Current & Upcoming

Beginners Quilt Binding

Aug 17, 2025 1:00PM—4:00PM

SEFAA Center 3420 W. Hospital Ave. Chamblee, GA 30341

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Ready to add the perfect finishing touch to your quilt? Join us for a fun, hands-on binding basics class that will have you binding like a pro in just three hours! Learn how to: Cut double-fold binding using various techniques – on the bias, cross-grain, and straight-of-grain. Create a continuous binding strip with ease. Master…

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Stars and Nines – Beginning Quilting

Jun 15, 2025 1:00PM—Jul 20, 2025 4:00PM

SEFAA Center 3420 W. Hospital Ave. Chamblee, GA 30341

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Ready to dive into the world of quilting? Join us for a fun, hands-on quilting adventure that’s perfect for beginners and anyone looking to take their skills to the next level! Over five engaging sessions, you will learn the essentials of quilting, while creating a stunning Stars and Nines Quilt (44” x 57”). What’s in store?…

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Tour Patterns in Abstraction: Black Quilts from the High Museum’s Collection

Jan 04, 2025 10:00AM—12:00PM

High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30309

Join us as we step into the captivating world of Patterns in Abstraction: Black Quilts from the High’s Collection. The exhibition ends January 5th, so don’t miss your last chance to enjoy this exciting  exhibit that answers the question, “How can quilts made by Black women change the way we tell the history of abstract…

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Crazy Freeform Quilting

Sep 30, 2024 6:30PM—8:30PM

SEFAA Center 3420 W. Hospital Ave. Chamblee, GA 30341

Discover the art of crazy quilting in this beginner-friendly class! Learn how to create unique, patchwork squares using various fabric scraps and embellishments. We’ll cover basic techniques for piecing fabrics together with no raw edges, using either hand or machine sewing. No prior sewing experience is required—just bring your enthusiasm and creativity. By the end…

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From the Beginning Until Now – Two Decades of Quilts

Jan 09, 2023 10:00AM—Feb 28, 2023 2:00PM

SEFAA Center 3420 W. Hospital Ave. Chamblee, GA 30341

January 9 – February 28, 2023 M, W, F from 10 am to 4 pm; T, Th from 10 am to 2 pm; and by appointment Opening Reception: January 20th from 5 to 7 pm Gallery Tour with Artist: February 25th from 6 to 8 pm From the Beginning Until Now – Two Decades of…

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Patchwork to Artwork: Journey of an Alaskan Quiltmaker

Feb 12, 2023 2:00PM—3:00PM

Please join us virtually as quilt Artist Maria Shell shares her work from her first stitches to her most recent pieces along with some fun stories about trying to quilt while raising three boys in the wild lands of Alaska. Maria’s work is grounded in the tradition of American patchwork but also connects to both…

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Game of Improv

Feb 18, 2023 9:30AM—Feb 20, 2023 4:30PM

SEFAA Center 3420 W. Hospital Ave Chamblee, GA 30341

Improv piecing is a method of creating that involves work, chance, technique, exploration, and tenacity. We are going to explore all of these things within the perimeters of a game. Roll the dice, spin the wheel, pick your category. This workshop is a full exploration of letting go of expectations and embracing the unknown. Maria…

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Wall Power Exhibition Opening

Feb 05, 2022 11:00AM—12:00PM

Scheduling conflicts and Covid conspired to turn the in-person Wall Power opening we had hoped for into a quiet online affair to be enjoyed at your leisure. So, at 11 am today we’ll publish online photos of the exhibition and the individual quilts, a blog post about artist, Laurel Rudolph, and (with luck) have a Facebook…

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Wall Power

Feb 08, 2022 10:00AM—Mar 03, 2022 2:00PM

SEFAA Center 3420 W. Hospital Ave Chamblee, GA 30341

Laurel Rudolph has always loved words but she is a woman of very few of them. So, when she started seeing quilts that said things, she realized she could use them to express herself. Quilts aren’t nervous in front of a crowd, they can speak for themselves, and their creative potential is unexpected, inspirational, and dynamic. Wall Power proudly showcases…

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At Play in the Garden of Stitch

Jan 15, 2022 9:00AM—Jan 17, 2022 4:00PM

Loosen up and explore new territory with line and stitch in this workshop devoted to free-motion stitching, collage, and composition. You’ll learn to focus on the character of line and personal symbols through simple drawing, composition, and stitching exercises. And you’ll learn to think in thread – translating visual stimuli into pathways by stitching in…

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Riffing on Tradition

Nov 10, 2020 6:00PM—Nov 17, 2020 9:00PM

Explore new territory in making contemporary quilts! You’ll start with simple traditional quilt blocks and then blow them up, repeat them, and distort them to create fabulous new compositions. Along the way, you’ll explore design elements including line, shape, texture, pattern, space, motion, value, and color. This workshop is for you whether you want to hone your construction skills or your design chops…

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Past | Archive

February Book Club Meeting

Feb 18, 2025 7:00PM—8:00PM

Online

2025 SEFAA Annual Meeting & Fiber Free-for-All: A Night of Community and Creativity!

Feb 08, 2025 1:00PM—3:00PM

SEFAA Center 3420 W. Hospital Ave Suite 103 Atlanta, GA 30341

Stitching Time

Feb 05, 2025 7:00PM—8:00PM

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Raw Wool: Now What?

Feb 01, 2025 10:00AM—1:00PM

SEFAA Center 3420 W. Hospital Ave. Chamblee, GA 30341

Functional and Fun: Apron Sewing Workshop

Jan 26, 2025 1:00PM—5:00PM

SEFAA Center 3420 W. Hospital Ave. Chamblee, GA 30341

January Book Club Meeting

Jan 21, 2025 7:00PM—8:00PM

Online