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• Bug Shoe Embroidery Workshop with Melissa Galbraith

  • When
    Friday, March 06, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Center
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  Bug Shoe Embroidery
  

  Love bugs and want to learn how to embroider your shoes? Learn how in a hands-on workshop with fiber artist and author Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ. In this 2-hour workshop you’ll learn how to prep your shoes for stitching, easily transfer an embroidery pattern, prep your thread, and what tools and stitches are helpful for embroidering on shoes. During the workshop you’ll choose your own thread colors and use the split back stitch, reverse chain stitch, and long and short satin stitches. 

  You will need to bring a pair of canvas shoes to class to embroider. Lace up shoes are recommended. All other materials provided.
  

  Learn more about Melissa Galbraith here https://www.mcreativej.com/about

  Instagram @mcrativej

  You will need to bring a pair of canvas shoes to class to embroider. Lace up shoes are recommended. All other materials provided.

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• Sashiko Style Visible Mending Workshop with Melissa Galbraith

  • When
    Friday, March 06, 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Center
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  Sashiko Style Visible Mending

  Want to learn how to stylishly mend your clothing? Sashiko is a Japanese mending technique that uses the running stitch to patch and reinforce garments with stylish geometric stitch patterns. In this 2-hour hands-on workshop with fiber artist and author Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ you’ll learn how to get started mending your clothing with sashiko. We’ll cover how to design a pattern, reinforce a garment with a patch, prep your thread, create the running stitch, finish your thread, and care for your garment.

  You can bring a garment to class to mend or practice on sample cotton fabric.All other materials are provided. 

  Learn more about Melissa Galbraith here https://www.mcreativej.com/about
  

  Instagram @mcrativej

  

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• Visible Mending- Woven Mends Workshop with Melissa Galbraith

  • When
    Saturday, March 07, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Center
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  Visible Mending- Woven Mends
  

  Does your knitwear or denim have a hole in it? Learn how to patch that hole with visible mending.

  In this two-hour, hands-on workshop with fiber artist and author Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ, you’ll learn two types of woven mends: darning and buttonhole filling to patch a hole.

  During class, you’ll learn how to get started with visible mending, different threads and materials to use, and how to mend your specific garment. Mends can be made to look like decorative motifs or matched to the garment.

  You can bring a garment to class to mend or practice on sample denim. Knitwear and denim are recommended for this workshop. All other materials are provided.

  
  

  Learn more about Melissa Galbraith here https://www.mcreativej.com/about
  

  Instagram @mcrativej

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Fabric Landscapes Workshop with Melissa Galbraith

  • When
    Saturday, March 07, 2026
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Center
  • Spaces left
    3

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  Fabric Landscapes: Collage with Fabric & Thread
  

  Let’s create collage landscapes with fabric! Learn how to create your own fabric landscape using applique embroidery with fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ. This two-hour, hands-on workshop will cover how to pair fabrics to create your own unique landscapes, basic applique and beginner-friendly embroidery stitches like the running stitch, chain stitch, French Knot, and fly stitch. Each participant will receive a full class kit that includes an embroidery hoop, cotton fabrics, full skeins of embroidery thread, embroidery needle, sewing pins, backing materials, and printed instructions.

  Learn more about Melissa Galbraith here https://www.mcreativej.com/about
  

  Instagram @mcrativej

  

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• Stay-At-Home Retreat

  • Start
    Saturday, March 28, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Sunday, March 29, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Over The Top Quilting, 200 Buttercup Creek Blvd. #111, Cedar Park, TX 78613
  • Spaces left
    3

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  Looking for a weekend of sewing without any interruptions?  Join fellow quilty friends for two days of sewing at

  Over The Top Quilting Studio in Cedar Park.  

  Sew with your friends during the day, sleep in your own bed at night.  

  
  Dates and Times:
      Saturday, March 28, 2026  from 9:00am - 9:00pm
  

      Sunday, March 29, 2026 from 9:00am - 6:00pm

  Cost: $65 for the weekend

  
  

  
  Registration Limit:  8
  

  The studio has design walls, cutting tables, ironing stations, refrigerator.

  Registration for this event will open 60 days prior to the start of the event.

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• April General Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, April 02, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Center Community Room 1605 38 1/2 St Austin TX 78722

  
  

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• Indigo and Shibori Workshop

  • When
    Saturday, April 04, 2026
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    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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  Dharma Casey will teach us several traditional Japanese Shibori dyeing techniques.  Dharma has a Fiber Arts degree from the University of North Texas.  She works at Kufri a fabric import company that works directly with designers.  She also curated an exhibit at the Crow Museum of Asian Art at UT Dallas.

   We will  twist, fold, and bind fabric to create patterns.  Multiple pieces of fabric will be provided to experiment with.   We will then dip the fabric into Indigo vats to create beautifull blue patterns.  You will leave with an assortment of fabric pieces (at least a yards worth) to use in future projects.  The materials and dye will be provided but you may bring a garment or fabric if it is not too large. 

