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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, July 22, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Crystal Coast Artisan Show

  • When
    Saturday, July 26, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Crystal Coast Country Club, 152 Oakleaf Drive, Pine Knoll Shores

  
  

  Several Guild members will be sponsoring a booth at the Crystal Coast Artisan Show.

  We plan to sell quilted bags and bowls, quilts and playmats, and various handmade items.  

  We hope that you will come out and support us and all these local artists in this beautiful location. 

  Admission is free and open to the public.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, July 29, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• The Library Quilters

  • When
    Wednesday, July 30, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Carteret County Public Library-Beaufort Branch, 1702 Live Oak Street, Beaufort NC

  

  "The Library Quilters" is a new mini group of stitchers interested in hand stitching and crazy quilting.  Join us on the last Wednesday of the month in the conference room at the Beaufort Public Library (left side of the library halfway down the wall). We're doing more crazy quilting. Show us what you've done and any examples of crazy quilting from other projects. Everyone will need to bring their own supplies. Call Pepper (252) 732-0551 if you have questions.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, August 05, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, August 12, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Asheville Quilt Show

  • Start
    Thursday, August 14, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Saturday, August 16, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    WNC Ag Center, 765 Boylston Hwy., Fletcher NC

  

  For more information click here. 

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, August 19, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Hand Quilting Group

  • When
    Tuesday, August 19, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  HAND QUILTING GROUP

  Are you interested in learning Sew-As-You-Go hand quilting (SAYG)?????

  Join us on the third Tuesday of each month after Drop-In Sewing. 

  We can teach you; or if you already know, join us to keep those skills active. If that meeting date does not work for you, just let us know-we are flexible. 

  Contact Chris P., Mary F., or Paula J. if interested. 

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• QuiltCon 2026 Member Registration Opens

  • When
    Wednesday, August 20, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh NC

  

  MQG Member Registration for QuiltCon 2026 opens Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at 10 a.m. EDT.  QuiltCon 2026 is being held at the Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh NC, on February 19-22, 2026.

  For more information, click here.  

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• Monthly Meeting: Laura Henneberry from PreQuilt

  • When
    Thursday, August 21, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC
  • Spaces left
    64

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  Join us for a special presentation on PreQuilt, an online software application for designing and visualizing quilts, with Laura Henneberry. 

  Laura started quilting over 10 years ago and while she loves seeing where a project will go, she often wants the confidence of knowing what a quilt will look like before cutting her fabric.  Laura will show you how to access the software, design a block or an entire quilt and save it to the cloud.  PreQuilt can be used on PCs, Macs, tablets, and even mobile phones. 

  • Create and design your own custom blocks in Block Maker.

  • Use PreQuilt like your own digital sketchbook. 

  • Browse the digital color cards for all major fabric manufacturers.

  • Mockup your quilt or coloring page with printed fabric swatches.

  • The Fabric Calculator feature will give you recommendations on how much fabric yardage you'll need as well as recommendations on how you might cut the fabric to make your quilt. 

  • Use the Randomization feature to choose colors, blocks and block orientations.

  • Digital coloring pages for quilts from many of your favorite designers are free to use with solid fabric swatches. 

  Click here to watch a short video. 

  Hope you will join us.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, August 26, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• The Library Quilters

  • When
    Wednesday, August 27, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Carteret County Public Library-Beaufort Branch, 1702 Live Oak Street, Beaufort NC

  

  "The Library Quilters" is a new mini group of stitchers interested in hand stitching and crazy quilting.  Join us on the last Wednesday of the month in the conference room at the Beaufort Public Library (left side of the library halfway down the wall). We're doing more crazy quilting. Show us what you've done and any examples of crazy quilting from other projects. Everyone will need to bring their own supplies. Call Pepper (252) 732-0551 if you have questions.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Virginia Consortium of Quilters (VCQ) Celebration! Registration Opens

  • When
    Monday, September 01, 2025
  • Location
    Skelton 4-H Education Center at Smith Mountain Lake, 775 Hermitage Road, Wirtz, Virginia

  

  Celebration! is the premiere event of the Virginia Consortium of Quilters held every two years at the Skelton 4-H Education Center at Smith Mountain Lake. The theme is “Americana” celebrating the 250th birthday of America and the 50th anniversary of the modern-day quilt revival.

  This 4-day retreat and workshop brings together 150 quilters, eight teachers, sixteen classes, 2 lectures, a quilt challenge and show, plus contests, prizes, a silent auction and much more.  Registration includes overnight accommodations, classes, and much more.  This will be a grand weekend of quilting, eating, and lots of fun!

