Sit and Create with Friends You Know and Friends You’ll Make

2024 Dates:

Jan 18, Feb 15, March 21. April 18, May 16, Jun 20, Jul 18, Aug 15, Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 19

10:30am – 3:30pm Third Thursdays each month! New This Year: Sessions do NOT need to be consecutive.

Join the casual and productive fiber-arts-social program on the Third Thursday of each month.

Bring your project in progress or planning and get feedback and encouragement from other fiber enthusiasts. Whether you are sewing, quilting, mending, knitting, crocheting, embroidering, tatting, weaving, all projects are welcome. Fiber Friends is an ideal opportunity to pick up tips, try new techniques, and share your love of fiber arts with others. Schedule some “me” time to get that project finished or to spend the day with like-minded makers who enjoy sharing the creative process.

During this time, Fiber Friends participants have exclusive access to WMQFA's extensive research library.

Sewing supplies, irons, large worktables, and coffee/teapots are available for your use during each session.

Monday, September 9, 2024

9:00 am-12:00 pm

Class Fee: $125 Non-member / $100 Member (with discount code)

Class Description: NO RULERS! NO MEASURING! NO PINNING! NO BATTING!

Size: 18′′ x ??′′ (You choose!) There is enough fabric in a kit to make TWO long runners that are custom length! The colors will keep overlapping... to infinity! Free yourself from rulers when you cut these free-form waves and layer them raw-edge on a foundation. This forgiving technique uses the beautiful gradations of Cherrywood to its advantage creating a simple, but effective modern quilt.

Sunday, September 8, 2024

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Class Fee: $35 non-member / $30 member

Lecture Description: Owner, Karla Overland, will bring you along on the journey from a simple idea to the current day Cherrywood Challenge that attracts quilters from all over the globe. For the past decade, Cherrywood Fabrics has provided a platform for quilters to express their originality and skills in the form of a challenge. A few simple guidelines and a select number of colors are paired with a popular theme to stimulate creativity. Because the participants must use only hand-dyed fabric from Cherrywood, the end result is cohesive and impactful.

As a special treat, local artisans will be on hand to talk about their own works that resulted from the challenge. Enjoy a dessert table and the Monarch Chrysalis exhibit hanging at WMQFA. After the lecture, feel free to stay and explore the museum’s current exhibitions.

Saturday, August 17 from 9am to 4pm

Class Fee: $175/ Non member; $150 WMQFA Members with discount code

Kit Fee: $25 not included, paid directly to teach (Cash, Zelle or check made payable to Justine Heinrichs).

Class Description:

Take a trip to the Scottish Highlands with Justine Heinrichs! The workshop is a fun exploration of painting with wool using wet felting, needle felting, merino wool and gorgeous locks! Participants will create a 11” x 14” portrait of a Highland Cow scene suitable for hanging. Students will learn: How to lay out fibers for wet felting. How to wet felt wool, silk and locks. How to use felting needles. How to use a template for design inspiration. How to blend colors by hand or using hand carders. How to use different values of color to express light and reflection.

Sit and Create with Friends You Know and Friends You’ll Make

2024 Dates:

Jan 18, Feb 15, March 21. April 18, May 16, Jun 20, Jul 18, Aug 15, Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 19

10:30am – 3:30pm Third Thursdays each month! New This Year: Sessions do NOT need to be consecutive.

Join the casual and productive fiber-arts-social program on the Third Thursday of each month.

Bring your project in progress or planning and get feedback and encouragement from other fiber enthusiasts. Whether you are sewing, quilting, mending, knitting, crocheting, embroidering, tatting, weaving, all projects are welcome. Fiber Friends is an ideal opportunity to pick up tips, try new techniques, and share your love of fiber arts with others. During this time, Fiber Friends participants have exclusive access to WMQFA's extensive research library. Schedule some “me” time to get that project finished or to spend the day with like-minded makers who enjoy sharing the creative process.

Sewing supplies, irons, large worktables, and coffee/teapots are available for your use during each session.

Sit and Create with Friends You Know and Friends You’ll Make

2024 Dates:

Jul 18, Aug 15, Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 19

10:30am – 3:30pm Third Thursdays each month! New This Year: Sessions do NOT need to be consecutive.

Join the casual and productive fiber-arts-social program on the Third Thursday of each month.

Bring your project in progress or planning and get feedback and encouragement from other fiber enthusiasts. Whether you are sewing, quilting, mending, knitting, crocheting, embroidering, tatting, weaving, all projects are welcome. Fiber Friends is an ideal opportunity to pick up tips, try new techniques, and share your love of fiber arts with others. During this time, Fiber Friends participants have exclusive access to WMQFA's extensive research library. Schedule some “me” time to get that project finished or to spend the day with like-minded makers who enjoy sharing the creative process.

Sewing supplies, irons, large worktables, and coffee/teapots are available for your use during each session.

Help us save the stories in the stitches by bringing your precious family heirlooms (or modern creations) to Documentation Day at the Branches Winery’s Quilts in the Vineyard in Westby, WI. We will record the history of the quilt, create a detailed description, take a digital image, and save this information in our archives.

