Saturday, September 6

Social at 9:30 Meeting at 10am
Palmetto Electric Cooperative

In September, join us for a Zoom presentation by Leila Gardunia, a pattern designer from Missouri, who thinks there is nothing better than drafting quilts and playing with fabric. Her presentation will be a mash-up of two lectures; Got Scraps? and Traditional Blocks, Modern Quilts. She will help us have fun, be creative and find joy while creating our own beautiful quilts. She is obsessed with using scraps and many of her patterns are foundation paper-pieced scrap busters. So, get ready to clean out those scrap bins.

The survey of our membership in the spring indicated an interest in using up scraps and modern quilts so this is sure to be of interest to many of us. 

Learn more about Leila Gardunia at:   https://www.leilagardunia.com/

Program: Ben and Kathleen Hollingsworth Trunk Show

Join us for the artist couple Ben and Kathleen Hollingsworth who will delight us with their amazing quilty treasures in a trunk show called “Every Quilt Tells a Story”. You are not going to want to miss their fascinating quilts. We will even get to see a two sided quilt.

Social at 9:30
Meeting at 10am
Palmetto Electric Cooperative

 Workshop: InkTense® Pencil with Ben Hollingsworth

In this workshop Ben a prolific Quilter and retired art teacher, will lead us in a workshop using InkTense® pencils teaching us how to make special labels for special quilts. Learn how to add a unique touch to document your quilts.

InkTense® Pencils will be provided to use at the workshop. Space is limited to 15 participants so register early! Cost $30.00

Saturday, October 4 following the guild meeting
Workshop starts at 1pm
Palmetto Electric Cooperative

Tuesday, October 21 Field Trip Indigo Exploration Program

First Ever Field Trip to the Coastal Discovery Museum for the Indigo Exploration Program 

We will travel by sightseeing bus from the Hardeville Walmart parking lot to the Coastal Discovery Museum where we will journey to the past and "meet" Eliza Lucas Pinckney. In 1739, when Eliza was just 17 years old, her experiments with indigo resulted in a very profitable industry for the colony of South Carolina. Hear her unique story, learn how indigo dye was made and make your own indigo fat quarters. After the program we will have a bit of time to explore the museum or the Honey Horn Farmer's Market before we get back on the bus and head to Skull Creek Dockside for lunch after which we return to the Hardeville parking lot.

We will meet at approximately 9:00 am and return by 3:00 pm. 
Lunch will be on your own.
The cost is $50 and it includes transportation, program fee and 4 fat quarters to dye.

Limited to 25 participants so sign up early!

You will be required to complete a release of liability form.

Saturday, November 1 - Cathy Morin Trunk Show

Cathy Morin, a Jody Barrows certified teacher, will be presenting a Trunk Show and leading a workshop teaching us patchwork basics including; square in a square, half square triangles and flying geese. You will have a chance to try this method using supplied rulers to make a fall themed pillow. If you like the method, you will have the opportunity to order one of the rulers.

Social at 9:30 am
Meeting at 10:00 am
Palmetto Electric Cooperative

Saturday, November 1 - Cathy Morin – Square in a Square Workshop

Enjoy a 1/2 day of learning a hands-on, streamlined technique for half square triangles,  flying geese and square in a square blocks.  Kits of blacks and white fabrics will be used to create a block suitable for a tote, pillow, etc.  Cathy will share tips for pillow backs as well.  Workshop is just in time to make quick patchwork gifts. Kits provided in workshop fee.

You will have a chance to try this method using supplied rulers. If you like the method, you will have the opportunity to order one of the rulers.

Saturday, November 1 following the guild meeting
Workshop starts at 1:00pm
Palmetto Electric Cooperative

Thursday, November 6 - Christmas Stocking Sewing Day for Veterans

Join us at the Bluffton Library for Christmas Stocking sewing for our veterans. Drop in and stay for a while or stay the whole day. If you can bring your sewing machine that is wonderful. If not, no problem – we’ll have a job for you! Bring some fabric and some embellishments to share if you can.

