"Our love of quilts is what brings us together."
North Idaho Quilters
Welcome to North Idaho Quilters!
NIQ General Meetings are now on the 4th Tuesday of odd months. Please mark your calendars for 2023-24 so you don't miss a meeting!
Our meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. - feel free to arrive early to visit, check out library books, etc.
The Calum Shrine Event Center
1250 W. Lancaster Rd.
Hayden, Idaho
The Shrine Club is a large building with a blue metal roof on the south side of W. Lancaster, approx. 3/4 miles west of Highway 95. The Lancaster Rd. intersection is 2 miles north of Hayden Ave. and 2 miles south of the Highway 53 and N. Government Way junction of Highway 95.
March Program
March 26, 27 2024
Thelma Moyer
We are so lucky to have Thelma return to our guild to share her
expertise on Landscape quilting and combining colors to really make
them pop. She will be sharing many examples of her work in her
trunk show and will explain how to make it all come together in a
cohesive masterpiece. If you have ever wanted to learn how to make
a landscape quilt, but did not know where to start, this is Step #1.
It will be a great time to explore her creative techniques.
Thelma is a talented artist as well as a wonderful quilter and teacher.
She has received numerous awards at international shows and has
been invited to be Artist in Residence for a prestigious
Empty Spools Seminar.
Workshop
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
LANDSCAPE 101
In any art adventure, the artist needs to understand their medium. As quilters that medium is fabric, so it is important to learn how to use it.
Our informal class will continue to expand on the information in the truck show/presentation with attention to landscape construction. We will play with strips of fabric to learn to SEE the colors and how they create depth, season, feelings to capture the beauty of the land.
We will use that knowledge to build one or more small landscapes, depending on time. The emphasis will be on learning and not on creating a masterpiece. I would rather you leave with the tools and knowledge to be able to create your own. No matter the medium, your eye is your most important tool and needs some training.
One day is a very short time to try to cover this large topic but is a start and will change the way to look at the land and your fabric.
~Thelma Moyer
Quilt Retreat at the Hayden Eagles
May 13-16, 2024
Monday - Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 3pm
Click HERE to Register
Activity Day
Saturday April 13, 2024 is Activity Day from 9:30 - 3:00 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Post Falls.
Please bring your project and supplies, lunch & water. The Keurig machine will be there with pods for coffee, tea & hot chocolate.
Thank You for your participation, hope to see you at Activity Day!
At Activity Day throughout 2024 we will be doing Block Lotto. Each month there will
be a different block presented at Activity Day. If you choose to participate,
make 1 (or more) blocks and bring them to the next Activity Day.
At that time you will get your name put into a drawing (one for each block returned)
for that month’s blocks … winner take all.
April’s block is called Donut Hole. If you have questions,
do not hesitate to reach out to Laura Miller
(call/text 509-710-2953 or email scrappyquiltsrme@gmail.com).
If you have any leftover blocks or bummer blocks as we go along throughout the year,
keep those in a safe place as they will come in handy later. Stay tuned for more information regarding that.
Now is the PERFECT time to join the guild!
Our membership year is September 1 through August 31.
Please see the information under the "JOIN" tab where you will find a link to the membership form, OR, just come to a meeting and fill out a form there.