Sunday, June 26, 2016
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Building up not breaking down......
I am still completely shocked that this happened today......... It baffles me to think there are people out there who could do this but yet again i have proof that it happens. Let me back up a bit and give you some background information.
I teach domestic machine quilting classes at local quilt shops and guilds. I am a relatively young person in the quilting world and I am about building people up. My experiences in the quilting world have not always been positive. People haven't always been kind to me, they have shared opinions with me in rude or negative ways. I am a lucky one I have great confidence that each thing I do or am working on is the best that I can do at the time. I am okay with my work and it makes me happy, I am MORE happy when my work effects others positively but I don't NEED people to love my work, I love it and that is enough. I wasn't always this way, but I have grown into this confidence and I am enjoying it. Don't get me wrong I am not cocky or bragging I have SO VERY VERY much to learn, I am just confident that what I am doing is the best I can do at this time.
Today I had a student in my class, an older lady, she was clearly worried about class and being able to do the quilting designs I asked. I don't expect perfection, infact I let everyone know that they may not even be good at the designs when class is over, it takes practice. Practice that needs to happen outside of class at home to become really good at the designs. What I do ask is that every student tries each design and gives them their best shot. This student did indeed keep this promise. She worked hard, she tried every design, she gave her full attention to my class.
When we were nearing the end of class time she made a confession to me....... she had been afraid to attend my class. Not because I was young, and she feared we wouldnt have much in common but because of a past machine quilting class. This student who gave my class her best effort had taken a class in the past (CLEARLY NOT WITH ME), a 3 day class on machine quilting. After taking the class with the teacher and doing what I am sure was her best work on a hard new skill which she had just learned her teacher actually told her that it would be better if she just paid someone to quilt her stuff........ REALLY...... I was so shocked I asked if I heard her right....... Someone who is claiming to be a teacher told her "She better pay someone to quilt her stuff". My student brought the piece she was quilting in the class that day and I looked it over. Of course it wasn't show quality work she had just learned a new skill but it was definitely a good solid start and it was clear she had tried hard to do the skills ( the 2 things I require of my students).
So here we are back to the beginning...... how on earth can someone honestly feel good about themselves at the end of the day when they have done something like this to another person. She made my student afraid to try, afraid that she wasn't good enough to quilt on her own machine, afraid of the process which should be so very uplifting and fulled with happiness. What gives this "teacher" the right to destroy someones confidence in this manner?? How can she possibly claim to be an educator? How could this teacher still be teaching?? I am just baffled by all of this?
I am taking a stand today. A stand against the Quilt bullies who are spending all their time breaking down those who are doing their best, a stand against those who think that they are the best and nobody else can find their place in this big industry, a stand against those who think that their way is the only way to do or create things and that those who do things differently than they do are wrong or not as good.
I am instead asking that we take a moment to BUILD OTHERS UP, speak up, stand up and ENCOURAGE others to create their best work right now, encourage them to TRY, practice and create whatever makes their hearts happy. Support others, it doesn't take anymore time to build another person up instead of breaking them down. ENCOURAGE, ENCOURAGE, ENCOURAGE and help build others up!! This industry is big enough for everyone no matter their level of skills and training, so help and support others whenever you are able. Be a builder and take a stand against the bullies!! PLEASE!!
I teach domestic machine quilting classes at local quilt shops and guilds. I am a relatively young person in the quilting world and I am about building people up. My experiences in the quilting world have not always been positive. People haven't always been kind to me, they have shared opinions with me in rude or negative ways. I am a lucky one I have great confidence that each thing I do or am working on is the best that I can do at the time. I am okay with my work and it makes me happy, I am MORE happy when my work effects others positively but I don't NEED people to love my work, I love it and that is enough. I wasn't always this way, but I have grown into this confidence and I am enjoying it. Don't get me wrong I am not cocky or bragging I have SO VERY VERY much to learn, I am just confident that what I am doing is the best I can do at this time.
Today I had a student in my class, an older lady, she was clearly worried about class and being able to do the quilting designs I asked. I don't expect perfection, infact I let everyone know that they may not even be good at the designs when class is over, it takes practice. Practice that needs to happen outside of class at home to become really good at the designs. What I do ask is that every student tries each design and gives them their best shot. This student did indeed keep this promise. She worked hard, she tried every design, she gave her full attention to my class.