  Registration for non-members opens September 1, 2025

  For more information, click here.

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• Academy of Applique Registration Opens

  • When
    Monday, September 01, 2025
  • Location
    Virtual

  Academy of Applique 

  Registration Opens September 1, 2025

  A week long retreat, March 2-7, 2026, of classes and VENDORS!!

  The goal of this event is to bring quilters together to inspire and encourage each other.

  Come join like-minded applique enthusiasts for a week of fun and relaxation.

  For more information, click here. 

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• Myrtle Beach Quilt Party Registration Opens

  • When
    Monday, September 01, 2025
  • Location
    The Ellie (Doubletree) Hotel, Myrtle Beach, SC

  Myrtle Beach Quilt Party 2026 

  Registration Opens September 1, 2025

  A 3-day retreat, January 22-24, 2026, of classes and VENDORS!!

  The goal of this event is to bring quilters together to inspire and encourage each other. Come join the flock for the 36th year.

  Vendors will be open to the public Thursday and Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 9am-5pm.

  For questions, contact myrtlebeachquiltparty@gmail.co

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, September 02, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, September 09, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Greenville Quilters Guild Quilt Show

  • Start
    Friday, September 12, 2025
  • End
    Saturday, September 13, 2025
  • Location
    Greenville Convention Center, 303 Greenville Blvd. SW, Greenville NC

  
  

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• Mystery Winter Landscape

  • When
    Friday, September 12, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Western Carteret County Public Library, 230 Taylor Notion Road, Cape Carteret
  • Spaces left
    13
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  MYSTERY WINTER LANDSCAPE

  Join Mary Henris on a fun exploration in creating a raw edge winter scene wall hanging. She will be showing us tricks, tips and techniques to make a small art piece that could be used to create a pillow top or center piece in a quilt.

  Cutting board, iron, and ironing board are provided.

  Supply list to come.

  In addition to your sewing supplies, bring your lunch and/or snacks to share if you feel so inclined.  

  If you have any questions, please contact Chris or Mary H.

  Looking forward to seeing you.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, September 16, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Hand Quilting Group

  • When
    Tuesday, September 16, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  HAND QUILTING GROUP

  Are you interested in learning Sew-As-You-Go hand quilting (SAYG)?????

  Join us on the third Tuesday of each month after Drop-In Sewing. 

  We can teach you; or if you already know, join us to keep those skills active. If that meeting date does not work for you, just let us know-we are flexible. 

  Contact Chris P., Mary F., or Paula J. if interested. 

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• Monthly Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, September 18, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Register

  How many quilters can fit into the Guild's meeting room? At least a few dozen or more for sure! 

  
  

  The next Monthly Meeting can reveal the answer!

  
  

  Hope you will join us.

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• Carolina Pine Needle Quilters Guild Day of Sharing

  • When
    Saturday, September 20, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Centerview Baptist Church, 1165 Piney Green Road, Jacksonville

  

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• "The Threads that Connect Us" Quilt & Craft Show

  • When
    Saturday, September 20, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Mt. Hope UCC, 2400 Mt. Hope Church Rd., Whitsett, NC 27377

  

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, September 23, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• The Library Quilters

  • When
    Wednesday, September 24, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Carteret County Public Library-Beaufort Branch, 1702 Live Oak Street, Beaufort NC

  

  "The Library Quilters" is a new mini group of stitchers interested in hand stitching and crazy quilting.  Join us on the last Wednesday of the month in the conference room at the Beaufort Public Library (left side of the library halfway down the wall). We're doing more crazy quilting. Show us what you've done and any examples of crazy quilting from other projects. Everyone will need to bring their own supplies. Call Pepper (252) 732-0551 if you have questions.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, September 30, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, October 07, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Stain Glass Dresden with Audra Rasnake

  • When
    Wednesday, October 08, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Western Carteret Public Library, 230 Taylor Notion Rd., Cape Carteret
  • Spaces left
    17
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  Stain Glass Dresden with Audra Rasnake 

  Audra is a fourth-generation quilter and grew up literally underneath a quilt frame. She’s been hand quilting for 30 years and has been doing needle turned appliqué for 20 years. She considers herself a traditional quilter. She began teaching hand quilting, EPP, and needle turned appliqué about 10 years ago and then, in 2014, decided to enter the world of competition quilting. Audra has won many ribbons at national shows since then, many for her hand quilting. One of her greatest passions is folded cutwork. She uses appliqué in every quilt she does. Audra enjoys helping beginners overcome their fear of the dreaded “A” word. 

