Programs

The programs are the highlight of every meeting. We feature both nationally known and local quilting

personalities as guest speakers.  For a list of speakers and workshops booked for future guild meetings

please check the calendar.

Workshops

All workshops except Kristin Steiner’s August workshop will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church.  Brown bag lunch, arrive by 8:30 a.m. and be ready to sew by 9:00 a.m.

Tuesday, June 17:  ANITA BOWEN:  “Dutch Puzzle”    $35.00 (includes pattern fee of $7.00) for 6 hour class.  Sign up NOW!!    

May 20:  Susan Brubaker Knapp:  “Thread Painting”.  $35.00 fee.   15 students maximum.  We will break 30 minutes for lunch and complete the workshop by 1:30 p.m.  Sign up now!

June:  NO WORKSHOP SCHEDULED.

July 22:  SARADEAN HALLMAN:  “Free Motion Quilting” a 3 hr. workshop ($35.00).  Sign up now. 

August 23:  KRISTIN STEINER:  “I am a Woman Who”, an adventure in altering fabric with stamps, paint, dyes and distressing.  Check out Kristin’s website: www.kristinsteiner.com.  Gorgeous work that will appeal to the ARTIST in you.  $45.00 6-hour class. Venue to be announced.

September:  NO WORKSHOP SCHEDULED.  (QUILT SHOW)

October 20:  SULKY COMPANY.  “Thread Jazz for Quilting and Embellishing – Needle and Thread Know-How”.  $45.00. 

November 18:  LINDA CANTRELL:  “Fantasy Flowers”.   6-hr.class is $45.00.  

April 2009!!!!  CINDY BLACKBERG IS COMING TO ROCK HILL!!!!!  Details later.

Looking for other possibilities for fun and learning?  Check out John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina.

We have the schedule nailed down and if you want to sign up for any of the workshops, please sign up with your check payable to York County Quilters.  I will be at the meetings by 6:00 p.m. to take registrations, hand out supply lists and will try to answer questions about the workshops.  Most of the teachers have wonderful websites that are fun to read.

Workshop Chairman

The proposed cost of the workshops are:

Guild Member Workshop:  $15/Member; $30 Non-member

Local Teacher - $35/Member; $50/Non-member

National Teacher - $45 Member; $60/Non-member      

A brief explanation of workshop costs. 

The Guild Member Workshops provide a way for our members to teach us, be paid a small fee for their efforts and keep the cost of the workshop very low for our members.  This is a way to support our members who teach and a way for those teachers to give back to the guild.

 A Local Teacher is someone who has achieved a high level of recognition and is called to teach all over the country.  The fact that the teacher is local allows us to avoid high travel and lodging costs.

 A National Teacher usually requires several nights of lodging and a higher cost for travel in addition to the fees charged for the workshop itself.