Classes, Schedule, andRegistration Information

July 22 – 25, 2010Sandhills Convention Center

North Platte, Nebraska

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WELCOME TO

“25 Years of Friendship”

QUILT NEBRASKA 2010

25 years, where has the time gone? It doesn’t seem possible that we have been enjoying this wonderful weekend for a quarter century. So many memories and lifetime friends have been made and are continuing to be made. Those of us on the Quilt Nebraska 2010 committee want to encourage all of you to come and join us as we remember the past 25 years of not only Quilt Nebraska, but also the Nebraska State Quilt Guild.When we looked back at all of the classes and lectures that have been held at Quilt Nebraska and all of the wonderful guest and member teachers who presented them, we wondered who we could bring to this year’s Quilt Nebraska that would entice you to come once again. It was decided that fresh faces, for the guest teachers, and those that we have come to love and some new, for the member teachers, would be the perfect mix. The following guest teachers will be featured: Frieda Anderson, Marci Baker of Alicia’s Attic, Elsie Campbell, Melody Crust, Penny Haren, Sue Riech and Sue Spargo. Yvonne Hollenbeck, a national award winning cowboy poet and a quilter will be entertaining us at the Friday evening banquet. After the banquet you will have the entire evening to shop in the merchant mall or to simply sit and enjoy visiting with the attendees of Quilt Nebraska. The Saturday evening banquet will feature the Awards Ceremony, drawing of the winner of the raffle quilt and the unveiling of the 2011 raffle quilt. Instead of having a dress theme for the banquet we decided to go back to the way it used to be and encourage everyone to dress up for the Saturday banquet. We would like to have everyone wear their Sunday best, please no blue jeans or shorts. Show & Tell: Projects of Quilt Nebraska Past will follow the festivities.Quilt History Day on Thursday will be featuring Sue Reich from Connecticut. She will be spanning the years of quilting from 1880 to 1945 with stories and slides of Crazy Quilts and World War II era quilts.This registration packet is your guide to Quilt Nebraska 2010. Most of you will be getting the packet via the internet and the NSQG website. Since some of you have expressed that you would like to receive a printed copy of the registration packet, we are making a copy available for $6.00. Send your check made out to Quilt Nebraska to: Fay Kliewer, 105 South T Rd, Aurora NE 68818.The registration packet contains a schedule of events, class information, your registration form and special events information. Registration is by mail only so print the registration form and submit with your payment. All forms postmarked by May 15, 2010 or earlier will be placed in the lottery pool for class assignments. You should receive your class selection notice by June 15, 2010.

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Come and join us and start making your own Quilt Nebraska history.

QNE 2010 Co-Chairmen: Fay Kliewer, Shirley LaVene and Barb Hinrichs

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Quilt Nebraska 2010 – General Information

Location: The Sandhills Convention Center and Mid-Plains Community College will be hosting our event. All of the classrooms are air-conditioned. You will need to provide your own transportation if you have classes at the college. The Quality Inn & Suites room rate is $75.95. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel at (308) 532-9090. Please be sure to request the Quilt Nebraska conference rate. Parking is free.All of the classes requiring the use of a sewing machine will be held at the Sandhills Convention Center. A ground floor room (Hospitality Suite) will be available for sewing machine storage. If you take a morning class or lecture scheduled at Mid Plains Community College we ask that you eat your noon meal there. Meals will be delivered from the Convention Center; they will be the same as if you were eating at the Convention Center.Fees: The registration rate for NSQG member’s full package is $185.00. Non-member full package rate is $200.00 (includes membership fee). The fee includes four units of classes/lectures, four meals and a tote bag. Breakfast for all days is included in the motel room rate. If you stay somewhere other than Quality Inn & Suites you may pay for your breakfast at the convention center or eat elsewhere. One day package pricing is $110.00 for NSQG members and $125.00 for non-members. This includes two units of classes/lectures and two meals. Guest tickets for the banquets are available for $30.00 per banquet.Registration: The registration booklets are available online. Printed copies are available for $6.00. Please print the registration form, fill it out and mail it to the address on the form. Registrations will NOT be accepted by phone or FAX. Registrations postmarked by May 15 or earlier will be in the first pool drawing for class assignments. No registrations will be accepted after June 22nd. Class assignments should be received by June 15th.Refund Policy: Refunds minus $25.00 fee will be given if cancellation is made by July 1, 2010. No refunds will be made after July 1st. Registration may be transferred to other NSQG members after July 1st.Supplies: Supply lists are included with class descriptions. Kits and fees for classes are paid to the teachers at the beginning of class. Please keep this list as your reference.Cellular Phones, PDA’s, Blackberries, etc. and Children: We all love our mobile devices and particularly love our children; however, NSQG has established a policy of no children in the classrooms during class times. Mobile devices must be turned off or in silent mode to respect the rights of your quilting friends. If a cellular phone rings during a class/lecture you will be asked to turn the phone off. If you must take a call, please leave the room as not to disrupt the class/lecture.Special Needs: Please notify us if you have special health needs or dietary requirements due to health or other issues. (Please be sure to note on the registration form also.) We will do our best to accommodate your needs.Smoking: Quilt Nebraska is a smoke-free conference as are the facilities. Please request designated smoking areas from the hotel staff.

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Sunday Morning Services: Due to the earlier time for the NSQG Business Meeting, there will be no organized Sunday services.

Quick View – Schedule of Events

Thursday, July 22

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Early Registration – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Quilt History Day – Sandhills Convention Center4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Registration – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Merchant Mall – Suites around Atrium

Friday, July 23

6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Morning Classes/Lectures9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Merchant Mall (merchants may choose to close during evening meal)11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch – Ballroom and Mid-Plains Community College1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Classes/Lectures2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Social Hour/Cash Bar – Atrium6:00 p.m. Banquet – Ballroom – Yvonne Hollenbeck, SpeakerAfter Program Merchant Mall and Socializing

Saturday, July 24

6:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration – Sandhills Convention Center Atrium8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Morning Classes/Lectures9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Merchant Mall 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch – Ballroom and Mid-Plains Community College1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Classes/Lectures5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Social Hour/Cash Bar – Atrium6:00 p.m. Banquet – Ballroom

Awards 2010 Raffle Quilt Drawing/Unveiling of 2011 Raffle Quilt

After Banquet Show & Tell

Sunday, July 25

6:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast – Served in Atrium, but eaten in Ballroom8:30 a.m. Annual Meeting - Ballroom

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Friday Night Banquet

Patchwork of the Prairie by Yvonne Hollenbeck

Yvonne Hollenbeck is a Western South Dakota rancher’s wife and whenever she is not helping with the many duties required, she is busy making quilts or writing and performing poetry. Yvonne is not only from a long line of quilters, but her grandmothers were also poets and she apparently inherited both skills from them. Both hobbies have taken her to National levels, as her quilts have won local, state, and national competition, and she is now the number one award-winning cowgirl poet in the Nation as well as one of the most published poets in America.

Reflections of our lives occur as one sees the quilts made by loving hands at a time when there was no running water, electricity or modern conveniences that we enjoy today. Her poetry, mostly of humorous nature, sheds light on today’s little problems while being ever mindful of the hardships faced by the women of yesterday.

Yvonne unfolds five generations of quilts made by herself, her mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother on the prairies of South Dakota and Nebraska, as she recites poems about quilts and quilters. By the presentation, one will be able to see the progression of style, fabric, and methods of quilting through the last one hundred fifty years. This is a very heart-warming and entertaining presentation that has become one of the most requested programs in the Heartland.

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Show & Tell

Saturday Night “Projects of QNE Past”

Remember when you attended your first QNE and how excited you were to take the offered classes? We would enjoy seeing what you made at your first QNE.

Please limit yourself to two projects. You may show something new also.

Bring an index card with a brief description about your items and hand it in when you check in at registration on Thursday or Friday. Please include your name, town and what QNE your item was inspired from. We are looking forward to see what you made.

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Charity Challenge

As a thank you to North Platte for hosing our 25th Quilt Nebraska, we want to give our charity quilts to two very deserving organizations.The North Platte Police Department gives comfort quilts to children when they have to be questioned or when they are involved in a stressful situation.The Rape and Domestic Abuse Shelter often receive people at the shelter who have had to leave home with nothing but the clothes on their backs. They give quilts to the children who come there.Please make your quilts 45” x 60”. We will have a drop spot at the registration table.

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Islander JacketQuilt Nebraska 2010 will be offering an Islander Jacket for sale this year. It is a wind and water-resistant Softex Polyester, unlined, full zip design. It has an open hem with shockcord drawstring. Also, there are front pockets with snap closures, elasticized cuffs and a mesh lined hood. The jacket is unisex, so the sizes run large. Most women who have tried on the jacket have found that if they wear a large the medium was big enough. NSQG 25 Years will be embroidered in tone on tone thread. Cost of jacket is $35.00. Unisex sizes are XS – 3XL.

Colors are Royal Blue, Red, and Pink

********************************************************************************************************************To order the Islander Jacket, please complete the form below with your name, address and phone number. Be sure to circle the correct size and check color option. Orders will be picked up at the registration desk when you check in at QNE 2010. Cost: $35.00

Circle correct size: XS Small Medium Large XL XXL XXXL

Name _______________________________________________________ Royal Blue ____Address _____________________________________________________ Red __________ ____________________________________________________________ Pink _________Phone _______________________________________________________Total Enclosed: __________________________ Make checks out to: Quilt Nebraska

Enclose check or money order for total amount. Orders must be received by June 10, 2010

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Send Order form and check or money order to: Fay Kliewer105 South T RoadAurora NE 68818

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Friendship Block Exchange

This year's exchange block is the Friendship Block that can be made in any of three finished sizes, 9”, 6”, or 3”. Make as many blocks as you wish, in any of the sizes. The more you enter, the better your chances of winning but you can only win one set of blocks. Please safety pin a piece of paper with your name and address to each of your blocks. If you have questions contact Lynn Greer 402-224-4175 or Janet Kugler 308-995-2728

The sizes to cut will follow this format; 9" (6") [3"] so make sure you are cutting the correct size piece for the block size you want to make.

