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• Pieces of Time: A Musical Trunk Show - Ann Marie Rowland

  • When
    September 12, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Birmingham Unitarian Church

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  Songs, Stories, Quilts 
  

  by Ann Marie Rowland

  I've been writing and singing songs about quilts, the people who make them, and the ones who love them since 2013. What began as a scrap of an Idea, has become much more.  Pieces of Time, a Musical Trunk Show combines the songs I sing with approximately 50 collected vintage, antique, and family heritage quilts.

  Music and quilts. Both have the ability to invoke memories, soothe the spirit, warm the soul, and create community.

  Pieces of Time stitches the two together. Through song, story, and antique quilts, I'll take you along on a happy trip through time and place. You'll laugh, and you'll cry, and maybe view the quilts in your life just a bit differently.

  Board Members will supply the snacks for our hospitality break.

  Zoom and in-person information will be sent automatically upon registration in a confirmation email. Reminders will be sent to those who have registered for the event.
  

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• Collage and Art Quilting - Sally Manke

  • When
    October 10, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Birmingham Unitarian Church

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  Enjoy a large collection of art and traditional quilts including their inspiration and fun info. This light-hearted presentation includes information on how the quilts were made, special materials used and any tips for you to create your own. Watch a parade of actual quilts using confetti art, raw edge appliqué, fiber painting and crazy mixed media techniques. All art quilts are all original designs to inspire your next work. An informal and fun lecture with interaction and a Q&A at the conclusion.

  Check out Sally's website: https://www.sallymanke.com/

  Sign up to bring a snack: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4DAFA72FA13-50135780-glhq

  Zoom and in-person information will be sent automatically upon registration in a confirmation email. Reminders will be sent to those who have registered for the event.
  

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• Workshop: Looking Up - Sally Manke

  • When
    October 11, 2024
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    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Birmingham Unitarian Church
  • Spaces left
    19

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  Create a bug's eye view of nature with confetti cut fabrics “painted” on quilt backing. Layers and layers of tiny bits of batik, hand dyed, silk and solid fabrics create this work. Fussy cut tree trunks and branches are added before topping with a layer of tulle. Quilting threads embellish the art quilt with free motion stitching. Bring a photo to work from or borrow one from the instructor. 

  $5 material fee payable to instructor.  

  Click on the Supply List to see what you need to bring/gather before the workshop.

  This full-day workshop will be held at the Birmingham Unitarian Church Fellowship Hall, the same location as our Thursday meetings.  There is refrigeration and a microwave available for your lunch.

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• The RE-ality of Rescue - Lucinda Herring

  • When
    November 14, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Birmingham Unitarian Church

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  Rescue (verb) definition:  Keep from being lost or abandoned.

  There are hundreds of old quilts hiding in closets, attics, and antique and thrift stores.  My joy is finding them to rescue, redo, re-quilt (by me), rehome, reuse and re-love.  I like to think there are no limits to what can be done with vintage pieces.  I hope that making something new and modern out of soft old vintage fabrics is honoring the original maker. 

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• Holiday Potluck

  • When
    December 12, 2024
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Birmingham Unitarian Church

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  Annual Holiday Potluck and Basket Raffle Fundraiser!

  Sign Up here to bring a dish to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4DAFA72FA13-50135823-holiday#/

  Remember to include ingredients on a card to station by your dish. Our friends with severe allergies thank you (mushrooms, shellfish, gluten, dairy, nuts, soy, etc.)

  And don't forget to bring money to purchase raffle tickets to win a basket of goodies!  Last year's raffle was so much fun, we decided to do it again! 

  More information to come!

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• Magic Fabrics and Special Effects - Christine Barnes

  • When
    January 09, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Only

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  There are classic color concepts—and they work. Whether it’s choosing fabrics for a new quilt, fixing one that’s not working, or attempting an effect like transparency, it all boils down to the basics. What may look like magic is grounded in classic color theory. Put simply, “magic fabrics” lend light and vitality to a quilt. 

  Join us for this Zoom-only lecture and digital trunk show of fabrics, quilts, and wearables which will bring these color concepts to life. 

  To preview Christine's work, please visit: www.christinebarnes.com

  Zoom information will be sent automatically upon registration in a confirmation email. Reminders with the Zoom link will be sent to those who have registered for the event. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Your Mind Matters: More Joy, Less Overwhelm - Brandy Maslowski

  • When
    February 13, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Only

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  Brandy Maslowski is an art quilter and teacher known for her pursuit of more joy and less overwhelm in the classroom. She loves exploring the texture, colour and boundless possibilities of fabric and stitch. She travels the world to educate, speak and ignite creativity with the tag line More Joy, Less Overwhelm. Her weekly Quilter on Fire Podcast has explored the stories of creators on the quilting scene over the last 3 years and the feedback has overwhelmed her inbox with joy. She is also proud to be an Ambassador for BERNINA Canada and Madeira Threads.

