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• Mastering Curved Piecing

  • When
    August 02, 2025
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    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Austin Sewing 1601 S. I-35 Frontage Road #300 Round Rock, TX 78664
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  Master Curved Piecing with  the "Many Moons" Quilt Pattern:

  
  

  Jennifer Wagner of Snapdragon Quilting presents:

  Have you been wanting to add curves to your quilts but aren’t sure where to start? Then this is the class for you! You’ll learn and experiment with 3 different techniques for curved piecing using the "Many Moons" quilt pattern. This pattern uses large curves because they’re easier to learn on. Bonus: We will also discuss how the use of contrast, color, and fabric change the look of the quilt. It looks modern made in Kona Solids but see it with big prints in the circles and it’s a whole new quilt. Participants can make "Many Moons" or "Broken Moons" as these patterns use the same techniques.

  Suitable for adventurous beginners and beyond.

  Please use the form on this link www.snapdragonquilting.com/aaqg-2025-order-form.  Jen will bring everything to class and you will not be charged for shipping.  If you would like a PDF of the pattern you will have to order it on Jen's website.   

  Sewing Machine Required

  Materials:

  • Pattern: Many Moons (available at Snapdragonquilting.com)

  • Fabric: Avoid low thread count fabrics as they fall apart when cut on the bias. Refer to the pattern for yardage.

  • Coordinating thread.

  • Batting, backing, and binding are not needed for the class but will be needed to finish the quilt, refer to the pattern for yardages.

  Tools & Equipment:

  • Sewline Glue Pen or a glue stick, washable

  • Pins

  • Rotary cutter

  • 8" ruler (or larger) for rotary cutting

  • Seam ripper (just in case!)

  • Rotating Cutting Mat, optional

  • Circle Savvy Ruler, optional, fastest way to cut out these quilts

  • Curve Master Presser Foot, optional

  • Coloring page and colored pencils

  See inspiration photos and share:

  #ManyMoonsQuilt #BrokenMoonsQuilt @SnapdragonQuilting

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• Reverse Appliqué Small Curves

  • When
    August 03, 2025
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    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Austin Sewing 1601 S. I-35 Frontage Road #300 Round Rock, TX 78664
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  Simply Smooth - Reverse Appliqué Small Curves with:

   The "Mini Moons" Quilt Pattern

  
  

  Jennifer Wagner of Snapdragon Quilting presents:

  This miniature quilt is easier to make than it looks! With a little bit of freezer paper and Elmer’s school glue you’ll learn how to create these small smooth curves. Bring a fun charm pack to highlight in the circles or solid fabrics for a modern look. Bonus: We will cover 14 different design options. You'll be amazed how ONE PATTERN can make so many different mini quilts!

   

  Skill level: Confident beginner to advanced quilter

  Please use the form on this link www.snapdragonquilting.com/aaqg-2025-order-form.  Jen will bring everything to class and you will not be charged for shipping.  If you would like a PDF of the pattern you will have to order it on Jen's website.   

  Sewing Machine Required

  Materials:

  • Pattern: Mini Moons Quilt Pattern (available at at SnapdragonQuilting.com)

  • Fabric: Avoid low thread count fabrics as they fall apart when cut on the bias.

  ◦ (1) 5" x 5" precut square pack or twenty 5" squares

  ◦ (2) or more background fabrics, ¹⁄₂ yd of each

  • Coordinating thread

  • Batting, backing, and binding are not needed for class but will be needed to finish the quilt, refer to the pattern for yardages.

  • Coloring pages (free at SnapdragonQuilting.com/post/mini-moons-story-coloring-pages)

  • Colored pencils

  Supplies:

  • Elmer's School Glue, washable

  • Fineline Glue Tip (for Elmer's), optional

  • Freezer paper, I like the heavy duty kind

  • Marking pen or chalk pencil

  • Seam Guide Tool for HSTs by Creative Grids, optional

  • Easy Press Pen or Spray Starch

  • Rotary cutter

  • Sewing machine with an open toe foot

  • Seam ripper (just in case!)