If you can’t attend on this day, we will begin distributing patterns at our September meeting so you can make 1 (or more) stockings at home.

We will vote for our favorite stockings at the December Meeting and tally the results to see which member was the most prolific stocking stitcher!

How many stockings do you think we can complete as a guild?

Thursday, November 6, 2025
Meeting at 10am until 4pm
Bluffton Public Library

Saturday, December 6 - Annual Holiday Party

Join us for our annual Holiday Party including the Basket Raffle, Pot Luck and more.

Social at 9:30am
Meeting at 10:00 am
Palmetto Electric Cooperative

Saturday, January 3 - Lilio Bowman Zoom Presentation

Lilo Bowman, who resides in Fort Worth Texas, is the author of Love Your Creative Space, a lecturer, and the Editor-in-Chief of TheQuiltShow.com since 2007. She also currently serves as the President of SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates). She frequently speaks and consults on organization strategies for both hobbyist and professional creative makers.

Growing up in Germany, Lilo later lived on four different continents as a military spouse, enriched her experiences. Her diverse careers in floral design, translation, USO tour guiding, and wedding/conference planning exposed her to a variety of cultures and fueled her passions for travel, history, food, and textiles.

Her presentation is called ”Love Where You Create: It’s Not A One Size Fits All Solution

Learn to build a creative place that works for you, your space, your budget and where you are right now”. Lilo will be giving us two copies of her latest book to raffle off with guild members present for the meeting. www.lilobowman.com

Social at 9:30 am
Meeting at 10:00 am
Palmetto Electric Cooperative

Saturday, January 3 - Book Club Lunch and Discussion

If you enjoy books, mysteries and historical fiction and quilts you will want to sign up for a “one and done” book club. After the January Guild Meeting, we will go out to lunch (at a restaurant to be determined) for a discussion of the book “The Forgotten Seamstress” by Liz Trenow.

This book is a moving story of two women tied together by an heirloom despite the decades that separate their times in England. “The Forgotten Seamstress” quilts layers of history into one astonishing mystery.

Saturday, January 3, 2026 following the guild meeting
12:30 pm
Restaurant to be determined

Saturday, February 7 - Tara Miller of The Quilt District

Tara Miller is a quilt historian, pattern designer, teacher, and speaker who helps today’s quilters find their voice through fearless fabric play, masterful print mixing, and deep connections to the past. Her work blends bold modern design with rich historical context—modern quilts with meaning. Tara’s lectures, workshops, and retreats spark creativity and build community. She has taught throughout the U.S., as well as in England and France. Her work has been featured in Quiltmania, Quiltfolk, Simply Moderne, and more.

A former AQSG board member, she’s also co-hosted Quiltside Chats (YouTube) and worked with powerhouse quilt historians on The Six Know It-Alls. During her lecture “The Magic of Mixing Prints we will learn that mixing prints doesn’t have to feel overwhelming—in fact, it can be the most joyful part of the process. She will show us how to break out of the “matching” mindset and start combining fabrics from different designers, collections, and eras with ease. We’ll learn how to mix color, scale, and motif in a way that feels intentional, personal, and a little bit daring.  We’ll turn fabric chaos into quilt magic—together.

Visit her website at: www.quiltdistrict.com

Social at 9:30
Meeting at 10am
Palmetto Electric Cooperative

Saturday, February 7 - Tara Miller Workshop – Sovereignty Quilt

Bold, beautiful, and rooted in tradition, the Sovereignty quilt is a fresh interpretation of the antique Mohawk Trail block, blending bold shapes with gentle curves and approachable foundation paper piecing (FPP). Whether you’re learning curves or polishing your piecing, the finished block speaks for itself—bold, graceful, and deeply satisfying. There are multiple different layouts for the blocks of this quilt.

Most students finish 2-3 blocks during the workshop. Techniques: Foundation paper piecing or traditional piecing, and curved piecing.

