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Fall 2011

Kenmore
Information for the Class

7:00PM Class: Quilting – Scrap Happy
Location: Sheridan Building
Tuesday, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
8 weeks: Sep 20 - Nov 8
To register call: 716-874-8500

Scrap Happy

How many fabric scraps do you have? Most quilters think fabrics multiply in their sewing rooms. Let’s try to use up some of these scraps with a selection of scrap quilt projects. You may also wish to work with charm square (5”) packs, dime ( 10”squares) packs or jelly rolls (2 ½” strips). Simple quilting techniques, using a rotary cutter, ruler and mat, will be used to create one or more of these: a pillow, wall quilt, table runner, small or large quilt. Cutting will be accomplished in class with machine sewing done at home. Materials needed will be discussed in the first class.

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Kenmore
Information for the Class

9:30 AM Class: Quilting – Pine Tree Quilt
Location: Sheridan Building
Wednesday, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
8 weeks: Sep 21 - Nov 9
To register call: 716-874-8500

Pine Tree Quilt

Although the rotary cutter has been a quilting staple for many years, we can always learn more. This class will show a new way to cut and sew half square triangles. We will then use our new skills to cut the fabrics in class and sew the blocks at home for a traditional pine tree quilt. Instructions will be included for a twelve-block quilt. However, this pattern would also make a wonderful Christmas tree skirt, wall quilt or table runner. The tree may be made from several fabrics incorporating a variety of colors, or just two colors.

With guidance each week in class and machine sewing at home, you will have created a wonderful pieced quilt top. Materials needed will be discussed in the first class.

Fabrics Needed for 50” x 60” quilt:

1 ½ yards for background

1 ¼ yards for setting triangles and part of tree blocks

Qty 6 10" x 18" squares of 6 different fabrics for pieced triangles

¾ yards for alternate squares

1 yard for 4 ½" wide border

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Maryvale
Information for the Class

12:30PM Class: Quilting – Pine Tree Quilt
Location: Community Ed. Building
Tuesday, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
8 weeks: 8 weeks: Sep 20 - Nov 8
To register call: 716-635-4666

Pine Tree Quilt

Although the rotary cutter has been a quilting staple for many years, we can always learn more. This class will show a new way to cut and sew half square triangles. We will then use our new skills to cut the fabrics in class and sew the blocks at home for a traditional pine tree quilt. Instructions will be included for a twelve-block quilt. However, this pattern would also make a wonderful Christmas tree skirt, wall quilt or table runner. The tree may be made from several fabrics incorporating a variety of colors, or just two colors.

With guidance each week in class and machine sewing at home, you will have created a wonderful pieced quilt top. Materials needed will be discussed in the first class.

Fabrics Needed for 50” x 60” quilt:

1 ½ yards for background

1 ¼ yards for setting triangles and part of tree blocks

Qty 6 10" x 18" squares of 6 different fabrics for pieced triangles

¾ yards for alternate squares

1 yard for 4 ½" wide border

Click here for an example

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Starpoint Community Education
Information for the Class

6:30 PM Class: Quilting – Pine Tree Quilt
Wednesday, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Starpoint Central School, Middle School room F-5
8 weeks: Sep 21 - Nov 9
To register call: 716-210-2203

Pine Tree Quilt

Although the rotary cutter has been a quilting staple for many years, we can always learn more. This class will show a new way to cut and sew half square triangles. We will then use our new skills to cut the fabrics in class and sew the blocks at home for a traditional pine tree quilt. Instructions will be included for a twelve-block quilt. However, this pattern would also make a wonderful Christmas tree skirt, wall quilt or table runner. The tree may be made from several fabrics incorporating a variety of colors, or just two colors.

With guidance each week in class and machine sewing at home, you will have created a wonderful pieced quilt top. Materials needed will be discussed in the first class.

Fabrics Needed for 50” x 60” quilt:

1 ½ yards for background

1 ¼ yards for setting triangles and part of tree blocks

Qty 6 10" x 18" squares of 6 different fabrics for pieced triangles

¾ yards for alternate squares

1 yard for 4 ½" wide border

Click here for an example

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Williamsville (Amberleigh)
Information for the Class

9:30 AM Class: Quilting – Super Sampler
Tuesday, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Amberleigh Activities Room, Amberleigh Senior Residence
8 weeks: Sep 20 - Nov 15 (no class: Nov 8)
To register call: 716-626-8080

Super Sampler

Sampler quilts are back. Instead of repeating block after block, create new blocks each week using a variety of fabrics and learning how to construct many different patterns to create your quilt. This is perfect for the popular Civil War reproduction fabrics because we will use many Civil War era blocks. However, it will look equally good with ‘30’s reproduction fabrics, a variety of scrap fabrics, Americana prints, batiks, solids – anything you’d like.

Have fun making 6” blocks for this new look, which can make a quilt ~60” x 75” without borders, or a larger or smaller quilt if you prefer. You will receive instructions in making many different patterns each week. This quilt may be constructed in a variety of settings, and borders may be added, as desired.

Materials needed for the blocks will vary – a variety of fabrics will create a more interesting quilt. “Background” fabric, about 1 ½ - 2 yards, will give continuity to some blocks, but is optional. Fabrics needed for borders, setting the blocks together, and possible sashing will be discussed in class. You may not decide on the setting until blocks have been finished. Not necessary for class, but an interesting book, is The Civil War Diary Quilt by Rosemary Youngs. Several of the blocks in the quilt may be seen in this book. Other materials and details will be discussed in the first class. Therefore, you will not need fabrics the first week, but may bring them if you wish.

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Other examples are in Spring 2007, Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 classes in the gallery

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Lecture Information

If you would like a lecture presented to your group, please feel free to contact me.

