Tuesday

June 25, 2013

Susan K. Cleveland

1:00 p.m.

Show Quilts

7:00 p.m.

Quilt Pageant

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Susan's enthusiasm for quilting is said to be contagious! Students enjoy her upbeat attitude, well-written instructions, and one-on-one attention in every workshop.

Her quilts have received many awards in international-level competitions since 1997, and she was named 2010 Minnesota Quilter of the Year! Her work includes many unexpected elements such as specialty threads, prairie points, piping, and great binding techniques.

Susan lives on 70 acres in southeastern Minnesota with her husband, two dogs, and a cat. Her two incredibly smart, talented children are in college.

Programs

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

West Des Moines United Methodist Church

8th & Grand, West Des Moines 

1:00 p.m.: Show Quilts

7:00 p.m.: Quilt Pageant

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.

Registration and location information for these workshops appears in the article "2013 Workshops" below. 

Wow, what a great Newcomers meeting we had in May! Leigh Lussie and Mary Martin showed us how to hand applique. 

In June, the fun just keeps on keeping on. Nan Earll will be giving us a paper piecing demonstration and she will have a handout to help guide us when we try our hand at paper piecing.  The Guild has four fine Directors at Large.  One, if not more, will be at the meeting to explain what these gals do for the Guild.

Remember, if you have been a member of the Des Moines Area Quilters Guild for less than one year you are welcome to attend the Newcomers meetings for that year. An extra bonus for your annual dues is that there is no extra charge for attending our Newcomers meetings!  

What: Newcomers Meeting
Where: Urbandale Library  Room B
             3520 86th, Urbandale, IA
When: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
            6:30- 8:30 p.m.
Why: To learn how to hand applique
Who: Any Des Moines Area Quilt Guild member who has been in the guild less than one year

Don't forget - bring a quilt for show and tell. Please remember no outside food or drink is allowed in the library.

Mildred Agena

Deb York

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.)

June: Susan K. Cleveland

Information on the June workshops appears in the June feature article above.  

July: Barbara Shapel

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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

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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!

The 1800s Study Group will meet on July 11th--the second Thursday night--at 6:30 p.m. at the Quilt Block in Valley Junction.  The topic will be Baltimore Album Quilts.  For questions/assistance, to be put on the email list for more information, etc., contact Virginia Berger at va_berger@hotmail.com.