The Annapolis Quilt Guild offers its members special events throughout the year.  These events include Sit & Sews during the summer months, a holiday party in December, a Fabric Frenzy bus trip (usually in March) and an end-of-year celebration in June.  Please see below for more information.  The “Workshops” page is where you will find out about monthly speakers and workshops.

September through May – Challenge Quilts

The 2025 Quilt Challenge: Color Theory in Quilted Art

Let’s challenge ourselves by using some art theory basics in our quilting! We know many of you probably already use the color wheel as a tool in selecting colors for your artwork (yes, your quilts are artwork!), but let’s make it even more fun with a bit of randomness!

For this challenge, there are two factors we are using. First is the color wheel, which is broken into 12 colors. Second, we will be using a chart of typical color schemes from the basics of art theory, which includes 9 options.

To participate, come see us at the Events table to roll some fancy dice to discover your fated colors and color scheme. We’re happy to let you decide on either the starting color or the color scheme, or you can roll the dice for both choices for a fully random challenge! 

Here’s the fine print:

  1. Only quilts created in response to this challenge will be eligible for submission. The intention is to encourage participants to explore novel and unexpected ideas as a result of this specific challenge.
  2. The quilt’s perimeter should measure a MINIMUM of 50″
  3. Please bring your quilt to the May 2025 meeting, so we may display it and present members can “ooh” and “aah”, as well as vote for their favorites! We’ll award some ribbons to the winners.
  4. Please attach the color wheel “cheat sheet” you were given at sign up to your quilt, so that we can see how awesomely you have completed your unique challenge! We also welcome any written provenance (your quilt’s origin story) you would like to include; please pin or clip it onto your quilt.
  5. The quilt should have a hanging sleeve if you would like to include it in the annual display at MAQF. If you just want to show it at the May meeting, no sleeve is required.

Here are a few links if you’d like to learn more about or review some color theory:

More details – from frequently asked questions

Size – Minimum perimeter should be 50 inches; there is no maximum. We’re open to quilted pieces, not just quilts. For example, wearables or bags would be fine, as long as they are of a size that equates to the minimum perimeter at least; must be quilted though.

Color(s) – The color(s) you are to use can be any shade in your “slice” of the color wheel. For example, if one of your colors is orange, you can use any orange from super light to super dark and as many different oranges as you want. Please stick with straight orange and don’t veer over to the yellow-orange or the red-orange if possible. There is also no rule on the percentage of each color you need to use. For example, if you have three colors in your color scheme, and green was the color you rolled with the dice, that does not limit you to using green as the primary/most used color in your piece. It should be used in your piece along with the other two colors, but we will not require it to be the main color used.

Fabric selection – Fabrics chosen should strongly read as the intended colors. Meaning that some fabrics you want to use may have some other colors in them, which is okay as long as the fabric overall reads strongly as the color you are working with.

“Cheat sheet”/color assignment sheet – please hold onto this and clip or pin it to your piece for display at the May meeting. This way everyone can see what colors and color theory you were working with. 

We want to assure you that we will not be pulling out our color wheels to check every fabric! Nor will we be measuring any percentages of colors used!

Fall – Children’s Holiday Quilt Drive

Once again during this upcoming festive season, we will contribute to the Holiday Sharing Program via the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services Community Initiatives and Programs. They serve over 2,000 families and the elderly during the holidays by providing a Thanksgiving and/or Christmas dinner along with Holiday gifts for children 15 years old and younger.

  • Good sizes are approximately 40” x 50” for younger kids and 50” x 60” for older children. Up to twin size quilts are acceptable.
  • Quilts are preferred , but other comfortable coverings, such as fleece blankets, are also welcome.
  • The quilts will be collected at the December meeting. Our goal is to have at least 120 quilts.
  • Please wash the quilt prior to donation; we recommend using color catchers as well.

Thanks to the generous donations of time and fabric from several members, we will have pre-cut quilt top kits available at the monthly meetings beginning in September. You will need to provide the batting, backing, binding and, of course, construction. These kits alone will not be enough to meet the goal, so head for your stash and pull some fun, colorful fabric. We have several simple patterns available or you can check out Quilts for Kids Free Patterns.

December – Holiday Party

This takes place during our regular meeting time in December and is always jam-packed with fun activities! Past year’s activities have included:

  • Collection of donated children’s quilts
  • Fat quarter exchange
  • Tree block lottery
  • Ugly sweater contest
  • Quilters’ BINGO
  • Slideshow presentation by our historian, Hilke Hoefer, on 40 years of the Annapolis Quilt Guild.
  • Show & Tell

We will serve light refreshments and drinks. Feel free to bring homemade desserts or snacks to add to the table.

Spring – Fabric Frenzy Bus Trip

Prepare yourself for a day trip to Lancaster area quilt shops! We will leave from the Annapolis Park & Ride at 200 Harrry S. Truman Pkwy at 7am and travel in a super comfy coach bus to some popular shops, including Burkholder’s, Weaver’s, and Old Country Store! Please pack a lunch or plan to eat at the Kitchen Kettle village area. Once we’ve hopped enough shops, we’ll watch a movie on the way home. We should arrive back to Annapolis Park & Ride around 6:30-7pm. Exact date and cost will be announced later.

June – End of Year Celebration

For our June meeting, we celebrate the success of the quilt show and the officers who have served on the board with an end-of-the year party! Often held at a location other than St. Philips, this event closes out the official guild year and starts our Summer season. The date and location will be announced later.

Summer – Sit & Sews

Hope to see you at our informal summer gatherings! These are generally held from 6-9pm on the first Monday of July and August. The location is the same as our regular meetings: St. Philips Episcopal Church, 730 Bestgate Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401.

Bring your sewing projects and hang out with other guild members.  Show & Tell is also welcome during these months.

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