Schedule
Event Dates and Topics| 8-Apr-25 | Sew Day at Ridgedale Library 10:00-2:00 Larkspur | ||
| 28-Apr-25 | Quilt Kits" 20th Century Shortcuts" by Rose Marie Werner - She began quilting nearly 30 years ago and discover she enjoys researching, documenting and collecting 20th century quilts made from kits. | ||
| 13-May-25 | Sew Day at Ridgedale Library 10:00-2:00 | ||
| 19-May-25 | Rhonda Pierce, Spokesperson of SCHMETZ Needles North America and Vice President , Euro-Notions. Rhonda will give us the low-down about how this little piece of steel can solve some very BIG problems. | ||
| 10-Jun-25 | Sew Day at Ridgedale Library 10:00-2:00 | ||
| 23-Jun-25 | Rosalee Wondra, quilter and Physical Therapist. She will talk with us about techniques to protect our spine, shoulders, wrists, hands and fingers from overuse injuries. | ||
| 8-Jul-25 | Sew Day at Ridgedale Library 10:00-2:00 | ||
| 28-Jul-25 | WOW Quilt Guild picnic - relax and enjoy your guild friends. | ||
| 12-Aug-25 | Sew Day at Ridgedale Library 10:00-2:00 | ||
| 25-Aug-25 | Mary Wolter, a quilt show judge will share what judges look for when evaluating quilts. | ||
| 9-Sep-25 | Sew Day at Ridgedale Library 10:00-2:00 | ||
| 22-Sep-25 | Quilt show prep/no speaker | ||
| 2 to 5-Oct-25 | Annual Retreat at Green Lake Lutheran Camp | ||
| 11-Oct-25 | WOW QUILT SHOW! (Set-up: October 10) Maple Grove Community Center. More info coming soon. | ||
| 14-Oct-25 | Sew Day at Ridgedale Library 10:00-2:00 | ||
| 27-Oct-25 | "Threads of Time - Part 2" WOW's own Sharyn Resvick will summarize her special exhibit from the November 2024 Houston Quilt Show as part of their 50th Anniversary show. | ||
| 11-Nov-25 | Sew Day at Ridgedale Library 10:00-2:00 | ||
| 17-Nov-25 | Celebrate our Quilt Show and the season. | ||
| 9-Dec-25 | Sew Day at Ridgedale Library 10:00-2:00 | ||
| December | No Member Metting | ||
| PREVIOUS MEETINGS | |||
| 9-Jan-24 | Sew Day, Ridgedale Library, 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| 22-Jan-24 | Rebecca Anderson of Rebecca Ruth Designs: Don’t Abandon It! If your quilt project isn’t working, it is headed for the UFO (UnFinished Object) pile. This amusing trunk show presents 10 creative strategies for making lemonade out of a lemon. Got a disaster of your own? Here’s how to give it a new life, just in time for “New Year’s Resolution Season!” Rebecca Anderson has been sewing, quilting, and designing ever since she fashioned scraps of cloth to make doll clothes for the lizards she played with while a missionary’s kid in SouthAmerica. In addition to more than 200 completed quilt projects, she has an impressive pile of tops ready for quilting. Her quilts have appeared in local and national quilt shows, including the American Quilters Society (AQS) show in Nashville, the National Quilting Association (NQA) show in Chicago, and the International Quilt Festival in Houston. In 2008, Rebecca launched her own pattern line, Rebecca Ruth Designs. In conjunction with Rebecca’s topic, we’ll be announcing a WOW Quilt Guild 2024 UFO Challenge. Watch this space for more details! | ||
| 13-Feb-24 | Sew Ridgedale Library 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| 26-Feb-24 | Minnesota Quilters and UFO Challenge: Brenda Lyseng, 2024 Minnesota Quilters show chairperson, will highlight the 2024 show in Duluth. This will be a great opportunity to get your questions answered about the quilt show, learn more about Minnesota Quilters, benefits of an MQ membership, MQ’s community outreach and more. Also in February, we’ll support our UFO Challenge with an interactive brainstorming session. Bring in your UFO’s and tap into the expertise and creativity of fellow guild members to get ideas and inspiration for moving your projects forward. Details to come! | ||
| 12 Mar-24 | Sew Day, Ridgedale Library, 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| 25-Mar-24 | Angel Bourque was canceled due to weather conditions. It is reschedule for Aug 26, 2024 | ||
| 9-Apr-24 | Sew day Ridgedale Library 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| 22-Apr-24 | Stan Kaufman: I Remember This - A quilt by Loretta Troyer. Kaufman's tribute to his Aunt Loretta will reflect her upbringing as she grew up on a family farm in northwestern Ohio in the early 20th century. This very large quilt has 42 squares each depicting an aspect of Loretta's life. | ||
