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• Board Meeting

  • Start
    January 02, 2025
  •  
  • End
    December 04, 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Register

  The Board meeting will be held as a video chat. Zoom link is also available on the leadership page when you're signed in to the website.

  • Board members unable to attend should notify the current president in advance.
  • Committee chairs are requested to attend. 
  • Reports should be submitted to the President and Secretary in advance.
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• April Charity Sewing Bee

  • When
    April 24, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church

  Register

  Charity Sewing Bee meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at Our Father Lutheran Church from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm.

  We are open for anyone to join us.  Stop in to work on CPNLS Blankets or Charity Quilts. Drop off or pick up Charity projects.

  
  

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• May "First Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    May 02, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
  • Spaces left
    94

  Register

  

  First Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

  Join Zoom Meeting

  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

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• May Guild Meeting "From Traditional to Contemporary Art Quilts" with Diana S. Fox

  • When
    May 08, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church 6335 S. Holly Street, Centennial, CO

  Register

  
  

  From Traditional to Contemporary Art Quilts

  with Diana S. Fox

  Diana presents a fun and lively 50 minute presentation highlighting her quilting journey from traditional to contemporary art quilts. Diana’s strength is her innovative and fresh approach to creating, as well as sharing stories and laughs. Her hope is to motivate and inspire others to ask “what if”. Quilts and the stories behind them are shared via a powerpoint presentation and in-person as well, followed by an informal Q & A. Depending on availability there will be approximately 20 + quilts shown during the lecture.
  

  Check out Diana's Workshop on May 10, 2025
  

  about diana s. fox:

  

  An artist and creator to the core, quilting is my medium of choice. There are so many aspects to the art of quilting that I love—the richness of community, the tactile nature, learning the basics and then bending the rules.  Moving from traditional quilting, to art quilting, to a textile art focus has been a wonderful adventure.

  I was born and raised in Denver, CO within a large and close-knit family and have never lived more than 20 miles from my place of birth. I travel frequently but could never even consider calling another place home. Before fully tapping into my crea

  tive work, I graduated from Regis University and worked in local government as a Human Resources professional.

  My work has moved from flat art quilting into the sculptural realm, removing negative space and engaging the area in and around each piece. As a textile sculptress, I prefer to dye much of my own fabric for my creations. I have had numerous pieces juried into national and international shows and have mounted several successful solo exhibitions, including one currently at the National Quilt Museum. I am a Juried Artist member of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) and a member of 4 Common Corners, an invitational art quilt group. I am looking forward to upcoming tapings on both The Quilt Show as well as Quilting Arts TV and I’m an avid quilting teacher.

  In addition to quilting, I am passionately committed to environmental sustainability and my creative work often tells this story. I am constantly dazzled by this amazing and beautiful place we call home – Earth. It’s my goal to be a quiet activist for our planet. Through my art, I hope to inspire us all to stop and observe a sunset, smell the flowers, and remember that we are not separate from but rather a part of nature.

  I currently live in Parker, CO with my life partner, two rescue dogs, Dolly and Lewis, and two fat cats.

  Learn more about Diana on social Media:

   Website              

   Facebook                

   Instagram 

  This meeting will be both IN-PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.  Both meeting rooms will open at 6:15 pm and the meeting will begin at 6:30 pm Mountain time. Guests are also welcome to attend this meeting for $8.00.  Please register ahead of time .  If you will be attending via Zoom, please ensure that you know how to use Zoom prior to the meeting. The link will come by email when you register.  

  ACQ Members: Please sign in and register for free—it's so helpful to know how many are coming AND you'll be eligible for door prizes when you register.  Attendees must be present at the meeting OR online via Zoom to win door prizes.

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• May Workshop "Tree Rings" with Diana S. Fox

  • When
    May 10, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church 6335 S. Holly Street, Centennial, CO
  • Spaces left
    12

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  Tree Rings with Diana S. Fox

  

  Get ready to combine unique fabrics into round-ish blocks using raw edge applique to represent the growth of nature's grandest marvels. 