ColorsBlack BackgroundStar - White, Grey or Silver, your choice

CutCut 4 black squares 3 ½" (2 ½") [1 ½"] Cut 1 star fabric square 3 ½" (2 ½") [1 ½"] Cut 2 black squares 4 " (3 ") [2 "] Cut 2 star fabric squares 4 " (3 ") [2 "]

Assemble the BlockUse a pencil to mark a diagonal line between two opposite points on the wrong side of each 4" (3") [2"] star fabric square and layer them right sides together with the 4" (3") [2"] black square. Sew each pair together with two lines of stitching that are ¼" on each side of the drawn line. Cut each pair apart on the pencil line and press to the black fabric. Square up each unit to measure 3 ½" (2 ½ ") [1½ "].

Lay out the block following the diagram and stitch the 3 rows together with ¼ " seams. Press all seams towards the un-pieced squares. Stitch the rows together with ¼" seams and press the seams towards the inside row.

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Friendship Exchange Cupcake

USE THIS PATTERN OR YOUR FAVORITE ONE.

MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR NAMEON THE CUPCAKE

DESIGNED BY JANET KUGLER(308) 995-2728quilter@atcjet.net

‘PAPER CUP’ – Two pieces of fabric 2 ¼” by 4” and one 2” circle‘CAKE’ – Two 3 ½” circles‘FROSTING’ – one 2” finished circlePoly pellets or sand for weightSome type of stuffingSEW WITH ¼” SEAMS.Layer the two ‘paper cup’ pieces with right sides together. Measure in ½”on one of the 4” sides from each corner. This is the bottom of the cupcake. Cut an angle from the top corner to that ½” mark. Sew with a ¼” seam along the 2 ¼” sides. Mark the center of the top and bottom of each of these pieces. Using the 2” circle of the ‘paper cup’ mark the ¼ points of the circle. Line up a mark of the circle with the side seams and the center of the piece and pin. Also pin between these pins. It works best to have the pins and sew with the side piece up. If you end up with a pucker don’t sweat it as it just adds to the character.

On one of the ‘cake’ pieces draw a 2” circle in the middle. Cut out and throw away the 2” circle. Mark the ¼ points of the inside circle. With right sides together again match centers and side seams of ‘paper cup’ to the inside marks of the circle of the ‘cake’. With the pins on the ‘cake’ side again pin between the four pins so you have eight pins in this piece. Sew with ‘cake’ side up. Again puckers don’t matter!

With the other ‘cake’ piece cut a small ‘x’ in the center that will be used for turning the cupcake and the ‘frosting’ will cover the ‘x’. Put the right sides of the ‘cake’ together and pin all the way around as this will stretch, then sew. Turn through the ‘x’ and push out the seams so they are flat. Fill the cupcake with poly pellets or sand about ½ full. Finish stuffing with stuffing so bottom is pretty full but cake part is softer. Make sure you push some stuffing into outside edge of cake, but don’t get tight as looks more like a cupcake if not tight.

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Sew the ‘x’ shut. It doesn’t have to be real tight or neat as ‘frosting’ will cover it. Decide what you will do with your frosting. If you want a raw edge or pinked edge - cut the circle at 2”; or if you want a finished edge – cut at 2 ½” or make a yo-yo. The Clover yellow yo-yo maker works just right.

Embellish before you attach the ‘frosting’. You can embroider, bead, buttons, small yo-yo or whatever you wish to do. Once you have embellished the ‘frosting’ attach it to ‘cake’ using either appliqué stitch or decorative stitches.

Don’t forget to sign the bottom or attach your name. If you have any questions, please contact me.

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Quilt History Day with Sue Reich

Sue Reich is a quilt historian and lecturer who has been the head of the Connecticut Quilt Search Project. She is a co-author for “Quilts and Quiltmakers Covering Connecticut”. In 2007, she compiled two books “Quilting News of Yesteryear: 1,000 Pieces and Counting” and “Quilting News of Yesteryear: Crazy as a Bed-Quilt”. She lectures widely on World War II quilts, Connecticut quilts, Crazy quilts, Multitudinous Pieced quilts, and floral quilts. Her extensive collection of World War II quilts has been exhibited at the Quilter’s Hall of Fame, the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the New England Quilt Museum.

The $40.00 registration fee includes the noon meal. To attend be sure and mark Quilt History Day on your registration form.

Quilt History Day Schedule

9:30 – 10:00 Registration10:00 – 11:30 Crazy as a Bed-Quilt: Hear the hilarious stories of women making Crazy quilts from 1880 – 1940 combined with hundreds of close-up visions of decorative stitching. This presentation includes a PowerPoint show and hands-on examples of the most exquisite needlework and painted motifs that make these quilts unique.11:20 – 12:00 Sharing your Crazy Quilts12:00 – 1:30 Lunch1:30 – 3:00 Quiltmaking That Saw Us Through The War Years: Between 1941 – 1945, the years of America’s direct involvement in World War II, women were keeping the home fires burning, working in the defense industry, and planting victory gardens as their men fought on the battlefront. This PowerPoint presentation strongly anchored in history will also show that women were Quiltmaking for the Red Cross, Bundles for Britain, and their own families. Learn how the women of “The Greatest Generation” distinguished themselves through their Quiltmaking.3:00 – 3:30 Sharing your War Quilts

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CLASSES AND LECTURES

TWO DAY CLASS

FAD/SAD20Diane HarrisUFO: CONQUER OR BUSTAll LevelsBring to this class a quilting UFO (unfinished object) and get the help, ideas and inspiration you need to complete it. Whether the problem is with the technique, poor instructions, losing your place, color disaster, boredom, inertia or whatever, this class will get you going again. Lots of brainstorming and fun! Be prepared to think outside the box and finish a dynamite project! If you just need time to work, that’s fine, too. Bonus info: best-ever binding hints, tips and tricks to finish with a flourish.

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FRIDAY ALL DAY CLASSES

FAD01Marci BakerFabulously Easy Flower Garden

All LevelsThrow away those templates and find another use for your scissors. With Marci’s easy methods you will learn how to create this beautiful quilt in a fraction of the time! Explore the creative options by choosing one of four sizes of hexagons. Even beginners will find these flowers within their reach!Supplies:

Basic Machine Sewing Kit (includes machine, scissors, thread, machine needles, pins, wound bobbins, seam ripper)

Rotary Cutter, Ruler & Mat 60° Clearview Triangle, 8” (Not the

Super 60.) Available at class. The book, “Not Your Grandmother’s

Flower Garden, Too”, available at class

Qtools Cutting Edge and Sewing Edge (optional, highly recommended), available at class

Qtools Corner Cut (optional but recommended), available at class

2’ x 3’ piece of flannel or batting for a design wall (optional)

Fabric Requirements: Table runner – 14” x 50” Finished size

number of fabrics – 4 A: Center – 1/4 yard B: Inside Flower Fabric – 1/2 yard C: Outside Flower Fabric – 3/4 yard D: Floral Print – 1 1/4 yard Binding, 1/4” Finished – 3/8 yard Backing, 1 5/8 yard

Homework: From your fabric please cut the

following: Center fabric – One 3” strip Inside flower – Four 3” strips Outside – Seven 3” strips Floral – Ten 3” strips

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FAD02Paula Grotelueschen and Sharon Bohmont

Little Log Cabin StarVery confident beginner to advanced

This miniature quilt uses traditional construction methods to make an approximately 12” log cabin star with 1 1/2” blocks and 1/4” logs. Student may also opt to make more blocks for a different setting style. Finished quilt is suitable for framing.

Supplies: Sewing machine with a Schmetz

Microtex 60/8 machine needle Basic sewing kit Cutting mat, rotary cutter, 6” x 12”

ruler, 6”x6” or 4”x4” ruler Marking pencil – preferably white Silk pins Scraps – 25-30 pieces of both darks

and lights 3/4” x 12” long to get a good assortment of colors and patterns. The best fabrics will have

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small prints closely spaced or almost a solid look. It is very important that these strips be cut very precisely.

Binding 2 x 42” strip Backing – at least a 12” square Batting – at least a 15” square of a

very thin batting such as Dream Cotton Request

Aurifil, DMC or other size 50 thread for piecing and quilting

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FAD03 Frieda AndersonAutumn GloryAll LevelsBrighten your walls with this gift of fall color. Raw-edge fusing makes this class fun and easy, and you’ll learn new techniques to make it fast. A kit takes the worry out of fabric selection, and Frieda shows you machine-quilting tricks to complete this colorful wallhanging at home.

