2026 Programs
NEW MEETING LOCATION FOR 2026
Beginning in JANUARY 2026, we will have our monthly Guild meetings at Trinity Presbyterian Church located at:
5871 Virginia Parkway in McKinney. Meeting times remain the same.
Park on the east side of the church and enter through the east entrance (NOT the east office entrance).
Proceed straight ahead into Eva Joplin Hall.
March 17th
Program — Jeffree Itrich will present “The Wedding Dress Quilt”
Jeffree says, "Writing is in my soul. And it always has been. It’s something I have to do. My Novel, The Wedding Dress Quilt, marries my love of quilting and living in Texas, where my family settled 155 years ago.
I reside in West, Texas, north of Waco, home of WestFest, and the best Kolaches and Buchtas in Texas."
March 18th Workshop — “Double Wedding Ring Block with Wedding Dress Fabric”
Students will make a 16 1/2" Double Wedding Ring block by using wedding dress fabrics.
Judy Stewart, who made the original quilt for the book, "The Wedding Dress Quilt will teach the class:
* How to clean the lace and wedding dress
* Grain of line in the different varieties of fabrics used for dresses'
*How to create interest in the block design
*Best practices for template safely cutting while using the template
* Using the curved template to create the block
*Quilting your block
Your completed project can be turned into a pillow or a table topper.
Location: Hoops and Needles, 3100 Independence Pkwy, Plano, TX
Time: 10:00a to 4:00p Kit - $30.00 ( includes wedding dress fabrics, embellishments, plus template)
Optional- $10.00 template only
Instructor fee: $60.00 which also includes classroom fee.
Supply list for the class provided after sign-up.
April 11th
Destash Sale at Not Your Mama's Quilt Store in Plano
We will have 4 tables of quilting goodies for sale.
What we raise returns to our guild 100%. This fundraiser pays for our programs and guest speakers.
April 21st
Nova Montgomery – A Century of Progress. (FeatherWeights)
May 19th
Ann Moore – My Quilting Journey
June 16th
Vickie Owens – Laura Heine Collages
Workshop: Laura Heine Collage
July 21st
NO MEETING – Church closed
August 18th
Tana Mueller – Texas Design-aholic & Stitchless Applique
September 15th
Wanda Maas – Memory Ornaments with your scraps
Workshop: Quilted Ornaments.
October
In House Quilt Show
November
Jean Johnson – What do you make with African Fabrics?
December
Christmas Party
What to Bring to the February Meeting:
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Join or renew your membership.
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DeStash Blast Sales—We are accepting donations NOW at our Feb and March meetings or you can drop off at Jean Ann's home. (Contact her for drop off instructions.)
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Remember to bring back the quilts you took to finish for the Veterans, Project Linus Quilts and Ryan’sCaseforSmiles Pillowcases.
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Wear your nametags so we can get a name and face together especially all our new members. (New Members get your picture made.)
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Don’t forget when you sign in to post your volunteer hours each month. As a 501(c)3 organization, our goal this year is 15,000 hours. You can count any volunteer hours you do for other organizations also.
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New Members get your picture made or send a head shot to Sharon Wilhelm.
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Greeter: Mary Marrone