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Ohio LongArm Quilters



2025 meeting info



Meetings are listed in descending order



NOTE: We do NOT hold meetings in the month of December


Click here to see Show and Tell for 2025

novemBER 15, 2025



LOCATION: Wooster Library 220 West Liberty St, Wooster, OH 44691 330-262-0916

TIME: 11:00am

LUNCH: Bring your own

PROGRAM: Portrait Quilts Sue Carlisle will demonstrate the method she used to create her self portrait quilt by creating a gray scale image from a photograph. See the Files section of the group to download the instructions and image that we will use in the program.

https://groups.io/g/OLAQ/files/0%20-%20Nov%202025%20Meeting%20-program%20docs

Please watch this YouTube video to see how to select the photo that you'd like to use.

Quilt Tutorial: Lea McComas - Portrait Quilts - Lesson 1

Then watch this video about how to prepare the photo by cropping it and transforming it into the format that you need to turn in it into a pattern.

Quilt Tutorial: Lea McComas - Portrait Quilts - Lesson 2

Note - There are 8 videos for this process on YouTube - so if you'd like a preview of all the steps, wall all the videos.





OCTOBER 18, 2025



LOCATION: Lodi Public Library, 635 Wooster Street Lodi, OH 44254 330-948-1885

TIME: 11:00am

​PROGRAM: Challenge quilts are due. Click here for challenge guidelines and pictures of the quilts.

Quilters Garage Sale - bring your sewing related items that you no longer want to sell or give away. All items should be clearly priced. Bring an envelope for purchasers to put their payments.





SEPTEMBER 20, 2025



LOCATION: Wooster Library 220 West Liberty St, Wooster, OH 44691 330-262-0916

TIME: 11:00am

PROGRAM: How would you quilt this? Bring your quilt tops and members can give ideas on how to quilt them. This is a great way to get inspiration and motivation to get those quilts finished.

SHORT SEGMENT TOPIC: Sue Carlisle will talk about preparing a photo (change it to gray scale) to make a portrait quilt (November's program).





August 16, 2025



LOCATION: Barnes Sewing Center, 2585 State Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

Discover top-quality sewing machines, accessories, and expert sewing classes at Barnes Sewing Center. Your one-stop shop for all your sewing needs, providing exceptional products and personalized customer service.

TIME: 11:00am

PROGRAM: Machine maintenance. The owner, Chris Barnes, will talk about how to maintain both longarm and domestic machines to keep them in tip-top shape.

SHORT SEGMENT TOPIC: Basting on the longarm - how, when, and where.

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JULY 19, 2025



LOCATION: Wooster Library 220 West Liberty St, Wooster, OH 44691 330-262-0916

TIME: 10:30 am NOTE - earlier than usual start time

PROGRAM: Visit the North East Ohio Quilt Show at Wayne County Fair Event Center, 199 Vanover St, Wooster, OH 44691

NOTE the show opens at 9am and closes at 4pm

SHORT SEGMENT TOPIC: Different methods of attaching the quilt to the leaders and how to square up the backing






JUNE 21, 2025



LOCATION: Chestnut Ridge Sewing, 5079 Township Road 401 Millersburg Ohio 44654 (330) 893-3359

TIME: 11:00am

​PROGRAM: Computerized quilting. Are you wondering whether you should step into the computer assisted longarm quilting world? Consider the possibilities. Join Linda Miller, an IntelliQuilter user since 2008, and get all of your questions answered. Linda is the owner of That’s Sew Special llc, the first computerized longarm rental business. She teaches and mentors users in all aspects of longarm quilting and is the author of Got IQ 2017, a technical reference and workbook for IQ.

SHORT SEGMMENT TOPIC: Different methods of supporting the sides of the quilt and keeping it taut on the longarm


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May 15 thru 18, 2025



LOCATION: Coshocton Village Inn and Suites, 115 N Water St, Coshocton, OH 43812 740-622-9455

DATES: Thursday, 5/15/25 9am thru Sunday, 5/18/25 2pm

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April 19, 2025



HOST: Mary Zeitz

LOCATION: Firehouse Grille & Pub, 2768 Stark Drive, Willoughby Hills, OH 44094

TIME: 11:00am (restaurant opens at 11am - no need to be early)

​PROGRAM: Visit the quilt show at Lake Farmpark, 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd, Kirtland, OH 44094-9520

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March 15, 2025



HOST: Michelle Reed

LOCATION: Lodi Public Library 635 Wooster St, Lodi, OH 44254

TIME: 11:00am

PROGRAM: Quilts made with panels. Since our member challenge this year is to make a quilt using a panel, we want to have a group discussion on using panels. Bring the quilts you made and talk about how you added other fabrics and how you quilted them.

SHORT SEGMMENT TOPIC: Squaring up the backing and how to prevent it from sagging

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February 15, 2025



Meeting cancelled due to weather concerns







January 18, 2025



Meeting cancelled due to weather concerns



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