Boise Basin Quilters

2024 Quilt Entries Take-in
2024-09-23 12:30 - 18:00 (America/Boise) | Expo Idaho, Garden City, Idaho, 5610 N Glenwood St, Garden City, ID, 83714, United States
Western Town at Expo Idaho
5610 N Glenwood Street Boise, Idaho
Western Town is located at Expo Idaho behind the quilt show venue
(Free parking is available at Western Town)
See Quilt Entry Rules for details & options.
If you are unable to bring your quilt to Expo Idaho at this time,
please make arrangements for someone to bring it for you.

Boise Basin Quilters 2024 Quilt Show
2024-09-27 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-27 10:00 - 17:00 | Expo Idaho, Garden City, Idaho, 5610 N Glenwood St, Garden City, ID, 83714, United States

The Magic of Foundation Paper Piecing - Nancy Messuri - 10/17/24
2024-10-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Boise Church of Christ, 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, 83704, 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 breaks out of that mold with a less complex design when the mood strikes.
In 2023, Nancy was selected to be a Benartex Ambassador along with ten other designers. As an ambassador for the international fabric supplier, Nancy designed numerous products to be featured in Benartex publications and assisted in the Benartex booth at the Missouri Star Quilt Festival. Her relationship with Benartex as a designer continues to this day.
Nancy’s quilt Criss Cross Stars was selected as the signature quilt for the 2023 International Quilt Festival Long Beach and was prominently featured on the cover of the program and all advertising materials. Along with Criss Cross Stars, her quilt, Ripple Effect, hung at the 2023 International Quilt Festival Houston and was used extensively in promotions of that show. In addition, her quilt, Spinning Song, will be hanging at International Quilt Festival 2024

Qurious About Quilting? Free Event 10/19/24
2024-10-19 09:00 - 16:00 | Boise Church of Christ, 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, 83704, 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; how to cut and stitch pieces accurately, and much more! Or come in the afternoon to do some hands-on stitching with a free simple make-and-take project!
Schedule is as follows:
Morning session – 9:00 am to 12 noon:
Speakers & Demonstrations
An introduction to the basics of quilting:
Fabric – Kathie Zegers
Color & Value – Janice Black
Cutting – Chris Bell
Stitching – Maureen Stevens
Pressing – Terri Cury
Quilting – Jennifer Price
Afternoon session – 1:00 pm to 4 pm
Make and Take kits – a holiday trivet/hotpad OR wall hanging
We will have sewing machines set up and volunteer advisors
Stuck on a quilting project? Bring your UFO (unfinished quilt object). We will problem-solve with you and try to help answer your question(s).
This event is open to the public and there is no need to sign up. Bring a friend! Come to connect with our supportive community of sewists ready to share their joy of creativity!

Learn the Basics of Foundation Paper Piecing - Schoolhouse 10/26/24
2024-10-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Boise Rigging Supply, 6750 West Victory Road, Boise, ID, 83709, 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 Supply List
Designed By Nancy Messuri
Finished Size: 65” x 65”
Learn the Basics of Foundation Paper Piecing
Pattern for Color Tangles must be purchased prior to class. Available for immediate download at https://nancymessuridesigns.com or as a paper pattern at https://quiltwoman.com.
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Introduction: This cheerful, fat quarter friendly quilt will brighten anyone’s day. It goes together easily and accurately with foundation paper piecing. It is the perfect size for a throw or large wall hanging.
Fabric Requirements:
Black: 6 ¼ yds
Cream: 1 yd
36 Bright Colors: 1 Fat Quarter Each
Binding: Pieced binding uses scraps from the bright colored fabrics
Single color binding: ½ yd
Backing: 4 ¼ yds
Batting: 72” x 72” square
Additional Supplies: At least 72 sheets of foundation paper. (I use Carol Doak’s)
Clear ruler such as Creative Grids 12 ½” x 6 ½”. 12” Add-A-Quarter Ruler. 12” x 3” strip of template plastic. Light box.
Please read through entire pattern before beginning this quilt.
Print at least one Center Block Template and one Border Block Template prior to class. Pre-cut fabrics for at least one of each block.

