Tuesday

October 22, 2013

Pam Buda

1:00 p.m.

Secrets of Professional Quilters Revealed

7:00 p.m.

Making Do: Honoring Our American Quilting Heritage

heartspunquilts.com  

Pam designs quilts and patterns for her company Heartspun Quilts. She is also the creator of the Prairie Women's Sewing Circle club, which focuses on small reproduction quilts, life in America circa 1840-1900, as well as "Make-do" quilts. She is an author, national quilt instructor, and fabric designer for Marcus Fabrics, the first collection having debuted in July of 2012. Pam lives in a suburb of Chicago with her husband Ed, daughter Nicole, son Ryan, and their Yorkie, Bella.

Programs

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

West Des Moines United Methodist Church

8th & Grand, West Des Moines 

1:00 p.m.: Secrets of Professional Quilters ~ Revealed!

Pam's afternoon lecture will focus on dozens of tips and tricks she has picked up over the years. Her PowerPoint presentation will demonstrate step-by-step techniques for cutting, sewing, pressing, and more. Then she will display more than 40 of her own quilts made using these techniques.

7:00 p.m.: Making Do: Honoring Our American Quilting Heritage

This evening lecture will be all about the ways our ancestors from the 1800s through the Depression learned how to 'make do' with what they had. You will learn the difference between a Make-Do and a scrappy quilt, learn how to incorporate make-do elements into your own work, and see wonderful antique Make-Do quilts from Pam's personal collection.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 -- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Practice What I Preach -- View Supply List 

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 -- View Supply List 

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 folksy 12" x 17" wall hanging.

Thursday, October 24, 2013 -- 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Star Strings Pincushion -- View Supply List 

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!

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

The 2013 Newcomers group will hold its last meeting onOct. 15th.  I cannot believe this is our last meeting. What a pleasure it has been for me to meet all of you this year. 

I hope you have benefited from meeting all our board members and learning what each position does to contribute to the functioning of the DMAQG. 

I am pleased that two new members will be filling two board positions as we confirm new board members at the Dec. 7th tea. I hope you have enjoyed the mini-programs that were presented for your enjoyment and learning.  

Please join us for our last Newcomers Meeting of 2013 on October 15th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at the Urbandale Public Library, Room B.  I know you will enjoy Ilene Bartos's trunk show.  Our Treasurer, Marilyn Dillivan, Newsletter editors Katherine Roccasecca and Karen Pavlik, and our Web-site coordinator, Emma Thomas-McGinnis will join us to talk about their duties. 

I encourage you to bring Show and Tell. Please remember no outside food or drink is allowed in the library.

Hope to see you on the 15th!

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 

Workshops will 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.

The 1800's Quilt Study Group will not be meeting until further notice.

For information contact Virginia Berger at va_berger@hotmail.com.