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
2024 Quilt Show Registration Form
Calendar of Future Events
- March 28, 2024 —Lecture and Bag/Purse Show and Tell
There will be a lecture/demo on various foundations and/or bag construction components. Contact: Cyndee Kirwan/Patti Anderson. - March 30, 2024 —Frankenbag Workshop Tommie McNamara and Becky Billman will be leading a workshop on making a Frankenbag tote. Use up any/all sizes of scraps from your stash toMake a simple one-of-a-kind bag. Use orphan quilt blocks, small panels, scraps of all sizes. Method of work will be PLAYING with fabric! No pattern, fun/colorful contrast is good, anything goes! Let your creative juices flow in this fun tote bag workshop. This is a great way to use up scraps from your stash. This bag also makes a great donation to the quilt show boutique. For inspiration, look up www.agilejack1.com. She typically uses crumb piecing and orphan blocks. The class fee for this workshop will be $5. For questions about this workshop, please get in touch with Becky Billman or Tommie McNamara. List of supplies
- April 20, 2024 —Sewing Saturday — Elaine Schaufele
- April 27, 2024 —Pizza/work night — LiAnne Kitchen
- May 23, 2024 —Auction — Marilyn Nash
- October 4-5 — Quilt Show — Savoy Recreation Center