  • Fabric scissors

  • Paper scissors

  • Small ruler for rotary cutting

  See inspiration photos and share: #MiniMoonsQuilt @SnapdragonQuilting

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• August General Meeting Featuring Jennifer Wagner

  • When
    August 04, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Westiminster Presbyterian Church 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
  • Registered
    53 registrants

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  Innovative Quilt Making - Blending Modern and Traditional Techniques 

  PLEASE NOTE doors open at 6:00pm.

  Meeting begins at 6:45pm.

  
  

  Description:

  Innovative Quilt Making - Blending Modern and Traditional Techniques 

  Join us in welcoming Jennifer Wagner of Snapdragon Quilting as she shares how to Expand your quilting repertoire and create stunning quilts with a mix of modern and traditional techniques. While we honor the traditional methods that laid the foundation for quilting, there are countless innovative techniques to explore that go beyond classic quilt blocks. In this engaging lecture, she'll guide you step-by-step through various techniques, including:

  • Curved Piecing: Achieve smooth, beautiful curves in your quilts.

  • Foundation Paper Piecing: Enhance precision and accuracy in your designs.

  • Reverse Appliqué: Add intricate and unique details with ease.

  • Machine Blanket Stitching in Raw Edge Applique: For that whimsical look in much less time.

  • Mastering Y-Seams: Learn a simple trick to conquer Y-seams.

  • Gathering Tips: Make gathering fabric effortless.

  • Glue Basting: Discover the benefits of glue basting for perfect results.

  Join us to add these invaluable techniques to your quilting toolkit and transform your quilt-making process!

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

  Zoom Call Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88292734106?pwd=VgQRj3FARgQz3jnnp4ypryPuMLpQuD.1

  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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• August 8-10,2025 Retreat at Pinwheel Retreat Center

  • Start
    August 08, 2025
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    10:00 AM
  • End
    August 10, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    2795 Westwood Road, Lockhart, TX
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  This is a two-night retreat for a maximum of 9 people at the Pinwheel Place Retreat Center, 2795 Westwood Road, Lockhart, TX.  The cost of this event is $110. Check in is at 10:00 am and check out is at 3:00 pm.

  It's a great time to sew with friends, shop at the quilt store in Luling or enjoy the world-famous local barbeque. Best Sewing room around.  3 - 4ft tables person and excellent lighting with design walls etc.  Meals will not be provided.  Please bring your own food or we can go out.  There are plenty of local restaurants in the area to try.

  There are 3 bedrooms and 9 beds.  Each person will have their own bed, linens and quilts. Please bring your own pillow.  In the kitchen you’ll find dishes, glasses, silverware, basic cooking pans and utensils.  Appliances include refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, range with oven, coffee maker and toaster. 

  There are 3 full bathrooms with showers, and 1 half bath in the separate sewing studio.  Towels, shampoo, body wash are provided. 

  For relaxing when not being creative, there is a gathering room with TV, WIFI, couch, table and chairs.   For more information about the facility go to their webpage at https://pinwheelretreat.com/

  
  

  
  

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• Chat and Sew North

  • When
    August 17, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Honey Bee Quilt Store, 9308 Anderson Mill Rd #300, Austin 78729
  • Spaces left
    10
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  Chat and  Sew

  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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• Open Sew Day, South

  • When
    August 22, 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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• Gift of Quilting - Digitize and Embroider Appliqué using the Brother Scan 'N Cut

  • When
    September 06, 2025
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    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Austin Sewing Machines and Quilting - 1601 S IH-35, Suite 300, Round Rock, Texas 78664
  • Spaces left
    3
  • Registered
    3 registrants

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  Digitize and Embroider Appliqué using the Brother Scan 'n Cut

  In this class, you will complete one appliqué block using your Brother Scan 'n Cut, Embrilliance software and embroidery machine.  The block is completely done by machine, and the results are precise and impressive!