"Finding Your Passion and Running with It" - Jean Impey - Program
2024-11-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Boise Church of Christ, 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, 83704, 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 able to log in from home and listen to our guest speaker via Zoom!
In her presentation, “Finding Your Passion and Running With It,” Jean Impey promises to help you explore how to uncover what makes your quilts unique and special, and learn steps to pursue your own distinctive style.

Jean will share how the spider web design made such a huge impression on her back in 2007 that she found she couldn’t make them fast enough to keep up with all the ideas that originated from this one design! In addition to a digital trunk show of some of the fabulous quilts that came out of this obsession, Jean’s presentation includes an actual tutorial so you can try a few spiderwebs of your own.

Jean is a seasoned textile artist from San Juan Capistrano, California, who has taught classes across the nation, created several commissioned public art pieces, and been featured on the cover of Quilting Arts magazine and on Quilting Arts Television. For more information about Jean, please visit her website at sewjean.com .

String Piecing Schoolhouse 11/23/24
2024-11-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Boise Rigging Supply, 6750 West Victory Road, Boise, ID, 83709, 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 making your own.”

Joe Cunningham Quilts - BBQ Membership Program - Zoom 01/16/25
2025-01-16 19:00 - 21:00
Please remember that the January 16 membership meeting will be a Zoom presentation and not an in-person meeting. More information, including the Zoom link and instructions, will be emailed to all paid membership and Modern Art Quilt Guild members just prior to the presentation.
Note: Free to all current paid BBQ members and $10 for our invited Modern Art Quilt Guild members.

“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 website is https://www.joecunninghamquilts.com/.
Joe Cunningham has been a professional quilt artist since 1979. He has written essays on the subject for museum catalogues, books and magazines. His book, Men and the Art of Quiltmaking was the first book on its subject. In 2004 he received a $30,000 Shulte Grant from the Fort Mason Foundation. In 2009 he received a grant to study with the Gees Bend quilters in Alabama. In 2010 he was artist in residence at the De Young Museum in San Francisco, which purchased one of his quilts for its permanent collection. Joe travels throughout the country to give lectures and workshops on quiltmaking. His ten books on quiltmaking include the first biography of a living quilter, the first book on men who make quilts (Men and the Art of Quiltmaking,) and a definitive book on marking quilts for quilting called Quilting with Style, published by AQS. He has been seen on the Peabody Award-winning PBS series Craft in America, the HGTV series “Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson,” as well as “The Quilt Show” with Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson, and others. Cunningham has performed his musical quilt show, “Joe the Quilter,” for guilds and theaters nationwide. His latest book is “Man Made Quilts: Civil War to the Present,” a catalogue for the show of the same name at the Shelburne Museum. His quilts are in the permanent collections of the DeYoung museum, The Shelburne Museum, The Newark Museum, The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles and many private collections.
He has been invited to give lectures in museums and colleges including the DeYoung Museum, University of Michigan, the Chicago Art Institute, the Shelburne Museum, and the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, The National Quilt Museum and the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.
Joe began making quilts in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. He eventually moved to San Francisco where he maintains a gallery/studio to make and show his quilts. He lives with his wife, Carol LeMaitre, above her Pilates studio, Sanchez Street Studios. Their two sons live nearby. Cunningham travels the world to show quilts and teach as well as teaching his popular online classes from his studio.
Note: This is a ZOOM Presentation and is free to all BBQ members who will will receive an emailed link prior to this presentation. In addition, members of the Modern Art Quilt Guild have been extended an invitation to attend, but must purchase tickets at $10 each (see below). A Zoom link will then be emailed to those members.

