AQS Quilt Show Day Trip
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-13 | NY
BUS TRIP TO THE AQS QUILT SHOW IN HARTFORD, CT
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026
Join the fun as we travel to the Hartford Convention Center for a full day visit to the
American Quilters’ Society Quilt Week – New England Show.
$55 per person includes bus trip and show entry fee.
Non-members can register starting January 28th at $55 per person
(non-member surcharge NOT required)
Registration ends on February 25th or when all seats are filled.
NO REFUNDS unless the trip is cancelled.
Trip Organizer – Rona Spar, activities@northernstarquilters.com

Required Trip Information: Every registrant must supply the following to Rona –

Your Pickup/Droppoff Point: Mt. Kisco or Brewster
Your Cell phone number: Where you can be contacted during the day of the trip
Your Email address

Bus Pickup/Dropoff Points:
— 7:30 AM: Board the bus at the Mount Kisco Park and Ride on route 172 at 684 exit 4.
OR
— 8:30 AM: Board the bus at the Brewster Park and Ride on route 312 off route 84 at exit 65 (eastbound or westbound.)
Show Arrival:
— Arrive at the Convention Center about 10:15. Enjoy a day at the show. There are numerous restaurants in the area for lunch as well as food concessions inside the Convention Center.
Show Departure:
— Depart the Convention Center at 4:00 PM.
— Arrive at Brewster at 5:30.
— Arrive at Mt. Kisco at 6:15
Payment:
— Pay by credit card (preferred) – Click HERE or go to nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_creditcard_payment_signup.
Be sure to specify the required trip information on the payment form.
OR
— Send check made out to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild to: Rona Spar, 100 Woodcrest Lane #126, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
and email ronaquilter@gmail.com with the required trip information.

Winner's Choice Raffle + Meeting+Lecture-Pat Pauly
2025-10-15 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Fox Lane High School, 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, NY, 10506, United States
Winner’s Choice – Comfort Quilts Display and Raffle
Admire our summer project display of CQ quilts and buy (many) tickets ($5 each) to win the quilt of your choice while supporting Comfort Quilts.
Super Saturday Signups Starting – signup at the meeting or online.

15 October 2025
PAT PAULY
Traditional Meets Contemporary:
A Look at the Heritage of Traditional Quilts and their Influence in Contemporary Design
From her background as a curator of the exhibition “Quilts Uncovered: Treasures from Genesee Country Village and Museum”, “Parallax Views” and “Quilts 20/20” Pat Pauly gives an expansive look at the long history of quilt making, and its change and rebirth in the twenty-first century in art quilts. Presenting over 400 images in the span of an hour, she takes a fast-paced look at the craft that has endured in America for nearly 250 years.
Pat Pauly is a nationally and internationally recognized fiber artist, known for her improvisational technique, use of bold color and graphics and her unusual juxtaposition of printed and painted fabric. Her work is featured in numerous exhibitions and publications. She is also in high-demand to lecture and teach. Her surface design workshops are highly energized, spontaneous, and ils
Click here to learn more about Pat Pauly

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 a few cookies at in-person meetings.
Please bring your own mug or water bottle.
Member contributions of home-baked treats or other simple snacks are requested!

Saturday Sit & Sew
2025-10-18 09:00 - 17:00 | North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 14 Daniel Road, North Salem, NY, United States
Sew your own thing along with other guild members.
Bring your sewing project and any equipment (ironing and cutting stations provided)
Bring lunch if desired.
Pre-registration required – Cash payment at the door
Email Joanne Visovsky to signup.
All Day (9-5:00): $5
AM ( 9-1:00) – $3.00
PM( 1-5:00)- $3.00
Contact Joanne Visovsky, jvisovsky@gmail.com, for more information.

Fall Quilt Retreat
2025-11-03 - 2025-11-05 | Center at Mariandale, 299 N Highland Ave, Ossining, NY, 10562, United States
Our first retreat for next year is scheduled for Monday November 3 – Wednesday November 5 at the Center at Mariandale, Ossining NY. It’s a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in what you love and be surrounded by others who love the same.

