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
- 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.
- June 26 — Claudia Lash Lecture: Trunk Show of Embellished Quilts Claudia Lash of Presto Avenue Designs will present a lecture entitled “Trunk Show of Embellished Quilts” on June 26. Refer to the website — www.prestoavenuedesigns.com for more information about her patterns and classes.
- June 27 — Claudia Lash Workshop: Embellished Appliqué On Friday, Claudia will teach Embellished Appliqué. This class features a reverse fusible appliqué technique which is then enhanced with fancy machine stitches. You may choose one of the following 5 patterns for the class. Rush Hour, The Butterfly Collection, Hearts Four You, Autumnal Equiblox, or Balloon Swoon. Some simple homework is required prior to this class.
- June 28 — Claudia Lash Workshop: Cute Cubes The Saturday class is Cute Cubes, a quilt full of colorful cubes which appear to be hollow. In this class you will first work on choosing fabrics based on their value (lightness and darkness), a skill important in every quilt design. The Cute Cubes pattern and a 60° equilateral triangle at least 8½" tall are required. To sign up for classes, submit a registration and your $50 check to Debbi Dillman. Kim Lytle, program host.