Hudson Heritage Quilters
Quilters of the St. Croix River Valley area of Wisconsin and Minnesota gathering together for inspiration, education, and sharing the enjoyment of quilting.
HHQ Events & Programs
2022 HHQ Guild Challenge
The 2022 challenge is Star Blocks. Patterns are included in the monthly newsletter.
January 15
Monthly Guild Meeting
Invite a Friend! This month's meeting is open to anyone interested in sampling HHQ.
Featured Guest Speaker
Karen Gibbs, award-winning textile designer and Creative Director at Banyan Batiks, will present "For Love of Batiks"
Virtual & In-Person Hybrid
9:00am social; 9:30am start
March 19
Monthly Guild Meeting
Featured Guest Speaker
Sue Heinz will present "You’ve Got a Friend Named Elmer." Learn how guaranteed seam alignment, perfect pattern matching, easily piece circles, eliminate bias stretch, create unique borders, patterns can be done...without using any pins, clips or gadgets.
Virtual & In-Person Hybrid
9:00am social; 9:30am start
July 16
Annual Summer Picnic
Social, food & fun!
Details Pending
In-Person
November 19
Monthly Guild Meeting
Featured Guest Speaker
Stephanie Hackney, Director of Sales & Marketing, Craft & Retail Division, Hobbs Bonded Fibers will present "Batting--What's Inside Matters." This lecture offers quilters and other creatives a chance to learn all about fibers and batting.
Virtual & In-Person Hybrid
9:00am social; 9:30am start
February 3
Woolie Buddies
Get Together
In-Person
10:00am @ Buddy's Bakery
April
Monthly Guild Meeting
Update 2/14/2022:
April's meeting has been cancelled due to the proximity to Easter. We look forward to reconnecting with everyone in May!
August 20
Monthly Guild Meeting
Featured Guest Speaker
Kara Mason and Teri Young from Through the Needle’s Eye will present “The Texture Lecture.” In this lecture, we will share the many different ways to add texture through embroidery, fibers, and embellishment.
Virtual & In-Person Hybrid
9:00am social; 9:30am start
December 3
Annual Holiday Luncheon
Social, food & fun!
Details Pending
In-Person
February 19
Monthly Guild Meeting
Featured Guest Speaker
Brita Nelson from the Questioning Quilter will present "The Magic of Disappearing Blocks"
Learn about the magic and beauty of disappearing blocks with this interactive online lecture,
demo and trunk show.
Virtual & In-Person Hybrid
9:00am social; 9:30am start
May 21
Monthly Guild Meeting
Featured Guest Speaker
Lori Kennedy will present "Easy Machine Quilting." Quilting expert Lori Kennedy will walk us through the process of transforming unfinished quilts tops into priceless heirlooms.
Virtual & In-Person Hybrid
9:00am social; 9:30am start
September 17
Monthly Guild Meeting
Featured Guest Speaker
Joyce Hughes will present
“My Journey Into Quilting," an open and inspiring talk about how she started quilting, leading into art quilts with thread painting, finishing with ideas to use with panels as art quilts.
Virtual & In-Person Hybrid
9:00am social; 9:30am start
February 22-27
Annual Retreat
Space limited; reservations required
In-Person
The Woodlands, Downsville, WI
June 16
Bus Trip
Minnesota Quilt Show
Enjoy the MQ Annual Show with this hassle-free, weekday trip. Registration is required and is now open to HHQ members; non-members can register mid-April if seats are still available. $50 fee includes bus ride and show entry.
In-Person
Bus departs Hudson, WI at 8:00am and returns by 5:00pm
October 15
Monthly Guild Meeting
Featured Guest Speaker
Professional designers and quiltmakers Linda & Carl Sullivan from Colourwerx will present "My Best Tips and Tricks for Precision Piecing."
Virtual & In-Person Hybrid
9:00am social; 9:30am start
Planning ahead?
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February 21-26, 2023 – HHQ Annual Retreat
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March 2023 – Brita Nelson returns for a guild member-only workshop!
HHQ Patchwork Harvest Quilt Show
November 4-5, 2023
Past Events & Programs
2021
HHQ Guild Challenge
The 2021 challenge was Houses and Trees. Patterns for a house block and a tree block were included in the monthly newsletter.
January
Amy Friend of During Quiet Time
"All Things Petal + Stem"
February
Beth Helfter of EvaPaige Quilt Designs
"Oompah! Accordion Sewn HSTs"
March
Andrea Tsang Jackson of 3rd Story Workshop
"Light & Fabric: Approaches to Transparency"
April
HHQ Road Rally Shop Hop
May
Jill Slipper Scholtz
"Quilting as an Instrument of Expression"
June
HHQ Picnic at YMCA Camp St. Croix
July
Tula Pink Video Series
"How Fabric Gets Designed"
August
Jill Fisher of Pie Lady Quilts
"Unlocking the Joy in Scraps"
September
Susan Slaton
"Repair and Rescue of Old Quilts, Tops and Blocks"
October
Robert DeCarli of Quilting Like a Man
"Remarkable Rectangles-Weaving Patterns Turned to Quilts"
November
HHQ Biennial Quilt Show at River Crest School
December
December 4 at 11 a.m.
HHQ Holiday Luncheon at Pier 500