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Explore Canyon's 2023
Speakers & Workshops
Canyon Quilters of San Diego meet the third Monday of every month except December (we do not meet in December) at:
City View Church, Fellowship Center
8404 Phyllis Place, San Diego 92123
Join in person or using Zoom (when you can join either way this is referred to as a hybrid meeting). You choose how you want to attend!
Social time starts at 6pm (for in person) and 6:15pm (for Zoom). The evening program starts at 6:30pm.
There is sharing at most meetings, as well as a special event or a lecture/trunk show by the evening’s speaker. And, many speakers also teach a workshop that is related to the topic of their lecture.
Let’s start exploring!
Find out about Guild meetings and workshops on this page.
Small groups and other activities vary by month so be sure to take a look and see what we’re up to!
March 20
Philanthropy
April Lecture & Workshops: Two Different Maria Shell Workshops Offered in April!
Lecture at 04/17 Meeting: Building Community Through Quilts. In 2014, Maria worked weekly with a formerly chronically homeless community. By teaching basic sewing skills to the residents, she developed a relationship with the residents that eventually led to the making of a community quilt, which celebrated the residents and their journey towards finding a home and a community. Since then, Maria has gone on to work with communities and organizations across the US helping them to also build quilts and share their stories.
- Hybrid meeting with speaker in person
- Social time 6pm (for in person) | 6:15pm (for Zoom)
- Evening program 6:30pm
Friends Come Free to this lecture!
Workshop Sat & Sun 04/15 & 16: Making Prints Out of Solids — Lines, Tracks & More. Use solid colored quilter’s cotton to stitch an assortment of pieced prints including stripes, tracks, dot and grids. While learning these new techniques, Maria shares information about selecting a color palette, improvisational piecing techniques and ideas for taking these techniques and creating original quilts.
- This is a 2-day workshop, Sat & Sun 04/15 & 16
- In-person workshop: 9am to 3pm PST
- Location: Rosie’s Calico Cupboard
- Color palette selection for Making Prints Out of Solids workshop
- Supply list for Making Prints Out of Solids workshop
Workshop Tue & Wed 04/18 & 19: Abstraction Through Color, Pattern and Repetition. You work from a personal source of inspiration found in nature or place, to learn the basics of creating improvisation-ally pieced abstract work. Maria also covers palette building (color theory), as well as how to create abstract pieced images.
- This is a 2-day workshop, Tue & Wed 04/18 & 19
- In-person workshop: 10am to 4pm PST
- Location: Cozy Creative Center
- Supply list for Abstraction Through Color, Pattern and Repetition workshop
These workshops are open to everyone at this time.
We’d love to have you join us as a member!
This workshop is sold out…but sometimes people have to cancel, which opens up a space.
If you are interested in this workshop, use the red button “Join Waitlist” to send us an email to let us know.
Put the name of the teacher or workshop in the email so we know which workshop you are interested in.
Workshop: 10am to 4pm PST
May Lecture (No Workshop)
Lecture at 05/15 Meeting: Quilts and Techniques! Do you wonder HOW those fabulous quilts were made? This program encompasses quilt images, Jan’s construction techniques and a trunk show of Jan’s glorious quilts.
- Hybrid meeting with speaker in person
- Social time 6pm (for in person) | 6:15pm (for Zoom)
- Evening program 6:30pm
June Lecture & Workshop
Lecture at 06/19 Meeting: Fabric Covered Books and Book Arts. Each of us can use a journal, but a fabric covered journal or book is special because each one becomes an original design. Doria gives a brief history of the Art Book and shows examples of her Fabric Covered Journals. Doria shows her “Rescued Books”, which are books that look ready for the trash but are restored by removing the old cover and creating a new cover with fabric.
