Workshop Offerings
For more information about any of the workshops/events or to register for one, please email Cheryl at [email protected]
Once you are registered, Cheryl will send out the supply list and instructions. To register for a workshop please log into the Members Only section to REGISTER!
Please remember that by submitting your registration form, you are accepting responsibility to pay your share of the teacher's fee by the due date. As always, according to Guild Policy, if you need to cancel for any reason, you must contact Cheryl, Program Chair & Kris Co-program Chair. as soon as you can, so she can assist you in finding a student to take your place. NOTE: If you simply decide not to take the workshop, you are still responsible for your share if you do not reach out as early as possible.
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How many of you have wished to quilt your own quilts, or quilt them better and more easily than ever before?
January's 2026's Zoom workshop with RaNae Merrill could be the answer! RaNae has taught many hundreds of quilters how to free-motion quilt with great confidence using her personal technique that utilizes muscle memory. One way to understand how muscle memory works is to think of riding a bicycle. If you know how to ride a bike, but don't happen to use one for 20 years, could you then sit on one, and ride away? Your muscles remember how! The point is that you train your body to use repetitive quilting movements that become comfortable and can be repeated with ease. For more information on Renee's method, please click on the link below. We saw only half of this video during the meeting, but if you'd like to learn a bit more, please click the blue link: https://youtu.be/-AFKD1Y-FSo?si=PzEz4BZNvsVwpYLf |
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January's General Meeting January 14th.
ReNae will be providing a lecture, "Move into Free Motion Quilting with Six Basic Shapes,"
The Zoom workshop will be held a few days later in the comfort of one's home in two 3-hour sessions, on Saturday January 17th and Sunday, January 18th from 3:00-6:00 PM on both days. RaNae will also tape her workshop and registered students will have access to the lessons for 30 days after the workshop.
The workshop fee is $44.00.
RaNae Merrill also has written a companion book, Free Motion Mastery in a Month, available on Amazon or on her website, RaNae Merrill Quilt Design which is highly recommended. The book and the tools to learn her special technique are available on her own website, but while they are recommended, they are all completely optional!!
To register please refer to the email that Cheryl sent our on November 12, 2025.
ReNae will be providing a lecture, "Move into Free Motion Quilting with Six Basic Shapes,"
The Zoom workshop will be held a few days later in the comfort of one's home in two 3-hour sessions, on Saturday January 17th and Sunday, January 18th from 3:00-6:00 PM on both days. RaNae will also tape her workshop and registered students will have access to the lessons for 30 days after the workshop.
The workshop fee is $44.00.
RaNae Merrill also has written a companion book, Free Motion Mastery in a Month, available on Amazon or on her website, RaNae Merrill Quilt Design which is highly recommended. The book and the tools to learn her special technique are available on her own website, but while they are recommended, they are all completely optional!!
To register please refer to the email that Cheryl sent our on November 12, 2025.
Carpenter Apprentice - Feb. 15th, 2026
Dear BMQG members,
I’m excited to announce our upcoming February Quilt Workshop "the Carpenter's Apprentice".
If you’re going to learn a new technique, you might as well go straight to the source! Beth Helfter is the inventor of the Accordion Sewn HSTs™ method, but Carpenter’s Apprentice was the first pattern she produced that uses it! You can’t get more original than that.
In this workshop you’ll master the Accordion Sewn HSTs (Half-Square Triangles) within the first 45 minutes – really, you WILL! – and move on to learn how they go beyond just a way to make HSTs more scrappy, but can be used to create ordered accordions that lay out blocks and borders like butter. You’ll never want to make HSTs any other way again!
Image below shows a completed Carpenter's Apprentice wall hanging.
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Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, and she was a member of the 2014 Quiltmaker “Scrap Squad.” Her style tends toward the scrappy and her designs mirror the company tagline: Inspired Designs, Relaxed Attitude. Beth has authored two books as the creator of the Accordion Sewn HSTsTM method, a way to get way more bang for your scrappy buck when it comes to half square triangles! Quilting is supposed to be fun, and with every pattern she strives to keep you as far away from your seam ripper as possible, with every lecture Beth works to keep quilting
light, fun, and motivating, and with every workshop she strives to create a relaxed atmosphere of learning with a fun pattern or technique that doesn’t aim for perfection, but aims for a great day of quilty entertainment and learning.
