New Mexico Quilters Association upcoming events

Community Service Committee 2026 (April 07, 2026)

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

NMQA members donate more than 500 quilts per year to Albuquerque’s sick and needy children and adults. Community Service is a cornerstone of the organization! Our mission is to give the gift of warmth and love through beautiful handmade, lap-sized quilts.

We meet every Tuesday from 9:30 - 1:30. Bring your machine and favorite tools. We have the fabric. There are two restaurants at either end of the mall or you can bring your lunch to the refrigerator in our area.

2026 Fundraising/Balloon Fiesta Committee (April 11, 2026)

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Fundraising Committee monthly on Saturdays! Everyone welcome!

NMQA's fundraising committee coordinates all the plans for our major fundraiser at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta and NMQA's famous balloon raffle quilt, as well as other fundraising opportunities throughout the year.

Kit preparation from 9-11:30 am

Business Meeting 11:30-12:30

clean up 12:30-1:00 pm

We meet once a month, plus host sew-ins to work on crafts for sale.

Community Service Committee 2026 (April 14, 2026)

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (April 21, 2026)

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

April 2026 Membership Meeting (April 27, 2026)

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:30:00 GMT

"Scrap Cities: Joyful, Modern, Architecture-Inspired Quilts"

featuring Cathy Perlmutter

Cathy Perlmutter is a quilter, designer, author, and teacher, with 30 years of quilting experience. She lives in Southern California and she will join our meeting via Zoom.

Cathy has made quilts inspired by New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and many fantasy lands. During the lecture, we’ll go on a whirlwind tour with photos of real buildings, and how they inspire fun, mostly pieced fabric versions.

About Cathy: A chance visit to a quilt show in 1991 plunged Cathy into this unexpected hobby. She started with Eleanor Burns’ “An Amish Quilt in a Day” book. She aspires to pay forward what Eleanor did for her and so many others – opening up a world of art-making that’s low on judgement and high on fun. She is living proof that even people who aren’t great at drawing can and do make wonderful quilts!

Cathy's quilts have been juried into national and global shows, including: Houston/IQA/IQF/International Quilt Festival (including two in their Tactile Architecture section); Road to California; QuiltCon; Mancuso shows. Two quilts have won awards in national shows. Her work has also been shown in museum venues, and she has had pieces traveling through museums in the US and abroad, in Studio Art Quilter’s Association shows.

Cathy's articles and/or her quilts have been featured in national and international quilt magazines and/or websites, including: Curated Quilts; Uppercase; SAQA Journal (Studio Art Quilt Associates); Quiltmania (No. 148); Machine Quilting Unlimited; Quilter's Newsletter Magazine; Uppercase; Traditional Quiltworks, The Quilt Life; The Quilt Show, and others.

Check out Cathy's website here.

We'll also have Show & Tell at the meeting! If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting.

Community Service Committee 2026 (April 28, 2026)

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

"Scrap Cities: Create the Land of Your Dreams” - Zoom workshop with Cathy Perlmutter (May 02, 2026)

Sat, 02 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Scrap Cities: Create the Land of Your Dreams

Zoom workshop with Cathy Perlmutter

After a tour of some of the world's most interesting buildings, and how Cathy interpreted them in fabric, you’ll make your own, starting with the easiest, most playful techniques – like the “Hotel Bargello”, and a “Log Cabin Skyscraper.”

From the comfort of your own sewing space, you’ll learn:

--Cathy's method for turning raw edges inward DURING piecing. This technique was designed specifically for architecture (modern or classical) with overhangs and setbacks. They become very easy to appliqué or piece in position,.

--Artist’s perspective: Techniques and fabric choices that create a 3D effects, easily.

--How to make some of Cathy's buildings, brainstorm and design your own, and put everything together, into a small project, or a large quilt with a penthouse view!

--How to play with layouts, audition backgrounds, and sew them in place with hand or machine appliqué.

Improv-friendly. Once you understand the principles, you’re going to have a lot of fun making up your own buildings!

Workshop fee: $40 for NMQA members, $70 for non-members.

Check out Cathy's website here.

NMQA Cancellation Policy: Due to contract obligations with instructors, NMQA is unable to provide refunds if you cancel your participation in a workshop less than forty-five (45) days prior to the event. Exceptions for illness or family emergency will be considered by the board on a case-by-case basis.

Community Service Committee 2026 (May 05, 2026)

Tue, 05 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (May 12, 2026)

Tue, 12 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

May 2026 Membership Meeting (May 18, 2026)

Mon, 18 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

May Membership Meeting and

English Paper Piecing

with Alyssa Kolski, Butterscotch Pieces Design

Following our business meeting, NMQA member Alyssa Kolski will give a presentation that covers some EPP basics combined with her process for designing and writing new patterns, specifically with a modern aesthetic.

