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Winter Social & Fundraiser
December 8th 6:30-8pm
Meals on Wheels Community Center , Pacific Grove
ZOOM Workshop
November 8th 9 am to 1 pm
Stitched Mosaics with Timna Tarr
Join award-winning quilt artist Timna Tarr for Stitched Mosaics, a playful and creative workshop where you'll learn how to transform small scraps of fabric into stunning mosaic-style quilt blocks. Timna’s fun, improvisational approach makes the process accessible for all levels—no two mosaics are ever the same! Come explore color, composition, and storytelling through fabric in this inspiring four-hour zoom workshop on November 8, 2025, 9:00am - 1:00pm. $45
ZOOM General meeting and Lecture:
November 3
6:30 pm
Timna Tarr
Known for her vibrant use of color and playful pattern work, Timna creates quilts where each block is a unique composition, artfully arranged into stunning, cohesive pieces. Though she comes from a family of quilters, Timna’s path began with a background in art history, eventually leading to a career in quilting that blends tradition with bold, modern expression. Her work has been featured in private and corporate collections, national exhibits, popular publications, and on TV programs like The Quilt Show and Quilting Arts TV. She’s also the author of Stitched Photo Mosaic Quilting, and a designer for Studio e Fabrics. Based in South Hadley, MA, Timna is a beloved speaker and teacher, known for her joyful approach to design and color.
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Programs
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Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild has a General Meeting on the First Monday of the month (with a few holiday exceptions). From March through October they will be IN-PERSON at the Pacific Grove Community Center, 515 Junipero Street ( at 15th ST) in PG. We will ZOOM November, January and February meetings. We will gather together for our Holiday Party in December.
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Our meeting starts with a Social time at 6:30pm followed by a special presentation at 7pm. The speakers are nationally and internationally known quilters.
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All members will receive a Zoom link the day of the ZOOM meetings.
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There is a guest fee of $5 for meetings with speakers.
Zoom General Meeting & Lecture
January 5th
6:30 pm
Brenda Gael Smith
Driven to Abstraction
Brenda creates textile works made from a rich palette of her hand-dyed fabrics complemented by intensive stitching. Much of her work is inspired by the colour and patterns of the natural world with a focus on her surroundings at the “other” Copacabana in Australia and her New Zealand homeland. Using a process of abstraction, Brenda strives to capture the essence of her subjects in simplified form. Working improvisationally, she refines line, shape, colour and texture to evoke a sense of place, express an idea, highlight an issue or elicit an emotional response. Learn more about Brenda’s inspiration and process in this colourful lecture.