  Embellish and add detail with thread and your imagination.  Finish by combining the blocks into unique, mounted wall art.

  This workshop is about letting your creativity flow freely.

  Artist's Statement

  "Through the exploration of cloth as my medium choice...abstraction, shape and use of color are the primary components repeated through my work.  My approach is improvisational and organic, and I am most often stimulated by spirituality, nature, and world events.  The beginning of a composition varies from a vague idea to a detailed sketch with a selected color pallet.  Rarely does a finished piece completely resemble the initial idea, as I respond to the work as the composition develops.  The creative process is the exciting part pushing me to present a unique worldview".

  This workshop will be IN-PERSON only.  No refunds available.

  Get Supply List HERE   

  There is a kit fee of $25 due to instructor at class. The kit fee contains all the materials needed to make 3 "rounds" plus mounts to hang them individually on your wall.

  See Diana's "Tree Rings" Presentation on The Quilt Show HERE       

  Diana will be speaking at the May 8th  Guild Meeting

  Learn more about Diana Fox

  

  An artist and creator to the core, quilting is my medium of choice. There are so many aspects to the art of quilting that I love—the richness of community, the tactile nature, learning the basics and then bending the rules.  Moving from traditional quilting, to art quilting, to a textile art focus has been a wonderful adventure.

  I was born and raised in Denver, CO within a large and close-knit family and have never lived more than 20 miles from my place of birth. I travel frequently but could never even consider calling another place home. Before fully tapping into my creative work, I graduated from Regis University and worked in local government as a Human Resources professional.

  My work has moved from flat art quilting into the sculptural realm, removing negative space and engaging the area in and around each piece. As a textile sculptress, I prefer to dye much of my own fabric for my creations. I have had numerous pieces juried into national and international shows and have mounted several successful solo exhibitions, including one currently at the National Quilt Museum. I am a Juried Artist member of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) and a member of 4 Common Corners, an invitational art quilt group. I am looking forward to upcoming tapings on both The Quilt Show as well as Quilting Arts TV and I’m an avid quilting teacher.

  In addition to quilting, I am passionately committed to environmental sustainability and my creative work often tells this story. I am constantly dazzled by this amazing and beautiful place we call home – Earth. It’s my goal to be a quiet activist for our planet. Through my art, I hope to inspire us all to stop and observe a sunset, smell the flowers, and remember that we are not separate from but rather a part of nature.

  I currently live in Parker, CO with my life partner, two rescue dogs, Dolly and Lewis, and two fat cats.

  Learn more about Diana on social Media:

  Website

  Facebook

  Instagram

  
  

  
  

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• May "Third Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    May 16, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
  • Spaces left
    95

  Register

  

  Third Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

  Join Zoom Meeting

  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

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• May Charity Sewing Bee

  • When
    May 22, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church

  Register

  Charity Sewing Bee meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at Our Father Lutheran Church from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm.

  We are open for anyone to join us.  Stop in to work on CPNLS Blankets or Charity Quilts. Drop off or pick up Charity projects.

  
  

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• Festival of Quilts XVII

  • Start
    June 06, 2025
  •  
  • End
    June 07, 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church - Community Center

  Festival of Quilts XVII

  

  Welcome to our 17th bi-annual Festival of Quilts!

  June 6-7, 2025 at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church

  
  

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• June "First Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    June 06, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
  • Spaces left
    95

  Register

  

  First Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

  Join Zoom Meeting

  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

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• June "Third Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    June 20, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
  • Spaces left
    95

  Register

  

  Third Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

  Join Zoom Meeting

  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

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• June Charity Sewing Bee

  • When
    June 26, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church

  Register

  Charity Sewing Bee meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at Our Father Lutheran Church from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm.

  We are open for anyone to join us.  Stop in to work on CPNLS Blankets or Charity Quilts. Drop off or pick up Charity projects.

