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
- January 18, 9am —4pm Sewing Saturday at the church
- January 23, 2025 — Robin Long of Robin Ruth Designs – Zoom lecture "Modern Mariner's Compass Strip Piece!" Robin's quest to make a Mariner's Compass quilt for her submarine officer husband started in 1992. In 2015 she took an idea she had and developed a line of rulers, books, patterns, and a technique for making strip pieced Mariner's Compass blocks in 16 sizes with no paper piecing! Her lecture will give a detailed overview of her modern technique and projects using her system of rulers. She will show us lots of quilts to inspire us to give her method a try!
- January 25, 2025 – 10am — 4:30pm – Strip Piece Mariner's Compass basics – Zoom workshop. Workshop is full. The supply list and homework has been emailed to everyone taking the class. Contact Debbi Dillman if you didn't receive it.
- February 27, 2025 — Terri Sontra of Purple Moose Designs –Zoom lecture "How did that fabric bolt get into my shop?" Have you ever wondered how fabrics end up in your local quilt store? Do you think your dream job would be to buy all that fabric? Terri will take us on a fun romp through the design, printing, and buying processes. She says it's not as easy as we may think! Contact: Debbi Dillman.
- March 27, 2024 — Candace Grisham Tools of the Trade/The Dresden ReimaginedCandy 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