When we were nearing the end of class time she made a confession to me....... she had been afraid to attend my class. Not because I was young, and she feared we wouldnt have much in common but because of a past machine quilting class. This student who gave my class her best effort had taken a class in the past (CLEARLY NOT WITH ME), a 3 day class on machine quilting. After taking the class with the teacher and doing what I am sure was her best work on a hard new skill which she had just learned her teacher actually told her that it would be better if she just paid someone to quilt her stuff........ REALLY...... I was so shocked I asked if I heard her right....... Someone who is claiming to be a teacher told her "She better pay someone to quilt her stuff". My student brought the piece she was quilting in the class that day and I looked it over. Of course it wasn't show quality work she had just learned a new skill but it was definitely a good solid start and it was clear she had tried hard to do the skills ( the 2 things I require of my students).
So here we are back to the beginning...... how on earth can someone honestly feel good about themselves at the end of the day when they have done something like this to another person. She made my student afraid to try, afraid that she wasn't good enough to quilt on her own machine, afraid of the process which should be so very uplifting and fulled with happiness. What gives this "teacher" the right to destroy someones confidence in this manner?? How can she possibly claim to be an educator? How could this teacher still be teaching?? I am just baffled by all of this?
I am taking a stand today. A stand against the Quilt bullies who are spending all their time breaking down those who are doing their best, a stand against those who think that they are the best and nobody else can find their place in this big industry, a stand against those who think that their way is the only way to do or create things and that those who do things differently than they do are wrong or not as good.
I am instead asking that we take a moment to BUILD OTHERS UP, speak up, stand up and ENCOURAGE others to create their best work right now, encourage them to TRY, practice and create whatever makes their hearts happy. Support others, it doesn't take anymore time to build another person up instead of breaking them down. ENCOURAGE, ENCOURAGE, ENCOURAGE and help build others up!! This industry is big enough for everyone no matter their level of skills and training, so help and support others whenever you are able. Be a builder and take a stand against the bullies!! PLEASE!!
Friday, March 6, 2015
Judy's Baskets
A few months ago one of my clients brought me a quilt. It was a basket quilt and I must admit I am not especially fond of basket quilts, I have seen plenty and none have ever tickled my fancy. This quilt was no different. Judy didn't tell me much about the quilt but she did say this..... :I don't really like this quit and I cant believe there is anything you could do to it that would make me like it............thats pretty much a challenge and well..... I ALWAYS like a challenge!!
It took me a few months to free up the time needed to do this one up right and Judy said I could do what I wished. I showed progress as I went along on my Facebook page because I knew Judy wouldnt see it and when it was finished I didnt give her any photo idea of what I had done to the quilt. She came to get it last night and well to say she liked it was a bit of an understatement. She LOVED it, I even caught a bit of a tear in her eye.
Then she told me the story behind her quilt. She made the basket quilt because she remembers her grandmother making baskets when she was a child. Those quilts are gone but the memories remain. The quilt was created with fabrics from her stash and she could fondly point out ones which had come from her grandmothers collection. Mingled with grandmas fabrics were memories from projects when her children were young as well.
After I heard the story I was even more grateful I had taken the challenge and made this quilt into the stunning memory filled beauty it became!!
Enjoy some shots of the process and the final product and remember sometimes the perfect quilting really CAN make the quilt!!
It took me a few months to free up the time needed to do this one up right and Judy said I could do what I wished. I showed progress as I went along on my Facebook page because I knew Judy wouldnt see it and when it was finished I didnt give her any photo idea of what I had done to the quilt. She came to get it last night and well to say she liked it was a bit of an understatement. She LOVED it, I even caught a bit of a tear in her eye.
Then she told me the story behind her quilt. She made the basket quilt because she remembers her grandmother making baskets when she was a child. Those quilts are gone but the memories remain. The quilt was created with fabrics from her stash and she could fondly point out ones which had come from her grandmothers collection. Mingled with grandmas fabrics were memories from projects when her children were young as well.
After I heard the story I was even more grateful I had taken the challenge and made this quilt into the stunning memory filled beauty it became!!
Enjoy some shots of the process and the final product and remember sometimes the perfect quilting really CAN make the quilt!!