A two night, six meal stay costs $250. There is also an option to be a “commuter” and forgo the overnight and receive two meals a day for $65 each day.

To sign up, contact Jody Sullivan at jodysull@optonline.net.

Batik Sale + Meeting+Lecture Betsy Habich
2025-11-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Fox Lane High School, 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, NY, 10506, United States
*** 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.
*****

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 a few cookies at in-person meetings.
Please bring your own mug or water bottle.
Member contributions of home-baked treats or other simple snacks are requested!

Holiday Boutique + Member Speaker-Tamar Drucker
2025-12-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Fox Lane High School, 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, NY, 10506, United States
*** 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 December 10th Holiday Boutique will begin at 6:30
We will have our table raffle
Our Speakers will begin at 7:15 pm for both meetings
We will have refreshments – bring a Holiday treat to share

Holiday Boutique – Handmade Items for Sale by Members
By popular demand, our member-to-member boutique will return at the December 10th guild meeting. Items handmade by members may be sold at this event. There will be a charge of $10 per half table. If you are interested in vending at the Boutique, please email me with the type of item that you wish to sell.
Rona Spar, activities@northernstarquilters.com. Finish up that holiday shopping!

TAMAR DRUCKER Trunk Show
As long as I can remember I was always excited about creating art. Meir Moses, who was my mentor after school hours taught model sketching, etching, and woodcutting in our community center. In 1986 I was introduced to quilting. That was the beginning of my love for textiles and creating original work in fiber, fabric, and thread. I enjoy working with a variety of fibers: Commercial, hand painted or printed cottons, silk, chiffon, etc. Oil paint lettering,” thread paint” and hand embroidery are added for texture. My photographs taken on daily walks are the base of many quilts. I am inspired by nature, Japanese motifs, and my own family history. I am a member of the Northern Star Quilt Guild, Studio Art Quilt Associates, Fiber Art Creations, the Ossining Arts Council, the Israel Quilters Association, Surface Design Association. I was lucky to have my quilts get accepted and earn local and international recognition and awards. I exhibited abroad in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Canada, Taiwan, and Israel. In the United States, my work has been featured in exhibitions in Houston, TX; New Hope, PA; Des Moines, IA; the Gerald Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, MI; and in the Tri-state Region. Today, I enjoy retirement from teaching, creating art. I live with my family in Ossining, NY.
Click here to learn about Tamar Drucker

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 a few cookies at in-person meetings.
Please bring your own mug or water bottle.
Member contributions of home-baked treats or other simple snacks are requested!

** SIGNUPS CLOSED ** Super Saturday
2026-01-31 08:30 - 15:30 | First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown, 2880 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, NY, 10598
Closed – No More Signups Accepted
Super Saturday – January 31, 2026
$30 (Coffee and deli lunch included, $15 guest surcharge)
A wonderful opportunity to sit and sew and learn and mingle with fellow members in a smaller sociable setting.
Any class specific questions, contact the teacher.
Just in case, snow date February 7th.

Any general questions or guest attendee options, contact supersaturday@northernstarquilters.com
Signup online and pay by credit card – click HERE
– OR –
Signup and pay by check (payable to Northern Star Quilters Guild) at guild meetings
– OR –
Email supersaturday@northernstarquilters.com with your class request and to get check payment instructions

2026 Classes
Sit N Sew
Area available for those who want to setup and work on their own project.
Barbara Glab - Scrappy Log Cabin

Supply List:

Sewing machine with thread
Cutting mat & rotary cutter
Ruler 24×6 or 24×3
Left over fabric strips sewn into a ‘reel’ (see class description)

If you have leftover “Jelly Roll” strips, use them and cut more 2.5″ wide strips at random lengths from your scraps.
Or you can cut scraps into 1.5″ or 2″ wide strips.
Whatever size you choose, sew those strips together at home, creating a ‘reel’ that we will be using.

