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Featured Teacher
Janet Fogg
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April 28 and 29.
 Mostly self taught, Janet has been sewing since childhood when after losing her mother she claimed the family sewing machine as her own. "It became a tool for survival, both practically and emotionally." Janet knew at a young age that she wanted to be an artist and pursued a graphic design degree and a career in art direction.
What she didn't know was that someday she would sew her art. "After leaving my design career to be a stay at home mom, I began to patch my two creative worlds together. All it took was one quilt and I was hooked."
Many of the idea generation and design skills she practiced as an art director have surfaced in her approach to quilt making including visualization and brainstorming. "The idea or the beginning is the most important part of the work."
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Free Patterns
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 We have a growing library of free quilt patterns that complement some of our fabric collections. Check back frequently to see more additions. |
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 It looks like at long last that spring is here, and we remember here at the shop why we live in the Pacific Northwest. We are also inspired to be spring cleaning! We have a bunch of stuff (kits, bundles, notions etc) that we need to get rid of.....so, we are having sale. April 14, 15 and 16th - all fabric in the shop is 25% off and in addition we have lots of goodies at 50%-60% off !
I am not really an impulsive, jump on a plane and go kind of gal...but I went so far as to look to see if there were any flights to New York that would get me there in time to see the quilt exhibit sponsored by the American Folk Art Museum. Fortunately for my checkbook, things are were full at the reasonable times of the day, but I was ready to go.For those of us who did not get to attend in person, there are lots of ways to check out this exhibit in through lots of other lenses. Check out the article below for some ways to take a look at this amazing exhibit of red and white quilts. If you have not seen pictures, take a look, not only are the quilts spectacular, but the way they are displayed is breathtaking.
There are still some spaces in the Janet Fogg class, Innovative Traditionals offered here at the shop. This is a great opportunity to take advantage of Janet's expertise in a smaller group setting (the class is limited to 12 students). This is a two day class, the first day will be devoted to design and design drawing and on the second day, you will begin to sew on your design, and Janet has a variety of techniques to show you that will help you translate your design into fabric. Janet will also lecture on Thursday evening, April 28th. Take a look also at Laurie Shifrin's Class, Sunset over Sedona....she is coming to teach one of her newest patterns in May.!
piecefully, Kris Quilted Strait |
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Spring Cleaning Slae
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Spring Cleaning Sale
April 14, 15 & 16
25% off Fabric
50%-60% off discontinued notions,threads, flosses,kits and bundles.
Sale prices in shop only, not available online. |
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Penelope from Lakehouse Drygoods
|  Penelope by Holly Holderman for LakeHouse Dry Goods French inspired, these fabrics are so romantic and feature some of your favorite pinks with accents of ivory, red and black. |
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Tulips and Hydrangeas from Clothworks
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 Tulips by Barb Tourillotte for Clothworks Textiles. Prints are large scale tulip designs in red, pink, white and yellow, including a dramtic red tulip on black.
 Hydrangeas is a collection of floral fabrics by Sue Zipkin for Clothworks. The collection includes large and small hydrangeas in blues and purples on blue, cream, green and purple backgrounds. There is a free pattern for this collection.
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Hydrangeas from Clothworks Fabics
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Dragonfly Daze by Laurie Godin for Northcott Fabrics
Dominique french inspired fabric from Moda.
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New Applique Group at Quilted Strait
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Applique Applique Applique!!
Please join as like-minded people gather together at Quilted Strait to form an applique group. Bring ideas, suggestions, projects and friends - appliquers of all levels!
Hand Applique/TAS (The Applique Society) Group Thursday, April 21st, 2 pm. Questions: email for more information |
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Quilt Lecture April 28th - Janet Fogg
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 Journey of a Quilt Artist
Thursday, April 28th, 7 pm Fee: $10.00 if preregistered, ($12.00 at the door)
With colorful narrative and a vibrant slide or trunk show, Janet Fogg shares with her audience the milestones and inspirations of her quilting journey..more.. Pre-register
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Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts
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The American Folk Art Museum dramatically transformed the Park Avenue Armory's historic 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall with the installation of 650 red and white American quilts, all of which were on loan from the collection of Joanna S. Rose. It was the largest exhibition of quilts ever held in the city. As an extraordinary gift to the public, entry to this unprecedented event was free. Take at look at this exhibit - and be sure to read the story. This is an 80th birthday gift for the woman who is donating these quilts to the museum - these are not quilts made for show, for special occasions or made by well known quilt makers. These were everyday quilts, made to cover a bed, to swaddle a child and made in red and white, we assume to satisfy the maker as well as serve the practical purpose of colorfastness. - iphone and Android app
- Flicker photo group
- Interview with the curator and designer of the exhibit and article about the owner of the quilts
- Blog, here, , "is this how we should treat the quilts?" blog here, video links below:
 | | Infinite Variety-Three centuries of red and white quilts |
 | | Red & White Quilt Show |
 | | Infinite Variety: Part 1 |
and even Martha went
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Cotton Theory Club
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Cotton Theory ClubCotton Theory Club June 2011- November 2011
Instructor: Mo Harrah
Class Fee: You will be registered for all six months. - You can pay $20.00 per month (we will bill your credit card automatically)
- OR you an pay at the beginning of the class - $99.00 fee for six months
Mo is starting a monthly Cotton Theory Club. This is where you will learn MORE of the detailed finishes Betty Cotton has developed. You know your One Way Streets and your Highways........but there are "Merging Lanes, Freeways, Turnpikes, Sidewalks, and Reversible Bindings".....and more. Betty has new seam finishes that add interest and customization to your Cotton Theory projects.................and they are just waiting to become part of your Cotton Theory world. Here is how the Club will work: You will sign up for six months at a time, and the club will meet one day each month. Mo will give you instruction on a new technique, you build a folder with your samples.............and this is the first part of the meeting..........The second part is that you pick out a larger project from one of the Cotton Theory Books or Booklets and Mo will help you with your individual projects from start to finish ...more info
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April/May Class Schedule
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Waves of Wildflowers
Instructor: Ann Jones One class session: Wednesday, April 13, 10:30 am to 4:30 pm Learn how to cut free form shapes and connect them to make stunning backgrounds. From the book Layered Waves we will be creating the Waves of Wild Flowers project more...
