8-10 :: Round Bobbin Quilting and Sewing Expo
Springfield Expo Center - Springfield, MO. Thursday & Friday 10 am - 5 pm; Saturday 10 am - 4pm. Classes begin at 9:00 am each day. Grab your friends and put your basic sewing supplies in your bag and get ready to attend the Round Bobbin Springfield Quilting and Sewing Expo and enjoy Award winning quilts on display, stage presentations, shopping and more. For further details and a coupon for $2 off admission click here. Or you can visit their website at www.roundbobbin.com.

12 :: Program - Round Robin Quilt Panel
Four of our members will do 10 minute demonstrations of quilting techniques and the rest of us will rotate from station to station. The final few minutes will be a question and answer session. The presenters are Pat Wade – Machine Appliqué; Kathryn Kohlstedt – Tube Quilt; Leah Sample – Starch Appliqué Method; and Judy Tipton Rush – Machine Quilting on a Home Machine.

16 :: 3rd Friday Sit & Sew
At the new CALS-Jacksonville Nixon Library's Community Room located at 703 West Main Street in Jacksonville from 2pm until 9:45pm. Bring your quilting projects, supplies, sewing machine, etc. and snacks to share. There will be an ironing board, iron, tables, chairs, and generous wall plugs for your use. Further details and directions can be found here.

10 :: Program - TBD

21 :: 3rd Friday Sit & Sew
At the new CALS-Jacksonville Nixon Library's Community Room located at 703 West Main Street in Jacksonville from 2pm until 9:45pm. Bring your quilting projects, supplies, sewing machine, etc. and snacks to share. There will be an ironing board, iron, tables, chairs, and generous wall plugs for your use. Further details and directions can be found here.

12 :: Deb Karasik Class - Turning Over a New Leaf
This class is designed for beginners or quilters who have had some experience with paper piecing but who need more practice to feel comfortable with the technique. The class will take place in the Cambridge Place Meeting Room (located at Breckenridge & Pleasant Valley) from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm. Cost: $50 plus $15 class fee.

13 :: Deb Karasik Class - Ringo Star
Deb Karasik describes this quilt as beginner level. New paper piecers as well as quilters who have done a lot of paper piecing will enjoy this class. This quilt features skinny points as well as curved piecing. The class will take place in the Cambridge Place Meeting Room (located at Breckenridge & Pleasant Valley) from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm. Cost: $50 plus $15 class fee.

12-13 :: Threads of Life Quilt Show
The 3rd Annual Threads of Life Quilt Show will be held in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Saturday, June 12, 9:00 - 4:00 and Sunday, June 13, 1:00 -4:00, at St. Bernards Auditorium, 500 E. Washington Avenue.  This event is sponsored by The Women's Advisory Council of the St. Bernards Development Foundation.  The event is free and open to the public. For additional information go to www.stbernardsfoundation.org/go/quilts.

14 :: Program - Deb Karasik, co-author of “Quilt Mavens – Perfect Paper Piecing.”
If you love spiky quilts with lots of skinny points, you are sure to enjoy meeting Deb Karasik. In addition to lecturing and showing her quilts during the meeting, she will also be teaching her paper piecing techniques on Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13. Pictures of the two projects and registration forms will be available at the February meeting. These six hour classes are sure to be lots of fun as well as very informative, so sign up early! Cost: $50 for the class plus a $15 supply fee. Her website is http://www.quiltmavens.com.

18 :: 3rd Friday Sit & Sew
At the new CALS-Jacksonville Nixon Library's Community Room located at 703 West Main Street in Jacksonville from 2pm until 9:45pm.. Bring your quilting projects, supplies, sewing machine, etc. and snacks to share. There will be an ironing board, iron, tables, chairs, and generous wall plugs for your use. Further details and directions can be found here.

9 :: Program - TBD

20 :: 3rd Friday Sit & Sew
At the new CALS-Jacksonville Nixon Library's Community Room located at 703 West Main Street in Jacksonville from 2pm until 9:45pm. Bring your quilting projects, supplies, sewing machine, etc. and snacks to share. There will be an ironing board, iron, tables, chairs, and generous wall plugs for your use. Further details and directions can be found here.

10-12 :: Arkansas Women on the Loose (AWOL) Quilt Retreat
C. A. Vines Arkansas 4-H Center in Ferndale, AR. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday morning and go until 5 p.m. on Sunday. More information to follow.

13 :: Program - TBD

17 :: 3rd Friday Sit & Sew
At the new CALS-Jacksonville Nixon Library's Community Room located at 703 West Main Street in Jacksonville from 2pm until 9:45pm. Bring your quilting projects, supplies, sewing machine, etc. and snacks to share. There will be an ironing board, iron, tables, chairs, and generous wall plugs for your use. Further details and directions can be found here.

11 :: Program -TBD

8-9 :: Red River Quilters Showcase
Winstar World Casino “Event Center,” Thackerville, Oklahoma, I-35 Exit “1,” one mile north of Texas border, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., $5 per person. Contact barbsew@verizon.net or
call 325-388-5225 for more information.

15 :: 3rd Friday Sit & Sew
At the new CALS-Jacksonville Nixon Library's Community Room located at 703 West Main Street in Jacksonville from 2pm until 9:45pm. Bring your quilting projects, supplies, sewing machine, etc. and snacks to share. There will be an ironing board, iron, tables, chairs, and generous wall plugs for your use. Further details and directions can be found here.