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Welcome To North Pittsburgh Quilters Guild Founded 1981
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Guild sponsored workshops |
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Note: All workshops run from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Participants have the option of brown-bagging a lunch or going to the cafeteria at Passavant Hospital for lunch. One or two participants should bring an ironing board (tabletop variety is okay) and iron. |
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April Workshop
A workshop with Karen Stone is set for Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Kearns, from 9:30 a.m. to no later than 5:00 p.m.. Her lecture and trunk show will be at our regular meeting on Tuesday, April 3.
Karen is a national teacher who hails from Texas and is known for her colorful work and detailed paper-piecing. She loves to teach her pattern, Mississippi Wheel of Fortune, because it allows her to teach several of her techniques, so that's the one selected for our workshop. The fee for the workshop is $50. Please register at a Guild meeting or notify Loretta Crum by phone (412-366-1609) or email (loretta.crum@verizon.net) to add your name to the list. |
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May Workshop
On May 1, 2012, Sandy Lord, owner of The Gallery in Mercer, PA, will teach us how to make a small wall hanging with a woven background and broderie perse appliqué. This workshop will be held at Kearns and will start at 9:30 a.m. and continue until 5:00 p.m. at the latest. Lunch will be brown bag or the cafeteria at Passavant. I’ll have a samples of the project by the February meeting, and I can tell you that I’ve seen several of her quilts and all are gorgeous. The woven background for this project is woven strips of fabric and not the woven tubes some of you may be familiar with. Each registrant will choose a kit subject and Sandy will ensure that no two kits are alike. Workshop fee is $30.00 and the fee for the kit (which includes all fabrics and fusible) is $20.00, payable to her at the workshop. The kit subjects are itemized on the supply list. Please notify Loretta Crum if you are interested and what subject you prefer.
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Supply List for Mississippi Wheel of Fortune (6 hr. class) This delightful combination of traditional ideas looks lovely in virtually any color or character of fabric. Instructions & paper foundations for use in class are provided by the instructor. Please bring: Sewing machine in good working order, equipped with a medium-sized needle (90/14), and a quarter-inch foot, if you have one. Basic sewing supplies, including good fabric scissors, and scissors for cutting paper. Rotary cutting supplies. Freezer paper. Baby rickrack, in colors that coordinate & contrast with your fabric. Fabric: Bring at least a dozen fat quarters, which coordinate, but have adequate contrast in hue (color), texture (solid/print, stripe/dot, floral/geometric, etc.) and/or value (light/med/dark). Anything will work, as long as print motifs are no larger than a quarter (medium scale); you’ll find that solids (with or without texture) will be helpful with your prints. Choose things you like together, and we’ll work from there! |
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The kit includes all fabrics and fusible to make a wall hanging approximately 16" x 20" Supplies required: Nylon thread, both light and dark, plus gold metallic thread Sewing machine in good working order Walking foot Darning foot Scissors (both sharp and paper) SHARP rotary cutter Cutting board 18x24 is best (two can share if you buddy up) Maybe a seam ripper, but let's think positively Ironing board and iron (2 or 3 for the entire class so we don't blow the circuits)
All kits will be cut in different colorways so no two will be alike. Kits that will be available are (if Sandy offers more choices that will be announced to registrants):
Oriental - Geishas, Koi Fish, or Cranes; Florals in vase; Winter houses; Cats playing in flowers; Dogs playing in flowers; Horses in trees; Deer in trees; Butterflies in flowers; Peacocks
You must choose your kit style when registering. Varieties will vary when orders are placed. Sandy will cut extra kits in a category so if there is a desire to switch or to buy an extra kit, they will be available once each student selects the ordered kit. |