UHURU EDUCATION CALENDAR 2026
Sew Happy Hour (SHH) - Every Monday evening from 6pm – until
Zoom opens at 6 pm and class begins at 7pm when scheduled
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Month Event/Activity Presenter/Contact
15 General Guild Meeting and Presentation – VIRTUAL ONLY
Copyright & Intellectual Property Workshop — Following the August Meeting Peggy Miller, Esq.
Peggy will lead a practical workshop on copyright and intellectual property for quilters. We will cover copyright basics; Creative Commons; educational and commercial uses; using images, patterns, and text found online; copying patterns for guild projects; protecting your original designs; and questions about AI-generated content. Join us to learn how to honor other creators’ rights while safeguarding your own creative work. Please click here for the PPT presentation that Peggy shared
SEPT19General Guild Meeting, Members Mingle, and Demonstration Rose Swain
Members are invited to enjoy fun, games, prizes, and more.
Light refreshments will be served
Market Place will be open
Wear your favorite Quilty or Official Uhuru Guild T-Shirt
River Runs Through It: Finishing without a binding demonstration NiYa Costley
Our River Runs Through It quilts will not have bindings so join us after the September meeting to learn how to finish your RRTI quilts. Join NiYa for a demo on adding a facing and a sleeve to the back of your quilt. No supplies are needed as this workshop will be a demo only. NiYa will demonstrate how to add a facing, sleeve, and a label. NiYa will also demonstrate how to finish a quilt using the pillowcase method.
Save the Date…more details to come
OCT 17 Fussy Cutting Stripes (demo only) Jeanette Bayliss
NOV 21 Sashiko Workshop Sandra Ealy
DEC 19 Holiday Party
Sew Happy Hour Holiday Edition – more details to come
River Runs Through It Technique Workshops
Each workshop will be conducted after the Monthly Meeting and led by NiYa
May 16: Landscape Quilts Interactive Workshop
July 18, 2026: Embellishments Demo Resource File
September 19: Facing a Quilt Demo
2026 Quilting Bee Sew Along(SAL)Project “Small but Mighty”
Start: Saturday, April 11, 2026 (Session 1)
End: Saturday, May 9, 2026 (Session 2)
Time: 10:30 am to 1 pm
REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN: FEB 21, 2026, to MAR 23, 2026
Please click here to register for the workshop
Please note these sessions are not recorded. Please plan to attend all sessions.
• Open to all current guild members and skill levels
• The project is a wall hanging 46.5 x 46.5 inches approximately
• Join us on Mon, March 23 for the Kickoff: include details of the SAL, Q&A session, and a bonus Color Theory presentation during Sew Happy Hour (SHH) 7pm-8:30 pm
• The class schedule includes Two 2.5-hour Saturday classes and One 1.5-hour Open Studio during SHH for support. Dates will be provided at the Kickoff
• Registration is now open on the guild calendar, and the deadline is March 23
Thank you,
Rose Swain
Uhuru Quilters Guild Inc., Education Chair
uqgeducate@gmail.com
2026 Bees
The list below provides details regarding the 2026 Bees, including scheduled meeting dates and times as well as the assigned Bee Facilitator for each group. For questions related to a specific Bee, please reach out directly to the corresponding Bee Facilitator. Bee Facilitators are responsible for coordinating meetings, ensuring effective communication, and maintaining an inclusive environment that encourages knowledge sharing, community involvement, and skill development within their respective disciplines. Active participation and collaboration among all members are highly valued for fostering collective growth and success. For general inquiries or further assistance, please contact Rose Swain at roseswain@msn.com.
Art Quilts – 3rd Tuesday 4-6 Genevieve Phelps gphelps@me.com
Bags – 2nd Thursday 1-3 pm Candance Phelps candacecpdc@gmail.com
Die Cutters – 4th Wednesday 7-8:30 pm Renee Anderson reneeanderson2016@outlook.com
Featherweight – 2nd Wednesday 7-8:30 pm Renee Anderson reneeanderson2016@outlook.com
Needlework – 2nd Friday 7-8 pm Sonja Houze slhouze@gmail.com
Handwork – 3rd Wednesday 6-8 pm Sandra Scmidt sschmidt2006@gmail.com
Sew Happy Hour - Mondays At 6 PM
KEEP CALM! IT'S SEW HAPPY HOUR
Sew Happy Hour is an open virtual sewing hang out spot to chat with fellow quilty friends and stitch, of course! If you have questions or need help with a certain project, this is the place. Email Rose Swain, roseswain@msn.com.
Uhuru Education Activities August 2024
Zoom opens at 6pm. If a class is scheduled, it begins at 7pm.
“Sew Happy Hour" - every Monday evening from 6pm – until*
"Beginners Quilt Bee" - Details of NEW program coming soon!!
"Tech Tips: Tell Your Story" with NiYa Costley, August 19 & 26, 2024, 7-9pm.
Block of the Month: Adinkra Symbols (Hand Applique) with Cheryl Deene, 4th Monday, 7pm
Tech tips: Tell your Story with niya costley
Date: Monday, August 19 & 26, 2024 Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm
Quilters of Uhuru,
We all have rich quilt stories to tell and Uhuru wants to share member stories. Uhuru is inviting you to submit a two-minute talk about one quilt that you have made. You can have someone record you, or NiYa will be recording during Sew Happy Hour on August 19th and 26th from 7 to 9. If NiYa is doing your recording, send a picture to uhuruqg1994@yahoo.com. If there are special features you want to emphasize, you can have more than one picture. You must fill out the release form and submit before your video will be added to the Uhuru YouTube page. The release form is on the website, on the FB page, and in a few of the recent newsletters. You will have an opportunity to preview your video before it goes live on the YouTube page. You must submit a transcript of your talk when you send your picture(s). It will be used to create closed captions for your video.