Illini Country Stitchers, a Champaign-Urbana area quilt guild, was formed in September 1985. The purpose of the Illini Country Stitchers is to contribute to the knowledge of and to promote the appreciation of fine quilts; to encourage quilt making, quilt collecting and an on-going fellowship among people with a serious interest in the art of quilting; to sponsor and support quilting activities; to contribute to the growth and knowledge of quilting techniques, textiles, patterns, history and quilt makers through education.
Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month, January thru October, the 2nd and 3rd Thursdays in November while the December meeting is a holiday party on the 2nd Thursday.
Time: 7:00 pm doors open at 6:30
Place:
St. Peter's United Church of Christ
905 S. Russell St.
Champaign, IL
Calendar of Future Events
- March 27, 2024 — Candace Grisham Tools of the Trade/The Dresden Reimagined Candy is going to do us a special favor and combine two of her lectures into one! First, she's going to talk about Tools of the Trade. These are all the fun things we use in the sewing room that come from the hardware store. Next, she'll talk about what she's known for — The Dresden block. She'll talk about her journey with the block into the Modern quilt world. Includes a trunk show.
- March 28, 2024 — Dresden Springtime This is Candy's newest design and it's fabulous! The pattern isn't out yet but she's going to teach it to us. Look at the quilt on her website at
https://icandyfiberart.com/. This is similar to
what we learned 7 years ago when she came to
our guild but there are even more edge
treatments now that we will learn. If you didn't
get a chance to take her class last time, you
won't want to miss this. And if you did take her
class, did you finish anything? Do you remember
what she taught us? If not, you might want to
repeat the class.
Class fee: $50 Contact Debbi Dillman or Lynnette Reader - April 24 — Pizza and Sewing Night We will gather for our annual pizza night. Doors will open at 5:00 PM and pizza will be served at 5:30 PM. Please bring a salad or dessert to share and your own beverage. And please bring your sewing machines, we will be helping the Philanthropic Committee with a couple of projects. LiAnne Kitchen
- May 22 — Annual Auction Mark your calendars if you like fabric bargains! Thursday, May 22nd, is the date of the annual Illini Country Stitchers' AUCTION. Fabric, notions, and more will be up for sale. 100 boxes of fabric purged from guild members collections - top quality quilting fabric.