Small Groups
We have a variety of small groups that meet during the year. Consider joining one or more of these small groups or get a new group started.
Hexies and More (English Paper Piecing Group) - Hexies and More, our small group for
English Paper Piecing, is continuing on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. We meet in the
Array Room, off the lobby of the Great River Regional Library, 1300 W St Germain St, St Cloud. We'll be there from 6:15 pm-8:45 pm. We welcome anyone, so if you don't know EPP but would like to see some of it, come visit us and we'll show you what we're working on. If you are interested in this group but have conflicts with 2nd Wednesdays, please email Laura ([email protected]) to discuss date options.
3 M: Monday Magnificent Makers - Monday’s Magnificent Makers (or 3M for short) is a small-group day of fun! This group usually meets on the 3rd Monday of the month, from 1-8 pm at the First United Methodist Church (1107 Pinecone Road S.) in Sartell. There are no hard or fast rules for what we work on: sometimes it’s a special service project (kid’s bags for Africa, re-usable cloth grocery bags, turbans for Coborn’s Healing Center). Other times people sew, cut fabric, or hand bind quilts. Some folks just come to talk and enjoy each other’s company.
We share a pot luck supper and lots of chatting and laughing! Please join us if you can. Questions? Contact Julie Zupfer Anderson ([email protected]) or Barb Rosene ([email protected]).
The Undercolor Club - The group meets the last Wednesday of the month at 1:00 pm at
Perkins Restaurant, 2291 Connecticut (CR 120 & Connecticut). (Note new meeting location and time)
The Undercolor Club is participating in PBJ's Block of the Month. PBJ (Patterns by Jen) will send out a photo of something in nature each month along with color suggestions. She'll also include blocks and instructions to make a small quilt. For example, the January pattern includes four blocks and the finished quilt could be a wall hanging 30" X 36". The colors from the inspiration photo (a snowy dawn sky) are pale yellow, pale blue, lavender, peach, light pink, light blue, and a dark purple/black. She also includes a block layout and line drawings of the four blocks, so if you wish to color in the blocks or use totally different colors you can. You can choose to make the quilt or make fewer blocks and make a runner or whatever you desire.
Contact Marlyn Anderson at ([email protected]) if you are interested in joining us.
Woolfully Woven (Wool Applique) - The group meets at Gruber’s Quilt Shop, the first Monday of the month at 1:00 pm. Currently members are working on their own projects, enjoying being together, and hand stitching with wool. Contact Pam Rickbeil ([email protected]) if interested.
Holey Hoops (Machine Embroiderers) - The group meets the third Thursday of the month at 5:30 pm, in the seating area for Caribou Coffee in the Waite Park Cash Wise. We meet for 1½ hours to share what we have been working on, exchange ideas on designs, and answer questions. We all have different machines with different capabilities. We can help with stitching out designs, stabilizer, and thread questions. Whether you are a beginner or have been embroidering for many years, please come and join us. We will learn from each other and share our experiences. We plan to have some meetings where we can meet to stitch out a design to learn a new technique. To be added to the email reminder list, contact Marjorie LaTour([email protected]).
Featherweight Group - The Featherweight Group is for sewers who own Featherweight sewing machines. The group meets on the second Thursday of the month, from 9:30 am-3:00 pm at Messiah Lutheran Church, 320 4th Ave. N., Sartell. Cost is $3 for use of the facility. Contact Julie Johnson ([email protected]) to be added to the email list for meeting notices.
Whirled Leaders and Rulers (The Longarm Group) - This group usually meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 pm at members' homes. If you own a longarm or a midarm machine, or are thinking of purchasing one, you are welcome to join this group. We share ideas, designs, successes, problems, and dessert. Please contact Kathy Bragelman-Larson ([email protected]) if interested.
The Scrappy Stashbusters - We have one rule! All fabric must come from your stash, except for background and backing. Emphasis is making your stash smaller! We have no meeting time or day, or place. Anyone in the Guild can join and sew when and where you choose! When you have your quilt finished you have made your stash smaller, and you can keep your quilt or donate it to the Guild, and it will go to a well-deserving person. Take a picture of your quilt, write a little something about it, give it to me, and we can make a photo album of them. Happy sewing! Contact Diann Kremer ([email protected]).
