June 18, 2025                  7 – 9 PM             Walpole K of C Hall

Marge Tucker                                             Website: margetuckerquilts.com
Topic: My Life in Quilts                                                 

Marge Tucker is an international award-winning quilt artist with a focus on abstract improvisational design. She pieces her quilts without a definitive image of what the finished piece will look like.  She starts with a general concept and color palette then sees where she is led.

Marge made her first quilt over twenty-five years ago for friends expecting their first child. At that time, she didn’t know that quilting would become her passion and profession. 

During her lecture this evening, Marge describes her  quilting journey, starting from the first quilt. "I remember seeing to becoming a quilting instructor/fiber artist."  Her story includes sources of inspiration for quilt designs and how quilting has changed her life.

Marge has received numerous awards for her quilts, including “Best Machine Quilting” at QuiltCon 2019 and “Best Sewing Machine Workmanship Award – Modern” at the 2019 Pacific International Quilt Festival.   

SATURDAY  June 20, 2026    9:45 AM – 4 PM              Location: TBD

Teacher: Marge Tucker                              Website: margetuckerquilts.com                                           
Workshop  : Improv Dresden Plate
Member Fee: $65            Non-Member Fee: $75

 Learn how to piece improvisational Dresden Plate blocks!  In this is technique class, participants will learn how to

• piece the substrate, so the wedges are varied in length,
• different ways to cut the wedges, and
• how to piece the wedges together into circles. 

Marge will also go over layouts and how to work with the circle blocks. During the 6-hour class, students will complete several blocks and know the options of how to combine blocks together. This is an incredibly versatile and innovative technique with many exciting variations to explore!