Speakers + Workshops + Other Activities
Canyon Quilters of San Diego meet the third Monday of every month except December (we do not meet in December).
We hope to start in-person meetings at our September guild meeting at a new location:
First United Methodist Church of San Diego
2111 Camino del Rio S, San Diego, CA 92108
Social time starts at 6:15pm. The evening program at 6:30pm.
There is sharing at most meetings, as well as a special event or a lecture/trunk show by the evening’s speaker.
Let’s start exploring!
Take a look at each tab (below) to see
Canyon’s current speakers + workshops + activities.
Learn about the activities at our monthly guild meetings.
Activities vary by month so take a look and see what we’re up to!
August 16
6:30pm Virtual Guild Meeting: Philanthropy
Immediately followed by a Sit and Sew
September 20
MEET IN PERSON – LET’S PARTY
New Meeting Location: September 2021
First United Methodist Church of San Diego
2111 Camino del Rio S, San Diego, CA 92108
October Lecture & Workshop
New Meeting Location: September 2021
First United Methodist Church of San Diego
2111 Camino del Rio S, San Diego, CA 92108
Program at 10/18 Meeting: Driven to Abstraction. Brenda creates textile works made from a rich palette of her hand-dyed fabrics, complemented by intensive stitching. Much of her work is inspired by the color and patterns of the natural world with a focus on her surroundings at the “other” Copacabana in Australia and her New Zealand homeland. Using a process of abstraction, Brenda strives to capture the essence of her subjects in simplified form.
- Zoom meeting
- Social time 6:15pm
- Evening program 6:30pm
Workshop 10/16: FUNdamentally Circles. This workshop focuses on the core technique of freeform piecing circular designs without pins and templates. It’s liberating and FUN! After skill-building exercises, students start on their own compositions with confidence.
- Zoom workshop: 1pm to 4pm
- Supply list for FUNdamentally Circles
This workshop is only open to Canyon members at this time.
It will open to non-members no later than September 16, 2021 and this is typically announced on QuilterzNooz.
Workshop: 1pm to 4pm
November 15
Canyon Member Challenge Reveal
New Meeting Location: September 2021
First United Methodist Church of San Diego
2111 Camino del Rio S, San Diego, CA 92108
December
No Meeting – Have a Wonderful Holiday!
Things you need to know when signing up for a workshop:
Full payment is due at the time of purchase; we no longer take deposits.
A full refund is possible when requested 30 days prior to the event by emailing Programs.
The refund is processed within 14 days of receiving your request.
You may sell or gift your workshop to another person but it’s up to you to arrange.
Use the button below to email Programs about the change.
Workshops typically open to non-members 30 days prior to the event, of which we reserve the right to change.
Drive-By Quilt Show
Let’s share our love of quilting with our quilting community and our neighbors.
On Saturday, September 25th from 9am to 4pm, Canyon is hosting a DRIVE-BY QUILT SHOW! Canyon members will be displaying our quilts in this unique outdoors display. People can view the quilts from their cars or get up close if they want. Don’t want to display alone? Partner with other Canyon members in your area to display multiple quilts.
Get creative on how you display the quilts: hang them from a gate, balcony, fence, inside a window or on your garage door. Lay them over a car, a bike, a bench, a chair or even right on the grass. Tie rope between two trees and let your quilt(s) sway in the breeze.
It’s time to pull out your quilts, call your Canyon friends and neighbors to partner with, make a plan to display them where they can be seen from the street, and share them with quilters and neighbors alike!
Need tips for displaying them? View these tips on Facebook (first 1 ½ mins), as well as hanging a quilt using velcro.
Keep Scrolling to Sign Up to Display Your Quilts
Deadline to sign up to display quilts: Sat, Sept 11
Event date/time: Sat, Sept 25 from 9am to 4pm
How to sign up: Use the form below this image
Maps: Available electronically shortly after Sept 11
Sign Up Here
Only Canyon members are eligible to display quilts at this event.
Canyon Sit and Sew
**UPDATED INFO** Sit and Sews are now being held both as in-person events and via Zoom. Check the dates below for which ones are in person and which ones are virtual (Zoom).
- Mon, July 26 from 1:30pm to 5:30pm
- In-person event at Sewing Machines Plus on Mission Bay Drive
- Sat, August 14 from 10am to 3pm
- Virtual event via Zoom
- Mon, August 16 from 1:30pm to 5pm
- Special Philanthropy event at Sewing Machines Plus on Mission Bay Drive
- Mon, August 16 at 6:30pm
- Virtual Philanthropy Guild Meeting followed by Sit and Sew
- Mon, August 23 from 1:30pm to 5:30pm
- In-person event at Sewing Machines Plus on Mission Bay Drive
- Sat, September 11 from 10am to 3pm
- Virtual event via Zoom
- Mon, September 27 from 1:30pm to 5:30pm
- In-person event at Sewing Machines Plus on Mission Bay Drive
Here’s some info that might help you out:
- For the in-person Sit and Sews, just show up and spend some time sewing and socializing
- There is no commitment or advance sign up necessary. So you can come for an hour or stay for the entire afternoon.
- The virtual events are held using Zoom with no waiting room. You can come and go as you like.
- Each Sit and Sew has a host; the host’s phone number is on the same eblast as the link to the event. So you have contact info if you need help joining the event.
- There is no commitment or advance sign up necessary. Come for an hour or stay for the entire afternoon.
- Do handwork while you sit and chat or sew on your machine, cut fabrics or do anything else sewing or chatting related.
- This is the perfect time to work on your EPP BOM and those pesky UFOs!