Most months, our guild has a class or event in the afternoon after the guild meetings. The guild meets once a month on the third Saturday of the month at the Centerpoint Church in Pagosa near Walmart on Cornerstone Dr. The classes and events are also held in the church.
Below are the classes planned for 2025. Our calendar can change so be sure to check often to see if something has changed or a class has been added. Unless noted differently, classes typically run from Noon until approximately 3:00 pm.
Classes are typically $15 for members per class and $20 for non-members. Sometimes there is an additional fee for instructor provided supplies. You can sign up for classes at the monthly meetings or you can email Sheryl Oliver and make arrangements to pay for the class. If you do not have Sheryl’s email address you can send a message to the club email address pagosapiecemakers@gmail.com. Most events other than classes are free!
If you are unable to attend class for any reason, you may sell your spot to another member, however, if that’s not possible, you will forfeit your class fee. We will not issue refunds for classes that are missed. Any class materials or website links given out during the class will be emailed to all paid participants even if you did not attend the class.
If you have ideas or suggestions for classes or activities for next year or questions about programs for this year, please contact Sherry Scarpulla. Supply lists will be posted below as they become available.
Keep scrolling down below the class list for more program related information!
2025 CLASSES & EVENTS
*** WE NEED DEMOS ***
– If anyone would like to do a short demo during one of our meetings, please contact me. Let me know what you want to demo and which month.
– If anyone has ideas for classes for next year, please contact me.
Sherry Scarpulla: 970-731-1844, 925-917-0075
| Guild Meeting Date | Optional Class | Class Teacher | Demonstration | Other |
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| January 18 | Handturn Applique Applique Class List | Ida Theys | ||
| February 15 | Open Sew | |||
| March 15 | Hands On Technique Practice -1/4" Sashing, Dresden Plate, Sewing Curves and Crumb Quilting | Jeanie Lemmo, Maxine Everaert, Candice Door and Josie Sifft | ||
| April 26 (note week change) | Craftsy Video | Josie Sifft | ||
| May 17 | Easy Scrape Quilts Magic Maze Supply List | Ida Theys | 4 Corners Gathering - May 3 in Durango |
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| June 21 | Small Travel Iron Caddy Travel Iron Tote supply list | Lisa Price | ||
| July 19 | Challenge Quilt Show | Potluck Picnic | ||
| August 16 | Birds and Critters | Jeanie Lemmo | County Fair July 31 to August 3 |
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| September 20 | EQ8 Software | Josie Sifft | UFO Challenge Awards | |
| October 18 | Cathedral Windows | Candace Door | ||
| November 15 | Round Robin Christmas Ornaments | |||
| December 20 | Christmas Party |
Secret Sister
Quite a few members signed up to be a “sister” for the year and gift a fellow guild member with little fun items throughout the year. New participants were accepted thru the February guild meeting. Lorraine Hesselbach is your contact for this program.
Brown Bag Program
Join the Brown Baggers 2025. Let your fellow quilters help you finish a quilt this year. Decide on your block or blocks (not too hard please) and your fabrics. Bring a brown bag with your pattern, instructions and fabric to the January meeting. We will pass the bags around and by the end of the year you should have the beginnings of a great quilt. For more information contact Sherry Scarpulla.
UFO Project
Participants brought a UFO (Unfinished Object) to the January 2025 Meeting and pledged to finish it by the September 2025 meeting. Each quilter had her picture taken with the project. During the September Meeting those who signed up will bring the completed project for a special Show-and-Tell session and prizes will be awarded for those who finish.
Challenge Quilt Contest 2025
For 2025 we had bags with colors, inspirational words and quilt block patterns. We picked two colors, a word and a quilt pattern which must be included in your Challenge Quilt. They are:
Silver/gray and Black, Courage and Bow Tie block
Your Challenge quilt can be up to 30 by 30 inches (no larger). It must be completed with binding and include:
- the colors Silver/Gray and Black, they do not have to be the primary colors
- your interpretation of the word Courage
- At least one Bow Tie block
Click below for a Bow Tie block tutorial, including cutting measurements for different sized blocks.
https://createwhimsy.com/projects/bow-tie-quilt-block-pattern-free-tutorial/
Challenge Quilts will be displayed at the July Guild meeting and voted on by the present guild members with prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place quilts. More details on submitting your quilt are forthcoming.
Word of the Month Project
In 2025 we are initiating a Word of the Month Block. This is an optional fun way to get your creative juices flowing! Each month there will be a word to inspire you to make a different block.
You will need to make a 12-1/2″ square block. You may use any pattern or design, but the word of the month should be represented in some way. Bring your finished block to the next guild meeting to “show and tell”. There is no judging or competition on these blocks. Just bring to meetings and show us what you did!
These blocks do not need to be quilted or bound so you will be able to use them at the end of the year to make a quilt! You could also donate them for our comfort quilts! The word list is below. Look forward to lots of participation this year!
Have fun!
Jeanie Lemmo, Coordinator
- January – snow
- February – heart
- March – kite
- April – bunny
- May – flowers
- June – bears
- July – fireworks
- August – picnic
- September – apple
- October – pumpkin
- November – turkey
- December – Christmas
Block of the Month – Color Relationships
In 2025 each month you are invited to stretch your color coordination and matching skills by making a single block focusing on a particular color relationship. Bring your block(s) to the guild entry for a block drawing. For each block you will receive a drawing ticket. One ticket will be drawn from the entries and that person will get all the blocks to create a project of their own. Below are the Color Relationship Guidelines and links to the blocks patterns for each month. Have fun gaining more confidence with your quilt color choices!
Color Relationship Guidelines – Page 1
Color Relationship Guidelines – Page 2
| Month | Color Challenge and Block Pattern |
|---|---|
| February | Primary February |
| March | Monocromatic March – Monochromatic |
| April | Analogous April |
| May | Complimentary May |
| June | Split Complimentary June |
| July | Triad July |
| August | Tetrad August |
| September | Key Color September |
| October | Favorite Color – Use any of the block patterns above |
| November | Favorite Illustration of Color Relationship – Use any of the block patterns above |