Alyssa Kolski of Butterscotch Pieces Designs creates English Paper Piecing (EPP) patterns and surface pattern designs that bring bold, nature-inspired motifs to life. She loves color and shape, whether sketched, stitched, or grown in a flower bed. Alyssa lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where desert sunlight, strong colors, and homegrown flowers inspire much of what she creates. When she is not drawing, quilting, or chasing kids, you’ll find her in the garden tending daylilies, dahlias, zinnias, and anything that can brave the heat.

Community Service Committee 2026 (May 19, 2026)

Tue, 19 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (May 26, 2026)

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (June 02, 2026)

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

2026 Fundraising/Balloon Fiesta Committee (June 06, 2026)

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Fundraising Committee monthly on Saturdays! Everyone welcome!

Kit preparation from 9-11:30 am

Business Meeting 11:30-12:30

clean up 12:30-1:00 pm

We meet once a month, plus host sew-ins to work on crafts for sale.

Community Service Committee 2026 (June 09, 2026)

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (June 16, 2026)

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

June 2026 Membership Meeting (June 22, 2026)

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT

PROGRAM TBD

Community Service Committee 2026 (June 23, 2026)

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (June 30, 2026)

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (July 07, 2026)

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

2026 Fundraising/Balloon Fiesta Committee (July 11, 2026)

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Fundraising Committee monthly on Saturdays! Everyone welcome!

Kit preparation from 9-11:30 am

Business Meeting 11:30-12:30

clean up 12:30-1:00 pm

We meet once a month, plus host sew-ins to work on crafts for sale.

Community Service Committee 2026 (July 14, 2026)

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (July 21, 2026)

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Turned Edge Machine Piecing Workshop w/Vicki Conley (July 26, 2026)

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT

"Turned Edge Machine Piecing"

with Vicki Conley (in person)

In this class you will learn Vicki’s technique for turned edge machine piecing using a choice of either a slot canyon pattern or a donkey pattern.

Vicki uses Floriani Stitch and Wash Fusible water-soluble tearaway stabilizer to construct the entire quilt. It gets soft and stays in the finished quilt. It is easy to sew through and gives lovely stability to the finished wall quilt. This is not applique, but a clean turned edge machine piecing technique that can be used for bold landscapes and portraits.

Workshop Cost: $40 for NMQA Members

July 2026 Membership Meeting (July 27, 2026)

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:30:00 GMT

"Inspired by the Parks"

featuring Vicki Conley (in person)

Vicki Conley lives in the mountains of southern New Mexico. She has been a creative person all her life and has recently retired from 42 years as a studio potter. She has been a fiber artist for about 20 years and is now also exploring surface pattern design and online teaching. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and was part of Quilt National 2017.

Vicki has an eye for interpreting the natural world and is best known for her original national park poster art quilts. She and her husband now travel extensively in their RV with their two dogs, always looking for the next inspiration. Vicki enjoys bold graphic landscapes as well as abstract improvisational piecing.

You may have seen Vicki’s work in Machine Quilting Unlimited, Art Quilting Studios and Art Quilt Quarterly and she has articles in recent issues of Quilting Arts Magazine. She has also been a guest on the Quilting Arts TV series, as well as The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson demonstrating some of the techniques she uses in her national park art quilts.

You can see her work at her website.

Community Service Committee 2026 (July 28, 2026)

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

2026 Fundraising/Balloon Fiesta Committee (August 01, 2026)

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Fundraising Committee monthly on Saturdays! Everyone welcome!

Kit preparation from 9-11:30 am

Business Meeting 11:30-12:30

clean up 12:30-1:00 pm

We meet once a month, plus host sew-ins to work on crafts for sale.

"New Mexico State Fair Quilts" -- Quilt Show (August 02, 2026)

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Community Service Committee 2026 (August 04, 2026)

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (August 11, 2026)

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (August 18, 2026)

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

August 2026 Membership Meeting (August 24, 2026)

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Program TBD

We'll also have Show & Tell at the meeting! If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Diane Bourg, quilterdiane@comcast.net at least 48 hours before the meeting.

Community Service Committee 2026 (August 25, 2026)

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (September 01, 2026)

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (September 08, 2026)

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

2026 Fundraising/Balloon Fiesta Committee (September 12, 2026)

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Fundraising Committee monthly on Saturdays! Everyone welcome!

Kit preparation from 9-11:30 am

Business Meeting 11:30-12:30

clean up 12:30-1:00 pm

We meet once a month, plus host sew-ins to work on crafts for sale.

Community Service Committee 2026 (September 15, 2026)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (September 22, 2026)

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

September 2026 Membership Meeting (September 28, 2026)

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Membership Meeting & Shop Hop Redux

Attend the meeting in September to get the latest updates and plan to share your thoughts and talents as we get ready for 2027.

Are you finished with your blocks from the August Shop Hop and looking for ideas to help you finish? Are you curious about the Shop Hop but weren't able to attend? The quilt shops who participated in the August Shop Hop have been invited to attend and share the finishing quilts and/or projects that their shop designed to highlight their block (and the other blocks) used in the Shop Hop. Plan to come and learn about the design process and how each shop developed its finishing kits/projects for the Shop Hop. There may even be Shop Hop patterns and kits to purchase!