  
  

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• July Guild Meeting "Fun and Games in Quilting" with Mel Beach

  • When
    July 10, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church 6335 S. Holly Street, Centennial, CO

  Register

  
  

  Fun and Games in Quilting with Mel Beach

  It's game on for this playful twist on quilting! Join me as I share my nine favorite ways to incorporate fun and games into my quilting including rolling the dice to explore new design possibilities, playing card inspiration, and of course everything is awesome when Lego bricks are involved! I'll share insights into the games I play and their fun results. I hope to inspire you to develop a game plan for adding some creative play into your day!

  The speaker will be presenting her lecture via Zoom.

  Check out Mel's Workshop on July 12, 2025

  About Mel Beach:

  Mel Beach is a San Jose, CA based quilt artist, teacher and lecturer, who breaks away from tradition by adding her own modern, beautifully textured, and colorful twists. She loves to have fun stretching her creativity through her completion of six 100-Day Projects involving dice, daily carves as part of two #CarveDecember challenges, and participation in 100+ quilt challenges at the local and international level.

  Mel is passionate about teaching/lecturing, with a focus on quilting on a domestic machine, modern, and art quilting techniques. Starting in 2016, Mel has taught for quilt shops, guilds and quilt shows around the world including several large venues: Empty Spools Seminars, Road to California, Pacific International Quilt Festival, Virtual Quilt Show, Online Quilt Festivals, Virtual Quilt Festival, QUILT 2024, and Craft Napa.

  Her quilts have been juried into national quilt shows and traveling exhibits, published in books/magazines, earned awards/ribbons, and selected as Finalists. Mel has been featured on Quilting Arts TV (series 2500 and 2600) and The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims (episode 2112 and 2808), in addition to having articles published with Quilting Arts Magazine, Curated Quilts, and The Craft Industry Alliance. From 2022-2024, Mel Beach served as President of Studio Art Quilt Associates, a global organization dedicated to promoting the art quilt.

  Learn more about Mel Beach on Social Media:

  Website              

  Facebook                

  Instagram 

  Blog

  YouTube

  This meeting will be both IN-PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.  Both meeting rooms will open at 6:15 pm and the meeting will begin at 6:30 pm Mountain time. Guests are also welcome to attend this meeting for $8.00.  Please register ahead of time .  If you will be attending via Zoom, please ensure that you know how to use Zoom prior to the meeting. The link will come by email when you register.  

  ACQ Members: Please sign in and register for free—it's so helpful to know how many are coming AND you'll be eligible for door prizes when you register.  Attendees must be present at the meeting OR online via Zoom to win door prizes.

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• July Workshop "Free Styling & Spiraling" with Mel Beach

  • When
    July 12, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Spaces left
    17

  Register

  Free Styling & Spiraling with Mel Beach

  
  

  These improv-pieced spiral designs are sure to mesmerize and energize!!  We’ll start with square spirangles and experiment with different design options and construction techniques.  Then we’ll explore new spirangle designs:  rectangles, triangles, and other fun shapes…oh my!!
  

  This workshop will be ON ZOOM only via the Speaker's Platform.  The Zoom link will be provided to all sign-ups prior to the Workshop date.

  No refunds available.

   Get Supply List HERE        
  

  Mel will be speaking at the July 10th Guild Meeting

  About Mel Beach

  Mel Beach is a San Jose, CA based quilt artist, teacher and lecturer, who breaks away from tradition by adding her own modern, beautifully textured, and colorful twists. She loves to have fun stretching her creativity through her completion of six 100-Day Projects involving dice, daily carves challenges, and participation in 100+ quilt challenges at the local and international level.

  Her quilts have been juried into national quilt shows and traveling exhibits, published in books/magazines, earned awards/ribbons, and selected as Finalists. Mel has been featured on Quilting Arts TV (series 2500 and 2600) and The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims (episode 2112 and 2808), in addition to having articles published with Quilting Arts Magazine, Curated Quilts, and The Craft Industry Alliance. From 2022-2024, Mel Beach served as President of Studio Art Quilt Associates, a global organization dedicated to promoting the art quilt.