  In this workshop,  Audra will teach her Stain Glass Dresden pattern. This old, traditional pattern gets a creative update by turning it into stained glass! It is made using the folded cutwork technique and reverse appliqué. Any color choices can be used. Batiks or marbled fabrics work especially well to give it an authentic stained glass appearance.

  • Stain Glass Dresden Supply List 
  • Etsy Shop:  In the Sanctuary
  • Facebook

  Note:  The Instructor will provide the freezer paper, the stapler, staples, and staple removers, and the pattern at no charge.

  In addition to your sewing supplies, bring your lunch and/or snacks to share if you feel so inclined.  
  

  If you have any questions, please contact Lisa R. 

  
  

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• Applique 3 Ways with Audra Rasnake

  • Start
    Thursday, October 09, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • End
    Friday, October 10, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Western Carteret Public Library, 230 Taylor Notion Rd., Cape Carteret
  • Spaces left
    11
  • Registered
    9 registrants

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  Applique 3 Ways with Audra Rasnake 

  Audra is a fourth-generation quilter and grew up literally underneath a quilt frame. She’s been hand quilting for 30 years and has been doing needle turned appliqué for 20 years. She considers herself a traditional quilter. She began teaching hand quilting, EPP, and needle turned appliqué about 10 years ago and then, in 2014, decided to enter the world of competition quilting. Audra has won many ribbons at national shows since then, many for her hand quilting. One of her greatest passions is folded cutwork. She uses appliqué in every quilt she does. Audra enjoys helping beginners overcome their fear of the dreaded “A” word. 

  This is a two-day workshop.  On Thursday, Audra will teach French Boutis in the morning and Folded Cutwork Fluer de Lis needle turned applique in the afternoon.  A day long workshop on Friday, will consist of creating a Celtic Tulip applique piece. 

           

       

  • Beginner Boutis Supply List
    
  • Folded Cutwork Fluer de Lis Supply List 
  • Celtic Tulips Suppy List.pdf
  • Etsy Shop:  In the Sanctuary
  • Facebook

  In addition to your sewing supplies, bring your lunch and/or snacks to share if you feel so inclined.  
  

  Due to the cost of this talented and accomplished instructor, the price for this workshop includes 3 workshops over a 2-day period.  The fee cannot be divided.  You must pay the entire amount, in order to participate in one, two or all 3 workshops.  

  If you have any questions, please contact Lisa R. 

  
  

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, October 14, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse #12

  • Start
    Wednesday, October 15, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    Saturday, October 18, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

  

  Welcome to QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse #12!

  Mancuso Show Management, experts in hosting online quilting and textile art events, this virtual experience offers a fantastic opportunity to learn new techniques and spark your creativity—all from the comfort of your own home. With participants and instructors joining from across the globe, QuiltFest creates a dynamic, international quilting community.

  International instructors include: Cristina Arcenegui Bono, Daisy Aschehoug, Telene Jeffrey, Julia McLeod, Mary Nesnay, and Linda Schmidt. Classes include:  using Procreate and Artificial Intelligence for quilting, curved piecing, needleturn applique, upcycling in denim and silk, collage and landscape quilting, quilting in the hoop, and quilting with rulers. 

  Please note: All workshops and lectures at QuiltFest Virtual Schoolhouse will be live on Zoom and will not be recorded.

  To look at the Workshop Catalog, click here.  

  We’d love for you to be part of this exciting event!
  

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• Monthly Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, October 16, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Register

  How many quilters can fit into the Guild's meeting room? At least a few dozen or more for sure! 

  
  

  The next Monthly Meeting can reveal the answer!

  
  

  Hope you will join us.

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• Rutherford County Quilt Guild "Carolina Colors" Quilt Show

  • Start
    Friday, October 17, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    Saturday, October 18, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Isothermal Community College, 286 ICC Loop Road, Spindale, NC

  "Carolina Colors" Quilt Show 

  Rutherford Quilt Guild from Rutherfordton, NC, will present "Carolina Colors Quilt Show" from Friday, October 17, through Saturday, October 18. The biennial event will be held in the Student Union/Gymnasium of Isothermal Community College in Spindale, which is about three miles east of Rutherfordton, one of the oldest towns in Western NC.

  The judged show will feature more than 150 quilts made by Guild members selecting from several categories. The quilters will use both traditional and modern techniques, including hand-piecing and quilting, machine piecing and quilting, and hand and machine appliqué. Guild members will also have a display of their quilted challenge pieces.

  The show will include a Vendor Mall and Member Boutique. Raffles will be held throughout the event.

