Program Chair
Registration
For any workshop, you may mail in your registration form along with your registration fee to Deb York, 28187 Prospect Ave., Adel, IA 50003. We will also be taking reservations at our meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month. If you have any questions you can email Deb at yorkcovp@aol.com or call her at 515-993-4539 (home), 515-240-7653 (cell).
Location
All workshops are scheduled to be held at West Des Moines Christian Church at 4501 Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines. To get there from Interstate 35, exit at Mills Civic Parkway, exit 70. Turn east onto Mills Civic Parkway and drive about 0.9 of a mile. The West Des Moines Christian Church will be on the north side of Mills Civic Parkway. We will meet in Building #3 which is the one closest to Prairie Life Fitness. (If the July workshops are held elsewhere, you will be informed.)
January: Debbie Caffrey
Information on the January workshops appears in the Janurary feature article above.
February: Terry White
threadpaint.com
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pattern Design for Threadpainting
Play with repeating designs to create a patterned textile for use in free-motion embroidery. Terry will guide you as you design your own pattern, choose colors, and choose threads to create the design in free-motion stitching.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Artful Embellishments
Students will explore a mix of embellishment techniques using trims, novelty yarns, and decorative threads. Terry will share her artwork which includes a great variety of techniques. This is a fun and creative technique class.
March: Maria Elkins
mariaelkins.com
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Fused Appliqué Portraits -- View Supply List
Suitable for all skill levels including non-quilters, no artistic ability is required! (You actually don't even need to be a quilter to take this class. The finished portrait can be framed instead of quilted.) Focus will be on manipulating a digital photograph to create a fused appliqué pattern.
Thursday, March 28, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Perspective for Quilters -- View Supply List
Learn how to design two-dimensional quilts that look three-dimensional. This workshop will teach how to use color and position to give art quilts and even traditional quilts a feeling of depth. You'll learn to draw convincing cubes, houses, architectural and landscape elements, as well as many optical illusions and then turn your drawing into a flat quilt with the appearance of depth and volume.
April: Pat Sloan
patsloan.com
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tidbits of Handwork -- View Supply List
This handwork class will show you different ways to approach relaxed appliqué. Add a bit of wool to the project, big stitch it as she shows you how 'thread matters,' and then end the project with a running stitch binding technique.
Thursday, April 25,2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Easy Machine Appliqué -- View Supply List
Learn all of Pat's tips for making soft fusible appliqué! In class you will create a sample to test your stitching. She walks you through each step of the appliqué process, from cutting to getting a great size blanket stitch on your machine.
May: Rachel Clark
rdkc.com
Wednesday, May 29,2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monster Purse
Students will use Rachel's Monster Purse pattern to create a really big purse, or a smaller one, or a quilt. The pattern contains directions for all three, as well as directions for a portfolio sized purse, and students can make the item that they prefer using a paper-pieced feathered star template.
Thursday, May 30,2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Nigerian Appliqué
Students will create a small quilt or wall hanging using Nigerian figures and design and the technique of Nigerian appliqué, which is a reverse appliqué technique. Rachel will supply some fabrics and designs. Students may alternatively choose to use Rachel's vest pattern and the Nigerian appliqué designs included with that pattern.
June: Susan K. Cleveland
piecesbewithyou.com
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Piping Hot Curves - Macaroni -- View Supply List
Add piping to curves and avoid curved piecing! This technique is wonderful for traditional curved patterns and great for contemporary designs. In class, students will learn to make perfect piping and add that piping to the lively, curvy macaroni block.
Thursday, June 27, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Prairie Point Pillow -- View Supply List
Learn to use heavy decorative thread through the needle to embellish prairie points. Then make perfect prairie points, and use a variation of foundation piecing to accurately piece many prairie points into a 14" pillow.
July: Barbara Shapel
barbarashapel.com
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Art of Machine Quilting -- View Supply List
In this beginning level quilting workshop, students will learn proper basting techniques, which machine needles to use with specific thread, and the differences between the various quilting threads that are currently on the market. We will then work on a practice sampler and learn how to stitch over a dozen free-motion quilting stitches.
Thursday, July 25, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Spotted Owl
Students will practice the thread painting stitches Barbara uses all the time to add depth and dimension to her fiber art pieces. Topics to be covered include what thread to use and when, the order of quilting, using a hoop, outlining, machine needles, and transferring images to fabric.
October: Pam Buda
heartspunquilts.com
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Practice What I Preach
This is a hands-on lesson of the techniques covered in Pam's lecture "Secrets of Professional Quilters ~ Revealed!" The skills taught in this class will be used each and every time you quilt! Each student can try many new piecing techniques as well as perfect a variety of pressing techniques.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - noon
Friendship Blooms
Learn several techniques for sewing hexagons. We'll construct two simple seven-hexagon flower blooms, covering the fundamentals of English paper piecing, the basics of working with wool, and the finishing techniques for this folky 12" x 17" wall hanging.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 -- 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Star Strings Pincushion
Learn how to paper piece a wonderful Star Strings Pin Cushion as you learn the fundamentals of foundation paper piecing with Pam's helpful tips and tricks. Knowing how to paper piece will give you a skill that will open up new opportunities in your quilting adventures as wonderful, glorious blocks can be mastered by paper piecing!
