Welcome to Belle Point Quilers Guild
Fort Smith, Arkansas and the River Valley Area
Join us on the Fourth Monday of the Month 6:30 pm
at the Fort Smith Senior Activity Center
2700 Cavanaugh Road; Fort Smith, Arkansas 72908.
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\January- Elizabeth K. Ray- Elizabeth is a modern designer and quilter from Northwest Arkansas. You can follow her on Facebook and Instagram.
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February- Charity Quilts- We will give an update on charity quilting from our Cozy Quilts project, Quilts of Valor, and others.
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March- David and Teresa Duwe- Yes We Du
Quilts https://yesweduquilts.com/ They will be presenting a program, “What’s Old is New Again,” a trunk show of quilts they have made using old linens.
Class: The class will be Bottom of the
Drawer Quilt: Dig out great grandma's doilies and dresser scarves to make a one of a kind quilt.
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April- Sandy Burch- Our own member, Sandy Burch, will give us tips on selling our handmade items.
Class: Sandy Burch will teach us how to
make our own market tote.
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May- Leslie Quilts- Leslie Bercher- Leslie is from Tulsa, OK, and hosts a great podcast with her friend Rochelle about quilting and such called “Inappropriate Quilters.” She is going to talk to us about all things quilting.
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Class: Our own member, Roxanne Knessi
will teach a table topper class.
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June-Timna Tarr- https://www.timnatarr.com/
Timna Tarr is a quilter from the Boston, MA area. Timna’s nationally award-winning quilts are in private and corporate collections and have been seen in exhibits, publications, and The Quilt Show and Quilting Arts TV. Timna is a designer for Studio e Fabrics, the author of Stitched Photo Mosaic Quilting, and an in-demand teacher and speaker.
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Class: Timna Tarr will teach a class, “Stitched
Mosaics.”
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July- Fundraiser
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August- Patty Harrants- Patty is an award-winning quilter from Memphis. She will present a trunk show of beautiful quilts.
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September- Sue Semler- Sue will present
“Spooktacular Halloween” showcasing fall and Halloween quilts. Sue is from Oklahoma and loves handwork and quilting. Sue is a prolific designer and teacher.
Class: Sue Semler will teach a class,
“Pinless Drunkard’s Path.”
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October- The Scrappy Farmer- Vickie Beasley-Vickie will show us some of the many quilts she created with a scrappy style. You can follow her onFacebook.
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November- Vendor Night- Do your Christmasshopping with us! We will have several different small business vendors that evening. If you would like to sign up as a vendor, please contact Lynn Rausch or Beth Corley
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Class: Kristi Coburn, one of our members,
will teach a class on how to make Christmas
stockings.
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December- Christmas Party