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  The Austin Modern Quilt Guild

Current AMQG Members: Log in to your account to see the full calendar of events including meetings, bees, and workshops.

Upcoming events

    • Sunday, December 08, 2024
    • Sunday, December 14, 2025
    • 13 sessions
    • Oakhill Community Center, 8656 State Hwy 71, Austin

    Get together with fellow quilters and enjoy a Sunday afternoon quilting, doing handwork, chatting, sharing project ideas, etc.

    Show and Tell - Bring items to share, we love to see what you have been working on.  

    This Bee meets the second Sunday of the month, but check this page for any monthly date changes.

    2:15-7pm

    Oak Hill Community Center

    8656 State Hwy 71 West

    Austin, TX 78735

    Upcoming Dates in 2025:

    July 13

    August 10

    September 14

    October 12

    November 9.

    December 14

    • Monday, April 28, 2025
    • Monday, July 21, 2025
    • 13 sessions
    • Zoom

    HELD ON ZOOM ON THE EVERY MONDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 7:30-9:00PM CENTRAL

    Join the AccountaBee to meet some quilting accountability buddies - support each other as you work through your goals and projects. Bring your unfinished (or un-started!) objects you just need a little push to get stitching! Open to current active AMQG members, register here to get the Zoom link.

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing information about joining the meeting.

    Any questions please reach out to: events@austinmodernquiltguild.com 


    • Tuesday, May 13, 2025
    • Tuesday, December 09, 2025
    • 8 sessions

    Bring some hand sewing, crochet, knitting, or needlework and sip and sew with friends!

    This is an informal gathering to enjoy sewing and friendship.  We hope to see you there!  All are welcome!


    May 13: Sarah 3609 Laurel Bay Loop, Round Rock TX 78681

    July 8: Becky 905 Kinney Ave, Austin TX 78704

    June 10: Anna 4503 Ari Court, Austin TX 78741

    August 12: Robin 8911 Dorella Lane, Austin TX 78736


    • Wednesday, June 18, 2025
    • Wednesday, December 17, 2025
    • 7 sessions
    • April Atlas Home, 7000 Cassye Cove, Austin, Texas 78759

    The North Bee meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 10am-noon.

    **Please note: meetings in June and July 2025 will be on ZOOM only.

    Get together with fellow quilters and enjoy some Wednesday morning quilting, handwork, chatting, sharing project ideas, etc. Show and Tell - Bring items to share, we love to see what you have been working on.  

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86265220147?pwd=FKtqTooO4Ht985bRniaxQ5xhd8oCK2.1

    Meeting ID: 862 6522 0147
    Passcode: 997678

    Contact April Atlas with questions: 305-505-3061 or april_atlas@bellsouth.net


    • Thursday, July 10, 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Cherrywood Center, 1605 E. 38 1/2 St. Austin, TX 78722

    Join us in July for our General Meeting.

    • Saturday, July 12, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • Cherrywood Center, 1605 E. 38 1/2 St. Austin 78722
    • 14
    Register

    Join the Austin Modern Quilt Guild to make you own Quilted Trucker Hat! 

    This workshop will be led by Tessa Gonzales and AMQG member, Emily Weerts will let the group borrow the special Accuquilt Die required to make the hat. 

    This is also a great opportunity to check out the AMQG Accuquilt Library, which we will have on display and available for your use during the workshop.

    You need to bring this pattern and supplies to the workshop.  We will provide guidance and instruction and the die required.  (You do not need snaps for the hat unless you want them.  We will be demo-ing the velcro method for the strap of the hat.)

    Rose City Originals Quilted Truck Hat

    • Saturday, July 19, 2025
    • 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
    • Blanton Museum of Art, 200 E. MLK Jr. Blvd., Austin, TX 78712
    Register

    Our service challenge for Fall 2025 will be to make a quilt inspired by a non-quilted piece of modern art.  To prepare and get inspiration, we're planning another group field trip to the Blanton Museum.

    Location and parking details can be found online at blantonmuseum.org 

    A guided tour is included with admission on this date.  Please mention that you'd like to join the tour when you pay for your admission at the check-in building.  The tour is limited to 25 people. 

    Please sign up so we know who to expect!


    • Saturday, July 26, 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • Sunday, July 27, 2025
    • 6:00 PM
    • Over The Top Quilting, 200 Buttercup Creek Blvd. #111, Cedar Park, TX 78613
    • 8
    Register

    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, July 26, 2025  from 9:00am - 9:00pm

        Sunday, July 27, 2025 from 9:00am - 6:00pm

    Cost: $60 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.

    • Thursday, August 07, 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Cherrywood Center, 1605 E. 38 1/2 St. Austin, TX 78722

    Join us in August for our General Meeting.

