News & Noteworthy Events

Northern Neighbors (Studio 180) Quilt Class rescheduled

This class taught by Gail Heller has moved from January 27 – 28 to February 10 & 11, 2017. 

Friday’s class begins at 9:30 a.m. and goes to about 3:30.  Saturday the class will begin after the regular Guild meeting.

Pre-cutting instructions and requirements are sent by email to all class registrants.

Contact Shirley C if you are interested.

 

Ana’s New Studio and Classes

Hello,

I’m very excited about a new workshop I’m offering this year and wanted to share the news with you.  Some of you have asked me about teaching workshops in my studio, so here it is.  It is a 6-part series called “From Mark Making and Sketch to Stitch”.  Let me tell you a little bit about it:

The biggest challenge for a quilter who wants to break from a traditional design or pieced work and try something different and work on an original design is where to start.  Where to find inspiration?  And once found, how to develop it into a theme that could become a body or work?  Working on a sketchbook with paper and other media, students will develop ideas while exploring principles of composition and design to translate ideas into fabric pieces.  Different techniques will be demonstrated and tried in class.

Classes:  6 sessions on Saturdays (see dates below) from 09:00 hrs. to 12:00 hrs.

Dates:

February, Saturday 18

March, Saturday 18

March, Saturday 25

April, Saturday 1

April, Saturday 22 (moved for Easter Weekend

May, Saturday 13

Cost:  $350.00 – includes most materials

Please note that some individual classes may require a kit fee which will be charged at the time of the class to cover extra materials such as screen printing, transfer artist paper for photo transfer, etc.

Location:  My studio in NW Calgary – I have room for 8/9 people to work comfortably.

If you’d like to register, send me an email (ana.buzzalino@shaw.ca) so I can send you payment information which will be by e-transfer.  Payment is required in full at the time of registration.  I am unable to offer refunds at this time, unless the class fills and I can fill your spot.  If you can’t attend, you are welcome to send someone on your behalf.  If you think you’ll need to miss a class, we can discuss setting up a date for “catch-up” for those of you who’ve missed a class.

Are you as excited about this as I am?  Hope to see you soon in class.

Have a good weekend.

Ana

Cheryl Atkinson has a new fabric line!

Cheryl has designed a new line of fabric for Connecting Threads http://www.connectingthreads.com/collections/Tag_Quilting_Fabrics__L322.html?intmedid=CollectionBox-322.

Check it out!

 

Heritage park Quilt Festival Dinner

How many would be interested in going to the dinner on May 27th (Festival of Quilts)? Juidth Baker Montano is the  presenter that evening.

The cost of the dinner is $78.74 which includes GST.  If you are interested please email Mary.

The website says the tickets went on sale December, 2016 and we’re not sure if that was for the dinner or the three workshops Judith will be doing.  Tickets go quickly so let Mary know as soon as possible if you are interested.

Thank you and Harpy Quilting!

Shirley C for  FNQG

 

Quilt Labels

January 14, 2017

Labels

Demonstration/Discussion by Jan Burney

 

Why label a quilt?

The label directly links the quilt to you. You don’t always know where your quilts will end up.

What to put on it:

• Name of the quilt
  • Pattern name –Log Cabin;      Double Wedding Ring; or if the quilt itself has a proper name, such as All the things I love about Christmas or Tech Talk Quilt
• Quilt maker, machine quilter, other quilters
• Where (Place): city, retreat, class
• When (Year): single year or span of years
• Occasion: wedding, anniversary, workshop
• Quotes, verses, poem, story

Types of labels:

• Re-printed labels
• Muslin bordered with fabric from the quilt –stabilize with freezer paper.
• Computer generated –stabilize 8½ x 11 fabric with freezer paper before putting through the printer
•  Embroidery, cross stitch
• Pieced using a design element from the quit such as a mini block
•  Appliqued shapes (fish, rings)
• Mini version of the whole quilt
• Orphan blocks

Method:

1. Figure out on paper first
2. Lightly draw lines and placement of words with pencil on label
3. Use micron pigma pens
4. Iron to set the ink

Images from Google Images

Happy New Year !

Hi Everyone!  I hope that you’ve had a fabulous holiday season.  Are you ready to continue our voyage into uncharted seas of fabrics and techniques yet to be encountered?

Yes, we’re continuing the nautical theme all year but we add the celebration of Canada’s sesquicentennial (that’s 150th birthday in plain language!). This was a feature of the Carole Lawrence challenge.  Take another look at the challenges for this year and keep on planning and working on the ones you want to participate in.  June will be her before you know it.

Next Meeting Date:  January 14, 2017   starts at 09:30

Don’t forget to bring your Show & Tell items.

Jan B will be doing a demo on Labels.

Plan to stay and sew for part or all of the afternoon.  Let’s keep on building connections and community in 2017.

Comfort Quilts – You should now have 4 rows of 3 of the 10” (cut) squares.  Bring what you have to pass along to the next person and don’t forget to pick one up to do the next round on.

Set up & Clean up

Those who have signed up for set up & clean up if you could be at the church by about 0845 to ensure the coffee  gets started and table are set up.  Don’t forget to bring cream/milk.

You don’t need to stay until the last sewing group leaves but the kitchen should be put to order & unused tables put away prior to leaving.

Northern Neighbors Quilt class January 27, 2017                                                          

Be sure to check with Shirley C if you had planned to come to this class.  Patterns and tools are available at: Along Came Quilting, Addie’s, All Stitched Up.

Please note: there may be some date/time changes for this class to watch your email if you’ve already signed up.