Thursday, March 5, 2015
MQX East and Yellow House Quilts
It is not a secret to many that MQX is my favorite quilt show of the year.....I look forward to the trip every year. We begin planning for next year before we have even left NH. Its just that AWESOME!!
The list of why its my favorite show could go on for a LONG time......I will only tell you my favorites
1. The owners- Mary and Janet-Lee make you feel like you are THE MOST IMPORTANT person at the show ALL the time. If you need something, or screw something up (which I do often with online things) they just send you an email or give you a call, or help you find your way with NOTHING but a smile. They trully make the whole experience a DELIGHT!!
2. The Teacher list......This years line-up is beyond amazing. I am going to be taking classes from Karen McTavish, Judi Madsen, Karen Marchetti, the ladies from Sew Kinda Wnderful, andAngela Huffman. I cannot imagine how much amazing new stuff I will have in my quilters tool box after 4 days with this line-up!!
3. Registrations and the web-site. Oh my goodness it is so DANG easy!! The website is easy, class registrations are easy, and signing up for the quilt show is so SIMPLE!! After spending 4 hours to enter 3 quilts for AQS today I am even more grateful of how wonderful their process is!!
4. Volunteering- this is SO much fun!! From helping to hang the quilt show, white glove duty to show off the backsides, to door greeter and meeting everyone who is coming to the show this really is a WONDERFUL way to get right into the middle of everything going on with the show!!
5. The World Class Quilt Show!! Perhaps the best part of this is my quilts and a couple client quilts are going to hang this year among some of my most respected quilting colleagues and international quilters. I am SO excited!! The list of quilters who our stuff with hang with is really pretty intimidating!!
The quilts which made the cut this year are below! I want to take a moment to thank my clients for letting me work with their quitls and my mom for always saying.... Do whatever you want honey!!
My Entry:
Elaine Rubenau-Reich's Entry Sagamore Log Cabin
Cathy Messengers Entry.....Hum i'm not sure what she named this one
Doreen Hares (AKA MoM) Vintage Tins
These 4 beauties will be hanging amonst the amazing work at MQX this spring and I am beyond honored to have even 1 worthy of making the list. Good luck to everyone, and I cannot wait for the show this year!! It's not too late to get in on the fun check out the website, sign-up for a class and join in on the fun!!
The list of why its my favorite show could go on for a LONG time......I will only tell you my favorites
1. The owners- Mary and Janet-Lee make you feel like you are THE MOST IMPORTANT person at the show ALL the time. If you need something, or screw something up (which I do often with online things) they just send you an email or give you a call, or help you find your way with NOTHING but a smile. They trully make the whole experience a DELIGHT!!
2. The Teacher list......This years line-up is beyond amazing. I am going to be taking classes from Karen McTavish, Judi Madsen, Karen Marchetti, the ladies from Sew Kinda Wnderful, andAngela Huffman. I cannot imagine how much amazing new stuff I will have in my quilters tool box after 4 days with this line-up!!
3. Registrations and the web-site. Oh my goodness it is so DANG easy!! The website is easy, class registrations are easy, and signing up for the quilt show is so SIMPLE!! After spending 4 hours to enter 3 quilts for AQS today I am even more grateful of how wonderful their process is!!
4. Volunteering- this is SO much fun!! From helping to hang the quilt show, white glove duty to show off the backsides, to door greeter and meeting everyone who is coming to the show this really is a WONDERFUL way to get right into the middle of everything going on with the show!!
5. The World Class Quilt Show!! Perhaps the best part of this is my quilts and a couple client quilts are going to hang this year among some of my most respected quilting colleagues and international quilters. I am SO excited!! The list of quilters who our stuff with hang with is really pretty intimidating!!
The quilts which made the cut this year are below! I want to take a moment to thank my clients for letting me work with their quitls and my mom for always saying.... Do whatever you want honey!!
