, and I spend much time with my hands in the dye pot, letting the colors come to life. By keeping the materials connected to the land, I can broaden the depth and meaning of my pieces even more. When asked what my favorite technique is, I really cannot answer. I draw on all my skills to create just the effect I am looking for. Because I start at the source, I can control every facet of the process, spinning just the right texture, dyeing just the perfect shade, felting to just the specific drape, beading to the most precise detail.
Garden Show
February 14, 2025 Friday
Wet Felting Workshop
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
You will walk out of this class with a completed project. The only class requirement is a spirit of adventure and willingness to feel like a child playing with wet stuff. Natasha explains each step and will provide a variety of fibers and tell you where to put them. You don’t have to figure out anything. You will probably want to bring a towel for taking home your damp project. Hanging stick is not provided.
Class cost includes kit
Members $60
Non members $70
February 15, 2025 Saturday
Open Sew
March 13, 2025 Thursday
Linda Halpin, Quilter www.lindahalpin.com
Lecture 7:00 pm
Borders on Parade
See over 3 dozen quilts with different border treatments
I was fortunate to grow up with a mom who does all kinds of needle arts. I began sewing doll clothes when I was 6 years old, Later I graduated to making all of my own clothing. By the time I discovered quilting, I had a healthy supply of scraps just waiting to become quilts. Combining that with my love of puzzles made quilting a natural fit.
In my over 45 years of teaching quilt making, I have enjoyed being on the faculty of several distinguished conferences across the nation (including the AQS show in Paducah), as well as working with guilds of memberships ranging from 25 to 400.
I am a graduate of the Embroiderers' Guild of America's Teacher Certification Program in Quilt making. The intensive two-year examination program tests not only the candidates' stitching skills but also their knowledge of color and design, history of their chosen field, and classroom abilities. I am one of only a handful of instructors nationwide who have been certified by the Embroiderer's Guild of America (EGA) as an Instructor in Quilt making.
A native of upstate New York State, I currently live in southwest Wisconsin.
March 14, 2025 Friday
Mexican Cross Workshop
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Cheery colors pop in this fun version of the Mexican Cross block. This complex looking pattern is a snap when you make it with my shortcut techniques. Not only is it a great pattern for using up lots of different fabrics in one quilt, but the construction technique cleverly creates a bonus quilt out of the cutaways.
March 15, 2025 Saturday
Open Sew
April 10, 2025 Thursday
Elizabeth DeCroos
Lecture 7:00 pm ZOOM
“Pojagi – The Art of Korean Quilting”
No profesional email
My style of quilting is probably best described as “eclectic”. I love traditional blocks and patterns, but I also like using them in new ways and exploring modern interpretations. I am also influenced by pojagi (traditional Korean patchwork) which has a more improvisational style.
Pojagi is the name for traditional Korean sewing techniques used to make wrapping cloths. It has been around for hundreds of years, pre-dating quilting by centuries.
I am not Korean, so I don’t have all the cultural background and understanding that Korean pojagi artists have. I had the amazing opportunity to learn pojagi when I lived in Korea with my young family. Since then, I have continued to research and learn. When I returned to Canada, I had limited availability for the authentic Korean materials, so I began to experiment with things that were more available to me.
Eventually, I developed window hangings. These are made with pojagi-style reversible seams that are sewn by machine. In sunlight, they glow like stained glass. This is what I am most known for today.
April 12, 2025 Saturday
Eileen Uchima
Sashiko Workshop
Table Runner or 8 Coasters
Class cost members $40 non-members $50
Kit fee $40 payable to teacher
May 8, 2025 Thursday
Linda Lambert Collage Quilting
Certified Laura Heine teacher
815.848.5082
Linda has been a teacher for 39 years; teaching at the grade school, high school, and college levels. She has been honored with several awards for her teaching and community service. Linda is an entrepreneur at heart having owned an embroidery business for 15 years and currently as owner of Seamless Getaways quilting retreat in Forrest, IL.
She is a certified Laura Heine Collage Quilting instructor; teaching at many quilt shops throughout Illinois, while sharing her enthusiasm for collage quilting.
Having retired recently, she uses her teaching skills to share her love for collage quilting with quilters at quilt shops, retreats, and guilds. Linda considers teaching collage quilting techniques and sharing her quilting retreat with others as her encore career.
She enjoys hosting Sunday dinners for family and looks forward to sharing her passion for quilting with her two young granddaughters. Her goal is to make Seamless Getaways a special repeat destination for quilters to create pieces of art and enjoy camaraderie with extraordinary people.
