Fons & Porter, Love of Quilting
Tuesdays at 2:30 PM KRWG
March 28—May 23
President’s Challenge Display
Doña Ana Arts Council Gallery
230 S Water Street, Las Cruces
April 11—June 20
Threaded Discoveries Exhibition
Featuring Vicki and Shannon Conley
Macey Center NM Institute of Mining & Technology
801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM
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May 19, 2025
Another big THANK YOU!! to those who volunteered to support the daytime sew-ins!! 😀
Machine Embroidery Demo (10:30—12:30)
Kathy Blais, a member of Hoop It Up, the Machine Embroidery Bee, will be bringing her Embroidery Machine to give a demo and informative session for anyone interested in learning more about the Machine Embroidery process and creative possibilities. Kathy will be talking about the basic components of a Machine Embroidery sewing machine, the basic operations of the machine, sources of designs and some special available features of some machines. Kathy will be demonstrating In the Hoop, Free Standing Lace, Edge 2 Edge quilting, and Applique designs. It may take a little longer than 2 hours, but she will tailor it as needed depending on interest.
There will still be a regular sew-in for the rest of the day.
Open Sew-in 10:00Aish-4:00P
Machine Embroidery Demo 10:30A
Board Meeting 4:30P
Meet and Greet 6:00P
Evening Meeting 6:30P
Program: NMSU Archives
Jennifer Olguin, an Assistant Professor at New Mexico State
University and the librarian/archivist who oversees the Rio Grande Historical Collections, will present a program on what the NMSU Archive is all about and why it matters to us as a Guild. Since the inception of the Guild, we have submitted our Guild’s written materials to the archive for safekeeping.
June 16, 2025
Open Sew-in 10:00Aish-4:00P
Board Meeting 4:30P
Meet and Greet 6:00P
Evening Meeting 6:30P
Program: 4H Presentation
The members of the 4H Club will once again be presenting what they have been working on. Not only do we get to see their creations, their presentations will be practice prior to their regional competition.
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2026
Las Colcheras Quilt Guild Show
“Quilts of Enchantment”
March 2026
Las Cruces Convention Center
