Austin Area Quilt Guild

The April guild meeting will be a Second Chance Boutique. Start saving those things that you want to part with that someone else will treasure! You may reserve a table for yourself or perhaps your Bee will want to reserve a table. There is no charge to guild members to have a table, but the number of tables is limited and are assigned on a first come basis. To reserve a table, please email Diane McGowan, 1st VP programs, programs@aaqg.org, by March 22

All AAQG members are invited to attend.

Students will bring scraps and strips to share with others in the class so that everyone has a variety of fabrics to play with. Bonnie will demonstrate a variety of ways to piece crumb blocks including wonky log cabin, string, and free form. She will bring her own Crumb quilts for inspiration.

Students will bring pre-cut 2.5" strips ready to power sew into tesselating star struck blocks! This quilt goes so fast, everyone will have a pile of blocks in no time. Students can also have fun swapping strips with each other for more variety in their quilts. Focus on USING YOUR STASH encouraged!

Bonnie is a prolific quilter is known for her scrappy quilts. Her book is titled Scraps & Shirttails. This lecture focuses on the quilts from her book, released by Kansas City Star Quilts in September 2008. Not only does she show the quilts from the book, but also others that she has made with recycled fabrics and scraps! She includes information about what to look for when recycling clothing into quilts, the best way to slice and dice your cotton clothing into useable sizes so it is ready for your quilt making, combining recycled fabrics with new yardage for the right look, etc.

Bonnie is passionate about quilting, focusing mainly on scrap quilts with the simple feeling of “making do.” She started her love affair with quilting in a home economics class her senior year of high school in 1980 and has never looked back. Quilting has always been Bonnie’s first love. She has been machine quilting for 19 years and professionally longarm machine quilting for the public for 13 years. She has been featured in magazines both for her quilt patterns and articles she has written on scrap management and using that stash to its full potential.

Bonnie is dedicated to continuing the traditions of quilting. She enjoys meeting with quilters, teaching workshops and lecturing to quilt guilds all over the USA, challenging quilters to break the rules, think outside the box, and find what brings them joy.