Art Quilter's
The Fidalgo Island Art Quilters is a sub-group of the Fidalgo Island Quilt Guild. The group was created for the FIQ guild members who have a passion for or interest in the various techniques of "art quilts". Be it collage, landscape, fabric dye, painting, embellishment, raw edge or pieced pictorial quilts, we came together to share our ideas, inspiration and methods.
Art Quilters can participate in multiple challenges each year. Challenges set guidelines that stretch our creativity and strengthen our knowledge in new ways. Challenges have shown us we can step outside of our comfort zone and create amazing results!
Members of the group also gather for workshops, often led by a member ho is willing to teach a new technique. Additionally, there are field trips t the quilt museum, quilt shops and wherever we can go to enjoy the display of art and textiles.
Visitors are welcome, though to join the group and participate in our activities you must be a member of the Fidalgo Island Quilt Guild. FIQ is based in Anacortes but draws members from Skagit, Snohomish, Island and Whatcom counties. We support the guild and all it offers. The guild is what brought us together and financially supports our meeting space and liability insurance. The guild meets the first Monday of the month and the Art Quilters meet on an additional day each month.
March Art Quilters Meeting Monday, March 9th, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm Methodist Church 2201 H Avenue, Anacortes There will be a Skill Building workshop offered by Annie teaching us how to create paper piecing patterns, a skill she recently learned while taking a Ricky Tims class. We will have a supply list pulled together by the main guild meeting. Sharon had planned to present the Cubism classes in April and May but something came up and she will present these later in the season. Our current challenge is Friends. Make a quilt any size up to 24x24 that features whatever represents friends to you. Due at the April meeting. As always bring Show and Tell. Bring a snack or lunch. Cheers, Sue Matyszak
Current Challenge - Friends
24x24 maximum. Due April.
Have you started yet?
For those working on the fundraising quilt bring in whatever you have done and we will lay it out to review our progress.
See you soon,
Sue Matyszak
Art Quilters can participate in multiple challenges each year. Challenges set guidelines that stretch our creativity and strengthen our knowledge in new ways. Challenges have shown us we can step outside of our comfort zone and create amazing results!
Members of the group also gather for workshops, often led by a member ho is willing to teach a new technique. Additionally, there are field trips t the quilt museum, quilt shops and wherever we can go to enjoy the display of art and textiles.
Visitors are welcome, though to join the group and participate in our activities you must be a member of the Fidalgo Island Quilt Guild. FIQ is based in Anacortes but draws members from Skagit, Snohomish, Island and Whatcom counties. We support the guild and all it offers. The guild is what brought us together and financially supports our meeting space and liability insurance. The guild meets the first Monday of the month and the Art Quilters meet on an additional day each month.
March Art Quilters Meeting Monday, March 9th, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm Methodist Church 2201 H Avenue, Anacortes There will be a Skill Building workshop offered by Annie teaching us how to create paper piecing patterns, a skill she recently learned while taking a Ricky Tims class. We will have a supply list pulled together by the main guild meeting. Sharon had planned to present the Cubism classes in April and May but something came up and she will present these later in the season. Our current challenge is Friends. Make a quilt any size up to 24x24 that features whatever represents friends to you. Due at the April meeting. As always bring Show and Tell. Bring a snack or lunch. Cheers, Sue Matyszak
Current Challenge - Friends
24x24 maximum. Due April.
Have you started yet?
For those working on the fundraising quilt bring in whatever you have done and we will lay it out to review our progress.
See you soon,
Sue Matyszak
Reminder: As a Quilt museum Guild Partner: Click link: membership - PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUILT & FIBER ARTS MUSEUM
FIQ Individual membership is $35/Year as we are a Guild Partner
This special membership rate is for active members of our current guild partners only. To verify that you qualify, please make sure to check our Guild Partner List before selecting this level.
- Unlimited admission to exhibits and openings (except annual Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival)
- One (1) Membership Card
- Two (2) Guest Passes
- 10% discount at museum gift store
- and more
A note: for those looking for the Panda Pencil fabric marker, Amazon is not listing
them currently. Do a search on line. They are available from Etsy and a few quilt
shops are selling them for $4-$5.
If you would like to join Art Quilters, all are welcome. Join the Fidalgo Island Quilters Guild for $35.00 a year from January to December. Our meetings are the second Monday of the month.