English Paper Piecing/Fussy Cuts Schoolhouse 01/25/25
2025-01-25 10:00 - 16:00
At this time, the class is full. Thank you!
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 let Janice Black know, and she will make modifications so that you are able to participate!
Supplies:
· I will supply each participant with a set of 25 precut paper templates and a planning sheet. (Online participants would need to print and cut out their own.)
· I will also bring template plastic to be used for fussy-cutting. However, if you already have an acrylic 1″ honeycomb template, please bring that!
· Students are welcome to use a needle supplied by me, or bring their own favorites. A long, thin needle such as a milliners or straw needle is recommended for the piecing, and a shorter, sturdy needle (“Sharps) is recommended for basting.
· If you prefer to use glue for basting, I recommend a glue pen. Second-best choice would be a glue stick. Glue should be non-permanent.
· Please bring a spool of standard-weight, neutral-colored thread.
· Fabric scissors (small ones are best!)
· A pen or pencil that shows up on your fabric (will be on the edge of the seam allowance, so permanent is fine)
· Four fabrics that play well together, with good contrast. You will only be using a tiny bit of each fabric, so scraps or a fat quarter will be okay, with one exception: since you will be experimenting with fussy-cutting, at least one of your fabrics should be suitable for that. Basically, you’ll need a fabric with a small-to-medium sized motif, and enough of that particular fabric to include four or eight repeats. Many Tula Pink or Paula Nadelstern fabrics (like the sample fabric shown here), would be perfect for this. Please feel free to reach out to me with questions or photos of fabrics you’re considering using.
The deadline to register for this class (and to request a refund) is January 18, 2025.

Paula Ross Explains EQ - BBQ Membership Meeting and Program
2025-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Boise Church of Christ, 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, 83704, 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 will teach about the basic fundamentals of the quilt design software Electric Quilt, including quick quilt designs, auto borders, and appliqué drawing. She will also highlight some of the features that help you with yardage calculations and rotary cutting.”

Barn Square Painting Workshop with Hammer and Stain 03/01/25
2025-03-01 09:30 - 12:00
IMPORTANT: For a $5 discount, email hammerandstain.tv@gmail.com before registering to let them know that you will bring a quilt to share (just to show off to everyone else at the workshop!) DO NOT register until you have your coupon code, since no coupons or refunds will be issued after registration is complete.
The guild is very pleased to be able to bring you a barn-square painting workshop hosted by Hammer and Stain, a small family business in Meridian! To participate, please click the link below. When you have chosen a project and added it to your cart, you can add the coupon code if you have one. (See “Important” note above.)
Next, when it asks how you would like to create, choose “Attending a Private Party,” and then select the “3/1 Barn Squares with the Boise Basin Quilt Guild.” Finally, you will pay Hammer and Stain directly for your selected project. When you arrive for the workshop, they will have all of the painting supplies ready for you, including a stencil and your choice of stains and colors. (There are quite a few to choose from, so having a color scheme in mind before you come can help speed up the process and make sure you have time to finish!)
Here is the link for the event: 3/1 @ 9:30 AM Barn Squares w/ Boise Basin Quilt Guild – Hammer & Stain Treasure Valley

Journey by Collage - Jenny Satterthwait - Program 03/20/25
2025-03-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Boise Church of Christ, 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, 83704, 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 lecture is about sharing those journeys in the hope that it will inspire you to take a new journey.
My collage quilts include using fusible (Laura Heine), using just fabric and glue (Susan Carlson), blending these two artists (Emily Taylor), and then taking some of each of these women to create my own process.

Beginning Collage (Laura Heine's Method) - Jenny Satterthwait - Workshop 03/21/25
2025-03-21 09:30 - 16:00 | Idaho State Archives, 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, 83712
This class is taught by Jenny Satterthwait.
Cost for the workshop is $40. Refunds for cancellations may be requested until Feb. 21st. After that date, registrations become nonrefundable . . . and any remaining openings will be made available to nonmembers.
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 the same way! Tip: The Sewing Machine is such a fun beginning collage project that can be made to your personal unique specifications. All Teeny Tiny patterns come with 3 different projects.
Supplies Required:
– Laura Heine Teeny Tiny Collage Pattern

Note: You can find patterns at a lot of quilt stores. I know Quilt Crossing carries several. You can also buy the patterns on Etsy. One of the easiest ways to collage, however, is to go to Laura Heine’s website: www.fiberworks-heine.com and purchase a pattern and a fabric kit made for the pattern. You can purchase other supplies at Fiberworks but, to be honest, you will pay a premium.