- Hybrid meeting with speaker in person
- Social time 6pm (for in person) | 6:15pm (for Zoom)
- Evening program 6:30pm
Workshop Saturday 06/17: Fabric Covered Journals. Students will learn how to cover journals with fabric. We will design a small, medium and large size journal. Choose any type of fabric, such as cotton, upholstery fabric, faux suede, leather, silk and other fibers.
- In-person workshop: 9am to 3pm PST
- Location: Rosie’s Calico Cupboard
- Supply list for Fabric Covered Journals workshop
- Kit fee: $10 to be collected during the workshop
The workshop is open to everyone at this time. See you there!
Workshop: 9am to 3pm
July 17
Annual FUNdraiser
August 21
Make and Take
September Lecture & Workshop
Lecture at 09/18 Meeting: Word Salad, Fashionistas and Girlfriends. In this fun, entertaining and amusing lecture, Kathryn introduces you to her quilts and her use of quilting to both frame and tell the story of her real and imagined life. Her love of storytelling took her from fashion design to traditional, to hand-pieced miniatures, to quilts to sleep under, to cartoon quilts, and then to fashionistas and angry and not so angry women!
- Hybrid meeting with speaker in person
- Social time 6pm (for in person) | 6:15pm (for Zoom)
- Evening program 6:30pm
Workshop Saturday 09/23: Fashionistas: Paper Dolls for Grown Ups with a Splash of Word Salad. Use your imagination, fusible applique, conversational prints and free motion applique to create a cartoon featuring your own unique fashionistas. Learn how to draw figures, style hair and create dresses, shoes and handbags. You may also create your own found poem or story using words found in your fabrics stash.
Special instructions: Bring your own fabric. Also, Kathryn will have fabric for sale in small pieces including background, words and novelty prints. There are two handouts available for the class, $8/each. The handout for the Paper Dolls for Grown Ups is required for the class. The Word Salad handout is optional, and students can decide at the workshop if they want to supplement the class handout. Kathryn will distribute the handouts at the workshop and collect the $8 (per handout) fee.
- In-person workshop: 9am to 3pm PST
- Location: Rosie’s Calico Cupboard
- Supply list for Fashionistas workshop
The workshop is open to everyone at this time.
Hope to see you at the workshop along with all the other fashionistas.
Workshop: 9am to 3pm
October Lecture & Workshops: Two Different Jenny Lyon Workshops Offered!
Lecture at 10/16 Meeting: The Beauty of the Imperfect. The imperfect is beautiful! Jenny shows you inspiring and encouraging examples of her work, as well as the work of world renowned quilters and artists that are beautiful in their imperfection. And she’ll share her journey to imperfection.
- Hybrid meeting with speaker in person
- Social time 6pm (for in person) | 6:15pm (for Zoom)
- Evening program 6:30pm
Friends Come Free to this lecture!
Workshop Saturday 10/14: Yes You CAN Free Motion Quilt! The imperfect is beautiful! Jenny shows you inspiring and encouraging examples of her work, as well as the work of world renowned quilters and artists that are beautiful in their imperfection. And she’ll share her journey to imperfection.
- In-person workshop: 9:30am to 3:30pm PST **TIME CHANGE
- Location: Paradise Sewing
- Supply list for Yes You CAN Free Motion Quilt! workshop
Workshop Sunday 10/15: The Julianne Pillow. In this playful, low-stress and creative class, we will make a fabulous pillow cover while exploring 3 techniques — free motion quilting, quilting with metallic thread and sewing on beads by machine. Choose a classic or blinged out look! Using your own unique fabric selections and a few beads and sequins, you’ll create your own unique “Julianne”.
- In-person workshop: 9am to 3pm PST
- Location: Rosie’s Calico Cupboard
- Supply list for The Julianne Pillow workshop
These workshops are open to everyone at this time. Sign up for the workshop & be part of the fun.
Workshop: 9:30am to 3:30pm
Workshop: 9am to 3pm
November 20
Canyon Member Challenge Reveal & Potluck
December
No Meeting – Have Wonderful Holidays!