   

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• Ruby Vest

  • When
    Sunday, April 19, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Austin Sewing Machines 1601 S Interstate 35, Ste 300 Round Rock, TX 78664
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  The Ruby Vest workshop will be lead by Tessa Gonzales.  Make a quilted to vest to wear to the AMQG  Frock Tails general meeting on May 7.  Purchase the Ruby Vest pattern by Syd Graham and  make quilted panel to bring to the workshop.  Bring your sewing machine a basic sewing supplies. Come make Quilty Clothes.  

  https://sydgraham.com/products/ruby-vest
  

  
  

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• Fabric Faire and Makers Market

  • When
    Saturday, May 02, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Community Center 38 1/2 St Austin, TX 78722

  The Austin Modern Quilt Guild will be holding a fabric faire and makers market on May 2 on the lawn of the Cherrywood Center on 38 1/2 St in Austin Texas.  We will be selling fabric, notions, and sewing machines.  Guild members will be able to rent tables to sell their stash or hand made goods.  This event is our biggest fundraiser of the year.  It will be open to the public.  Fun will be had by all.

  
  

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• May General Meeting Frocktails

  • When
    Thursday, May 07, 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Center Community Room 1605 38 1/2 St Austin TX 78722

  Wear your Quilty Clothes and walk the runway.

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• Spring Pinwheel Place Retreat Center

  • Start
    Friday, May 29, 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • End
    Sunday, May 31, 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Pinwheel Place Retreat Center, 2795 Westwood Road, Lockhart Texas 78644

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  Spring Out-of-Town Quilting Retreat

  Grab an AMQG buddy or two and plan to spend the weekend quilting at Pinwheel Place Retreat Center in Lockhart, TX.  This event will max out at (9) people.  Registration will open on March 29th.

  This is a great time to finish up your AAQG quilt show entrees!

  The house has (3) bedrooms with (9) twin beds in total.  Linens are provided.  You should bring your own pillow.  

  There are (3) bathrooms with towels, hairdryers, soap, shampoo, and conditioner.  There is a large kitchen with basic dishes and cooking supplies.

  

  Pinwheel Place Retreat Center does not serve meals, but being in Lockhart, TX, the BBQ Capital of Texas, you can take advantage of some good BBQ while your in town.  Other restaurants are available in town as well, or plan meals with your fellow retreaters.  A full kitchen and refrigerator is available at Pinwheel.

  The sewing room is 1200 sq. ft. and is separated from the house by a covered breezeway.  It has a small fridge and a half bathroom.

  Each person gets (3) 4 ft. tables to use and there are (10) 4'x8' design walls.  There are three ironing boards and three cutting tables.

  

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• June 4 General Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, June 04, 2026
  •  
    6:30 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Community Room @ 1605 E 38 1/2 St, Austin, TX 78722

  
  

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• Stay-At-Home Retreat

  • Start
    Saturday, June 20, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Sunday, June 21, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Over The Top Quilting, 200 Buttercup Creek Blvd. #111, Cedar Park, TX 78613
  • Spaces left
    8

  
  

  Looking for a weekend of sewing without any interruptions?  Join fellow quilty friends for two days of sewing at

  Over The Top Quilting Studio in Cedar Park.  

  Sew with your friends during the day, sleep in your own bed at night.  

  
  Dates and Times:
      Saturday, June 20, 2026  from 9:00am - 9:00pm
  

      Sunday, June 21, 2026 from 9:00am - 6:00pm

  Cost: $65 for the weekend

  
  

  
  Registration Limit:  8
  

  The studio has design walls, cutting tables, ironing stations, refrigerator.

  Registration for this event will open 60 days prior to the start of the event.

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• July 2 General Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, July 02, 2026
  •  
    6:30 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Community Room @ 1605 E 38 1/2 St, Austin, TX 78722

  
  

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• August 6 General Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, August 06, 2026
  •  
    6:30 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Community Room @ 1605 E 38 1/2 St, Austin, TX 78722

  
  

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• September 3 General Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, September 03, 2026
  •  
    6:30 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Community Room @ 1605 E 38 1/2 St, Austin, TX 78722

  
  

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• Stay-At-Home Retreat

  • Start
    Saturday, September 26, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Sunday, September 27, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Over The Top Quilting, 200 Buttercup Creek Blvd. #111, Cedar Park, TX 78613
  • Spaces left
    8

  
  

  Looking for a weekend of sewing without any interruptions?  Join fellow quilty friends for two days of sewing at

  Over The Top Quilting Studio in Cedar Park.  

  Sew with your friends during the day, sleep in your own bed at night.  

  
  Dates and Times:
      Saturday, September 26, 2026  from 9:00am - 9:00pm
  

      Sunday, September 27, 2026 from 9:00am - 6:00pm

  Cost: $65 for the weekend

  
  

  
  Registration Limit:  8
  

  The studio has design walls, cutting tables, ironing stations, refrigerator.

  Registration for this event will open 60 days prior to the start of the event.

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• October 1 General Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, October 01, 2026
  •  
    6:30 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Community Room @ 1605 E 38 1/2 St, Austin, TX 78722

  
  

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• Witch Hat Workshop

  • When
    Saturday, October 24, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Community Room 1605 38 1/2 St, Austin, TX 78722

  Make your own quilted witch hat.  Download the free pattern from Keiko Lynn.  Join us for a self guided sew-in.

   https://keikolynn.com/2023/09/witch-hat-pattern-free-download/ 

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• November 5 General Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, November 05, 2026
  •  
    6:30 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Community Room @ 1605 E 38 1/2 St, Austin, TX 78722

  
  

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• December 3 General Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, December 03, 2026
  •  
    6:30 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Cherrywood Community Room @ 1605 E 38 1/2 St, Austin, TX 78722

  Holidays Celebration and gift exchange.

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