  The block is "inspired by" Lori Holt's Granny's Garden - a free pattern from Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet Co.  If you want to complete the entire quilt, you will need to purchase her Sew Simple Shapes (not needed for the class).

  In order to have a successful class experience, it's important to have at least a working knowledge of your Scan 'n Cut, Embrilliance software and your embroidery machine.  The class will not teach basic applications on any of these platforms.  

  AAQG member Stacey Napier will teach the class.  Stacey has been quilting for the last 15 years and started venturing into using various sewing technology tools to assist in her block making.

  Sample block:

  
  

  Class Fee: $ FREE   Supplies Fee:  $15
  

  Required Supplies:

  Your $15 kit will contain the materials needed to make one block, including fabric, Heat 'n Bond Lite, handouts and printed appliqué pattern.

  You will need to bring:

  Brother Scan N Cut - with Brother Workspace software installed on your computer.  You will need a scanning mat and a low or standard tack mat - if you don't have a scanning mat, you can use the instructor's.  

  Laptop computer with Embrilliance Essentials and StitchArtist Level 2 or 3 installed.

  Embroidery Machine with at least an 8x12 hoop if you want to complete the block (6x10 hoop if you want to partially complete the project).

  Embroidery thread in coordinating colors.  Stacey will bring some thread that coordinates with the kits or you can bring your own assortment

  Stabilizer - SF 101 (fusible light mesh) or equivalent to stabilize the block and a light or medium tear-away to hoop the block - whatever brand you prefer.

  Travel Iron

  Basic Embroidery sewing supplies (needles, bobbin thread, bobbins, scissors)

  USB Memory Stick

  Don't forget the power cords for Scan 'N Cut, computer and embroidery machine.

  
  

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• September Meeting: Scrappy Challenge Mini Quilt Show

  • When
    September 08, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Westiminster Presbyterian Church 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  Mini Quilt Show

  Join us for an inspiring evening of creativity and community as we celebrate the art of scrap quilting!

  AAQG 2025 Scrappy Quilt Challenge Showcase

  When: September 8, 2025
  Doors Open: 6:00 PM | Meeting Begins: 6:45 PM

  Get ready to be amazed by the incredible ingenuity of our guild members! Our September meeting transforms into a vibrant mini quilt show featuring stunning scrappy quilts created from the creative challenge that began in February. From organized masterpieces with unifying themes to delightfully chaotic "anything goes" creations, these quilts prove that scraps can become spectacular works of art.

  ️ Viewer's Choice Awards

  YOU decide the winners! Cast your vote for your favorites in two exciting categories:

  • Best Pieced Scrappy Quilt
  • Best Appliqué Scrappy Quilt

  Challenge Details

  • Size Range: 24" x 24" minimum to 50" x 50" maximum
  • Special Note: Crazy quilts absolutely qualify as scrappy quilts!
  • Original creations only - patterns welcome, but no kits

  Whether you've been working on your scrappy masterpiece since February or you're coming to admire and vote, this promises to be an evening filled with inspiration, creativity, and the joy of seeing scraps transformed into treasures.

  Entry Form

  (Click link above)

  Meeting Information

  In-Person Location:
  Westminster Presbyterian Church
  3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703

  Virtual Attendance:
  Join via Zoom

  Show 'n Tell Guidelines

  • Zoom participants: Email photos to president@aaqg.org by noon, 7 days before the meeting (limit 2 entries)
  • In-person attendees: Bring your pieces to share at the meeting

  Come celebrate the magic of turning scraps into art - see you there!

  
  

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• Open Sew Day, South

  • When
    September 12, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Travis County Oak Hill Community Center: 8656 State Hwy 71, Austin, TX 78735
  • Spaces left
    1

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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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• October MORNING Meeting: Mary Fons

  • When
    October 13, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Westiminster Presbyterian Church 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
  • Registered
    16 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 Monthly Meeting: Mary Fons

  • When
    October 13, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Westiminster Presbyterian Church 3208 Exposition Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
  • Registered
    8 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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• QuiltFest 2026

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

  More information to come later!

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