We will include your quilt in an online database, the Quilt Index, where it can be accessed and studied for years to come, at no charge. Our trained volunteers can tell you when and how your antique quilt was made, and give suggestions on proper care and storage.

During the documentation event, our volunteers will help you fill out a detailed form (Quilt-Documentation). You may already have some information, and can bring this along to the documentation.

Saturday, July 6, 2024, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Price: $85 non member $75 member

Stitching the Desert Class Description:

High reaching ridges of saguaro cacti. Hot sun warming expanses of sand. Prickly pear dotted with crimson blooms. Translate images of the desert into an original work of embroidery. In this workshop, students will embroider their own desert landscapes, choosing between two offered embroidery patterns.

Class will include an overview of embroidery techniques: selecting materials, pattern making, preparing your hoop, and “painting” with thread using the satin stitch. Creativity in color selection, stitching, and following your instinct is highly encouraged with guidance from the instructor. This workshop is beginner-friendly, but all levels are welcome. Embroidery takes time and shouldn’t be rushed. Students are encouraged to take time outside of class to finish and add final details.

Kit fee: This is included in registration. Supplies included are DMC embroidery floss, thread snips, cotton fabrics, a needle and needle threader, an embroidery hoop, and original embroidery patterns.

In honor of World Refugee Day, WMQFA is working with the Bureau of Refugee Programs of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families to offer free admission on Friday, June 21, with extended hours until 6pm.

WMQFA Senior Curator Emily Schlemowitz will be providing free gallery talks throughout the day, and admission to the museum's 25 Million Stitches: One Stitch, One Refugee exhibition will be free for everyone!

Sit and Create with Friends You Know and Friends You’ll Make

2024 Dates:

Jan 18, Feb 15, March 21. April 18, May 16, Jun 20, Jul 18, Aug 15, Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 19

10:30am – 3:30pm Third Thursdays each month! New This Year: Sessions do NOT need to be consecutive.

Join the casual and productive fiber-arts-social program on the Third Thursday of each month.

Bring your project in progress or planning and get feedback and encouragement from other fiber enthusiasts. Whether you are sewing, quilting, mending, knitting, crocheting, embroidering, tatting, weaving, all projects are welcome. Fiber Friends is an ideal opportunity to pick up tips, try new techniques, and share your love of fiber arts with others. During this time, Fiber Friends participants have exclusive access to WMQFA's extensive research library. Schedule some “me” time to get that project finished or to spend the day with like-minded makers who enjoy sharing the creative process.

Sewing supplies, irons, large worktables, and coffee/teapots are available for your use during each session.

WMQFA Members!!

To thank you for being a member, we are holding a special early rummage sale shopping opportunity just for you. Join us Wednesday night, June 12, from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

You must be a current WMQFA member to attend. Only 25 members per hour will be admitted.

Be sure to stop in the exhibition before or after your shopping time. The exhibition gallery will be open from 5:00pm-8:00pm that evening.

Light refreshments will be provided. This is a free event, but advanced sign up is required.

2024 Dates:

May 25, September 30, October 10, November 20, and December 11, 2024
(10am-4pm)

Beginning Class Description:

In this class you will learn to complete a small woven mat in a color of your choice in

one lesson. You will learn to read a pattern, make a warp, thread a loom, choose a weft,

weave an article, and secure ends. At the end of the class you will take home your

work, a copy of the pattern you used and a new knowledge of the ancient art of

weaving. Use of a Table Loom, warping boards and shuttles will be provided for use in

the class.

*4-heddled table top looms, warping board, and shuttles are supplied for use during class.

(You may also bring your own 4 heddle table loom- with prior approval. Please email education@wiquiltmuseum.com to request approval.)

Sit and Create with Friends You Know and Friends You’ll Make

2024 Dates:

Jan 18, Feb 15, March 21. April 18, May 16, Jun 20, Jul 18, Aug 15, Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 1910:30am – 3:30pm Third Thursdays each month! New This Year: Sessions do NOT need to be consecutive.

Join the casual and productive fiber-arts-social program on the Third Thursday of each month.

Bring your project in progress or planning and get feedback and encouragement from other fiber enthusiasts. Whether you are sewing, quilting, mending, knitting, crocheting, embroidering, tatting, weaving, all projects are welcome. Fiber Friends is an ideal opportunity to pick up tips, try new techniques, and share your love of fiber arts with others. During this time, Fiber Friends participants have exclusive access to WMQFA's extensive research library. Schedule some “me” time to get that project finished or to spend the day with like-minded makers who enjoy sharing the creative process.

Sewing supplies, irons, large worktables, and coffee/teapots are available for your use during each session.

Sit and Create with Friends You Know and Friends You’ll Make

2024 Dates:

Jan 18, Feb 15, March 21. April 18, May 16, Jun 20, Jul 18, Aug 15, Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 19

10:30am – 3:30pm Third Thursdays each month! New This Year: Sessions do NOT need to be consecutive.

Join the casual and productive fiber-arts-social program on the Third Thursday of each month.

