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• Charity Sewing Day - Penrickton Center for Blind Children

  • When
    April 25, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

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  We are making kids quilts for the Penrickton Center for Blind Children. They specialize in working with children who are visually impaired, ages one through twelve with at least one additional handicap such as deafness, cerebral palsy, developmental delay, seizures, etc.

  Bring your favorite 3-yard quilt pattern and fabric (roughly 45x63 finished). You may even want to cut the pieces at home so you can devote the time to sewing the top and quilting it during our Charity Sew Day (but don't worry if you can't - we need all the quilters we can get!!)

  We will supply batting. We will also have a demo on an easy way to quilt it on your domestic machine.  A couple years ago we had a quilting demo and all the attendees felt they learned something new!

  We will create 26 quilts - 19 boys and 7 girls, ages 13 and younger.  Please consider using fabrics that are gender neutral or would appeal to boys (each child has a different degree of blindness.) When you register, you can indicate the type of quilt you'd like to make. 

  Check out this video to see the wonderful work this organization provides for the Detroit area community! 

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• LECTURE: Folded Improv: Kawandi Quilting - Jennifer Stauser

  • When
    May 08, 2025
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    7:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Birmingham Unitarian Church

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  Join us for a discussion of the traditions of Kawandi Quilting in India, along with samples of Indian Kawandi. Jennifer will talk about her introduction into Kawandi, and what made it so special to her. She will share about a dozen Kawandi she has made herself. She'll talk about what Kawandi has done for her, and how she uses her experience to give back to the community that has inspired her.

  
  

  Preview Jennifer's website: https://dizzyquilter.com/about/ 

  Sign up to bring a snack: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A4DAFA72FA13-glhq7#/

  Zoom and in-person information will be sent automatically upon registration in a confirmation email. Reminders will be sent to those who have registered for the event.

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• WORKSHOP: Folded Improv - Kawandi-Style Quilting

  • When
    May 09, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
  • Spaces left
    8

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  Learn about the African/West Indian tradition of Kawandi quilting. During this class we will work on an unique mini quilt, working from the outside in to the middle. GLHQ has arranged for  a custom class where both hand and machine techniques will be taught. Jen will lead you through everything you need to know, from selecting fabrics and tools to finishing your Kawandi style quilt.  

  Blast through a pile of precious scraps and make a mini or baby quilt in a single afternoon. We will focus on the best parts of Kawandi making – using fabrics in an improvisational manner without piecing, and quilting from the outside in. You can choose to use your machine and skip the slow stitching, or relish the relaxation that comes from slow stitching by hand.

  Click here for supply list and more information.

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• 2025 Color Splash Quilt Show

  • Start
    June 06, 2025
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  • End
    June 07, 2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Mercy High School, Farmington Hills

  

  
  

  Join us for our bi-annual quilt show at Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan!  

  Over 200 quilts on display made by members of the Great Lakes Heritage Quilters, ranging from modern to traditional and everything in-between.  Our quilters include all levels of experience, from rookie beginners to award-winning seasoned quilters! Vote for your favorite quilt - we promise it will be hard!

  Enter for your chance to win a stunning raffle quilt, made by our members.

  Enjoy shopping with our many vendors to find inspiration for your next (or first!) project, a gift for someone special, or a unique tool to elevate your quilting!

  Learn how we support our community in Community Outreach and Charity projects benefitting children, seniors, premature babies, hospice patients, breast cancer warriors, heart surgery patients, foster-case children, and others in our community who need comfort!

  Learn about our programs, workshops, and membership!  We meet September through June and invite nationally and internationally known speakers to our meetings.  We are a hybrid guild, so our meetings are available both in-person and via Zoom!  You don't even have to live in the Metro Detroit area to enjoy all the benefits of membership!

  Admission is $8 at the door.

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• Year-End Potluck

  • When
    June 12, 2025
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    6:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Birmingham Unitarian Church

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  Join us for the year end potluck and meeting!

  In-person event only.

  Make sure you sign up to bring a dish to pass!  See the SignUp Genius link to bring your favorite dish!

  
  

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