At Home In the Guild
Members offer quilt technique classes at home for the bargain price of $10 per class, profits going to support the guild. Class sizes are normally small, so sign up early. If you are interested in teaching a class or have a specific skill you would like to learn, let us know and we’ll try to work something out!
May
•May 15, 9am to 2pm at the home of Angie Madden — Hand-dyeing fabrics based on the color wheel. Angie will be teaching, and if you’ve taken a class from her, you know what a dye-master she truly is. In addition to the normal class fee of $10, there will be $5 fee for dyes. Supply list is posted below. You will need a lot of containers, so start collecting now if you want to take advantage of this wonderful class!
•May 18, 10am to 12 noon at the home of Lynn Donovan — Lynn will teach us to make chenille and we will use our new skill to make a chenille mitt — perfect for washing the car (think Father’s Day gift!), dusting, or window washing. Class will be limited to four due to space considerations.
July
•July – Fabric weaving and raw edge appliqué taught by Linda Siska. Date and time TBA. Class will be limited to four due to space considerations. (This is a time change from the newsletter—with Sharon Schamber coming, June will be busy enough!)
August
•August – Scott Murkin’s strata curves taught by Barbara Doster and Carolyn Milligan. Date and time TBA.
Coming this fall
- a chenille sweatshirt jacket class with Deila Hiebert
- an appliquéd mini-quilt with Sheree Jimmerson
- and possibly a meditative quilted version of a labyrinth
As you can see, there are some terrific classes in the works. Stay tuned! L Siska
Supply list Color Wheel class
12 fat quarters white pfd (prepared for dyeing) fabric (or 12- 10inch squares or size you want)
12 containers with lids large enough for your fabric—empty Crystal Light containers work well, so do large large-mouth jars. I don’t recommend freezer bags, they leak!!!
3 jars of at least quart size, to mix chemicals
1 one cup measure cup (I have plenty if you don’t)
1 set measuring spoons (I also have plenty of these)
If you would like to dye a multicolor larger piece to match your color wheel colors, bring a 1 to 3 yd piece and we will do one to coordinate with the twelve you will have.
Please bring a box or some container that will hold your twelve jars so you can get them home safely.
If you have gloves, mask etc, you may bring them, but I have these. Please wear old clothes!!
I will fix lunch, bring your drink if you don’t care for unsweetened tea.
Angie