Events & Retreats
Events 2026
Guest Speaker - Diana Eden
March 6, 2026 | General Meeting | 6-8pm
Emmy Nominated Costume Designer | UNLV Professor | Author | Professional Dancer
Diana Eden spent thirty years in Hollywood costume designing 14 prime time TV series, 16 pilots, movies for television, and feature films, before moving to Las Vegas in 2008. She has three Emmy nominations for best costume design for a TV series. In addition, she has designed dozens of stage productions in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and New York.
Eden has served on the Advisory Board at FIDM (the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) in Los Angeles, and been a guest lecturer at Palomar College, the Art Institute, AIDT, and for IATSE Local 720 Training Trust. She graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Art and Architecture from the University of Toronto.
Eden has been sharing her professional knowledge with UNLV Film Students for 14 years, has brought in Costume Design speakers of the highest level of achievement, and has donated her personal collection of costumes, establishing a costume department for the UNLV Film Department.
She is the author of 2 memoirs “Stars in Their Underwear” and “Getting Old and Other Indignities”.
Southwest QUILT & Fiber Art Festival
May 22-23, 2026 | Entries open from December 1, 2025-March 15, 2026
www.southwestquilt.com
1835 S. Convention Center Dr, St. George, UT
Quilting Retreats
Las Vegas Quilters hosts 2 Amazing Retreats per Year in May and November.
May 4th-8th | November 9th-13th
Details and pre-registration information is available in the Newsletters.
For questions regarding the retreats email the Retreats Committee
Classes
Class signups will start January 30, 2026 in the Fellowship Hall before the Meeting and during Refreshment Break
March 7th
Quilters Caddy
Leslie Craven & JoAnn Lawrence
This cute and functional caddy can be made in a couple of hours and is perfect for your quilting supplies
$20 fee (includes $10 for supplies & $10 Church Rental)
Fellowship Hall SVBC | 10am – 3pm
June 13th & July 11th
Quilted Coat Class
Part 1 & Part 2
Jean McElherne
In this class - Part 1, you will choose and make your own copy of one of Jean’s patterns. Using this pattern, you will learn placement of pattern pieces and cutting to achieve the maximum WOW factor in your finished garment. In class - Part 2, you will learn how to personalize collars and pockets and begin sewing your creation together.
$134 fee ($124 for Part 1 & 2, a 20% discount from the regular fee of $155 and $10 Church Rental)
Fellowship Hall SVBC | 10am – 3pm
Sept 5th
Making Memories
with Chenille
Phyllis Suiter
In this class make a Memory Quilt using chenille provided by the Guild and your vintage linens.
$10 fee (Church Rental)
Fellowship Hall SVBC | 10am -3pm
Nov 7th
Make a 4-Sided Placemat
Mario Paquette-Delcollo
Make a fun and easy placemat with seasonal fabrics or your favorite décor fabrics. Make sets for yourself or to give as gifts.
$20 fee (includes $10 Church Rental & $10 Pattern and Templet Kits)
Fellowship Hall SVBC | 10am -3pm
Spotlight
A New LVQG Program Series
January 30th
LVQ Member and President Phyllis Suiter
Get to know Phyllis, her quilting journey and view pieces of her work in a Trunk Show
General Meeting | 6-8pm
April 3rd
LVQ Member Janet Espeleta
Get to know Janet, her quilting journey and view pieces of her work in a Trunk Show
General Meeting | 6-8 pm
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