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If you are looking for an inexpensive gift for a quilty friend or just to treat yourself this holiday season, please consider this entertaining 3-part virtual event. Sign up for one or all three. It’s a fundraiser for the Iowa Quilt Museum and a great way to spend a couple winter Saturdays from the comfort of your own home.
Please share with your quilt guild or other friends who may be interested. I am doing it pro bono, so all proceeds go directly to the Museum.

https://www.iowaquiltmuseum.org/events-2/

Thanks
Diane Murtha

AQS Members get first access to register for AQS QuiltWeek – Paducah, April 22–25, 2026.

General Registration opens to the public on January 20, 2026, at 9 AM CT.

https://www.quiltcon.com/home

Come join AQS in sunny Daytona Beach, Florida for a fabulous week filled with stunning quilts! Participate in exciting quilt classes, attend engaging lectures, and browse through a variety of fabrics, notions, and more in the Vendor Mall. Immerse yourself in the beauty of award-winning and semi-finalist contest quilts, as well as special exhibits that will surely inspire you.

Saturday, March 28, 2026
10:00 – 4:00PM EST via Zoom

String Theory 3 Ways

Lorraine Woodruff-Long: Quilting in the Fog

Exploring 3 different ways of creating the versatile “Sting Block”



If you are interested, please share this information during your next meeting and post it on your website.

All information to register can be found on our website under the “CLASS” link.

https://www.southsarasotamodernquiltguild.com/classes.html

Sarasota Gulf Coast Chapter's THIRD Annual Sewing Retreat
back by popular demand.
February 15—19, 2026
Day Spring Conference Center in East Parish.
8411 25th Street East Parrish
Join us for four days of sewing, visiting, dining, and perhaps enjoy a walk around the grounds.
Registration is limited, so check your calendars!

Saturday, January 31, 2026
9:00 – 3:30PM EST via Zoom

EPP Design Party, A Modern take on English Paper Piecing

Tina Craig of Seaside Stitches

Class fee is $60, which includes a EPP kit with Tina’s Wonder Window that is used for Fussy Cutting of the fabric. The kit will be mailed form the instructor to the attendee’s home. To ensure shipping time, the class registration will be closed on January 13.
If you are interested, please share this information during your next meeting and post it on your website.

All information to register can be found on our website under the “CLASS” link.

https://www.southsarasotamodernquiltguild.com/classes.html

Our members can take classes at Friendship Knot Quilters Guild as our "sister guild".
https://friendshipknotquilters.com/content.aspx?page_id=0&club_id=205550

This is such a darling round-up of 21 pincushion patterns to sew! It’s an amazing variety with wrist pincushions, animal pin cushions, and even detachable sewing needle cushions. These free pincushion patterns will come in handy around your sewing room and work as great gifts for sewing friends.