Pieces from the Heart Quilt Guild

Quilt Show

March 4-8, 2009

Classes & Lectures

Wednesday March 4, 2009

Karen McTavish  #106

2 hour class “Mastering the Art of McTavishing”
    This is for anyone who quilts on a machine, domestic, long arm, short arm, etc. Karen, with her natural sense of humor, will show how she got started, as well and how easy it is. This is a great background pattern for a quilt block that is elegant, sharp and so different from stippling. This will be something you will use so often after learning her easy technique.

Quilting Level: Beginner to advanced

Wed. March 4, 2009        

8AM-10AM

Fee $39

(Waiting list class date- Friday March 6)

Karen McTavish  #107

2 hour class “Custom Heirloom Quilting”
    This is one class you will NOT want to miss. Karen will take you through many different designs and show you when and where to use them best. Her technique is so easy to apply with your machine. Whether you have a domestic or one of the long arm machines, you will create some magic in your next quilting project.

Quilting Level: Beginner to advanced

Wed. March 4, 2009

10:30AM-12:30PM

Fee $39

(Waiting list class date- Friday March 6)

Karen McTavish  #108

1 hour class  “Victorian Feathers”
    Victorian Feathers are such an elegant and elaborate way of quilting. After this class, you will be able to accomplish and apply with ease to your quilting borders or blocks. When you use feathers in your borders for the first time, you will be so proud. Use of feathering hearts & feathering wreaths in your blocks will just come naturally.

Quilting Level: Beginner to advanced

Wed. March 4, 2009

1:30-2:30PM

Fee $39

(Waiting list class date on Friday March 6)

Thursday March 5, 2009

Barb Vlack  #103

1 day class  “We’ve Got ‘Em Surrounded!!”
    Explore possibilities for single or multiple border quilts. Learn to measure, design and draft pieced and appliquéd borders to fit your quilts. Four different categories of borders will be presented, including triangles, traditional blocks, vining, and swags. This is a drafting workshop – no sewing machine is required, though Barb will demonstrate freezer paper foundation piecing for a triangle border. We are not producing a project.

Quilting Level: Beginner to advanced

Thurs. March 5, 2009

9 AM-3PM

Fee $59

(Waiting list class date on Friday March 6)

    As we complete a small wall hanging we will learn the coolest shortcuts for the best piecing. While we’re at it, we’ll cover ergonomic rotary cutting, mastering the ¼" seam allowance, and the magic of clever pressing techniques. Even experienced piecers will learn strategies to improve their piecing technique.

Quilting Level: Beginner to advanced

Thurs. March 5

9AM-3PM

Fee $59 fee (to enjoy a box lunch and drink please add $7)

(Waiting list class date on Friday March 6.)

Londa's Creative Sewing-  #109

3 hour class "Londa's Creative Sweatshirt Jackets"

She will teach you how to make various kinds of sweatshirts.  She is an exciting speaker and she bursts with enthusiasm.  Check out her website, it is fascinating!!  No machines needed.

Thurs. March 5

Class offered only once

9AM-noon

Fee $30 which includes the kit. (Please add $7 for one Box Lunch & Drink)
 

BLOG:  http://www.londascreativesewingchatter.blogspot.com
Londa's Creative Threads - http://www.londas-sewing.com
Londa's Creative Sweatshirt Jackets - http://www.makeasweatshirtjacket.com

Karen McTavish  #104

1 day class  - “Wholecloth Design Class”
    This is an all day event, where no quilting machines are needed. This is a class which results in a large Wholecloth, which is entirely marked by the student and is ready for trapunto, hand-quilting, or machine quilting by the end of the class. This one day class is for anyone who would like to design an original Wholecloth from scratch. Karen will also have many Wholecloth quilts in the trunk show as well as a small lecture on the history of Wholecloth.

Quilting Level: Beginner to advanced

Thurs. March 5

9AM-3PM

Fee $59 (Please add $7 if you would like a box lunch and drink.)