Meeting 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Saturday, March 7 - Program - Quilt Exhibition Opening

Quilt Exhibition Opening – Join us for our own Cynthia Cassidy as she opens our second annual Quilt Exhibition at the Bluffton Public Library.

Social at 9:30 am
Meeting at 10 am
Bluffton Public Library

Friday, March 20 - Field Trip - Palmetto Guild Quilt Festival

Mark your calendars

We’re hitting the road again! After we meet in the Hardeville Walmart parking lot we will travel to The Palmetto Quilt Guild’s bi-annual Quilt Festival at the Hilton Head Beach & Tennis Resort. There we will enjoy more than 125 displayed quilts as well as boutique & vintage items for sale, silent auction, vendors and more. From there we will travel to Park Plaza on Hilton Head where we will have time to shop at Island Quilters and enjoy lunch at a restaurant of your choice located there. Some options include: Char Bar, Relish Tai Cuisine, Holy Tequila, Mellow Mushroom, or One Hot Mama’s BBQ.

Meet at Hardeville Walmart at 8:45 am
Depart at 9:00 am
Return approx. 2:30-3:00 pm

Saturday, April 4 - Ro Morrisey and Jody Wigden The Art Quilters of the Low Country Trunk Show

Today two members of The Art Quilters of the Low Country, Ro Morrisey and Jody Wigden will share of their beautiful quilts. Using fiber and thread, they create detailed portraits of the world around them. They approach their work with a unique vision and varied techniques, sharing a commitment to their craft and to presenting fiber art as fine art. When you see their pieces, you will no doubt realize that they have achieved their goal.

Social at 9:30 am
Meeting at 10:00 am
Palmetto Electric Cooperative

Saturday, April 4 - Workshop - An Introduction to Seascapes

Ro Morrissey and Jody Wigton from the Art Quilters of the Low Country will lead us in a creative art quilt workshop where we will learn to use fabric in a creative way to make our own original seascape art quilt. They will talk to us about the principles of landscape design and color and teach us fusing, embellishing and free motion techniques through several exercises to thread sketch beach grasses. The finished piece will be a 10” x 10” original art quilt mounted on a canvas. A $15.00 Kit fee will be added to MRQG Registration of $30.00 for a total of $45.00 for the class.

Saturday, April 4, 2026
Workshop starts at 1:00 pm following the guild meeting
Palmetto Electric Cooperative

Saturday, May 2 - Program - Challenge Quilt and Installation of Officers

More information to follow regarding this year’s guild Challenge Quilt Program. As always, we know they will be amazing.

Social at 9:30 am
Meeting at 10:00 am
Bluffton Public Library

Easy Does It Bag Workshop - Date and place is to be determined.

Our own Brenda Dollhopf will guide us to make the ByAnnie “Easy Does It” bag. It’s a small, zippered bag with attached handles, making it a quick and useful project. The pattern is available for free download from ByAnnie website. Through the process we will learn various basic techniques used in other Annie’s bag patterns.

Saturday, June 6 - Lil Helming - “Pixelated, Not Pixillated” Quilt Trunk Show

Today our own Lil Helming will be our presenter. Lil majored in fibre arts in college studying weaving and fabric design, and interned at what was then known as the American Craft Museum in New York City. Post college, she pursued her love of fiber primarily through knitting and taught students of all ages for nearly four decades. About twelve years ago she made her first quilts, and was smitten with the craft. As a knitwear designer, relying on the pixelated methods to design colorwork, it was a natural transition to apply that method to quilting. Lil will take us through the design process, and inspire you to create your own pixelated designs during this “hands on” program.

Social at 9:30 am
Meeting at 10:00 am
Palmetto Electric Cooperative

Saturday June 6 - Pixelated, Not Pixillated Workshop

For those staying for the workshop portion, we will then convert the designs made during the program portion into an actual project. Gridded fusible will be provided and will take the next steps to complete the designs. More information will be given to participants prior to the workshop date regarding supplies and preparation.

Saturday, Saturday June 6, 2026 following the guild meeting
Workshop starts at 1:00 pm
Palmetto Electric Cooperative