We invite you to join us for our February 10th STBA day.

In the morning, we will feature one of our cruise presenters from our Virtual Cruise on the Rhine River, which took place in January 2027. More information about which presenter will be featured will be included in the weekly updates and month newsletters.

In the afternoon, our speaker will be Claudia Porter, from Slippery Rock, Pennyslvannia. Her lecture topic is "Happiness is a Half Square Triangle".

Many quilt patterns use half square triangles. They are incorporated into many blocks and they are often one of the first blocks taught when learning how to quilt. However, they are sometimes overlooked for the power and design opportunities they bring to quilt design. Learn how the easy-to-make half square triangle can change a design, trick the eye and add sparkle to your next quilt.

Claudia is a self-taught quilter who has been quilting for over 30 years. She has been writing online tutorials and creating YouTube videos for about 12 years. Her YouTube video tutorials have been recognized by YouTube in October of 2020 as their Creator of the Day, and more recently in March of 2022 as part of their celebration of International Women’s Day as one of their Women Creators on the Rise. Claudia’s work continues to become more widely recognized. In 2021, 2022 and 2023 she was named an Island Batik Brand Ambassador. Since 2021, she has been a designer for Island Batik, a division of Lumin Fabrics, and has had four signature fabric lines with them. She is a 2026 Benartex Fabrics Sewcial Star.

In addition, she has been a social media influencer for a number of companies. Her designs have appeared in Make Modern Magazine, Quilter’s World, Fons & Porter Quick & Easy Quilts, Quiltmaker and Woman’s World. Her work, under her brand name, Create with Claudia, can be found on her website: www.createwithclaudia.com and other social media sites.