Beth Ferrier  #202

Lecture  - “Pieces of a Quilter’s Life”
    What do you get when you mix a life long addiction to needle and thread, an inability to follow directions and a love of language? In Beth’s case that landed her a career in quilting. You’ll be inspired, take on those goals you’ve always thought were just beyond your reach. This includes a trunk show.

Thurs. March 5

5 PM

Fee $12

Beth Ferrier  #203

Lecture  - “When Finishing is Highly Overrated”
    Why do we quilt? Are we really trying to cover the world (or at least all the bed in our world) with our quilts? Or perhaps we quilt with an entirely different goal in mind. If finishing is a lifelong goal, or a dirty word, you will enjoy this talk. Includes a trunk show.

Thurs March 5

7PM

Fee $12

Friday March 6, 2009

Beth Ferrier  #100

1 day class  - “Hand Appliqué by Machine”
    Learn how to imitate the look of fine hand appliqué with your sewing machine. Her nifty-deluxe appliqué technique will take you from novice to appliqué goddess in one class!!!!

Quilting Level: Beginner to advanced

Fri March 6

9AM-3PM

Fee $59. Please add $7 for a box lunch and drink.

Anne Lullie  #205

Lecture  - “Spontaneous Explorations in Color: Creating the Colorplay Series”
    Free your spirit as you “step outside the box”, and discover the secret language of “color interactions.” From her early inspirations in art and life, through the actual design process, she explains why every quilter needs a little “Color Wheel” every day, and what else she has learned along the way. See why Anne proclaims, “Working with colors energizes me!” A slide presentation and trunk show of actual quilts will be included.

Friday March 6

12 o'clock noon

Fee $12

Barb Vlack  #207

Lecture  - “Quilts My Grandmother Didn’t Make!”
Barb has been collecting quilts from the 30’s and 40’s because there are such wonderful stories surrounding that era in our history. And they look good, too!! This trunk show lecture will show off Barb’s collection of vintage quilts, vintage fabrics, the reproductions that came from them, and stories that may have inspired these wonderful quilts!! Handouts will be provided with a quilt pattern from the 30’s as well as a couple of recipes from the era.

Friday March 6

1PM

Fee $12

Anne Lullie  #204

Lecture  -  “From Crazy Quilts to Fabric Fusion: Adventures of an Art Quilter”

    Prepare yourself for an exhilarating visual experience, as Anne shares her exciting evolution from an artist with a passion for sewing to an award winning contemporary Art quilter. Follow the development of her own personal style, as she incorporates traditional needlework values with modern techniques, a flair for improvisation, and a vibrant color palette. Anne’s quilts are infused with whimsy, with a flair for the dramatic. These are not anything like Grandma’s quilts! The lecture includes Anne’s most recent work, as well as a trunk show of quilts. Most quilts are available for purchase.

Friday March 6

5PM

Fee $12

Anne Lullie #102

1 day class “Colorplay”

    This class is suitable for anyone who would like to become more comfortable with choosing & using color. Learn to trust your intuitive color sense, with the color wheel as a guide. Students will experiment with the color chips & fabric backgrounds provided in the “Colorplay” Kit; using the fusible appliqué technique for fast, exciting results. Gain a new understanding of color interactions through these explorations. No sewing machines are required.

Friday March 6

9AM-3PM

Fee $59. Please add $7 for a boxed lunch and drink.

Saturday March 7, 2009

Karen McTavish  #201

1-2 hours Lecture  - “Wholecloth & Trapunto”
    Karen will provide a lecture on the history of Wholecloth and trapunto, her techniques – Wholecloth and trapunto quilting, use of stencils, helpful techniques for hand-quilting effects for feathering, discussion of useful products, business topics to increase incomes and many question and answer opportunities, and she comes with her award winning trunk show and book signing opportunities.

Sat March 7

2PM

Fee $12

Londa's Creative Sewing

    Demo of her sweatshirt to jacket process

Saturday March 7

11am and 1pm

Sunday March 8, 2009

Londa's Creative Sewing

    Demo of her sweatshirt to jacket process

Sunday March 8

11am and 2pm

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