My Entry:
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| Blue in The Face |
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| My youngest son Lukas in fabric |
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| Can you see his face?? |
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| Close-up of the quilting |
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| This quilt is King Sized |
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| Her use of color is stunning |
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| Center of the quilt |
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| Border details |
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| I love it from the back as well!! |
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| Hanging at the NY State Fair |
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| A pretty nice backside!! |
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Secret Stitchers Society and BadAss Quilters Society
A few months ago my friend Maddie Kertay founder of the BadAss Quilters society ( http://www.badassquilterssociety.com/ ) put out a call for help. She was looking for people to test patterns and designs for her brick and mortar store SPOOL (home of the BadAss Quilters Society) http://www.spoolquilt.com/. It seemed like a fun "job", get sent a project (which you got to choose from a group of those available) test the project, send it back to be displayed at Spool, then the project comes back to you to keep and love and enjoy...... I applied for a spot. Yup, you had to "apply" with some info about who you were and what you specialized in, like for me its quilting, im not really good at bags, or clothes, or Heirloom sewing...... Maddie already knew about me but her helpers didnt so I let them know my strengths and my weeknesses ( I only sew flat things....lol) I was chosen as part of the Secret Stitchers Society and after a bit of organizing the first projects were offered.
There were a couple quilts and a bag available, I just didnt quite have time at back to school time to tackle a quilt sized project so I waited.... then she posted a fabric book....... It was ADORABLE!!
I knew I could block out enough time for a smaller project like that so I went for it!! I few day slater I got a fun sqishy package, I LOVE to get mail, just like a little kid!!
It was even cuter when I unpacked it. This is FARM FRIENDS by Sarah Frederking and as soon as I saw it knew it needed a little "EXTRA" quilting not called for in the directions so I needed to finish up a project on my longarm frame so Freida (my APQS Longarm) and I could add a bit of BadAss...... after all it is going to Spool home of the BadAss Quilters Society.
After a day or so I got the frame clear and whipped this adorable little panel onto the frame. I gave it a little extra stitching and some highlights in my own special way ( I can never leave well enough alone I always have to go just a LITTLE bit overboard). It was lots of fun since there was no pressure or rules to follow!!
I just loved these little critters!! It a fun little story which my boys and I enjoyed reading after I got it all put together. The panel has the directions for creating the book at the bottom and it was REALLY easy to do. Only problem I had was my sweet little book was too fat for ANY of my machines to stitch the final binding thru the center. I had to do that by hand.
In my haste to get this book done and in the mail back to Spool for the big events going on for AQS Chattanooga last week I forgot to take a picture of it when it was complete. Thank goodness the amazing Maddie took one yesterday and posted it on the shops page.
Isn't this little book adorable. Best part is she put it next to an antique machine which is even better since I pieced it together on my Singer Featherweight!!.
This Secret Stitchers Society job is pretty fun so far, I cant wait to see what the rest of this year brings. If you LOVE this book and want to get one to make for yourself here it the link to the Spool page so you can make your own.
www.spoolquilt.com%2Fshop%2FQuilting-Cottons%2FBy-Manufacturer%2FStudio-E%2Fp%2FFarm-Friends--Panel-x4208455.htm&h=5AQGBjzOH
Now get going and STITCH SOMETHING!!
There were a couple quilts and a bag available, I just didnt quite have time at back to school time to tackle a quilt sized project so I waited.... then she posted a fabric book....... It was ADORABLE!!
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| Who could resist their little faces!! |
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| BAQS mail is always AWESOME!! |
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| The little creatures are so cute!! |
After a day or so I got the frame clear and whipped this adorable little panel onto the frame. I gave it a little extra stitching and some highlights in my own special way ( I can never leave well enough alone I always have to go just a LITTLE bit overboard). It was lots of fun since there was no pressure or rules to follow!!
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| Freida getting ready to stitch up a cute little book!! |
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| halfway done |
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| I love quilting with NO RULES!! |
In my haste to get this book done and in the mail back to Spool for the big events going on for AQS Chattanooga last week I forgot to take a picture of it when it was complete. Thank goodness the amazing Maddie took one yesterday and posted it on the shops page.
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| my little book on display at SPOOL!! |
This Secret Stitchers Society job is pretty fun so far, I cant wait to see what the rest of this year brings. If you LOVE this book and want to get one to make for yourself here it the link to the Spool page so you can make your own.
www.spoolquilt.com%2Fshop%2FQuilting-Cottons%2FBy-Manufacturer%2FStudio-E%2Fp%2FFarm-Friends--Panel-x4208455.htm&h=5AQGBjzOH
Now get going and STITCH SOMETHING!!
