2026 PROGRAMS
EVENTS CALENDER
Please Note:
Meetings are held at the Alpharetta Adult Activity Center 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004.
The Tuesday Bee Group meets at The Mansell House, 1835 Old Milton Pkwy., Alpharetta, unless otherwise noted.
JANUARY 5, 2026
Speaker: Lene Neesby and Barbara Means, “Declutter Your Stash – Keep the Best, Finish What You Love and Share the Rest “
UFO Awards and Row by Row Reveal (bring your quilt top- unquilted or quilted!)
- 6 PM Gather and Business Meeting,
- Speaker begins at approximately 7PM
- Alpharetta Adult Activity Center 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
EVENTS
- January 5, 6-9:30 PM – Monthly Meeting, Alpharetta Adult Activity Center
- January , Community Sewing at Preston Ridge Community Center. Drop in any time during the hours of 10 AM-3 PM. Bring your sewing machine and sew with us to make items for Quilts for Kids and Ryan’s Cases for Smiles. . Contact Oldsewnsew2@Concast.net
- January 20, 2026 6-8 PM — Tuesday Bee Group, Mansell House, 1835 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009
FEBRUARY 2, 2026
Speaker: Andrea Barrett, “Working in Series &Working with Constraints”
- 6 PM Gather and Business Meeting
- 7PM Speaker
- Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
EVENTS
- February 3, 6-9:30 PM —Monthly Guild Meeting, Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
- February , Community Sewing at Preston Ridge Community Center. Drop in any time during the hours of 10 AM-3 PM. Bring your sewing machine and sew with us for Quilts for Kids and Ryan’s Cases for Smiles. Contact Oldsewnsew2@Concast.net
- February 1, 6-8 PM — Tuesday Bee Group, Mansell House 1835 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009
MARCH 2, 2026
Speaker: Elaine Poplin “Make Something From Nothing”
Elaine of the Messy Goat (www.messygoat.com) will be joining us for a lecture to discuss how she has taken challenging events in her life such as the 2011 tornedo outbreak in Alabama and turned them into inspiration quilts.
- March 3, 6 PM Gather and Business Meeting
- 7 PM Speaker
- Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
EVENTS
- March 1, Workshop, “Improv Lettering Technique” Elaine Poplin of the Messy Goat (www.messygoat.com) will teach us her improv lettering technique. Learn how to take your own message and turn it into a quilt. Topics include selecting fabrics, construction letters and joining letters into a quilt. Get the exclusive pdf with 90 detailed assembly diagrams for 90 detailed assembly diagrams for uppercase, lowercase, numbers, punctuation and symbols.
- March 3, 6:00-9:30 PM — Guild Meeting Alpharetta Adult Learning Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
- March , Community Sewing at Preston Ridge Community Center. Drop in any time during the hours of 10 AM-3 PM. Bring your sewing machine and sew with us to make items for Quilts for Kids and Ryan’s Cases for Smiles. Contact Oldsewnsew2@Concast.net
- March 17, 6:00-8 PM — Tuesday Bee Group, Mansell House 1835 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 20009
- March 26-29, Spring Retreat (1pm Th-1pm Sun) FFA_FFCLA Retreat Center, Covington, GA
APRIL 6, 2026
Speaker: Mary Ellen Von Holt “Color Plan Your Quilts & Little Quilts and How They Grew”
- 6 PM Gather and Business Meeting
- 7 PM Speaker
- Alpharetta Adult Activity Center 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
EVENTS
- April 6`, 6-9:30 PM — Guild Meeting, Alpharetta Adult Activity Center
- April , Community Sewing at Preston Ridge Community Center. Drop in any time during the hours of 10 AM-3 PM. Bring your sewing machine and sew with us to make items for Quilts for Kids and Ryan’s Cases for Smiles. Contact Oldsewnsew2@Concast.net
- April 21, 6-8 PM — Tuesday Bee Group, Mansell House, 1835 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009
MAY 4, 2026
Speaker, Amanda Bauer, “English Paper Piecing”
- 6 PM Gather and Business Meeting
- 7 PM Speaker
- Alpharetta Adult Learning Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
EVENTS
- May 4, 6-9:30 PM — Guild Meeting, Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
- May, Community Sewing at Preston Ridge Community Center. Drop in any time during the hours of 10 AM-3 PM. Bring your sewing machine and sew with us to make items for Quilts for Kids and Ryan’s Cases for Smiles. Contact Oldsewnsew2@Concast.net
- May 19, 6-8 PM — Tuesday Bee Group, Mansell House, 1835 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009
JUNE 1, 2026
Annual Charity Sewing Event
Learn about local charities that need sewn items.