We have a variety of small groups that meet during the year. Consider joining one or more of these small groups or get a new group started.
Hexies and More (English Paper Piecing Group) - Hexies and More, our small group for
English Paper Piecing, is continuing on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. We meet in the
Array Room, off the lobby of the Great River Regional Library, 1300 W St Germain St, St Cloud. We'll be there from 6:15 pm-8:45 pm. We welcome anyone, so if you don't know EPP but would like to see some of it, come visit us and we'll show you what we're working on. If you are interested in this group but have conflicts with 2nd Wednesdays, please email Laura ([email protected]) to discuss date options.
3 M: Monday Magnificent Makers - Monday’s Magnificent Makers (or 3M for short) is a small-group day of fun! This group usually meets on the 3rd Monday of the month, from 1-8 pm at the First United Methodist Church (1107 Pinecone Road S.) in Sartell. There are no hard or fast rules for what we work on: sometimes it’s a special service project (kid’s bags for Africa, re-usable cloth grocery bags, turbans for Coborn’s Healing Center). Other times people sew, cut fabric, or hand bind quilts. Some folks just come to talk and enjoy each other’s company.
We share a pot luck supper and lots of chatting and laughing! Please join us if you can. Questions? Contact Julie Zupfer Anderson ([email protected]) or Barb Rosene ([email protected]).
The Undercolor Club - The group meets the last Wednesday of the month at 1:00 pm at
Perkins Restaurant, 2291 Connecticut (CR 120 & Connecticut). (Note new meeting location and time)
The Undercolor Club is participating in PBJ's Block of the Month. PBJ (Patterns by Jen) will send out a photo of something in nature each month along with color suggestions. She'll also include blocks and instructions to make a small quilt. For example, the January pattern includes four blocks and the finished quilt could be a wall hanging 30" X 36". The colors from the inspiration photo (a snowy dawn sky) are pale yellow, pale blue, lavender, peach, light pink, light blue, and a dark purple/black. She also includes a block layout and line drawings of the four blocks, so if you wish to color in the blocks or use totally different colors you can. You can choose to make the quilt or make fewer blocks and make a runner or whatever you desire.
Contact Marlyn Anderson at ([email protected]) if you are interested in joining us.
Woolfully Woven (Wool Applique) - The group meets at Gruber’s Quilt Shop, the first Monday of the month at 1:00 pm. Currently members are working on their own projects, enjoying being together, and hand stitching with wool. Contact Pam Rickbeil ([email protected]) if interested.
Holey Hoops (Machine Embroiderers) - The group meets the third Thursday of the month at 5:30 pm, in the seating area for Caribou Coffee in the Waite Park Cash Wise. We meet for 1½ hours to share what we have been working on, exchange ideas on designs, and answer questions. We all have different machines with different capabilities. We can help with stitching out designs, stabilizer, and thread questions. Whether you are a beginner or have been embroidering for many years, please come and join us. We will learn from each other and share our experiences. We plan to have some meetings where we can meet to stitch out a design to learn a new technique. To be added to the email reminder list, contact Marjorie LaTour([email protected]).
Featherweight Group - The Featherweight Group is for sewers who own Featherweight sewing machines. The group meets on the second Thursday of the month, from 9:30 am-3:00 pm at Messiah Lutheran Church, 320 4th Ave. N., Sartell. Cost is $3 for use of the facility. Contact Julie Johnson ([email protected]) to be added to the email list for meeting notices.
Whirled Leaders and Rulers (The Longarm Group) - This group usually meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 pm at members' homes. If you own a longarm or a midarm machine, or are thinking of purchasing one, you are welcome to join this group. We share ideas, designs, successes, problems, and dessert. Please contact Kathy Bragelman-Larson ([email protected]) if interested.
The Scrappy Stashbusters - We have one rule! All fabric must come from your stash, except for background and backing. Emphasis is making your stash smaller! We have no meeting time or day, or place. Anyone in the Guild can join and sew when and where you choose! When you have your quilt finished you have made your stash smaller, and you can keep your quilt or donate it to the Guild, and it will go to a well-deserving person. Take a picture of your quilt, write a little something about it, give it to me, and we can make a photo album of them. Happy sewing! Contact Diann Kremer ([email protected]).