    • Friday, August 29, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Canopy, 916 Springdale Road, Building 3, #3-105, Austin, TX 78702
    Register

    Cut Once Quilts, a 2025 AMQG sponsor, has invited our members to the first meeting of their Quilty Pleasures VIP Club.  Ticket sales from this event will benefit the Austin Modern Quilt Guild.  Each participant will customize one of their popular Rulers of Affirmation with your very own message, mantra, nickname or curse; outside of a 35-character limit, the world is your oyster!

    Cut Once Quilts will also be selling quilt patterns, templates and more at the event.  This is an open-house style event, but arrive on the early side for a chance to snag some of their Quilty Pleasure Sample Template at a discounted rate!  Light snacks, good company and sparkling beverages will be provided.  

    Quilty Pleasure VIP Club

    @ MakeATX located in Canopy, 916 Springdale Road, Building 3, #3-105, Austin, TX 78702
    Friday, August 29th - 7pm-9pm
    $16 / person - includes Custom Ruler of Affirmation

    Join us at 6pm at Sa-Ten, a Japanese-style cafe that's just four doors down from MakeATX.  Sa-Ten has coffee, toasts and other Japanese-style dishes in a cozy, casual atmosphere.  Drinks/food at Sa-Ten is on your own.



    • Thursday, September 04, 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Cherrywood Center, 1605 E. 38 1/2 St. Austin, TX 78722

    Join us in September for our General Meeting.

    • Saturday, September 13, 2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • Sunday, September 14, 2025
    • 6:00 PM
    • Over The Top Quilting, 200 Buttercup Creek Blvd. #111, Cedar Park, TX 78613
    • 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 13, 2025  from 9:00am - 9:00pm

        Sunday, September 14, 2025 from 9:00am - 6:00pm

    Cost: $60 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.

    • Thursday, October 02, 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Cherrywood Center, 1605 E. 38 1/2 St. Austin, TX 78722

    Susan Braverman of Wild Poppy Quilts in San Antonio will join us for our October Meeting. 

    She will present "Coloring Inside the Lines" to share her quilting journey and creative process with us.  She will have 10-12 quilts to show and discuss.  There will be plenty of time for Q&A and a chance to look up close at her quilts.

    • Friday, October 03, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Cherrywood Center, 1605 E. 38th 1/2 St. Austin 78722

    Susan Braverman of Wild Poppy Quilts will be sharing her Circle Secrets with the Austin Modern Quilt Guild!

    Be fearless with curvy alternate gridwork!  Students will explore how to create dynamic, vibrant designs that use quarter, half and whole circles.  Students will work on a 24" x 24" project to apply these strategies.  Susan will share her best tips and tricks for circular piecing, rectangular fitting components and construction sequencing.  Take home what you learn to unleash your imagination and go off the grid.  Curved templates and design maps will be provided.

    Students should bring the following supplies:

    • sewing machine
    • usual sewing supplies: seam ripper, pins, small fabric scissors, thread, etc.
    • colored pencils
    • mechanical pencil with eraser
    • small paper scissors
    • scotch tape
    • 28mm rotary cutter
    • personal size cutting mat
    • 8.5" square quilting ruler
    • washable school glue stick
    • solid fabrics: (8) fat quarters in a variety of colors you like.  Include some lighter and darker colors plus at least (1) neutral to provide plenty of design options.

    • Friday, October 24, 2025
    • 11:00 AM
    • Sunday, October 26, 2025
    • 2:00 PM
    • Pinwheel Place Retreat Center, 2795 Westwood Road, Lockhart Texas 78644

    Fall 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 August 23rd.

    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.

    • Thursday, November 06, 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Cherrywood Center, 1605 E. 38 1/2 St. Austin, TX 78722

    Join us in November for our General Meeting.

    • Thursday, December 04, 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

    Join us in December for our Winter Swap and Sewcial.

    • Thursday, January 08, 2026
    • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Cherrywood Center, 1605 E. 38 1/2 St. Austin, TX 78722

    Ring in the new year with a trunk show and lecture by our own AMQG member, Beth Chinderle.  Beth will share with us personal quilting stories and insights from her journey as both a math teacher and a modern quilter.  this engaging, inspiring program explores modern quilting as a powerful medium for storytelling and self-expression - perfect for the beginning of the year.

    • Saturday, January 24, 2026
    • 9:00 AM
    • Sunday, January 25, 2026
    • 6:00 PM
    • Over The Top Quilting, 200 Buttercup Creek Blvd. #111, Cedar Park, TX 78613
    • 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, January 24, 2026  from 9:00am - 9:00pm

        Sunday, January 25, 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.

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

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

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