Supplies: Pattern and Fabric Kit $30 or suitable

fabrics to make your choice in pattern Iron and large bath towel for ironing

surface/plain muslin or fabric for smooth surface

Really sharp small embroidery scissors for fabric

Rotary cutting mat and ruler Rotary cutter plain blade - fancy

rotary blades optional 2 yards of Wonder Under fusible web

(no substitutes please) Crib size batting (optional) Hobbs

Heirloom 80/20, or Fairfield cotton classic

BOOKS (optional): Fun, Fast, Fusies by Frieda Anderson

Other hand-dyed fabric and threads will be available for purchase

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FAD04Penny HarenPerfect Points & CurvesAll LevelsCreate perfect results by combining piecing with layered appliqués that make it possible to sew perfect points and curves – by eliminating them! Don’t let the “A” word intimidate you! In this freezer paper method, straight sides and gentle curves can be turned by even a beginner after a five minute demonstration. Learn tricks to make it possible to piece perfect four-patches, nine-patches, pinwheels – and the correct way to set a block on point. Then learn how to add pieced appliqué to these blocks to turn ordinary into extraordinary!Cutting appliqués from a four-patch makes a Hummingbird block a piece of cake – or actually a “piece of four-patch”! Set a square on point and learn how to avoid bias edges. Then cut a curved appliqué from one of the pieced blocks and turn a simple curve – without ever having to sew it on the sewing machine – or clip the curve. Trip up half-square triangles – the easy way – and guarantee that the center of your pinwheel matches every time.In this six hour class, make four different 6” blocks (Hummingbird; Boston Uncommon; Sarah’s Choice; and Whirligigs) to learn four different techniques – and a multitude of quick piecing methods. All of the fabric and templates will be provided so you can begin sewing immediately!Supplies:

Penny Haren’s Pieced Appliqué Book 6 ½” Creative Grids Square It Up &

Fussy Cut Ruler A 6 ½” Square Ruler to Square up

Half-Square Triangles Water Soluble Glue Stick Water Erasable Marker Pencil Paper & Fabric Scissors Rotary Cutter Rotary Mat big enough to cut a 9”

square Sewing Machine treaded with a

neutral thread and equipped with a 1/4” foot

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Iron and Ironing Board Kit includes pre-cut fabrics for four

blocks; templates; freezer paper; and table runner pattern – available from the instructor for $10.00

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FAD05 Peg PennellCrazy StarsAll LevelsIn this class the student will be creating a 52” square quilt unique to the maker. Pre-cutting some pieces will allow for more time in class for piecing the blocks. It is easy to make more blocks later to make a larger piece.

Supplies: This quilt is a good opportunity to use up

some of your scraps. The background and the stars are most interesting when made from many assorted fabrics. When choosing your fabrics, be certain that the “background” and the “star” fabrics have high contrast for the best effect. One color option might be the background cut from all different tans with assorted blue fabrics for stars. Another color choice might be blacks for the background with red stars. Just remember, HIGH contrast!

When selecting the fabrics for your project, keep in mind that fabric choices should be from the entire spectrum of each color. For example, “reds” should include pinks, oranges, orange-reds, and purple-reds. “Blues” should include turquoise, royal, navy and purples.

While it is not mandatory to pre-cut the pieces, it is advisable. It will maximize your class time for sewing and design.

OK? Now for the fun part! Dig into your stash and pre-cut the following pieces. Careful cutting is important, as these pieces are the building blocks for the entire quilt.

Background Fabrics:Blocks:

Cut 72 – 4 ½” squares (assorted fabrics)Sashes and Borders:

Cut 24 – 2 ½” x 12 ½” rectangles

Cut 16 – 2 ½” x 4 ½” rectangles

Cut 12 – 4 ½” x 12 ½” rectangles

Cut 4 – 4 ½” x 4 ½” squares(all from assorted fabrics)

Star Fabrics:For stars points cut an assortment of 2” and 3” wide strips of contrasting fabrics (contrasting to the background that is). You will need approximately 500”-600” running inches of these strips (not of each width, but total for both widths combined). (Don’t be overwhelmed, that is about the equivalent of 14 – 42” strips of fabric.) The strips need not be cut from a full 42” width of fabric, just cut from what you have. Again, use a good range of values in your chosen color. The more, the merrier!

Block Centers:Bring the scraps from your cuttings and assorted other pieces to total approximately ½ yard of fabric. These will be used to foundation piece the centers of your star block.

Other Supplies: Sewing Machine – with an extension

cord and power strip (if you have them)

Thread to blend with your fabrics Paper for foundation piecing – you can

use computer paper, notebook paper or newsprint, whatever you have on hand; cut the following sizes:9 – 4 ½” squares16 – 2 ½” squares

Fabric scissors Rotary supplies – cutter, medium

sized mat and ruler Iron and Pressing surface Basic Sewing Supplies – whatever you

need to make you a happy quilter Display “wall” – this can be a piece of

flannel or a sheet of StyrofoamTo complete this quilt you will need (not in class):

Batting – 58” square Backing – fabrics pieced together to

total a 58” square Thread – your choice for quilting the

piece Binding – your choice to complete the

piece

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Bonnie KuceraWind in the TreesAll LevelsA pattern that is perfect for Nickel Squares. The placement of color creates TREES within the star block. The border is also composed of the tree blocks. You can do scrappy or a controlled color scheme, you can do 4 blocks or 44 blocks. In class you learn how to keep your nine patches square, what makes points, points and the value of consistency and magic numbers.Finished quilt size as shown – 56 inches square – can be only 4 blocks or full size quilt

Supplies: Definition: Nickel block – 5”

squareDouble Nickel – two 5” squares same fabric

FABRIC for set of four blocks:Point material – 4 sets double nickels – DarkTree tops – 4 sets double nickels – mediumBackground – 1/3 yardPinwheels – Minimum 4 nickels – best 16 nickels

Finished quilt has 16 blocks – one yard of background fabric will do 16 blocks

Fabric for Inside Border:Trees – minimum – 14 double nickel squares; best – double or triple that – darks and mediumsBackground – 3/4 yard

Fabric for Outside Border – the border can be 1 5/8” squares or stripsFor strips – 250 inches of dark strips

100 inches of light stripsFor squares – 372 dark and medium –

the more the better112 lighter – and of course –

the more the betterIn class you should be able to finish the first four blocks. Bring material for a least two sets of 4 blocks. When everyone has one set of blocks done, we will start the border.

Additional Supplies: Sewing Machine – check for good

needle Neutral Thread Scissors Pins Rotary Cutter and Mat

Rotary Cutter Ruler – at least 14 inches long

6 – 8 inch square up ruler – can be bigger, but the smaller is easier to use.

Ripper (unless you are brave) Iron and Ironing board

Homework: Wash and iron all fabric Cut all needed 5 inch squares

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FAD07 BeforeSherrill LewisBare-Butt Orphans and Half-Dressed Waifs!Beginner/Intermediate

AfterMercy! You have a naked CQ (crazy quilting) block and no clue where to start or what to do if you did? Fret no more! This class will jump-start your creativity and kick that cranky muse up a notch. We will cover all aspects of embroidery, from fiber, ribbon, beads, rocks (yes, stone!), and more!

Supplies: Students need one or two CQ blocks to embellish, or a work-in-progress art quilt that is stalled. Please bring the embellishments that you think you would like to incorporate as well as extras to share with others. Oh, yes, enthusiasm, too, please! I will bring some of my own “stash” for students to play with as well. Grand Embellishment Kit is $45.00 purchased from instructor.

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FAD08 Elsie CampbellSeeing Stars!Intermediate to Advanced

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Piece perfect stars without belly-button centers or pin wheeling points. Elsie shares her secrets, from cutting and stitching the star points, to blocking the points, and setting in triangles and squares.

Supplies: Sewing machine, clean and in good

working order with several filled bobbins

Rotary cutter and mat Two rotary cutting rulers, at least one

with a 45° line, or Elsie’s Star Ruler Glass-head pins 18” square piece of freezer paper Pencil and/or Sharpie marker Scissors

Fabrics: Fat quarter of 5 different fabrics 1 1/2 yards light print, for the

background and backing 3/4 yard dark print for the borders

and binding (not needed for class)Homework:

Prewash and heavily starch or re-size fabrics before cutting strips. To re-size the fabric, Elsie suggests diluting a liquid starch such as Stay-flo one-to-one with water in a plant mister bottle and spray the solution on the fabric, then iron it until smooth and dry. Before class, make a reference card by cutting a 1” square from each fabric and tape it to an index card. Label it with its number as listed in the cutting directions below.

Cut: Two 2”x22” strips, print #1 Four 2”x22” strips, print #2 Six 2”x22” strips, print #3 Four 2”x22” strips, print #4 Two 2x22” strips, print #5

**********FAD09Melody CrustSimple SurfacesAll Levels

Learn all about paint sticks and foiling on fabric. Applying foil or paint sticks to silk or cotton is easy, fun and permanent. This informative hands-on workshop is for both traditional and non-traditional quilt and clothing makers. Quilt Toppings: Fun and Fancy Embellishment Techniques

Supplies: Fabric for experimentation:

manageable sizes like fat quarters, four to six: some dark and light solids, and some with a little visual texture.

Paper scissors Fabric scissors Freezer paper: about two yards Paper and pencil for note taking Masking tape A rag 1” foam brush X-acto knife 3 stencil brushes, stiff ones work best Paper Plate

Optional, but nice: Apron Fancy cut paper scissors Rubber-stamps Stencils

ANDKit Fee: $33.00, Includes foil, adhesive and paint sticks.

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FAD10 Kriss MouldsBasics of Broderie PerseIntermediate

Often called “broderie perse” or “cut-out chintz”, we’ll learn to make the best of pre-printed fabric flowers which will be cut and arranged for beautiful historically-inspired wall hangings. We’ll get a feel for American life in the early 1800’s while learning/reviewing the basics of hand-appliqué techniques, and hearing some old-fashioned advice and wisdom. Embellishment and finishing techniques will be discussed, including appliquéd shark teeth and trapunto quilting.

Supplies: Basic sewing supplies that include

sharp fabric scissors and a thimble Black or neutral thread for appliqué

(silk, or 60 wt. cotton are the best, but bring what you have)

16”-18” square of cream-colored or off-white cotton fabric

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Kit Fee: $2.50 for a fat quarter of provided reproduction fabric.