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Quilts at the fair!!
Each year I make it a point to enter a quilt into the New York State Fair Competition, this is my 4th year. At times some of my clients enter as well..... this year my mom and my client Elaine Reich entered quilts I had finished for them. When we recieved the return post cards I knew what placing the quilts had gotten, but I was VERY excited to learn that EACH of them had recieved additional Guild prizes. My Friend Cindy Raulli took pictures for me on opening day( couldnt get there until last night almost a week later) and I got to see the extra awards.
First up is my Moms Quilt. I finished it for her this spring for her birthday. It recieved an Honorable mention in the category for those quilts quilted by a professoinal. It was a HARD category again this year and it means that it was competing with another quilt which I quilted.
This quilt was awarded a Thumbstall Quilt Guild award ( one of 4 at the show)
Also in that Category was a quilt by my dear customer Elaine Reich. Her quilt Sagamore Log Cabin debuted at this show but will hang in a number of places all over the eastern shore in the next year before being donated to the Great Camp Sagamore Auction next August. This quilt competed against my moms quilt in the quilted by a professional category and won a second place. It was created using 1inch "logs" and was exquisite before she brought it to me. This one really is MUCH better in person you will have to take my word for it and try and catch me sometime with it while I have it to share over the winter months.
Elaines quilt won a Towpath Guild award (one of 4 for the show).
The last Quilt in the bunch is mine Chocolate in my Garden. I began HAND blanket stitching the fusable applique on this quilt around 5 years ago. Once it was complete, I finished the top and it hung around for a LONG while until I was able to finish it this winter. As soon as I get this quilt back from the NYS fair it will travel to Springfield Illinois to MQX Mid-west for their machine quilting show. When it is done traveling I believe it will go on my bed. I LOVE how it came out and this one is another that really doesn't photograph that well. I hope you get a chance to see it in person some day!! This quilt was in the category of Appliqued and pieced. I knew this one had gotten a 4th place and I have to be honest I was pretty upset with that placing, UNTIL I went to the show and saw the others who received ribbons higher than mine. Oh my what beautiful appliqued creations they were!! When I got Cindy's photos on thursday I knew this quilt had won the Emily Koon Award but I didnt know what that award was. Last night I was able to get a program and discover that the Emily Koon award is for BEST HAND APPLIQUED BED QUILT.......EEEK!!!! I was pretty excited about that I have to admit!!
I want to thank eveyone for letting me work on their beautiful quilts and create such wonderful pieces. I wonder what next year will bring?? If your at the Great New York State fair in the next few days be sure to stop by the Arts and Home center and look at the amazing quilts hanging there!!
First up is my Moms Quilt. I finished it for her this spring for her birthday. It recieved an Honorable mention in the category for those quilts quilted by a professoinal. It was a HARD category again this year and it means that it was competing with another quilt which I quilted.
This quilt was awarded a Thumbstall Quilt Guild award ( one of 4 at the show)
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| This is my momma and her quilt, the pastel quilt on the backwall, sort of like a rail fence. |
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| Close-up (photos courtesy of Cindy Raulli) |
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| Photo courtesy of Cindy Raulli |
Elaines quilt won a Towpath Guild award (one of 4 for the show).
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| This Elaine Reich with Sagamore Log Cabin (photo courtesy of Ted Reich) |
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| photo courtesy of Cindy Raulli |
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| Detail (photo courtesy of Cindy Raulli |
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| Photo courtesy of Cindy Raulli |
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| The center (photo courtesy of CIndy Raulli) |
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| here I am with Chocolate in my Garden last night |
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| Chocolate in my Garden (photo courtesy of Cindy Raulli) |
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| Details (photo courtesy of Cindy Raulli) |
Fall Classes!!
YEEHAW, school is starting again!!
If you know me, you KNOW I don't really cheer when the kids go back to school I miss them terribly. This will be my first year without any kids at home during the day, my baby is off to Universal Pre-K and it is a full day program...... I am going to be alone with my longarm quilting machine all day.....OH MY the plans I have for us. Okay, enough about that I am here to tell you about the CLASSES that are coming up this fall!!
