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• Friendship Friday

  • Start
    Friday, December 19, 2025
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  • End
    Friday, November 20, 2026
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  • Schedule
    11 sessions
  • Location
    Petoskey Friendship Center, 1322 Anderson Rd.

  FRIENDSHIP FRIDAY -- We meet on the third Friday of each month from 1-4 pm at the Petoskey Friendship Center. Please  join us. There is lots of room to work; new members to meet; lots of tips and sharing and always a fun demo.

  We are always looking for folks to share a short demo. Please let Debbie Jarvis or Jan Gray know if you have something you would be willing to share. It may be something practiced, to you, but new to someone else, we’d love to see it!

  
  

  
  

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• LTBQG Monthly board meeting

  • Start
    Thursday, April 02, 2026
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  • End
    Thursday, December 03, 2026
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  • Schedule
    9 sessions
  • Location
    Petoskey District Library

  Board members meet on the first Thursday of the month at the Petoskey District Library in the upstairs conference room unless otherwise announced.

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• Hospice Quilts work day

  • Start
    Wednesday, October 07, 2026
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  • End
    Wednesday, September 29, 2027
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  • Schedule
    52 sessions
  • Location
    McLaren Home Care and Hospice, 1 Hiland Drive, Petoskey

  Hospice Quilts

  Sewing Meetings:   Every Wednesday morning from 9:00 a.m. to noon. You may also sew at home and deliver to a coordinator. If schools are closed due to weather, the group does not meet.

  Where:  McLaren Home Care and Hospice, 1 Hiland Drive, Petoskey

  What we do:  We make lap quilts for McLaren Hospice patients, both those at home and those in the hospice facility. 

  Specifications:  Quilts should be approximately 36 in. by 48 in.

  Coordinators:  Karen Starkey: 231-838-6703  //   Barb Gutuskey:  248-730-2612

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• Quilts of Valor work day

  • Start
    Friday, October 23, 2026
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  • End
    Friday, August 27, 2027
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  • Schedule
    9 sessions
  • Location
    Friendship Center, 1322 Anderson Rd., Petoskey

  Quilts of Valor 

  *** There will be no QOV work days in Nov or Dec due to being too close to Thanksgiving and Christmas.  See you in January! ***

  The Quilts of Valor group meets once a month on the 4th Friday from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the  Friendship Centers of Emmet Co. in Petoskey. 

  We make quilts and present them to veterans who have served in any branch of the military.  We are affiliated with the national Quilts of Valor Foundation.

  Please bring a sewing machine, extension cord, your personal sewing supplies, and a willing heart to honor our Veterans. Bring a lunch or lunch is available at the center for $3.00. Some quilt kits are available or you may choose one of your own, we have lots of fabric.
  

  QOV patterns, fabrics, and guidance for following the Quilts Of Valor Foundation requirements are available at the workshop days. If you choose to make a top at home, please use quilt shop quality fabric in patriotic colors. Do not use fabric with metallic, glitter, florals, or religious themes. 

  Coordinators:  Tresa Keys:  231-758-6530  //  Linda Fry:  231-582-9808
  

  *** Contact a coordinator to request a quilt for a veteran. 

  
  

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• November general meeting / Leslie Peterson Thread Painting

  • When
    Thursday, November 12, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Charlevoix Public Library

  Leslie Peterson - Thread Painting

  Leslie is an art quilter and expert on thread painting. She’ll bring her whole cloth trunk show and lots of tips and tricks to embellish our quilts easily. 

  Her class is a beginner course on thread painting and will be on Friday, November 13, 2026. Class is $30 per student and materials kit is $25. 

  Students must have knowledge of free motion quilting functions on their machine, a free motion foot, open toe if possible, and thread cutting scissors. A few pre-wound bobbins in a neutral color is also recommended.

  See Paula at the guild meeting to sign up for this amazing class! In case you cannot attend the meeting, you may call, text, or mail your registration for the class. Deadline for class registration is October 30, limited to 25 students.

  
  

  Class description from Leslie:

  Have you ever wanted to add artistic details to your quilting project?
  

  My thread painting class is the perfect introduction to endless possibilities in your personal Quilting and Creativity.

  Learning how to “paint” with thread using free motion techniques can provide you with creating beautiful effects that make your projects truly stand out.

  
  

                              
  

  
  

  
  

                                     
  

  
  

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• Leslie Peterson Thread Painting class

  • When
    Friday, November 13, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Emmet County EMS, 1201 Eppler Rd, Petoskey

  Leslie Peterson - Thread Painting

  Leslie is an art quilter and expert on thread painting from Bay City.  

  Her class is a beginner course on thread painting and will be on Friday, November 13, 2026. Class is $30 per student and materials kit is $25. 

  Students must have knowledge of free motion quilting functions on their machine, a free motion foot, open toe if possible, and thread cutting scissors. A few pre-wound bobbins in a neutral color is also recommended.

