The Northwest Suburban Quilters Guild is primarily made up of individuals from the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago who share a passion and appreciation for the art of quilting. In recent years, since the pandemic, our membership has expanded to include people from across the United States, Canada and around the Globe!

Our Guild’s mission is to foster the art of quilting and to encourage a high standard of design and technique in all of quilting’s various forms. We do this through our meeting programs, educational workshops, our various communication avenues (newsletters, websites, social media) and special events such as our Winter Picnic, Retreats and our Biannual Quilt Show!

Consider joining us for one of our local or on-line meetings! Our Guild meets monthly on the third Thursday of each month (except December) either in person or on Zoom. All meetings begin at 7PM. In person meetings are held at : Rolling Meadows Community Center (3705 Pheasant Drive, Rolling Meadows, Illinois) with doors open at 6:30pm and Zoom meetings are opened up at 6:45pm. In June 2023 we are having a special event for our meeting and it will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Schaumburg, please note our alternative days for that event. All times are Central Standard Time (CST).

Members are Free and Guests are $10 when we have a speaker, $5.00 for meetings without a speaker. Guests may attend 2 meetings per Membership Year.

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or Attend as a Guest!

Monthly Meeting Locations:

Rolling Meadows Community Center

Hilton Garden Inn Schaumburg (June 2023)

What’s Happening in our Guild!

The NSQG Calendar of Events At-a-Glance

Date	Program Speaker/Event	Workshops
Friday June 9, 2023 Saturday June 10, 2023	All Events take place at Hilton Garden Inn Schaumburg Special Event with Laura Heine Please Note Alternative Day and Time! Saturday June 10th, 6:30pm Trunk Show The Trunk Show is open to all NSQG members, guests are $10.00 at the door.	In Person workshops 9:30am-4:30pm Full Day – Teeny Tinies Collage Supply List 9:30am-4:30pm Full Day – Larger Collage Supply List for ‘Cactus Queen’ Supply List for ‘Prickly Pear’
July 20, 2023	Annual Program Reveal 2023 …below you’ll find a sneak peak of Programs, Speakers and Events we are currently planning for the 2023-2024 year.	No Workshops
Thursday August 17th, 2023	In Person – Cheryl See *Quilter Curiosities*	In Person Workshops Friday August 18th, 2023 9:30am-12:30pm (3 Hours) Half Day – *Mirror Image Fusible Applique* 1:30pm – 4:30pm (3 Hours) Half Day – *Rococo Selvages, Embroidery and Embellishment*
Thursday September 21, 2023	In Person – Carol Wilhoit *Infinite Opportunity: Quilts Hidden in Your Stash*	In Person Workshop Saturday September 23rd, 2023 9:30am-4:00pm – (6 Hours) Full Day with 30 Minute Lunch Break *How Far Can a Jelly Roll?*
October 19, 2023	In Person – Lynn Schmitt	In Person Workshop
November 16, 2023	On Zoom – Krista Moser *Diamonds are a Quilters Best Friend*	On Zoom Workshop Saturday November 18th, 2023 Time TBA – *Entangled Sky*
December	No meetings this month, enjoy your holidays!
January 18, 2024	On Zoom –	On Zoom Workshop Saturday January 20th, 2023 9:00am – 3:00pm –
February 15, 2024	On Zoom – Tina Curran *My Design Process*	On Zoom Workshop Saturday February 17, 2024 9:00am – 3:00pm *California Poppies*
March 21, 2024	In Person – Connie Martin Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes To Freedom on the Underground Railroad	No workshops this month
April 18, 2024	In Person	No workshops this month
May 16, 2024	In Person – Theresa Benson *Quilting in the Digital Age: When Technology Meets Tradition*	In Person Workshops Friday May 17th, 2024 9:30am – 4:00pm (6 Hours) Full Day with 30 minute Lunch Break *Playing With Color* Saturday May 18th, 2024 9:30am – 4:00pm (6 Hours) Full Day with 30 minute Lunch Break *Painting With Fabric*
June 20, 2024	TBA	TBA

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The NSQG is a not-for-profit organization, prices for workshops reflect average instructor fees in addition to any guild administration costs associated with producing our educational offerings. Prices are subject to change each year. Workshops are filled first come first served, are open to NSQG members first and if not filled are open to the public.