  Learn more about Mel Beach
  

  Website                   Blog             Instagram           YouTube           Facebook

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• July "Third Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    July 18, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
  • Spaces left
    95

  Register

  

  Third Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

  Join Zoom Meeting

  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

  Show details
• July Charity Sewing Bee

  • When
    July 24, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church

  Register

  Charity Sewing Bee meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at Our Father Lutheran Church from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm.

  We are open for anyone to join us.  Stop in to work on CPNLS Blankets or Charity Quilts. Drop off or pick up Charity projects.

  
  

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• August "First Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    August 01, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
  • Spaces left
    95

  Register

  

  First Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

  Join Zoom Meeting

  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

  Show details
• August Guild Meeting - "Positively Precuts" with Scott Flanagan

  • When
    August 14, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church 6335 S. Holly Street, Centennial, CO

  Register

  
  

  Positively Precuts with Scott Flanagan

  Discover the versatility of pre-cut fabric bundles with 4th & Main Designs.  Guided by the creative expertise of Scott Flanigan, this lecture dives into techniques, patterns, and tips for using jelly rolls, layer cakes, and charm packs to create stunning quilts.  Whether you're a beginner or an experienced quilter, you'll gain fresh inspiration and practical knowledge to elevate your quilting projects.

  Check out Scott's Workshop on August 16, 2025

  About Scott Flanigan:

  My quilting journey started at the age of 7 sewing alongside my grandmother making quilts for Lutheran World Relief, but I come from a family of crafters and woodworkers. I started 4th and Main Designs in 2011. Since then my patterns have been frequently found in Quilters World, American Quilter, Quiltmaker, McCalls Quilting, and Fons & Porter magazines along with solo authoring four books for Annie's Publishing. I am also a guest designer for Banyan Batiks and have designed three fabric lines with lines four and five are in the works. 

  I love the endless possibilities available when designing patterns and get super excited when putting together a project and normally end up with a sample within a day or two. As for my favorite part of quilting, really all of it! From designing, to cutting, to piecing, to quilting, to binding (OK that one may be a lie!). But it is all part of the creative process and by skipping a step it feels as though part of the project is missing. I have two strong quilting philosophies: (1) A quilt is only hard if you have been told it is hard beforehand and (2) you learn some of the best lessons from the mistakes made along the quilting Journey. With those two thoughts I strive to write patterns that no matter how hard they look a confident beginner with sewing experience could handle.

  Learn more about Scott Flanagan on Social Media:

  Website              

  Facebook                

  Instagram 

  This meeting will be both IN-PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.  Both meeting rooms will open at 6:15 pm and the meeting will begin at 6:30 pm Mountain time. Guests are also welcome to attend this meeting for $8.00.  Please register ahead of time .  If you will be attending via Zoom, please ensure that you know how to use Zoom prior to the meeting. The link will come by email when you register.  

  ACQ Members: Please sign in and register for free—it's so helpful to know how many are coming AND you'll be eligible for door prizes when you register.  Attendees must be present at the meeting OR online via Zoom to win door prizes.

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• August "Third Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    August 15, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
  • Spaces left
    95

  Register

  

  Third Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

  Join Zoom Meeting

  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

  Show details
• August Workshop - "Tuscan Vintage" with Scott Flanagan

  • When
    August 16, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church 6335 S. Holly Street, Centennial, CO
  • Spaces left
    30

  Registration is closed

  

  Tuscan Vintage with Scott Flanigan

  Join Scott Flanagan for an engaging Tuscan Vintage quilt class, featuring his jelly-roll friendly pattern.  Learn to master partial seams while crafting a captivating pinwheel-inspired design.  This class offers valuable techniques and guidance for confident beginners and experienced quilters alike.

  This workshop will be IN-PERSON only.

  No refunds available.