Innovative Traditionals
 Instructor: Janet FoggTwo day class: April 28 & 29th
10 am to 4 pmTake your favorite quilt blocks on the journey of innovation in this design workshop. Working within the design parameter of using a traditional block innovatively ....more Panel Ink Workshop 
Instructor: Barb Schultz One Session Class: Sunday, May 29th, 11 am to 4 pm Use Tsukineko Inks to color your choice of several panels. Pictured panel is by Karen Snyder and Timeless Treasures Fabrics. Barb will assist you with color choices and techniques. You will work on the inking panel in class ....more
Practical Beginning Patchwork
Three Session Class: Sundays, April 17, May 1st and 22ndTuesday, May 3, 12 am to 4:30 pm Instructor: Paige Clifford You will learn to practice essential quilting skills as you make this playful pattern. Simple patchwork and lots of helpful tips will make putting this generously sized lap quilt together lots of fun. Students should be familiar with basic sewing skills, but need not know anything about quilting ...more
A Fresh Approach to Quiltmaking was originally set to start in March, but has been delayed - Part 3 will be April 9th.  Instructor: Pat Oden Class Fee: $50.00 each session or $130.00 for all three sessions Session 3 Class:Saturday, April 9, 10:00am to 4:00 pm - Session 4 Class: Saturday, May 14th, 10 am to 4 pm and Session 5 Class: Saturday May 21, 10am to 4 pm Sessions 3, 4 and 5 of the Fresh Approach Workshops will continue to explore the elements of design as applied to quiltmaking. The third session emphasizes foreground/background, lines and shapes, scale, proportion, and construction challenges. Sessions 4 looks at lots of sources of inspiration including adaptation of traditional patterns, photos, prints, etc. to create new, original designs. Session 5 zeros in on a favorite idea that has been discovered in one of the earlier sessions and expands into two new compositions.
Bargello Quilt Class
One Session Class:Tuesday, May 3, 10:30 to 4:30 pm Instructor: Maggie Ball The Bargello 16-piece block, as featured inMaggie's book Bargello Quilts with a Twist, provides enormous potential for creating original designs. If you've felt intimidated by the bargello technique of sewing numerous strips together, never fear. To make this easily constructed strip-pieced block, you only need to sew four strips at a time. more... Beginner's Sampler Class
Instructor: Lauretta Ehling Begins Monday, May 2 - 10 sessions 10:30 am to 2:30 pm This class is for the person who wants to learn quilt-making, for the quilter who wants help improving skills, and for the one who wants to know why past quilting attempts haven't brought satisfying results. The techniques are all here, more... Sunset Over Sedona Quilt Class
Instructor: Laurie Shifrin Class Fee: $80.00 includes pattern Two Session Class:Thursday & Friday, May 26 & 27, 2011, 10:30 am to 4:30 pm Sunset over S edona is one of Laurie Shifrin's newest patterns. Laurie is the author of Batik Gems from C&T publishing as well as a number of other patterns and books including her own line of patterns. This quilt uses Laurie's Simple to follow piecing techniques to make this unique block. Stitch these blocks to make your own wonderful version of this quilt. Quilt is available in 5 sizes and while not for the very beginner anyone who feels comfortable with a rotary cutter and 1/4"seam will do fine!
Hourglass Class  Instructor: Mo Harrah Class Fee: $56.00 includes pattern One Session Class: Saturday May 28, 10:30 am to 4 pm
Learn the techniques for perfect curved piecing as you create this delightful drunkard's path variation from Random Threadz. Mo will help you cut, pin and piece these blocks. Create a quilt from traditional Japanese taupes like the sample, or make this quilt in rich, elegant batiks more...
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