– Fabric listed on Pattern. These are small projects so you will not need large pieces. Scraps are perfect. If you are buying fabric for your collage, you do not need more than 1/8 yard. Some shops have small cuts or scraps of fabric that are very inexpensive and perfect for collage! We will not have access to a quilt store during class so if you pick out your own fabric, brings lots of choices. If you are able, I do recommend buying the kit on Laura’s website.
– Pattern Ease foundation (if it is listed on chosen pattern) You may or may not need the pattern ease depending on how you finish your collage. For example, if you collage your subject and decide to put it on a whole piece of fabric, you will not need he pattern ease. Collaged or tiled backgrounds need to be done on pattern ease. At the end of the day, it is easier if you have it so you have choices. Available at quilt stores, JoAnns or Walmart.
– Steam a Seam 2 yardage per your chosen pattern; I recommend the12” wide (which is easier to work with than the 18” or 24”). Please do NOT buy Steam a Seam 2 Lite and do not substitute another kind of fusible; it does not work as well. I will bring extra Steam a Seam 2 to class in case it is needed. SAS2 is available at quilt stores or online.
– Karen K Buckley Medium Perfect Scissors (Blue Handle). Please note that this brand of scissors works really well with the Steam a Seam 2 and the serrated scissor edges help cut down on frayed fabric edges. If you bring a different pair of scissors, make sure they are not too big. You will be cutting some delicate lines. Again, these are available at quilt stores or online.

– Applique Pressing Sheet 17 x 24. This sheet will be used a lot while you are fusing fabric. You should not fuse fabric without this at any time.
– Precision Fusing Mat 17 x 24 (this mat comes with a pressing sheet) Side note: I LOVE THIS MAT!!! We will build our collages on this mat so it is imperative that you have it or a pressing sheet that you can see through. These mats are available on Amazon, Quilt Stores or online at Wal-Mart.
– Stiletto, Purple Thang or Tweezers
– #2 Pencil and Fine Tip Sharpie
— Notebook and Pen for taking notes
– Phone for taking pictures or Reducing Glass (Door Peephole from a hardware store)
Optional but helpful supplies:

Travel Iron and Wool Pressing Mat. Please note that it may not be possible to plug this in at your table because the venue may not have outlets near the worktables.

Required Pre Class Prep: To be fully prepared for class, you will need to fuse some of your fabric. Please call Jenny at 208/890-3525 to talk about your specific project and what you need to do to prepare.