I will be at O'Susannah's Quilts this year teaching BOTH on the domestic machine AND on the LONGARM!! I made some new samples for the domestic machine quilting classes, you will have to give me a BIT of slack about the longarm classes, I am still writing the outlines and trying to decide just what I can cram into the amount of time we have....... here is a sneak at the new samples for ALL the classes at once then check out each session to see one close up!, or better yet, check them out at the shop they are hanging up there now!!
SEPTEMBER
12th I will teach the first longarm class, morning and afternoon
LA101- this is an introduction to FREEHAND quilitng on the longarm machine. we will explore design to use edge to edge on your quilts . You will have HANDS on time with the longarm machine, and take home a Practice piece of your own to remind you when you are finished. You do NOT have to have taken the rental class to try our my class because I will be there doing all the loading, unloading and setup etc for the class. IF YOU WISH TO RENT THE LONGARM AFTER MY CLASSES TO DO YOUR OWN QUILTS YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE RENTAL CLASS TO BE QUALIFIED.
There will be a morning and an afternoon session for this class, come try our the longarm and all it has to offer!! This class WILL be different than my domestic classes since on the longarm you are moving the "pencil" and on the domestic you move the "Paper"
12th At night 6-9pm
MQ5- DOMESTIC machine quilting 5- BACKGROUND fillers
this class is the 5th in the series and focuses on dense designs which can be used to help highlight piecing or applique designs on quilts. You need to have taken some of my other domestic machine quilting classes to tackle these more complex designs.......
13th-Morning 10-1
MQ1- Straight lines
In this class we will begin tackling the final step of finishing our quilts… the quilting. Using our domestic sewing machine we will begin filling our library of quilting designs that you can create yourself. We will learn straight lines first with our feed dogs engaged. This class will also address some common questions and myths about machine quilting on the domestic sewing machine. Come join us and let your creativity escape while you learn how to FINISH your own projects!
13th- Afternoon 1:30-4:40
MQ2- Circles and Curves
OCTOBER
17th- morning and afternoon
LA 202- More FREEHAND CUSTOM longarm quilting designs to help accentuate your quilt tops and make them SPECTACULAR, this class will build upon designs and techniques we learned in LA101 and help you to add more freehand shapes and designs to your library of skills. This is a HANDS ON class on the longarm machine. IF YOU WISH TO RENT THE LONGARM AFTER MY CLASSES TO DO YOUR OWN QUILTS YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE RENTAL CLASS TO BE QUALIFIED.
There will be a morning and an afternoon session for this class, come try our the longarm and all it has to offer!! This class WILL be different than my domestic classes since on the longarm you are moving the "pencil" and on the domestic you move the "Paper"
17th at night 6-9pm
QUILT WHISPERING
This class is a walk thru the process I use to choose all the elements of the quilting on a quilt. We will talk about design choices, batting types, thread choices, and how they interact with the use of the quilt. We will talk about how quilting designs can be used to highlight or downplay elements of a quilt and how we make those choices. We will talk about your own unfinished projects (UFO's) and make suggestions as a group for how to quilt them and why we make those choices.
18th- Morning 10-1
MQ3- Vines and Swirls
NOVEMBER
14th- morning
LA 303- More FREEHAND and CUSTOM longarm quilting designs to help accentuate your quilt tops and make them SPECTACULAR, this class will build upon designs and techniques we learned in LA101 and help you to add more freehand shapes and designs to your library of skills. This is a HANDSON class on the longarm machine. IF YOU WISH TO RENT THE LONGARM AFTER MY CLASSES TO DO YOUR OWN QUILTS YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE RENTAL CLASS TO BE QUALIFIED.
This will be a morning class only
14th-afternoon
LA 404- In this class we will add still more designs to your "library", as your skills improve, your desgin choices will too, we will continue adding designs and ideas to your collection and get even more custom options to highlight your quilts.IF YOU WISH TO RENT THE LONGARM AFTER MY CLASSES TO DO YOUR OWN QUILTS YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE RENTAL CLASS TO BE QUALIFIED
This will be an afternoon only session
Consider joining me for the day and take both LA 303 and LA 404!!
14th- evening 6-9
MQ6- FANCY feathers
This is a DOMESTIC machine quilting class which is NEW to O'Susannah's Quilts. In this class we will take our basic feathers we learned in MQ4 and make them AWESOME!! We will add extra layers of color,design and frills to make your ordinary feathers EXTRAORDINARY!!! Come join me and see the vast world of options available for your feather quilting designs!!
