{"id":7825,"date":"2026-09-03T13:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/?page_id=7825"},"modified":"2026-09-12T10:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T17:52:20","slug":"february-2027-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/program\/programs-workshops-2027-initial\/february-2027-program\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2027 Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amador Valley Quilters Birthday Celebration (<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">PMS<\/mark>)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-February-Birthday.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"181\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-February-Birthday.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7826\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9944951571319072;width:259px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-February-Birthday.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-February-Birthday-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month AVQ turns 46! To celebrate we will have a very special birthday party.  Join us at Pleasanton Middle School for a birthday potluck, cake and gift exchange.  More details will be provided at the January 2027 meeting and in the February 2027 newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshop: Quilted Kicks: Create Your Own Customer Sneakers (<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Bothwell Arts Center<\/mark>)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Colette-LHeureux-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Colette-LHeureux-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7813\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.750008693535487;width:196px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Colette-LHeureux-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Colette-LHeureux-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Colette-LHeureux-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Colette-LHeureux-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Colette-LHeureux-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Colette L&#8217;Heureux&nbsp;<\/strong>has been a member of Amador Valley Quilters since 2023. By day, she works as a Civil Engineer, but on the weekends, she trades her blueprints for bobbins. While she is a seasoned pro at teaching fellow engineers in the workplace, she is thrilled to be merging her two worlds for her first official quilting class. Colette is a maker who never shies away from a technical challenge. If there isn&#8217;t a manual, she\u2019ll write one\u2014a trait that led her to reverse-engineer an Instagram post into a full-blown shoemaking process. Her engineering mindset ensures she\u2019s willing to figure out the &#8220;how&#8221; behind any project, and she loves helping others navigate the transition from flat fabric to functional, 3D art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step out in style with a pair of shoes as unique as your favorite quilt! In this workshop, you will learn how to transform a quilt sandwich into durable, wearable footwear. Whether you use a single favorite print or a mini-masterpiece of pieced scraps, you\u2019ll leave with a custom pair of sneakers and the skills to make more.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Sneakers-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Sneakers-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7814\" style=\"width:277px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Sneakers-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Sneakers-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Sneakers-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Sneakers-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2027-02-Sneakers-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workshop Supply List:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_pgHguUc3DaMuz7aM-LROqWvtVv_Qv8B\/view?usp=sharing\">Quilted Kicks Supply List<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you wish to receive a discount on the SneakerKit, then email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:workshop@amadorvalleyquilters.org\">instructor<\/a>&nbsp;with your shoe size&nbsp;<strong>no later than January 23, 2027<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment will be due to Colette at start of class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Register for the workshop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/program\/workshop-registration-2027\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amador Valley Quilters Birthday Celebration (PMS) This month AVQ turns 46! To celebrate we will have a very special birthday party. Join us at Pleasanton Middle School for a birthday potluck, cake and gift exchange. More details will be provided <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/program\/programs-workshops-2027-initial\/february-2027-program\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":7685,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-7825","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7825"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7900,"href":"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7825\/revisions\/7900"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amadorvalleyquilters.org\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}