I made my quilt top using 2″ wide strips. I used 74 linear yards to make 70″x 76″ quilt top. Maybe start with 25 linear yards of fabric.
I noticed that fabric with a bigger design shows better in this quilt. Also include some solid fabric.
I tried to cut my strips with the grain of fabric not across from selvage to selvage to prevent fabric from stretching while sewing strips together.
Meg Mooar - Kawandi Style Quilt

Kawandi are an ancestral craft practiced by the African diaspora in western India. They are made from recycled saris and constructed from the outside in. In this workshop we will be practicing a western style of sewing a Kawandi – a respectful interpretation of this traditional technique.
Supply List:
This is a hand stitching project.
Gather scraps and colorful threads to reproduce your own, unique interpretation of a Kawandi.
JoAnne Hochstein - Wool Applique

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This will be our 3rd year exploring the many ways to work with Wool. Any appliqué pattern can be translated in to Wool Appliqué and even combined with traditional cotton piecing.
If you have a pattern in mind bring it and I’ll help you get started otherwise I will have samples for you to work on.
Please bring your hand sewing kit with a thimble (if that’s how you work) and both paper and fabric scissors.Jane Eyes - Improv 101

Playing Around with Orphan Blocks
Do you have a collection of orphan blocks and other bits from a workshop or an abandoned project? Are you ready to slice them up and dive into the art of improvisational piecing? We will be using those abandoned bits to explore various improv techniques including ruler free cutting, and create a small piece, a table runner, wall quilt, or panels for a tote bag.
Supply List

2 or 3 Orphan blocks that have a pleasing color theme and other “bits” that compliment that palette
4-5 Fat quarters of fabrics that fit into your chosen palette. Be sure to bring a range of values – light to dark
Design wall – a square yard of flannel and blue painter’s tape
Sewing machine with ¼ inch foot
Neutral thread – medium grey or khaki
Rotary cutter with a new blade, cutting mat, and one ruler

*FILLED* Patricia Loquet - Potato Chip Quilt

A note about the photo-I chose to use as the starting point a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2” square instead of two potato chips.

Come for the Ranger Cookies but stay for Potato Chips!
A potato chip in Quilters language means a 2 1/2”x 4 1/2” rectangle. Beginner and scrap friendly these quilts go together easily. And there are many variations for putting the blocks together. Most but not all variations use equal numbers of dark and light chips. As said this is a very scrap friendly quilt but you can always make it a “controlled” scrappy by your choice of fabrics and placement.
SUPPLY LIST:
A 12” block uses 15 “potato chips”; an 8” block uses 8 “potato chips, your choice. Bring enough chips for however big you want your quilt. Half should be light and the other half dark or dark medium. I encourage you to make up baggies of 10 light/10 dark to trade with others to really make it scrappy.

Basics – Sewing machine, thread, needles, scissors, pins
Cutting board and rotary cutter and ruler (if you haven’t cut all your pieces)
Personal iron & mat (I will also bring an iron and ironing board

*FILLED* Karen Eckmeier - Accidental Landscape™: Mountain Views

©2009-2026 Karen Eckmeier karen@quilted-lizard.com www.kareneckmeier.com
Fabric

Sky: ¼ yard “dramatic” fabric with clouds, or sun, or a handpainted fabric. The sky fabric sets the mood for you entire scene, so be sure you love it!
Rolling Hills: ¼ yard 5-7 greens gradated from light to dark (look for small scale prints – not necessarily “landscape” fabrics. For example: irregular stripes, random dots, mottled, etc. Distant Mountains: scraps or 1/8 yard each of white, gray, medium purple, or gray blue
Wildflowers (optional): ¼ yard small scale floral that looks like growing flowers
Lake/River: blues OR use a section of the sky fabric (the reflection of the sky is usually visible in the water)
Outer Border: ¼ yard your choice – dark neutrals, such as black, brown and gray work nicely as borders that act as picture frames or a window frame to surround the scene.