Details:
Location: This workshop is via ZOOM
Date: February 15th 2026
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tuition:
Workshop fee $45.00
Carpenter's Apprentice pattern cost: $12.00 (this is workshop pricing; patterns will be ordered directly from EvaPaigeDesigns/Beth Helfter
To register please refer to the email that Cheryl sent out on December 10, 2025 or log in to the Members' Only Page to Register for the Carpenters Apprentice Workshop.
light, fun, and motivating, and with every workshop she strives to create a relaxed atmosphere of learning with a fun pattern or technique that doesn’t aim for perfection, but aims for a great day of quilty entertainment and learning.
Details:
Location: This workshop is via ZOOM
Date: February 15th 2026
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tuition:
Workshop fee $45.00
Carpenter's Apprentice pattern cost: $12.00 (this is workshop pricing; patterns will be ordered directly from EvaPaigeDesigns/Beth Helfter
To register please refer to the email that Cheryl sent out on December 10, 2025 or log in to the Members' Only Page to Register for the Carpenters Apprentice Workshop.
Seminole Patchwork with Kristen Echols
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Seminole Workshop Description
Dear BMQG members, Cheryl and I are excited to announce our upcoming March Quilt Workshop "Seminole Patchwork". This is a technique class to learn the concepts of Seminole strip piecing. During the session, students will create 4 to 5 distinct Seminole patterns. For the best results, choose solid fabrics or fabrics that appear solid, such as tone-on-tones or those with small-scale prints. Using striped fabrics can also result in interesting effects, while larger prints may detract from the crisp look of Seminole patterns. Achieving strong contrast between your fabric choices is essential for making the designs stand out. Each student will receive instructions for 10 unique Seminole designs, along with several variations. By the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have mastered the necessary skills to assemble all the designs. These versatile Seminole bands can be made into a quilt or table runner, added to quilts as borders and accents, or used to embellish clothing and home decor projects. |
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About the TeacherKristin began quilting in 1999 when she made a baby quilt for her best friend. She made the quilt using the fabric from the bridesmaid’s dress she wore in the wedding. Acetate is not the best fabric choice for a baby quilt, but Kristin got the quilting bug. She took classes, bought a Janome, got to know the ladies at her local quilt shop, and decided to pursue quilting as a hobby. It was a colorful and creative outlet to balance with her career as a computer engineer.
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Kristin became intrigued by Seminole patchwork after seeing the technique on Simply Quilts. She found all the books she could on the subject and started incorporating Seminole strip piecing into her quilts and home dec projects. She has been teaching the techniques for over 15 years and she teaches an annual 12-week Seminole Sampler class where students learn to piece 10 Seminole bands and create a unique quilt layout using quilt-as-you-go techniques.
Kristin retired from the County of Sacramento where she spent 23 years as a computer geek. When not quilting or teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband Shawn, their three grown children and two grandkids. They live on 18 acres in beautiful Worley, Idaho where they enjoy gardening and raising chickens. |
Cost
Workshop fee $42, please make checks payable to BMQG and mail to .PO Box 6174, Laconia, NH 03247
Details
Location: This workshop is via ZOOM
Date:March 15th, 2026
Time: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm ( this includes a 30 min lunch break)
To register either use in the Registration Link within the January 14th, 2016 email sent by Cheryl or log in to the Members' Only Page to Register for the Seminole Patchwork Workshop.
Workshop fee $42, please make checks payable to BMQG and mail to .PO Box 6174, Laconia, NH 03247
Details
Location: This workshop is via ZOOM
Date:March 15th, 2026
Time: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm ( this includes a 30 min lunch break)
To register either use in the Registration Link within the January 14th, 2016 email sent by Cheryl or log in to the Members' Only Page to Register for the Seminole Patchwork Workshop.
The August Program with four separate, half-day workshops on Fiber Arts (not quilting) was very well received. The workshops on making a rope bowl, wetfelting a scarf, making a zippered bag, and demonstrations of weaving were all presented by four guild members sharing their knowledge.
