Boise Basin Quilters Guild

The Magic of Foundation Paper Piecing – Nancy Messuri – 10/17/24

 Boise Church of Christ 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, United States

Nancy Messuri is a self-employed Idaho-based quilt designer. Paper copies of her patterns are available through https://quiltwoman.com and pdf patterns through her website, https://nancymessuridesigns.com. Foundation paper piecing is Nancy’s go-to method of constructing blocks and Electric Quilt 8 is her favorite design platform. Her trademark is intricate designs that require careful piecing, but she sometimes […]

Qurious About Quilting? Free Event 10/19/24

 Boise Church of Christ 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, United States

Free Event!!! Are you a beginner who would like to learn more about quilting? On October 19, 2024, in the Fellowship Hall of Boise Church of Christ, 2000 North Eldorado Street, Boise Basin Quilters is hosting a FREE event just for you! Spend the morning learning how to select and prepare fabrics for a quilt; […]

Learn the Basics of Foundation Paper Piecing – Schoolhouse 10/26/24

Boise Rigging Supply 6750 West Victory Road, Boise, ID, United States

Nancy Messuri is a self-employed Idaho-based quilt designer. Foundation paper piecing is her go-to method of constructing blocks and Electric Quilt 8 is her favorite design platform. Her trademark is intricate designs that require careful piecing, but she sometimes breaks out of that mold with a less complex design when the mood strikes. Color Tangles […]

“Finding Your Passion and Running with It” – Jean Impey – Program

 Boise Church of Christ 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, United States

This will be BBQ's first-ever "hybrid" guild meeting!  Please join us at the church as usual to hear our guest speaker on the big screen and be able to participate in all the usual activities available at in-person guild meetings. However, if you are unable to attend the meeting, this is your chance to be […]

String Piecing Schoolhouse 11/23/24

Boise Rigging Supply 6750 West Victory Road, Boise, ID, United States

"String-piecing is an easy, fun technique that can produce spectacular results. In November, our ZOOM speaker, Jean Impey, will describe her obsession with Spiderwebs, a type of string-pieced quilt. Designed to go hand-in-hand with this program, Terri Curry's November Schoolhouse class will give you an opportunity to explore different types of string-pieced quilts and practice […]

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Joe Cunningham Quilts – BBQ Membership Meeting Program – Zoom

"The Stories Behind the Quilts" In this one-hour lecture I show some of my favorite quilts and tell the real stories about how they came to be made. Accidental cut? Check. Gifted fabric? Check. Memory quilt? Check. The whole story behind my quilts and how I made them. Fun and highly informative. Joe Cunningham 's […]

English Paper Piecing/Fussy Cuts Schoolhouse 01/25/25

In this class, taught by Janice Black, you will learn the basics of English Paper Piecing by making a single Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses block. The class will also focus on fussy cuts and how they can add interest to this project and others. If you’d like to take this class online, please […]

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Paula Ross Explains EQ – BBQ Membership Meeting and Program

 Boise Church of Christ 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, United States

"Paula Ross has been quilting for more than 25 years, longarming for the past 7. She and her husband have raised 4 sons here in the Treasure Valley and in addition to running her longarming business “The Crimson Cabinet”, she just started a new career opportunity with the Gammill education team. In her presentation she […]

Quilt Design by Lynne MacDonald – BBQ Schoolhouse 03/01/2025

Boise Rigging Supply 6750 West Victory Road, Boise, ID, United States

Ready to design your own original quilts, but not sure how to move the concept to fabric reality?  Lynne will demonstrate the methods she learned from Patricia Belyea to create your own designs starting with very small sketches, then enlarge it to full size, and then create freezer paper patterns that guarantee accurate piecing and […]

Journey by Collage – Jenny Satterthwait – Program 03/20/25

 Boise Church of Christ 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, United States

Local quilter Jenny Satterthwaite will be the featured guest speaker at our March 2025 guild meeting. Collage has taken me on many journeys: from a photograph to a quilt; from cutting fabric to ‘painting’ with fabric; and from an accountant to an artist (or at least that is what it feels like for me). This […]

Beginning Collage (Laura Heine’s Method) – Jenny Satterthwait – Workshop 03/21/25

Idaho State Archives 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID

This class is taught by Jenny Satterthwait. Choose any of Laura Heine’s Teeny Tiny Collage patterns to jump into the colorful world of collage and create your own one-of-a-kind work of art. This class will explore your creative side and is a perfect way to learn collage basics. Warning: You will never look at fabric […]