2026

August

Wed, Aug 5, 10:30 am–4:30 pm: Open Sew Day at the Sports Basement - Third Floor

Tue, Aug 11, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Jennifer Wagner, Snapdragon Quilting
Innovative Quilt Making and Traditional Techniques - Lecture and Trunk Show

Sun, Aug 16, 10 am to 4 pm: Quilt Fair at the Bowers Museum

Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA 92706

Join LBMQG at the Bowers Quilt Fair, held in conjunction with The American Quilt: Cloth and Commerce, on exhibit through August 30. Enjoy vendors, guilds, speakers, demonstrations, and activities celebrating quilting and creativity.

Fri, Aug 21, 10:30 am–6 pm: Workshop, Two for One: Twice the Fun with Jennifer Wagner, Snapdragon Quilting

Tue, Aug 25, 7:30 pm: Board Meeting Via Zoom - open to all members

September

Wed, Sep 2, 10:30 am–4:30 pm: Open Sew Day at the Sports Basement - Third Floor

Tue, Sep 8, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Patricia Belyea - Okan Arts: Indigo Adventures in Japan

Maker Faire Orange County

Sat, Sep 12, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM • Sun, Sep 13, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT

LBMQG will be showcasing modern quilting at Maker Faire OC! Stop by to see quilting in action, meet our members, and learn more about modern quilting as part of the maker community. Pre-event ticket sales available.

Tue, Sep 22, 7:30 pm: Board Meeting Via Zoom - open to all members

October

Wed, Oct 7, 10:30 am–4:30 pm: Open Sew Day at the Sports Basement - Third Floor

Tue, Oct 13, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Lynn Christiansen – Emerald Falls Quilts: Use the Ugly Fabric

Sat, Oct 24, 10:00 am–4:00 pm: Indigo Dye Workshop - more information

November

Wed, Nov 4, 10:30 am–4:30 pm: Open Sew Day at the Sports Basement - Third Floor

Mon, Nov 9, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Fabric Swap & International Scrap Sort Day

Sun, Nov 15, 10 am–3:30 pm: Open Sew Day at the Sports Basement

December

Wed, Dec 2, 10:30 am–4:30 pm: Open Sew Day at the Sports Basement - Second Floor

Tue, Dec 8, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Holiday Party: Potluck & Anything Goes Show & Tell

Sun, Dec 13, 10 am–3:30 pm: Open Sew Day at the Sports Basement

2027

January

Tue, Jan 12, 7–9 pm: Meeting

New Year Kick-Off, General Business Meeting & Election

February

Tue, Feb 9, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Tara Miller of Quilt District and curator of The American Quilt: Cloth and Commerce at the Bowers Museum
NEW LECTURE DEBUT: ‘Permission to Make’

March

Tue, Mar 9, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Melissa de Leon Mason-Quilt All the Things ‘Inclusive by Design’

April

Tue, Apr 13, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Ian Garland The Off-kilter Quilter ‘From Stage to Stitches’

May

Tue, May 11, 7–9 pm: Meeting

LBMQG member Elizabeth Louros ‘Textile Adventures’

Sat, May 15: Workshop: Award Winning Quilter Heer Hassan: Kwandi Sampler

Jelly Roll Races at the LA County Fair

Qualifying Heats: Sat, May 8 & Sun, May 16

Finals and Runner Up Races: Sat May 22

Machines provided by Sewing Center of OC. Additional sponsorship opportunities available.

June

There will be no monthly guild meeting in June

July

Tue, Jul 13, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Quilts in the Park
This meeting is free and open to everyone

August

Tue, Aug 10, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Michelle Bartholomew Quilt+Design Studio ‘The World of Modern EPP’

September

Tue, Sep 14, 7–9 pm: Meeting

October

Tue, Oct 12, 7–9 pm: Meeting

November

Tue, Nov 9, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Fabric Swap & International Scrap Sort Day

December

Tue, Dec 14, 7–9 pm: Meeting

Holiday Party: Potluck & Anything Goes Show & Tell

Meeting and Workshop details subject to change