Please join us for our PVQA Virtual General Meetings on the second Monday of each month.
In response to the continuing COVID-19 Shelter In Place and Social Distancing requirements, PVQA will be holding the monthy General Meeting over the internet using Zoom technology.
Next Meeting:
Rules and Options of Planned Improv Piecing
Sarah Goer
Monday, August 10th, 2020 – 7:00 pm
If you are a non-PVQA member and wish to attend one of our Virtual General Meetings, please email the membership chair, Lynne Nostrant at membership@pava.org.
Rules and Options of Planned Improv Piecing
Monday, August 10th – 7:00 pm
Sarah Goer
Sarah Goer, is a modern quilter and teacher from San Jose. She loves bold color and enjoys the geometry and math of quilting.Her quilt patterns are less about following a precise pattern and and more about learning to improvise. In her presentation, “Rules and Options of Planned Improv Piecing,” she’ll show how she uses her planning nature to develop rules for herself, which drive her Planned Improv quilt design work.
Design and Color
Monday, September 14th
7:00 pm
Tara Faughnan
Tara Faughnan, a professional freelance textile designer and quilter from Oakland, will be our featured speaker at our September meeting. In her presentation, “Design and Color,” Tara will discuss different design approaches and delve into the importance of how color and value can tell a story. She draws inspiration from the simple bold geometry of antique quilts, the gorgeous bright colors from textiles around the world, and the spontaneity found in unconventional pieced quilts.
Check out her website www.terrafaughnan.com to see her work.