Vallejo Piecemakers

February 2023 Board Meeting
2023-02-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | To Be Announced
Board Meeting for Board Members via Zoom to discuss various guild topics. Open to guild members to listen in. Members, please contact Mary to RSVP for the Zoom link or venue address if you would like to attend.

If you have a topic to present to the Board, please email Mary to have it on the Agenda.

You can find the Board Meeting Agenda PDF in the password-protected Downloads and Photos page.

February 2023 General Meeting
2023-02-04 02:30 - 03:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
More details to come…

Kris' "Blooming Nine Patch" Quilt Class
2023-01-21 09:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
So you didn’t win the 2022 Opportunity Quilt but you still want one of your own?

Our January class is here to show you how. Kris will walk you through the steps to make a smaller version, measuring 56″ x 68″ with five fabrics. If you would like to make a larger version, just let her know how many colors you want to use and she can calculate the additional yardage you will need.

Contact Kris C. with your interest so we can get you started on registration, and to receive the fabric requirements for the class.

January 2023 Board Meeting
2023-01-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Board Meeting for Board Members via Zoom to discuss various guild topics. Open to guild members to listen in. Please contact Mary to RSVP for the Zoom link or address if you would like to attend.

If you have a topic to present to the Board, please email Mary to have it on the Agenda.

You can find the Board Meeting Agenda PDF in the password-protected Downloads and Photos page.

January 2023 General Membership Meeting
2023-01-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
Join us for the monthly General Meeting at the FDC!

Come early at 9am to visit and see your buddies so that we can get started at 10am.

Before the meeting, see the following people as you settle in:

Fat Quarter Exchange / Evelyn – “Quilters Choice” Bring what you like for the drawing. Please remember- if you bring three FQ, you will have 3 chances to win, but can only win once per month.Monthly fundraiser baskets / Virginia – It is your LAST chance to win a basket by Virginia as she steps away from the monthly fundraiser.

Kris will be starting us the new BOM program for the year.

Barring any shutdown regulations, we will see each other in person.

~*~*~*~PLEASE NOTE: We are continuing our requirements (as voted by the VPQG Executive Board) for attendees to our meetings, classes, and events to be vaccinated for Covid-19. Anyone inside the building for our rental periods must have proof they are fully vaccinated, and post-14 days from their last injection. As voted on by the Executive Board 10/7/22, while we encourage masking at all times when meeting in person, we will allow for participants to remain unmasked where we remain 6-ft apart during classes and workshops. Out of an abundance of caution we will remain masked during General meetings, as we are in closer proximity than a 6-ft distance. We will remain masked for meetings unless actively eating or drinking while adequately spaced. This is a mask over the nose and mouth, and not a face shield.

As this is part of the operation of the Guild, this discussion and vote occurs at the Executive Board Meeting and the topic will not be part of the General meeting. Until the requirement is rescinded, not masking properly is considered a disruption and you may be asked to leave.

If you have not already been to one of our meetings or events (since 9/2021) at the FDC please send a copy of your CDC vaccination record for COVID-19 or have it ready in hand or on your phone before you enter the building

December 2022 General Membership Meeting & Holiday Party
2022-12-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
Hello Piecemakers!

The VPQG Board will be hosting a Holiday Luncheon after the December 3rd meeting. We will hold a brief business meeting, draw the winning ticket to the 2022 Opportunity Quilt “Blooming Brilliance”, and then adjourn for a tasty meal together and some activities and games.

There will be games, door prizes, and a “make & take” activity for everyone.

You will be helping to decorate the tables with a *CHALLENGE* – put your crafting skills to work to create the tablescape decor! There will be prizes…

We have a styrofoam cone for you to fashion into a holiday tree. It is approximately 2.75″ x 7.25″ in dimension. What will you do with yours? Fabric? Moss? Ribbons? Paint and pompoms? It’s up to you how to finish it up.

We ask that you make it so it can stand up – they already have flat bottoms, so just make sure it doesn’t fall over and stays upright on the table for judging. You are welcome to sit it on a base if you’d like to raise it a bit higher but please know you will be judged on the decoration and not how high it is. 🙂

Write your name on the bottom of the stryo cone so we know whose is whose.