| 14-May-24 | Sew Day Ridgedale Library 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| 20-May-24 | NOTE: Meeting on the third Monday this month due to Memorial Day holiday. The Daughters of Helen Kelley will share and celebrate their mother’s prolific and spectacular quilt journey with us, including the presentation of a trunk show. Award-winning Helen Kelley was the first president of the Minnesota Quilters and also wrote numerous quilting-related books. She was inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame in 2008. Her story is fascinating. | ||
| 10-Jun-24 | Sew day Ridgedale Library 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| 24-Jun-24 | Creating Fidget Quilts with Marilyn Hagen. Marilyn Hagen will revisit us by popular demand and share her heart warming Fidget Quilt history and story. | ||
| 27-29-Jun-24 | Sleep in Your Own Bed Retreat | ||
| 9-Jul-24 | Sew Ridgedale Library Larkspur Room 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| 22-Jul-24 | Picnic. 6:00 start time. | ||
| 13-Aug-24 | Sew day Ridgedale Library Lady Slipper Room 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| 26-Aug-24 | Angel Bourque - Binding Techniques: As an outcome of our 2023 WOW Quilt Show, in part based on feedback from our quilt show judge, our members showed nearly unanimous interest in having a meeting focused on building our binding skills. We are so pleased to have Angel Bourque return to WOW to share her expertise in different binding techniques. From classes in her prior home of Portland, Texas, to annual training at the Houston International Quilt Show, to learning from the Berlin, Ohio Amish community, Angel has built her knowledge and skills in various binding methods, and offers quilt binding services professionally. Angel will share her preferred binding method, other methods that can be used, and the pros and cons of each approach. | ||
| 10-Sep-24 | Sew day Ridgedale Library Lady Slipper Room 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| 23-Sep-24 | Button Collecting: A program by thhe Minnesota State Button Society. The Minnesota State Button Society will present a program on button collecting. Established in 1943 the society "exists to connect button lovers and to promote collecting, using, preserving, and learning about sewing buttons-past and present." NOTE: See information above regarding The Minnesota State Button Society's 2024 showon May 10-11. | ||
| 3-6 Oct 24 | Save the date! Details to come about the 2024 WOW Quilt Guild Retreat at Green Lake Retreat Center in Spicer, MN. | ||
| 8-Oct-24 | Sew day Ridgedale Library Lady Slipper Room 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| 28-Oct-24 | Colby Cartledge will present "Don't Get Stuck in a Scrap Trap." See if scrap quilting is for you! Learn how to set up a scrap system that helps you actually use them. She will also debunk common myths about scrap quilting and will share her her many scrap quilts with us. Colby started stitching at 5, quilting at 9 and describes her quilting as Modern Traditional. | ||
| 12-Nov-24 | Sew day Ridgedale Library Lady Slipper Room 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| 25-Nov-24 | Revisit our UFOs and celebrate the season. | ||
| 10-Dec-24 | Sew day Ridgedale Library Lady Slipper Room 10:00 - 2:00 | ||
| Dec-24 | No meeting. Happy Holidays! | ||
| 14-Jan-25 | Sew day at Ridgedale Library, Larkspur 10:00-2:000 | ||
| 27-Jan-25 | School House Rock! A few WOW members will share techniques, tips and tricks about different aspects of quilting in a informal rotating small group presentation format. | ||
| 11-Feb-25 | Sew day at Ridgedale Library, Rm Larkspur 10:00-2:00 | ||
| 24-Feb-25 | Back by popular demand, Sue Heinz will present her program "You Have a Friend in Elmer,: and we aren't talking Elmer Fudd. | ||
| 11-Mar-25 | Sew day at Ridgedale Library, Rm Ladyslipper 10:00-2:00 | ||
| 22-Mar-22 | Discover Plymouth 9 to 2 Plymouth Community Center Fieldhouse Done 148000 34th Ave N | ||
| 24-Mar-25 | Story Quilt Project by Jean Wakely - Since 2011, Jean has been telling the stories of her mother's quilts. She will share the quilt "Women of War" with us. | ||