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FAD11 Sue SpargoBirdsong Needle KeeperAll Levels

This needle keeper will keep all your needles safe in one place. It is made from a combination of hand dyed wool with cotton and wool appliqué and finished with beading and a hand stamped label. Size 5 1/2” x 3 3/4”

Supplies: Cover: Beige wool – 8”x6”

Fun cotton lining - 8” x 6”Batting – 8”x6”

Pages: 15”x6” beige wool Scraps of aqua, green and lilac wool Scrap of brown dot fabric for hill 10 medium heishi beads 20 small purple beads 6 small black seed beads Sewing Machine General sewing supplies Freezer paper Paper scissors Pencil Pinking Shears #11 straw needles Cotton thread to match cotton

appliqué #24 Chenille needles 50/50 wool thread to match the wool

appliqué Cotton fabric for Label and a 05 Pigma

penKits available - $24.50

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FAD12 Wendy RayWool Heart AppliquéAll Levels

In class you will learn to do ten different embroidery stitches and two different knots. You will use these stitches to embellish and appliqué the wool hearts to a pieced background to make a small wall

hanging (approx. 10”x10”). The stitches that you will be learning can also be used in crazy quilting and other quilt related projects.

Supplies: Favorite Thimble Fabric scissors Small scissors or snips Pins Neutral colored thread (to be used for

basting)Kit - $18.00 (includes fabrics, floss, ribbon, beads, Needles, Needle threader and template plastic

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FAD13 Judy WoodworthHow to Design an Original QuiltAll Levels

This class could have been called “Get into my mind or Mind Warp with an Art Quilter.” Sometimes people say to me, “I would like to get inside your brain.” Without cutting my brain open, I’ll try to help you get a peak into the inner workings of my mind. Maybe we’ll actually be looking into your own brain. You’ll watch me through the struggling and decision making process. I’ve taken lots of pictures as I work through a quilt. I hope to help you open your right brain and let out all those ideas you have festering just under the surface. When you design with freedom it opens up a whole new world that many of you didn’t think you could do. When you open up creativity it is the most satisfying feeling in the world. Some people say it has given their life new meaning.

I’ll be showing you about Comp and design, and some color theory. Different techniques that you can use to design an original quilt including using Sulky Iron on Stabilizer in place of freezer paper (which I’ll bring to class.) We’ll go into designing medallion quilts. In class we’ll work on the different types of composition through some fun non-project exercises. No UFOs in this class. Lots of this class is lecture and demonstration.

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I’ll answer as many questions as you can throw at me about how to take your work to the next level.

Supplies: 2 yards of white fabric (can be muslin) 2 yards of black fabric, or whatever

dark fabric you want to use up from your stash, with Steam a Seam2 on the back

Scissors Rotary Cutter and Ruler Sketch book for designing a medallion

quilt Small iron and ironing pad Pencil, eraser and Sharpie marker Compass and 360 degree protractor Small ruler (maybe 6”x12” or even a

metal ruler)

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FAM14 Peg SpradlinQuilt Block Calendar HolderAll Levels

This calendar holder, which holds a standard 8 1/2”x11” calendar is a perfect use for those class samples and block of the month quilt blocks before they are made into a quilt. 12 1/2” (12” finished size) quilt blocks are the focal point for 2 types of holders the student will complete in class; one in which the quilt block is permanent and one in which the quilt block can be changed seasonally or monthly.

Supplies: Sewing machine and basic sewing

supplies Rotary cutter, mat, and ruler

Permanent calendar holder fabric requirements:

12 1/2”x12 1/2” quilt block. This block should be sandwiched and quilted but no binding.

12 1/2”x10 1/2” piece of fabric, an 84”x 2 1/2” strip of fabric for binding, and two pieces of fabric measuring 2”x3”. Fabrics should match or coordinate with the quilt block.

12 1/2”x 10 1/2” piece of stiff, heavy one-sided fusible interfacing.

12 1/2”x19 1/2” piece and two 3 1/2”x3 1/2” squares of lightweight canvas or twill.

Changeable calendar holder fabric requirements:

13 1/4”x13 1/4” piece of flannel 13 1/4”x10 1/2” piece of fabric, two

pieces of fabric measuring 2”x3”, four strips of fabric 13 1/4”x11 1/2”, and an 84”x2 1/2” strip of fabric for binding. These fabrics should be neutral to coordinate with a variety of quilt blocks.

13 1/4”x13 1/4” piece, and 13 1/4”x10 1/2” piece of stiff, heavy one-sided fusible interfacing.

13 1/4”x19 1/2” piece, and two 3 1/2”x3 1/2” squares of lightweight canvas or twill.

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FAM15 Donna FriebertshauserBluework with Jacobean ThemeAll Levels

The Jacobean design, Blue colored thread and seven different stitches differentiate this embroidery from a traditional Redwork. The 6 1/2”x7 1/2” design is suitable for a quilt square, pillow, etc.Kit Fee: $10.00 – Contains:

Fabric Threads – Prescensia Cotton floss, full

skein Needle – Embroidery #7 Pins Illustrated Instructions with Full Size

PatternSupplies:

Scissors Water Soluble Pen

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLASSES

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Peg SpradlinBeyond StipplingAll Levels

If you are tired of using stippling as background filler for your quilt, this is the class for you. A large variety of background stitches will be demonstrated and practiced, including grid work. Students will be encouraged to create their own background stitches. Students should be comfortable with free motion quilting.Supplies:

Sewing machine with free motion sewing capabilities and a free motion foot.

18”x18” practice sandwich – muslin top is best

18”x18” practice sandwich (muslin) with 1/2” grid pattern marked on the top

Pencil and pad for doodling A variety of sizes and colors of

threads and the appropriate sewing machine needles.

Scissors for snipping threads

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FPM17Stephanie Grace WhitsonWrite Your Own Quilt StoryAll Levels

A hands-on half-day workshop designed to help attendees move past “I wish I could write” and into the process of creating their own story, be that a journal, a bit of fiction, or a serious research project. This workshop includes time for Q & A as well as tips & tools from a bestselling author.

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FRIDAY MORNING LECTURES

FAMLectures18Stephanie Grace WhitsonSod House Homemakers and their Quilts

The result of several years of research, this lecture presents (via PowerPoint) quilts known to have been used by sod house

homemakers. Enhanced archival photographs and the women’s own words gleaned from diaries, letters, and reminiscences further celebrate their exceptional creativity.

Sue ReichThe Quilting Blues

The color blue has always been a favorite choice for quiltmaking. Through a PowerPoint presentation and trunk show, the use of the blue in quiltmaking for over 150 years will be presented. Attendees will be able to identify Lafayette blue, indigo blue, Prussian blue and the blues of the 20th century.

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON LECTURES

FPMLectures19Sue ReichThe Story of Red and Green

The use of Red and Green has been a popular color combination in quiltmaking since the middle of the nineteenth century. This lecture will cover regional characteristics of Red and Green quilts across the United States. A trunk show will present both commonly seen and unusual examples of both appliqué and pieced Red and Green quilts.

Carol KusekTeaching Children to Sew

After many years of teaching children, I realized that to keep the tradition and skill of quilting alive, we need to be teaching and inspiring our children and grandchildren. Where to start? I will present many tips, ideas for patterns and just plain “How to Begin” to teach that special someone. Guidelines on how to start a “Camp” will also be given. These ideas can easily be adapted for all age groups – yes, even for adults if they are beginning sewers. There will be time for questions at the conclusion or during the program.

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SATURDAY ALL DAY CLASSES

SAD01 Marci BakerOh, My Stars!All Levels

When you wish upon a star! Now you can do more than dream about making a sensational stars quilt. Learn how traditional designs come together using rotary cutting and strip-piecing method without set-in seams to make dazzling star quilts! The possibilities for this quilt are endless just by changing the layout and color selections. Come to the class and see how easy it is and soon you’ll be snuggling under the stars!

Project Selection: Choose either First Stars shown at top or Seven Sisters (My Hero) shown at bottom. In each star two fabrics are used and these should be relatively close in value. For background, choose a fabric with high contrast compared to the stars. For example, to make the stars pop you want the dark stars to be on a light background OR light stars on a dark background.

Supplies: “Oh My Stars” book, available at class Rotary cutter, ruler (6”x12”), and mat 60 degree, 8” Clearview™ Triangle,

recommended, available at class Sewing machine with basic

accessories Thread (medium gray or beige) Qtools Cutting Edge, Sewing Edge,

Corner Cut, optional-highly recommended

Piece of flannel or batting for design wall 2’x3’, optional

First Stars Fabric: S1 Star – 3/8 yard S2 Star (slightly darker) – 3/8 yard Bk Background – 3/8 yard Binding – 1/4 yard Backing – 5/8 yard

Homework: Cut Strips - 3”x width of fabric – one

each for S1, S2 & Bk

Cut Strips – 2 1/2” x width of fabric – one each for S1, S2 & Bk

Cut all of these strips into 1/4 x width of fabric (approximately 10”)

My Hero Fabric: S* Stars – four pieces 1 1/4 yard each Bk* Background – 2 yards F* Focus Stamps – 2 3/4 yards Binding – 3/4 yards Backing – 5 yards

*This includes enough for all 6 borders, including lengthwise cuts for outermost border only.Homework:

This quilt required 2 width of fabric star sets, one of reds and one of blues. Cut the strips as follows:

2 1/2”x width of fabric – 2 strips of each S fabric and 4 strips of Bk

2” x width of fabric – 4 strips of each fabric and 8 strips of Bk

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SAD02 Peg PennellTerrific TechniquesAll Levels

Want to take a class that will teach you some useful techniques? This is the one! Learn helpful skills to add to your “bag of tricks” and use them on the projects of your choice when you get home from class. In class you will be learning to set in rounded shapes without pins, how to insert “pick-up sticks” into a finished block or quilt and how to foundation piece without sewing through the paper. No need to go out and buy any new fabric or gadgets. Use things you already have on hand to expand the possibilities for your own work. Come ready for a fun, relaxed class filled with tips and tricks to help make your quilting more interesting and effortless!