A lot of you at the November meeting picked up your tree, so if you do not have yours, contact Kris to get yours.

Dress in your festive gear and join your quilting friends for some camaraderie and fun!

Please note the change in the usual schedule to accommodate this event:

10:00 am – Doors to FDC will open for socializing before the business meeting. 11:00 am – Business meeting and 2022 Opp Quilt Ticket drawing 11:30 am – Activities begin 12:00 pm – Lunch is served

Please RSVP to the luncheon before Wednesday, 11/23. This is to ensure an accurate headcount for catering and activities supplies. RSVP by responding to this email!

On behalf of the Board, we look forward to seeing you and your creations!~Kris

~*~*~We will mask during the meeting and during the make and take crafts, as we will be in close proximity, and unmasking while actively eating and drinking.

PLEASE NOTE: We are continuing our requirements (as voted by the VPQG Executive Board) for attendees to our meetings, classes, and events to be vaccinated for Covid-19. Anyone inside the building for our rental periods must have proof they are fully vaccinated, and post-14 days from their last injection. As voted on by the Executive Board 10/7/22, while we encourage masking at all times when meeting in person, we will allow for participants to remain unmasked where we remain 6-ft apart during classes and workshops. Out of an abundance of caution we will remain masked during General meetings, as we are in closer proximity than a 6-ft distance. We will remain masked for meetings unless actively eating or drinking while adequately spaced. This is a mask over the nose and mouth, and not a face shield.

As this is part of the operation of the Guild, this discussion and vote occurs at the Executive Board Meeting and the topic will not be part of the General meeting. Until the requirement is rescinded, not masking properly is considered a disruption and you may be asked to leave.

If you have not already been to one of our meetings or events (since 9/2021) at the FDC please send a copy of your CDC vaccination record for COVID-19 or have it ready in hand or on your phone before you enter the building.

Kim Brownell's "Sunrise / Sunset" Quilted Jigsaw Puzzle Technique ($25)
2022-11-19 09:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
Kim Brownell, the Wacky Doodle Quilter, will be showing us her Quilted Jigsaw Puzzle Technique in the “Sunrise/Sunset” pattern. We will be making this 22″ x 26” wall hanging. It is very much like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle. A raw-edge fusible applique is used leaving a negative space between each piece, making a wonderful stained glass look. This is a fun class for both beginner and experienced quilters.

Fee: $25 for Members, $30 for non-members.

Each participant will also need to purchase her $25 kit on the day of class. Each kit includes her paper pattern, the pre-traced black background, and fusible web.

You will need to bring a variety of fabrics in the colors you want for the sky, sun, and water sections. It’s a great stashbuster for sure!

Also needed are a pair of sharp scissors for fussy cutting, you iron/pressing mat, an ultra-fine Sharpie, and glue for tacking down your fabrics (Roxanne Baste It Glue is preferred because of the needle-like barrel for exact placement in thin lines.)

No sewing will be done in class, so there is no need to bring your machine. Topstitching will be finished on your own at your own pace.

We are holding this as a joint class with Carquinez Strait Stitchers.

Register and claim your space!

Vallejo Piecemakers Facebook Group members can add this to their Facebook Calendar. https://www.facebook.com/events/525902562649073/

November 2022 General Membership Meeting
2022-11-05 10:00 - 14:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
The doors to the FDC will open this Saturday at 9:00 am. Come early to get your social time before the meeting. The agenda is available to download from the Downloads and Photos page to print out and bring with you.

Don’t forget donations are being collected for the Christian Help Center. Please set them in the Carl Manner Room near the front door.

Before the meeting begins be sure to see these folks:

Visiting guild – Diablo Valley Quilters will be selling tickets for their Opp Quilt BOM / Row Program – See Linda A. for the next instructions Monthly Fundraiser Baskets – Virginia is back with some goodies2022 Opportunity Quilt – See Kris to turn in your tickets/sales $

After the meeting, Jeanne B. will demonstrate a pattern for fundraising items.