- 6 PM Gather and Business Meeting
- 7 PM Speaker
- Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
EVENTS
- June 1, 6-9:30 PM — Guild Meeting, Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
- June 16, 6-8 PM — Tuesday Bee Group, Mansell House, 1835 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009
JULY 6, 2026
Speaker: Kristi Moser, “Diamonds Are A Quilters Best Friend”
July 6 6 PM-9:30, Alpharetta Adult Activity Center 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
EVENTS
- July 6, 6-9:30 PM — Guild Meeting, Alpharetta Adult Learning Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
- July 21, 6-8 PM — Tuesday Bee Group, Mansell House 1835 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009
AUGUST 3, 2026
Speaker: Elisabeth Frolet, “A Tale Of A Thousand Threads”
- 6 PM Gather and Business Meeting
- 7 PM Speaker
- Alpharetta Adult Activity Center 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
EVENTS
- August 3, 6-9:30 PM — Guild Meeting, Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
- August , Community Sewing at Preston Ridge Community Center. Drop in any time during the hours of 10 AM-3 PM. Bring your sewing machine and sew with us to make items for Quilts for Kids and Ryan’s Cases for Smiles. Contact Oldsewnsew2@Concast.net
- August 18, 6-8 PM — Tuesday Bee Group, Mansell House, 1835 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009
- August 27-30- Summer Guild Retreat (1pm Th-1pm Sun) FFA_FFCLA Retreat Center, Covington, GA
SEPTEMBER 7, 2026
Speaker: Member Presentation “Annual Member Showcase”
- 6 PM Gather and Business Meeting
- 7 PM Program
- Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
EVENTS
- September 7, 6-9:30 PM — Guild Meeting, Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
- September , Community Sewing at Preston Ridge Community Center. Drop in any time during the hours of 10 AM-3 PM. Bring your sewing machine and sew with us to make items for Quilts for Kids and Ryan’s Cases for Smiles. Contact Oldsewnsew2@Concast.net
- September 15, 6:30-8 PM — Tuesday Bee Group, Mansell House, 1835 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009
OCTOBER 5, 2026
Speaker: Linda Hahn, “New York, Beauty State Of Mind”
- 6 PM Gather and Business Meeting
- 7 PM Speaker
- Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
EVENTS
- October 5, 6-9:30 PM — Guild Meeting, Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
- October th, Community Sewing at Preston Ridge Community Center. Drop in any time during the hours of 10 AM-3 PM. Bring your sewing machine and sew with us to make items for Quilts for Kids and Ryan’s Cases for Smiles. Contact Oldsewnsew2@Concast.net
- October 20, 6-8 PM — Tuesday Bee Group, Mansell House, 1835 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009
NOVEMBER 2, 2026
Speaker: “Member Appreciation Make and Take”
- 6 PM Gather and Business Meeting
- 7 PM Speaker
- Alpharetta Adult Activity Center, 13450 Cogburn Road, Milton, GA 30004
EVENTS
- November 4, 6:-9:30 PM — Guild Meeting (in-person), 2023 Annual Guild Challenge Quilts Due, 2025 Officer Election and Budget final voting
- November 12, Community Sewing at Preston Ridge Community Center. Drop in any time during the hours of 10 AM-3 PM. Bring your sewing machine and sew with us to make items for Quilts for Kids and Ryan’s Cases for Smiles. Contact Oldsewnsew2@Concast.net
- November 19, 6-8 PM — Tuesday Bee Group
DECEMBER 1, 2025
Member’s Holiday Celebration
December 1, 6:30-9:30 PM, Arrive at 6pm Dinner at 6:30. Prepaid reservations only, 12859 Alpharetta Hwy, Alpharetta, GA
- Bring a wrapped gift for an exchange (approx. $15 value)
- Bring 3 rolls of nickels for a fun game
EVENTS
- December 1, 6:30-9:30 PM CES Guild Holiday Party
- December 10, Community Sewing at Preston Ridge Community Center. Drop in any time during the hours of 10 AM-3 PM. Bring your sewing machine and sew with us to make items for Quilts for Kids and Ryan’s Cases for Smiles. Contact Oldsewnsew2@Concast.net
- No Tuesday Bee Group
Chattahoochee Evening Stars is a proud member of the Alpharetta Arts Leader Group that operates in a strategic partnership with the City of Alpharetta Recreation Parks & Cultural Services Department (ARPCS). This partnership helps us continue to fulfill our mission to promote quilting through educational programs and demonstrations. We look forward to advancing the art of quilting in our community.
