Ongoing activities are scheduled as follows:
1st Thursday, General Business Meetings | Structured Guild meeting with agenda, quick board member reports, discuss upcoming events, and Show & Tell in second half. Visitors are welcome! | 7:00-8:30pm, doors open 6:30pm | Benicia Senior Center |
3rd Thursday, Activity | May be a free or a paid program (click here to see list of all upcoming events). May be technique demonstration, hands-on demo, paid teacher program, lecture, community sew, or open sew to work on your own projects. | 6:30-8:30pm | Benicia Senior Center |
Saturday Workshops (varies) | Usually held on the 2nd Saturday of the month. May be a professional teacher or a guild led program. Some are held online. We hire a professional teacher ~once per quarter, Workshops run ~six hours but could be shorter, cost will vary (click here to see list of all upcoming events). | 9:30-3:30pm, doors open at 9:00am | Benicia Senior Center or Virtually |
Every Saturday, Sit & Sew | Casual, come when you can, leave when you must. Work on your own projects from home while chatting with others, attendance varies. Relaxing and fun! See newsletter for connection info or contact Peggy D. | 10:30am until about 1 or 2pm | Virtual on Zoom |
2nd Friday, Community Outreach | Help work on our various community projects (please see Community Outreach page). Kits & fabric are provided. Tasks include sewing, ironing, cutting, pin-basting quilt tops. Machines not required if you don’t plan to sew. Free! This venue is smaller so please contact Meredith or Janice if you plan to attend. | 10:30-2:30pm | Benicia Heritage Presbyterian Church |
Extra activities, such as the President’s Challenge, Block of Month, mini groups for landscape etc. may open from time to time. Please attend meetings and read the member newsletter to stay informed.