There will be Open Sew afterward so bring your machine or lay out a project on the long tables. Will close the FDC at 2pm.

See you soon!

~*~*~*~PLEASE NOTE: We are continuing our requirements (as voted by the VPQG Executive Board) for attendees to our meetings, classes, and events to be vaccinated for Covid-19. Anyone inside the building for our rental periods must have proof they are fully vaccinated, and post-14 days from their last injection. As voted on by the Executive Board 10/7/22, while we encourage masking at all times when meeting in person, we will allow for participants to remain unmasked where we remain 6-ft apart during classes and workshops. Out of an abundance of caution we will remain masked during General meetings, as we are in closer proximity than a 6-ft distance. We will remain masked for meetings unless actively eating or drinking while adequately spaced. This is a mask over the nose and mouth, and not a face shield.

As this is part of the operation of the Guild, this discussion and vote occurs at the Executive Board Meeting and the topic will not be part of the General meeting. Until the requirement is rescinded, not masking properly is considered a disruption and you may be asked to leave.

If you have not already been to one of our meetings or events (since 9/2021) at the FDC please send a copy of your CDC vaccination record for COVID-19 or have it ready in hand or on your phone before you enter the building.

Zoom Chat
2022-10-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
We haven’t zoomed in a while, so if you are interested, please join the Zoom room this Saturday, October 22 at 10am. If you want to catch up with your quilting friends outside of a meeting or a class, this is the time and place to do it. See you there!

Contact Kris C. if you did not receive a Zoom link in your email.

Overnighter ($15) / October 2022 Third Saturday
2022-10-14 17:00 - 2022-10-15 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
In October we will have an Overnighter at the Florence Douglas Center, starting on 6 pm Friday, October 14th. This will also cost $15 and will include a one-hour mystery project.

[Non-VP Event] Pacific International Quilt Festival
2022-10-13 10:00 - 2022-10-16 16:00 | Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, California, 95054, United States
This is not a Vallejo Piecemakers event, but included here for interested Vallejo Piecemakers members…

Please see Mancuso’s website for more info: www.quiltfest.com/upcoming-shows-and-events/pacific-international-quilt-festival/Thursday, October 13 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Friday, October 14 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday, October 15 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday, October 16 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

[Non-VP Event] PIQF Bus Trip Offered By Florence Douglas Center
2022-10-13 08:30 - 17:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
This is not a Vallejo Piecemakers event, but included here for interested Vallejo Piecemakers members…

Please contact the FDC’s Travel Desk directly for tickets at 707-643-1044.

The Florence Douglas Center will be hiring a bus to go to the October 2022Pacific International Quilt Festival.

Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022Departure: 8:30 AM from FDC (morning snack included on bus)Arrival at PIQF in Santa Clara at approximately 10:00 AM

You will need to purchase your own entrance ticket from PIQF beforehand online, or at the site.

Departure from PIQF: 3:30 PMReturn to FDC at approximately 5:00 PM

October 2022 General Membership Meeting
2022-10-01 10:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States

Trudy's "Chandelier Quilt" Class ($15)
2022-09-17 09:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States

September 2022 General Membership Meeting
2022-09-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
The doors to the FDC will be open at 9am, so please come early to get your social time in before the meeting begins at 10:00am. The agenda is in the “Downloads and Photos” page to print out and bring with you.

Before the meeting, see the following people as you settle in:

Visiting guild – Antelope Guild (from the greater Sacramento area) will be selling tickets for their Opp Quilt Fat Quarter Exchange / Jan Kuhl (sub for Evelyn)- Fall colors requestedBOM / Row Program – See Linda A. for the next instruction handout (Instructions available in the “Downloads and Photos” page)Monthly fundraiser baskets / Virginia & Diana – Bring your dollars & buy a chance!We will also have a mini fabric sale – see Jerrie at the sale table

Don’t forget your Show & Tell items to share. After the meeting, Jeanne Bartlett will demonstrate one of her bag/pouch patterns.