  Get Supply List HERE  

  ***(Please note that students need to have all fabrics pre-cut prior to class as stated on the Supply List.  The "Tuscan Vintage" pattern is required for the class and may be purchased for $10.00 at the class.  You will need his version of the pattern and NOT the digital online copy from Quiltmaker magazine as theirs is different from Scotts)

  Scott will be speaking at the August 14th Guild Meeting

  About Scott Flanigan

  

  My quilting journey started at the age of 7 sewing alongside my grandmother making quilts for Lutheran World Relief, but I come from a family of crafters and woodworkers. I started 4th and Main Designs in 2011. Since then my patterns have been frequently found in Quilters World, American Quilter, Quiltmaker, McCalls Quilting, and Fons & Porter magazines along with solo authoring four books for Annie's Publishing. I am also a guest designer for Banyan Batiks and have designed three fabric lines with lines four and five are in the works. 

  I love the endless possibilities available when designing patterns and get super excited when putting together a project and normally end up with a sample within a day or two. As for my favorite part of quilting, really all of it! From designing, to cutting, to piecing, to quilting, to binding (OK that one may be a lie!). But it is all part of the creative process and by skipping a step it feels as though part of the project is missing. I have two strong quilting philosophies: (1) A quilt is only hard if you have been told it is hard beforehand and (2) you learn some of the best lessons from the mistakes made along the quilting Journey. With those two thoughts I strive to write patterns that no matter how hard they look a confident beginner with sewing experience could handle.

  Learn more about Scott Flanigan

  Website                    Instagram                    Facebook

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• August Charity Sewing Bee

  • When
    August 28, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church

  Register

  Charity Sewing Bee meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at Our Father Lutheran Church from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm.

  We are open for anyone to join us.  Stop in to work on CPNLS Blankets or Charity Quilts. Drop off or pick up Charity projects.

  
  

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• September "First Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    September 05, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
  • Spaces left
    95

  Register

  

  First Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

  Join Zoom Meeting

  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

  Show details
• September Guild Meeting - "Photo to Fabric in the Palm of Your Hand" with Lisa Thorpe

  • When
    September 11, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church 6335 S. Holly Street, Centennial, CO

  Register

  
  

  Photo to Fabric in the Palm of Your Hand

   with Lisa Thorpe

  Did you know your smart phone or tablet is a fabric art tool?  First, I'll demonstrate, via screen sharing, how to take a photo on your smart phone or tablet, manipulate it in an app,and print the image onto fabric on a home printer or fabric printing service.  I'll share a variety of art quilts that I've created with these images as a central theme, as well as several art quilts using multiple photo images tiled together to create a stunning collaged quilt effect.

  Next, I have also devised an easy way to create a repeat printed fabric in 4 steps using your smart phone or tablet.  I will explain the process of creating and uploading your own repeat print fabric designs from photos.  

  This lecture comes with handouts detailing apps, printer info, plus fabric printing sources.  I will also show an array of beautiful fabrics I've created, along with examples of how I've used them in my art quilting, clothing, and home designs.

  Lisa will be presenting her lecture via Zoom.

  Check out Lisa's Workshop on September 13, 2025

  About Lisa Thorpe:

  Lisa Thorpe is a mixed media fiber artist and educator based in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is a master at creating unique printed and painted fabrics to use in her work. The art she creates for exhibition is both personal and universal. Driven to pique and poke, she strives to invite discussion and discovery, reflection, and wonder. 

  Thorpe has a BA in Design from University of California, Davis and an Art Teaching Credential from San Francisco State University.  Her identity is equal parts artist + educator and she loves to share what she has learned in her creative explorations.  To that end, she has published writings and art in About Place Journal and Cold Mountain Review and numerous technique and inspiration articles in Quilting Arts magazine.  

  Thorpe was a featured artist both on Quilting Art TV PBS (season 2024) and The Quilt Show in 2022.  She teaches at quilt guilds throughout the country and at national and international art quilt venues like the International Quilt Festival in Houston, the Gulf States Quilt Festival in Baton Rouge, and the SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Association) conference in Toronto.  

  Learn more about Lisa Thorpe on Social Media:

  Website              

  Facebook                

  Instagram 

  This meeting will be both IN-PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.  Both meeting rooms will open at 6:15 pm and the meeting will begin at 6:30 pm Mountain time. Guests are also welcome to attend this meeting for $8.00.  Please register ahead of time .  If you will be attending via Zoom, please ensure that you know how to use Zoom prior to the meeting. The link will come by email when you register.  

