Next Meeting: June 14, 2025

Time: 1:30 – 4:00

Location: Zoom

Guest Speaker for June 14: Kathy Doughty

Lecture: Then to Now

Then to Now – Join me as I share the images and experiences gained over 25+ years as an obsessive quilter, patchwork/quilting shop owner, author, teacher as well as a quilt and fabric designer.  The talk includes a slide show presentation of a variety of quilt styles and techniques as well as inspirational stories and topics that quilters will relate to and enjoy.  

No Workshop in June

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For upcoming guest speakers, please see our Programs Page.

For all AVQ events, please see our event calendar.

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President’s Welcome:

Amador Valley Quilters (AVQ) is a creative group of people who like to explore all aspects of the quilting world. There is something for everyone in this guild, from traditional to art quilting, handwork or machine, and every combination you can imagine. Our main charity is Community Quilts thru which we make and donate over 600 quilts per year to local agencies.

The Events calendar lists what’s happening and when. Enjoy one of our Second Saturday General Meetings. We meet either in-person, usually at Pleasanton Middle School on Case Ave in Pleasanton or on ZOOM depending on our speakers. The location of the meeting is listed in our newsletter. Our
meetings start at 1:30 p.m. but either arrive early or log in a little early to get help with ZOOM, talk to a member, ask questions, make friends etc.  We have interesting tables at our in-person meetings where members can take some books out of the Library, buy some recycled quilting or crafting magazines, investigate workshops and ZOOM retreats, and pick up a community quilt or a Block of the Month to work on. Membership information and forms are available in the Forms tab, or via the link on this main page.

Some of the Outreach Programs AVQ sponsors are:
-“Quilting Then and Now” events at the Alviso Adobe Museum
-Quilts of Valor donations to area veterans
-Community Quilts program
-Donations of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit quilts to local hospitals

We welcome quilters of all skill levels, from learning to sew to professional quilters on the national and international level, and of course we love to have those who just like to admire the beauty of fabric and thread. Hope to see you soon!

Becky Callahan
President, 2024-2025

Amador Valley Quilters, Inc. is a charitable organization under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.