Here’s another surprisingly simple quilted scene using Karen’s layered topstitching technique. Gentle rolling hills of green fabric strips combine with distant peaks to create peaceful vistas. Include a lake or a field of wildflowers. The variations are endless! You will also learn how to embellish the landscape with beads, yarn and Angelina fibers to give it sparkle.
Finished size: approx. 9” x 12” without borders (size varies)
To view color photos of this workshop go to pages 8-13 and 50-51 in the Accidental Landscapes book.
Supplies

Sewing Machine (Featherweights are fine)
Rotary cutter, ruler, and mat
Iron and ironing pad (mini iron will work)
Threads for topstitching – select threads to match fabrics or use variegated threads
Neutral thread for bobbin
Fabric scissors
Pins (I recommend the long flower head pins)
Fabric glue (for adding optional details)
Ruler for rotary cutting borders
Quilter’s Square for squaring piece (only if you already own one)
Book: Accidental Landscapes by Karen Eckmeier $21.95 (highly recommended but not required)

Most students get to the quilting stage in both the 3 hour and 6 hour workshops, this is what you will need:

Threads for quilting (machine or hand)
Needles for machine quilting or hand quilting
100% cotton batting (approx. 18” x 22”) + half yard fabric for backing
“Walking Foot” and/or Darning Foot for Machine quilting
Pins for Basting (for tiny quilts like these, pins are great)

Spring Quilt Retreat
2026-03-20 - 2026-03-22 | Center at Mariandale, 299 N Highland Ave, Ossining, NY, 10562, United States
The Spring retreat will be Friday 3/20/26-Sunday 3/22/26.
Jody Sullivan has arranged for our guild’s quilt retreat at Mariandale Retreat Center, Ossining, NY. The cost is $250 per person which includes two overnights, six meals and lots of sewing time! There is also the possibility of being a “day commuter” for $65 a day which gives breakfast and lunch.
Contact Jody Sullivan jodysull@optonline.net to signup.
A minimum of ten people for the two nights is required and there will be a maximum. If you are interested and want to attend, please email Jody (jodysull@optonline.net) to be added to the list. As the date gets closer, payment will be requested, send nothing until notified.

Bus Trip - AQS Hartford Show
2026-04-11 | NY
BUS TRIP TO THE AQS QUILT SHOW IN HARTFORD, CT
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026
Join the fun as we travel to the Hartford Convention Center for a full day visit to the
American Quilters’ Society Quilt Week – New England Show.
$55 per person includes bus trip and show entry fee.
Non-members can register starting January 28th at $55 per person
(non-member surcharge NOT required)
Registration ends on February 25th or when all seats are filled.
NO REFUNDS unless the trip is cancelled.
Trip Organizer – Rona Spar, activities@northernstarquilters.com

Required Trip Information: Every registrant must supply the following to Rona –

Your Pickup/Droppoff Point: Mt. Kisco or Brewster
Your Cell phone number: How you can be contacted during the day of the trip
Your Email address

Bus Pickup/Dropoff Points:
— 7:30 AM: Board the bus at the Mount Kisco Park and Ride on route 172 at 684 exit 4.
OR
— 8:30 AM: Board the bus at the Brewster Park and Ride on route 312 off route 84 at exit 65 (eastbound or westbound.)
Show Arrival:
— Arrive at the Convention Center about 10:15. Enjoy a day at the show. There are numerous restaurants in the area for lunch as well as food concessions inside the Convention Center.
Show Departure:
— Depart the Convention Center at 4:00 PM.
— Arrive at Brewster at 5:30.
— Arrive at Mt. Kisco at 6:15
Payment:
— Pay by credit card (preferred) – Click HERE or go to nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_creditcard_payment_signup.
Be sure to specify the required trip information on the payment form.
OR
— Send check made out to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild to: Rona Spar, 100 Woodcrest Lane #126, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
and email ronaquilter@gmail.com with the required trip information.