  The public is invited to attend and admission is $5. Show hours for Friday and Saturday are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Hand Quilting Group

  • When
    Tuesday, October 21, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  HAND QUILTING GROUP

  Are you interested in learning Sew-As-You-Go hand quilting (SAYG)?????

  Join us on the third Tuesday of each month after Drop-In Sewing. 

  We can teach you; or if you already know, join us to keep those skills active. If that meeting date does not work for you, just let us know-we are flexible. 

  Contact Chris P., Mary F., or Paula J. if interested. 

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, October 28, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• The Library Quilters

  • When
    Wednesday, October 29, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Carteret County Public Library-Beaufort Branch, 1702 Live Oak Street, Beaufort NC

  

  "The Library Quilters" is a new mini group of stitchers interested in hand stitching and crazy quilting.  Join us on the last Wednesday of the month in the conference room at the Beaufort Public Library (left side of the library halfway down the wall). We're doing more crazy quilting. Show us what you've done and any examples of crazy quilting from other projects. Everyone will need to bring their own supplies. Call Pepper (252) 732-0551 if you have questions.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, November 04, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Charity Sew Day: Hero Quilts

  • When
    Saturday, November 08, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Western Carteret Public Library, 230 Taylor Notion Road, Cape Carteret
  • Spaces left
    17
  • Registered
    3 registrants

  Register

  It is Charity Sew Day, Come and Sew with Us!!

  
  

  Kits will be provided so all you need to bring are sewing supplies. 

  Sew with a friend and see how fast your quilt tops comes together.

  Cutting and pressing stations will be available.

  Supply List:

  • Sewing machine in good working order 
  • Standard sewing tools
  • Square ruler to trim your blocks to the finished size
  • Rotary cutter, small cutting mat for your table (optional)

  In addition to your sewing supplies, bring your lunch and/or snacks to share if you feel so inclined.  

  If you have any questions, please contact Chris P. 

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, November 11, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, November 18, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Hand Quilting Group

  • When
    Tuesday, November 18, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  HAND QUILTING GROUP

  Are you interested in learning Sew-As-You-Go hand quilting (SAYG)?????

  Join us on the third Tuesday of each month after Drop-In Sewing. 

  We can teach you; or if you already know, join us to keep those skills active. If that meeting date does not work for you, just let us know-we are flexible. 

  Contact Chris P., Mary F., or Paula J. if interested. 

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• Monthly Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, November 20, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Register

  How many quilters can fit into the Guild's meeting room? At least a few dozen or more for sure! 

  
  

  The next Monthly Meeting can reveal the answer!

  
  

  Hope you will join us.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, November 25, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• The Library Quilters

  • When
    Wednesday, November 26, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Carteret County Public Library-Beaufort Branch, 1702 Live Oak Street, Beaufort NC

  

  "The Library Quilters" is a new mini group of stitchers interested in hand stitching and crazy quilting.  Join us on the last Wednesday of the month in the conference room at the Beaufort Public Library (left side of the library halfway down the wall). We're doing more crazy quilting. Show us what you've done and any examples of crazy quilting from other projects. Everyone will need to bring their own supplies. Call Pepper (252) 732-0551 if you have questions.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, December 02, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, December 09, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, December 16, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, January 06, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, January 13, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, January 20, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Myrtle Beach Quilt Party

  • Start
    Thursday, January 22, 2026
  • End
    Saturday, January 24, 2026
  • Location
    The Ellie (Doubletree) Hotel, Myrtle Beach, SC

  Myrtle Beach Quilt Party 2026 

  A 3-day retreat of classes, fun and VENDORS!!

  The goal of this event is to bring quilters together to inspire and encourage each other. Come join the flock for the 36th year.

  Vendors will be open to the public Thursday and Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 9am-5pm.

  For questions, contact myrtlebeachquiltparty@gmail.co

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, January 27, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, February 03, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, February 10, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, February 17, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) QuiltCon 2026

  • Start
    Thursday, February 19, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    Sunday, February 22, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC

  

  Welcome to MQG QuiltCon 2026

  Join us February 19-22, 2026, as we celebrate QuiltCon Raleigh 2026 at the Raleigh Convention Center!

  QuiltCon is the largest modern quilting event in the world, hosted by the Modern Quilt Guild. With attendees coming from around the globe, QuiltCon features a vibrant quilt show full of competition quilts, community outreach quilts, and special exhibits as well as an enticing vendor hall, with all booths curated with the modern quilter in mind. QuiltCon also features lectures and workshops, available for registration with a four-day show pass.

  SPECIAL EXHIBIT:  Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy & Gee's Bend Quilters

  The MQG is proud to host the Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy for a special exhibit and educational experience at QuiltCon 2026!

