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Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild (GAAQG)
PO Box 131272
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48113-1272
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Quilt Guild President: Lynne Bryant, president@gaaqg.com
Vice President – Programs: Arlene Kindel, programs@gaaqg.com
Vice President – Membership: Patricia Wolff, membership@gaaqg.com
Secretary: Sarah Bush, secretary@gaaqg.com
Treasurers: Marilyn Knepp and Marge Venema, treasurer@gaaqg.com
Admissions Table: Lori Ruhlig, admissions@gaaqg.com
Advertising: Lucinda Herring, advertising@gaaqg.com
Blog Editor: Susan Schwandt, bloggers@gaaqg.com
Education: Carol Spaly education@gaaqg.com
Facebook and Instagram Editor: Nico Laudenberg, socialmedia@gaaqg.com
Fabric Sale: Roberta Myyra, fundraisingfabricsale@gaaqg.com
Garage Sale: Carol Repasky, garagesale@gaaqg.com
General Guild Information: Kathy Johnson, info@gaaqg.com
Historian: Nancy Finlayson, historian@gaaqg.com
Librarians: Lori Rhode, Donna Hoskins, Camie Roper, Cheryl Shaul & Jody Jones librarians@gaaqg.com
Nominating Committee: Lynne Bryant, nominatingcommittee@gaaqg.com
Opportunity Board: Nancy Butler, opportunityboard@gaaqg.com
Preservation: Pam Setla, preservation@gaaqg.com
Public Relations: Open position, publicrelations@gaaqg.com
Quilt Day Demos: Open Position, QuiltDayDemos@gaaqg.com
Quilt Show 2022: Lori Rhode, quiltshow@gaaqg.com
Quilt University: Open Position, qu@gaaqg.com
SafeHouse Batting: Ruth Mieras, safehousebatting@gaaqg.com
SafeHouse Fabrics: Mary Bajcz & Mary Vinovskis, safehousefabrics@gaaqg.com
SafeHouse Fund-Raiser Quilts: Patrice Smith, fundraiserquilts@gaaqg.com
SafeHouse Liaison: Anne Rapundalo, safehouse@gaaqg.com
SafeHouse Kits & Sewing Events: Jan Kosko, safehousequiltkits@gaaqg.com
Small Groups & Zoom Account Coordinator: Pat Weber, smallgroups@gaaqg.com
Vendor Liaison: Marge Gladd, vendorliaison@gaaqg.com
Webmaster: Mary Beth Donovan, webmaster@gaaqg.com
Workshops – Registrar: Glenna Schweitzer, workshopregistrar@gaaqg.com
Take the fear out of curved piecing with two different Improv Circle techniques. There’s no template, no pins, and no matching seams. You’ll be confident with curves in no time! Basic sewing skills and a sewing machine in good working order necessary.
Cindy Grisdela’s lecture at the Saturday September 18 Quilt Day meeting is titled “Free Motion Quilting with Style”. You’ve gotten comfortable with stippling. What’s next? Are you curious about adding interesting motifs to your free motion quilting? Cindy Grisdela shows you how in this fun lecture. Put different motifs in different areas of your quilt or mix it up all in the same space! Cindy uses her quilts as examples to give you ideas you can put to use in your next quilt.
Learn to create your own original quilts with no pattern using improvisational piecing techniques. Students will learn to let go of the “rules” and piece blocks in an intuitive, free form fashion. We will explore contemporary improv blocks, improv circles, and angled stripes, plus insets and curved strips. Use strips and scraps to add interest and make your design your own. There’s no measuring or precise cutting and each quilt will be unique.