Meeting+Challenge - Ellen Blalock
2026-04-15 18:00 - 20:30 | Fox Lane High School, 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, NY, 10506, United States
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 a few cookies at in-person meetings.
Please bring your own mug or water bottle.
Member contributions of home-baked treats or other simple snacks are requested!

Challenge Quilts displayed and voted on!

15 April 2026
ELLEN BLALOCK
Art, Artists and Activism: Quilts
This lecture gives a brief history of artists that use the quilt medium to produce art quilts that address social, political and current affairs in their community and the world. I discuss the story development of several quilts I produced from two or more quilt series that address violence, racism, identity, trauma and mental illness. The narrative of these quilts show connections to my life as a journalist and documentarian. For quilt groups I cover my journey to adapt quilting techniques to my work. I pick several quilts and explain construction and problem solving with a theme.
BIO I am an artist with a mission. I believe my job is to be a conduit to listen and tell the stories of people that need to be heard and represented; the ones whose lives and experiences have been marginalized. I am particularly interested in the African American experience in the United States. Through my art I have dealt with issues around African American teen fathers, slavery, female identity and power, LGBTQ families, “Deaf” children, mental illness and trauma, and the ancestors. My job is to listen, to record, to make available the voices and stories of what is missing. The Fathers’ Project, Beyond Boundaries in Ghana, The Quilt Project, Know Me, the WHOLE Me and CAGE have all grown out of my need to help give voices to people and communities that need their stories told. I work in many media. The main ones are photography, video, drawing, and fiber. Some of my projects have been collaborations with other artists for performance art and installation pieces. I have taught courses in art, art history and photography at several colleges and universities. My signature studio course is The Visual Narrative. I have a BFA from Tyler College of Art, Temple University and a MFA from Syracuse University. I am originally from Philadelphia, PA and live in Syracuse, NY.
Click here to learn more about Ellen Blalock

Spring Saturday Sit & Sew
2026-04-25 09:00 - 17:00 | North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 14 Daniel Road, North Salem, NY, United States
Saturday Sit & Sew – April 25 – 9am – 5pm
Come join the fun and sew with your fellow guild members at our
Saturday Sit & Sew.

Bring your own project, your machine and your sewing tools.
Ironing station, cutting station and extension cords will be provided.
Bring lunch and snacks as desired.
There will be a few Comfort Quilt kits available if you need a project

Pre-registration required – Cash payment at the door
Email Joanne Visovsky to signup.
All Day (9-5:00): $5
AM ( 9-1:00) – $3.00
PM( 1-5:00)- $3.00
North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corp, 14 Daniel Road, North Salem, NY (Exit 8 on Route I-684). Wheelchair ramp is on the side of the building. Parking lot is small, so drop your things off, then park along the road.
To sign up for AM, PM or All Day: email, call or text Joanne Visovsky at jvisovsky@gmail.com or 914-548-2310.

Annual Meeting+Ugly Fabric Auction
2026-05-20 18:00 - 20:30 | Fox Lane High School, 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, NY, 10506, United States
Annual Meeting – Next season’s Board
Drawing for our Charity Raffle Quilt.

Ugly Fabric Auction – Bring your $$$ and go home with some great fabric!
One quilter’s trash is another one’s treasure!
NO Show N Tell, NO Free Table, and NO Raffle Table at this meeting due to time constraints.
Please start gathering your UGLY FABRICS (quilting cottons>1/4 yd) for this fun auction. Bring your excess fabrics to a Guild meeting or to Comfort Quilts.
In mid Westchester, contact Rona Spar, ronaquilter@gmail, who will also arrange to accept your fabric,
Questions? Contact Liz Titus, bt97mail@gmail.com, coordinator for the Ugly Fabric Auction.
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NO DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS MEETING.

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 a few cookies at in-person meetings.
Please bring your own mug or water bottle.
Member contributions of home-baked treats or other simple snacks are requested!