15th-Morning 10-1
MQ1- Straight lines
In this class we will begin tackling the final step of finishing our quilts… the quilting. Using our domestic sewing machine we will begin filling our library of quilting designs that you can create yourself. We will learn straight lines first with our feed dogs engaged. This class will also address some common questions and myths about machine quilting on the domestic sewing machine. Come join us and let your creativity escape while you learn how to FINISH your own projects!
15th- Afternoon 1:30-4:40
MQ2- Circles and Curves
I cannot wait to meet you, or see old friends this fall and help you turn your UFO's into DONE!! Call the shop today and sign-up for them all!!
!http://www.osusannahsquiltshop.com/
I also know that the shop is carrying the new printing of my FAVORTIE book the 365 free-motion quiltng designs by Leah Day that we have been waiting for in class, as well as some of my favorite books by Angela Walters AND she now carries Fil-Tec polyester thread in 16 colors YEAH!!!! Be sure to check them out, it is going to be an AWESOME fall of classes!!
If you know me, you KNOW I don't really cheer when the kids go back to school I miss them terribly. This will be my first year without any kids at home during the day, my baby is off to Universal Pre-K and it is a full day program...... I am going to be alone with my longarm quilting machine all day.....OH MY the plans I have for us. Okay, enough about that I am here to tell you about the CLASSES that are coming up this fall!!
I will be at O'Susannah's Quilts this year teaching BOTH on the domestic machine AND on the LONGARM!! I made some new samples for the domestic machine quilting classes, you will have to give me a BIT of slack about the longarm classes, I am still writing the outlines and trying to decide just what I can cram into the amount of time we have....... here is a sneak at the new samples for ALL the classes at once then check out each session to see one close up!, or better yet, check them out at the shop they are hanging up there now!!
SEPTEMBER
12th I will teach the first longarm class, morning and afternoon
LA101- this is an introduction to FREEHAND quilitng on the longarm machine. we will explore design to use edge to edge on your quilts . You will have HANDS on time with the longarm machine, and take home a Practice piece of your own to remind you when you are finished. You do NOT have to have taken the rental class to try our my class because I will be there doing all the loading, unloading and setup etc for the class. IF YOU WISH TO RENT THE LONGARM AFTER MY CLASSES TO DO YOUR OWN QUILTS YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE RENTAL CLASS TO BE QUALIFIED.
There will be a morning and an afternoon session for this class, come try our the longarm and all it has to offer!! This class WILL be different than my domestic classes since on the longarm you are moving the "pencil" and on the domestic you move the "Paper"
12th At night 6-9pm
MQ5- DOMESTIC machine quilting 5- BACKGROUND fillers
this class is the 5th in the series and focuses on dense designs which can be used to help highlight piecing or applique designs on quilts. You need to have taken some of my other domestic machine quilting classes to tackle these more complex designs.......
MQ1- Straight lines
In this class we will begin tackling the final step of finishing our quilts… the quilting. Using our domestic sewing machine we will begin filling our library of quilting designs that you can create yourself. We will learn straight lines first with our feed dogs engaged. This class will also address some common questions and myths about machine quilting on the domestic sewing machine. Come join us and let your creativity escape while you learn how to FINISH your own projects!
13th- Afternoon 1:30-4:40
MQ2- Circles and Curves
A
continuation of the first class we will begin exploring quilting FREE-MOTION
designs on our domestic machines. This
hands on class will work with the feed-dogs down and help develop your confidence
and relationship with your machine. You
MUST be able to use a darning or free-motion foot with your machine, and be
familiar with how it works. Bring an
open mind and a willingness to try something new and I will help you jump into
free-motion quilting!
OCTOBER
17th- morning and afternoon
LA 202- More FREEHAND CUSTOM longarm quilting designs to help accentuate your quilt tops and make them SPECTACULAR, this class will build upon designs and techniques we learned in LA101 and help you to add more freehand shapes and designs to your library of skills. This is a HANDS ON class on the longarm machine. IF YOU WISH TO RENT THE LONGARM AFTER MY CLASSES TO DO YOUR OWN QUILTS YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE RENTAL CLASS TO BE QUALIFIED.