Other News and Happenings!

Reminder to Vote for our Slate of Officers for 2023-2024
This week is a big week for our guild. Prior to our Quilt Show which opens one week from today we’d like to remind our members that we will be conducting our voting via the website. Please visit our Election 2023-24 page on our website and complete the ballot
Join us Thursday April 20th (In Person) for Phyllis Fay and Voting on our Guild Challenge Quilts!
Join us this Thursday April 20th, 2023 for our monthly meeting as we welcome Phyllis Fay from Stitchin’ in the Ditch to NSQG! Phyllis will present her lecture and trunk show: ‘Motivate me to use my Stash’. This lecture will get us thinking about how to organize and evaluate
Nominating Committee submits Slate of Officers for 2023-2024
In accordance with the NSQG by-laws our Nominating Committee formally announces the following slate of candidates for the 2023-2024 elected Officer positions: President – Debbie Yates1st VP Programs – open2nd VP Membership – Theresa BensonContracts – Cathy SteinerCorresponding Secretary/Newsletter – Susan LeverenzRecording Secretary – Pam JacksonTreasurer – Mary Siefke
Guest Speaker, Quilt Show Entries, Visiting Quilts! – Join us Thursday March 16th (In Person) for Dana Jones and her talk on The International Honor Quilt: Women Remembering Women.
Our first LIVE meeting of 2023 will have a lot going on! Join us on Thursday March 16th, 2023 for our monthly meeting as we welcome Dana Jones to NSQG! Dana will bring her lecture – The International Honor Quilt-Women Honoring Women for us to enjoy. From the University
“Faces of Hope” – 2023 QS Challenge Coming Soon!
Video Links Below to the entire Alex Anderson Face Classes Video 1: Celebrating Quilter Freddy Moran Video 2: Faces Introduction Video 3: The Background Video 4: Customize Your Face Video 7: Video 5: Sewing it All Down Video 6: Quilting It
Join us on Zoom Thursday January 19th for Julia Graves!
Join us Thursday January 19th, 2023 as we welcome Julia Graves to NSQG! Julia is a Quilter, Longarmer, Teacher and Artist from Leesburg, Virginia and will be bringing to us, over the Zoom platform, her lecture and trunk show “Community and Faith in Fiber.”
Join us on Zoom Thursday November 17th for Quilt 2 End ALZ
Ashli is the founder of Quilt 2 End ALZ, Inc., which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization connecting quilters with the fight to end Alzheimer’s. Ashli will present a lecture and trunk show about Alzheimer’s disease, what we can do about it, and how Q2EA is using quilting as a platform to encourage, educate and support our quilting community as advocates to end Alzheimer’s.
Join us Thursday October 20th for Emily Parson Lecture and Trunk Show
On Thursday October 20th, 2022 we welcome Emily Parson to NSQG! Emily is an award-winning quilt maker from Saint Charles, Illinois. Her quilts have been shown in exhibits and galleries around the world, including Quilt National ’97 and ’99 at the Dairy Barn Arts Center, “Edge to Edge: Selections
Enjoying the Journey with Giucy Giuce
The NSQG welcomed Giuseppe Ribaudo this past Thursday through Saturday for a lecture and two workshops. During Giuseppe’s trunk show and lecture we were brought along on his journey from a budding stage actor to creating quilts. Posting his creations to Instagram and developing patterns turned out to be
Let’s Meet Giucy Giuce!
Let’s meet our September speaker, Giuseppe Ribaudo. Giucy Guice (aka Giuseppe Ribaudo) grew up in his seamstress grandmother’s home in Long Island, NY. He spent a lot of time watching her precision construction of garments for his entire family while his parents worked at their restaurant. His quilting journey