Beginning Collage (Emily Taylor's Method) by Jenny Satterthwait - Workshop - 03/22/25
2025-03-22 10:00 - 16:30 | JK Quilts, 4924 N Elsinore Ave, Meridian, ID, 83646
This class, taught by Jenny Satterthwait, will be held at JK Quilts, 4924 N Elsinore Ave, Meridian, ID 83646.
Cost for the workshop is $40. Refunds for cancellations may be requested until Feb. 21st. After that date, registrations become nonrefundable . . . and any remaining openings will be made available to nonmembers.
Emily Taylor’s collage method, in my opinion, is a cross between Susan Carlson (who cuts free form from fabrics and glues them down to create a collage) and Laura Heine who cuts motifs from fabric and uses Steam a Seam 2). Emily blends these two techniques together by cutting fabric prepared with Steam a Seam 2 LITE into small pieces that are placed on parchment paper to ‘paint’ a picture.
You will choose one of the flower pots from Emily Taylor’s “Chinoiserie Pots” downloadable pattern 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 the same way! If you decide you would like to do a different Emily Taylor pattern for class, please email me at jenny.satterthwait@mac.com.
Supplies Required:
– Emily Taylor’s Chinoiserie Pots Pattern
Note: This is a downloadable pattern available at Collagequilter.com.
Fabric listed on Pattern. These are small projects so you will not need large pieces. Scraps are perfect. I usually start with a 4”x6” rectangle. If you are buying fabric for your collage, you do not need more than 1/8 yard. Some shops have small cuts or scraps of fabric that are very inexpensive and perfect for collage! Collagequilter.com also has fabric bundles by color in 1/8 yard cuts. You will need 4-5 fabrics in different values of blue/white for your vase (4 or more lights, 4 or more mediums and 4 or more darks). You will also need flowers for fussy cutting to put into your vases and a 10” square for your background. If you want to make your vase bigger than is on the pattern, go for it!
– Steam a Seam 2 LITE. 2 yards of this fusible should be enough. If you run out during class, I will have some on hand.
– Karen K Buckley Medium Perfect Scissors (Blue Handle). Please note that this brand of scissors works really well with the Steam a Seam 2 and the serrated scissor edges help cut down on frayed fabric edges. If you bring a different pair of scissors, make sure they are not too big. You will be cutting some delicate lines. These are available at quilt stores or online.
– Applique Pressing Sheet 17 x 24. This sheet will be used a lot while you are fusing fabric. You should not fuse fabric without this at any time.
– Parchment Paper – Name Brand.
– Needle NoseTweezers
– #2 Pencil and Fine Tip Sharpie
— Notebook and Pen for taking notes
– Phone for taking pictures or Reducing Glass (Door Peephole from a hardware store)
Prepare Fabric with Fusible
•After selecting fabric for each section of the quilt, cut a 4”x6” rectangle of each fabric and prepare fabric with Lite Steam a Seam 2 (SAS): Remove plain paper side of SAS to expose sticky surface. Lay fabric pieces on SAS, wrong side of fabric facing SAS. Cut around each piece and lightly press SAS to fabric using a warm iron. Now your fabric is prepared with SAS and ready to adhere to foundation fabric.
The more you prepare for class, the further along on your project you will be. Please call me (Jenny) with any questions: 208/890-3525-
Optional but helpful supplies:
– Mini (Clover) Iron and Wool Pressing Mat.
– Piece of cardboard or FoamCore approx. 18” x 24” wrapped in flannel and taped on back. This will be your work surface.
Jenny Satterthwait
208/890-3525
jenny.satterthwait@mac.com

Social Sew Day Schoolhouse 03/29/25
2025-03-29 10:00 - 16:00 | Boise Rigging Supply, 6750 West Victory Road, Boise, ID, 83709, United States
Bring your current sewing project and a sack lunch (feel free to bring goodies to share!) and spend a relaxed day stitching with fellow guild members!
The doors will open at 10:00. If you come later, be sure to use the metal side door on the west side of the building, since the main doors will be locked after about 10:15 to keep confused potential customers from wandering in!
This event is open to all guild members at no cost. Please just come wearing your guild name tag, and email Schoolhouse@boisebasinquilters.org to let us know that you are planning to participate!”

Angela Bowman Foundation Paper Piecing Art Process - BBQ Membership Program
2025-04-17 19:00 - 21:00
Angela is known for fusing digital illustration and sewing to create modern quilts. She is inspired by modern technology, grid systems, geometry, nostalgia, portraits, and nature. Her work has appeared in exhibitions, notably at QuiltCon and the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. She has been featured in numerous publications, including Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century, Modern Patchwork Home, and Country Living magazine.
She enjoys being a creative advocate. She shares her art process online, teaches at QuiltCon, and offers curated fabric at her online sewing shop Sewfinity. She lives in Meridian, Idaho, with her husband and two children.
In her presentation, Angela will use slides and real quilts to describe her Foundation Paper Piecing art process and show examples of it. For a sneak preview of her work, visit her website at https://angelabowmandesign.com/work.

