Appleseed Quilters Guild
Upcoming Meetings
Find new inspirations and learn new things.
Meetings are held at the Mizpah Shrine Center: 1015 Memorial Way, Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Programs for 2025
The programs committee is busy planning workshops, lectures and guild events for 2025. Stay tuned for more information. If you have a suggestion for a workshop or lecture, please email:
programs@appleseedquiltersguild.com
We welcome your suggestions!
​Watch for Updates
January 7, 2025
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Appleseed Bees plus Raffle Quilt reveal and ticket sales
Want to join a quilting bee or two? Then our evening presentation is for you. Meet members of the various Appleseed bees and see some of their projects.
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We will also be presenting a new guild challenge. Don't miss this jam packed informative meeting.
February 4, 2025
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Quilts n Gifts
Quilts and Gifts from Bluffton will be presenting and vending! There is nothing better than when the quilt shop comes to us.
March 4, 2025
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Garage Sale
No joke, we are having a garage sale in March. Cost per table will be posted in January and sign-up at the programs table will be available in February.
April 1, 2025
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Legacy Wheel
Tara Miller of The Quilt District will be our instructor for a workshop called Legacy Wheel and an evening lecture on The Magic of Mixing Print. Tara has had her work featured in Quiltmania and Simply Moderne and was recently spotlighted in Issue 30 of Quiltfolk magazine. The supply list and sign up will be available starting at the January meeting.
May 6, 2025
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Cranky Kangaroo
Save the date and bring your checkbook to sign up for a workshop by Jaymi of the Cranky Kangaroo. During this workshop we will be making a quilt coat. At the evening guild meeting Jaymi will do a lecture and trunk show.
June 3, 2025
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Show & Tell
Come see all the beautiful and creative challenge quilts made by our members
July 1, 2025
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Curved Piecing
Alice Ridge will be teaching us to not fear the curves during this curved piecing workshop. The evening trunk show, Going In Circles, is all about curved piecing.
August 5, 2025
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Quilt Your Adventure
We are so thrilled to have Leanne McGiveron of Sumac Studios provide us an evening lecture about Quilt Your Adventure. This will inspire you to make your own quilt based on your travel experiences. Our very own Tammy Miller will be teaching a landscape workshop during the day. More details to follow.
September 2, 2025
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Fort Wayne Quilt Fest
September is an exciting month as the Fort Wayne Quilt Fest is September 26 and 27. Check out fwquiltfest.com for more details. This evening we will have a presentation about the quilt show and you will have opportunities to volunteer.
October 7, 2025
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Fall Festival Preview
The Fall Festival was such a hit in 2024, we will be doing it again this year. Come to meet the teachers and see what is being taught.
November 4, 2025
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Sally Terry Designs
Sally Terry Designs will be giving a workshop and evening lecture. This workshop, Modern Quilts & Machine Quilting Designs, will appeal to so many. You will have fun exploring and stitching newly designed patterns using the decorative stitches on your machine. Get planning strategies for modern quilts with contrasting colors, non-gridded geometric shapes and large open areas. The evening lecture is Running Threads. Watch and learn how to run Specialty Threads and how to control the other many pesky threads that are refusing to cooperate which you already have on hand. Sally will pass around so you can handle closeup over 15 threads and explore their characteristics, learning how to adjust your bobbin tension and top tension for running on your own machine. Extensive PowerPoint Presentation and handout. All Levels
Mizpah Shrine Center: 1015 Memorial Way, Fort Wayne, IN 46805
For additional information on Meeting Programs and Workshops contact programs@appleseedquiltersguild.com
Meetings will be cancelled if severe weather dictates.
We will automatically cancel a meeting if Fort Wayne Community Schools cancel classes or elect to have an eLearning day. Meeting cancelations and school closings can be seen on local TV stations.