  ACQ Members: Please sign in and register for free—it's so helpful to know how many are coming AND you'll be eligible for door prizes when you register.  Attendees must be present at the meeting OR online via Zoom to win door prizes.

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• September Workshop - "Bird Boxes: A Playful Day with Fabric Collage" with Lisa Thorpe

  • When
    September 13, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church 6335 S. Holly Street, Centennial, CO
  • Spaces left
    30

  Registration is closed

  Bird Boxes: A Playful Day with Fabric Collage

   with Lisa Thorpe

  
  

  Class includes live-virtual instruction, kit, lots of inspiration, sharing and feedback. Lisa will provide a bird image printed on cotton.  She will also share her process of creating these images and how she prints them on her home printer so you can try the techniques later.  After a demonstration with lots of examples for inspiration, each participant will begin creating their own Backyard Bird art quilt.  By the end of the day, everyone will have a sweet 11x14" art quilt done (or nearly done) featuring your bird ready to pop into a shadow box frame or finish any way that you choose.

  Your kit includes one bird image printed on cotton, one bird-size felt piece, 11x14" pre-fused felt backing, and ephemera for embellishment.  No two kits are exactly alike!

  NOTE:  Backyard Bird Kits are $35 ($25 for the kit plus $10 mailing fee).

  Each participant will order from and pay Lisa Thorpe directly.   In order to receive your kit in time for the workshop, you must order it before August 3O, 2025.  

  Link to purchase Backyard Bird Kit from Lisa HERE

  Get Supply List HERE    

  This workshop will be on ZOOM only via the Instructors Platform.  The Zoom link will be provided to all sign-ups prior to the Workshop date.  

  No refunds available.    
  

  Lisa will be speaking at the September 11 Guild Meeting

  About Lisa Thorpe

  

  Lisa Thorpe is a mixed media fiber artist and educator based in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is a master at creating unique printed and painted fabrics to use in her work. The art she creates for exhibition is both personal and universal. Driven to pique and poke, she strives to invite discussion and discovery, reflection, and wonder. 

  Thorpe has a BA in Design from University of California, Davis and an Art Teaching Credential from San Francisco State University.  Her identity is equal parts artist + educator and she loves to share what she has learned in her creative explorations.  To that end, she has published writings and art in About Place Journal and Cold Mountain Review and numerous technique and inspiration articles in Quilting Arts magazine.  

  Thorpe was a featured artist both on Quilting Art TV PBS (season 2024) and The Quilt Show in 2022.  She teaches at quilt guilds throughout the country and at national and international art quilt venues like the International Quilt Festival in Houston, the Gulf States Quilt Festival in Baton Rouge, and the SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Association) conference in Toronto.  

  More about Lisa Thorpe on Social Media

  Website                         Instagram                         Facebook

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• September "Third Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    September 19, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
  • Spaces left
    95

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  Third Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

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  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

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• September Charity Sewing Bee

  • When
    September 25, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church

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  Charity Sewing Bee meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at Our Father Lutheran Church from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm.

  We are open for anyone to join us.  Stop in to work on CPNLS Blankets or Charity Quilts. Drop off or pick up Charity projects.

  
  

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• October "First Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    October 03, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
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  First Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

  Join Zoom Meeting

  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

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• October Guild Meeting - "Talk Color Magic" with Julia Graves

  • When
    October 09, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church 6335 S. Holly Street, Centennial, CO

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  Talk Color Magic with Julia Graves

  Go beyond the basics of the color wheel and learn the secret recipes to create transparency, luster and luminosity to add depth, movement and interest to your quilts.  Transparency is the appearance of overlapping images.  Luster is the appearance of light moving across your quilt, and luminosity is when the colors seem to glow.  Includes a slide show and trunk show illustrating these concepts, along with step-by-step "recipes" on how to create it on your own. 

