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• Chat and Sew North

  • When
    September 21, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Honey Bee Quilt Store, 9308 Anderson Mill Rd #300, Austin 78729
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  Chat and  Sew North

  Just you, your project and your quilting community!  Talk about happiness!

  Bring your machine and a project, or hand work if that is your groove.  

  New and beginning quilters are all welcome!

  This is a free event open to Guild AND Community Members

  Bring a sack lunch, if desired.  

  Questions:  marie@randomacts.info

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• 2026 Quilt Show Committee Meeting

  • When
    September 22, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Google Meet
  • Registered
    9 registrants

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  2026 Quilt Show Committee Meeting

  September 22, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Google Meet

  Meetings are on the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 - 7:30 PM

  Use the following link to enter the meeting:

  meet.google.com/rmo-zygi-peo

  Dial-in: (US) +1 856-441-2830

  PIN: 643 136 981#

  Agenda: 

  1. Show Chair - Coordinators still needed; Show title is Capital Area Quiltfest 2026, Raffle Quilt update
  2. Coordinators: Report on your progress, if appropriate, for this last month and next month's plans; questions you have about your area of responsibility, what help do you need at this time?
  3. Boutique and Silent Auction will need to discuss storage and reminder of truck for transporting all the merchandise
  4. Will we have a coordinator to handle merchandise? What will it consist of? T-shirts, pins, etc? Suggestions needed
  5. How are you publicizing our show? I suggest adding a line to the end of your   emails and texts - AAQG Quiltfest 2026 is August 21-23 visit: aaqg.org

  
  
  

  
  

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• Gift of Quilting - Beginner Bag Class

  • When
    October 04, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Austin Sewing Machines and Quilting - 1601 S IH-35, Suite 300, Round Rock, Texas 78664
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  Beginner Bag Class

  Learn the basics of bag making by creating the Easy Does it Bag, a ByAnnie pattern. Use this small, zippered bag (6"H, 9"W & 4 1/4"D) to carry your sewing, quilting or other essentials.

  This beginner level class will include cutting the bag pieces and assembling the bag, which you should be able to complete during class.  Also included will be tips and tricks on making bias binding, attaching the binding and sewing the zipper.

  AAQG member Renita Bankhead will teach the class.  Renita is an accomplished sewer/quilter who has made dozens of ByAnnie bags.  She will provide guidance to allow students to tackle more complicated bags.

  Sample bag:

  
  

  Class Fee: $ FREE   Supplies Fee:  $2
  

  Your required supplies fee includes:  Class handouts and a paper copy of the bag pattern.

  
  

  You will need to bring:

  3 coordinating fat quarters or pieces a little larger if using directional fabric (1 each for the main body of the bag, the lining, and the binding/handles)

  Sewing Machine with accessories, foot control and power cord. You will need a walking foot, zipper foot, and 1/4-inch foot. 

  Cutting Mat, rotary cutter, and ruler at least 6 1/2" X 18"

  Basic Sewing Supplies: scissors, needle, seam ripper, straight pins/wonder clips, stiletto, and thread in colors that blend with fabrics and match zipper tape

  Template plastic or 2 1/2" circle ruler

  Marking pen, pencil or chalk

  24-inch handbag zipper (ByAnnie, Pam Damour, and Sallie Tomato zippers are recommended)

  Fusible interfacing (8" X 6")

  ByAnnie Soft and Stable (18" x21") strongly recommended

  
  

  Preparation required prior to class:

  Quilt together the main fabric, lining, and ByAnnie Soft and Stable.  For more information, see the Class Supplies and Prep handout. 

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• Houston Quilt Show Bus Trip

  • When
    October 11, 2025
  •  
    7:00 AM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    2700 W. Anderson Lane
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    39 registrants

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  MEMBER AND PUBLIC REGISTRATION OPEN!

  The trip to the 2025 Houston International Quilt Festival is planned for Saturday, October 11th in a 56-passenger bus with a toilet.  We will leave from the parking lot near the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Village at 2700 West Anderson Lane. 

  The bus will leave at 7:00 AM and return at approximately 10:30 PM.  Detailed itinerary below:
  

  • 7:00 am Bus departs from 2700 W. Anderson Ln., Austin, TX 78757  
  • Brief stop at Weikel's Bakery in La Grange
  • 10:30 am Bus arrives Quilt Show
  • 5:30 pm Bus departs Quilt Show
  • Dinner stop at Lubby's, Northwest Houston 
  • 8:00 pm Bus departs Lubby's for Austin
  • 10:30 pm Bus returns to 2700 W. Anderson Ln., Austin, TX 78757

  Cost of the trip is $90.00 for guild members and $115 for non-members.  Registration fee includes the bus fare, driver tip, ticket to the quilt show, and a show program.  

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• October MORNING Meeting: Mary Fons

  • When
    October 13, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Westminster Presbyterian Church 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
  • Registered
    78 registrants

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  Guest Lecturer: Mary Fons

  
  

  Doors open at 9:00am; meeting begins at 9:45am.

