PROGRAMS - Offered at our General Meetings
9/10/2026 - Lilo Bowman presents: Love Where You Create - Its Not a One Fits Size Solution.
Lilo Bowman is a lecturer, author of Love Your Creative Space, and co-host of
Material Chronicles, a textile travel-and-history docuseries for textile enthusiasts.
She speaks and consults internationally, guiding creative makers- both hobbyists and
professionals- in developing organizational strategies, studios and systems that align
with their working styles, creative goals, and evolving practice. She currently serves as President of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), advancing the organization's mission and shaping the future of one of the world's leading art quilt organization. Lilo’s work spans writing on studio organization, curating exhibitions, podcast appearances, as a guest features on The Quilt Show , and judging quilt shows. For 18 years, she led
The Quilt Show as Editor-in-Chief and Producer, shaping its creative direction and inspiring a global community of makers. She recently assumed the role of Managing Director Partnerships, Outreach & Strategic Initiatives with the Estelle Creative Arts Center.
Virtual Lecture $5 Charge for Non-Members
10/8/2026 - BQG Member Presenting Their Trunk Show
- Kathy Hanzer Yoonjoo Lee
This meeting we are highlighting 2 of our many talented quilters. Kathy is a long standing member of Brownstone Guild. She creates some of the most beautiful works of art using an age old method of quilting with wool.
Yoonjoo is a newer member whose colors are contemporary and whose quilting is truly inspirational.
Many of you may remember their award winning quilts. Let them lead us on their journey of quilting from their own unique perspective. Come and support your fellow member quilters!
October 10, 2026 – 9:00am-5:00pm in person – Old Paramus Reformed Church Free to non-members
11/12/2026 - Barb Veddar will present: Applique' Really is for Everyone
November 12, 2026 – in person lecture
Barb Vedder
Applique' Really Is For Everyone
Quilting has been her passion for over 35 years with a special interest in antique and applique' quilts. Barb's quilts have been exhibited in regional, national and international shows including Houston Quilt Festival, AQS Paducah and Lancaster. In 2024 one of her modern quilts was a finalist at QuiltCon. She has displayed quilts at the Texas Museum and The New England Quilt Museum. The Vermont Quilt Festival awarded her with the Best Hand Quilting Award in 2016 and 2020. She won Connecticut State Fair's Best Applique' Quilt three times. She has won 3 Best In Show awards in local quilt shows. She has been published in several Quilt magazines and blogs at Fun With Barb.
Barb enjoys all styles and traditions of quilting but her passion is studying and interpreting antique quilts and wondering about the women who created them.
She lives in Connecticut with her husband, Rich and has two grown children. She and her husband share their home with Coco, a lazy chocolate lab and Nutmeg, a spicy calico cat. $5 charge for Non-Members
12/10/2027 - Holiday Party!!!
Non-Members - please email us at brownstonequilters@gmail.com if you wish to attend.
1/14/2027 - Pat Harrison will present: Thoroughly Modern Quilting - Virtual
Thoroughly Modern Quilting
Quilting is the third dimension that we add to our quilts. The length and the width of the quilt are a done deal by the time we get to this final design step, so our job here is to add the third dimension of depth and to do so in a way that will enhance the quilt. Regardless of the method of construction of the quilt top; pieced, appliqué, or a combination of the two, our design job in this last step is to enhance, enhance, enhance.
But where do we go to for inspiration of how to enhance our quilt? Inspiration is everywhere! Look at carpet designs, look at the architectural detail on building, look at your Kleenex™ box. And once you’ve trained your eye to see the quilting designs, notice how the designs are arranged. Notice that a geometric design is positioned next to a curvilinear design, a straight line next to a floral motif. This design arrangement allows each area of design to have its own presence; the contrast between these design formats allows each to be seen and noticed. Just what you want your quilting to do! Non-Members - please email us at brownstonequilters@gmail.com if you wish to attend.
2/11/2027 - Timna Tarr will present: Flying Colors Trunk Show - Virtual
February 11, 2027 – virtual lecture
Timna Tarr
February 11, 2027 – virtual lecture
Flying Colors Trunk Show
Timna is known for making fun, colorful, award-winning quilts. Join her for a trunk show of her quilting journey. She talks about her design and color choices, as well as the personal stories behind the quilts.
“My work is about color and small compositions. Each block in a quilt is made as its own element, independent of the other blocks. After all of the blocks are constructed, my goal is to arrange the small compositions to play off each other and work together to create a larger whole. What keeps me engaged is watching how the project changes and transforms with the addition of each color and texture.
The resulting quilts are contemporary works, set in this time and place, which reference the rich tradition of quilt making.”
Non-Members - please email us at brownstonequilters@gmail.com if you wish to attend.
3/11/2027 - Service Meeting
No charge for Non-Members - we will be assembling quilts. Feel free to join us!
4/8/2027 - Rachel Derstine will present: Keep it Simple but Pack a Punch
Rachel Derstine
Rachel Derstine is an award winning fiber artist living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her works are featured in invitational and juried gallery shows and fine art/craft shows throughout the country. She has had articles published in Machine Quilting Unlimited and Art Quilting Studio magazines. Her work has been purchased and installed in institutions such as Epic Corporation in Madison, WI, and the Milton Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. Having grown up in Japan, this influence is evident in her style and use of kimonos, silks, ikats, hand dyed and batik fabrics. She includes traditional techniques of quilting as well as her own contemporary methods. She does all her piecing, applique and couching on a domestic sewing machine and her quilting on a long arm quilting machine.
You may find her artwork onhttps://rachelderstinedesigns.comYou may find her online and virtual live quilting classes on https://artfulquiltingandsewing.com. Facebook Pages: Rachel Derstine Designs Artful Quilting and Sewing Facebook Group: Artful Quilting and Sewing Group Instagram: @derstinedesigns@artfulquiltsew.
$5 charge for Non-Members
5/13/2027 - Linsee Patris will present: Tips, Tricks, and Tidbits From a Quilt Shop Owner
Linsee Patris in the owner of The Quilt Spot, Midland Park, NJ.
Tips, trick and tidbits from a quilt shop owner
Linsee is the owner & operator of The Quilt Spot. Her passion for sewing started with her mother Carla and they have shared a world of sewing and quilts since Linsee was a toddler. Linsee grew up in a home filled with quilting. As a child, she didn't understand her mom's passion for sewing but her early exposure must have stuck with her...because she went on to major in apparel design in college. Now, with small children of her own, the time to create with fabric and thread is nestled in between soccer games and swim lessons.
With a successful career in the fashion industry, Linsee has always maintained her love of creating. Stitching away behind the scenes, you can follow Linsee along her journey keeping this art alive.
$5 charge for Non-Members
6/10/2027 - Fabric Sale!!!
Non-members welcome at no charge.