Festival Thur Classes

Festival of Classes 2006

Thursday July 6

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R01 The Gathering

Teacher: Linda Ballard

This is a wonderful lap size scrap quilt featuring baskets set on point, alternating with scrappy 4-patches. Although basically a two-color quilt, both the lights and darks are scraps and an additional light fabric is added for the outside setting triangles. A saw-tooth border frames the baskets before adding an outer border. A variety of techniques will be used to piece the baskets.

Confident Beginner and above

R02/F02 Lewis and Clark

2 Day Class $15 Pattern Fee

Teacher: Sue Bouchard

This quilt serves as a guide as you travel west along the trails with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, exploring and documenting lands between St. Louis, MO and the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon. With many techniques and tips to learn along the way and stories to tell, you’ll not want to miss the adventure. Create your own quilt depicting the story– all this during the celebration of Lewis and Clark in Oregon. Choose lap size or add pieced and straight borders for queen size.

Advanced Beginner Plus

R03 Hawaiian Appliqué

Teacher: Jean Brown

Jean will bring her extensive collection of Hawaiian appliqué patterns for you to choose from. Learn folding and cutting techniques for making a paper pattern for the 22” block. Choose a plain background to showcase your beautiful motif fabric. Learn how to turn corners, pivot points, and stitch curves. Enjoy the handwork process of appliqué.

Confident hand appliqué student

R04 Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars

Teacher: Carol Doak

Using just six different simple foundation units from Carol’s latest book, “Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars”, learn how to create dozens of star block designs easily and accurately using paper foundation piecing. With this book, discover the extensive mix and match options and fabric placement opportunities. Learn to create a cutting chart to make foundation piecing efficient. Learn simple foundation piecing methods producing perfect points and accurately join sections to create perfect stars every time.

Beginner Plus

R05 The Perfect Tote Bag

$3 Pattern Fee

Teacher: Trudy Fannin

Create a showstopper with this 18” tote bag, large enough to carry quilting supplies to a retreat, a week-end at Grandma’s or picnic supplies. The bag features patchwork set on-point with sashing, a drawstring closure and inside pockets.

Confident Beginner to Advanced

R08/F08 Landscape Quilts 101

Teacher: Helene Knott

2 Day Class $8 Pattern Fee

Learn the principles of creating a beautiful, realistic landscape using one of three of Helene’s original designs. Begin construction of your quilt using a combined strip piecing and appliqué technique, although you’ll not finish your entire piece in class. Helene will help you choose a thoughtful selection of fabrics to ensure a stunning result. Enjoy 2 full days of techniques/tips from this masterful and creative pictorial quilt artist.

Advanced Beginner and above

R09/F09 Bernina Artista Software Christmas Quilt

2 Day Class

Teacher: Nancy Koorenny

This will be a 2-day in-depth Bernina Artista software application and design workshop. You already own Bernina Artista software; why not learn how to combine quilting, embroidery and designing of embroidery designs. Learn digitizing, editing, appliqué, cross stitch and the Bernina quilter program, all included in your software. Design and save your motifs. The second day you’ll begin putting your quilt together. Join one of the experts in Artista software knowledge and expertise. Increase your learning and skill levels with this extensive software.

Day 1: Computer needed with Artista software loaded.

Day 2: Computer and embroidery machine needed.

Prerequisite: Good computer knowledge accompanied by basic Artista software knowledge.

R15 Mystery of the Night

6-9:30pm evening class! Teacher: Linda Ballard

Look for three fabrics for this evening mystery. Bring additional lighting and sew along toward solving the mystery of what the final look will be. It works in all kinds of fabrics. Approx 60” square depending on additional borders.