The Education Committee supports some of the NSQG’s core functions — to educate its members, support their efforts to share knowledge with one another, and to share the joy and tradition of quilting within our surrounding community.
The Education Committee leads three important areas within the Guild:
(1) The “Show and Tell” component of our monthly meetings;
(2) The support of the Guild’s Special Interest Groups (SIG’s);
(3) The development of the Guild’s winter programs in January and February
Special Interest Groups (SIG’s)
Two of our five Special Interest Groups meet immediately before each general meeting from 5:45 to 6:45 pm. The Art Quilt Group meets in the library and the Hand Appliqué Group meets in the faculty lounge. The Sticklers and the Longarm Group meet monthly on Saturdays. Kids Can Quilt! Group meetings are scheduled in the spring.
Feel free to drop in on any of the SIG’s. There is no commitment and you can go to a different one each month. If you have an idea for a new SIG, please contact me. A new group could meet at the same time as the current groups or at some other time and place.
Click here for additional information about our SIG’s.
Winter Programs
Since the weather can be iffy in January and February, the Guild traditionally has enlisted members to give small-group demonstrations at the winter meetings, rather than engage a professional speaker. Members rotate around the cafeteria to view the various demonstrations and ask questions.
Tips and Tricks for Traditional and Contemporary Quilters (January 2012)
Guild members from the Art Quilt Group, the Hand Appliqué Group and Comfort Quilts will present a variety of demonstrations for new and experienced quilters. You are sure to go home with new techniques to take you through the winter quilting season.
Journals and Notebooks – Inspiration for Traditional and Contemporary Quilters (February 2012)
Several members have offered to share the journals or notebooks that help to inform their work. Including detailed notes and diagrams for each completed “Dear Jane” block; color notebooks; plans and notes for new pieces; samples of new techniques for art quilts, and inspiring mixed-media journals. Come see how many of our talented members use notebooks and journals in their quilting lives.