Supplies – Setting in circles: Fabric – four 11” squares for

background and four 8” squares for circle (oval, ellipse, circle)

Pencil and a marker to show on your fabric

Pins (optional) Poster board 12” square

Supplies – Pick-up Sticks:

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Fabric – an assortment (approximately 12 strips) of one inch wide fabric strips approximately 15” long (you can just bring some coordinating or contrasting fabrics and cut these in class if you wish)

Rotary supplies, cutter, mat, ruler (at least 18” long)

Pencil or marker to show on your fabric

Supplies – Foundation Piecing: One yard of freezer paper Pencil – a mechanical pencil is best –

you need to maintain a sharp point Fine tipped black Sharpie Straight edge (I use a thin drafting

ruler – with care you can use a rotary ruler)

Optional – Colored pencils to represent your chosen fabric colors. These are not necessary, but can be helpful. Cheap is OK

Fabric – The following will be enough for all four foundation pieced sections – all the “background” is made with one fabric, 3/4 yard is needed. For the “points” the sample uses strips cut from my stash. For the center strip you will need one strip 2 1/2” wide and at least 36” long. Each of the seven other colors requires two 1 1/2” strips that are at least 36” long. You may combine and use fewer fabrics if you wish, keeping in mind you will need two strips for each “point”.

Basic class supplies: Sewing machine, extension cords,

power strip Thread, I used a mid tone gray for all

sewing Scissors – paper and fabric Masking tape Iron and pressing surface – we can

share, 2 – 3 to an iron Basic sewing supplies – anything you

need to make you a happy quilter!Additional supplies needed to complete a quilt top similar to the class sample:

A center panel, feature piece of fabric or block that is 17 1/2” square including seam allowance

Inner border – 4” by width of fabric Inner border corner stones, 2 sided

borders on corner blocks, and outer corner stones – 1/4 yard or a fat quarter of each color (four used on

sample quilt – you may use fewer if desired)

6” by width of fabric for the middle border – the one attached to the pointy foundation pieced section

Outer border – 10” by width of fabric

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SAD03 Peg SpradlinChristmas Appliqué SamplerAll Levels

Learn different methods of appliqué including turn under invisible machine appliqué, various raw edge appliqués, and reverse appliqué. Students will make four Christmas poinsettia blocks (see picture) which can then be used to construct a table runner or small wall hanging.

Supplies: Sewing machine and basic sewing

supplies 1 yard background fabric Various red and green scraps for the

appliqué A piece of red felt at least 6”x6” Red and green threads – size 50 and

60 work best for appliqué 1/2 yard fusible webbing (do not use

heat and bond ultra) Pen and pencil Scissors to cut out appliqué patches Pinking shears (optional)

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SAD04 Frieda AndersonSmall Autumn MumsBeginner to Advanced

Autumn flowers treat our eyes. In this fusing class Frieda will teach you new easy ways to make these bright autumn flowers. Using collage techniques and raw edge fusing you will achieve beautiful effects. This is the quilt you want hanging on your wall to cheer you through the winter. No sewing machine required.

Supplies:

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Fabric Kit required $35.00 ( 1 1/2 yard of fabric, 1 yard of background, 1/4 yard of greens and 3 different 1/8 yards for flower heads)

3 yards of Wonder Under (no substitutes please)

45mm rotary cutter with straight blades + deckle blade (teacher will have deckle blades to use in class as well as for sale)

Very sharp embroidery scissors Rotary mat and ruler Iron and Ironing surface (towel or

mat) Instructor will make available to

purchase, decorative rotary blades, hand dyed cotton and silk fabrics

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SAD05 Judy WoodworthPartridge DelightAll Levels

Not only will you receive a free pattern for the Partridge but you will learn to do improvisational appliqué or piecing. I will teach you several techniques and you will be able to do the one that appeal to you most. Creativity is strongly encouraged in this class. Just get a bag of your scraps so it can be a scrap quilt. I’ll bring stabilizer and freezer paper for you, but if you are a fusible gal, bring two yards of your favorite fusible. Call me or email me if you have any questions jwquilts@yahoo.com or (308) 436-2728. We’ll have so much fun.

Supplies: 2 yards of favorite fusible (if your

choice) 1 yard of background At least 12 or more different scraps

with values from light to dark. 4 Elmer’s Children’s washable glue

sticks Arlene’s Glue Baste It 2 cuticle sticks Normal sewing machine supplies Sewing machine Rotary cutter and mat Small travel iron and ironing mat Monofilament thread Regular fine sewing machine thread Scissors for paper and fabric

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SAD06 Barb GorgesFlying SwallowsIntermediate

Patchwork birds circle through the 8-pointed star in this traditional pattern. Set in seams are simple, following Barb’s technique – no sewing backwards over previous stitching. Patches are rotary cut. All four projects use the same 24-inch block. Choose to make one block (Wall hanging 26”x40” or Small Crib (35”x35”), four blocks (Large Crib/Nap 56”x56”) or nine blocks (Queen 90”x90”), each with their respective borders. An illustrated pattern is provided for all four projects.

Supplies: For each quilt, each star of 8 birds is

the same size, 24” square. Yardage for individual components from the same fabric have been added together and rounded up to the next 1/4 yard increment

Wall hanging, 1 star, 25”x39”: Yellow-orange (swallows .33, border .33, binding .5) 1.25 yards; light blue (star .33, 2nd border .33) 3/4 yard; dark blue (background) 3/4 yard; backing 1 yard

Small Crib Quilt, 1 star, 35”x35”: Dark pink (swallows .33, middle border .33) 3/4 yard; light pink (star) 1/2 yard; green (background .75, border .75) 1. 5 yards; medium pink (narrow border .25, wide binding .75) 1 yard; backing 2.5 yards

Large Crib Quilt, 4 stars, 56”x56”: Red (swallows 1, narrow border .25, binding .75) 2 yards; light blue (stars .75, wide border unpieced 1.75) 1.75 yards; medium blue (background) 1.75 yards; backing 3.5 yards

Queen-sized Quilt, 9 stars, 90”x90”: Dark blue (swallows 2, sashing .75, binding 1.75) 4.5 yards; Yellow (stars) 1.5 yards; medium blue (background) 3 yards; yellow-orange (border, unpieced) 2.75 yards; backing 8 yards

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Sewing machine Rotary cutting equipment Iron and board Basic sewing supplies Mechanical pencil Scissors 8”x10” minimum scrap of Mylar

template material to make rotary cutting and seam intersection marking guides

(Blue) long-mask masking tape that doesn’t leave gunk behind when removed.

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SAD07 Sharon Bohmont and Paula Grotelueschen

Cathedral Windows RevisitedBeginner to Advanced

Cathedral window quilts are non-traditional quilting in that they contain no batting or surface stitching. In this class the student will create a small table topper using the popular machine/hand stitching method during the morning portion of the class. In the afternoon we will have fun with a totally machine constructed block utilizing both straight and fancy machine stitches to give a crazy quilt look to the cathedral window. Students will use these blocks to construct a wall hanging.Supplies – traditional method:

2 yards Kona Crème (located with the Aunt Grace fabrics)

24 – 3” fabric squares to be used for the window part

White or crème thread to be used for both machine and hand sewing.

Supplies – new method: This project is elegant in batiks with

metallic threads, sweet in cream and 30’s fabrics, charming in reproduction fabrics, cute in fussy cut kid’s fabrics or holiday fabrics

1 yard window frame fabric – should be a solid or marble any color

30 – 7” squares for the windows Sewing machine with straight stitch,

blanket stitch and a few decorative stitches

Basic sewing kit with cutting mat, rotary cutter and rulers

Marking pencil – white Freezer paper Thread to match or contrast for

decorative stitching

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SAD08 Vi ColombeNew York BeautyIntermediate to Advanced

This unique and fun class will teach the novice to the expert quilter on how to “simply” create a paper-pieced New York Beauty. This one-day class will include paper piecing in a simplified method that is easy to understand and fun to do. Paper piecing without the stress and all the fun and enjoyment.

Supplies: Any and all – scraps to large pieces! Thread (Blending Color) Cutting Board 18”x24” Rotary cutter Rulers 6”x24” and Add-a-Quarter 6”

or 12” A good working sewing machine (of

course)

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SAD09Donna FriebertshauserBrazilian Embroidery/Silk Ribbon Floral RingAll Levels

EdMar rayon threads and Silk Ease Ribbons are used to create 6 Flowers, Textured Bow,

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Tiny Snail and a delicate Butterfly framed in a 5” Flexi-Hoop™.Kit Fee: $30.00 – contains:

Fabric Threads – EdMar rayon threads, Silk

Ease silk-like ribbons Needles – Milliner’s #3 and Chenille

#20 Pins Illustrated Instructions with Full Size

PatternSupplies:

Scissors Water Soluble Pen

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SAD10 Sue SpargoPeony Bloom Pin KeeperAll Levels

This pin keeper was designed especially for a class I taught at The Primitives of the Midwest in Missouri. It is made from a combination of hand dyed wool and cotton fabrics and embellished with beads, buttons and roving balls. It sits on an antiqued tin base and was completed with a velvet bird. Size – 11” tall.Supplies:

Sewing machine General sewing supplies Freezer paper Paper scissors Pencil Bloom – 3 assorted red wool pieces

12”x8” Bottom petals:

1 mustard wool piece 16”x9”1 mustard plaid wool piece 16”x9”3 assorted gold wool pieces -

3 1/2”x9 1/2” 3 assorted pink cotton prints

6”x8”1 black floral print 9”x15”

Appliqué – assorted scraps mustard, turquoise, black and pink wool

Base – 1 piece of mustard cotton 6”x12”

Cotton batting – 8”x36” Bird – mustard velvet 3 1/4”x11” Black, mustard, red and turquoise

hand dyed roving

Stuffing and hemostats for stuffing Freezer paper #24 Chenille needles and a long doll

needle 50/50 wool thread to match the wool

for the appliqués Optional wire for the petals Beads, buttons and black Cebelia

thread for the embellishments 2”x3” piece over dyed cotton fabric

and a 02 Pigma Pen for the label Handmade antique tin base and bird

wings – available at sue@suespargo.com OR other found base

E6000 glue to attach the bloom to the base

Kits Available - $65.00

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SAD11 Sherrill LewisFront Porch PrettiesBeginner/Intermediate

This design incorporates several basic bead embroidery and silk ribbon embroidery stitches. Beading backstitch, picot, tiny flower, and star flower bead stitches. Web rose, leaf stitch, plume flower, and daisy ribbon stitches.