If you're working the NMQA tent during Balloon Fiesta in October, training will be held immediately following the general meeting cleanup. Bring your lunch and plan to stay until 1:30 or so.

Balloon Fiesta Set -up (September 29, 2026)

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Details TBD

AIBF booth Fire Marshall Inspection (September 29, 2026)

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Details TBD

Community Service Committee 2026 (September 29, 2026)

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (October 03, 2026)

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Details TBD

Community Service Committee 2026 (October 06, 2026)

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (October 13, 2026)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (October 20, 2026)

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

October 2026 Membership Meeting (October 26, 2026)

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT

A Lesson in Every Quilt

featuring Kristin Echols

Join NMQA as it hosts Kristin Echols from Idaho IN PERSON! Kristin is a quilting instructor, pattern designer, and tech enthusiast who is known for her "quilt as you go" strategies for getting quilts finished. Kristin will show over 40 of her quilts and describe the lessons learned in making each quilt. Over half the quilts were made using the Quilt-As-You-Go method, but she also shows other quilts and techniques she has tried over the years. She will also show the ugliest quilt she ever made and tell us about the lessons she learned.

Kristin began quilting in 1999 when she made a baby quilt for her best friend. She made the quilt using the fabric from the bridesmaid’s dress she wore in the wedding. Acetate is not the best fabric choice for a baby quilt, but Kristin got the quilting bug. She took classes, bought a Janome, got to know the ladies at her local quilt shop, and decided to pursue quilting as a hobby. It was a colorful and creative outlet to balance with her career as a computer programmer.

After making a few quilts, Kristin became intrigued by a technique she saw on TV. The concept was to quilt the quilt in small sections and then join the sections with sashing strips to cover the raw edges.

She was hooked and began researching the many ways this technique was achieved. It is often referred to as “quilt-as-you-go” or “reversible” quilting. After participating in a number of block-of-the-month programs, she decided to design a setting for her completed blocks that would make use of the quilt-as-you-go technique. She now designs patterns and teaches classes using the Quilt-As-You-Go method.

Kristin recently retired from the County of Sacramento where she spent 23 years as a computer geek.

When not quilting or teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband Shawn, their three grown children and two grandkids. They live on 18 acres in beautiful Worley, Idaho where they enjoy gardening and raising chickens.

Kristin's website: https://kristinlaura.com

We'll have Show & Tell at the meeting! If you're attending in person, bring your item with you and if you're attending through zoom, send your photos to Kris Lange, klange@email.com at least 48 hours before the meeting.

Disappearing 4-Patch Quilt-As-You-Go Workshop w/Kristin Echols (October 27, 2026)

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT

"Disappearing 4-Patch Quilt-As-You-Go" Workshop

with Kristin Echols

This large disappearing 4-patch block quilt will highlight your favorite layer cake or print fabrics -- both the front and back of the quilt are pictured below. Each over-sized block is quilted individually then joined together with a special sashing technique. This is a great way to quilt larger quilts in smaller, manageable sections. You will learn everything you need to complete your quilt during this 1-day workshop.

Workshop Cost: $40 for NMQA Members

Community Service Committee 2026 (October 27, 2026)

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (November 03, 2026)

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Fundraising Committee Celebration (November 07, 2026)

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMT

Celebration and Balloon Fiesta debriefing, Details TBD

Community Service Committee 2026 (November 10, 2026)

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

November 2026 Membership Meeting (November 16, 2026)

Mon, 16 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT

November Business Meeting PLUS

"Last Minute Homemade Gifts!"

Note the date of November's meeting -- it's earlier than normal!

November's meeting is important as it's where we elect 2027 Board Members and committee chairs. Show up, ready to volunteer and vote!

Following the business meeting, Kathy McLaren will give a short presentation about easy, last minute homemade gifts. Gift card holders, hair scrunchies, pot holders, zipper bags, journal pen holders…the possibilities are endless! Bring a sample of your own handmade gifts to share!

Community Service Committee 2026 (November 17, 2026)

Tue, 17 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (November 24, 2026)

Tue, 24 Nov 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (December 01, 2026)

Tue, 01 Dec 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

Community Service Committee 2026 (December 08, 2026)

Tue, 08 Dec 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!

December 2026 Membership Meeting & Holiday Party! (December 14, 2026)

Tue, 15 Dec 2026 01:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA for a fun evening of food and friendship at the annual NMQA Holiday Party!

Bring a holiday themed quilt for display. This can include a table runner, wall hanging, or pillow.

Community Service Committee 2026 (December 15, 2026)

Tue, 15 Dec 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Join NMQA's Community Service Committee every Tuesday to cut, sew, & quilt! Pick up kits and drop off work! Stay the entire time! Everyone welcome!