Bring your project in progress or planning and get feedback and encouragement from other fiber enthusiasts. Whether you are sewing, quilting, mending, knitting, crocheting, embroidering, tatting, weaving, all projects are welcome. Fiber Friends is an ideal opportunity to pick up tips, try new techniques, and share your love of fiber arts with others. During this time, Fiber Friends participants have exclusive access to WMQFA's extensive research library. Schedule some “me” time to get that project finished or to spend the day with like-minded makers who enjoy sharing the creative process.

Sewing supplies, irons, large worktables, and coffee/teapots are available for your use during each session.

Class Fee: $60/ WMQFA Members; $65/Non Members

Class Description: Wisconsin’s classic drink, the Brandy Old Fashioned, can now be enjoyed as a sweet treat!  In this hands-on class you will create two goodies inspired by this drink. Brandy Old Fashioned caramels are a soft, chewy caramel laced with brandy, orange and dried cherries.  Brandy Old Fashioned caramel sauce is a sassy, smooth sauce that can be enjoyed over ice cream or pound cake!  Add a maraschino cherry on top to make this the perfect dessert after a fish fry.

2024 Dates:

April 10, May 25, September 30, October 10, November 20, and December 11, 2024
(10am-4pm)

Beginning Class Description:

In this class you will learn to complete a small woven mat in a color of your choice in

one lesson. You will learn to read a pattern, make a warp, thread a loom, choose a weft,

weave an article, and secure ends. At the end of the class you will take home your

work, a copy of the pattern you used and a new knowledge of the ancient art of

weaving. Use of a Table Loom, warping boards and shuttles will be provided for use in

the class.

*4-heddled table top looms, warping board, and shuttles are supplied for use during class.

(You may also bring your own 4 heddle table loom- with prior approval. Please email education@wiquiltmuseum.com to request approval.)

Class Fee: $60/ WMQFA Members; $65/Non Members

Class Description: In this hands-on class you will make two celebratory treats! Peanut Butter and chocolate are a match made in heaven. We will create incredible homemade chocolate covered peanut butter eggs that are whimsically decorated and taste delicious. We will also make Easter Bunny bark which is a rich and chocolatey treat with adorable Easter bunnies and colorful springtime decorations. You can make these recipes for a festive treat or for gifts.  The Easter Bunny will be jealous!

2024 Dates:

March 22, April 10, May 25, September 30, October 10, November 20, and December 11, 2024
(10am-4pm)

Beginning Class Description:

In this class you will learn to complete a small woven mat in a color of your choice in

one lesson. You will learn to read a pattern, make a warp, thread a loom, choose a weft,

weave an article, and secure ends. At the end of the class you will take home your

work, a copy of the pattern you used and a new knowledge of the ancient art of

weaving. Use of a Table Loom, warping boards and shuttles will be provided for use in

the class.

*4-heddled table top looms, warping board, and shuttles are supplied for use during class.

(You may also bring your own 4 heddle table loom- with prior approval. Please email education@wiquiltmuseum.com to request approval.)

Sit and Create with Friends You Know and Friends You’ll Make

2024 Dates:

March 21. April 18, May 16, Jun 20, Jul 18, Aug 15, Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 19

10:30am – 3:30pm Third Thursdays each month! New This Year: Sessions do NOT need to be consecutive.

Join the casual and productive fiber-arts-social program on the Third Thursday of each month.

Bring your project in progress or planning and get feedback and encouragement from other fiber enthusiasts. Whether you are sewing, quilting, mending, knitting, crocheting, embroidering, tatting, weaving, all projects are welcome. Fiber Friends is an ideal opportunity to pick up tips, try new techniques, and share your love of fiber arts with others. During this time, Fiber Friends participants have exclusive access to WMQFA's extensive research library. Schedule some “me” time to get that project finished or to spend the day with like-minded makers who enjoy sharing the creative process.

Sewing supplies, irons, large worktables, and coffee/teapots are available for your use during each session.

Join us on Tuesday, March 12th, from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Cedarburg Public Library for an unforgettable presentation with guest curator and fiber artist Jennifer Kim Sohn.

Discover the powerful story of 25 Million Stitches: One Stitch, One Refugee! Join the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts and the Cedarburg Library for a captivating one-hour lecture by Jennifer Kim Sohn. As the artist who organized the exhibition, Jennifer will take you through the evolution of this remarkable project and how it has made a lasting impact. Take advantage of this opportunity to hear the story of an exhibition that has brought attention and gravitas to the worldwide refugee crisis.

This program is open to the public and registration is recommended but not required.

Calling all quilts and the people who love them! Help us save the stories in the stitches by bringing your precious family heirlooms (or modern creations) to Documentation Day at the Winter Quilt Show at Washington County Fair Park. We will record the history of the quilt, create a detailed description, take a digital image, and save this information in our archives.

We will include your quilt in an online database, the Quilt Index, where it can be accessed and studied for years to come, at no charge. Our trained volunteers can tell you when and how your antique quilt was made, and give suggestions on proper care and storage.

During the documentation event, our volunteers will help you fill out a detailed form (Quilt-Documentation). You may already have some information, and can bring this along to the documentation.