  Based in Gee’s Bend, Alabama—home of the world-renowned Gee’s Bend quilters—the Legacy carries forward a powerful history of art, social activism, and economic empowerment rooted in the civil rights movement. Attendees will experience a special exhibition of Legacy Quilts, participate in live quilting demonstrations, and have the rare opportunity to meet the quilters and purchase handmade works from this influential group of women who have an outsized impact on art, culture, and fashion.

  Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy Website 

  QuiltCon 2026 Quilt Show Details 

  For more information, click here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, February 24, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival

  • Start
    Thursday, February 26, 2026
  • End
    Sunday, March 01, 2026
  • Location
    Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA 23666

  

  Welcome to the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival

  Join us February 26-March 1, 2026, Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival at the Hampton Roads Convention Center!

  Please join us as we celebrate the 36th annual Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival.

  The Merchants Mall will feature everything for quilt, fiber, wearable & textile artists, and home sewers. In addition, MAQF will present the finest collection of quilt, garment, and fiber art exhibitions including quilt and wearable art prize money competitions. Rounding out the event will be workshops and lectures presented by leading instructors along with demonstrations throughout the Merchants Mall.

  For more information click here. 

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• Academy of Applique

  • Start
    Monday, March 02, 2026
  • End
    Saturday, March 07, 2026
  • Location
    Kingsmill Resort, 1010 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, VA

  Academy of Applique in Historic Williamsburg

  

  You are invited to attend the Academy of Applique in historic Williamsburg, March 2 – March 7, 2026. This event immediately follows the Mid Atlantic Quilt Show (February 26 – March 1, 2026).

  The Academy offers classes catering to the beginner, intermediate and advanced stitcher. All types of appliqué are taught from wool to needle turn, back basting to Hawaiian, broderie perse to freezer paper. Each appliqué journey begins with a single step-and where better to begin than at the world- renowned Kingsmill Resort with surroundings sure to inspire! Spend a week with old friends and make some new ones along the way. Improve your skills, learn a new appliqué technique, try a new pattern - or start on your appliqué curriculum with nationally known teachers.

  
  

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, March 03, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, March 10, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, March 17, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• National Quilting Day

  • When
    Saturday, March 21, 2026

  National Quilting Day

  The day originated from a "Quilter's Day Out" in 1989, organized by the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society. The event was a success, and participating quilters decided to make it a national event. The first National Quilting Day was celebrated in 1992.
  

  Here are some ways to celebrate National Quilting Day:

  • Label your quilts

    Put a simple cotton label on one or more of your quilts to preserve their story. 

  • Hang your quilts

    Hang your quilts outside to educate and inspire others to celebrate quilting. 

  • Teach others

    Share your quilting skills by teaching a simple quilt project to friends, family, neighbors, schools, or a youth group. 

  • Make a quilt for a cause

    Work on a quilt for a local or national cause, or check with local departments and facilities to see if they need quilts. 

  • Organize a quilt history day

    Invite members of the community to share their quilts and document them for a state project. 

  
  

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, March 24, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Drop-In Sewing

  • When
    Tuesday, March 31, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, 201 E. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach

  Yes! Enthusiastic quilters have been meeting in person again at Shepherd by the Sea Lutheran Church!

  For months we've worked on projects, swapped fabric, examined quilts, chatted up a storm. Now, it's time for a significant modification and a welcome addition, each designed to enhance your Open Quilting experience.

  First: Pre-registration is no longer required. Just pop in at the Church, between 9 AM to 11:30AM, on any Tuesday morning.  

  Second: The CCQG Lending Library is available in the office area of the Church. Our quilting books can be accessed during Drop-In Sewing hours. You can sit in an airy, light-filled room to browse through books, or check them out for home use. Read about the Lending Library here.

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• Virginia Consortium of Quilters (VCQ) Celebration!

  • Start
    Thursday, April 16, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    Sunday, April 19, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Skelton 4-H Education Center at Smith Mountain Lake, 775 Hermitage Road, Wirtz, Virginia

  

  Celebration! is the premiere event of the Virginia Consortium of Quilters held every two years at the Skelton 4-H Education Center at Smith Mountain Lake. The theme is “Americana” celebrating the 250th birthday of America and the 50th anniversary of the modern-day quilt revival.

  This 4-day retreat and workshop brings together 150 quilters, eight teachers, sixteen classes, 2 lectures, a quilt challenge and show, plus contests, prizes, a silent auction and much more.  Registration includes overnight accommodations, classes, and much more.  This will be a grand weekend of quilting, eating, and lots of fun!

  For more information, click here.

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