Welcome! We are the Fidalgo Island Quilters. We would love to have you join us.
Monthly Meetings: 1st Monday. Suns meet at 12:30 P.M. Stars meet at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 9th and M, Anacortes, WA.
Community Quilts: 3rd Monday at Cottage Hobby House (12th & M, Anacortes) at 10:00 a.m. til 2:00 p.m. Visit the Resource page for more information.
Art Quilters: 4th Monday at the Salvation Army, 3001 "R" Avenue, Anacortes, WA 98221 at 12:15 p.m. Visit the Resource page for more information.
Wearable Art Divas: 4th Monday at the Salvation Army, 3001 "R" Avenue, Anacortes, WA 98221 at 10:00 a.m. Visit the Resource page for more information.
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 9th and M, Anacortes, WA.
Community Quilts: 3rd Monday at Cottage Hobby House (12th & M, Anacortes) at 10:00 a.m. til 2:00 p.m. Visit the Resource page for more information.
Art Quilters: 4th Monday at the Salvation Army, 3001 "R" Avenue, Anacortes, WA 98221 at 12:15 p.m. Visit the Resource page for more information.
Wearable Art Divas: 4th Monday at the Salvation Army, 3001 "R" Avenue, Anacortes, WA 98221 at 10:00 a.m. Visit the Resource page for more information.
Beginning Quilting Classes starting for Adults
Sponsored by Fidalgo Island Quilters and held the following Sundays in March:
March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 from Noon - 4 p.m. at "In Stitches" quilt shop, 820 Commercial, Anacortes. There will be a class fee of $25 (for all classes) and $15 for supplies.
Contact Helen at helen.howard66@gmail.com to register or for more information.
Sponsored by Fidalgo Island Quilters and held the following Sundays in March:
March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 from Noon - 4 p.m. at "In Stitches" quilt shop, 820 Commercial, Anacortes. There will be a class fee of $25 (for all classes) and $15 for supplies.
Contact Helen at helen.howard66@gmail.com to register or for more information.
FIQ Bylaws to be revised
The FIQ Board is asking the membership to consider the following changes to the FIQ Bylaws:
1. Section VI, A -- composition of the board. We are adding under chairpersons "Education" and removing "Website" as voting positions on the board.
2. Section VIII, A -- standing committees of the organization. We are adding "Education" and removing "Northwest Quilt Connection (NQC)"
These changes are being brought to the membership with the weight of a board motion and will be voted on at the next general meeting of FIQ. You can get a copy of the bylaws as they currently read off of the website in the members section. If you have any questions regarding these changes feel free to ask any of the Board members. -- Joy Neal, Past President
The FIQ Board is asking the membership to consider the following changes to the FIQ Bylaws:
1. Section VI, A -- composition of the board. We are adding under chairpersons "Education" and removing "Website" as voting positions on the board.
2. Section VIII, A -- standing committees of the organization. We are adding "Education" and removing "Northwest Quilt Connection (NQC)"
These changes are being brought to the membership with the weight of a board motion and will be voted on at the next general meeting of FIQ. You can get a copy of the bylaws as they currently read off of the website in the members section. If you have any questions regarding these changes feel free to ask any of the Board members. -- Joy Neal, Past President
FIQ Meeting - March 2
Sherri Lynn Wood --- With a year’s worth of allowance I bought my first sewing machine when I was 11 years old. By the time I was thirteen I was creating my own fashions and wearing them a bit self consciously to Jr. High. One day the principal pulled me out of math class and explained that the black sun dress which I had trimmed with white lace was indecent. It broke the dress code because it was sleeveless. I argued that because the dress had wide straps I could still wear a bra with it and thus I wasn’t breaking the spirit of the code. Nevertheless my mom was called to bring me an alternative outfit. While waiting outside the school for my mom to arrive the principal followed me out and began again about the dress code. I told him to "go to hell." When I got home that night my parents made me call all of my girlfriends and tell them through a flood of tears that the big slumber party I had planned for the weekend was cancelled. I was being punished for mouthing off. Sewing has been nothing but attitude ever since! Her first book, The Improv Handbook For Modern Quilters” will be available through STC Craft in Spring 2015. 2014/2015 Opportunity Quilt
"Skagit Poppies"
Drawing for this beautiful appliqued quilt will be held Sept. 2015. Tickets are available at our meetings and from any member of the Guild. |
Workshops
Join Sherri Lynn Wood, March 1st for the Improv Round Robin workshop. Contact our Programs Chair for more information sewseista@gmail.com Pictured above is student Martha Peterson with her Improv RR quilt top. Program Schedule for 2014-15
March 2, 2015 - Sherri Lynn Wood; Lecture (Class, March 1st) www.daintytime.com April 6, 2015 – Patricia Belyea; Lecture www.okanarts.com May 4, 2015 – Colleen Wise; Lecture (Class, May 3rd) www.colleenwise.com June 1, 2015 – Potluck |
