Denton Quilt Guild

10/09/2026

09/14/2026

Create a dynamic portrait!
November 18, 2026 Leo Ransom
This workshop will teach you to create a portrait using a light and a dark fabric.

$60 for members, $70 for non-members
10-3 with a break for lunch, bring your own lunch.
at Box Car Quilts, 3598 Warschun Road, Aubrey, TX

To sign up for the workshop at the meeting or contact:
Claudia Kopel 940-435-9669 - [email protected]
Sandra Sirignano 817-821-2107 - [email protected]

09/14/2026

Meeting: Rhonda DortQuilting with Vintage Linens
Tuesday, September 15, 6:30 — 9 pm

Meetings take place on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Patterson-Appleton Center, 400 E. Hickory, Denton, Texas. Enter at the Greater Denton Arts Council sign on Bell Ave. Social time begins at 6:30. Yearly dues are $35.

Rhonda says: "As a 3rd generation quilter, I like to create! I enjoy the process of embellishing vintageembroidered pieces, longarm quilting, hand dying felted wool, needlework, ink dyes and occasionally crocheting and knitting. I enjoy searching through antique shops, flea markets and junk stores looking for vintage trims, buttons, needlework and lines.

Rhonda has made "Second Chances" a recurring theme in her artistic work. She brings together all kinds of vintage textiles, giving everything a second chance at a beautiful showcase. That started in May, 2015 with inspiration from a 2013 Sarah Lizzie's Handmade post. Sarah Lizzie's vintage linens embellished hexagon quilt sparked a new direction for Rhonda, one she'll share with us on Tuesday. You can learn all about Rhonda's initial Second Chance project HERE. https://rhondadort.com/page/15/

09/08/2026

SEP 15
Monthly Meeting and lecture by
Rhonda Dort, Quilting With Vintage Linens

"As a 3rd generation quilter, I like to create! I enjoy the process of embellishing vintage embroidered pieces, longarm quilting, hand dying felted wool, needlework, ink dyes and occasionally crocheting and knitting. I enjoy searching through antique shops, flea markets and junk stores looking for vintage trims, buttons, needlework and linens."
https://rhondadort.com/
Meetings take place on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Patterson-Appleton Center, 400 E. Hickory, Denton, Texas. Enter at the Greater Denton Arts Council sign on Bell Ave.
Social time begins at 6:30.

08/28/2026

LAST CALL! Character Self-Portraits

If you haven't yet seen the Greater Denton Arts Center's exhibition of our guild challenge: Character Self-Portraits, make some time to stop by! The exhibition runs thru next Sat. (Sept 5)

Bring your quilty admirers!!
Our guild members have had the chance to see the exhibition; the portraits are all hanging around the room where we have our monthly general meeting. But maybe you'd like a little more personal time to see your work (and the work of your fellow guild members). Bring your friends/family - they can see your art on display!

For more information:
https://dentonarts.com/currently-on-display

The exhibition is in Festival Hall - the big, main event room where we hold our monthly guild meetings. Just remember - Saturday, Sept 5, is the last day of the exhibit!

400 E. Hickory Street
Denton, TX 76201

Hours
Tuesday – Friday: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm*
Saturday: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday – Monday: Closed

08/17/2026

Alternative Gift Fair

The Alternative Gift Fair is one of our most important annual fundraisers.Throughout the year, guild members create a variety of fun and popular handmade items that will be sold at our booth during this fall’s event.

We have monthly sew days at the Green Valley School, on the FIRST TUESDAY of each month from 10-3. Please bring $5 to donate to the Green ValleySchool in appreciation for allowing us to use the facility. This month, at the August sew day, our AGF team sorted and priced the items already finished -here's Dawn with four large boxes of items ready to go!

Join us on Sept 1 for the next AGF Sew Day! For more information, contact Dawn or Nonie!

Drop off these items throughout the year at each Guild meeting.

Dawn has created a great online sign-up form for booth volunteers at the fair, and that form is now live. There are slots available on all three days - Friday, Saturday and Sunday Nov. 6-8: set-up, tear-down and manning the booth. Volunteer slots are typically 2 hours long - you're welcome to sign up for more than one! It's fun, and you'll also have plenty of time to shop around the other wonderful booths before or after your shift. Find the link here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545AFA822A6FFC25-64775809-dqgalternative #/

08/17/2026

August 18, 2026 DQG Meeting
Charles Cameron, A Curious Quilter’s Trunk Show
I’m a curious modern quilter. In this trunk show I’ll share with you some of my favorite quilts and the inspiration behind their design and construction.

I’ll tell you the story of my first quilt: one that I made by accident, and the lessons that I learned by not knowing what I was doing. We’ll explore my love of cross blocks, constructed as a modified 9-patch, and the movement and sparkle that can be created by ‘tilting’ them, and playing with color and color value placement in their different positions. Finally, I share quilts inspired by a curiosity to explore other quilting techniques: improv, foundation paper piecing, and pixilation.

I hope you’ll be inspired to dive deep into a favorite quilt block of you own or try a new quilting technique that you have not yet explored.

08/17/2026

Character Portrait Show

The Greater Denton Arts Council is currently displaying our members' Whimsical Portraits at the Greater Denton Arts Center/Patterson Appleton Arts Center (our regular meeting location) from July 11 through September 5, 2026.

08/10/2026

Aug 19 Workshop - Charles Cameron
Tilted Tiles: An introduction to semi-improv techniques

‘Semi-improv’ is a technique for those who want the look and feel of improv, but who aren’t quite ready to give up their rulers.
The workshop will kick off with a detailed overview of the pattern to orient the participants. Hands-on instruction will be provided for each step of the Tilted Tiles quilt pattern and classroom time will be allowed for participants to progress toward making a 36” x 36” wall handing or 18” x 72” table runner of your own.

The pattern uses efficient, traditional piecing techniques, and multiple block sizes, each with their own choose-your-own-adventure-style instructions for the creation of a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.

Blocks are made from modular subunits which are mixed-and-matched in interesting color and value combinations to create visual interest and flow. The subunits can be assembled in various orientations and sewn together in numerous configurations. The blocks are constructed larger than required using traditional piecing techniques, then trimmed with a ruler, improv-style to give each block a ‘tilted’ or ‘wonky’ look which adds variety and movement to the assembled quit top.

$60 + $15 Etsy PDF pattern download
Workshop instruction will be sent when you sign up.
There is fabric-cutting homework before the workshop.

To sign up for the workshop contact:
Claudia Kopel 940-435-9669 - [email protected]
Sandra Sirignano 817-821-2107 - [email protected]