Meetings are held on the second Saturday of alternating months. Please save the dates below. The meeting time is 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM, at the Buker Community Center, 22 Armory St, Augusta Maine.
All are welcome to join the group at any time.
For past meeting information, click here.
Meeting information for 2025-2026:
February 14, 2026: Photography with Dave Dostie as our featured speaker, for about an hour. Members bring a quilt they made based on a picture. Later – Bring a fabric heart you make to exchange.
April 11, 2026: Challenge Quilt Information Only Due. Program is Fabric Manipulation with Pam Soucy and Peggy Jones. Bring sewing machines.
June 13, 2026: Challenge Quilt reveal! Also as part of the program, four members will do demos for us.
August 8, 2026: Amy will teach us Interleave Piecing. Bring Sewing machines.
Past Meeting Information:
December 13, 2025: Holiday Party /Mitered corners / Transparency / Shiva Sticks / Couching
October 11, 2025: Amish Quilts / Solid Colors with Janet Clement and Meliss Swanson
August 9, 2025: Improv Blocks with Jane Hann-Morey
June 14, 2025: Silk Screening with Pat LaPierre; “Doors” Challenge reveal
April 12, 2025: Embroidery and Beads as Quilt Embellishments
February 8, 2025: Tap Paper image transfers by Kathy Boudreau
December 14, 2024: Holiday potluck, sock game gift exchange
October 12, 2024: Whack-a-doodle demonstrated by Kathy Boudreau
August 10, 2024: Painting Workshop
June 8, 2024: Fabulous Faces
April 13, 2024: Free Motion Quilting Tips by Pat LaPierre
February 10, 2024: Members Life Memory Journey, members share up to 3 pieces of their work-then and now.
December 9, 2023: “Fantastic Fusion” lead by Kathy Boudreau
October 14, 2023: International Quilt Museum, Nebraska by Pam Soucy, Chapter Theme Challenge: Chosen Theme for this year GLOBAL FABRIC ART
August 12, 2023: Workshop with Betsy Caanan collage
June 10, 2023: Reveal of Creative Circles, Rings & Curves
April 8, 2023: Reveal of Traditional Pattern Re-imagined, Tree Bits workshop with Rana
February 11, 2023: Members sharing techniques & tips on making small art pieces
December 10, 2022: Holiday celebration sock exchange, auction fundraiser, demo of a diagonal pieced backing
October 8, 2022: Betsy Cannan Collage Presentation, Challenge Theme vote
August 13 2022: Timna Tarr workshop
June 11 2022: Brenda S discusses bobbin work technique, threads and more
April 9 2022: Melissa and Celeste demonstrate pieced circles. Rana demonstrate binding techniques
February 2022: Sashiko demo and do by Suzie McCormack
October 2021: Asian fabric demo by Alison Olds and Amy Nichols
August 2021: Challenge Reveal and banner/flag recognizing children’s author & illustrator Ashley Bryan
June 2021: Members share and plan for 2021-22 schedule
April 2021: Amy Nichols & Alison Olds share info from several books on Improv and curved piecing. Argenta demos ‘Stitch and Flip’
February 2021: Paint Chip activity, Off the Grid Technique by Jane Hann-Morey
December 2020: Pam Soucy presents Celebrating art in childrens books, focus on Maine authors and illustrators.
October 2020: Zoom, challenge vote-Architectural Design-, Decorative face mask reveal
August 2020: Zoom sharing of ideas
June 2020: Challenge Reveal
February 2020: Mary Dyer Perspectives
December 2019: Brenda Saller-inktense Pencils, gift exchange & potluck
October 2019: Tesselations with Suzie McCormack
August 2019: Susan Carlson workshop “Eyes”
April 2019: Donna Lausier workshop on Wet Felting
December 2018: Gift Exchange, potluck,
November 2018: Guest Artist Elizabeth Bush ‘Creating a painted quilt top EBusch style!’
October 2018: Decorative bead making
June 2018: Member demos: quilting using a walking foot, couching with yarns, more quilting techniques
April 2018: Debbie Dolley Tseukineko All Purpose Inks
February 2018: Tree Bits Workshop with Rana OConnor, Batik Winter challenge reveal
December 2017: Paper Tube Stuffed Exchange, Distribute Fabric for Batik Winter Challenge, pot luck
October 2017: Favorite book sharing & Challenge 2018 vote
June 2017: lutrador & tyvek painting demo, creating fabric with yarn & scrap tidbits, challenge reveal of Mixed Media
April 2017: Beth Berman acrylic paint on fusible web, portrait challenge reveal
December 2017: Gift Exchange, Portrait challenge discussion
October 2016: Jim Vandersnoot Trunk Show & Challenge 2017 vote
August 2016: Prayer Flags presented by Sharon
June 2016: Challenge Reveal- The Power of Three
April 2016: Alison & Amy trunk show, book & silent auction
February 2016: Mask Challenge reveal and discussion of techniques, meetings for next year planned with members
December 2015: Gift exchange, Mask challenge inspirational pictures and mask distribution
October 2015: Name Tag reveal & Challenge 2016 vote
August 2015: Ecouture Textiles by Amelia Poole
June 2015: Name tag ideas and name draw for October name tag swap, challenge reveal
April 2015: AQM member Lynn Tscheiller trunk show & lecture on Sashiko
February 2015: Member demonstrations of fabric manipulation
December 2014: Christmas Book Auction & Pot Luck
October 2014: Block Printing & Choose 2015 Art Quilt Challenge
August 2014: Jo Digss
June 2014: Nancy Morgan-Shades of Thulle & other techniques
April 2014: Discharge Paste 4 Ways with Beth Berman
February 2014: Technique Demos by Art Quilt Members
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