  Showstoppers: Masterpiece Quilts From The US and UK

  When Mary was invited to lecture at the Festival of Quilts in England in, she crafted this lecture for the occasion. Showstoppers is full of fascinating information and history, but honestly, this presentation is all about the eye-candy. Mary has packed as many of her favorite-favorite quilts from the US and the UK into this lecture as she possibly could, all for your viewing pleasure. From humble to fancy, simple to ornate, weird to weirder, and often just plain pretty, this quilt show has it all, celebrating the connections and creativity of quilters on both sides of the pond. This lecture debuted in 2022 to a standing-room-only crowd at the Festival and is a favorite of Mary’s to share.

  
  

  In-person meeting location:  Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703

  
  

  Please bring your Show 'n Tell pieces to share at the meeting

  
  

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• October EVENING Meeting: Mary Fons

  • When
    October 13, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Westminster Presbyterian Church 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
  • Registered
    52 registrants

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  Guest Lecturer: Mary Fons

  
  

  Doors open at 6:00pm; meeting begins at 6:45pm.

  We Need To Talk About Bertha (The Greatest Quilt Treasure Hunt of All Time) 

  Few stories in American quilt history are as captivating as that of Bertha Amelia Meckstroth  (b.1875-1960). From roughly 1930-50, Meckstroth created 180 iconoclastic quilts she called her “sculptures in cloth,” arguably the original art quilts. Extraordinarily beautiful and utterly original,these silk and cotton masterpieces featured reverse applique, trapunto, and flawlessly executed quilting, and often included text and strange iconography (such as bats and spiderwebs.) But Meckstroth’s life was both triumph and tragedy: In her will, she stated her remaining 89 works be kept together after her death and she had saved $70,000 to aid in their stewardship. Without an executor, however, her will was ignored. Meckstroth’s life’s work was scattered to the wind. In this must-see lecture, Mary Fons shares her extraordinary findings after two years of deep research into this fascinating story, including new biographical information on Meckstroth from primary sources; never-before-seen written and photographic documentation, and — you guessed it — the locations of a number of the missing quilts. We Need To Talk About Bertha received a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd at QuiltCon 2024.

  In-person meeting location:  Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703

  Zoom Call Link:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85204812698?pwd=WDA2cHc5Zmc2aGhnWTliYmtpcmR1dz09

  Call for Zoom Show 'n Tell:  For those attending by Zoom, if you have a Show 'n Tell, please send a photo to  president@aaqg.org by noon, seven days before the meeting. Please limit entries to 2. Photos received after the deadline will be included in the next monthly meeting Show 'n' Tell deck. For those in-person, please bring your Show 'n Tell pieces to share at the meeting. 

  
  

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• Open Sew Day, South

  • When
    October 18, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Travis County Oak Hill Community Center: 8656 State Hwy 71, Austin, TX 78735
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    7

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  Open Sew Day - South

  
  

  Just you, your project and your quilting community!  Talk about happiness!

  Bring your machine and a project. Or hand work if that is your groove.  

  New and beginning quilters are all welcome!

  Bring a sack lunch, if desired.  A microwave is in the room if you need it.  

  
  

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• Chat and Sew North

  • When
    October 19, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Honey Bee Quilt Store, 9308 Anderson Mill Rd #300, Austin 78729
  • Spaces left
    12

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  Chat and  Sew North

  Just you, your project and your quilting community!  Talk about happiness!

  Bring your machine and a project, or hand work if that is your groove.  

  New and beginning quilters are all welcome!

  This is a free event open to Guild AND Community Members

  Bring a sack lunch or visit the food trucks across the street, if desired.  

  Questions:  marie@randomacts.info

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• The Magic of Fabulous Faces

  • When
    November 08, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Austin Sewing 1601 S. I-35 Frontage Road #300 Round Rock, TX 78664
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    20 registrants

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  The Magic of Fabulous Faces:

   No Sewing Machine Required

  
  

  Jean Impey Presents:

  What happens when two inspiring and energetic Artists, combine their love of quilting, friendship, and talents? Creativity explodes into a one-of-a-kind workshop…

   “The Magic of Fabulous Faces”

  Renowned quilters Freddy Moran (94 years old) and Jean Impey joined their creative spirits back in 2017 when they agreed to teach a Collage Retreat.   Each artist had their own unique style of portraits, and each portrait has a unique story and name.

  This workshop promises to be the most enjoyable one yet! Dive into the art of crafting expressive faces with ease and minimal materials. Then, uncover unique quilting techniques, “Pencil Quilting” and “Sketchy Quilting” to bring your design to life.

  
  

  Class Fee Members: $45.00 (opens 9/08/25)

  Class Fee Non-Members: (available 10/8/25): $60.00
  

  Skill level: Creative beginner and beyond!