  This lecture and trunk show provides a feature of quilts, textile art and processes that tell the story of Brandy’s path to healing. With consistent practices in self-care, learning, and creativity to live happy rather than searching for happiness, she discovered along the way that bringing joy to others through her podcasts, teaching and travel fills her cup every day.

  Her content is designed to bring more joy and less overwhelm to quilters in their studio and her dream is to build a thriving community of creative quilters who dive into their studios again and again as their creative reprieve.

  For a preview, check out her website: https://quilteronfire.com/

  Zoom information will be sent automatically upon registration in a confirmation email. Reminders with the Zoom link will be sent to those who have registered for the event. 

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• Make Extraordinary Scrap Quilts - Diane Harris

  • When
    March 13, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Only

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  How do you make a successful scrap quilt? Learn Diane Harris's best tips and top secrets during this trunk show of many scrappy quilts made over the years. What is a scrap quilt? Who can make one? Why would you create with scraps? How is it done?

  
  

  
  

  From the Stash Bandit herself, discover ways to pull your scraps together, strategies for using your stash and even what does not work. You may never make an ordinary quilt again!

  
  

  
  

  Zoom information will be sent automatically upon registration in a confirmation email. Reminders with the Zoom link will be sent to those who have registered for the event. 

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• Workshop: Ahead of the Curve - Improvising Curves

  • When
    March 15, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Birmingham Unitarian Church
  • Spaces left
    19

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  Improvisational curves are fun and easy! Diane Harris, the Stash Bandit, will teach you how to cut and sew large, gentle curves while paying attention to value and scale for smashing results.

  Diane will cover lots of ideas for adding machine quilting details and hand stitched embellishments, and she’ll show you how to finish it off with a facing as an alternative to binding. We'll make a four-section piece as shown; the size will vary depending on your choices. Later you can create more sections if you want a larger quilt.

  This full-day workshop will be held entirely on Zoom so that you can sew from the comfort of your own sewing space and the link will be provided closer to the class date. 

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• Member Spotlight - Mandy Manno

  • When
    April 10, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Birmingham Unitarian Church

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  Every year, Great Lakes Heritage Quilters features one of our own for the annual Member Spotlight!  This year, we are pleased to feature Mandy Manno!

  Join us for a lecture and trunk show to learn collage quilting the Laura Heine way. Learn the simple techniques that create a big wow factor. Mandy will bring a variety of completed projects for you to look at up close, as well as projects in various stages of completion to better see the process.  She will have a variety of finishing ideas on display, including a completely no-sew canvas mounted project. She will walk us through a project from start to finish, so bring a notepad and your camera.

  Sign up to bring a snack: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4DAFA72FA13-50135840-glhq

  Zoom and in-person information will be sent automatically upon registration in a confirmation email. Reminders will be sent to those who have registered for the event.

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• Workshop: Teeny Tiny Laura Heine

  • When
    April 12, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Troy
  • Spaces left
    19

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  Mandy Manno will lead a workshop on tackling your very own Teeny Tiny Laura Heine project!  More information to come!

  This full-day workshop will be held at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church located at 5500 N Adams Rd, Troy, MI 48098.  Click here for map.

  St. Stephen's is in a residential area, so there are no restaurants nearby.  It's highly recommended that you bring your lunch.  Microwave and fridge are available. 

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• Folded Improv: Kawandi Quilting - Jennifer Stauser

  • When
    May 08, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Birmingham Unitarian Church

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  Join us for a discussion of the traditions of Kawandi Quilting in India, along with samples of Indian Kawandi. Jennifer will talk about her introduction into Kawandi, and what made it so special to her. She will share about a dozen Kawandi she has made herself. She'll talk about what Kawandi has done for her, and how she uses her experience to give back to the community that has inspired her.

  
  

  Preview Jennifer's website: https://dizzyquilter.com/about/ 

  Sign up to bring a snack: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4DAFA72FA13-50135840-glhq

  Zoom and in-person information will be sent automatically upon registration in a confirmation email. Reminders will be sent to those who have registered for the event.

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• Year-End Potluck

  • When
    June 12, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Birmingham Unitarian Church

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  Join us for the year end potluck and meeting!

  In-person event only.

  Make sure you sign up to bring a dish to pass!  See the SignUp Genius link to bring your favorite dish!

  
  

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