Supplies: Size 11/o seed beads: assorted flower

and leaf colors (pinks, white, blues, greens)

Size #3 bugle beads, brown iris and green iris

Butterfly sequin 4mm silk ribbon in flower colors and

green, 7mm green #11 straw needles, silk ribbon

needles Silamide thread Medium weight sturdy fabric, color of

choice, about 8”x8” Scissors Beading mat

Kit Fee - $25.00, includes everything (except scissors), and full instructions.

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SAD12 Gigi Asselin

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Tulip & Star Thimble PouchAll Levels

Students will learn the ladder stitch and the herringbone stitch in needle bead weaving and be well on their way to having an amulet bag or thimble pouch at the end of the day. Also, students will learn about seed beads.

Supplies: Scissors Thread conditioner or beeswax Pencil and notepad for notes or ideas Table top light and/or magnifier

(optional)Kit fee: $27.00 includes:

Needles Thread Beads, and bead mat Pattern

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SATURDAY MORNING CLASSES

SAM13Penny HarenBack to BasicsAll Levels

Many of us are self-taught which means some of the basics just fell through the cracks! Learn the fastest, easiest and most fun ways to sew traditional blocks. This “Hints from Heloise” type class will teach you all of the tricks that the experts have been using for years – and some I’ve made up!

In class, the blocks will be precut so we can start sewing immediately! Learn a fast, fun way to sew a Four-Patch. And, learn how to butt those seams perfectly and painlessly – every time. But while you are learning, receive a pattern that only requires you to be “perfect” half the time.

Sew in-set seams in a Bright Hopes block – without ever stitching an in-set seam! Then learn how to make prairie points that can be inserted in the seams to create a riddle quilt – yes the pattern is included too!

Make Half-Square triangles two different ways – the traditional method and using Triangle Paper on a Roll. Learn how to square them up, and when each method is appropriate. You’ll want to go home and cut out this quilt immediately – pattern provided.

Create a quarter-square triangle and learn how to make coordinating prairie points in the mantle cover pattern.

Supplies: Sewing Machine with Neutral Thread 6 1/2” square ruler to square up Half-

Square triangles Creative Grids® 6 1/2” Square It Up

and Fussy Cut Ruler Fabric Glue Stick Rotary Mat that is large enough to cut

a 9” square Rotary cutter A ruler long enough to cut a 9” strip Fabric scissors Water Erasable marker Iron and Ironing Board

Kit fee - $10.00 includes:Pre-Cut Fabric for four sample blocks plus four patterns that utilize these blocks

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SAM14 Roxanne O’HareMixed Media Collage QuiltAll Levels

Have fun while you create a small quilt using found objects, buttons, threads, fabrics, recycled garments, or anything else you can think of. We will “play” with paints, lutradur, felt, and make an “easy” image transfer using packaging tape.

Supplies:Bring a shoe box full of fabric scraps, threads, and some of your favorite things. A “buffet” table of other goodies will be available for you to use. Bring your own pressing sheet and basic sewing supplies. Sewing machine optional (class held at college)Material fee - $12.00

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SAM15 Elsie CampbellVery Portable PatchworkAll Levels

Can you make a whole bed-sized quilt entirely by hand? Yes, you really can! Learn traditional hand piecing techniques, including tips for packaging blocks, stitching while traveling, and ideas for making handwork fit in with busy lifestyles. Learn all this while making a small one-patch wonder suitable for framing or finishing as a miniature quilt. Pattern and template provided. Technique workshop – no sewing machine required.

Supplies: 4 to 6 Fat Quarters (18”x22”)

gradated shades of a single color, for blocks and outer border (a limited selection will be available for purchase on a first-come; first-serve basis for $25.00 for 1 1/2 yards – 6 fat quarters)

Mechanical pencil Medium shade thread to match the

block color Thimble to fit the middle finger of

your preferred hand Sharp scissors for fabric Hand sewing needles (I prefer John

James Gold’n Glide Appliqué needles, size 10 or 11. Packets will be available for purchase 10 needles for $2.75)

Optional, but Useful: 1/4 yard black solid, for inner border

(Not needed for class, but you will want this for finishing your project later.)

Sand paper board or other work surface

Pins Extra light (I found that a bicyclist’s

head lamp works great for this. Strap it on your head, aim it at your work, and you can really see what you are doing, and best of all, it doesn’t have to be plugged in. You can find one at most sports departments, or outdoor stores.)

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON CLASSES

SPM16 Diana HonermanFaux Chenille Snowman PillowAll Levels

Make this cute snowman pillow using the faux chenille technique. This is fast and easy. Once you know the technique, to get your creative juices flowing, many other projects using faux chenille will be show in class.

Supplies: 4 – 23”x23” squares natural muslin 4 – 23”x23” squares muslin 2 – 23”x23” squares natural osnaburg 1/8 yard plain flannel or homespun for

scarf White or ecru thread for sewing plus 2

filled bobbins Paper scissors for pattern and very

sharp fabric scissors (A chenille slasher or omni strips plus rotary cutter are optional).

Marking pen or a pencil for light fabrics

Quilting safety pins and straight pins Seam ripper 6”x24” rotary ruler (do not need a

mat) Sewing machine (don’t forget presser

foot) Black buttons for eyes, mouth and

body (approximately (2) 3/4”, (5) 3/8” or 1/2”, and (3) 1”; 16 oz Polyfil – do not bring to class, but these will be needed to finish project at home

Kit fee - $1.00, includes large detailed pattern and wool felt (pre-shrunk) for nose.Homework:

Cut Squares before coming to class

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SPM17 Melody Crust

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Eye Candy QuiltsAll Levels

Eye Candy quilts are stunning mini-quilts that are so much fun to make they should be illegal! They can be finished in practically no time and adding beads, buttons, ribbons, paint, feathers and a myriad of other commonly available materials is so fun and easy that ANY quilter will be dazzled. (EYE CANDY QUILTS: Adding Sparkle and Fun, Breckling Press) Finished quilt will be 2 1/2”x3”

Supplies: Basic sewing supplies (scissors,

needles, thread, etc.) Needle – I prefer a #8 Large eyed ‘between’ quilting needle

Rotary cutter, ruler and mat (Wavy edge cutter too, if you own one)

3”x 4” fusible web – Steam-A-Seam Lite works best

3”x4” batting 2 – 3”x4” fabric 6” Embroidery hoop with muslin

Embellishments: You do not need to bring all of the following; I recommend that you pick a container (a gallon zip lock bag works well) and fill it with your favorites. It is hard to know in advance what you will need, so remember that there will be lots of extra stuff.

Thread – Embroidery floss, pearl cotton or whatever; in assorted colors

Beads Nymo thread (beading thread) Buttons Ribbon – scraps Doilies, Lace or lace motifs Ribbon roses Cording

Optional, but nice: Lamp, if you need one

No sewing machine necessary

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SPM18 Kriss Moulds

Vine Design: Basics of Border AppliquéAll Levels

Ever wonder how to design and apply an appliquéd vine to a border? It may be just the original touch your prize-winning quilt needs. In this workshop, we’ll discuss design principles, corner treatments, and color choices, reviewing design transfer, bias stems and repeat motifs. We’ll get hands-on practice with a small (potential) project. Class emphasis is on handwork, but principles also apply to machine appliqué. Participants are invited to bring any Show and Tell with appliqué in a border.

Supplies: 12” fabric square or orphan block (cut

12 1/2”) with 3” (cut 3 1/2”) borders attached – use light/medium color for border (corner squares optional)

Marking pen/pencil that will show up on your border;

Green thread for basting and a basting needle

Ultra-fine Sharpie permanent markerOnce in class, you will receive a kit that includes graph paper, pencil, freezer paper, and a pre-cut green bias strip (no extra fee).

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SATURDAY MORNING LECTURES

SAM19Sue ReichIs It Scrap Happy or Waste Not, Want Not?

Around the time of our country’s Centennial celebration, quilters began making quilts with thousands of pieces. The textile mills of the Northeast provided fabric for these scrappy quilts. Come meet the original fabric hounds and learn about their popular pattern choices through lecture and a trunk show of multitudinous quilts.

Melody CrustBorders: The Final Chapter

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Borders add something special! They can change the look of a quilt and add that perfect finishing touch. Learn how to create beautifully framed quilts by planning successful borders with the use of repeating fabrics, color and motifs. Melody will show lots of examples of traditional and innovative quilts. Tips and examples for quilting borders complete the final chapter.

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON LECTURES

SAM20Elsie CampbellTweaking Tradition

Today’s quiltmakers have discovered a variety of ways to make stunning quilts based on traditional patterns by adding their own unique twists. Elsie’s multi-media lecture includes photos of quilts made by internationally-acclaimed artists Ricky Tims, Ann Fahl, and Jenny Bowker, among others, and a trunk show from her personal collection. Enjoy this visual smorgasbord of colorful quilts.