  Julia will be presenting her lecture via Zoom.

  Check out both of Julia's Workshops:

  • Luscious Luster - October 11th
  • Shimmering Triangles - October 18th

  About Julia Graves:

  Julia Graves started her quilting business, Special Occasion Quilts LLC, in 2007 and teaches, lectures, designs patterns, makes commission quilts, longarms for others, and sells & services APQS longarm machines.  She won "Best Longarm Machine Workmanship Wall Quilt Category" at the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, has had quilts published in many books, was an Artist-in-Residence at Empty Spools in 2019, and teaches at Empty Spools Seminars.  Julia has been sewing since she was ten and always loved fabric, needle arts and the entire creative process.  She did her apprenticeship as a quilter by making a quilt for each of her nieces and nephews (and thinks she should have counted them before making this promise...there were 32!).  She has since made more quilts than she can count...many for charity...and is partial to scrap quilts and working with color to achieve amazing results.  

  Learn more about Julia Graves on Social Media:

  Website              

  Facebook                

  Instagram 

  This meeting will be both IN-PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.  Both meeting rooms will open at 6:15 pm and the meeting will begin at 6:30 pm Mountain time. Guests are also welcome to attend this meeting for $8.00.  Please register ahead of time .  If you will be attending via Zoom, please ensure that you know how to use Zoom prior to the meeting. The link will come by email when you register.  

  ACQ Members: Please sign in and register for free—it's so helpful to know how many are coming AND you'll be eligible for door prizes when you register.  Attendees must be present at the meeting OR online via Zoom to win door prizes.

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• October Workshop 1 - "Luscious Luster" with Julia Graves

  • When
    October 11, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    30

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  Luscious Luster with Julia Graves
  

  Learn how to create a quilt with the appearance of light moving across the surface through the careful arrangement of fabrics from light to dark.  Details for selecting your fabric for this project can be found on the Supply List below.  

  NOTE:  The digital pattern is required for class.  Cost is $8.00.  The pattern is NOT an automatic download but will be emailed to you at the email address you enter upon checkout.

  Email Julia at juliagraves82@gmail.com if you don't receive the pattern within 48 hours.

  Get Supply List HERE   

  This workshop will be on ZOOM only.  No refunds available.    
  

  Julia will be speaking at the October 9th Guild Meeting

  About Julia Graves

  Julia Graves started her quilting business, Special Occasion Quilts LLC, in 2007 and teaches, lectures, designs patterns, makes commission quilts, longarms for others, and sells & services APQS longarm machines.  She won "Best Longarm Machine Workmanship Wall Quilt" Category at the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, has had quilts published in many books, was an Artist-in-Residence at Empty Spools in 2019, and teaches at Empty Spools Seminars.  

  Julia has been sewing since she was 10 and always loved fabrics, needle arts and the entire creative process.  She did her apprenticeship as a quilter by making a quilt for each of her nieces and nephews (and thinks she should have counted them before making this promise...there were 32!).  She has since made more quilts than she can count, many for charity, and is partial to scrap quilts and working with color to achieve amazing results. 

  More about Julia Graves on Social Media

  Website                         Instagram                         Facebook

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• October "Third Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    October 17, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
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  Third Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

  Join Zoom Meeting

  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

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• October Workshop 2 - "Shimmering Triangles" with Julia Graves

  • When
    October 18, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    30

  Registration is closed

  
  

  Shimmering Triangles with Julia Graves

  Learn how to make this gorgeous quilt that gives the effect of water rippling in a stream.  It is a perfect pattern to showcase beautiful fabric, especially large scale prints.  You will achieve the shimmer by applying easy-to-understand color and value concepts that can also be used to enhance all your future quilts!  

  This quilt looks complicated, but is actually quite easy to construct.  You will learn a quick piecing method for half-square triangles with perfect points.  By the end of class, you should have a design layout for your fabrics, completed several blocks, and understand how to complete your quilt on your own.

  NOTE:  The digital pattern is required for class.  Cost is $18.00.  The pattern is NOT an automatic download but will be emailed to you at the email address you enter upon checkout.