Nine-Patch Pizzazz Schoolhouse - April 26, 2025
2025-04-26 10:00 - 16:00 | Boise Rigging Supply, 6750 West Victory Road, Boise, ID, 83709, United States
Guild members Carolyn Blackwelder and Phyllis Kizer would love to share with you the fun, simple “Nine-Patch Pizzazz” technique that they have used to create some very delightful quilts. This is a beginner-friendly endeavor that quilters of any level will enjoy!
To meet fair-use criteria with respect to Judy Sisneros, each person participating in the class should have their own copy of her book, “9-Patch Pizzazz: Fun, Fast, and Finished in a Day.” This is an older book, but is readily available both as a paperback and a digital file from many online sources.
Participants will need a panel that they are willing to cut up, along with a few fabrics that have been selected to go well with the panel. Landscape panels or ones featuring sea life (as in the samples shown) are ideal.
Supply List:
1. Fabric
• 1 ½ yards focus fabric
• ½ yard second focus fabric
• ½ yard each of two companion fabrics
• ½ yard for inner border
• 1 yard for outer border
• 1 ½ yard flannel for design wall
2. Notions
• Rotary cutter
• Medium mat
• 12 ½” square ruler
• 6” x 12” ruler
• Thread to blend with fabrics
• Seam ripper
• Straight pins
3. Sewing machine in good working condition with a new needle
4. Paper & pen for notetaking
5. Book: 9-Patch Pizzazz by Judy Sisneros
Before class read pages 4-10

Boise Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival
2025-05-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-08 10:00 - 17:00 | Expo Idaho, Garden City, Idaho, 5610 N Glenwood St, Garden City, ID, 83714, United States

Joe Cunningham (in person!) Program October 15, 2026
2025-05-08 08:00 - 17:00
Joe Cunningham has been a professional quilt artist since 1979. He began making quilts in his hometown of Flint, Michigan; eventually moving to San Francisco where he lives with his wife, Carol LeMaitre, above her Pilates studio, and maintains a gallery/ studio to make and show his quilts. Joe travels the world to show quilts and teach, as well as teaching his popular online classes from his studio. He has written ten quiltmaking books, and his quilts are in the permanent collections of several museums.
Here’s how Joe describes “Post Modern Quiltmaking,” the lecture he’ll be giving at BBQ:
We all know what “Modern” quilt making is. Sort of. Now that Modern Quilts have been around for a while the world is starting to move on, or maybe it’s just me. In this lecture I’ll talk about Modern Quilts and how they have influenced the wider quilt world, and explain how I have come to find my own style of “Post” Modern quiltmaking. With lots of examples and time for questions, this is a crowd favorite.
For more info about Joe and his quilts, please visit his website at joecunninghamquilts.com .

Riley Blake Fabrics by Jami Herndon 05/15/25
2025-05-15 19:00 - 21:00
Guild member Jami Herndon will share a little bit with us about her job as a representative for Riley Blake Fabrics. Jami says,
“Have you ever considered how a shop decides which fabrics to carry and how to promote them? I would love to show you the process that a shop goes through in making the decisions that result in the fabrics you get to see when you enter their shop. This will be just a little insight into how much work goes into choosing just the right pieces for each individual shop. Come take a back door peek at the exchange between a shop owner and a fabric rep – you might even take home some of the samples!”

"Large Scale Minimal" by Ashelyn Downs BBQ Membership Meeting Program
2025-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Boise Church of Christ, 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, 83704, United States
Ashelyn Downs found her sewing experience, pattern writing, and design background culminating in the creation of beginner-friendly quilt patterns that represent the styles and spaces of the people who get to use them.
Pulling from the full evolution of 20th-century architecture, 90’s grunge, street art, travel, and pop culture, she combines minimalist color palettes and artistic concepts in her work, which she hopes will inspire the next generation to value and pursue the art of quilting.
Ashelyn describes her presentation this way:
The trunk show/presentation includes a dozen projects featuring my improv process, fabric selection process, a breakdown demonstration of how I assemble my “blocks”, a Q&A time allotment, and take-home documents with the basic tips and outline of my process.”