Penny HarenIt’s All About the Details – Fudge Factors

Learn how to take your quilting to the next level by incorporating a “fudge factor” into your next project! By looking at the whole quilt, adjustments can be made so that your entire project will “fit” together beautifully! Learn the tricks that the experts know – and why you should have listened in those basic geometry classes!We’ve all done it – made a sampler quilt or joined a block swap – and realized that all of those 6 1/2” blocks are NOT 6 1/2”. In the past, these projects have been relegated to a bottom drawer in our sewing room – never to see the light of day! Not anymore! Learn settings with “fudge factors” that make it possible to combine blocks slightly different sizes to make striking quilts. By adding pieced setting blocks, 24 six-inch blocks can be made into a 74” square throw. See how setting your quilt blocks on point

can add more bang to your piecing bucks! Forty-eight six-inch blocks can be turned into a king size quilt! With a simple sashing treatment, 72 six-inch are all that is needed to make a queen size quilt. Come see how you can “fudge” your way to success – and not gain a pound!

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VENDORS

Bead Ranch – Stillwater OKBernina Sewing Studio – Lincoln NECosmic Cow – Lincoln NECottage Inspirations – Cambridge NEPat’s Creative – Hemingford NEPicket Fence Quilt Shop – Aurora NEPrairie Point Junction – Cozad NEQuilt Cabin – Colby KSRuth’s Stitchery – Colorado COSunflower Basket Weaver’s – Topeka KSThe Quilt Basket – York NEWagner’s Quilts & Conversations –

Arapahoe NE

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ATTENTION: Quilt Guilds bringing Raffle Quilts to QNE

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You will need to provide someone to sell tickets, provide your own money bag and change and tickets for your quilt raffle. You will not need to bring a stand for your quilt.

Friendship Star Pin

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National Teachers

Frieda Anderson

Frieda made her first quilt when she was in high school. She has always made things, and she loves the process of creating. In

college Frieda majored in Art History and minored in ceramics, but she returned to fiber because it was more satisfying. Frieda can’t remember when she didn’t sew. For years her focus was designing and making clothing. All that changed in 1992, however, when she was in fashion design and realized that all she wanted to do was make quilts. She has been designing and making original quilts ever since. Frieda finds each step of quilt making, from the beginning to the end, a real challenge. It is hard to say what part she likes best. She loves the pure creativity involved in conceiving and designing a new quilt. Frieda loves to piece and to fuse. She has found that by fusing smaller pieces, she can work out design issues. Most of her work is machine quilted and nature inspired. Frieda discovered hand dyeing fabric 16 years ago, and now works almost exclusively with her own hand dyed cottons and silks. www.friestyle.com

Marci Baker

Recognized internationally for her expertise in quilting, Marci enjoys sharing ideas that simplify the process of

quilting. A native of Dallas, Texas, Marci has loved sewing for years, making her first quilt at age 9 and sewing her own clothes in high school and college. She began teaching quilting in 1989 for her local quilting guild and shops. In 1993 she started Alicia’s Attic with the concepts that combine her love of math with her love of quilting.

As an admirer of traditional quilts, Marci was inspired to author books on Not Your Grandmother’s™ Quilts. This series uses the traditional patterns people associate with their grandmother and simplifies the technique. She has invented several tools to

help make quilting easier for all. Her Know Before You Sew™ solution cards take common problems quilters encounter, and provide easy-to-understand solutions.

Marci spends much of the year traveling, teaching classes for quilting guilds and trade shows as well as teaching in her workshop, Alicia’s Attic. Enthusiasm and inspiration for quilting can be seen throughout her lectures, workshops and books. Marci lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

www.aliciasattic.com

Elsie Campbell

Elsie follows her passion. She travels and teaches across the nation, teaching hand quilting, precision piecing, and hand and machine appliqué techniques and quilt design. Elsie grew up

with quilts on every bed. Her mother, grandmothers, and aunts all made quilts. They were made to be used and most of them were ‘loved to death.’ Elsie just thought everyone know how to quilt.

After graduating from college with a Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics, she taught in public schools until the birth of her first son. A variety of career experiences followed, including that of insurance agent, piano teacher, and custom framer. She then returned to school to earn her Master’s Degree in Special Education. It was during her 13-year career as a special education teacher that she rekindled her love of quilting. Since that time, Elsie has produced many award-winning hand-quilted quilts in addition to constructing many more as gifts for family and friends.www.elsiemcampbell.com

Penny Haren

For more than 20 years as a quilter, and several years as a shop owner, Ohio-based Penny Haren has been developing and teaching techniques that make

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it quick, easy and fun for quilters – even beginners – to create intricate blocks with stunning results. Her technique, Pieced Appliqué™, eliminates inset points and curves from even the most complicated blocks. Quilts and blocks that you might never have considered are now not only possible but a breeze.

Penny introduced her innovative, new Pieced Appliqué™ technique at Spring Market in Portland in the Spring of 2008. She has also designed the new “Square It Up and Fussy Cut” rulers for Creative Grids that help save time and make quilting easier. Her technique has been featured in American Patchwork and Quilting and Love of Quilting in 2008. And, she is currently working on an article that will appear in American Quilter this fall.

In her “spare time”, Penny consults with and writes the newsletter for Checker Distributors, the largest distributor of books, patterns, notions and fabrics serving the independent quilting, sewing and needle arts retailer worldwide. She also writes a column on notions for the trade publication – FabShop News.

Since the introduction of Pieced Appliqué™, Penny has been in demand for teaching and workshops around the country.

On the home front, Penny is a mother of four sons, one daughter, and two “bonus” daughters.www.pennyharen.com

Sue Spargo

Southern Africa has had a considerable influence on Sue’s life and creativity. She was born in Zambia and then, in the nearby country

of South Africa, she received her education and trained to be a nurse. Sue soon moved to England; this shift between two very different environments and cultures inspired many of her designs. The stark contrasts between the arid beige and browns of the African bushveld and the lush greens of the rolling hills of Southern England have continued to be a rich source of ideas.

Sue is influenced especially by the energy and color of traditional African designs. All these early experiences combined to stir her love of “primitive” arts and crafts and grew into her focus on folk-art.

Throughout Sue’s life the United States beckoned and in 1989 that dream was fulfilled and she moved to Connecticut and subsequently to Tennessee, Utah and Ohio. Each new State presented sharp contrasts and stirred new ideas. With each move she met many new and wonderful quilt enthusiasts and through them added abundantly to her knowledge and creativity.www.suespargo.com

Sue Reich

Sue Reich is a quilt historian and lecturer who has been the head of the Connecticut Quilt Search Project for the past 10 years. She is a co-author for “Quilts and Quiltmakers Covering Connecticut,” the documentation book of Connecticut quilts. In 2007, she compiled two books “Quilting News of Yesteryear: 1,000 Pieces and Counting” and “Quilting News of Yesteryear: Crazy as a Bed-Quilt”. She lectures widely on World War II quilts, Connecticut quilts, Crazy quilts, Multitudinous Pieced quilts, and floral quilts. Her extensive collection of World War II quilts has been exhibited at the Quilter’s Hall of Fame, the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge TN and the New England Quilt Museum.www.suereichquilts.com

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QNE10 State & Regional Teachers

Gigi AsselinOriginally from Western Nebraska, I have been sewing for as long as I can remember. I have been avidly quilting for over twenty years and have been beading for the last six years. I come from a family of craft and hobby enthusiasts, so this comes naturally to me.

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Sharon BohmontI live in Schuyler NE and have been sewing since age five. After doing clothing construction for years, I discovered quilting in the 80’s. I thoroughly enjoy all aspects of quilting, but especially appliqué. During the day I work with Paula Grotelueschen, my teaching partner, at a veterinary clinic and at night I enjoy quilting, gardening, cooking and spending time with my husband, children and grandchildren. One of the best rewards of quilting is teaching others to enjoy the craft.

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Vi ColombeVi Colombe lives on a ranch on the beautiful Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where she creates unique and beautiful star quilts using the colors of nature as her inspiration. Winner of a Bush Grants for the Arts, she is fast becoming one of the most sought after instructors in the Midwest and has been featured in many leading publications. Her quilts have been exhibited in a number of museums and traveling exhibits. Vi’s workshops are inspiring, educational and entertaining and brings a whole new perspective to the construction of a star quilt and paper piecing.

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Donna FriebertshauserDonna Friebertshauser, a Needle & Fiber Arts professor emeritus from Coastline College in California, now resides and teaches in Bayard NE.

Her publications include the book All About Trapunto, numerous designs and articles for multiple needlework magazines and books.

She also has written a series of diversified needle techniques and design books.

Donna owns the mail order business “Crafts by Donna”. If you have any needlework questions contact Donna at dsignsbydf@aol.com.

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Barb GorgesBarb has been making quilts for 30 years now and teaching quilting most of the last 25, including 13 years at Laramie County Community College. She uses Electric Quilt to prepare directions for classes as well as to design quilts and marketing materials for her company, Gorges Quilt Labels, www.GorgesQuiltLabels.com, which specializes in quilt care labels. Barb had two quilts selected by the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo for an eight-city tour this last year and her Salamander quilt was juried into American Quilters Society’s Des Moines show. Barb is an active member of the Cheyenne (Wyoming) Heritage Quilters and is a bird watcher in her spare time.

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Paula GrotelueschenI received my first real sewing machine when I was eight and haven’t stopped sewing since. Doll clothes, my clothes and outfits for my children wore out that first machine. Then I discovered quilting and three machines later it is still fun! My husband and I farm outside of Schuyler. I love to read, garden and teach quilting classes when not working with my teaching partner, Sharon Bohmont.