  Email Julia at juliagraves82@gmail.com if you don't receive the pattern within 48 hours.

  Get Supply List HERE   

  This workshop will be on ZOOM only.  No refunds available.    
  

  Julia will be speaking at the October 9th Guild Meeting

  About Julia Graves

  Julia Graves started her quilting business, Special Occasion Quilts LLC, in 2007 and teaches, lectures, designs patterns, makes commission quilts, longarms for others, and sells & services APQS longarm machines.  She won "Best Longarm Machine Workmanship Wall Quilt" Category at the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, has had quilts published in many books, was an Artist-in-Residence at Empty Spools in 2019, and teaches at Empty Spools Seminars.  

  Julia has been sewing since she was 10 and always loved fabrics, needle arts and the entire creative process.  She did her apprenticeship as a quilter by making a quilt for each of her nieces and nephews (and thinks she should have counted them before making this promise...there were 32!).  She has since made more quilts than she can count, many for charity, and is partial to scrap quilts and working with color to achieve amazing results. 

  More about Julia Graves on Social Media

  Website                         Instagram                         Facebook

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• October Charity Sewing Bee

  • When
    October 23, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church

  Register

  Charity Sewing Bee meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at Our Father Lutheran Church from 10:00 am - 2:30 pm.

  We are open for anyone to join us.  Stop in to work on CPNLS Blankets or Charity Quilts. Drop off or pick up Charity projects.

  
  

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• November "First Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    November 07, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
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  First Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

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  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

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• November Guild Meeting - Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

  • When
    November 13, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church 6335 S. Holly Street, Centennial, CO

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  BLUE & WHITE QUILTS

  Two color quilts are always fun to see--they keep your eyes moving and enjoying the contrasts.  But with quilts, there is always more to the story than just the color contrast. 

  Learn fun facts and stories behind the quilts in our education collection that have become part of this Trunk Show.  Get insight into our ancestors--who they were, the challenge in their lives, and the importance quilt patterns hold.  Enjoy touching these bits of collections to generations past whose stitches and care we relate to and admire.

  This meeting will be both IN-PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.  Both meeting rooms will open at 6:15 pm and the meeting will begin at 6:30 pm Mountain time. Guests are also welcome to attend this meeting for $8.00.  Please register ahead of time .  If you will be attending via Zoom, please ensure that you know how to use Zoom prior to the meeting. The link will come by email when you register.  

  ACQ Members: Please sign in and register for free—it's so helpful to know how many are coming AND you'll be eligible for door prizes when you register.  Attendees must be present at the meeting OR online via Zoom to win door prizes.

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• November "Third Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    November 21, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
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  Third Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

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  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

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• December "First Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    December 05, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
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  First Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

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  Passcode: 843222
  

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• December Holiday Party

  • When
    December 11, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • Location
    Our Father Lutheran Church 6335 S. Holly Street, Centennial, CO

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  Join the celebration of another great year of ACQ!

                 We plan to have games, gift exchange, social time, installation of new board members, show and tell and so much more! 

  Put on your holiday spirit and come join in the fun!

  This meeting will be both IN-PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.  Both meeting rooms will open at 6:15 pm and the meeting will begin at 6:30 pm Mountain time. Guests are also welcome to attend this meeting for $8.00.  Please register ahead of time .  If you will be attending via Zoom, please ensure that you know how to use Zoom prior to the meeting. The link will come by email when you register.  

  ACQ Members: Please sign in and register for free—it's so helpful to know how many are coming AND you'll be eligible for door prizes when you register.  Attendees must be present at the meeting OR online via Zoom to win door prizes.

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• December "Third Friday Night" Sewcial

  • When
    December 19, 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online
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  Third Friday Sewcial:  

  Join ACQ members ONLINE for a relaxing evening of sewing together in community.

  Guests and non-members are welcomed! 

  Join Zoom Meeting

  Meeting ID: 837 6776 1291
  

  Passcode: 843222
  

  Show details