*** Update – Late start for meeting – doors not open til 6pm, all activities start after that ***

• We will NOT have a Show and Tell
• We will NOT have a Free Table
• Library Services will NOT be available except to return books
• The November 19th Batik Sale will begin at 6:30
• The December 10th Holiday Boutique will begin at 6:30
• Our Speakers will begin at 7:15 pm for both meetings
• We will have refreshments

Shop at the Batik Blowout!
Sale starts 5:30pm
$4/yard  –  1/4, 1/2, 1, and 2 yd + cutsThanks to a huge donation of batiks to Comfort Quilts, we have a bonanza to share with guild members.
Hundreds of yards of batiks at amazing prices so bring $$$ (cash or check) and a shopping bag because you don’t want to miss out.
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19 November 2025

BETSY HABICH

Thread Painting: It’s all about the Details

Slide & trunk show talk.  A short introduction to my pieced and appliqued pictorial quilts shows the quilting style I developed to support the images, a bridge to thread painting. Then you see how to make a photorealistic thread painting: selecting the right photo, printing it on fabric, seeing all the colors in the piece, selecting threads, different stitches, blending colors smoothly, representing texture, and paying attention to detail. The third part follows a landscape thread-painting from start to finish, to show how a painting actually develops. Q&A and opportunity to look at the quilts follow.

BIO Betsy Habich’s quilts have been juried into national and regional  shows, including International Quilt Association (IQA /Houston), American Quilters  Society (AQS/ Paducah), Machine Quilters Expo (MQX), and Quilters Gathering, and  her work has been awarded at regional quilt shows including the Vermont Quilt Festival,  The Gathering, and the Machine Quilters Expo (MQX). In addition, she has had several  one-woman shows at local shows, shops, and libraries. She is a self-confessed  fabricaholic and cat person, though she has also been known to play with dogs. She lives  with her husband, cats, and fabric in Beverly Farms, MA.

Click here to learn about Betsy Habich Quilts

Business meeting generally starts at 6pm, arrive earlier for sign-in, refreshments and socializing, with any lecture generally at 7pm.
Guests are always welcome, there is a guest fee, $10, which can be credited toward membership – click HERE for more information.

Our Hospitality team provides coffee and tea along with some cookies at guild meetings.
Please bring your own mug or water bottle.
Member contributions of home-baked treats or other simple snacks are always welcome!