Calendar of Events
2026
Home in the Rockies
July 1- August 10, 2026
In-Person: 9:30 a.m. MDT Saturday, July 11, 2026
Lecture: Color the World with Quilts
Royal Gorge Quilt Council, Cañon City, Colorado
10-11:30 a.m. MDT Thursday, July 30, 2026
and 6-7:30 p.m. MDT Thursday, July 30, 2026
Demystifiers Club Meetings on Zoom
Featured mini lecture: Designing Curves for FPP
These gatherings are for anyone who has taken my Demystifying Design for Foundation Paper Piecing class at any time. To be sure you're included, email me at danaellenjones@gmail.com.
If you've not taken the class but would like to attend this event, email me.
Gilpin County Fair
Gilpin County, Colorado
Friday-Sunday, July 17-19, 2026
Judging Quilt Competition
First Wedding Anniversary
August 2, 2026
Zoom 10 a.m. PDT Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Lecture: Pagtinabangay: The Quilts and Quiltmakers of Caohagan Island
Valley Stitchers Guild, San Francisco, California
Open to all interested quilters from anywhere: A great reason to visit Colorado
3-Day Retreat: Trail Mix Re-Mix
Twisted Stitches: A Home for Makers, Stitchers and Friends
Superior, Colorado
In-Person: Friday-Sunday, August 7-9, 2026
Registration through Twisted Stitches
For information, call Twisted Stitches, 720.355.3422, or email me.
Road Trip: August 11-September 25, 2026
California or Bust
Tuesday, August 11, I'll head out from my home in Colorado for California where I'll spend more than four weeks speaking and teaching for guilds there. I'll travel with my husband, Andy, who will be chauffeur and sherpa as I'll still be limited in what I can lift as my recovery from rotator cuff surgery continues. Of course we'll travel with my high-maintenance BBF, Emma the travel trailer, and you hearty tow vehicle Tori Hanson, my Ford Ranger is now a veteran of one year on the road. Between guild gigs, we'll visit family; Redwoods, Pinnacles, and Yosemite national parks; and Dinosaur National Monument. I'll be available by email and phone during this time; it may take me a bit longer to get back to you if you call when I'm speaking or teaching or off the grid at a park. Happy Summer!
In-Person
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. PDT Saturday, August 15, 2026
Workshop: Fabulous Freeform
Country Crossroads Quilters, Modesto, California
In-Person
7 p.m. PDT Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Lecture: Color the World with Quilts
SanFrancisco Quilters Guild
SanFrancisco, California
In-Person
TBD Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Debut Lecture: Demystifying Design for FPP
TBD Thursday, August 27, 2026
Workshop: Demystifying Design for FPP
Gold Bug Quilt Guild
Placerville, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Lecture: Color the World with Quilts
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Workshop: Warp Speed
Quilters' Sew-Ciety of Redding, Redding, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Thursday, September 3, 2026
Lecture: Color the World with Quilts
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2026
Workshop: Warp Speed
Annie's Star Quilt Guild, Chico, California
In-Person
7 p.m. PDT Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Lecture: Color the World with Quilts
9 a.m.-4 p.m. PDT Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Workshop: Peace Cranes Over Hiroshima
Orange County Quilters Guild, Orange, California
Zoom:
6:30 p.m. PDT Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Lecture: Around the Block: Creating Quilts from Blocks from Traditional to Contemporary
Glendale Quilt Guild, Glendale, California
In-Person
1:30 p.m. PDT, Friday, September 18, 2026
Lecture:
Pagtinabangay: The Quilts & Quiltmakers
of Caohagan Island
10 a.m.- 2 p.m. PDT
Wednesday and Thursday, September 16 & 17, 2026
Workshop: Peace Cranes Over Hiroshima
Pacific Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Gualala, California
Home in the Rockies
Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2026
Open to all interested quilters from anywhere: A great reason to visit Colorado
3-Day Retreat: Demystifying Design for Foundation Paper Piecing
Twisted Stitches: A Home for Makers, Stitchers and Friends
Superior, Colorado
In-Person: Friday-Sunday, October 2-4, 2026
Registration through Twisted Stitches
For information, call Twisted Stitches, 720.355.3422, or email me.
10 a.m. MDT Tuesday, Otocber 6, 2026
Lecture: Color the World with Quilts
9 a.m.-4 p.m. MDT Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Workshop: Warp Speed
9 a.m.-4 p.m. MDT Thursday, October 8, 2026
Workshop: Demystifying Design
for Foundation Paper Piecing
Dolores Mountain Quilters, Dolores, Colorado
Vacation: October 9-16, 2026
Home in the Rockies
October 17-20, 2026
In-Person
6 p.m. CDT, Friday, October 24, 2026
Lecture: Color the World with Quilts
9 a.m.-4 p.m. CDT
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Workshop: Fabulous
White Mountain Quilt Guild, Searcy, Arkansas
10-11:30 a.m. MDT Thursday, October 29, 2026
and 6-7:30 p.m. MDT Thursday, October, 2026
Demystifiers Club Meetings on Zoom
Featured mini lecture: TBD
These gatherings are for anyone who has taken my Demystifying Design for Foundation Paper Piecing class at any time. To be sure you're included, email me at danaellenjones@gmail.com.
If you've not taken the class but would like to attend this event, email me.
Some Me Time
Abstracting from Nature
Cherrywood Retreat with Jane Sassaman
Nisswa, Minnesota
Monday-Friday, November 2-6, 2026
International Quilt Festival
Houston, Texas • November 10-15, 2026
9 a.m.-5 p.m. CST Thursday, November 12, 2026
Workshop: Warp Speed
Noon-1 p.m. CST Friday, November 13, 2026
Lecture: So You Want to Write a Book
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2026
Workshop: Demystifying Design for Foundation Paper Piecing
Register through Quilts, Inc. Registration opens mid-May.
Book Signing and Demos
of Designing for Foundation Paper Piecing
12716 Lowell Blvd, Broomfield, Colorado
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, November 28, 2026
Contact store for information.
2027
Zoom 7 p.m. PST Thursday, January 14, 2027
Lecture: Pagtinabangay: The Quilts and Quiltmakers of Caohagan Island
Alameda Quilt Guild, Alameda, California
Zoom 7 p.m. PST Tuesday, January 19, 2027
Lecture: Pagtinabangay: The Quilts and Quiltmakers of Caohagan Island
Contra Costa County Quilters, California
Zoom 7 p.m. EST Thursday, January 21, 2027
Lecture: Color the World with Quilts
Friendship Quilt Guild, Linthicum, Maryland
Zoom 6:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, February 9, 2027
Lecture: Pagtinabangay: The Quilts and Quiltmakers of Caohagan Island
Colonial Quilters Guild, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Zoom 6:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Lecture: Pagtinabangay: The Quilts and Quiltmakers of Caohagan Island
Maple Leaf Quilters, Rutland, Vermont
February 24-28, 2027
Atlanta, Georgia
In-person: 1:30 p.m. MDT Monday, May 3, 2027
Lecture: Color the World with Quilts
In-person: 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m. MDT Monday, May 3, 2027
Workshop: Circle of Friends
League of Northern Colorado Quilters, Loveland, Colorado
Zoom 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 11, 2027
Lecture: Pagtinabangay: The Quilts and Quiltmakers of Caohagan Island
Tompkins County Quilt Guild, Ithaca, New York