Minimal Improv Workshop by Ashelyn Downs
2025-06-21 09:00 - 16:00 | Boise Church of Christ, 2000 Eldorado Street, Boise, ID, 83704, United States
Cost for the workshop is $50. Refunds for cancellations may be requested until May 1st. After that date, registrations become nonrefundable . . . and any remaining openings will be made available to nonmembers. This workshop will be held in the fellowship hall of the Boise Church of Christ, 2000 N. El Dorado Street, Boise.
“Minimal improv is an intuitive piecing process that utilizes familiar and traditional block styles as accents while avoiding overly symmetrical or repetitious piecing.
While many styles of improv quilting aim to reduce scraps from previous projects, this process focuses on intentional fabric pulls (that can, of course, be scraps or yardage already in your stash) to create balanced and cohesive statements.
We avoid overcongestion and maximalism by choosing lower-volume fabrics and by “buffering” pieced elements from one another much like traditional sashing does for individual blocks.
Get inspired by your fiber selections and let the art of improv quilting lead you to make your one-of-a-kind throw-sized quilt!”
Click on this link for all the information you’ll need about the workshop, including a supply list and guidance for fabric pulls:
https://www.urbandwellstudio.com/workshops/improvworkshopguide

One Block Wonder Schoolhouse - 07/12/25 & 07/26/25
2025-07-12 10:00 - 16:00 | Boise Rigging Supply, 6750 West Victory Road, Boise, ID, 83709, United States
Former guild president Jennifer Price will show you how to create a “One-Block Wonder”! This is a two-part class, but your $15 registration fee will get you into both sections! In the first class you will learn to line up your panels, cut your triangles to create the hexagons for your quilt. We will talk about techniques to keep your cut hexagons organized and how to assemble them, and begin sewing them together.
In the second class, you will come with all of your half hexagons sewn together and you will learn how to assemble your quilt. This is when your creativity will get to shine. We will talk about different ways to design and lay out your quilt design.
You will need:
Seven (7) fabric panels, all alike.
60 degree triangle ruler (I have one that can be shared, but you will probably want your own)
24” Ruler for cutting
Flat head pins (the flowers work best)
A fine point Sharpie, or a regular pen and lots of small scraps of paper
Cutting Mat and rotary cutter (There will be a couple of cutting stations but you may want your own.)
Sewing Machine
Neutral or matching color thread (wind bobbins for class to save some frustration)
Scissors or snips
Usual Notions
You may also want to locate one of the books written by Maxine Rosenthal and Nancy Miller on this technique. The book is not required for the class (nor is “One Block Wonder” a copyrighted technique!) but you might find the book helpful later in remembering the steps and processes.

Exploring the World of Online Quilting Resources - Amanda Oros - Program 08/21/25
2025-08-21 19:00 - 21:00
Exploring the World of Online Quilting Resources
Guild member Amanda Oros is the owner of Sweet Pea Design Co. and the host of the podcast “Not Your Granny’s Quilt Show.” Join Amanda for an insightful session on navigating the vibrant world of online quilting. From traditional patchwork to modern improv, Amanda will share trusted resources, websites, and digital communities where quilters of all styles and skill levels can find inspiration, tutorials, and connection. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to expand your quilting toolkit, this talk will guide you to the best places online to learn, grow, and stay inspired

