Diane Murtha presented an inspiring lecture giving the quilters the freedom to play and make your quilts your own. She shared many beautiful examples describing things that she did to modify the design to be her own.

Sue Ramage presented a successful program at the March meeting to kick off 2024's programs. Members were treated to a trunk show of many beautiful items she made, designed or taught classes for. Pictured below are just a few of the many.

The 2024 Mystery Quilt was kicked off with the introduction and clues for Blocks 1 and 2 in February. Several members completed their blocks to share at the March meeting. Clues for Blocks 3 and 4 were provided during the March meeting. Join us at the regular monthly meetings to get the clues for this … Continue reading 2024 Mystery Quilt

Start making your list and checking it twice to get ready for our 2024 PHD Challenge! Fill out your list of four half done projects, better known as PHD's, that you want to commit to completing in 2024. Bring listed projects as Show and Tell to any meeting in 2024 once you have completed them … Continue reading 2024 Projects Half Done (PHD) List

The regularly scheduled meeting of 2023 was held November 6, 2023. Join us at the final gathering of 2023 for our annual Christmas potluck on December 4, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Please bring an unwrapped Toys for Tots gift to the dinner. After the educational presentation given by Georgianna G. called Bag It several members … Continue reading November 2023 Meeting

Georgianna G., member of Petunia City Quilt Guild, presented her Bag It program at the regular November meeting. She brought many beautiful examples of bags she has personally made over the last two years, many of them using ByAnnie patterns. She shared a wealth of information about the process of making bags and highlighted her … Continue reading Successful November Bag It Program

Jill Shaulis owner and designer of Yellow Creek Quilt Designs shared the history of her shop from inception to present day highlighted with several quilts made during that span of time. She told many stories relating to where the inspiration to her quilts come from and included the story for her new line of fabrics … Continue reading October 2, 2023 Program by Yellow Creek Quilt Designs

Six members were able to attend the Edna Jane workshop held October 2, 2023 led by Jill Shaulis from Yellow Creek Quilt Designs. It was fun to see the variety of quilt fabrics chosen by each member. Jill shared some great hints, in particular, one related to squaring up hourglass blocks that are 1 7/8"!! … Continue reading October Edna Jane Workshop Success

Ten Petunia City Quilt Guild members traveled to Muscatine, Iowa on September 12, 2023 to visit The Little Red Hen Quilt Shop, the National Pearl Button Museum, and Neal's Vacuum & Sewing Center. We took a break for a delicious lunch at Boonie's on the Avenue. The Little Red Hen staff gave our members a … Continue reading September Road Trip to Little Red Hen Quilt Shop Successful

6 members participated in a very productive sew day. A special treat was seeing Verna's hand pieced, hand quilted Judy Martin quilt that she completed after 3 years working on it. The pictures do not do it justice! Although the scheduled program was canceled due to illness there was plenty of show and tell and … Continue reading Productive August Sew Day and Meeting