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Quilts for Lunch  Guild Programs & Workshops
2010-11  Guild Programs


























                      2010-11 Featured Classes & Workshops
Broderie Perse (based on quilting/applique of the early 1800s):
   
Tree of Life
   Cut-Out Chintz Flowers (in vase)
   Border / Finishing Treatments: Dog Tooth Applique & Trapunto
Vine Design:
   
Designing with Bias Strips to Make Vines & Stems
   Tiny Twigs and Miniature Vines
Appliqued Frames:
   
Oval Framed Project
   Original Shaped Frame with Branch (3-layer technique)

                                            2010 Block Picnics
                     ( Workshops - see "Block Picnics!" tab for more info)
Hand-Pieced Block (Jinny Beyer method)
Hand Quilting Practice
Hand Applique Project
Block Drafting
Crazy Quilt Block
Basic Block Construction
       (machine)
         
                                               Quiltmaking Basics (Classes)
Basic Block Construction (for beginners/reviewers; machine or hand)
For Love of Hand-Quilting
Borders, Binding, & Finishing
Block Anatomy (Block Drafting / making Templates)
Treasures of Hand Applique
Amazing Machine Quilting
Fun with Machine Applique
Fun with Foundation Piecing

                                                   Demonstrations
"Gourmet Applique" - Going Beyond the Basics
     -Reverse Applique        -Mini Stems        - Betsy Ross Star Template
     -Gathered Applique for Curves               - Bias Vines

Tips for Applique Basics
Hand Piecing
Anything on Request




*Quilt Shops & Guilds: See the Blocks Picnics! page for workshop & demo idea.
                                            
                                                         
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The Times in Which She Quilted:
Historical Trends, Fads, & Fabric Mania!
(broad historical overviews)
Part One: Our First 100 Years (1776-1876)
 Explore chintz quilts, whitework, red/green    applique,
Friendship albums, and Civil War quilts....

Part Two: Our Next 100 Years (1876-1976)
 Explore crazy quilts, log cabins, pastel colors,
Sunbonnet Sue, and the Depression years....
Color Confidence: Matching & Stashing
How do quilters choose the right fabrics? For some
quilters, it's the hardest part of the process! This
presentation reviews basic color principles. We discuss
choosing fabrics, using color wheels, and collecting
colors for a quilter's well-balanced stash! Great for
quilters at all stages who love to shophop.
Basic Block Settings for Orphans & Left-Overs
Not sure what to do with a set of blocks? This program
deals with analyzing blocks and adapting them to work
with each other. We discuss helpful principles for
dealing with uneven blocks, and view on-point settings
with alternate block ideas. A great program for quilters
who enjoy winning block drawings!
Eureka! Analyzing Quilt Discoveries
Do you have a family quilt you've been wondering
about? Are you interested in quilt collecting? Let's find
out how to date a quilt and place it into its historical
context! Bring your old quilts or your quilt discoveries,
and we'll discuss how to analyze them, and how to
properly store or display your heirlooms.