SafeHouse Center Quilt Sale
2025-10-01 - 2025-11-01
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
Each fall, SafeHouse Center of Washtenaw County holds an online sale with quilts made by GAAQG members. This year the Riverside Arts Center will display the quilts the week of October 13.
Visit SafeHouse Center online, https://www.safehousecenter.org/quiltsale/, to view and purchase the quilts.

Member Only Virtual Sew-in
2025-10-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-22 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-27 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-23 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-27 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-22 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | via Zoom
Our Member sew-ins are scheduled monthly on the fourth Saturday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. This is a relaxed meeting where we get to know each other, trade ideas, and helpful hints. Come any time and stay as long as you like. Members, check for your GAAQG email invite for the Zoom link.

Zoom Workshop: Rachel Derstine - Bringing Architecture to Life
2026-01-16 09:00 - 16:00 | via Zoom
Workshop details

Quilt Day Lecture: Rachel Derstine - Keep It Simple/Pack a Punch
2026-01-17 09:00 - 12:00 | via Zoom
Event Details

Rachel will share a lecture demonstrating the idea that quilts do not need to be complex to be compelling. She will share her thoughts on how to choose great fabrics and simple designs to create amazing quilts. She will show some work from artists who have inspired her and also speak about how her background has informed her work.
Read more about Rachel Derstine

Zoom Workshop: Rachel Derstine - Mini Landscapes
2026-01-17 14:00 - 17:00 | via Zoom
Workshop details: www.gaaqg.com/workshops#jan-sat

Zoom Workshop: Rachel Derstine - Strata Quilt
2026-01-18 09:00 - 16:00 | via Zoom
This is a two day Zoom workshop. First workshop is on January 18, 2026. The second day of the workshop will be held on the following Sunday, January 25, 2026.
Workshop details: https://www.gaaqg.com/workshops/#jan-sun

Member Only Virtual Sew-In
2026-01-24 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-28 09:00, 2026-03-28 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-25 09:00 - 12:00 | via Zoom
Virtual sew-ins are scheduled monthly on the fourth Saturday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
This is a relaxed meeting where we get to know each other, trade ideas, and helpful hints.
Come any time and stay as long as you like.
Members, check for your GAAQG email invite for the Zoom link.

In Person Workshop: Jane Sassaman - Abstracting From Nature
2026-03-19 09:00 - 2026-03-20 16:00 | Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105
Workshop details: https://www.gaaqg.com/workshops/#mar-fri

Quilt Day Lecture: Jane Sassaman - Quilting Against the Odds
2026-03-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Washtenaw Community College and via Zoom, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
Jane’s visual lecture is about accomplishing your work in spite of obstacles – family life, space limitations, etc. It is a pep talk and slide show which covers Jane’s inspirations and her obstacles. She encourages people to do “what you have to do” by using herself and other artists as examples.
Find out more on our workshop page: www.gaaqg.com/workshops/#mar-2026

In Person Workshop: Jane Sassaman - Suns and Moons
2026-03-22 09:00 - 16:00 | Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105
Workshop details: https://www.gaaqg.com/workshops/#mar-sun

New Zoom for NEW Members!
2026-04-07 10:00 - 11:00 | via Zoom
Let’s meet up for 30 to 60 minutes to answer questions and to see what the guild has to offer you, our valuable new members.
Questions – president@gaaqg.com

New Zoom for NEW Members
2026-04-21 19:00 - 20:00 | via Zoom

In Person Workshop: Kevin Womack - Mark As Muse 2 Day Workshop
2026-05-15 09:00 - 16:00 | Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105
2 Day Workshop
Friday and Sunday, May 15 & May 17
9am-4pm
For workshop details: https://www.gaaqg.com/workshops/#may-fri

Quilt Day Lecture: Kevin Womack - Finding My Path
2026-05-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Washtenaw Community College and via Zoom, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
Join Kevin on a tour of his colorful quilting journey as he shares over 75 examples spanning more than 38 years. Starting from his humble beginnings in 1986 and traveling through precision piecing of traditional quilts, he soon developed a love for hand dyeing and patterning his own fabrics. Discover the story as he leads you down his personal path to becoming the artist that he is today.
For more information visit: www.gaaqg.com/workshops/may-2026

Fabric Sale
2026-05-16 11:30 - 13:00 | Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105
This year’s Fabric Sale will take place on May 16th after Quilt Day and will be in the atrium at the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College. The sale opens at noon for both members and nonmembers. As always, fabric is priced by volume and we provide a suggested donation value. Note: Time may vary.

In Person Workshop: Kevin Womack - Thread's the Thing
2026-05-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105
For more information visit our workshops page: www.gaaqg.com/workshops/#may-sat

In Person Workshop - Day Two of Womack's Mark As Muse Workshop
2026-05-17 09:00 - 16:00
Second day of Kevin Womack’s Mark As Muse Workshop. The first day of the workshop is on Friday, May 15, 2026

Member Small Group: The Cut-Ups
2026-06-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Pittsfield Union Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48103
Note: This a GAAQG Member Event
SafeHouse Quilt Kits
The Cut-Ups Small Group would like to expand their group of volunteers to make kits for SafeHouse quilts. The kits are distributed to members at the SafeHouse table on guild meeting days.
Dates: First Saturday of the month, as needed. 10 am- 2 pm, bring your own lunch. Drop in and leave as your time permits. No sewing, just cutting.
Location: Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor. Lighting is good and there are table risers to make the job easier.
What to bring: Cutting tools, rulers, cutting mats, etc. Arlene provides simple patterns and coordinated fabric bundles. Participants are welcome to contribute fabric, patterns or suggestions.

Quilt Day Lecture with Brandy Maslowski - The Gentle Judge, An Educational Perspective
2026-07-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Washtenaw Community College and via Zoom, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
Lecturing via Zoom, join Brandy Maslowski as she dives into the role of a judge, how the educational component contributes to a successful show, common misconceptions about judging, what’s in a critique and so much more. She’ll answer your pressing questions and have you inspired to enter our show in 2027.

Quilter to Quilter Sale
2026-08-01 10:00 - 13:00
For more information visit: https://www.gaaqg.com/events-info/quilter-to-quilter-sale/

In Person Workshop: Mary Bajzc's Scrap Happy Bag
2026-09-18 09:00 - 16:00 | Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105
For workshop details: https://www.gaaqg.com/workshops#sept-fri
