by: Kathleen Barkley
Twenty-three quilters attended Anelie Belden’s Class, “Thoroughly Modern Dresden,” on August 7 & 8 and her Trunk Show, held that Friday night, had 54 attendees. Class participants chose a project from Anelie’s book and were able to pick from 5 different blade top designs and 4 sizes of blocks. We also learned a modern “stitch-n-flip technique". Class feedback was very positive and the participants enjoyed Anelie’s teaching style, which included some humorous antidotes about her UFO’s.
The next Kenai Peninsula Quilters Guild meeting will be held on Saturday, October 3rd, starting at 10:00 am at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. Following the Guild meeting, Barb Steckel and Lily Huebsch will give a demonstration on utilizing half-square triangles.
Listed below are the supply lists for the November 7, “Getting Ready for Christmas” projects, which start at 10:00 at Christ Lutheran Church. Examples will be shown at the October 3 Guild meeting.
PIE/CASSEROLE CARRIER TOTE
Alice Krivitsky, Homer
Supplies
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2 pieces of coordinating fabric 18 to 24 inches square for body
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(18” square makes a round tote for a pie---24” square is large enough for a 9x12” pan)
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1 piece 8 x 28” for handle and 1 strip of cotton batting 8 x18”
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1 square Insulbrite heat insulating fabric and 1 square cotton batting (or 2 sqs. Batting) the size of your fabric squares used for tote.
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2 metal rings 1 1/2 - 2” in diameter, OR 2 large “D” rings OR two 6 x7” pieces of fabric
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Matching thread
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Machine in good working order
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Walking Foot
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NOTE: You can make your fabric using orphan blocks if you choose. Tote can be reversible.
Self-Binding Blanket/Tablecloth
Sue Magyar, Seward
Supplies
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1 1/4 yards fabric for the back (this will come around to the front to become the “binding” as well)
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1 yard coordinating fabric for the front.
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Coordinating thread, Rick Rack if desired
Think Christmas table topper, or baby receiving blanket. If for a baby, flannel works wonderfully.
Candle or Vase Mats
Jan Wallace, Soldotna
Equipment:
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Sewing Machine in good working order with new needle
Supplies:
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Good scissors, pins, etc.
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“Purple thing” or other turning tool
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Neutral cotton thread for piecing
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coordinating (or invisible) thread for quilting
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Fabric pieces or scraps for each mat
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(6) 4.5-5” pieces of fabric of each of 2 coordinating fabric
Examples:
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Christmas Theme would work well
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Spring flowers w/ green
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Blended or contrasting batiks
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Leftovers from a quilt project to use on a dresser
Upcoming Classes:
Susan Else is a fabric sculpture artist and teacher whose three-dimensional objects use fabric to create outstanding art sculpture. Susan will teach “3D Adventures - Beasts in the Jungle”. A sign-up sheet for Susan Else’s, May 20-21, 2016, workshop will be available at the October Guild meeting. Susan will also be giving a lecture presentation with digital images on “Off the Wall: Quilting in Three Dimensions”. The class is limited to twenty students. Barb Steckel has taken a class from Susan and has provided some amazing notecards of her electic work to share at the October Guild meeting. Susan comes to us from Santa Cruz, California. Check out her designs at www.susanelse.com There is a $70.00 charge for the two-day class. Can’t make the Guild meeting? If you are interested, contact Sue Magyar by email at Magyar@arctic.net to sign-up. Mail your check for $70.00, payable to KPQG to Sue at P.O. Box 1617, Seward, Alaska 99664. Your supply list will be emailed to you.
Jacquie Gering, www.tallgrassprairiestudios.blogspot.com, will be here August 26 & 27, 2016. The first day Jacquie will be teaching a Stitch and Flip Improvisation technique and day two will be Creating Quilting with Your Walking Foot. Check out Jacquie’s website for additional information on her designs.
If anyone has any suggestions for instructors/classes they would like to see the Guild sponsor, please bring it to the attention of the Education Committee. Your Education Committee members are Sue Magyar, Barb Steckel, Alice Krivitsky, Cathy Howlett, Donna Glenz, Lorna Cramer, and Cheri Worley.
