About Beach Cities Quilters Guild
The Beach Cities Quilters Guild is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization established in October 1992 to promote quilting and other fiber arts in California's Southern Orange County area. The guild offers opportunities to share experiences with other quilters in an atmosphere of fellowship, as well as offering programs to enhance the skills of its members.*
NEXT MEETING
June 12, 2025Please join us in person at the Norman P Murray Community and Senior Center, or on Zoom.
Guest Fees $5.00
Meet the speaker dinner at CPK, MV
Text your RSVP to Laura Chambers
no later than the Wednesday before
7:00 pm Business Meeting
Marjan Kluepfel
Fabric is Majan Kluepfel's Art.
She’s held quilting and creativity workshops and lectures for more than 25 years and loves teaching her techniques to inspiring budding artists and meeting quilters from all over the world.
Marjan is an artist who uses fabric and thread as her medium instead of paper and paint....and a sewing machine instead of a brush. The texture, color and prints of fabrics fascinate her and often give her inspiration for a new design. She seldom draws out a quilt plan, instead allowing the fabrics and textures to lead her.
Most of her designs are organic. They’re influenced by her love of nature and all its wonders.
She grew up in the Netherlands and has lived in Florida, Hawaii, South Carolina and Australia. She now makes her home in Northern California. Her inspiration comes from all the natural wonders she’s encountered through her travels.
President's Message - June 2025
We had a lot going on at our last meeting.
I loved hearing from Jim Duggin about the Family Camp that we have donated quilts to for the last
four years. It makes me appreciate all that I have. I am so proud of our guild for helping such a
worthy organization.
I am so excited for Susan Probst and Rosie Beck stepping up to be our Quilt Show Chairs.
I know they will do a wonderful job. The Quilt Show is so important to the health of our guild. Please
be thinking of what you can do to help Susan and Rosie make this a great show. The Opportunity
Quilt is just stunning. A big Thank You to everyone who worked on it. I know it is going to do very
well.
In June my husband and I will be going on an Alaskan Cruise with my three siblings and spouses.
One more National Park on my list as we will also be going to Denali National Park. I can't wait to go
and see all the park has to offer. I am hoping that we will be able to see all of McKinley/Denali
Mountain. I know most times it is cloud covered. I am also hoping to see lots of bears and maybe try
my hand at dogsledding! Definitely taking a helicopter ride to a glacier. Hope to have lots to tell you
about next month.
Happy Quilting,
Donna Wester
President
“One hundred years after I’m gone, they will forget who I am. But I would love for someone to look at
a quilt I made, see my name, and say, “I have no idea who she was but this is lovely.”
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