Went to my first Quilting Guild meeting last night…
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Quilting for Beginners
So I ventured out to the local Coastal Quilters Santa Barbara Guild meeting last night. It was fun! I’m trying to get a temperature on the community to see if a quilt/fabric shop would work in my area. (I have a dream.) So I’m getting to know the local quilters and learning alot about quilting. I saw some women that were in my Kaffe Fassett workshop last week. And NONE OF THEM, like me, have started sewing their projects we started that day.
One of the things I’ll like about being a member of the local guild is that there’s some great little projects you can do that will keep you sewing – and motivated. Plus there’s bigger picture philanthropic projects that are constantly being created for various non-profits. Its all good stuff!
There was a guest speaker named Yvonne Porcella who has made a wonderful career for herself as a quilter, wearable artist,and weaver. She’s extremely accomplished and her work is pretty wild.
The guild was very affordable and there’s plenty to be involved with. If you have one in your area that you can join, DO IT! You’ll feel like a quilter being surrounded by quilters.
Gotta go sew! WendyB
Tags: block patterns, Quilting for Beginners, quilting guild, tips for beginning sewers