There will be a morning and an afternoon session for this class, come try our the longarm and all it has to offer!! This class WILL be different than my domestic classes since on the longarm you are moving the "pencil" and on the domestic you move the "Paper"
17th at night 6-9pm
QUILT WHISPERING
This class is a walk thru the process I use to choose all the elements of the quilting on a quilt. We will talk about design choices, batting types, thread choices, and how they interact with the use of the quilt. We will talk about how quilting designs can be used to highlight or downplay elements of a quilt and how we make those choices. We will talk about your own unfinished projects (UFO's) and make suggestions as a group for how to quilt them and why we make those choices.
18th- Morning 10-1
MQ3- Vines and Swirls
Building
confidence with free-motion quilting we will explore swirls and vines and build
upon the design library. This class will
add designs and skills from classes MQ1 and MQ2 and lay the groundwork for future
designs. You MUST be able to use a
darning or free-motion foot with your machine, and be familiar with how it
works. Bring a willingness to try new
things and explore places you have never been with your quilting!!
Pre-requisite: Machine Quilting 1 AND 2
18th- afternoon 1:30-4:30
MQ4- Basic Feathers
Now that we
are confident with designs and moving with our free-motion quilting we will
tackle the design that “frightens” people most….FEATHERS. We will explore different feather types and
techniques to create them. We will learn
to draw them first on paper and then with thread! Everyone can do feathers all you have to do
is TRY!!
Pre-requisite: Machine Quilting 1,2 AND 3
NOVEMBER
14th- morning
LA 303- More FREEHAND and CUSTOM longarm quilting designs to help accentuate your quilt tops and make them SPECTACULAR, this class will build upon designs and techniques we learned in LA101 and help you to add more freehand shapes and designs to your library of skills. This is a HANDSON class on the longarm machine. IF YOU WISH TO RENT THE LONGARM AFTER MY CLASSES TO DO YOUR OWN QUILTS YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE RENTAL CLASS TO BE QUALIFIED.
This will be a morning class only
14th-afternoon
LA 404- In this class we will add still more designs to your "library", as your skills improve, your desgin choices will too, we will continue adding designs and ideas to your collection and get even more custom options to highlight your quilts.IF YOU WISH TO RENT THE LONGARM AFTER MY CLASSES TO DO YOUR OWN QUILTS YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE RENTAL CLASS TO BE QUALIFIED
This will be an afternoon only session
Consider joining me for the day and take both LA 303 and LA 404!!
14th- evening 6-9
MQ6- FANCY feathers
This is a DOMESTIC machine quilting class which is NEW to O'Susannah's Quilts. In this class we will take our basic feathers we learned in MQ4 and make them AWESOME!! We will add extra layers of color,design and frills to make your ordinary feathers EXTRAORDINARY!!! Come join me and see the vast world of options available for your feather quilting designs!!
MQ1- Straight lines
In this class we will begin tackling the final step of finishing our quilts… the quilting. Using our domestic sewing machine we will begin filling our library of quilting designs that you can create yourself. We will learn straight lines first with our feed dogs engaged. This class will also address some common questions and myths about machine quilting on the domestic sewing machine. Come join us and let your creativity escape while you learn how to FINISH your own projects!
15th- Afternoon 1:30-4:40
MQ2- Circles and Curves
A
continuation of the first class we will begin exploring quilting FREE-MOTION
designs on our domestic machines. This
hands on class will work with the feed-dogs down and help develop your confidence
and relationship with your machine. You
MUST be able to use a darning or free-motion foot with your machine, and be
familiar with how it works. Bring an
open mind and a willingness to try something new and I will help you jump into
free-motion quilting!
I cannot wait to meet you, or see old friends this fall and help you turn your UFO's into DONE!! Call the shop today and sign-up for them all!!
!http://www.osusannahsquiltshop.com/
I also know that the shop is carrying the new printing of my FAVORTIE book the 365 free-motion quiltng designs by Leah Day that we have been waiting for in class, as well as some of my favorite books by Angela Walters AND she now carries Fil-Tec polyester thread in 16 colors YEAH!!!! Be sure to check them out, it is going to be an AWESOME fall of classes!!
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