  Faces Supply List.pdf
  

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• Twinkle

  • When
    November 09, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Austin Sewing 1601 S. I-35 Frontage Road #300 Round Rock, TX 78664
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  Jean Impey Presents

  Twinkle:

  
  

  Create a Liberated Eight Point Star quilt using a variation of the nine-patch block. Learn how to place different size blocks together into one big, beautiful quilt. In this class you will learn about improv sewing, designing blocks with personality, while keeping your work squared and accurate.

  Twinkle is both easy to make and easy to make it modern with your fabric choices and color blocking.

  No two blocks are alike… different sizes, colors, fabrics, dimensions!

  This makes it personal and unique.

  
  

  Class Fee Members: $45.00 (opens 9/9/25)

  Class Fee Non-Members: (available 10/9/25): $60.00
  

  Skill level: Creative beginner and beyond!

  Twinkle Supply List.pdf
  

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• November MORNING Meeting: Jean Impey

  • When
    November 10, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Westminster Presbyterian Church 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  Guest Lecturer: Jean Impey

  
  

  Doors open at 9:00am; meeting begins at 9:45am.

  Finding Your Passion and Running with It

  The spider web design made a huge impression on Jean back in 2007. She started making one and then found she couldn’t make them fast enough to keep up with all the ideas that originated from this one design.

  Jean loves sharing her spider webs with others, showing them how one thing leads to another and when you find something that clicks, you need to keep at it, maybe you call it a series?

  Jean brings slides and samples featuring over 100 quilts to show along with her Spider Web Series to demonstrate how “Passion” can take over and lead you on an amazing path.

  
  

  In-person meeting location:  Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703

  
  

  Please bring your Show 'n Tell pieces to share at the meeting

  
  

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• November EVENING Meeting: Jean Impey

  • When
    November 10, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Westminster Presbyterian Church 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  Guest Lecturer: Jean Impey

  
  

  Doors open at 6:00pm; meeting begins at 6:45pm.

  Cre-a-tiv-i-ty: Has Someone Stolen Yours?

  Designed to pick up where Jean's Passion lecture (our morning program) leaves off.  It includes a smaller trunk show where Jean  shares ways to “boost” your Creativity that include tools, technology and techniques, the biggest impact that is that it builds confidence in you as a quilter.

  
  

  In-person meeting location:  Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703

  
  

  Please bring your Show 'n Tell pieces to share at the meeting

  
  

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• Open Sew Day, South

  • When
    November 14, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Travis County Oak Hill Community Center: 8656 State Hwy 71, Austin, TX 78735
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  Open Sew Day - South

  
  

  Just you, your project and your quilting community!  Talk about happiness!

  Bring your machine and a project. Or hand work if that is your groove.  

  New and beginning quilters are all welcome!

  Bring a sack lunch, if desired.  A microwave is in the room if you need it.  

  
  

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• Chat and Sew North

  • When
    November 16, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Honey Bee Quilt Store, 9308 Anderson Mill Rd #300, Austin 78729
  • Spaces left
    12

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  Chat and  Sew North

  NOTE: We are meeting in November, then we are taking a break until January - Happy Holidays!

  Just you, your project and your quilting community!  Talk about happiness!

  Bring your machine and a project, or hand work if that is your groove.  

  New and beginning quilters are all welcome!

  This is a free event open to Guild AND Community Members

  Bring a sack lunch or visit the food trucks across the street, if desired. To celebrate the holidays, if you would like, bring a treat! 

  Questions:  marie@randomacts.info

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• December Holiday Extravaganza!

  • When
    December 08, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Westiminster Presbyterian Church 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  Doors open at 6:00pm

  A short Corporate Meeting will be held  at the beginning

  
  

  Description:

  Join us for our Holiday Celebration– Whether you're a longtime member, new to our guild, or simply curious about quilting, this is your perfect chance to dive in!

  Come for delicious food, exciting games, PRIZES and plenty of laughter. Connect with fellow fabric enthusiasts and discover why our quilting community is so special.

  Bring:

  Your brightest smile

  A Snack to Share

  Your Show and Tell

  And a Handmade Gift to Exchange (optional and $20.00 Limit please)

  for an evening filled with friendship, fun, and fantastic conversations that will leave you inspired and excited about our wonderful world of quilting!

  Come Celebrate The amazing Year we've had!

  
  

  Zoom Call Link:  As this is a social event there is no Zoom link tonight.  We hope you'll join us in person for the party!

  In-person meeting location:  Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703

  
  

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• Open Sew Day, South

  • When
    December 12, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Travis County Oak Hill Community Center: 8656 State Hwy 71, Austin, TX 78735
  • Spaces left
    11

  Register

  Open Sew Day - South

  
  

  Just you, your project and your quilting community!  Talk about happiness!

  Bring your machine and a project. Or hand work if that is your groove.  

  New and beginning quilters are all welcome!

  Bring a sack lunch, if desired.  A microwave is in the room if you need it.  

  
  

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• QuiltFest 2026

  • Start
    August 20, 2026
  • End
    August 23, 2026
  • Location
    Palmer Events Center

  More information to come later!

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