Join us for a Fall Retreat at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center on beautiful Higgins Lake. The retreat starts with dinner on Thursday, October 15, 2009 and ending with lunch on Sunday, October 18, 2009. The cost of $259.50 includes nine meals, lodging (double occupancy) coffee breaks and the meeting room. The rooms are in the newest lodge, two bedrooms with one bath suites. (four people) Bring your UFO's along with your sewing machines and supplies and join us for a Fall get-a-way. For further information contact tmsmearing@comcast.net. This retreat is open to non-members.

For beginners and experienced quilters: You may enjoy reading through the articles and information listed on this website by Debbie Kratovil.

http://www.quilterbydesign.com/lessons.html

My favorites were Quick Attic Windows and The Coffee Cup Quilt. And, Guild Gumption has some great ideas, too.

Enjoy!!

The OCQG program speaker and workshop teacher for January 2010 will be Anita Shackelford. You may enjoy watching the AQS American Quilter video (bottom right side of Home page) about Anita.

http://www.americanquilter.com/

Her website address is http://anitashackelford.com/

Congratulations to all of the Celebrate Spring OCQG 2009 Challenge

1st Place - Lesa R - "Donna's Dogwood in Bloom" 38" x 48"

2nd Place - Liz S - "Watercolor Lilies" 50.5" x 32"

3rd Place - Gladys B - "Rabbit Patch" 45.5" x 45.5"

4th Place - Gail B - "Star-lit Peony" 39" x 44"

Katie's workshop this weekend was an amazing experience.  To see her quilts in books is one thing, but to see them in person and be able to run your fingers across them is a whole new experience.  She had a lot of great teaching techniques and I don't know about anybody else, but I feel like I learned so much that it's hard to take it all in.

Lecture

Thursday February 5, 2009 at the Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow Ave, Rochester, MI‎ (248) 651-0622‎

Visitors are welcome to attend for a $5 fee. 

Two-Day Workshop

February 6 & 7, 2009
Ghost Layers & Color Washes and Landscapes

Learn more about Katie via http://www.katiepm.com. Workshop location is the Oxford Publc Librar,y 530 Pontiac Road, Oxford, MI (248)-628-3034

http://www.oxford.lib.mi.us/

This is a two day workshop.

Post Cards on display at the October 2nd meeting and Viewer's Choice contest.

Take a look at more Polka Dot Challenge Quilts in our photo gallery.

Charity Day Photos. Click on the small images to see the full size photos and captions.

Congratulations to all who entered quilts for judging and exhibition in the 2008 Oakland County Quilt Guild Quilt Celebration. Here's a quick rundown of those quilts that were considered the best by professional judges. In the weeks to come the Guild will release a CD and DVD slide show that features all the quilts, and in time, all quilts will be featured here in the guild Web site. Click on the small pictures to see larger versions in the photo gallery.