There will be Open Sew afterward so bring your machine or lay out a project on the long tables.

See you soon!

PLEASE NOTE: We are continuing our requirements (as previously voted by the VPQG Executive Board) for attendees to our meetings, classes, and events to be vaccinated for Covid-19. Anyone inside the building for our rental periods must have proof they are fully vaccinated, and post-14 days from their last injection.We will remain masked for meetings unless actively eating or drinking. This is a mask over the nose and mouth, and not a face shield. If you have not already been to one of our meetings or events (since 9/2021) at the FDC please send a copy of your CDC vaccination record for COVID-19 or have it ready in hand or on your phone before you enter the building.

"Cathedral Star" Class with Kris
2022-08-20 09:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
Pricing and details to come…

Vallejo Piecemakers 35th Anniversary / August 2022 General Membership Meeting
2022-08-06 10:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
Current and past Vallejo Piecemakers are all invited for our 35th Anniversary celebration. More details to come…

"Hawaiian Beach Bunco" Fundraiser
2022-07-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
Admission is $20/person if purchased in advance. $25/person on the day of the game. Limited to 100 players.Door prizes and vendors.Wear something tropical to get an extra raffle ticket.More information to come.

Bunco Setup
2022-07-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
Wendy will have more information coming soon – volunteers are needed!

[Non-VP Event] NCQC Meet the Teachers
2022-07-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Pleasant Hill Community Center – Pavilion, 320 Civic Drive, Pleasant Hill, California, 94523, United States
This is not a Vallejo Piecemakers event, but included here for interested Vallejo Piecemakers members… Please see NCQC’s website for info:ncqc.net/meet-the-teachers

July 2022 General Membership Meeting
2022-07-02 10:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
Hello Piecemakers!

The doors to the FDC will be open at 9am, so please come early to get your social time in before the meeting begins at 10:00am. The agenda is attached to print out and bring with you.

Before the meeting, see the following people as you settle in:

Visiting guild – Valley Quilt Guild (Marysville/Yuba City) will be selling tickets for their Opp Quilt Fat Quarter Exchange / Evelyn M – Bright colors requestedBOM Blocks / Linda & Mary – Christmas RibbonsMonthly fundraiser baskets / Virginia – bring your dollars & buy a chance!

Don’t forget your Show & Tell items to share.

After the meeting, Wendy and her crew of Bunco basket magicians will be putting them together and wrapping them up. Contact Wendy if you have items to add to the baskets. With all this activity happening, do feel free to bring your machine in for open sew time.

See you soon!

Linda Wagner's "Ruler/Mat Multi-Pocketed Tote Bag" Class
2022-06-18 09:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
Did you ever think you would be able to have that one bag pattern that can carry all those supplies you need for a class? (Except the sewing machine, of course…) You need cutting mats, rotary cutters, square rulers, fussy cutting rulers, loooooong rulers… so much stuff that you end up looking like a pack mule just to get in the door!
We hope to alleviate that with the help of Linda Wagner, who will be teaching her bag class to us on Saturday 6/18/22. This bag can tote rulers that are 24-in! There are outside pockets, inside pockets, and enough room inside for so many items we can’t catalog them here. You know what though… here is what Linda carries in hers, and this is JUST in the POCKETS:
6-1/2 x 24-1/2 ruler
6 x 18 ruler
6-1/2 x 12 ruler
3-1/2 x 12-1/2 ruler
3-1/2 x 18 rule
Strip-off ruler
Blades ruler
Bonnie Hunter Essential Triangle tool
Easy Companion Angle
Point trimmer
Scrapmaster
Corner cutter
Rotary cutter
Tube Ruler
6-1/2 square
4-1/2 square
Etc., etc., etc., plus you can carry your rotary cutting mats
Fee: $40 for VPQG members
As this is an outside teacher we have a minimum requirement for 15 students to make the class “a go.” Sign up before June, as there will be a bit of homework before the class, and Linda will be at the June General meeting tell us all about it. Tell your friends, it will only be an additional $5 for non-members.
***Please note***
Pattern is a separate $10 fee and payable directly to Linda in June.
Members can also add this event to their Facebook calendar.