  See Paula at the October guild meeting to sign up for this amazing class! In case you cannot attend the meeting, you may call, text, or mail your registration for the class. Deadline for class registration is October 30, limited to 25 students.

  
  

  Class description from Leslie:

  Have you ever wanted to add artistic details to your quilting project?
  

  My thread painting class is the perfect introduction to endless possibilities in your personal Quilting and Creativity.

  Learning how to “paint” with thread using free motion techniques can provide you with creating beautiful effects that make your projects truly stand out.

  
  

                              
  

  
  

  
  

                                     
  

  
  

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• Annual Holiday Luncheon

  • When
    Saturday, December 05, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Genesis Church Petoskey, 1124 Northmen Drive, Petoskey

  Annual Holiday Luncheon
  

  Genesis Church Petoskey

  1124 Northmen Drive, Petoskey

  
  

  If you are heading north towards Petoskey, take E Mitchell St, turn right on Kalamazoo, turn left on Jennings which turns into Northmen. The church is on the left.  This is next to Petoskey High School.

  Luncheon will be from 12-2 pm, arrival at 11:45am.

  Signup sheet that you will be attending will be at the November meeting. Questions: contact Kathy Reed at 517-927-6195 or greenreed0730@gmail.com.

  
  
  

  
  

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• Friendship Friday

  • Start
    Friday, December 18, 2026
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  • End
    Friday, December 17, 2027
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  • Schedule
    13 sessions
  • Location
    Petoskey Friendship Center, 1322 Anderson Rd.

  FRIENDSHIP FRIDAY -- We meet on the third Friday of each month from 1-4 pm at the Petoskey Friendship Center. Please  join us. There is lots of room to work; new members to meet; lots of tips and sharing and always a fun demo.

  We are always looking for folks to share a short demo. Please let Debbie Jarvis or Jan Gray know if you have something you would be willing to share. It may be something practiced, to you, but new to someone else, we’d love to see it!

  
  

  
  

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• LTBQG Monthly board meeting

  • Start
    Thursday, January 07, 2027
  •  
  • End
    Thursday, December 02, 2027
  •  
  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Petoskey District Library

  Board members meet on the first Thursday of the month at the Petoskey District Library in the upstairs conference room unless otherwise announced.

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• January general meeting

  • When
    Thursday, January 14, 2027
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Petoskey Friendship Center, 1322 Anderson Rd, Petoskey

  Please note new location and time for Jan/Feb/March only

  
  

  Friendship Center of Petoskey

  1322 Anderson Rd., Petoskey

  
  

  
  

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• February general meeting

  • When
    Thursday, February 11, 2027
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Petoskey Friendship Center, 1322 Anderson Rd, Petoskey

  Please note new location and time for Jan/Feb/March only

  
  

  Friendship Center of Petoskey

  1322 Anderson Rd., Petoskey

  
  

  
  

  Program to be announced - check back for more info! 

  
  

                                                    
  

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• March general meeting

  • When
    Thursday, March 11, 2027
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Petoskey Friendship Center, 1322 Anderson Rd, Petoskey

  Please note new location and time for Jan/Feb/March only

  
  

  Friendship Center of Petoskey

  1322 Anderson Rd., Petoskey

  
  

  
  

  Program to be announced - check back for more info! 

  
  

                                                    
  

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• April general meeting

  • When
    Thursday, April 08, 2027
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    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Charlevoix Public Library

  
  

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• May general meeting / Susan Kruszynski: Art Quilts Made Easy

  • When
    Thursday, May 13, 2027
  •  
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Charlevoix Public Library

  May 2027 Susan Kruszynski: Art Quilts Made Easy

   Dr. Susan Kruszynski lives in Muskegon, Michigan,and is an award-winning 

  art quilt designer, teacher/presenter, author,

  and gallery artist.  

  Susan currently  divides her time between creating original collaged 

  art quilt designs, marketing this fiber art in shows and galleries, teaching art quilting classes, and giving lectures and trunk shows for quilt guilds.  

  As a retired literacy specialist, Susan uses her 40+ years of K-College level teaching experiences and a PhD in Education to teach this art through in-class experiences in and around the state of Michigan, through on-line instruction, and with art quilt books from Fox-Chapel Publishing.

  This onetime kindergarten teacher

   knows how to passionately teach art quilting!

  
  

  
  

  Susan will also be teaching a class on Friday May 14th;

  see more about her quilt art at her website here: 

  https://quiltingfabricsintime.com/about-us
  

  
  

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• Quilt Class - Susan Kruszynski - Summer Breezes 8" x 10"

  • When
    Friday, May 14, 2027
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Charlevoix Public Library

                                    Susan Kruszynski - Summer Breezes 8" x 10"       

                     https://quiltingfabricsintime.com/classes                      

  Check back for more details as we get closer! 

  
  

  
  

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