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Material Girlfriends Material Girlfriends In 1999, Lisa decided to try quilting, and with her neighbor Ingrid, began a block of the month program at her local quilt shop.

Material Girlfriends Bio
MATERIAL GIRLFRIENDS·THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019·
Twin sisters, Lisa Norton, and Lora Zmak, have been sewing since they were very young. Unknowingly, Lora, living a 1000 miles away, decided to try quilting and began a block of the month program with her friend, Inger. It’s a twin thing. The sisters took to quilting like ducks to water. As artists, it wasn’t long before the girls were designing their own patterns. Fast forward to 2012; the sisters began Material Girlfriends Patterns. Lisa has a BS degree in Graphic Design and Illustration and does most of the design work for their patterns. Lora has a BS degree in Interior Design and Textiles lends her skills to color and fabrics, finishing their quilts with incredible stitching with her long-arm machine. Both enjoy the piecing and often get together and sew with their mother, Carolyn. The girls joke that it takes the two of them to make one complete quilter. Both Lisa and Lora believe it takes a village to make a good pattern. The Material Girlfriends Team includes Carolyn Wooldridge, Diana and Doris Garnhart, Katheline Monnier, and Judy White. The dedication and hard work of this team are what makes Material Girlfriends patterns awesome. Besides their great editing and testing skills, they’re wonderful life-long friends and are vital making the Material Girlfriends business unique and fun.

09/25/2026

First day of the show was fantastic! Come see us today and tomorrow. September 25 and 26 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Carpool with your quilty friends. Entry is free but they do charge for parking. :)

Hmmm.. that's our booth! Come see us!
09/25/2026

Hmmm.. that's our booth! Come see us!

NOW OPEN! Sept 24-26th to Pleasanton, CA! The FREE Quilt Craft & Se...

09/22/2026

Come to the Pleasanton Quilt, Craft, & Sewing Festival this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Sept. 24-26.

Free Monthly pattern is ready to download! Introducing XYZ-PDQ, a simple Zipper block quilt in multiple sizes. New "Word...
09/15/2026

Free Monthly pattern is ready to download! Introducing XYZ-PDQ, a simple Zipper block quilt in multiple sizes. New "Words Matter" blog too!
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09/15/2026

Almost here!! I hope you can come to this amazing show. There are so many vendors. You'll be bound to find many things you never knew you needed. ;-)

We're vending at this show! We'll have a 40' booth full of lovely patterns, quilt kits, and quilters notions. Plan to se...
08/30/2026

We're vending at this show! We'll have a 40' booth full of lovely patterns, quilt kits, and quilters notions. Plan to see us there!

Yay! One of my most favorite shows of the year! Come check out ALL the quilting vendors. You'll find everything you neve...
08/24/2026

Yay! One of my most favorite shows of the year! Come check out ALL the quilting vendors. You'll find everything you never knew you needed! We'll see you there! We'll have 40' packed full of patterns, kits, and quilting goodies.

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Discovery Bay, CA
94505

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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