"Quilts Feed My Soul" Program: 2025 Quilt Show Featured Quilter - Maureen Stevens
2025-09-18 19:00 - 21:00
Maureen Stevens is the guild’s featured quilter for 2025. Her quilts will be displayed in a special exhibit at our quilt show, and her quilting journey is the featured presentation of tonight’s program. Maureen says,
“I was born and raised on a farm in Wendell, Idaho. I’m the middle child of seven but the oldest girl. I attended BYU and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Interior Design. I got married that summer and we moved to Oregon where we lived for the next 8 years where my husband went to school. We moved to Boise in 1982 and have lived in the same neighborhood (but not the same house) ever since. I have 5 children; 3 girls and 2 boys. Those children have given me 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren and they live in Oregon, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina and Rexburg, Idaho. I’m very active in my church and it plays a big part in my life.
I have always loved fabric. I learned to sew in Jr. High and made all my own clothes up until the patterns didn’t fit anymore (isn’t that a strange thing?) I made clothes for my children and some for my husband and formals for my daughters and even their wedding dresses.
I started quilting in 1997. I decided I was going to do it right so I took a beginning quilting class from The Quilt Crossing. From there I learned about Boise Basin Quilters so I came to my first guild meeting sometime in the spring of 1998. I joined a small quilt group and I haven’t stopped since. I have learned so much from BBQ and my fellow quilters. Some of you are my dearest friends. I’ve taken lots of classes and tried new things. I have served in various capacities and been on numerous committees, designed patterns for the website and taught Schoolhouse classes.
Moslih Eddin Saadi wrote:
“If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft,
And from thy slender store two loaves are left,
Sell one, and with the dole
Buy hyacinths to feed the soul.”
To me quilts are the hyacinths that feed my soul. I could not survive if I didn’t have quilting as a creative outlet. I need the friendships and the love that you, my fellow quilters give me. I feel so honored and blessed to be a part of this quilting community.”

Boise Basin Quilters 2025 Quilt Show
2025-09-26 10:00 - 2025-09-27 17:00 | Expo Idaho, Garden City, Idaho, 5610 N Glenwood St, Garden City, ID, 83714, United States

The Joy of Using Paint and Thread to Color Your Quilt - 2-Day Workshop (10/16/25 and 10/18/25)
2025-10-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Boise Rigging Supply, 6750 West Victory Road, Boise, ID, 83709, United States
Note: This is a two day workshop scheduled for Thursday, October 16, 2025, and Saturday, October 18, 2025.
This two-day workshop walks participants through the hand-painting and thread-painting process that Judith uses for her quilts. She says, “Painting on fabric can be so much fun. Seeing the colors come to life on your cloth and actually creating a design on fabric that is just yours can be so rewarding, and I hope quilters come away with the realization that it isn’t as hard as many people think it might be.”
In this workshop, students will learn the basics of painting and using photos to design their own fabric A supply kit that includes the necessary fabric paints and a set of twelve threads will be put together by Judith and can be purchased directly from her at the workshop for $55. (Kit is optional if students already have the appropriate paint and threads and prefer to use their own.) If you plan to purchase a kit, please let Judith know by Sept. 1st so that she can have enough time to put one together for you.
On the first workshop day, Thursday, participants will learn how to transfer a photo to fabric. They will then paint the block. Judith has designed blocks specifically for use in the workshop, and they are beautiful! (See examples shown.) Students may paint as many or s few of the bloks as they wish, as time permits.
On Friday, there is no class! Students may finish painting their blocks or paint additional ones in their own time and space. they must also use this day to sandwich their blocks and prepare them for thread painting!
When participants return on Saturday, October 18, Judith will share tips and techniques for thread painting, and students will spend the day thread painting their projects under Judith’s tutelage. Finishing techniques and ideas for the blocks will also be touched on briefly.
Note that this class is not intended for beginning quilters. Participants should have at least some experience in free-motion quilting. No painting experience is necessary: you must simply have the confidence to attach painting on your own blocks.
Registration maximum is 15 students. This workshop is currently sold out. You may add your name to the waitlist by sending an email to programs@boisebasinquilters.org. Refunds for cancellations are available until September 1, 2025, after which registrations become nonrefundable…and any remaining openings will be opened to nonmembers.

Judith Phelps Guild Presentation/Trunk Show - Program 10/16/25
2025-10-16 19:00 - 21:00
Judith Phelps, of Battle Ground, Washington, is an award-winning art quilter who often incorporates a combination of techniques such as applique, paint, thread painting, piecing, and 3D objects to produce unique and eye-catching pieces.
The workshops that she has planned for the BBQ guild focus on two of her favorite techniques: hand painting a fabric piece from a photo and then thread painting it. Here are two beautiful examples of quilts that Judith has made using these techniques: “Solitude” and “Horse with No Name.” Both of these pieces were created for themes from the Storytellers Group, of which she is an active member.
