Join author and instructor Roxanne Carter Girl's Day out at Quilted Strait the third Saturday of each month.
If you wish to participate in the 2014 Sampler with Roxanne - the first block will be available at the January 2014 Girl's Day Out. The block patterns are free and the quilt is beautiful!
Block of the Month participation is not required and you are free to bring your own project to work on in class and get Roxanne's help and advice or choose from one of Roxanne's own patterns.
Beginners are always welcome!
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32280 Puget Way NE
Port Gamble, WA 98364
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I am still looking for quilters and stitchers who are willing to share their red and white quilts and needlework for an upcoming event at the shop in February. We still have room for some smaller quilts and wall hangings as well as smaller needlework pieces (think redwork!). We have some special events planned around the Quilt Red for Women's Heart Health theme and would really like to fill the shop! Contact me if you are willing to lend us your red and white!
The website changes are up and running - you will notice the FREE SHIPPING in the US, and we have also made some not so noticeable changes that has improved the customer registration and checkout processes. Sarah is caught up with posting new fabrics to the shop - so there are lots of new collections to take a look at. Links to a few of the new groups are below.
Classes are being added to both the winter and spring schedules, be sure to take a look at what is new. I am happy to welcome Nancy Chong back to Quilted Strait this spring - Barb Schultz has a new class, and I am also pleased to welcome Pamela Hastings back to the shop. Pamela has not taught for us since we opened and I am so glad that since she has retired from her other job - she can devote more time to her "art and fabric" job!
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I have had lots of offers to share red and white quilts - but we have a big building and I still have some space for smaller quilts and needlework pieces. Contact me if you are willing to share your red and white quilt or needlework piece with us for a couple of weeks in February.  Red and White Quilt Display
February 14 - 28, 2014
Daily Drawings & Giveaways
Women's Heart Health Information
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Color Scheme Designer  We are busy thinking about red at the moment - but I understand that there are lots of other colors outh there. Here is a computer app for coming up with color schemes. This is an older website with lots of advertising around the edges, but is still a great starting point if you are stuck on color. The page made for folks putting together website color schemes, but is perfect for fabric artists as well. You can choose a color for a starting point, and then choose from several color wheel schemes. Each resulting palette consists of pure hues as well as tints, shades and tones of each color.
http://www.colorschemedesigner.com/
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These are only on sale in our online shop - but don't forget you can order online -
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Clever contemporary group with newsprint accents. |
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William Morris on steroids - beautiful large prints by Barbara Brackman for Moda Fabrics.
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New Australian Prints from M&S Textiles.
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Wonderful contemporary blender from Art Gallery Fabrics. |
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As we get ready to celebrate "Quilt Red for Women's Heart Health" - we have, of course, been thinking about red- and red and white. The history of red dye is fascinating and full of intrigue,adventure, discovery, greed and riches. I would recommend to you Amy Butler Greenfield's Book "A Perfect Red" as a great read.
A quick synopsis of the history is found in this story from NPR (National Public Radio). Color it Red: A History in Textiles
Here is a little more information about red cochineal dye and the insect that is comes from. This dye is still available today, but is amazingly expensive - if you take a look at the story you will quickly figure out the reason why!
Quilters that have any interest in historical quilts are familiar with the red that comes from madder dyes, also known as "Turkey Red". An although madder dyes are rarely used any more, there are still plenty of reproduction fabrics that are colored to resemble this wonderful rich red.
An ancient dye extracted from shellfish was used to produce dyes that ranged from a bright red to a deep purple. Read a little about how many shellfish it took to dye a yard of fabric and how difficult the process was and you will understand why purple used to be a color reserved for the very royal and very rich!
For a little visual feast - here are a couple of great pinterest sites featuring red and white quilts as well as some wonderful red and white cross stitch and embroidery including some amazing samplers.
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 Cotton Theory Workshop
Instructor: Maureen Harrah
Prerequisite: Beginning Cotton Theory Class or Cotton Theory Experience
This is your chance to work on your Cotton Theory projects in an open workshop format! You bring your own project and Mo is available to help you with any aspect of the project Cotton theory experience is required. This is not a beginning class. more... |
 Beginning Machine Quiltmaking
Instructor: Vicki Adams
Sundays, Feb. 2,9,16,23 and March 2 & 9, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
Learn or improve your basic machine quiltmaking skills while creating a nine block sampler quilt. Skills taught include rotary cutting, setting your sewing machine to get an accurate 1/2" seam, strip piecing, half-square and quarter-square triangles, flying gees, sashing and borders, layering your finished top, tips on machine quilting, and binding your finished quilt. Rotary cutting and piecing experience are not required, but students will need to know how to operate their own sewing machines. more...
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 Ink Workshop - The Crayon Thing
Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 1 pm to 4 pm
Pre-embroidered label is included in the class fee.