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Diane Volk HarrisNebraska native and avid quilter, Diane Harris, is now an editor of Quiltmaker magazine. Her UFO class was a huge hit at the Stuhr Museum in February 2008, so we have invited her to present an encore performance. Diane lives in Littleton CO.

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Diana HonermanDiana has always loved to sew. As a little girl she designed and made doll clothes. In college she majored in art and fashion design. After the birth of her two children,

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she designed and made clothes for them, and now sews for her grandchildren. Diana took her first quilting class in the mid-90’s and another quilt addict was born! She teaches classes at quilt shops and quilt guilds. This will be her fifth year teaching at Quilt Nebraska. Diana lives in North Platte NE.

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Bonnie KuceraBonnie started her quilting career with the Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild at Aurora in 1985. After years of sewing clothes she thought quilting would be a good way to use up scraps. WRONG! She found through quilting you actually acquire MORE scraps. Bonnie is an active member of the Lincoln Quilters Guild and NSQG. She won Best of Show awards at the Nebraska State Fair in 1994 and 2000, with numerous other first place ribbons throughout the years. Bonnie and her husband Doug live in Hickman NE.

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Carol KusekCarol began sewing as a child and never stopped! She has taught both adults and children for more than 20 years. She is a past president of NSQG and an avid supporter of all things quilting and lives in Albion NE. Her husband and three children are all supportive of this skill and so are rewarded with their own quilted bed coverings.

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Sherrill LewisSherrill is the owner of The Bead Ranch in Stillwater OK. She is an award-winning designer of bead-embellished items, bead-woven tapestries, distinctive beaded jewelry and artwork, and cloth dolls. She has been beading since the 1980’s, and beading professionally since 1994. Sherrill has worked as a Bead Elf (pattern proofing and model making) for Suzanne Cooper in Second Looks and Far Away Places and Valerie Hixson in Blooming Beads. Her work has also appeared in Fire Mountain Gems catalogs (1999, 2000), Beadwork magazine, and The Crafts Report (July 2003). Since 2003, when she began following the quilt show circuit, Sherrill has spoken to and given beading demonstrations at shows in OK, TX, KS, AR,

CO, and LA, and she has taught workshops in OK, TX, AR and now NE! Sherrill teaches at Multi Arts Center and at her home-based studio in Stillwater OK. Sherrill is a member of the Colorado Quilting Council, NQA, Oklahoma State Quilters Organization, Crazy Quilt Society, Central Oklahoma Quilt Guild, Cimarron Valley Quilters Guild, Edmond Quilters Guild, Tulsa Dolling Dames, Stillwater Art Guild, Stillwater Writers’ Group, Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, Inc., and Friends of Multi Arts Center.

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Kriss Moulds"I love to encourage any creative passions that come through quilting!" A National Quilting Association Certified Teacher since 2008, Kriss enjoys all phases of the quilting process, including both hand and machine work, though she's most proficient in all kinds of handwork.

Originally from California, Kriss also lived in Baltimore, MD for 12 years before moving to the beautiful wide-open spaces of Nebraska, where she has been teaching quilting classes since 1999. Kriss now lives in Seward NE. Having survived motherhood (3 daughters), and now working on grandmotherhood, Kriss appreciates the many phases of life that can be nourished through quilting. All quilters are welcome to visit her class website at www.quiltsforlunch.com

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Roxanne O’HareRoxanne calls herself a “pack rat” quilter with scrap quilts being her favorite. In her own work she incorporates many fabrics, recycled fabric and non-traditional items. Most often she builds a pile of stuff – then the challenge is to make it all work together. Roxanne lives in Lincoln and she owns the Cosmic Cow quilt shop.

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Peg PennellAfter a number of years in dressmaking, I began quilting in 1974.  Eventually quilting took over my life!!  

Making quilts has led me to join three guilds and several small quilt groups. I enjoy

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making quilts, attending workshops, and teaching whenever possible. 

After requests from students, I started an ever growing pattern line that I self publish under my quilt pseudonym, ISOQLTS. 

I have two great daughters Amanda and Courtney, one terrific son-in-law Jeff, and a wonderful, fabric-friendly husband Craig, and reside in Ashland NE.

I cherish the friendships that I have made through quilting and hope to continue to learn and grow through my quilt experiences.

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Wendy RayWendy is a quilter, designer, teacher and author who has taught classes on surface design and quilting techniques for over almost thirty years. Skilled both in traditional and contemporary quilting techniques, she also restores and collects antique quilts.

She is currently pursing a BFA in fiber arts and textile design at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Her work, which is inspired from nature and found objects, incorporates innovative surface design techniques and unusual materials. Her work has been shown at numerous exhibits, local and national.

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Peg SpradlinPeg has been quilting out of her home in rural Cozad NE on her domestic Bernina sewing machine for close to 20 years, most of that time she has been a home sewer for Quiltmaker, Quilter’s Newsletter, and Quit It magazines. She enjoys all aspects of quilting including piecing and appliqué, but her true love is quilting the top after it’s been pieced. Peg teaches these techniques to classes in Nebraska, and in Arizona where she spends the winter months. Peg has had quilts and articles published in Quiltmaker, Quilt It, Quilter’s Newsletter, and Machine Quilting Unlimited. She has also won awards for her quilts on the State level.

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Stephanie Grace Whitson

A native of southern Illinois, Stephanie Grace Whitson’s earliest memories include her mother – and truck-driver father – quilting. Her own quilting experience began when her children were young and a group of women gathered in the basement of her Lincoln NE home to help her finish a quilt she’d begun as a teenager. A friendship begun then resulted in the co-founding of Mulberry Lane, a quilt pattern design company that also marketed sewing related pewter jewelry to quilt shops and gift vendors. Offered a publishing contract for her first historical novel in 1994, Stephanie has never lost her passionate interest in antique quilts and textiles. Since her first novel release in 1995, she has gone on to author seventeen more novels, many of which have appeared on best-seller lists and been finalists for prestigious awards. She has been an antique quilt and sewing tools dealer and has taken several quilt appraisal and textile dating classes. She volunteers at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln NE, and is a frequent lecturer/guest speaker/workshop leader for various organizations including quilt guilds. 2011 promises the publication of a yet-to-be-titled book co-authored with Kathy Moore that pays tribute to Nebraska’s sod houses. Whitson is a full time writer and speaker, an incurable quilt enthusiast, a student working on her Master’s Degree in history, a grandmother, and a biker who enjoys motorcycle trips with her blended family (widowed in 2001 she re-married in 2003) and church friends. For more information see www.stephaniewhitson.com.

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Judy WoodworthJudy is an International Award winning quilter and professional Longarm quilter. She teaches and has written many articles for Longarm magazines. Being a mother of five grown children, with six grandchildren, and loving wife of 40+years, she says she has it all. She also works hand in hand with her husband, Bill Woodworth (who is a full time banker and part time painter.) He paints much of the wonderful fabric for her quilts. She has two Boston Terriers and a spoiled Lab. Her life is centered on her family and quilting.

Judy and her piecing partner, Mary Sue Suit, were finalists in the AQS New Quilts from and

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Old Favorite contest and are in their 2009 book. Their Hoffman challenge for 2008 won the Best Machine Quilting in the pieced category. Mary Sue and Judy won First place in 2007 and in 2008 at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. Judy has won several dozen awards at the Machine Quilter’s Showcase. She brings lots of ideas and inspiration to her students.

She has just signed a contract with AQS to publish a book on Free Motion Quilting which is due to be published in 2010.

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Registration Form for QNE 2010Please mail the registration form and your check payable to NSQG to:

Quilt Nebraskac/o Bonnie Kucera

905 Goldenrod CircleHickman NE 68372

There are four time periods to schedule: Friday AM, Friday PM, Saturday AM, and Saturday PM. If you choose not to attend a workshop/lecture during a time period, please check No Class Wanted. Please indicate your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice for EACH TIME PERIOD. If you choose an all day class, please write it as the same choice morning and afternoon.

Example – SaturdayMorning Afternoon___ No Class Wanted ___ No Class Wanted1st Choice SAD01 1st Choice SAD012nd Choice SAM19 2nd Choice SPM203rd Choice SAD05 3rd Choice SAD05

FridayMorning Afternoon___ No Class Wanted ___ No Class Wanted1st Choice ______ 1st Choice ______2nd Choice ______ 2nd Choice ______3rd Choice ______ 3rd Choice ______

Saturday___ No Class Wanted ___ No Class Wanted1st Choice ______ 1st Choice ______2nd Choice ______ 2nd Choice ______3rd Choice ______ 3rd Choice ______

TOP THREE Most Wanted Classes(Regardless of time slot)

______________/_______________/______________Every effort will be made to select from your most wanted classes. If this isn’t possible, we will try to give you at least one of your first choices.PLEASE PRINT:

Name ________________________________________

Address ______________________________________

City, State, Zip ________________________________

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All Fees and prices are Per Person:REGISTRATION CHOICES:PLEASE CIRCLE ONEFull Pkg. (4 units – 4 meals) NSQG Member

$185Full Pkg. (4 units – 4 meals) non-member

$200One Day (2 units – 2 meals) NSQG Member

$110One Day (2 units – 2 meals) non-member

$125Registration Subtotal $_______

Options – Circle PleaseQuilt History Day (includes meal) $40Friday Guest Banquet (No. ____ X $30)

______Saturday Guest Banquet

(No. ____ X $30) ______Registration Total$_______

Special Event OpportunitiesI would like to be a teacher’s aide ______I am bringing: Charity Challenge Quilt ______Friendship Block Exchange

______Friendship Cupcake Exchange ______Show ‘n Tell ______

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Our guild is bringing a raffle quilt ______Name of Guild _______________________________Person to deliver & pick up quilt_____________________________________________Special Dietary Needs:Please specify

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See You in North Platte – July 22-25!

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