The following is a list of lectures that are available:

Bed Turning
Invite Linda to narrate a bed-turning for your guild event or quilt show. What is a bed turning? Quilts of all types and styles, antique, vintage or newly made, are placed one on top of the other on a "bed." As each quilt is turned back, the quilt is revealed and its history, pattern or other interesting information is described. The quilts may come from guild members, the community, or Linda my abring some. This is an interesting and popular way to show a variety of quilts and styles of quiltmaking.

Linda Hunter - Quilt Detective
Linda will give as much information about the quilts your members bring to this lecture as possible. She may be able to tell the pattern name, age of the quilt, types of fabrics in it and other interesting information. It is fun for everyone to learn about these treasured quilts, although sometimes a quilt may remain a mystery.

Charmed by Charm Squares
More patterns for using 5" squares to best advantage. Many patterns and examples are included.

Here are some examples:
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
EXAMPLE 3

Helpful Hints for Award Winning Quilts
What do judges look for when awarding ribbons? As a quilt show judge, Linda has many suggestions for improving your quilts, and your chances for winning that ribbon.

Better Borders
Lecture/demonstration on making patchwork and applique borders fit the quilt and complement the design (sometimes without math!) types of borders possible, how to measure for borders, designing borders.

Dating Fabrics and Quilts
A PowerPoint(TM) presentation with many photos of antique quilts along with helpful information for learning how to determine the date a quilt may have been made. Participants encouraged to bring quilts for discussion, if time permits.

A Hundred Years of Redwork
Lecture includes a look at the interesting origins of redwork and the path it has taken to present-day quiltmaking. Enjoy viewing some examples of redwork and a variety of patterns and fabrics used in this technique.

Language of Flowers in Quilts
Slide presentation of quilts which include a variety of floral designs; more than just Baltimore Album quilts.  Meanings of many flowers and folklore concerning the origin of the flowers' symbolism are a part of the lecture.

Quilts Past and Present
A lecture and slide presentation showing a variaety of quilt patterns.  Includes, historical facts, names of patterns, patchwork, applique designs, various types of quilts.

What To Do With 5" Squares
A lecture/demonstration showing a variety of scrap quilts that utilize five inch squares for their patchwork designs.  We all have many scraps, and very often collections of  five inch squares, which have been sold as samples from fabric companies or traded among friends.  These quilt patterns use the squares in the most economical way possible with very little waste.

What is a Quilt Appraisal?
The importance of quilt appraisals and how they are conducted.  Includes a mock appraisal

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Workshop Information

If you would like a workshop presented to your group, please feel free to contact me.

The following is a list of workshops that are available:

Charming Charm Squares
Create samples of several patterns using these popular packages of 5” squares, or your own 5” squares. Add these patterns to a notebook for future use. If you enjoyed the previous Five Inch Square Workshop, you will like this new one.

Here are some examples:
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
EXAMPLE 3
EXAMPLE 4

"Jelly Roll" Quilts
These 2 ½ inch strips allow you to create interesting quilts quickly and accurately. Purchase a commercial “jelly roll” or cut your own. Choose from two quilts: Steps to the Cabin or Shoot For the Stars. One jelly roll, with additional background and border fabric, will make a large throw.

Here are some examples of the Steps to the Cabin quilt:
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
EXAMPLE 3
EXAMPLE 4
EXAMPLE 5
EXAMPLE 6

Here are some examples of the Shoot For the Stars quilt:
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
EXAMPLE 3
EXAMPLE 4
EXAMPLE 5
EXAMPLE 6

Applique Techniques
Learn a variety of hand applique techniques including traditional techniques of basting edges first, or turning under edges as you go as in Hawaiian applique.  Also experiment with freezer paper applique, reverse applique, and learn to make perfect vines and stems from your own bias.  Begin a wall hanging or pillow.

EXAMPLE

Finish Your Quilt
Demonstration includes setting blocks together, mitering corners of border, marking quilt designs, basting layers together.

EXAMPLE

Labels for Quilts
Learn some very easy techniques for making fabric labels using Pigma brand permanent pens.  These decorative labels will be any size you want, any shape and require no artistic talent!  Participants will make their own labels in class, and may also use instructor’s stamps to make labels that may be embellished with pens.

EXAMPLE

Mariner's Compass
The Mariner's Compass is a time honored quilt pattern which looks like the directional compass for which it is named.  The circular design and many compass points are now much easier to piece using paper foundation piecing.  An interesting sunflower may also be created with this method.  This technique, using machine piecing, includes sewing the pieces to paper for accuracy, and then removing the paper.

EXAMPLE 1

EXAMPLE 2

EXAMPLE 3

Painless Borders
Creat a ribbon border using blocks in the quilt - no measuring is needed to fit the border to the quilt. This wall quilt is easy to make, and once the method has been learned, it may be adapted to any size quilt with blocks set on point.

EXAMPLE 1

EXAMPLE 2

EXAMPLE 3

Redwork and Patchwork
A wall quilt of four redwork blocks set on point with alternate churn dash nine patch blocks. It all comes together with a half-square triangle border.

EXAMPLE

Three Dimensional Flowers and Folded Designs
Make ruched flowers, flower buds, folded leaves and learn how to combine them with broderie perse for use in many applique situations

EXAMPLE

Three Dimensional Patchwork
The bow tie, spools, flying geese and windmill patterns are all possible to make in a three dimensional folded method.  Each is easy to do with fabric squares and creates a quilt that is fun and functional.

EXAMPLE 1

EXAMPLE 2

EXAMPLE 3

What To Do With Five Inch Squares
Make a sample notebook of a variety of quilt designs that use five-inch squares to best advantage. This will be perfect when you want a quick scrap quilt for a gift or for yourself.

EXAMPLE 1

EXAMPLE 2

EXAMPLE 3

EXAMPLE 4

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