There are so many embroidery patterns out and about that use crayons for adding a little soft color. Barb Schultz at Enchanted Valley Arts has developed several special techniques for using the Fabrico markers to achieve the same look. The advantage of the markers is ease of use, colorfastness and more control over dimension and shading. Barb will walk you through the steps ...more |
 Machine Applique
Instructor: Ann Jones
Saturday, January 25, 2014, 10:30 am to 3:30 am
Learn to do turned edge appliqué using your sewing machine! Ann's machine applique technique insures great results whether you have one layer or several layers of applique, all with the ease of machine stitching. This is a technique class, so you will complete a sample pattern provided by Ann in class. Ann will bring a variety of samples for illustration and will also provide instruction on how to adapt hand appliqué patterns ...more
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 Granny Square Technique Class
Instructor: Connie Simila
Wednesday January 29, 2014, 1 - 4 pm
Do you love the scrappy little Granny Square quilt, but hesitate to take on a project with so many one inch pieces? Connie has a simplified method for the block's cutting and construction. Once you've taken this class and learned the technique, you may find like Connie has, that you're addicted. Have fun swapping bits of fabric with your classmates (and Connie's considerable collection of 1 1/2" strips). Each finished block gives the joy of finishing a mini quilt, since each is a unique design. In this class you will complete several blocks which can be made into place mats, table runners or the beginning of a wonderfully nostalgic bed quilt. ...more
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 Quilt Sampler
Instructor: Celeste Alexander
Tuesdays, March 4,11,18 & 25, 2014, April 1,8,15,22,& 29, 2014 and May 6, 2014 - 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, including rotary cutting, hand piecing, appliqué, English paper piecing, strip piecing, foundation piecing, mastering that elusive 1/4" seam, machine piecing, working with templates, how to decode a pattern, dealing with sashes and borders, sandwiching the layers, and, the best part, more... |
 Samplin' AnglePlay
Instructor: Margaret Miller
Saturday, February 8, 2014, 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
If you have never tried AnglePlay or if you have a set of AnglePlay rulers you have never used, this is your chance to find out what AnglePlay is all about with AnglePlay developer, C&T Publishing author and instructor Margaret Miller. See the magic that the long triangle makes in your pieced designs! Learn to cut this formerly hard-to-work-with shape, as well as half-size and pieced triangles, with the AnglePlay™ templates, and sew them together with sharp points every time!Make a number of blocks, and get a glimpse of refreshing new ways of putting them together.Breathe new life into the pieced blocks and quilts you love so much! ...more
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 Woodland Stars
Instructor: Mo Harrah
Tuesdays, February 11 and March 4, 2014, 11 am to 3 pm
Make this beautifully designed quilt with instructor Mo Harrah. This complex looking quilt is actually made up of only two interior blocks and the border is made up of several clever pieced blocks that complete the inner block design. Pattern is by Sheryl Mycroft of Random Threadz. Learn the ins and outs of working with templates (it is much easier than you think - really!) and accurate piecing to make this gorgeous quilt. The quilt picture is made with Serenity Diawabo fabrics and is fairly low contrast, but uses lots of fabrics - you can choose that look or add a more dramatic flair to the quilt by using high contrast intense fabrics such as batiks ....more
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 Woven Backgrounds
Instructor: Ann Jones
Wednesday, February 12, 10:30 am to 3:30 am Ann Jones has been weaving fabric since she first picked up a copy of the book Simply Stunning Woven Quilts and she will share her experience to teach you to weave a stunning background for your hand or machine appliqué. In the class, you will be weaving the background as pictured in book on page 12, the Spring Flowers project, but you may use your completed background for any project you wish. (Class does not include applique part of the project.) ....more
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 Shorebirds
Instructor:Dorothy Thompson
Three Class Sessions: Fourth Thursday of the month beginning in February: February 27, March 27, and April 24, 2014. 10:30 am to 3 pmThis is a pattern published by local artist Dorothy Thompson - the pattern has been hanging in the shop over the summer and we have had many requests for a class....so here it is. If you have wanted to create this beautiful hanging, but are hesitant to start this is a perfect class for you. If you are concerned that you have limited experience with appliqué? Don't worry! Here is your chance to be guided through the pattern by the author. Blocks that may look complicated are easily understood, and Dorothy will provide beginning applique and embroidery instruction as well. Each class session will consist of instruction and hints for a several blocks and a chance to get started in class ...more
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 Girls Day Out with Roxanne Carter
Instructor: Roxanne Carter
Third Saturday of the Month: 10 am to 4 pm, Class does not meet in March 2014. Beginners Welcome
Join Roxanne Carter for a class one day a month. Learn easy techniques to make quilting fast and fun and take advantage of her extensive quilting expertise. You can choose any project that you want to work on from her books or patterns or just bring in your own project that you need help with. This is a time for you to ask questions and get the help you need! Beginners are always welcome, Roxanne has a several great patterns to start off new quilters. more... |
 Applique Group
MEETS THE FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH - 11AM TO 2 PM
Love Applique, want to learn to applique - join the new Applique Group at Quilted Strait. Bring your applique project or if you are a beginner, just drop in and learn to applique. Membership in The Applique Society is optional, but a great resource for the participants in the group. There is no charge to participate in this group and all are welcome.
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