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• Monthly Guild Meeting

  • When
    November 11, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    El Corazon Senior Center

  So you've made a dynamite quilt, but you're not sure if you need to add a border, and if so, what it should look like.  This month's meeting is for you!  

  Join us to hear Sandy Corbin and her program, "Let's Talk About Borders." In her lecture Sandy will discuss the impact a border can make on your quilt.  You'll learn to determine whether your quilt needs a border, the different styles of borders, and how to size your border to fit any quilt.

  

  

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• Sandy Corbin Workshop: It's all about the Borders

  • When
    November 12, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Quilt In A Day

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  Sandy Corbin

  It’s all about the Borders

  Sandy Corbin Workshop Border Pillow supply list Yellow.pdf

  Sandy Corbin Workshop Border Pillow supply list old batik.pdf
  

  
  

  It’s All About the Border©2019 A 20” PILLOW Class Description
  

  This pillow is a sampler of four different 5” borders in 20” sections.

  You learn how to make the four different borders and how to use them on most any quilt. The applique is my technique of “ invisible machine applique.

  The piecing is best with the Quilt in a Day “61⁄2” Triangle Square Up Ruler,” great for squaring up 1⁄2 & 1⁄4 square triangles! (Recommended but optional for the class)

  “It’s All About the Border” © pattern by Sandy Corbin can be purchased from Sandy at guild. $11.00 Includes tax.

  

  

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• ECQ Holiday Luncheon

  • When
    December 09, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    El Corazon Senior Center

  
  

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• It's Bound to be Perfect - Workshop with Jim McKim

  • When
    January 14, 2026
  •  
    9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Quilt in a Day
  • Spaces left
    14

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  It's Bound to be Perfect 

  Finishing off your quilts with a perfectly applied binding

  
  

  The binding is the final touch on a quilt and deserves the same thought and care

  that went into the rest of the project. Don't let a poorly chosen fabric or a poorly

  applied binding detract from all your hard work! This workshop is for anyone who

  wants to learn how to bind a quilt or improve their binding techniques.

  In this workshop I will cover fabric choices that will enhance your quilt, the

  elements that make up a perfect binding and show you how to achieve each of

  those elements. I will address how to prepare both the quilt and the binding

  material, options on binding width, and hand finished vs. all-machine application,

  with an emphasis on not only the "hows" but also the "whys". Tips and tricks will

  be included, such as how to achieve that elusive straight and even machine finish,

  no-lump strip joins, a no-measure final join, and perfectly mitered corners.

  Following the lecture portion, I will demonstrate each step of the techniques and

  then participants will practice those on their own small project. In person coaching

  will be provided to help attendees master the subject. The focus of this workshop

  is on technique, not on making a project.

  Jim McKim is the quilting partner of Linda McKim, a longtime member of El Camino Quilt Guild.

  He is a retired engineer who is always looking for a problem to solve or a way or improve a

  process. His first binding project was a potholder. Over the last 7 years, he has bound over 500

  quilts, primarily donations to the Cuddle Quilt group. That's over 2000 mitered corners, 3000

  strip joins and millions of stitches. He thinks he has it figured out by now but is still not immune

  from making a mistake now and then if his mind wanders.

  
  

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• 2026 Via de Lestonnac Retreat

  • Start
    January 29, 2026
  • End
    February 01, 2026
  • Location
    39300 De Portola Rd., Temecula, CA 92592

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• Emily Taylor Collage& Composition

  • When
    February 11, 2026
  •  
    9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Quilt in a Day
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Emily is a collage quilt artist from Sandy, Utah. She believes that understanding and applying foundational art principles is the secret for successful collage quilts. She sells her unique patterns and teaches her techniques for creating stunning collage quilts across the country. In addition to being a designer and entrepreneur, Emily is a wife and mom to three children. She loves living in Utah, where she enjoys skiing and mountain biking in her free time!

  Emily Taylor supply list.pdf  (first page only)

  
  

  Collage & Composition Workshop

  Learn Emily Taylor's "Parchment Pressing" technique and open up a world of possibilities for creative

  expression through textile collage! The focus of this class is to learn how to create individual collage

  elements and how to incorporate them into a composition.

  Select Any current Parchment Pressing pattern on CollageQuilter.com

  or offer a choice to class attendees (beginning- intermediate).

  Instruction Includes

  -Understanding color theory and how to apply it to a collage quilt

  -Fabric selection and basic supplies for success

  -Considerations for creating a pleasing composition

  -Demonstration of the "Parchment Pressing" method

  -Individual time with each student from Emily

  Required Supplies

  • Pattern or Kit
  • Large assortment of fabric (scraps or small precuts are sufficient). Bring light, medium and dark fabrics

  of desired colors.

  • Lite Steam a Seam 2. Please prepare a good assortment of fabric before class so that we can maximize class time working on our projects. I recommend applying SAS to pieces of fabric that are about 4.5 x 6'. Not all fabric will need to be ready to use, but at least enough to begin the project.

  • Parchment paper (baking paper, available in grocery stores)
  • Fabric scissors (Available for purchase at CollageQuilter.com). I recommend 6 scissors
  • l/4" Foam Core Board covered in felt (this is your work surface). Sold at local craft stores, it should be

  about 20" square (optional)

  • Pins & Pencil
  • Mini iron or wand iron and wool pressing mat

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Emily Taylor Collage & Composition

  • When
    February 12, 2026
  •  
    9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Quilt in a Day

  Register

  Emily Taylor supply list.pdf (First page of attached file only is for supply list. Please disregard second page of it.)

     
  

  Collage & Composition Workshop

  Learn Emily Taylor's "Parchment Pressing" technique and open up a world of possibilities for creative

  expression through textile collage! The focus of this class is to learn how to create individual collage

  elements and how to incorporate them into a composition.

  Select Any current Parchment Pressing pattern on CollageQuilter.com

  or offer a choice to class attendees (beginning- intermediate).

  Instruction Includes

  -Understanding color theory and how to apply it to a collage quilt

  -Fabric selection and basic supplies for success

  -Considerations for creating a pleasing composition

  -Demonstration of the "Parchment Pressing" method

  -Individual time with each student from Emily

  Required Supplies

  • Pattern or Kit
  • Large assortment of fabric (scraps or small precuts are sufficient). Bring light, medium and dark fabrics

  of desired colors.

  •Lite Steam a Seam 2. Please prepare a good assortment of fabric before class so that we can maximize

  class time working on our projects. I recommend applying SAS to pieces of fabric that are about 4.5 x 6':

  Not all fabric will need to be ready to use, but at least enough to begin the project.

  • Parchment paper (baking paper, available in grocery stores)
  • Fabric scissors (Available for purchase at CollageQuilter.com). I recommend 6 scissors
  • l/4" Foam Core Board covered in felt (this is your work surface). Sold at local craft stores, it should be

  about 20" square (optional)

  • Pins & Pencil
  • Mini iron or wand iron and wool pressing mat

  
  

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