ALWAYS ACCEPTING NEW MEMBERS
Guild membership is open to anyone. Attendance at meetings and involvement in guild activities is encouraged. The success of our guild depends upon the participation of members and the open exchange of expertise and ideas. If you are not yet a member and would like more information, send contact us at baysidequilters.com. If you are already a member, be sure to check out recent newsletters and the Members Only page, as well as coming meetings and other events (summarized below).
ABOUT US
Bayside Quilters of the Eastern Shore is a guild committed to the creation, study, and sharing of quilts and quilt making. We have proudly been serving our community for more than 30 years. We encourage members to practice and improve their skills through regular meetings, bees and classes. Active involvement in outreach and education programs allows us to share our knowledge and love of textiles while giving back to our community.
COMING MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS IN 2025
The regular schedule for the Bayside Quilters meeting is the second Wednesday of each month, with social time starting at 9 am and the businees meeting starting at 9:30 am, followed by the program. All meetings and classes are held on the second floor of the Trappe Volunteer Firehouse in Trappe, MD unless otherwise noted.
January 8, morning--Cancelled, will reschedule
Modern Quilters Presentation of Annual Challenge Quilts
Each year our Modern Quilting Bee challenges themselves to make a specific sized quilt with a common theme. This year the theme was “The Sun,” a 24” x 24” interpretation of the sun. It should be exciting to see what they have all come up with!
January 8, afternoon--Cancelled, will reschedule
Workshop on Freezer Paper Piecing with Sharon Miller, 1 pm - 4 pm
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You’ll learn two freezer paper techniques in this workshop. The first (below) is how to use freezer paper to do traditional foundation paper piecing without having to tear the paper off at the end. The second technique (right), based on a Ricky Tims method, will show you how to transform commercial designs or your own free form designs into freezer paper templates which will then be transferred to fabric and stitched. If you’ve ever wanted to do curved piecing, you’ll love this technique, because it makes it possible to do all kinds of interesting designs, but be warned, it does take some patience, precision, and practice.
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February 12, morning
Nina Clotfelter presenting Threads--What's the Big Deal? (in person)
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This is a FUN lecture on all the things you didn't know you needed to know about thread! As an educator for WonderFil Specialty Threads, Nina has learned a lot and she wants to share. Thread is like candy--sometimes you just can't get enough! When we purchase thread it's usually the color we buy, or the thread the shop carries. In this lecture you'll learn about the different weights of thread and why they make a difference. You will also learn about how to work with specialty threads like metallic, monofilament, and tinsel threads. This lecture is full of information you'll be thrilled you know now. https://www.ninaquilts.com/ |
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February 12, 1 pm - 4 pm
Class on English Paper Piecing by Nina Clotfelter
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English paper piecing is fun, creative, imaginative, and addicting. EPP can be a lot of different things...simple, complex, simple
fabrics, fussy cut designs, small project, large bed quilt, small pieces, large pieces...absolutely anything you want it to be! Traditionally, EPP is a hand sewing activity. This is a project that can travel with you to keep hands busy while in a car, on a plane, in the airport, in a hotel, on a train. It's small, portable, packable, and fun. In class we learn - How to hand sew a hexagon flower. There are tips and tricks you learn along the way to make things simpler for you. - We talk about fussy cutting. You will look at fabrics very differently once you start fussy cutting for EPP. - Other project possibilities. - EPP can also be achieved on a sewing machine! (This makes it less portable.). I show you how to do this on your sewing machine. |
February 13, 10 am to 4 pm
Beginning Free Motion Quilting by Nina Clotfelter
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Have you been afraid to try free motion quilting? Come and learn all the basics and more. You'll learn how much fun free motion quilting on your domestic machine can be. We really do start at the very beginning. You'll come away with new found confidence and a sampler you can refer to for many different designs that you'll create.
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March 12, morning
Lecture and Trunk Show by Gail Lee (in person)
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Our own award winning Bayside member, Gail Lee, will delight us with a journey through her amazing quilts. If you haven’t seen Gail’s beautiful quilts, you’re in for a real treat.
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