News on upcoming programs. Program classes are normally $45 for members. You do have to be a member to participate. Membership is open to all for $30 annually.
There may be additional expenses based on the needs of the individual classes, e.g. some classes require purchase of kits, patterns, books, etc.
All classes are normally scheduled to be held at Trophy Gardens RV Resort 800 TX-495, Alamo, TX 78516, but may be held at other locations.
If you know someone that you would like to have come to our Guild, please let me know. If you would like to do a workshop, Lecture or Trunkshow, email me.
Jan Rondeau
Program Chairman
email: programs@rgvqg.com
There may be additional expenses based on the needs of the individual classes, e.g. some classes require purchase of kits, patterns, books, etc.
All classes are normally scheduled to be held at Trophy Gardens RV Resort 800 TX-495, Alamo, TX 78516, but may be held at other locations.
If you know someone that you would like to have come to our Guild, please let me know. If you would like to do a workshop, Lecture or Trunkshow, email me.
Jan Rondeau
Program Chairman
email: programs@rgvqg.com
Upcoming Programs
Class Registration Info (Roster) is available on the Members Only page.
Class Registration Info (Roster) is available on the Members Only page.
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August - Kathe Letulle
Saturday, August 13, 2022 - 9:00 AM ZOOM: August Guild Meeting Mondo Bag |
These are the five young women who received our scholarships in 2022 and are attending the Angaza Women’s Training Center
Operated by the Women’s Work Department of the ELCT (Lutheran Church in Tanzania)
African Angel Program Class
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November - Mary Mayfield
Saturday, November 12, 2022 - 10:00 AM Trunk Show: Tanzania, Fabric, Fun, and Facts Mary Mayfield is a retired Home Economics and Art teacher, wife, mother, and grandmother. She has been the volunteer Mission Chairperson for her church since 2005, visiting Tanzania every few years. They have a Partner Parish on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa. To raise funds so our church can offer scholarships to girls in our partner parish, she sells commercial Tanzanian fabric, wax resist batik, and other hand dyed fabrics done by local artisans. Most of their sales are in co-ops located in the Mount Kilimanjaro area. She also purchases fabrics, baskets, jewelry, etc, from the local village markets. During the pandemic, they opened an African line with fabrics from Ghana, Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mali, and more as travel to Tanzania was out of the question. For the past 13 years they have conducted a 3-day Retreat, called Tanzania, Fabric, Fun, and Facts at Carol Joy Holling, our church camp. Each year they create or adapt a pattern, make kits, and give quilt lessons featuring Tanzanian Fabrics. She is able to conduct quilting classes for any of these 13 quilt patterns, plus tote bags, wall hangings and more. Her slide shows are on methods for making hand dyed fabrics in Tanzania; a slide show of over 35 quilts made with Tanzanian Fabric; and the story of how and where they purchase items to support the young women in their partner parish. This shows you the Angaza Women’s Training Center where the girls are housed and attend yearlong classes. The young women can acquire a two-year program certificate and many of the girls specialize in hotel management and intern for six weeks in a resort hotel. Many are hired as a result. The African Angel is this year’s feature quilt. We will do a class making a five-angel wall-hanging or the kit can be used to start a throw quilt. Monday, November 14, 2022 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Program Class: The African Angel Wall-hanging Class cost $45, Kit Cost $45, Total Cost $90 All proceeds will be donated to support the Tanzania, Fabric, Fun, and Facts Retreat Class Sign-up |
Suzi Parron discovered barn quilts on a trip through Kentucky in 2008. She documented over one thousand barn quilts in the process of writing her 2012 book, “Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement.” For her second book, “Following the Barn Quilt Trail,” she left her job as a high school teacher and traveled by RV across the country, visiting farms from Georgia to California and even Canada.
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APRIL - Suzi Parron
Saturday, April 8, 2022 - 9:00 AM ZOOM Lecture: Following the Barn Quilt Trail In her talk, Suzi will take us on a journey along the quilt trail, beginning with the very first barn quilt, which stemmed from Donna Sue Groves and her wish to honor her mother’s quilting art. Suzi’s hour-long presentation features over one hundred stunning photographs of barn quilts, some of which rival cloth quilts in their intricacy. You will hear stories of some of the individuals who have painted quilt blocks to honor loved ones or their local culture, along with a few humorous anecdotes. |