2022 Solano County Fair
2022-06-16 - 2022-06-19 | Solano County Fairgrounds, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo, 94589, United States

Vallejo Piecemaker Booth Setup at the Solano County Fair
2022-06-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Solano County Fairgrounds, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo, 94589, United States
Help set up the Vallejo Piecemakers booth at the Solano County Fair.See Linda A for more detail.

June 2022 General Membership Meeting
2022-06-04 10:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
Linda Wagner will join our meeting to tell us about her upcoming “Ruler/Mat Multi-Pocketed Tote Bag” class. Sign up before June, as there will be a bit of homework before the class.
Bunco Basket workshop after the meeting. Help Wendy and the Bunco crew set up baskets for Bunco.
More details to come…

Saturday Zoom Chat
2022-05-28 08:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
Kris will open a Zoom room for any Vallejo Piecemaker member interested in having a chat. There is a new Zoom link (do not use the old link). Please check the Vallejo Piecemakers Facebook Group, your email, or contact Kris for the private Zoom link.

"Exploding Heart" Quilt Class (Part 2)
2022-05-21 09:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
If you have been on Pinterest or FB in in the past year it is likely you have seen this pattern by Laura Piland of “Slice of Pi Designs.” She is seeing great success – partnered now with FreeSpirit Fabrics for kits with Kaffe Fassett Collective, and also with Missouri Star, who did a tutorial recently. This will be our class for May 2022. This will be a multiple session class. Both sessions are necessary for the class, plus a bit of “homework” beforehand so we can all progress together.
Sessions will be:
May 7th from 12-3pm (AFTER the General meeting)
May 21st from 9am to 3pm
Fee is $15 for members and includes pattern.
BONUS!!!! The pattern size has been adapted for this class and I will be showing it in two sizes: the usual 72×72 or a smaller 45×45. (Jenny Doan can’t give you that…)
Members can also add this event to their Facebook calendar.

May 2022 Executive Board Meeting
2022-05-11 07:00 - 19:30 | California
Executive Board Meeting for Board Members via Zoom to discuss various guild topics. Open to guild members to listen in. Please email RSVP to Kris for the Zoom link if you would like to attend.

"Exploding Heart" Quilt Class (Part 1) (after the May 2022 General Meeting)
2022-05-07 12:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
If you have been on Pinterest or FB in in the past year it is likely you have seen this pattern by Laura Piland of “Slice of Pi Designs.” She is seeing great success – partnered now with FreeSpirit Fabrics for kits with Kaffe Fassett Collective, and also with Missouri Star, who did a tutorial recently. This will be our class for May 2022. This will be a multiple session class. Both sessions are necessary for the class, plus a bit of “homework” beforehand so we can all progress together.
Sessions will be:
May 7th from 12-3pm (AFTER the General meeting)
May 21st from 9am to 3pm
Fee is $15 for members and includes pattern.
BONUS!!!! The pattern size has been adapted for this class and I will be showing it in two sizes: the usual 72×72 or a smaller 45×45. (Jenny Doan can’t give you that…)

May 2022 General Meeting
2022-05-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Florence Douglas Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA, 94590, United States
The doors to the FDC will be open at 9am, so please come early to get your social time in before the meeting begins at 10:00am.

There will be a mini fabric sale, so come early to get something for your stash.

Before the meeting, see the following people as you settle in:

Visiting guild – Moonlight Quilters of Sonoma will be selling tickets for their Opp Quilt Fat Quarter Exchange / Evelyn – prints requestedBOM Blocks / Mary – Sunshine Stars to turn in Opp Quilt ’22 Tickets / Kris – pick up your tickets before or after the meeting2022 Member Directory booklet / Marci

Don’t forget your Show & Tell items to share. Please find the agenda (in the Downloads page) to print out and bring with you.

Those registered for the Exploding Heart Class, bring your gear so we can get started on part 1 of the class after the meeting and rearranging the room.

We will not be having a guild-wide lunch, but something will be provided to the class participants during the room changeover at noon.
